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The Florists' Review 



27 



Yellow Roses One of Our Specialties 



AH our own growth ancl guaranteed fresh cut — Packed to arrive in good condition. 



ROSES: Killarney Brilliant, Sunburst, Bulffarie, Pink and White Killarney, Rhea Reid and 

 Richmonds. All ekillfully grown, even in quality and carefully handled. 



BEAUTIES: A choice cut in all lengths of stems. Our grade of extra long seconds make a fine 

 showing for either funeral sprays or large decorative' work, and the price is very low — $8,00 per 100. 



CARNATIONS: A fine supply of very fancy quality pink, white and our extra fancy red Belle 

 Washburn. 



SWEET PEAS: A full crop now being cut of Zvolanek's celebrated orchid-flowering peas. These 

 sell according to length of stem and coloring — 50c to $1.00 per 100. 



VAUUEY, the finest in this market. GREENS of all kinds, including choice Eastern Ferns. 



PRICE LIST IN EFFECT MAY 13 Subject to diange without notice 



YELLOW ROSES, Sunburst and HUlingdon- 100 



Extra long $8.00 



Medium 6.00 



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$3.00 



BEAUTIES 



Extra long specials per doz. , 



Extra long seconds, in lots of 50 



or moye .per doz., -1.00 



Stems 30 inch per doz., 2.00 



Stems 24 inch per doz., 1.50 



Stems 15 to 20 inch per doz., 1.00 



Shorter lengths per doz., $0.50 @ .75 



Per 100 



Shawyer \ extra long $8.00 



Bolgarie > medium length ... $5.00 @ 6.00 



Rhea Reid ) short length 3.00 @ 4.00 



PiSk KUlarneV 1 1°°8 ^^^"^^ 6.00 @ 8.00 



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Killarney BriUiant.. -> ^^°^* «^°^« 3.00 @ 4.00 



ROSES, our selection, in lots of 300 or more, at rate 

 of $25.00 per 1000. 



Short 4.00 



CARNATIONS Per lOO 



Red, extra fancy Belle Washburn $3 . 00 



White, fancy 3.00 



Pink, fancy 3.00 



Cecile Brunner rose buds in bunches of *- 

 25 buds only 35c per bunch. 



Sweet Peas, according to quality $0 . 50 @ 1 . 00 



Lily of the Valley 3.00® 4.00 



Asparagus and Sprengeri Sprays 2.00@ 3. 00 



Galax, Bronze and Green per 1000, 1 . 00 



Choice Eastern Ferns per 1000, 3.50 @ 4.00 



Choice Southern Ferns per 1000, 2 . 50 @ 3 . 00 



IN BUYING DIRECT OF THE GROWER YOU ARE ASSURED OF FRESH STOCK AT ALL TIMES AND 



THE MOST EVEN RUN OF QUALITY POSSIBLE. 



Bassett & Washburn 



Offle« and Stor*, 



ISS N. Wabash Avmim« 



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WIETOR BROS. 



BEAUTIES, ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



162 North Wabash Avenue, 



CHICAGO 



of business than for any like period in 

 the history of the concern. 



G. M. Eeburn, of A. Henderson & 

 Co., has gone on his southern and 

 western trip somewhat earlier than 

 anticipated. A. Miller, . of the same 

 firm, has started on his trip to the 

 coast. 



A guileful florist the other day tried 

 to make Henry Van Gelder, president 

 of Percy Jones, Inc., believe that the 

 progenitors of the German emperor 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



were enshrouded in mist prior to a 

 hundred or so years ago. When Mr. 

 Van Gelder got through with him, the 

 guileful one began to realize that he 

 would have to study up some more if 

 he were to trip the wholesaler on his 

 pet subject. 



John Michelsen says he expects to 

 see the market much more heavily sup- 

 plied at Memorial day than was the 

 case last week, but not so heavily as 

 has been the case in the last two or 

 three years. 



Government inspectors made a tour 

 of the market district last week to see 

 that all commission dealers had paid 

 the war tax. June 1 they will again 

 be required to visit •♦he revenue col- 

 lector 's office each with a 20-dollar bill. 



Felix Reichling says that Peter Rein- 

 berg's sales in the seven days ending 

 with May 9 exceeded by a few dollars 

 the sales for the week ending with 

 April 4. Mothers' day be&ts Easter! 

 The report is all the more remarkable 

 when it is considered that this year's 



