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The Rofists' Review 



DVCBMBBB 3. 1914. 



ONCE ORDER ROSES OF US 



YOU BECOME A REGULAR CUSTOMER 



We have a full list of varieties, including besides all the standard varieties and the so-called novel- 

 ties, Roses like Jonkheer J. L. Mock, not obtainable eleewhere. It is recognized that our growers know 

 their business — There are no better roses than we offer you. Our prices are always right. 



BEAUTIES LILIES VIOLETS 



You can get all the ?ood Beauties We have Giganteums of fine quality 



you need if you order of Randall. in large supply. 



ORDER CARNATIONS OP US AND OBT PINB STOCK AT RIQHT PRICES. 



ORCHIDS VALLEY STEVIA 



Try us; you will find us headquar- 

 ters this season the same as before. 



No finer Cattleyas to be found in 

 America. 



' We always have Valley on hand. 

 Wire. 



Let us include some Stevia in your 

 order today. 



Remember RandalFs Is Headquarters for Christmas Greens. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Everything for Florists, 



L. D. Phone Central 7720 



Private Excbangre all 



Departments 



66 E. Randolph Stmt, Chicaio 



Mention The Berlew when yoa writa. 



around. Milady and Bichmond, while 

 in much greater supply, also were short 

 of the demand. Bulgaria, Sunburst, 

 Ward, Shawyer and Hadley all were 

 called for in greater quantity than the 

 market could furnish at any price. 

 Killarney Brilliant cleaned up nicely, 

 but quite a few had trouble getting 

 a price for Killarney, the color being 

 too poor. White Killarney was not in 

 large supply or special request. 



Violets sold better than at any time 

 since last Christmas and cattleyas were 

 short. There was an abundance of 

 valley. Sweet peas, when good, sold 

 nicely. All the odds and ends of stock 

 cleaned up in good shape. 



After Thanksgiving the market is so 

 bare of stock and the demand was so 

 strong that everything was brisk to 

 November 30, when stock again began 

 to come in heavily. Roses became abun- 

 dant and carnations overabundant. The 

 supply of carnations was so much 

 larger than usual for Thanksgiving 

 that this flower was the one item that 

 was not held stiff and at the beginning 

 of this week the supply had become so 

 heavy that prices were on the down 

 grade while other stock was holding 

 up to seasonable values. Not only are 

 the carnation cuts large but the quality 

 everywhere is specially good. The 

 values are so unusual that sooner or 

 later the buyers must realize money is 

 to be made pushing carnations. Also 

 the pompon mums are about gone, 

 which should help the carnations. 



The week opened with four days 

 of sunless weather and temperature 

 about 20 degrees above normal, unfav- 

 orable conditions for selling flowers and 

 still more unfavorable for quality in 

 the stock. Everything is softening. It 

 is to be hoped the weather man is 

 correct in predicting cooler conditions 

 and brighter skies. 



Club Will Dance. 



President French announces that the 

 Florists' Club will have its annual la- 



FANCY ROSES 

 CARNATIONS 



The Very BEST FLOWERS 

 It Is Possible to Produce ^ 



We have a large supply of our celebrated De Luxe grade. The buyers who know 

 the superior excellence of this stock through having tried it before will place 

 orders with the assurance we shall be able to give perfect service to all . 



WE GUARANTEE DELIVERY 

 IN PERFECT CONDITION 



Our prices are very reasonable and, if quality is taken into consideration, 



the lowest of any. 



It is possible for us to furnish the best grade of flowers for shipping, and 

 in quantity to take care of our regular customers and a lot of new trade. 



CHICAGO CARNATION CO. 



30 East Randolph Street, 



A. T. PYFER, Msr. 



CHICAGO 



MentloD Tbe R«Ttew when 700 write. 



dies' night at the Sherman House, Fri- 

 day evening, December 11, when a sub- 

 stantial luncheon will be served and 

 the Crystal room used for dancing. 

 Ladies will be the club's guests; gen- 

 tlemen will provide themselves with 

 tickets at $1.50 each. Members of the 

 trade not club members are invited. 



December 10 will be election night 

 at the Bismarck. 



November Weather.. , 



November was an unusually favor- 

 able month for growing. In general 



the month was characterized by warm, 

 sunshiny weather and a marked ab- 

 sence of precipitation; in fact, the total 

 fall for the month was but 0.33 inch, 

 the least amount of precipitation re- 

 corded in any November during thii 

 period of ofScial records with the ex-i 

 ception of that of 1904. The only 

 cold weather occurred from No- 

 vember 16 to 23. The remaining 

 days averaged much above the nort- 

 mal. There were ten days during tli6 

 month with 100 -per cent of sunshine, 

 and the monthly percentage of possible. 



