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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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Mabch 9, 1011. 



ROSES 



Bride and Maid, 

 fiie.KiHarneys 

 and Riciiniond. 



These are now in fine crop with us — splendid quality and 

 the quantity that warrants us in inviting the orders of new 

 customers. 



CARNATIONS 



We have quality and quantity — prices are where retailers 

 can take hold strong. Good supply of white for St. Patrick's 

 Day. 

 WESTERN GROWN GARDENIAS FANCY SWEET PEAS 



JOHN KRICHTEN 



51 Wabasii Avenue ^°°»cJigS%M°°* Ciiicago, 111. 



PKICIS LIST 



Oattleyas p«r doz., $6.00 to tTJSO 



Oardenlaa " S.OOto 6.00 



BBAUnSS Per doc. 



Lonffitema |S.M 



Sterna 80 iiKliQ) 4.00 



Stems 24 lQCh«^ J.OO 



Steiiu20 Incheh. ^M 



Sttmsie inches 2.00 



Stems 12 Inches » ^.. IM 



Shortstems > n 90.76 to 1.00 



Per 100 



Klllamer (6.00to 18.00 



Richmond 6.00to 8.00 



White ElUBmey 6.00to 8.00 



Maid and Bride S.00to 8.00 



My Maryland 6.00to 8.00 



BOS£8, oar selection 4.00 



" extra select lO.OO 



Carnations, common 1.S0 to 2.00 



** fftDcy • • • S tMI 



white, for St." Patrick's 4.00 to 6.00 



Violets JMito .76 



Valley S.OOto 4.00 



Easter LiUes per doc.. $1.60 



CaUas " 1.60 



Paper Whites. Romans 3.00 



Tnlips, Jonquils, Daffodils 8.00 



SweetPeas 76to 1.26 



Aspararns Pltunoeus. . . per string, .60 to .76 



" ...per bunch, .86 to .60 



Sprengeri per 100, 2.00 to 4.00 



Adlantum Croweanom. ... " .76 to IM 



Smllax per dot., 91JS0 to $2.00 16.00 



Ferns per 1000. 8.00 .80 



Galax " 1.00 .16 



Lencothoe " 7Ji0 1.00 



Mexican Ivy l.oo 



Boxwood percaae, 7.60 



8abJ«ot to Market Chan ares 



Mention The Review when you writp 



block, now has one of the most attrac- 

 tive stores in town. The window on 

 Mo^nroe street has been lowered to the 

 floor level and the store opened through 

 to the rotunda of the hotel. 



E. B. Washburn and wife are on their 

 way home from California and are ex- 

 pected to arrive here March 11. C. L. 

 Washburn is planning to go to West 

 Baden next week in the hope that the 

 waters will help him to get rid of the 

 carbuncles with which he has been suf- 

 fering for some weeks, 



Vaughan So Sperry have added W. O. 

 Johnson to their staff. 



Harry Manheim, with Hoerber Bros., 

 has been ill for a few days. At Des 

 Plaines the firm is now beginning to 

 cut the second crop of roses from the 

 houses put up last season. 



A number of growers had a meeting 

 at a downtown hotel March 3 to dis- 

 cuss the organization of a mutual sell- 

 ing corporatiom. 



John Zech and Matt Mann returned 

 from New Orleans March 5. They re- 

 port a thoroughly enjoyable trip. 



Frank Schramm, of Park Eidge has 

 recovered from an illness of several 

 weeks and is busy cutting White Law- 

 son carnations. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 and Mrs. Pieser plan to go to West 

 Baden March 13, to be absent a couple 

 of weeks. 



Henry Van Gelder has added a sten- 

 ographer to the force of Percy Jones. 

 The Batavia Greenhouse Co., at Ba- 

 tavia, recently completed a house to be 

 devoted to the forcing of valley. The 

 company recently bought 600 boxes of 

 glass, which will be put into an addi- 

 tion this spring. 



Louis Winkleman. for some years 

 with Bassett & Washburn, is preparing 

 to go into the retail coal business with 

 his father-in-law at Western Springs, 

 about May 1. 



John Kruchten reports that the Deer- 

 field Nurseries are now off crop on gar- 

 denias, cutting only a few dozens a 

 day, but that a new crop is expected 

 by Manager Kottrasch in time for 

 Easter. 



Mons Olsou and the stenographer of 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co. are on the sick 

 list, so that the store has been short- 

 handed this week. 



H. N. Bruns has purchased a fine 

 new 10-room residence at 3023 Warren 

 avenue and expects to move in about 

 May 1. It is almost directly in back 

 of his store on Madison street, making 

 it decidedly convenient. Mr. Bruns is 

 contemplating the purchase of an auto 

 for delivery purposes. He already has a 

 touring car. 



Mr. Gelderman, of L. Baumann & Co., 

 recently returned from a three weeks' 



ffQVERY now and then a well- 

 BA pleased reader speaks the word 

 which is the means of bringing a 

 new advertiser to 



eV/eo^ 



Such friendly assistance is thoroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give us the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. "Wc especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florist's use 

 not at present advertised. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO. 

 530-^ Cazton Bldg. Chicago 



trip in Cuba. While there he became 

 much interested in metallic designs 

 used in cemeteries and says he saw 

 many over eight feet high that had 

 been standing at the graves for ten or 

 more years. 



The E. C. Amling Co. reports having 

 one order for 20,000 single violets to 

 be filled this week, 



Fischer Bros., Evanston, say they 

 sold a large part of their February out- 

 put of tulips, etc., in the Chicago whole- 

 sale market at as good a figure as the 

 retail prices ordinarily prevailing at 

 home. 



Kyle & Foerster say business with 

 them continues much ahead of last year. 



Cut Flowers 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



WKKK OF MARCH « 



Orange Bloisoms.... large cluster. $1.00 @ $1 50 



Orchldfi. Cattleyas perdoz.. 6.00 @ 7.50 



Gardenias " 4.00 



CARNATIONS Per 100 



Common $1.50 @ $2 00 



Select, large and fancy 3.00 



White, for St. Patrick's Day 4.00 @ 5 00 



ROSES 



American Beauty, 



perdoz.. $1.50 @ $6.00 



White Killamey 4.00 @ 10.00 



Killarney 4.00® 10.00 



My Maryland 4.00® 10.00 



Richmond 4.00® 10.00 



Extra special roses billed accordiugly. 



BnSCEIXANKOUS Per 100 



Violets, double $0.75 @ $ i.oo 



single 50® .75 



Sweet Peas, fancy 1.50 



■' medium 75® I.OO 



Easter Lilies 12.50 



Callas per doz., $1.50 



Valley, select 3.00 



special 4.00 



Daisies, white and yellow 1.00® 2. 00 



Jonquils 3.00 



Daffodils 3.00 



PaperWhites 3.00® 4.00 



Romans 3.00 



Kreesia 4.00 



Tulips 3.00® 4.00 



DECORATIVE 



Asparagus Plumosus 



per string $0.50 @ $0.75 



Asparagus Plumosus 



per bunch 35® .50 



Asparagus Sprengeri 



per bunch 25® .50 



Adiantum, fancy, long. 1.00 



Farleyense 8.00® 10.00 



Smilax per doz., $1.50 10.00 



Mexican Ivy per 1000, 6.00 .7,'> 



Ferns " 3.00 .30 



Galax. " 1.00 .15 



Leucothoe Sprays .75 



Subject to market changes. 



Pend us your name and we will send you our 

 beautiful calendar, showing our new carnation 

 Washington in natural colors. 



CHICftiiO CARNATION C0.« 



L. D. Phon* Central 337S 



3S-37 Randolpli St. «. t. pyfer. Mgr. CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



C. W. McKellar, basing Ms judgment 

 on the call for dye, says there will be 

 a big demand for white carnations for 

 St. Patrick's day. 



