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The Florists' Review 



September 27, 1917. 



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I YELLOW I^UI^IS WHITE | 



S We are receiving daily shipments of exceptionally fine Chrysanthemums, both = 



yellow and white. You will be pleased with this stock. Prices right. = 





ROSES 



Complete line of all the leading varieties of Roses, in all grades. We are prepared to 



supply you with any quantity desired. Try the new, popular corsage rose, Evelyn Nesbit. 



We think it is a winner. Let us ship you a trial order. 



A. L. RANDALL COMPANY 



Rusb Orders 



are Welcome 



Wholesale Gut Flowers 

 Wabash Avenue at Lake Street, 



Telephone 



Central 7720 



CHICAGO I 



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increased quantities and are in good 

 demand. White mums, liowever, are 

 scarce and orders for them often are 

 found difficult or impossible to fill. Tlie 

 first i)ompons of the season have made 

 their appearance. Tliere were a few sin- 

 gle violets September 26. Pansies still 

 come in. A small supply of California 

 poppies is available. Sweet peas have 

 passed out. There are jdenty of water 

 lilies, the fancy colored sorts still sell- 

 ing well. Lyatris, Tritoma Pfitzeri and 

 double helianthus are ])opular for win- 

 dows and l)askets. 



Tlie city retail business is picking uj), 

 there having been a distinct gain in 

 activity since September 21, but tlie 

 buyers who visit tlie market are loth to 

 ])ay the better prices now asked l)y 

 wide-awake wliolesalers, especially for 

 roses and ])articularly for Russell. The 

 retailers, or at least tlie ones who make 

 the effort, are getting better ])rices this 

 season than last, but tliey are not in a 

 liurry to share the better jirices with the 

 wholesalers as long as market conditions 

 make it jiossible to get what tliey want 

 at summer values. 



At the Oechslii. Range. 



Frank (Jechslin has increased his 

 stock of cyclamens, rhododendrons and 

 heather to take the ])lace of azaleas, 

 Avliich will undoulitedly be scarce if 

 tliere are any at all for the holiday sales. 

 These pot jilants will be brouglit along 

 so that they will be at their best for 

 Christmas. Mr. Oeclislin considers him- 

 self fortunate in having a considerable 

 stock of jtalms, which, it is expected, 

 will be in short supply this season. Pot- 

 ted mum ]ilants here are beginning to 

 show bud and will be ready in a few 

 weeks. All stock is in excellent condi- 

 tion and Mr. Oechslin says business- is 

 beginning to show the effects of the 

 opening of the autumn season. 



The coal supply at the Oechslin estab- 

 lishment is complete. Mr. Oechslin put 

 in the usual quantities of Pocahontas and 

 Illinois coal. He says he jtrobably paid 



H. Van Gki.oi.r, Pres. 



WHOLESALE commi«»iow FLOMSTS 



66 BasI Raadol»k StNti 



L. M. Jones, Sec'y 



CHICAGO 



Flowers of Known Quality 



POMPONS 



The first arrivals of the season. Our Pompons are money- 

 makers. A trial order will convince you. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Yellow Chrysolora Chrysanthemums, the finest mums arriv- 

 ing on this market. They are sure to please you. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



a sliglitly higher jirice than he would 

 if lie had waited until jtrices had been 

 fixed by the government, liut lie has the 

 satisfaction of knowing that no matter 

 how short is the supply of fuel, his 

 wants are jirovided for. 



Various Notes. 



Many Chicago florists have adopted 

 the F. T. D. idea for small local sales. 

 For exam])le, if a boucjuet is ordered of 

 a west side florist to be delivered to a 

 south side address, the order will be 

 telephoned ; to. a -Horist in that locality. 

 When the occasion arises, the jirocess 

 will V)e ■ reversed, thereby saving the 

 cost of d^li<very, which would eat up the 

 jirotit on'orders of $1 and .$2. 



A leisure afternoon before the first 

 frost cannot be better spent than in a 



United States Market Bureau indorses 

 cooperation for the grower and the re- 

 tailer—because it tends to bring lower 

 prices to the retailer and better returns to 

 the growers— F. T. D. Service in a Wholesale 

 Way is practical cooperation between grow- 

 er and retailer. 



Kennicott Bros. Co., Chicasfo. 



See further notes on other pages. 



visit to Mt. Greenwood cemetery, where 

 the gardening is an inspiration for 

 every florist. The cemetery never 

 looked l)etter than it does this Aveek. 

 This year the big bed of cannas in the 

 beautiful entrance jtlanting is Yellow 

 King Humbert. It is a fine sight, but 

 {'. W. .lolmson says it is not so well 

 liked in that spot as is the red flower 

 ;ind bronze foliage of King Humbert, 

 which has been used heretofore. 



