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The Florists^ Review 



Apbil 6, 1916. 



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I You will be pleased if I 



I you leave selection to tis | 



ASTER is drawing near, and you cannot afford to delay ordering your Supplies. The = 



best thing to do is to jump on the train and spend a day in the market — you are = 



positively sure to pick up something that will more than pay your expenses. But = 



the next best way is to send Randall an open order — to leave the selection to us. 5 



Many hundreds of florists always buy their Baskets that way, and we guarantee satisfac- = 



tion in all other lines as well. Just write us a letter telling what the goods are for and 5 



about what price you want to pay— our expert department managers will make selection for = 



you — guaranteed to please. g 



If you did not attend the National Flower Show, ask anyone ^ 



who was there what he thought about the Randall line S 



S Refer to our Supply ads In the last five Issues of Tbe Revle\7. There are good thlnss listed In them S 



I A. L. RANDALL CO., wlbMrAvr^akest. Chicago | 



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MentloD The Review when you write. 



ceipts are, though, the demand is 

 scarcely strong enough to handle them. 

 The white and red varieties receive the 

 most frequent call. Enchantress still 

 hangs. Calendula, snapdragon and 

 mignonette are moving indifferently 

 well. A few gladioli have made their 

 appearance. Valley is again clearing. 

 There is a large supply of Easter lilies, 

 and though there has been as yet no 

 heavy demand for them, they are giv- 

 ing a reasonably good account of them- 

 selves. Of callas there is a large num- 

 ber and they are moving nicely. Single 

 violets are clearing, but doubles are 

 moved with difficulty if at all. Sweet 

 peas still enjoy a fair degree of favor. 

 Daisies, on the other hand, are not clear- 

 ing as they should. Jonquils, too, 

 though in. good supply, are inclined to 

 be slow. There are few good daffodils 

 to be found on the market, but of soft, 

 inferior stock there is more than 

 enough. Freesias are about done for. 

 Tulips, too, are nearly at an end. The 

 scarcity of cattleyas continues, and 

 though the demand is not great it 

 cannot be satisfied with the available 

 supply. 



With the exception of smilax, the sup- 

 ply of greens is sufficient to meet the 

 demand, which, regulating itself by the 

 general market, is more satisfactory 

 than it was a week ago. 



The Weather in March. 



March was not a bad month for the 

 growers. Although there were alternate 

 warm and cold spells, the average tem- 

 perature for the month was nearly 

 normal. Also, the precipitation was 

 about as usual. The snowfall was five 

 and one-half inches. Sunshine was four 

 per cent less than normal, being only 

 forty-nine per cent of the possible. It 

 was windy, even for March, the total 

 movement being 11,396 miles, which, of 

 course, increased the drain on the coal 

 bins. 



Various Notes. 



During his period of convalescence 



ATTENnOH SOUTHERN FLORISTS 



EDSTEB ULIES 



In Pots 12c per Bloom 



Cut $10.00 per 100 



CHARLOTTE CUT FLOWER COMPANY 



FLORAL AVENUE 



CHARLOTTE, N. C. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Ym/M|y^K7r|- EASTER LILIES TO SELL ON COMMISSION. 



WW r\ i^ 1 L^ KM Start Mhippinef at once. Checks weekly. 



M. C. GUNTCRBERG, 158 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, ill. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Charles E'rne, of Erne & Klingel, has 

 visited a considerable number of grow- 

 ers to get a line on Easter prospects. 

 He says an extremely large percentage 

 of the lilies this year will be short in 

 stem, that carnations will not be in 

 the usual supply, that bulbous stock and 

 violets are about gone, but that rose 

 crops will be excellent. 

 W. E. Tricker will leave April 9 for 



St. Paul, where he will take charge of 

 the greenhouses of Holm & Olson, in 

 which pot plants exclusively are grown. 

 Following the National Flower Show 

 at Philadelphia Guy W. French moved 

 over to New York, where another big 

 show opened April 5. The E. C. 

 Amling Co., April 3, packed and dis- 

 patched to him a fine lot of Mrs. Russell 

 with which it is hoped, fortunes of 



