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The Florists' Review 



May 29. 1913. 





WE HAVE MOVED TO LARGER QIARTERS 



WE HAVE taken a more spacious location on this market in order that we may be able to 

 handle an ever increasing list of out-of-town and city patrons, and the material increase of 

 our supply — which is as complete and as fine as can be found in the west. We handle only 

 high-grade stock, and in placing your standing orders with our firm you can be assured of receiving 

 stock that will please your customers and bring them back for more. 



Our increased space will allow us to handle more business with promptness, and we only ask 

 that you favor us with your orders for stock for June Weddings and School Commencements. 

 We have everything you need: choice roses, sweet peas, peonies, carnations, valley, orchids, etc. 

 We solicit consignments of first-class stock from growers. 

 Every order receives personal attention. 



ZECH & MANN, 



L. D. Phone Central 3284 



FLORISTS 30 E. Randolph Street, 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Rpvlew when you write. 



EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING FOR 



June Weddings.*. School Exercises 



ROSES ORCHIDS VALLEY SWEET PEAS 



WIREp PHONE OR WRITE. 



Extra well supplied on Peonies 



A. L. VAUGHAN & CO. 



(NOT INC.) 

 161 N« Wabash Avenue, Phones: -central 2^71-2572. Automatic 48734. CHICAGO 



blooms. May 26 was the most iliacour- 

 aging of the week so far as weather 

 goes, but the sun eanie out May 27 and 

 never was more gladly welcomed, 

 though almost too late t6 help the Me- 

 morial day supjdies. 



The peony is the flower that is hold- 

 ing ])riees down this week. There is an 

 abundant sui)ply of this now pojtular 

 Memorial <lay flower and the buyer can 

 supply his needs almost at his own 

 price, providing he is not critical of 

 quality. The strictly first-class peonies 

 are commanding the usual Memorial 

 day rates, but the lower grades are be- 

 ing sold rather cheaper than usual, be- 

 cause of the large supply. There is a 

 point in jiriee at which the buyers turn 

 from carnations to peonies. The aver- 

 age wholesaler is of the opinion that 

 the scarcity of carnations early in the 

 week was in a measure due to the grow- 

 ers holding back and there are predic- 

 tions of a slump May 29. 



Beauties are rather more plentiful 

 than they were and the quality of the 

 roses coming in is excellent; in fact, the 

 roses are just a little too good for the 

 Memorial day demand, which is for the 

 cheaper grades. Cape jasmine from the 

 south is coming in heavily and the qual- 

 ity generally is good because of the 

 suitable weather conditions. This stock 

 promises to realize better prices than 



BUY YOUR FLORISTS' SUPPLIES OF 



L. BAUIMANN & CO. 



IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS 

 357-359 West Chicago Avenue, CHICAGO, 



Writ* for Our Catalocu*. 



^[pntloD The Review wben you write. 



ILL. 



for several years. Spanish iris has 

 practically disapi)eared, but its place 

 has been taken by small-flowered gla- 

 dioli, principally Blushing Bride. Snap- 

 dragons are less abundant than they 

 have been. Easter lilies are fairly plen- 

 tiful. Such flowers as daisies, orchids 

 and valley are little called for at Memo- 

 rial day, not being showy enough for 

 the purpose. 



The usual flurry in ferns is omitted 

 this year. There is an abundance, 

 though the quality varies considerably. 

 Smilax and asparagus strings are in 

 extremely light supply but not in spe- 

 cial demand. 



Various Notes. 



I. B. Thurman has started in the re- 

 tail flower business at 436 East Forty- 

 third street, having had his formal 

 opening May 24. He has not previously 

 been connected with the trade. 



Zech & Mann are now nicely settled 



in their new quarters at 30 East Ran- 

 dolph street and, with three or four 

 times the amount of space that the old 

 location aff'orded, the facilities for han- 

 dling their business in both city and 

 shij)ping trade are thereby increased. 

 The change was effected without 

 trouble and Mr. Zech says the shipping 

 department hardly experienced a mo- 

 ment 's delay but was able to work with 

 greater ease on account of the addi- 

 tional elbowroom. The new ice-box will 

 be ready in a <lay or two. 



Max Cohen has been forced to close 

 his store on Sixt^-third street, run 

 under the name of the Jackson Floral 

 Co. He lost the lease. 



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

 says that this week opened with more 

 peonies in sight than this market ever 

 has been called on to assimilate for 

 Memorial day. He predicts an enormous 

 business, with the good stock selling at 

 such reasonable prices that the consider- 



