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The Florists' Review 



Septehbkb 3, 1914. 



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30 East Randolph St., CHICAGO 



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The Always Reliable Wholesale Florists 



Now that the real season for cut flowers is approaching, we 

 would call your attention to our large supply of the finest 



BEAUTIES 



—in fact, as fine as can be obtained in this or any market— 



' with an unlimited supply. We are not making this assertion 



as a boast, but as a sioiple staten^ent of fact. We have, the 



stock; it will speak for itself if you will send a trial order. 



ALL ROSES IN GOOD SUPPLY 



-' Can furnish GLADIOLI. ASTERS and LILIES 



We have built up our big shipping trade. North, East. South and West, by 

 handling first-class stock and large quantities of it. 



' WK ARE WHOLCSALIRS DOINQ A STRICTLY WHOLKSALR BUSINESS 



Mention The Review when youwrtte. 



chrysanthemums for practically six 

 weeks. 



While A. L. Vaughan was visiting 

 W. E. Lynch, at Hatfield, Mass., last 

 week, the two paid their respects to 

 the late E. H. Hunt, who lies in the 

 little graveyard there. 



E. E. Pieser states that Kennieott 

 Bros. Co. is receiving large consign- 

 ments of Easter lilies from A. S. Burns, 

 the New Yorker who holds the record 

 as the world's largest lily grower. 



John Degnan, at Winterson's Seed 

 Store, says both- Paper Whites and 

 Romans continue to sell unusually well 

 because of the anticipated spring- 

 scarcity of valley. 



.Tames Kidwell's right arm came out 

 of splints August ."U after four weeks 

 of confinement there. He broke the 

 bone cranking an automobile. The arm 

 will be in a sling for at least another 

 fortnight. 



After the convention at Boston, Paul 

 Klingsporn went to Philadelphia for a 

 week 's visit with relatives. 



D. F. Simonds, of the Ogden Floral 

 Co., 1917 West Harrison street, is visit- 

 ing in Springfield, 111. 



A. Q. Kojahn, at Oak Park, has begun 

 to cut his mum crop. The first Golden 

 Glow, last week, were good enough to 

 bring $2.50 per dozen. 



N. .7. Wietor says the summer, while 

 quiet) has nevertheless been the best in 

 the experience of Wietor Bros., due to 

 good cuts right along. 



John Muno, 24(54 Touhy avenue, is 

 again seen on the market after recover- 

 ing from an attack of sciatic rheuma- 

 tism. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. reports an 

 unusually good season on field-grown 

 carnation plants. 



Joseph Papacek and wife, 3250 West 

 Twenty-sixth street, have returned 

 from a two weeks' outing at Lake Ge- 

 neva, Wis. 



G. Swenson's new winter-blooming 

 sweet pea has been registered under 

 the name Selma Swenson. A small 

 quantity of the stock has been sold this 

 year, but it will not be generally dis- 

 tributed until next season. 



That cosmos is selling quite well is 

 the report of Charles Erne, who adds 

 that Erne & Klingel have been receiv- 



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ing it in limited quantities for the 

 greater part of the month of August. 



John Mangel's stand in the entrance 

 to the Field oflSce building now has 

 been open for two weeks and adds ma- 

 terially to the attractiveness of the 

 entrance to the building. The business 

 done has not yet become large, but Mr. 

 Mangel anticipates a prosperous season 

 there, as an excellent class of people 

 frequent the building. 



Pathe's Weekly is showing a moving 

 picture of a half dozen Chicago florists 

 who were having a jolly time at the 

 Boston convention. In the picture are 

 John Zech, G. C. Weiland, Paul Kling- 

 sporn, P. W. Peterson, Matt Mann and 

 a number of others from the west. 



The nursery and landscape business 

 has developed to such an extent with 

 the C. Pfund Co., of Oak Park, 111., that 

 it has been decided to dispose of the 

 retail flower store now conducted by the 

 company. 



An unusual and unexpected increase 

 in shipping is keeping all hands busy 

 in the shipping department of the Geo. 

 Wittbold Co. This concern now has 

 three large establishments to draw 

 from: one at Des Plaines, one at Edge- 

 brook and the one on Buckingham place. 



James B. Foley states that President 

 French has appointed George Asmus, 

 H. N. Bruns, J. C. Vaughan, August 



SANIIARY FICORS 



Ihr FLOWER STORES 

 Composition Flooring 

 ATLAJ9 FLOOR COMPA^Y 



87 W. Van Buren Streett 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mpntlow Thp RpTlfw whpn vnn wrltp 



Poehlmann and H. B. Howard as a com- 

 mittee of the Chicago Florists' Club to 

 recommend ways and means of conl'i- 

 bution to the Smith memorial fund. 



Hoerber Bros, say they expect to 

 have this season the best crop of cai : a- 

 tions in the history of the fifm. 'Jlie 

 young stock will be ready to cut ^'lO 

 latter part of this month. 



A slight illness kept Frank Hag- "» 

 of the George Reinberg force, honie 

 the first part of this week. 



A. W. Hammer, who worked for a 

 considerable time for W. J. Smyth n nl 

 for a shorter period for C. A. Samni'l- 

 son, as greenhouse and plantsman, v 'is 

 found dead in the bathroom adjoining 

 his apartment August 30. His employ' 

 ment with the florists included the tinie 

 he was working his way through Nori"' 

 western medical college and he ''6' 

 came a physician. He was 33 yc:irs 

 of age. His wife died three month* 



