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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 14, '906. 



PEONIES 



You can count on us for Peonies up to the Fourth of 

 July. Best goods. Present prices, 5Qc to 75c dozen. 



KENNICOn BROS. CO., 



40-42-44 

 RANDOLPH STREET, 



Chicago 



Mention The Rpvlew when you write. 



likely to result in more or less friction 

 all along the line and do the trade in 

 general no good. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club meets tonight. 

 Vice-President Leonard Kill will pre- 

 side in the absence of President Haus- 

 wirth, who is in California. The club 

 picnic takes place June 24 at Joliet, and 

 the committee plans to get out a big 

 crowd. 



E. C. Amling has had for the past 

 week a nice supply of auratum lilies of 

 excellent quality. 



John Prochaska, formerly a section 

 foreman for Wictor Bros., is now in 

 charge of the plant of the Chicago Rose 

 Co., having succeeded D. J. Murphy, who 

 resigned June 4. 



F. F. Benthcy is enjoying a box of 

 cigars tliis week as the result of his ef- 

 forts to induce a Greek to restore a 

 purse and contents which a customer 

 dropped in the Benthey-Coatsworth store 

 a week ago. 



Miss Ethel Curran, daughter of Mr. 

 and Mrs. J. J. Curran, will be united 

 in marriage to Mr. J. Edward Simpson 

 at the home of her parents, West Peter- 

 son and North Forty-eighth avenues, 

 Thursday, June 14. Mr. Simpson is a 

 nephew of Robert Simpson, Clifton, X. 

 J. The wedding will be a quiet affair, 

 only the immediate relatives being in 

 attendance. After a few weeks spent in 

 Milwaukee and nearby points, the young 

 couple will return to this city to the 

 home of the bride's parents. 



A son of J. F. Kidwell, accompanied 

 by three other lads, none of them more 

 than 14 years old, started for Panama 

 Juije 9. They had proceeded as far as 

 Pullman when the Kidwell lad thought 

 better of it. 



Bassett & Washburn report excellent 

 business, as is usual with them in June. 

 One order from a small Illinois city last 

 week called for 1,700 valley, 2,500 dai- 

 sies, 900 select Chatenay and enough 

 other stock to make the bill foot up to 

 $300. They required 5,000 daisies in 

 two days for their shipping trade. 



Jos. Brooks last fall leased a half of 

 the Geo. Harrer plant at Morton Grove 

 arid filled it with carnations. This sea- 

 son he is taking on the rest of the glass. 



Frank Beu reports an excellent spring 

 business. He had a large stock of vincas 

 and sold out nicely. 



Anton Kill died Wednesday, June 6. 

 He was 63 years of age and well known 

 to the florists of the Bowmanville sec- 

 tion. His only son is Leonard Kill, 



FOR 



June Weddings 



My place is Headquarters for Orchids. I make Orchids a Specialty and I 

 am the only Western Wholesaler who makes an effort to have Orchids always 

 on hand. Cattleyas in any quantity. Also White and Spray Orchids. 



Peonies, Fancy Valley, Sweet Peas, Daisies. Lilies, Adiantum, Smilax» 

 Asparagus strings and bunches; Ribbons and Chiffons for Bridal Bouqaetsi 

 and all Seasonable Supplies. 



Beauties, Roses, Carnations and all Seasonable Stock. You will get 

 prompt service and the best goods in the market if you give me your orders. 



Send tor complete price list. 



CHAS. W. McKELLAR 



51 WABASH AVE., CHICAGO 



Mention The ReTlew wbeu you write. 



whom everybody knows. There are four 

 daughters. The funeral was held on 

 Sunday. 



Fred Klingel has returned from Mex- 

 ico, whore he spent the winter in search 

 of health, and is now keeping books for 

 George Reinberg. Prior to going to 

 Mexico he kept Peter Reinberg 's ac- 

 counts. 



Wietor Bros, are engaged in rebuild- 

 ing five of their houses in the No. 1 

 range. With this work completed prac- 

 tically all their houses will be new and 

 up-to-date, built on iron gutters. 



Percy Jones has a monopoly on Is- 

 mene calathina, but is not asking high 

 prices for it on that account. 



One day last week Vaughan & Sperry 

 had a shipping order for 1,500 red car- 

 nations. It was while carnations were a 

 glut, but anyone who has tried it knows 

 what a task it is to find that many 

 first-class red at any given time, but they 

 sent them all. 



Bay trees have sold unusually well 

 this spring. Local importers have re- 

 ceived a total of several carloads and 

 nearly all are now doing duty in front 



of flower stores, restaurants, theatres, 

 etc. 



J. F. Kidwell & Bro. report that in 

 May they did much of the bedding done 

 in June last year and the work of 

 the last fortnight, and still coming, is 

 practically clear gain. Others make 

 similar reports. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. had a strike on 

 its hands last week, called at noon on 

 Wednesday. The boilermakers had no 

 grievance. The business agent of the 

 union called them out all over town be- 

 cause the Employers' Association was 

 asking every applicant for a job to give 

 his pedigree, which was recorded in a 

 card index. It was quickly settled and 

 will not interrupt deliveries. 



The Sprague-Smith Co. has removed to 

 new and larger quarters at 167 and 169 

 Randolph street. 



The George Wittbold Co. says that 

 ferns may come and ferns may go, but 

 the good old Boston goes on forever. 

 Also like the brook, the farther it goes 

 the greater volume it gathers, speaking 

 of the sales. The Wittbolds are work- 

 ing up a big stock for next season. To 



