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The Florists' Review 



Febbuaky 4, 1915. 



SEA 



OSS 



THE LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA 



Sea Moss, also called Japanese Air Plant, is one ot the items affected by the 

 war— it is so scarce that we do not know where we can replace our stock when this 

 lot is sold. Appreciating the scarcity we ordered heavily and our latest imports con- 

 stitute the largest supoly in America— we believe the largest supply in the whole world. 

 The quality is fine. Extra large bunches. We advise ordering a season's supply— 

 you may not get another chance soon. 



$7.50 



p«r 100 

 bunehas 



$70.00 



par lOOO 

 bunches 



WAXED PAPER CAPE FLOWERS 



Used by all practical florists. Large, clean, fluflfy. Red. white, lavender, light pink, 



dark pink, purple, per box of 50O, $1.75. 



THESK PRICES ARE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. 

 Mention tills ad. to set these Special Priceis. 



A* L. Randall Co* 



66 E. Randolph Street, Chicago 



Tho World's Loading 



Florltto' Supply Houoo 



L. D. Phone Central 7720 



Private Exchange all 



Departments 



Mentton Th*" R<'»l«»w when »«n writ* 



are not in large supply; several impor- 

 tant growers are cutting lightly and 

 those that have the heaviest crops are 

 cutting a large percentage of deformed 

 flowers, good only for cheap funeral 

 sprays. 



The general easing of the market has 

 resulted in a relapse in carnation prices. 

 The supply is adequate for all require- 

 ments except those of the man who 

 wants to buy just a little cheaper than 

 he did yesterday — he can accomplish 

 his purpose, but it requires some leg- 

 work. 



Violets are extremely abundant and 

 in light demand. Cattleyas continue 

 plentiful. There is more valley than 

 the market requires. The week has 

 seen a large increase in the supply of 

 jonquils and daflfodila have become 

 fairly plentiful. Tulips also are much 

 more abundant and the lower qualities 

 are selling cheaply. It is a fact, how- 

 ever, that bulbous stock has sold unusu- 

 ally well and at excellent prices thus 

 far this season. Freesia has had a spe- 

 cially good run. Paper Whites are an 

 exception; they are diflBcult to move. 

 Romans are more abundant than hereto- 

 fore. 



Sweet peas are coming in more heav- 

 ily than at any previous date this sea- 

 son. This has become the favorite cor- 

 sage flower and the good Spencers, even 

 if on quite short stems, are selling well. 



The green goods market shows no 

 new feature. There is an abundance of 

 everything on the list. 



Belle Washburn's Debut. 



The reception given Carnation Belle 

 Washburn at Buffalo, where it won the 

 S. A. F. silver medal, has decided Bas- 

 sett & Washburn to disseminate the 

 variety January 1, 1916. C.-L. Wash- 

 burn says he believes this variety is the 

 forerunner of a new type of carnation, 

 one that will not have to be replanted 

 each season. The flowers shown at 

 Buffalo were cut from plants now in 

 their second year. The firm reports 

 that the variety gives twenty-five per 

 cent more flowers the second year than 



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insurance exchange building 

 Chicago 



are had the first season, and the quality 

 also is better. 



Bassett & Washburn are asking for 

 bids on the erection of five more green- 

 houses at the Greggs Station range. 

 These houses are to be 28 x 300 and are 

 to be rushed for early planting to roses. 

 The plan is then to put up five more 

 houses of the same size for autumn 

 planting to carnations. The Greggs and 

 Hinsdale ranges now are of about equal 

 size, but the Hinsdale plant will grow 

 steadily smaller as the old houses are 

 vacated and demolished. 



Various Notes. 



The quartette laid up last week by 

 carbuncles and other similar affections 

 are again on duty, except C. W. McKel- 

 lar. John Poehlmann wears a neat 

 patch covering one cheek, but A. L. 

 Vaughan and T. E. Waters look nearly 

 as good as new. 



Jacob Mergen, 2025 West Twelfth 

 street; has received many expressions 

 of sympathy this week as the result of 

 the death of his son, Henry, which oc- 

 curred January 30, The deceased left, 

 besides his father and mother, a widow 

 and three children. The funeral took 

 place February 2, interment being at 

 Oak Eidge. 



Weiland & Risch are grafting on 

 100,000 Manetti stocks this season. 

 They use no own root roses on their 



ISIIS VIOLETS 



Paper White Narcissi, Roses, Carnations and 

 All Kinds of Greens. 



O. A. TONNER 



80 K. Randolph St., CHICAGO 



Mention Th« ItoTlfrw when n>n write. 



place. The only white rose planted 

 next season will be Double White Kil- 

 larney. 



Until recently the A. L. Eandall Co. 

 has had its supply department divided 

 in sub-departments, a man in charge of 

 sales on each important item or group 

 of items. Recently, however, each de- 

 partment man was given a certain ter- 

 ritory in which to handle sales on all 

 lines. The new plan has been working 

 long enough to indicate that it is a 

 decided improvement, calculated to con- 

 siderably increase the sales as each 

 man becomes acquainted with the indi- 

 vidual needs of the buyers in his terri- 

 tory. 



So much opprobrium has been heaped 

 on the Hadley rose that it is pleasant 

 to hear John Poehlmann say his com- 

 pany is well enough pleased with the 

 variety so that the planting will be in- 

 creased next season. 



H. E. Philpott returned to Winnipeg 



