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JANUARY 8, 1920. 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



LONG ROSES 



Randall's Roses in quality are second to none and the 

 supply is large— send Randall your orders. , 

 Specially strong on Medium and Long stems. 



CARNATIONS 



A steadily increasing supply and first-class quality in 



all colors. Order what you want. 



VIOLETS 



Single or double. 



VALLEY 



You can get it here. 



Increasing supply. 



NARCISSI 



Fine White and Yellow. 



PUSSY WILLOW 



Fancy, $6.00 per 100. , 



STEVIA 



Include some in every order. 



FANCY HOME-GROWN CATTLEYAS 



BRONZE GALAX a.';:.'^ $8.50 



per case 

 of 



10,000 



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. 



ISO N. 

 Wabash Ave. 



CHICAGO 



L. D. Phone 

 Central 7720 



Tlicre wore only tliree clear days in the 

 month. Under such circumstances it is 

 no wonder that coal piles faded fast 

 and that flowers failed to bloom. 



Trade Mass Meeting. 



A mass meeting of the trade is called 

 at the Hotel Randolph, 7:30 p. m. sharp, 

 January 12. Tlie meeting is called bj'' 

 representative committees of growers, 

 retailers and wliolesalers and district 

 captains have been appointed to cover 

 all parts of the city and environs. It 

 is the intention to give a personal in- 

 vitation to every man in the trade to be 

 present, but if the district captain falls 



down on his job and does not get around 

 to you, Mr. Keader, The Review is in- 

 structeil to hereby give you a personal 

 invitation to be jyresent. Matters of 

 vital importance to the welfare of tlie 

 trade will be up for discussion. 



Fisk Sells Out. 



Charles Fisk, who is one of the oldest 

 retail florists in Chicago, has sold out 

 to two of his associates, Emil and Her- 

 man Maerz, who have been with him for 

 about fourteen years. Some time ago 

 the business was turned into a corpora- 

 tion to admit them to partnership and 

 now they have become sole proprietors. 



Mr. and Mrs. Fisk plan to start west 

 in February. They have mapped out a 

 route which will carry them to Hawaii, 

 Japan, China and India, with the pos- 

 sibility that they will continue the 

 journey around the world. "While the 

 trij) will be primarily for pleasure, Mr. 

 Fisk will conduct certain business ne- 

 gotiations en route for the A. L. Randall 

 Co., with which he once was associated 

 and with which he has continued to be 

 closely related. 



Convention Plans. 



At a meeting of the ofTicers of the 

 Florists' Club January 5, President A. 



