Januabx 14, 1U15. 



The Florists^ Revic 



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HOME-GROWN "CATTS 



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These Cattleyas are extra fine. They are grown right here at home, where we 

 can get them fresh and nnbruised by rehandling— send them to you in as good shape 

 as though you cut them in your own greenhouse. A big crop is on. Prices very cheap 

 — a fine chance to sell orchids low and still make the usual margin of profit. Write 

 us about it if you can use a quantity. - 



PURITY FREESIA The pare white hmd $3.00 tO $4.00 JfBT 100 



FANCY STEYIA The fuiiAowered kind $1.50 to $2.00 pof 100 



VALLEY VIOLETS LILIES SWEET PEAS 



We always have the 

 stock yoa need. 



Double and Single, in 

 - large supply^ 



Fancy Rubrum Lilies in 

 quantity— Hue stock. 



We can take care of you 

 '*' ' on these. 



Don't for a moment forget that Randall's is headquarters for Roses and Carna- 

 tions — no larger supply, no more comple^ assortment, no better stock, no more reason- 

 able prices — no place where you can get better or more jertain satisfaction. 



A complete stock of Florists' Supplies 



- Go oyer 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 for Florists, 



L. D. Phone Central 7720 



Private Ezchanse all 



Departments 



6iS E. Randolph Street, Chicago 



Mfotlon The RfTlew wtwn jon write. 



The green goods market remains 

 without change. 



The Change at Kennicott's. 



The forethought of the late E. E. 

 Pieser was seen in a letter found 

 among his papers after his death, in 

 which he asked that his shares of stock 

 in Kennicott Bros. Co., with which he 

 was associated the greater part of his 

 life, and of which he was president at 

 the time of his death, be sold to Harold 

 B. Kennicott in case Mr. Kennicott 

 cared to assume his father's place in 

 the business. Mr. Kennicott took over 

 the shares January 12 and will in fu- 

 ture devote his time to the business. 

 The business was established in 1883, 

 by Flint and Amaza Kennicott, be- 

 ing one of the first wholesale cut 

 flower establishments in Chicago. In- 

 corporation followed in 1892. Since the 

 death of Flint Kennicott, the founder, 

 approximately one-half the stock has 

 been held by his widow and the other 

 half by E. E, Pieser. The purchase of 

 the Pieser stock by the son of the 

 founder now brings the business back 



wholly into the hands of the original 

 Kennicott family. The officers of the 

 company will be: President and treas- 

 urer, H. B. Kennicott; vice-president, 

 F. Kennicott Reilly, president of Reilly 

 & Britton Co., a well known publishing 

 concern, and nephew of Flint Kenni- 

 cott; secretary. Max Eingier. In the 

 reorganization of the working force, 

 George Gobel, who formerly has looked 

 after the market interests of the Adams 

 express, has succeeded N. P. Miller. 



The Kidwell Interests. 



No sooner had J. F, Kidwell disposed 

 of his city business interests, putting 

 the management of the stores on 

 younger shoulders, than he proceeded to 

 provide himself with another occupa- 

 tion. The last house of a new range 

 is just being finished at Downers 

 Grove. The new establishment is only 

 two blocks from the Kidwell residence. 

 It is a mile and a half from the Well-, 

 worth Farm establishment. There are 

 three houses each 27x250, and one house 

 48x110. It will be run under the name 

 of the J. F. Kidwell Co., which con- 



cern also operates the old Muir stand 

 CD Michigan avenue, growing ferns and 

 miscellaneous pot plants, both for re- 

 tail and wholesale. 



The Kidwell family interests now in- 

 clude two separate greenhouse estab- 

 lishments at Downers Grove, one for cut 

 flowers and one for pot plants, and three 

 retail stores in the city, five establish- 

 ments in all. 



Club Meeting. 



In addition to the flower show re- 

 ported in another column, the Chicago 

 Florists' Club had, as an extra attrac- 

 tion to bring out the attendance at 

 the meeting .January 7, the annual in- 

 stallation of officers, which retiring 

 President French conducted with due 

 eclat. The roster for 1915 is: 

 President — William ,T. Keimel, 

 Vice-president — James Morton. 

 Secretary — Guy W. French. 

 Treasurer — Paul R. Klingsporn, 

 Each of the officers made a nice 

 little s^aach on being presented to the 

 '.'lub. President Keimel appointed two 



