IfAT 1, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Now Booking Orders 



FOR MOTHERS' DAY 



We are prepared for a very large volume of orders next week, 

 May 5 to 10, for this great flower day, but we urge that order- 

 ing be not delayed— there will be a far heavier demand than 



ever before for Mothers' Day. 



Sweet Peas, 

 Carnations, 



ROSES 



Cattleya 

 Nossiae 



No Matter What You Want, Order of Randall 



When you send to Randall you are drawing on the largest supply of Cut Flowers in the 

 Central States— you can rely on Randall. Anything that's in the market, Randall has it. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



Wabash Ave. 

 at Lake St. 



CHICAGO 



Phones: 

 Cent. 7720 



E Do you receive our Cut Flower Bulletin? Will put you on the list on request, 

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OVERISSUED NEWSPAPERS 



Car Load Lot. FOR WRAPPING PURPOSES HAVE GIVEN EXCELLENT SERVICE AND ProUet your Supply 



Our Specialty HAVE SAVED MONEY FOR MANY OF OUR SATISFIED CUSTOMERS by ordaring Now 



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Mention The Review when you write. 



The first peonies of the season were 

 reported April 24 by the E. C. Amling 

 Co. The variety was Old Bed and they 

 came from Carbondale. They were ten 

 days earlier than usual. 



A. T. Pyf er, secretary of the Florists ' 

 Club, sent out a special call for a meet- 

 ing of the club one day earlier than 

 usual, on account of the regular meet- 

 ing night coming too near Mothers ' day. 

 It announced a general discussion be- 



tween growers, wholesalers and retailers 

 with regard to the three big spring holi- 

 days. 



F. M. Johnson and Eric Johnson, of 

 the A. L. Randall Co., are spending a 

 week on an eastern trip. 



Clarence Smith, formerly foreman for 

 Wendland & Keimel Co., Elmhurst, re- 

 turned last week from the army. He 

 had been thirteen days on the front 

 line when he was wounded and sent 



back to the United States for his con- 

 valescence. He was just ready to go 

 back to France when the armistice was 

 signed and after some months' delay 

 was given his choice of a discharge or 

 rejoining his regiment. He chose to 

 come back to the greenhouses. 



George Asmus is extremely enthusi- 

 astic over the S. A. F. publicity cam- 

 paign. He believes that it has been the 

 greatest factor which ever operated to 



