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58 



The Florists^ Review 



May 4, 1922 





RANDALL 



WILL HAVE 





A Very Large Supply 



OF ALL KINDS OF FLOWERS 



For Mothers' Day 



But there will be a BIG demand 

 It will be wise to order NOW 



See opposite page 



A. L. Randall Company 



180 N. Wabash Avenue CHICAGO 



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CHICAGG 



(Continued from page 47). 



])C ruined over night. It has happened 

 bcforP. A frost might do it, or hail, or 

 even a liigh wind might cut the supply 

 in half. On the other hand, fine, warm, 

 bright weather continued for several 

 (lays might add considerably to the ex- 

 pected cut. 



As to prices, it is felt that almost any 

 price might be obtained for good carna- 

 tions, which will be first choice, but 

 that 12 cents to 15 cents is as far as 

 it is best to go, except for specialties. 



But if carnations are short of the supply 

 at those prices, good short-stemmed 

 roses should be worth as much. And 

 fine, big, showy peonies should be worth 

 as much as carnations or short roses. 

 So you pay your money and take your 

 choice, with the probability that there 

 will be a better chance of getting the or- 

 der filled in full if it is heaviest on 

 peonies. 



There are likely to be enough long 

 roses, at from 25 cents up, but another 

 good way will bo to push the sale of 



baskets and boxes of miscellaneous flow- 

 ers. There will be large supplies of 

 sweet peas, valley, daisies, Darwin 

 tulips, snapdragons, lilies, lupines, even 

 jonquils, and the prices will not be so 

 stiff as on the three leaders. 



This week there are indications that 

 reluctant spring has arrived at last. 

 With the warmer weather locally, there 

 are increased shipments from the south. 

 Gladioli arc arriving in considerable 

 quantity, from Florida, Mississippi, 

 (Continued on page 02.) 



