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The Florists' Review 



June 26, 1913. 



Mrs. Senator Burrows, one of Mr. 

 Fisher 's good customers, will sell flowers 

 on the street, starting with 40,000 Chi- 

 cago carnations. Mr. Fisher is giving 

 them the use of his store as headquar- 

 ters. 



The demise of F. W. Brookes, son of 

 the man who built the first greenhouse 

 in Chicago, is recorded in this week's 

 obituary column. He was in the florists' 

 business until 1893. 



What is known as the boat trade has 

 begun at Winterson 's Seed Store. Those 

 crossing the lake by boat carry many 

 plants and gardening requisites. 



Eric Johnson, of the A. L. Randall 

 Co., notes that gaillardias have been 

 selling specially well this season. 



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

 comments that the situations as regards 

 galax and sphagnum are the opposite 

 of what they were one year ago. 



O. W. Frese, of Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 comments on the increase in shipping 

 orders for roses this week. 



E. C. Amling Co. this week received 

 a bloom of Gloriosa carnation from the 

 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Jnd., with a 

 stem ninety inches long. 



The Cook County Florists' Associa- 

 tion had a well attended meeting at the 

 Tavern June 19, when Al Fisher was 

 presented with the championship bowl- 

 ing cup. A large number of other bowl- 

 ing prizes were distributed. Harry J. 

 Lister was elected to membership. Sec- 

 retary A. T. Pyfer reported many favor- 

 able responses to the association 's in- 

 vitation to join it on its special train 

 via the St. Paul railroad going to the 

 convention. 



Business is generally heading toward 

 a quiet period but A. L. Vaughan says 

 June 21 was the best day of the month 

 and reports trade holding up well. 



John F. Kidwell says tho second an- 

 nual report to be made the early part of 

 July, when the stockhohlers' meeting 

 of the Chicago Flower Growers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held, shows a decided 

 gain in business over the report of a 

 year ago. Mr. Kidwell has been presi- 

 dent of the association since its organi- 

 zation and general manager for about 

 eighteen months. 



Through the circulation of a paper 

 by A. C. Kohlbrand, president of the 

 Cook County Florists' Association, it 

 has been agreed that the wholesale 

 houses will close at 5 p. m. during July, 

 August and September. All the whole- 

 salers but two signed at first sight of 

 the agreement. 



Albert T. Hey is again at home, al- 

 though not working hard, after spend- 

 ing nearly two months in a sanitarium 

 at Kenosha. He was threatened with 

 a nervous breakdown. Mr. Hey says it 

 was the first time in his business career 

 that he was off duty during the busy 

 season. Mrs. Hey, who is an extremely 

 capable florist, looked after things in 

 his absence. 



Three sweet pea pickers, a man and 

 two girls, working high up under the 

 glass at W. H. Amling 's, Maywood, 

 were overcome by the heat June 18, but 

 revived when taken into cooler sur- 

 roundings. However, pea picking was 

 suspended until cooler Weather arrived. 



W. H. Pontius, of the Superior Ma- 

 chine and Boiler Works, had a bad at- 

 tack of the fishing fever last week and 

 has gone to the northern lakes in search 

 of a cure. 



Charles Brown is covering the city 

 trade for the American Importing Co. 



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