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January 22, 1920. 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



CATTLEYAS 



$18.00 doz. Lots of 50 or more, $1.00 each. 



These are the finest grade of dark colored Trianae, superior to any other 



Orchids we know of. Home-grown. 



Double Violets 



$1.50 per 100; $10.00 and $12.50 per 1000. 



Lily of the Valley 



$15.00 per 100 — in steady supply. 



FANCY FREESIA 



Plenty of fine Purity — now ready. 



SWEET PEAS 



A new crop just coming in. 



Although Roses and Carnations at present are short for the demand, 

 Randall's still handles a considerable part of this 



market's total receipts. 



Fancy Pussy Willow, $4.00 per 100 



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. 



U^ ^ f^ ^ 1 ^ ^r '^hile flo^vers are scarce 

 9^ VJIAlaJl. $1.50 per lOOO 



$8.50 



per case of 

 10,000 



A. L. Randall Co. 



ISO N. 

 Wabash Ave. 



CHICAGO 



L. D. Phone 

 Central 7720 



Mention The Review when yon 



writg. 



roses. At this time of year cuts run 

 largely to long stems, while now de- 

 mand centers on shorts. But because 

 buyers can not get short roses they take 

 long ones and are thankful for them. 

 It still is the fact, however, that the 

 price of long roses is not high if one 

 compares it with the price of shorts 

 rather than with the price of long stems 

 in other years; indeed, some growers 

 still complain to their commission men 

 that they are not getting enough for 

 their longest stock. 



The carnation market has been ad- 

 vancing steadily for days. The cold, 

 cloudy weather has established a state 



of suspended animation in the plants, 

 while the call for flowers for work 

 strengthens day after day. Prices are 

 higher than at Christmas, except for 

 red. Bulbous stock has begun to come 

 in more freely, but is not yet sufficient- 

 ly plentiful to be much of a factor on 

 so bare a market. Prices of course are 

 high. Sweet peas, which were coming 

 more freely last week, were checked 

 by the unfavorable weather. Callas 

 are selling at the highest prices ever 

 known, as much as $5 per dozen for the 

 best, but there are many which show 

 the effects of unskillful packing; callas 

 must be handled right or thoy are likely 



to be ruined by frost or printers' ink 

 in shipping. 



Violets and orchids are tlie two flow- 

 ers which are more plentiful and lower 

 in price. Good cattleyas now are abun- 

 dant and the price looks low after re- 

 cent records. 



Green stock, including galax and pre- 

 pared magnolia leaves, sells briskly, be- 

 cause of the need to eke out the meager 

 supply of flowers. 



As to how long the present condition 

 will last, opinions differ. Some grow- 

 ers say it will last another three weeks, 

 or until the middle of February. Others, 

 however, belicv? a few days of warm, 



