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The Florists' Review 



JANOA.BT 7, 1916. 



JONQUILS ARE READY 



And we also have a fine lot off Freesias, Paper Whites, Romans, Lilies 



CARNATIONS ROSES 



We have a splendid lot of stock in all colors. Prices You can get oLus as^ood j-oses as you ever handled, and 



unusually reasonable for this time of year. at prices that will make it pay to push them. 



VALLEY . ORCHIDS - VIOLETS - STEVIA 



GREENS - AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE STOCK 



A PROGRESSIVE FIRM WITH PROGRESSIVE PRINCIPLES 



Erne ^ Klingel 



30 E. Randolph St. 



. Ii. D. Phone 

 -> B»ndolpta 6878 

 ▲vto. 41.71« 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Herlew when yon write. 



L. D. Phone 



111 Randolph M49 



Z«i irS 176 n.riicl\^ejN Ave 



VIOLETS 





ROSES 



CARNATIONS 



Everything^ Seasonable in Flowers and Greens. 

 WHITE, WIRE OR PHONE. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



most growers' shipments. Violets are 

 again more plentiful and the quality is 

 excellent, affording every incentive for 

 the retailers to push their sale. Sweet 

 peas have become more plentiful and 

 of better quality; some excellent Spen- 

 cer varieties are available in consider- 

 able quantity. Valley is equal to all 

 requirements, and more. Cattleyas are 

 coming stronger. These are the popular 

 corsage flowers and they are selling in 

 quantity, although at no high prices. 



Tulips have arrived, jonquils having 

 come a week or more ago. From now 

 on there is likely to be a flood of bulb- 

 ous stock, rising steadily as the weeks 

 pass. Paper Whites were never more 

 abundant and seldom less in request, 

 prices having fallen to a point where 

 there seems little incentive for the 

 growers. Bomans are not nearly so 

 abundant. Freesia is more plentiful 

 than it was last week. Easter lilies 

 are offered in quantity. Stevia still is 

 everywhere. The wholesalers in many 

 cases are admonishing the growers to 

 hold back some of these plentiful items, 

 preferring not to crowd their counters 

 for the inspection of the buyers. 



Greens .of all kinds are abundant. 

 There have been considerable arrivals 

 of boxwood since Christmas, stock de- 

 layed on the rail. Ferns are plentiful 

 iind there* is nothing in the situation 



to indicate the approach of the flurry 

 that some of the wholesalers pre- 

 dicted would appear after the turn of 

 the year. Their calculations appear 

 to be based on waste rather than on 

 demand and it is apparent some of the 

 ferns are not keeping any too well. It 

 is not always possible to get asparagus 

 strings and smilax at a moment's no- 

 tice. They can be had for all early 

 orders. 



December Weather. 



The warm weather of November con- 

 tinued until December 12, after which 

 the temperature ranged much below 

 normal. There was considerably more 

 snow than usual in the month. The 

 jjercentage of sun was slightly above 

 normal, which may' have been the most 

 important factor in enabling the grow- 

 ers to bring in big crops for Christmas. 



Lautenschlager's Surprise. 



Fred Lautenschlager, well known 

 throughout the country as well as in 

 Chicago through his connection with 

 Kroeschell Bros. Co., was married at 

 Ilrie, Pa., on his way home from the 

 S. A. F. convention at Boston, but kept 

 it secret for four months, the announce- 

 ment coming to his friends on New 

 Year's day. His bride was Miss Mar- 

 garet Marie Bemus. They will be at 



VIOLETS, SNAPDRAGON 



™^e?Pot NARCISSI 



CARNATIONS : STEVIA : GREENS 

 O. A.TONNER 



so E. Randolph St., CHICAGO 



Phone Central 3373 

 lf«Btlon Th« ItoTifw when yon write. 



home after January 10 at 3500 North 

 Htrndon street. 



Retailers' Association. 



The meeting of the Retail Florists' 

 Association, held the evening of Janu- 

 ary 4 for the purpose of electing oflS- 

 cers for the new year, was adjourned 

 before a complete ballot had been 

 taken, in order that consideration 

 might be given to the proposed busi- 

 ress secretary and the selection of such 

 au officer, to be paid by the association 

 for his services. The other officers 

 were designated, as follows: 



President— George Stollery, reelected. 



Vice-President — George Walther. 



Treasurer— Louis Wittbold, reelected. 



Financial Secretary — A. Vanderpoel. 



Sergeant-at-Arms — George Davis. 



A special meeting has been called for 

 Monday evening, January 11, to be 

 held in the Blue room, Bismarck hotel. 



