. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Arento for TO-BAK-INB Frne ^ Company WHOLESALE FLORISTS 30 E. Randolph St. Successors to ERNE & KLINGEL L D. PiKNie Raadolph 6578 ?uto. 41-716 CHICAGO Mention The Rertew when you write. average was probably a little lower, the depreciation, however, being only slight. Some lay claim to having obtained better prices than last year, but though this may have been the experience of a few, it certainly was not the case with the majority. Shipping business started out well early in the week and gained in strength continually until April 5 and 6, the
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Arento for TO-BAK-INB Frne ^ Company WHOLESALE FLORISTS 30 E. Randolph St. Successors to ERNE & KLINGEL L D. PiKNie Raadolph 6578 ?uto. 41-716 CHICAGO Mention The Rertew when you write. average was probably a little lower, the depreciation, however, being only slight. Some lay claim to having obtained better prices than last year, but though this may have been the experience of a few, it certainly was not the case with the majority. Shipping business started out well early in the week and gained in strength continually until April 5 and 6, the big days. City trade, on the other hand, was strong April .^ and 6, dropped off suddenly April 7 and was weak Easter morning, due perhaps to the cold weather. Some, however, report their local trade to have held up satisfactorily until the close at noon, April 8. The record attained by plants equals that of cut flowers. On the whole, plants were probably a little scarce, especially good lilies, and everything cleaned out easily, some growers being sold out com- pletely a week before Easter. Reports coming in from retailers in all parts of the city indicate that busi- ness was uniformly excellent in all dis- tricts. Although some found themselves with small quantities of stock still on hand April 9, no complaints as to busi- ness done are heard and from many comes the report of an absolute clean- up. American Beauties sold well and, if anything, were a trifle short. Other varieties of roses were in sufficient sup- ply, although at times a scarcity in red was felt. The supply of carnations was more than enough to meet a rather hesi- tating demand. It seems that this flower did not take so well as in former years. White was more than plentiful, while preference was given to red and dark pink varieties. Valley was in sufficient supply and cleaned up well. The supply of lilies was just about large enough to meet the demand. At the outset a scarcity seemed in prospect, but additional
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