. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 42 The Florists' Review Mabch 6, 1918. Mr. Bohannon says it lias more than paid him to push these and single vio- lets—doubles are not handled. Bassett & Washburn say that their average daily cut of carnations for the last ten days has been around 15,000. John Mangel says Lent has not cut down the business as he anticipated and for the last two weeks his staff has found plenty of work. Funeral pieces have been especially numerous and this class of work has helped considerably in holding up the volume of sales. A. L. Yaughan states that while or
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 42 The Florists' Review Mabch 6, 1918. Mr. Bohannon says it lias more than paid him to push these and single vio- lets—doubles are not handled. Bassett & Washburn say that their average daily cut of carnations for the last ten days has been around 15,000. John Mangel says Lent has not cut down the business as he anticipated and for the last two weeks his staff has found plenty of work. Funeral pieces have been especially numerous and this class of work has helped considerably in holding up the volume of sales. A. L. Yaughan states that while or- ders are more numerous than last year at this time, the footings on the indi- vidual orders do not figure so high, owing to the advanced prices of last winter, due to the extreme weather that caused prices to hold firm. Lubliner & Trinz have not yet se- cured a new location to take the place of their present headquarters on Ran- dolph street. Mr. Trinz announces that their new Chicago theater, on Forty- seventh street, is nearing completion and will be, opened soon. A second theater is in process of construction on Central Park avenue, while the site for a third is being considered. James H. Burdett, whom many florists know as press agent for the flower shows, ex-secretary of the Horticultural Society of Chicago, is now a member of the state civil service commission. His was the first appointment made by the new governor. Paul Blome, 1361 North Clark street, has found considerable business in the way of table decorations and reports trade has held up beyond expectations for Lent. An ^der has been placed with Buchbinder Bros, for one of the new model Buchbinder refrigerators, which, it is hoped, will be ready in time for Easter. Frank Oechslin has been forced to discontinue all shipping business on Easter stock, on account of the heavy local demand. A walk through his establishment explains why business is so rushing, as everything is in apple-pie order and the stock in
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