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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



OCTOBEB 14, lOi.:, 



American Beauties 



And all other Roses, from the PLANTS direct to yoi 



Absolutely fresh and in perfect condition, because they are handled but 

 once after cutting and cooling. :: :: :: :: :: 



We have no wholesale house— but we have Adams, American and U. S. 

 Express, assuring quick and most satisfactory service. :: :: 



Will make moderate prices, for we want to sell our product direct 



From the Plants to the 

 Dealer 



Write us about it 



Heller Bros., South Park Floral Co. 



New Castle, Ind. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Growers' Market since the opening of 

 that institution, January 1, 1903. She 

 began selling the consignments of her 

 brother, Waiter L. Tonner, and gradually 

 added to her business each year. 



As late as Tuesday, October 12, E. S. 

 Thompson, at Benton Harbor, Mich., 

 was sending Vaughan & Sperry fine 

 dahlias, and the firm says they have sold 

 better than ever before, showing that at 

 last the dahlia is making some progress 

 in this market. 



The Glencoe violets are again arriving 

 at E. H. Hunt's, though still in limited 

 quantity. 



Theodore Kalis, of the White House 

 Floral Co., decorated an elaborate float 

 for the Columbus parade October 12. 



Mrs. A. L. Randall is still confined to 

 lier bed at the summer home in Michigan. 

 Mrs. Webb Randall is with her. 



It is not generally known, but C. H. 

 Fisk has been a grandpa for more than 

 a fortnight. 



E. C. Moore has closed his store at 

 Sixty-third and Halsted streets, the 

 competition of a flower section in a 

 neighboring department store, and of a 

 Greek salesman nearl)y, having proved 

 enough to destroy his profit. He also has 

 disposed of the store on Fifty-fifth 

 street. 



Percy Jones is reported as making fine 

 progress. He is expected to l)o able to 

 be downtown before many days. 



The De Kalb Greenhouses, De Kalb, 111., 

 have been shipping large quantities of 

 dahlias to Kyle & Foerster. 



A recent addition to the force of the 

 Kennicott Bros. Co. is Fred Lieberman, 

 whose mother conducts the Ogden Floral 

 Co. It will be recalled tliat at the Flo- 

 rists' Club's picnic Mr. Lieberman 



pitched for the retailers against the 

 wholesalers, and the result justifies the 

 view that Mr. Lieberman 's acquisition is 

 a distinct gain for the wholesalers. 



Wietor Bros, are now cutting from so 

 large a proportion of their place that 

 they resumed sen<ling in two wagons a 

 day October 11. 



Flower show headquarters have been 

 opened at room 416 in the Atlas block, 

 telephone Randolph 1958. Joe Beaver is 

 on duty there. 



C. W. McKellar says cattleyas, den- 

 drobiums and oncidiums all are in fair 

 supply and good demand. The supply of 

 orchids is steadily increasing in this mar- 

 ket. Poehlmann Bros. Co. and George 

 Reinberg are cutting a few cattleyas and 

 E. F. Winterson Co. receives consign 

 mcnts from Cincinnati. 



E. C. Amling celebrated his forty-first 

 birthday anniversary October 10. 



Edward Amerpohl, of Janesville, Wis., 

 was in town October 11. He is consign- 

 ing roses and carnations to the J. B. 

 Deamud Co. 



Fred Zaphe, who formerly was em- 

 ployed in the J. A. Budlong greenhouses, 

 died October 10. His son, Charles Zaphe, 

 is in the Budlong city store, and one of 

 the best liked young men in the market. 



Bassett & Washburn are cutting Rhea 

 R«id roses with stems two to three feet 

 long, and say they find they make an 

 excellent substitute for medium and short 

 Beauties. 



Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kroeschell 

 have made announcement of the engage- 

 ment of their daughter, Ida, to Ernst 

 Von Ammond. Mrs. Kroeschell and her 

 daughter have just returned from Eu- 

 rope. 



Bassett & Washburn's greenhouse em- 



ployees have united in an expression nf 

 thanks to C. L. Washburn for the in- 

 terest he has taken in their baseball 

 team, Mr. Washburn having accompanied 

 the team to nearly every game and 

 having borne its expenses. The last 

 game of the season will be played Octo- 

 ber 17 at Hinsdale, the team represent 

 in^ the Albert F. Amling Co., Maywond, 

 being the visitors. 



Mrs. Miller, of Abilene, Kan., pas 'd 

 through Chicago October 11 on her v, ay 

 home from a visit in New York. Sin is 

 the mother of the Miller brothers, wii c 

 place at Abilene recently was destro; '1 

 by fire and is now being rebuilt. 



Another visitor was Milo Crozer, 1' ■ 

 ing plants and supplies. He says *< 

 father, .T. G. Crozer, of Cedar Rapi . 

 la., who recently suffered partial pam 

 sis, is improving steadily. Henry Bi; . 

 the Peoria carnation grower, also was < 

 town October 11, as was Mrs. G. 

 Stampner, of Argos, Ind. 



Bowlin£. 



The bowlers made the following sco 



October 7: 



Orchtds. 1st 2d 3d Carnations. 1st 2(1 ' 



Hnobner ...141 164 164 Ayres 138 13.' 



MoKplInr ..131 166 164 Pasternlck. 139 142 



Graff IOC 1.12 172 Krauss 119 11" 



Cralp 92 94 127 Farley 1.30 123 ' 



J. Zecli 1.57 157 1.36 A. Zcch 156 149 ' 



Total . . . 



Violets. 

 Bergman . , 

 I-lebprman . 

 E. Johnson. 

 Krnchten . . 

 Tarnall . . , 



Total 



687 723 763 



1st 2d 3d 



171 1.33 164 



149 133 90 



123 178 131 



.142 123 124 



.125 132 173 



.710 699 682 



Total 

 Hoses. 

 I- isclier . 

 Orseske 

 Shafgard 

 Pleser . . 

 Wolf ... 



. .682 666 



1st 2d • 



...129 169 1 



...142 119 I 



..168 110 1 



...90 96 ' 



. .120 190 1 



Total 



.649 693 '■ 



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