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The Florists' Review 



FiBBUABT 15, 1917. 



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CARNATIONS 



Increase your Carnation sales by sending 

 us your order. We are prepared to fur- 

 nish you in quantity.' 



SWEET PEAS 



Our Spencer Sweet Peas sell themselves. 



Send us your order and convince yourself. 



Large assortment of colors. 



I A. L RANDALL COMPANY | 



I WABASH AVENUE AT LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. | 



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has Bhortened considerably and they sell 

 well at somewhat improved prices. As 

 in the case of roses, red varieties have 

 been in special request this week, being 

 best suited to St. Valentine 's purposes. 



Easter lilies are scarce and sell well at 

 good prices. The same is true of callas. 

 Violets have suffered considerably from 

 the severe cold, many shipments from 

 the east arriving in a frozen condition. 

 Sweet peas are in good supply and 

 move readily. Calendulas and mignon- 

 ette are more plentiful but clear readily. 

 Paper Whites are in comparatively light 

 supply and are not difficult to move. 

 Tulips are more abundant and are sell- 

 ing better than the week previous. Jon- 

 quils and daffodils also are in heavier 

 supply. The better stock is bringing 

 good prices. A few stevia still arrive. 

 Snapdragons are beginning to come in 

 crop. The quality is considerably im- 

 proved and a variety of colors is offered. 

 They clear easily. 



The freeze in Florida last week has 

 hit the market via the supply of aspara- 

 gus. For a considerable time Chicago 

 has depended principally on Florida 

 plumosus, with a small quantity of in- 

 door stock and some from California. 

 The supply has not been so large as 

 usual at any time this season and now 

 most of the Florida growers have been 

 put where they will have nothing to 

 ship for at least six weeks. 



Ferns are going up, some of the houses 

 having advanced their quotations to $3 

 per thousand. There are intimations 

 that there will be fireworks in ferns this 

 spring if the freeze in the south has 

 done anything to reduce the early supply 

 from that source. 



Mr. Elingel Retires. 



Frederick G. Klingel has severed his 

 connection with the firm of Erne & 

 Klingel, having sold his interest to 

 Charles W. Erne. Mr. Klingel will, how- 

 ever, remain at his desk until the 

 weather gets fair and will then take a 

 six months' rest to recuperate his fail- 



MentloB Tb« B«t1«-w when yon write. 



A SIMPLE SUM: 



A sound, progressive organization. 

 A policy of fairness and honesty. 

 A staff of willing, efficient workers. 

 A desire to serve, and please, buyers. 

 A complete assortment of Quality Cuts. 



GRAND TOTAL: — The House of Quality Plus. 



■■tabUstaed 188S 



Xnoorporatvd 189S 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS 



16S-8 North Wabaah ATenne, Ckicago, HHboIs 



H. B. KKNNICOTT, Pres. J. K. POLLWORTH, Sec. 



Mention The EcTlew wlien yon write. 



ing health. The business will hereafter 

 be carried on by Charles W. Erne under 

 the firm name of Erne & Co. 



Fuel Famine Passing. 



The growers who are not forehanded 

 in the matter of fuel have had an ex- 

 tremely trying fortnight, the week end- 

 ing February 12 having been the worst 

 of the year, with zero temperature and 

 high winds to increase consumption and 

 an embargo up to Lincoln's birthday on 

 all roads bringing coal from the smoke- 

 less fields of West Virginia. It is not 

 of record that any greenhouses froze 

 up for want of fuel, but scores of them 

 have been dependent on the day's de- 



livery to get through the night. The 

 necessity has been so great that the 

 high cost has occasioned little comment. 

 With the breaking of the cold wave 

 February 12 and the lifting of the em- 

 bargo that has prevented shipment of 

 smokeless coal for more than a week, 

 conditions are easing and it is thought 

 that there will be no more danger this 

 season. 



Wholesalers May Form Club. 



During the last few weeks several 

 meetings of wholesalers have been held 

 for the discussion of business problems 

 and it was a matter for comment that 

 in several cases introductions were neces- 



