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The Florists' Review 



AuoDST 6, 1914. 



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Chjcajgo 



GLADIOLI - ASTERS 

 CARNATIONS - ROSES 



LILIES 



and EVERYTHINQ 



SEASONABLE 



MentlMi The Retlew when yon write. 



calling again on Monday, and they ex- 

 pect a number of other stores will fol- 

 low their example in enjoying a full 

 day of rest on the Siibbath. 



The Chicago Florists' Club is sched- 

 uled to hold its monthly meeting to- 

 night, August 6, at the Bismarck hotel. 

 Convention excursion preparations will 

 be concluded. 



The first rudbeckia of the season, con- 

 signed to Kennicott Bros. Co., were re- 

 ceived July 31. 



Mike Fink, of the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association, left the store Au- 

 gust 1 to start a two weeks' vacation 

 and when he reached home found there 

 a summons to appear in court August 4 

 to do a fortnight's jury service. Paul 

 E. Klingsporn, with Mrs. Klingsporn, 

 plans to attend the Boston convention 

 and later visit their old home at Phila- 

 delphia. 



Miss Charlotte Paradise, who for 

 sev^n years has had charge of the books 

 of A. L. Vaughan & Co., is enjoying a 

 fortnight's vacation. 



Winterson's Seed Store reports an ex- 

 cellent demand for Harrisii bulbs of the 

 larger sizes. 



Miss Marguerite K. McNulty, of Pe- 

 ter Eeinberg's city store stafif, has re- 

 turned from a vacation spent at Munis- 

 ing, Mich., where her brother is in a 

 school of forestry. 



In the plant department of Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co., C. G. Anderson is pre- 

 paring to meet a big demand for Boston 

 ferns, bench after bench being planted 

 with this stock. 



C. L. Washburn and Mrs. Washburn 

 left August 3 for a three weeks' trip 

 to Salt Lake City, Utah, and Pasadena, 

 Cal., where they will visit E. B. Wash- 

 burn and O. P. Bassett. 



Fred Price, of J. A. Budlong's, is 

 enjoying his vacation by taking short 

 trips to nearby summer resorts. 



A five-passenger Overland automobile 

 has recently been purchased by Peter 

 Knees, 2409 North Western avenue. 

 Later in the season he expects to make 

 a trip in it to Burlington, la. 



John Welsh, Jr., 4407 Broadway, made 

 a trip to Fox Lake, 111., last week. 



A new 24-light electric sign has been 

 put up at the retail store of Fred Lie- 

 bermann, 1609 Wells street. 



Miss L. A. Tonner is enjoying renew- 

 ing acquaintances on the market, 

 through taking charge of the business 

 of her sister. Miss Olga A. Tonner, 

 while that indefatigable lady is vaca- 

 tioning at Crystal lake, in Wisconsin, in 

 company with Miss Nettie Parker, of 



Roses 



Per 100 

 Select.... $5.00-$6.00 

 Good 2.0O- 4.00 



Asters 



Per 100 

 Ex. select,$2.00-$ 3.00 

 Good, 1000. 5.0a- 10.00 



and all other Seasonable Cut Flowers and Greens. 

 SPECIAL 



SNILAX, large, heavy, strong, doz., $1.S0; 100, $10.00 

 ASPARAGUS PLUHOSDS, bunches, 35c to 50c 



CHICAGO CARNATION CO. 



A. T. PYFER, Manager 



30 E. Randolph Street CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Kevlew when 70a write. 



BIG CROP SUMMER ROSES 



KILLARNEY QUEEN. \ Per lOO 



KILLARNEY, ) Select, 22 to 24-inch $5.00 



WHITE KILLARNEY, f Fancy, 18 to 22-inch 4.00 



SUNBURST, ( Medium Long, 16 to 18-inch <. .^ 3.00 



MILADY \ Short, 10-to 14-inch ....?) 2.75 



RED RICHMOND. ) Very Short. 6 to 10-inch 2.50 



ROSES, OUR SELECTION, $2.50 per 100. 



Florists' Double Sweet Alyssum, G inches long 26c per 100 



Smilax $1.50 per doz. 



Asparagus Sprengeri 26c per bunch 



Asparagus Plumosus 25c per bunch 



We are cutting about 5000 Roses daily, all cut tight for shipping purposes. 



Come on with your orders. We have the goods. 



W. E. TRIMBLE GREENHOUSE CO., Princeton, III. 



Mention The RptI^w when yon write. 



the Chicago Carnation Co., and other 

 friends. 



C. H. Post, with J. Pehrson, 1134 

 Bryn MawE avenue, has returned from 

 a two weeks' fishiug trip at Loon lake, 

 Mich. 



Tony Wolniewicz, 3301 North Clare- 

 mont avenue, is visiting friends at Mil- 

 waukee. 



Business for the first three weeks of 

 .Tuly was good enough to make the 

 month the best July in the experience 

 of W. J. Smyth. The showing was the 



result of a specially good run of fu- 

 neral work. 



Miss Anna O'Neill, cashier at George 

 Reinberg's, leaves August 8 for a two 

 weeks' outing at Sister Lakes, Mich. 



A. Henderson was due to land in Eot- 

 terdam August 5. 



The Mansion House Gardens, Eose 

 Lawn, Ind., again are consigning quan- 

 tities of gladioli to this market. 



Growers say July was unusually dry, 

 and the weather man says it was even 

 drier than the figures indicate; the de- 



