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The Florists' Review 



Maech 18, 1915. 



A. L RANDALL CO. 



177-179 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 



(Former address, 66 East Randolph St.) 



CUT FLOWER DEPARTMENT 



LILIES 



FOR EASTER DELIVERY 



We offer the famouB Randall grade of liliee — the lilies of the same grower 

 whose stock has given such splendid satisfaction in the past. True Longiflor- 

 um Giganteum, grown as a crop to follow Mums (which means plenty of time 

 — no hard forcing required, like where Lilies follow a Christmas crop), and in 

 perfect condition. Will be packed at the grpenhousps in wood boxps, If'O in 

 a box. Guaranteed the best in Chicago. $15.00, $12.00 and $10.00 

 per lOO. How many of each grade shall we book you for? 



Pussy Willows 



You will need these with 

 your Raster plants. We offer 

 the kind that has very large, 

 silvery white catkins — not 

 the small wild stock usually 

 seen on the market. 



ROSES FOR ALL 



We can assure you of fine Roses for Easter 

 —splendid color and eood beads on all lengths 

 of stem. If you order only part of your 

 roses of us, you will wish you had given us 

 your entire order. We offer all varieties. 



CARNATIONS 



It is well understood Randall handles more 

 Carnations than any other house in the west. 

 It's to your advantage to order where the sup- 

 ply is largest, for the assortment is complete 

 and you are sure of getting what you want. 



We have a large supply of fine Sweet Peas 



BULBOUS STOCK 



You can call on us for anything in the way of bulbous 

 stock. A larger supply this Easter than usual. 



VIOLETS! VIOLETSI! 



Violets with us will be in larger supply than usual this 

 Easter and the quality unusully good. Push them. Order 

 enough. 



NO MATTER WHAT YOU WANT, ORDER OE RANDALL 



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days. Rather more than the usual un- 

 certainty prevails. The retailers are 

 confident there will be plenty of stock; 

 they are not placing orders except on 

 their own terms. They rely on pot 

 plants, of which the supply undeniably 

 IS increasing, and on the fact that there 

 has been no shortage of cut flowers at 

 any recent Easter. 



From the wholesalers' point of view 

 the situation is far less clear. It is 

 well known that many lilies are late, 

 demanding such hard forcing that it is 

 impossible they should make good stock. 

 Also, there are the usual number of 

 short lilies, which will answer the needs 

 of only the cheapest class of trade. 

 However, it is thought there can be no 

 material shortage of lilies. On the other 

 hand, it would take the finest kind of 

 spring weather to make any oversupply 

 of Beauties. And, should there be such 

 fine weather, it would finish off crops 

 of roses that should be at their best in 

 the last week of March. Carnations 

 are nowhere near so plentiful as a year 

 ago and it does not seem possible that 

 there can be as many for Easter. On 

 the other hand, there will be more 

 bulbous stock and more violets. The 

 prospect is good enough so that prices 



GREENHOUSE WINDSTORM INSURANCE 



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 Chicago 



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in no respect are higher than last year 

 and on some items are a shade lower. 



There is every confidence of a large 

 shipping business for Easter. Orders 

 are coming in, together with many in- 

 quiries. Those who ship pot plants 

 already have considerable business 

 booked. 



A Check Casher Caught. 



Walter Adams, 1021 Rush street, be- 

 came suspicious March 14, when he re- 

 ceived a telephone order for $3 worth of 



flowers, to be delivered. The man who 

 telephoned said he was Dr. Ray E» 

 Bardeman, Jr., and asked that the mes- 

 senger also be given $17 change, since 

 he intended to pay for the flowers with 

 a check for $20. The clerk sent the 

 flowers and the $17. He also notified 

 the police. Detectives waited until the 

 transaction was completed, then ar- 

 rested "Dr. Bardeman." He proved 

 to be Ray Hamilton, 29 years old. He 

 was identified by eight other victims of 



