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The Florists^ Review 



OOMBW 1 1*21 



The express company statisticians 

 have figured out that the average trans- 

 portation charge on boxes of cut flowers 

 shipped out of Chicago is $1.34. 



What the trade pays in express 

 charges in a busy season is shown by the 

 figures as to the total number of boxes 

 taken off the market by the company's 

 pick-up service during the Memorial day 

 rush of 1921, Here they are, reprinted 

 from The Beview of June 2: 



Wednesday, May 25 3,570 boxes 



Thursday, May 26 8.720 boxes 



Friday, May 27 4,820 boxes 



Saturday, May 28 2,772 boxes 



Total for four days 14,882 boxes 



By multiplying this total by the aver- 

 age charge per box it is found that the 

 florists who bought flowers here at that 

 time paid the express company the im- 

 portant sum of $19,941.88 for transpor- 

 tation. Of course the company's income 

 from florists is not so great every week, 

 but it always is enough to warrant the 

 trade in expecting and the company in 

 giving prompt, obliging service and 

 careful handling of shipments. 

 Fall Flower Show. 



With the notices of this week's meet- 

 ing of the Chicago Florists ' Club, Secre- 

 tary Fred Lautenschlager mailed post 

 cards upon which members might re- 

 serve space for an exhibit at the Audi- 

 torium hotel November 16 and 17 and 

 order tickets to be distributed to the 

 public. The Chicago Florists' Club will 

 hold a fall flower show in conjunction 

 with the annual meeting and exhibition 

 of the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica. Exhibition space will- be furnished 

 free of charge and all growers and re- 

 tailers are urged to make a display. 

 Application for space should be made 

 with Mr. Lautenschlager at once. 



The show will be open to the public. 

 Tickets will be furnished to retail flo- 

 rists, for distribution to their customers, 

 at $5 for 100, $12 for 300, $15 for 

 500 and $20 for 1,000. Orders for such 

 tickets should be forwarded promptly 

 also to Secretary Lautenschlager. 



On the evening of November 16, the 

 grand opening of the club will be com- 

 bined with the banquet to be given 

 members of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 of America. The club has appropriated 

 $200 for entertainment on this occasion 

 and a gala night is looked for. 



Pot Plants at Forest Park. 



For those who anticipate a holiday 

 business as of old at Christmas this 

 year, it is reassuring to look through 

 the greenhouses of Frank Oechslin at 

 Forest Park, from which so many pot 

 plants come at that time. The houses 

 are every inch occupied, and the stock 

 of the various kinds of plants has never 

 been in better condition. Most impor- 

 tant, in view of the lamentable defi- 

 ciency of cyclamens last year, is the 

 splendid condition of these plants at 

 this range. The fungus which was gen- 

 eral in this vicinity seems to have been 

 conquered, here at least, by dint of fre- 

 quent dippings and sprayings since the 

 beginning of hot weather in the spring. 

 The plants are now in fine, clean condi- 

 tion, a ,ioy to the ej'e, and are attaining 

 good size. There may have been some 

 poor ones, but they are not evident. The 

 demand for small sizes, for growing on, 

 has taken a great many, so that the 

 number on hand is not certain, since, 

 says Foreman Geiger, everybody is too 

 busy to count them. 



Similarly in good condition are the 

 chrysanthemum plants, poinsettias and 



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ROFITS 



Remember Pyfer's 



Have Flowers Every Day 

 at Lowest Market Price 



Here are a few of our leaders: 



ROSES 



PBEMIEB Per 100 



Select Long ^18.00 to 920.00 



Choice Medium 8.00 to 10.00 



Good Short 5.00 to 6.00 



COIi'DMBIA 



Select Long la.oo to SO^M 



5i'^*'i^®oJ^®.^*"™ 8.00 to laoo 



Good Short 5.00 to 6.00 



OPHHI^IA, SUITBUBST, XABTlAirD, HOVBUE WHZTX 



^elect Long 10,00 to 16.00 



Choice Medium e.OOto 8.00 



Good Short 4,00 



SfSSS^SJS?^^*""' yellow, per doz 3.OO to 6.00 



DAHZiIAS, extra fine 4.00 to 6.00 



425i£^<*'" *"** SPBEKOEBI . . .■.;. .•.per bunch .05 to M 



S5??5 Pe*" 1000 3.00 



OAI^AZ per 1000 a.00 



Subject to Market Change* 



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