March 31, 1910. 



The Wcdfeiy Florists^ Review^ 



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Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



Office and Salesroom, 33-35-37 1 Randolph St 

 -n££Sr^ CHICAGO, ILL. 



PRICES DOWN 



and excellent values at these prices 



Stock up and show the public what you can give them for their money. 



Fancy Roses and Carnations 



We have a large crop of BeautleSy Rosea and Carnations. If you try our stock and 

 compare it with what you now are using, you will become our regular customer. 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



Wire, Phone or Write Us. 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES Per doz. 



Extra Long $3.00 



3b-ioch 2.S0 



24 to 30-inch 2.00 



18 to 20-inch 1.50 



15-inch 1 00 



Short stem, per 100, $4.00 to $6.00. 



ROSES Per 100 



Richmond, select $ 8.00 



Medium $ 4.00 to 6.00 



Short 3.00 



Killarney, select 8.00 



Medium 4.00 to 6.00 



Short 3.00 



White Killarney, select 8.00 



Medium 4.00 to 6.00 



Short 3.00 



My Maryland, select 8.00 



Medium 4.00 to 6.00 



Short 3.00 



Cardinal, select 10.00 to 12.00 



Medium 6.00 to 8.00 



Short 4.00 



Maid, Bride and Perle, select 8.00 



Medium. 4.00 to 6.00 



Short 3.00 



Short Roses $15.00 per lOOO 



Good short stem Roses, our selection 2.00 



Quick Service, Rigrht Prices. 



Orchids, Cattleyas per doz., $4.00 to $6.00 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Extra fancy $ 3.00 



First quality 2.00 



SpHt 1.50 



Lilies per doz , $2.00 



Tulips .' 3.00 to 



Dailodils, Jonquils 



Violets 50 to 



Mignonette, large spikes 4.00 to 



Pansies 



Sweet Peas 50 to 



Adiantum 



Adiantum Croweanum, fancy 



Smilax per doz., $2.00 



Spreng^eri, Plnmosns Sprays 



Plumosns Strings : . . . .each, 60c 



Ferns per 1000, $2.00 



Galax per 1000, 1.00 



Leucothoe 



Boxwood per bunch, 25c 



Boxwood 50 lb. case, $7.50 



12.00 

 4.00 

 3.00 

 .75 

 6.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 1.50 



15.00 

 3.00 



.75 



Ovr Extra special grade of Beanties and Roses charged accordingly. 



SUBJECT TO CHANGX WITHOUT NOTICE. 



POEHLNANN'S FANCY VALLEY i*'"J|:, »"•««• 

 EXTRA FINE HARRISII LILIES fo«.K:iir.'.r; 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



condition that no bid could be secured. 

 Bulbous stock fared even worse than 

 roses. There were enormous quantities 

 of daffodils, jonquils and tulips, espe- 

 cially white. These had to contend with 

 the outdoor jonquils, both from Virginia 

 and southern Illinois. The southern Illi- 

 nois stock, which does not at all com- 

 pare with the Virginia narcissi, was so 

 extremely abundant that South Water 

 street received hundreds of cases which 

 were sold to the grocery trade at such 



prices that the flowers were retailed at 

 5 cents per dozen. Under the circum- 

 stances the wholesale florists were in no 

 position to refuse any reasonable offer 

 for this class of stock, and large quan- 

 tities were dumped because the keeping 

 quality was seriously affected by the 

 heat. 



After twenty-four hours in an express 

 car, with the temperature above 80 de- 

 grees, violets were what one naturally 

 would expect under the circumstances. 



Previously violets had been quite fair 

 .^nd some of the leading retail stores had 

 thought this would be an Easter when 

 they could do a big business with violets 

 at moderate prices, but with good profit. 

 They had booked considerable business 

 and found themselves up against it, for 

 there were really no first-class violets to 

 be had. The result was that the few 

 acceptable violets brought fair prices, 

 while the balance of the stock had scarce- 

 ly any value at all. No sidewalk vender 



