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The Florists' Review 



KILLARNEYS 



SPLENDID COLOR-NOTHING FINER COULD BE ASKED 



Our KillarneyB not only have brilliant color, but carry large flowers on good, heavy, straight stems in 

 all lengths. Our prices always are right, so you can sell these Roses in quantity. 



FREESIA PURITY, the Pure White Kind 



RUSSELL, SUNBURST, HADLEY- 



And all the new varieties in quantity, and quality as 

 good as to be found in Chicago. 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES— 



All lengths, with the finest, most perfect buds. 



CARNATIONS- 



We have the best quality we ever had. The shipping 

 kind that carry and give you satisfaction to sell. 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS- 



Plenty and at prices that make you money. 



EASTER LILIES ALWAYS ON HAND 



VIOLETS- 



Fancy double, extra fine now. 



STEVIA- 



The best grown. Used everywhere in quantity, and we 

 supply in 1000 lots or more. 



MIGNONETTE- 



The large, long-flowered kind that sells. 



GREENS of all kinds in large supply — 



so we can supply your large wants for decorations at 

 prices which allow you a good margin. 



VALLEY IN ANY QUANTITY 



A complete stock of Florists' Supplies 



Go over your stock at once, and send a rush order for anything that's low. Wire your orders if you 

 are at a distance. We have the largest and most complete stock in America and can ship at once. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Everything lor Florists, 



L. D. Phone Central 7720 



Private Exchanire all 



Departments 



66 E. Randolph Street, Cliicago 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



simple statement that it was not pos- 

 sible to sell them all even by letting 

 the buyers set the price. 



In the retail stores a somewhat better 

 story is told. Taking them as a whole, 

 they came much nearer equaling last 

 year than the wholesalers did. They 

 had nearly all stocked more heavily 

 than usual on medium-priced plants and 

 on ruscus baskets, etc. A good many 

 appear to have made no attempt to 

 push cut flowers, although of course 

 they all sold more or less and some of 

 those who advertised liberally did the 

 largest business in their history. It is 



^^^ ?^^.^*°''® wai^d on between 1,500 

 and 1 600 customers December 24. In- 

 evitably, a few plants were left, but it 

 was a fair clean-up. The same may be 

 said for the supply-house stock. If 

 business had been better than expected 

 the stores would have finished off with 

 a run on cut flowers, but it was about 

 al over by the time the plants were 

 sold. In general the retailers got their 

 stock enough cheaper this year so they 

 came out about as weU as usual, al- 



though there are numerous exceptions. 

 The market was quiet after the holi- 

 day. All flowers were in large supply 

 and prices lower than usual during the 

 days between Christmas and New 

 Year's. There was some increase in the 

 shipping business as the middle of the 

 week approached, but the Christmas 

 experience operated against any con- 

 siderable booking of advance orders 

 and, so far as Chicago is concerned, 

 1914 is expiring quietly. 



George Wienhoeber's Shift. 



Perhaps the most interesting item of 

 news developed by the Christmas rush 

 is the announcement of the purchase 

 of the store of Lubliner & Trinz, 41 

 South Wabash avenue, by George Wien- 

 hoeber, for the last twelve years man- 

 ager of the Fleischman Floral Co. Mr. 

 Wienhoeber is to take possession Jan- 

 uary 1 and will conduct the business 

 under his own name. 



Even those who have not approved 

 the methods of advertising by which 

 the large business of the Fleischman 



concern has been built up will concede 

 that Mr. Wienhoeber has had wonderful 

 success at the Jackson boulevard store 

 and will hope to see him do equally 

 well for himself on Wabash avenue, 

 where he has acquired a 10-year lease 

 on favorable terms. 



Lubliner & Trinz have for some time 

 had interests in the moving picture 

 line that have overshadowed their flo- 

 rists' enterprise. The store was offered 

 for sale some time ago with the idea 

 of devoting all their time to the films. 



Dr. Maurice hubel, president of the 

 Fleischman Floral Co., has not yet an- 

 nounced the appointment of a manager 

 to succeed Mr. Wienhoeber. 



Various Notes. 



There are a number of reports of 

 frozen stock, but C. W. McKellar ap- 

 pears to have suffered the heaviest loss, 

 over $200, through the freezing of a 

 shipment of cattleyas from the east. A 

 claim has been filed against the express 

 company. 



O. W. Frese reports a proposition 

 from a stranger who writes from Minne- 



