March 31, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



95>7 



LIBERTIES 



One of our larg:est and best growers was just a week late for Easter with a 

 splendid crop of Liberties. We can supply large quantities of fine, long stock 

 for the next two or three weeks. Plenty for all. Send in your orders. 



WHITE LILAC 



The same high grade stock we have been handling in quantity for several 

 weeks; also some Purple Lilac. We are headquarters for this specialty. 



All cut flowers in season. We solicit your correspondence in reference to any large^amounts 

 of any kind of stock you may need. • - 



A. L. RANDALL CO., Randoiph^street, CHICAGO 



Mentlop The Review when yon write 



The department stores announce the 

 opening of their sales of hardy roses, 

 shrubs, seeds, bulbs, etc., this week and 

 the descriptions given of the various 

 varieties are more than amusing. But 

 the amount of stock sold by these big 

 houses in tliis way is enormous. 



The Xew York Jlarket Florists' Assn- 

 eiation has taken a lease on the grounds 

 of the old market at Canal and West 

 streets, and will erect tents for the ac- 

 commodation of its members. 



The handsome manager of the Cut 

 Flower Co., Joseph jMillang, was er- 

 roneously styled the "lily king" in last 

 week's issue; the "Beauty king" is his 

 acknowledged title. 



The engagement is announced of S. E. 

 Bennett, of Eockville Center, and Miss 

 Winnifred Gifford, of Toledo, O. The 

 wedding will take place in October. 



Eobert McLeod, gardener for R. C 

 Vanderbilt at Newport., was killed in :i 

 runaway accident March 23. 



Bowling. 



The prize bowling contest Monday 

 evening did not attract as large a pro- 

 portion of the membership as was ex- 

 pected. Eight o'f the faithful were on 

 hand and the evening was hugely en- 

 joyed. ■ Tliere wel-e several interesting 

 diversions. The prizes were won by the 

 following scores and the selections were 

 made from the packages without a 

 knowledge of their contents: 



Lang 184 Prize $2 cash. 



O'Mara 152 Haudsome calendar. 



Glbbs 1.33 Silk scarf. 



Prank 117 Pearl handled umbrella. 



Shaw 101 Gold soarfpin with pearl. 



Nugent 95 Silk suspenders. 



Elliott ..._ 85 Bisque match safe. 



All prizes were announced to he in 

 value $1 and over, and several were 

 more than double. The score indicates 

 the nervous intensity of the struggle for 

 first honors. The other games of the 

 evening follow : 



Lang 1311 160 216 



Ford 157 156 160 



O'Mara 143 145 130 



Prank 153 140 129 



Glbbs 134 109 155 



Shaw 124 145 127 



Elliott 125 102 92 



Nugent 99 102 106 



J. Austin Shaw. 



Herkimer, N. T. — James F. Barclay 

 finds that he can do well with tomatoes 

 as a little side line in the grcerliiuise. 



Wholesale Florists, 



51 Wabash Avenue, 



CHICAGO. 



AMERICAN BEACTY- 



Extra long- stem 



36-lnch stems 



;^0-iuch stems 



24-iDCh stems 



20-inch stems 



15-inch stems 



12-luch stems 



Short stems.. 



CURRENT PRICE LIST. 



Perdoz, 



16 00 

 5 00 

 4 00 

 3 00 

 2 50 

 2 00 

 1 50 

 1 00 



Per 100 



Bride $i; 00 to $10 00 



Ivory H 00 to 10 00 



Liberty S 00 to 15 00 



Golden Gate i: 00 to 10 00 



Perle 6 00 to 8 00 



CarnatloDB, good 4 OO 



fancy 5 00 to 6 00 



Harrisll perdoz., S2.00 15 00 



Bridesmaids per 100, J6 00 to 10 00 



All other stock at lowest market rates. The above prices are for select stock. Extra select or 

 ' Inferior stock billed accordingly. Prices subject to change without notice. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



AN AMERICAN PEONY GROWER. 



H. A. Terry and James Kelway have 

 for more than thirty years been en- 

 gaged in improving the peony and each 

 has given to the world some fine new 

 kinds which have added much to our 

 collections of choice flowers. I have 

 about eighty kinds from each and for 

 years have had a chance to compare 

 them. At first, as I had to pay about 

 four times as much for the foreign sorts, 

 I thought they must be much better 

 than the "home made" varieties. But 

 I find that Mr. Terry's average up very 

 well with Kelway 's. Many of them 

 are of e-xquisite and delicate beauty. 



His Pallas is a marvel among peonies. 

 a two-storied affair. Among the whites 

 it is hard to beat the delicate Clara 

 Barton, with its transparent, tissue-like 

 petals, or his La Eeine. Crimson Queen 

 is very fine and his Grover Cleveland 

 a wonder, crimson petals packed to- 

 gether in a solid ball, the most compact 

 of the whole family. If you want a 

 dfiinty, fragrant little thing take his 

 Morning Star. 



Why has one grower a world wide 

 renown while the other is knovni only 

 locally? The diflterenee is in the use 



of printers ' ink. Mr. Terry 's list, in 

 its descriptions, is only a bare state- 

 ment of fact and reads like the demon- 

 stration of a problem ; Kelway sets off 

 his beauties in glowing terms. I do 

 not think Mr. Terry ever had a photo- 

 graph taken of any of his marvelous 

 flowers. I often visit this grand old 

 man, for he is now about 78 years old, 

 and when the horticulturists begin to 

 perpetuate memories by erecting monu- 

 ments to our great workers, if such re- 

 minders are necessary, I believe one of 

 the tallest shafts should be erected to 

 H. A. Terry, of Crescent, Iowa. 



C. S. H.A.RRISON. 



A WINNING COMBINATION. 



Kindly discontinue our Carlson's aster 

 seed advertisement. Although we have 

 had this in your paper only one week, 

 our stock is exhausted owing to the ex- 

 ceedingly heavy orders received since 

 our advertisement appeared. We do not 

 know whether this is due to the fact 

 that your paper goes in the hands of so 

 many live florists or because the florists 

 in general recognize the superior quality 

 of this seed. E. H. Hunt. 



