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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mat 11, 1011. 



Peonies 



Buy them for Decoration 



Day. They are fine for 



made-up work — a mdney 



maker for the florist. 12 



acres in good crop. Will 

 come in just right for Decora- 

 tion Day. White or pink. 

 Special prices on large lots. 



W. A. REiMAN 



VINCENNE8, IND. 



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Beauties 



We are on with a large crop. Can 



Supply any length in quantity ; fine 



quality. 



Also ROSES and CARNATIONS. 



PEONIES 



shall have a big crop this year. 

 Now booking orders for Decoration 

 Day. 



Batavia Greenhouse Co. 



Oreenbouaea: Batavia, III. 

 Store: 30 K. B«ndolph 8t. CHICAGO 



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WhiteCaroations 



For Mothers' day I can supply White 

 Carnations in large quantity. 



Fancy ^.00 to $5.00 per 100 



Boston Market $30.00 per 1000 



Fancy colored . . . .$8.00 to $4.00 per 100 



Also Roses, all other Cut Flowers 

 and everything la Qreens. 



D. E. FRERES 



162 N. Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



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Spanish Iris 



Yellow- White- Purple 



Those interested will please call, write 

 or phone for prices. 



Fancy Snapdragon In six oolora. 



H.V.T0NNER,30 E.RandilphSt.,Clucag« 



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^ Budlong's 



E Blue Ribbon Valley 



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better than anything else in the mar- 

 ket. Some splendid stock is coming in, 

 the Spencer varieties not yet being so 

 numerous as the winter-blooming kinds. 

 Peonies from the south have arrived in 

 quantity, shipments coming from Sar- 

 coxie and Villa Bidge. Most of the 

 stock will, of course, go into storage 

 for Decoration day, as there is no spe- 

 cial demand at this time. Cattleyas are 

 rather more abundant. Fine snap- 

 dragon is offered. Valley is equal to 

 the requirements. Gladioli are plen- 

 tiful; Mrs. Francis King is the best 

 seller. Miniature gladioli in several 

 colors are offered. Iris has been too 

 abundant, but is now said to be on the 

 wane. Outdoor tulips are good, bad 

 and indifferent and selling the same.. 



Smilax continues on the short side. 

 Other greens are plentiful. The price 

 of ferns has receded; the new southern 

 stock is in and the stored stock is 

 spoiling rapidly. Strictly fancy ferns 

 are scarce and selling well. 



Club Meeting. 



At its meeting May 4 the Chicago 

 Florists' Club voted to hold its next 

 monthly gathering jointly with the Mil- 

 waukee Florists' Club at Milwaukee, 

 Wis., June 1. A. Zech, chairman of the 

 pastimes committee, reported on the 

 recent bowling tournament and the pro- 

 posed one. He also reported plans for 

 the annual picnic and the club con- 

 firmed the committee's choice of Ehr- 

 hardt's grove. Park Ridge, HI., the date 

 to be July 23. 



William Mechwart was elected to 

 membership and F. E. Gabler was pro- 

 posed. A. C. Kohlbrand withdrew the 

 resignation of John Canger. A letter of 

 condolence was ordered sent to the 

 widow of W. A. Starrett, formerly with 

 the Chicago Carnation Co. I. Cassidy 

 and George Asmus spoke entertainingly. 



W. S. McGee, of the Pulverized Ma- 

 nure Co., promised a talk on fertilizers 

 for the July meeting. 



President Philpott was down from 

 Winnipeg as usual, and the customary 

 refreshments were served. 



Various Notes. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. reports the ar- 

 rival last week of 107 cases of cat^yas 

 from Central America. The seJjon's 

 addition to the stock, when thejpants 

 are all in, is expected to be close to 

 9,000. 



C. M. Dickinson reports that E. H. 

 Hunt has placed an order for an Over- 

 land motor wagon of two tons' capac- 

 ity, to be used principally for hauling 

 incoming and outgoing freight ship- 

 ments. 



This week's obituary columns record 

 the death of Mrs. Reisig, one of the 

 pioneer Chicago florists. 



One of those interested in the organ- 

 ization of the Chicago Flower Growers' 

 Association stated May 8 that about 

 three-quarters of the proposed capital 

 stock has been placed with growers, no 

 one being permitted to take over five 

 shares. Nothing further will be done 

 until the remaining twenty-five shares 

 are placed. 



Adolph Benesh, of Winterson's Seed 

 Store, was at Norwood Park, May 6. 

 called by the death of Mrs. Benesh 's 

 father. 



Ted Vogel, long with W. J. Smyth, 

 has returned from Los Angeles, where 

 he has spent the last six months. 



E. E. Pieser, who visited the acres 

 and acres of peonies at Villa Ridge and 

 Vincennes last week, says the stock 



Each year from May 1 to May 

 20 we book orders for Peonies for 

 Decoration Day delivery at the 

 guaranteed price of $5.00 per 100. 



This is for first-class stock, pink 

 and white, mixed — and in the last 

 days of May this stock for the last 

 two years has sold at from $8.00 

 to $10.00 per 100, or about twice 

 what was paid by those who or- 

 dered early. 



A good many people have asked 

 us why we take these advance 

 orders at the low price. 



The answer is: Because we 

 handle such an immense quantity 

 of Peonies for Decoration Day 

 that it would be utterly impos- 

 sible to move the quantity if no 

 advance orders were taken ; be- 

 cause an assured outlet for many 

 thousands of dozens has given us 

 a firm and usually rising market 

 just before the holiday. Advance 

 orders guarantee to us the success 

 of our busiest week in the year. 



Advance orders booked with us 

 guarantee, also, several things to 

 our customers. First, they are 

 assured their supply. Second, 

 they are guaranteed as to price. If 

 the price makes our customers a 

 saving, we are glad of it and wel- 

 come all, but it is of equal impor- 

 tance to a Retailer to be sure of 

 his supply and cost^. Then he can 

 sell with confidence. 



Remember, May 20 is the last 

 day for booking advance orders 

 at the guaranteed price. 



KENNICOTT 

 BROS. CO. 



Wholesale 

 Commission Florists 



163 N. Wabash Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



