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The Florists' Review 



March 24. 1921. 



RANDALL'S 



Growers are in Full Crop 



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Selected Roses 



I Our growers hit Easter just right. We have the largest sup- | 



5 ply ever offered for Easter. All varieties, all lengths, and all good. | 



I Good Carnations 



I Our Carnations also are in full crop— a tremendous supply | 



= of high grade flowers at strictly moderate prices. Take hold | 



= strong. Order enough. | 



I Fine Sweet Peas | 



5 Sweet Peas are one of our leaders. We represent more bench space in Sweet E 



5 Peas than any other wholesale house in America. Now that spring and bright weather E 



E are here, the crop will be enormous, the quality wonderful and the prices as little as you E 



E could expect to pay. E 



I Fancy Bulb Stock | 



5 Tulips, Darwins, Jonquils, Freesia, etc., in large supply. E 



I Valley Orchids I 



All you need if you order 

 of Randall. 



The finest home-grown Cattleyas 

 in moderate supply. 



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RUSH ORDERS ARE WELCOME-CALL ON US. 



Growers 



Everyone who grows Asters, either for market or for his own local trade, should try 

 Ball's New White Aster. Seed is available this year for the first time. We will 

 send you an original packet of 3000 to 4000 seeds, put up by the introducer, for $3.00. 



A. L. RANDALL COMPANY 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



180 North Wabash Ave. L. D. Phone Central 7720 



feared that a good many flowers were 

 marketed last week which should have 

 contributed to the Easter supply. This 

 is particularly true of bulbous stock 

 and lilies. There was no shortage of 

 anything, and the fact that the large 

 receipts were moved so well is a cause 

 for congratulation and a reason for con- 

 fidence in the aggregate of the Easter 

 business. 



At the end of last week there was a 

 good flow of Easter orders and most of 

 the men in the wholesale market came 

 around to the opinion that Easter is 

 going to be better than fair. By March 

 18 it became difficult to buy lilies. Few 



were flowered in pots this year and the 

 ])ot stock that looked good was picked 

 uj) some time ago; indeed, many of the 

 growers oversold and have been break- 

 ing the news that they could not fill 

 orders in full. By the end of last week 

 most of the wholesale houses had as 

 many orders for cut lilies as they felt 

 safe in promising. As the end of the 

 sup])ly came into sight prices stiffened; 

 ?,0 cents was asked on any orders taken 

 March 19 and the prediction was made 

 that the market will be 35 cents for any 

 good lilies offered toward the end of this 

 week. 



There is some difference in the situa- 



tion of individual growers and whole- 

 salers. fSome of them have more or less 

 of certain items, but on the whole it 

 looks as though there will be enough 

 flowers so that all orders can be filled 

 except for lilies. The weather will be 

 a factor. March 19 and 20 were almost 

 summer days; then the temperature fell. 

 The heat was pushing the stock along 

 too fast; the change was beneficial, in 

 that it held the flowers back a little and 

 restored their crispness and quality. 



The buyers were a little slow in 

 placing Easter orders. Toward the end 

 of last week mails became heavy and 

 there was a flood of requisitions March 



