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The Florists^ Review 



Decbmbeb 18, 1919. 



Order of Randall 



Wire Randall for anything you are short of for 

 Christmas. The supply in this house is so large we 

 expect to be able to fill all orders from out of town. 



Roses ^n^ Carnations 



Probably the largest supply in the middle west. Good quality 

 in all the most popular varieties. Order what you want. Market 

 prices. 



A large supply of Violets 



The pick of the best Hudson River growers, $25.00 and $30.00 

 per 1000. 



Choice Home-grown Cattleyas, $3.00 each 



Poinsettias, Stevia, Paper Whites, 

 Yellow Narcissi and Greens 



Wire Randall — shipments will be going out in a steady stream right up to the 



last train Christmas eve. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



ISO N. 

 Wabash Ave. 



CHICAGO 



L. D. Phone 

 Central 7720 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



Another reason is that they nearly all 

 reduced their temperatures last week in 

 harmony with the general movement for 

 fuel conservation. Still another factor 

 is that we are having genuine midwinter 

 weather, zero night after night, which 

 always tends to restrict production. An- 

 other fact, and one which bears strongly 

 on the prospect for Christmas, is that a 

 number of rose growers are going off 

 crop, the unseasonably warm weather 

 early in November having set their 

 crops ahead to a point which will result 

 in small Christmas cuts for them. 



With this combination of circum- 

 stances, it is impossible to supply all the 



short and medium roses that are being 

 called for. It still is possible to furnish 

 as many as are wanted of the higher 

 priced grades, for the simple reason that 

 not so many buyers are in position to use 

 quantities of the more expensive grades. 

 The quality of roses generally is excel- 

 Jent and the growers now are sanguine; 

 they feel that for the first time this sea- 

 son they are about to realize prices 

 which are in harmony with the present 

 cost of production. 



The supply of carnations has not in- 

 creased. Production is so light that it 

 is thought growers cannot accumulate 

 Christmas stock and prices are advanc- 



ing. Nearly everyone has come to the 

 conclusion that the supply of carnations 

 for Christmas will be much less than 

 the demand and prices are being pushed 

 up on that account. 



Among the most plentiful items in the 

 market this week are Paper Whites and 

 yellow narcissi. These have not en- 

 joyed any great demand, though most 

 retailers are using a few each day. 

 Calla lilies now are in daily supply and 

 selling at nearly double the price of 

 other years because of the absence of 

 Easter lilies. Stevia is much less abun- 

 dant than in other seasons. Sweet peas 

 are to be had, but not always on late or- 



