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Decbmbbb 16, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



49 



ORDER or US chmItmas 



We shall have a good supply in all lines and can take first-class care of your orders. 



Carnations, Roses, Poinsettias, Violets, Stevia, Paper Wliites. 



A Pine Cut of Riclimond Roses. 



W^e are prepared to do the largest business in our history. Supply larger than ever before at Christmas 



and stock all in fine shape. 



PERSONAL SERVICE COUNTS 



Wc shally as always, give personal attention to every order, large or small, and see that nothing is left 

 undone that will help to get for every customer exactly what he wants. We already h^ve heard 

 from most of those who ordered of us for Thanksgiving. Let's hear from YOU* 



ZECH & MANN, 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

 L. D. Phone, Central 3284 



51 Wabasii Avenue 



Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Carnations tied for first place as before. 



The scores were: 



violets— 1st. 2d. 3d. 



Bergman 139 165 166 



Johnson 1 ... 166 147 157 



Kruchten 101 111 125 



Lieberman 109 144 96 



Yarnell 161 155 144 



Totals 676 722 688 



Carnations — 1st. 2d. 3d. 



Ayers 151 154 146 



Pasternlck 154 155 164 



Krauss 161 69 132 



Farley 133 154 137 



A. Zech 170 155 162 



Totals 769 687 741 



Orchids— Ist. 2d. 3d. 



Huebner 147 127 170 



Vogel 115 92 116 



Asmus 188 133 153 



<5raff 166 115 121 



J. Zech 156 161 145 



Totals 772 628 705 



Uoses — Ist. 2d. 3d. 



Fischer 177 137 184 



Ooerlsch 127 155 131 



Orseske 116 139 145 



Skafgard 14.-? 134 143 



Wolf ICa 148 162 



Totals 720 713 765 



BOSTOR 



. The Market 



Good winter weather has been our lot 

 of late, and growers and retailers wel- 

 come it. Supplies have fallen off rather 

 sharply, due to lessened production and 

 the usual holding back for Christmas, 

 tiut there has been sufficient to go 

 around and some to spare. Prices are 

 now showing a hardening tendency and, 

 if we can only be favored with pleasant 

 climatic conditions for Christmas week, 

 business should easily break all records. 

 Roses, which have not been selling well, 

 are in reduced supply and moving a 

 good deal better. Quality all around is 

 good. Carnations show a stiffening ten- 

 <lency, but violets as yet hang fire. The 

 cold weather affects the sale of these, 

 fftwer being worn on the streets than 

 ^"■Hen it is warm. 



Chrysanthemums continue to come in, 

 a ad there will be a fair number of nice 

 l>'ooms of some varieties for Christmas, 

 ''^hey do not cut much figure in the 

 "arket, however. Paper Whites and 

 Romans are plentiful and both freesias 

 and Trumpet Majors have already ap- 



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peared. Some good gardenias are com- 

 ing in; these bring high prices, as do 

 cattleyas. Cut poinsettias are in fairly 

 good demand, the best fetching $4 to $5 

 per dozen bracts. Valley is selling quite 

 well. Callas are rather more plentiful. 

 Of lilies a good number are arriving. 

 Stevia is abundant, and single white 

 azaleas, mignonette and cypripediums 



are more in evidence. Smilax and other 

 greenery sell well. 



Business in Christmas greenery is un- 

 usually active, the demand for laurel and 

 boxwood being particularly heavy. Holly 

 is also in excellent demand. Plant trade 

 is becoming quite active, azaleas, prim- 

 roses, Lorraine begonias, cyclamens and 

 poinsettias being leaders. ^ 



