FEBBUAKY 8, 1906. 



The Weekly Horists' Review* 



789 



VIOLETS for Valentines 



It is well known we handle the Best New York Violets 

 and more of them than any other house in the West. 



While Lilac — Now ready. Quality first-class. The latest 

 and best specialty on the market, $1.50 per doz. sprays. 



Roses — Our stock is not to be beat for substance, color, size 

 or stem. Special selection, $8.00 to $12.00 per 100. 



Florists' Supplies 



Easter Novelties — We are opening a very large line of Easter 

 Novelties in Baskets, Hampers, etc.; we solicit your orders. 



Chicago is the natural center for meeting the needs of the 

 FloriSts of the Mississippi Valley in the matter of Florists' Sup- , 

 plies as well as Cut Flowers. Our New Supply Department is in 

 the hands of Capable and Experienced people. We ask a 

 share of your business with the assurance that there are no Better 

 or Fresher goods. We are anxious to demonstrate that we 



deserve your support. 



p. 8.— If you didn't get our catalogrue, drop us a postal. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



CURRENT PRICE LIST 



AMERICAN BEAX7TT Per 100 



Long. . . . , $50.00 



24to30-in'ch 35.00 



15 to 20-inch 25.00 



Bride, short $5.00 to 6.00 



medium 8.00 



" select 10.00 



Maid, short 3.00 



medium 6.00 



" select 10.00 



Uncle John 6.00 to 8.00 



Liberty 4.00 to 12.00 



Carnations, common 2.00 



fancy S.OOto 4.00 



Red and Enchantress 5.00 



Valley, fancy 3.00 



Violets .75 



Smilax 15.00 



Adiantura 1.00 



Asparagus Plumosus, fcprays 3.00 



" " strings 35.00 



Sprengeri 3.00 



Ferns per 1000, $2.00 



Galax per 1000, 1.00 



Callas and Longiflorum 12.50 



Romans and Paper Whites 3.00 



Mignonette 6.00 to 8.00 



Daffodils and Jonquils 4.00 



Tulips, fancy 4.00 



White Lilac, per doz. sprays, $1.50 



Subject to change without notice. 



19-21 

 Randolph St. 



Chicago 



Mention The Kerlew when you write. 



Wm. Munro, who achieved his repu- 

 tation as a Beauty grower with Myers & 

 Samtman and Kobt. Scott & Son, has the 

 place formerly run by James Anderson. 

 It is devoted to roses, Beauties, Brides, 

 Maids and Kaiserins being the varieties 

 ^rowii. The last named have just been 

 •cut back and started for Easter, the 

 plants being very strong. The other 

 roses were clean and healthy, the foliage 

 showing that deep green that indicates 

 perfect root action, so difficult to secure 

 after a number of dark days. 



Jas. Verner, who is right next door to 

 Mr. Munro, devotes his attention entirely 

 to Brides, Maids and Kaiserins. His 

 place justifies Mr. Munro 's comment that 

 it is always a pleasure to visit there, the 

 plants invariably being clean and 

 healthy, the place in perfect condition. 

 Mr. Verner was also at work on his 

 Kaiserins, giving the impression that 

 both his notebook and Mr. Munro 's must 

 ■call for Febniary 1 as the time when 

 Kaiserins should be started on their 

 growing season, when Easter comes on 

 April 15. 



David Anderson, whose place is just 

 around the corner, devotes his attention 

 to Brides and Maids exclusively, I think, 

 his stock of grafted plants being espe- 

 <5ial]y fine. It is pleasant to visit three 

 such clever growers, living so near to- 

 gether, helping each other, as good com- 

 rades should. 



Various Notes. 



A fire broke out in the boiler room of 

 the Millbrook Lea Greenhouses (Maull & 

 Howell), Whitford, Pa., last Saturday 

 •evening. It destroyed the boiler room, 

 the recent addition to the plant, and IJie 

 apartments of J. Lardner Howell. Mr. 



Howell estimates the damage at $14,000. 

 Much sympathy is expressed. 



J. .1. Habermehl's Sons decorated Hor- 

 ticultural hall for the midwinter ball 

 on the evening of February 2. The 

 decorations were pronounced unusually 

 fine. 



Wm. Thompson some time ago suc- 

 ceeded Mrs. Moore as manager for the 

 Finley Acker Co. 's flower store. 



Alfred Burton is sending some excep- 

 tionally fine Liberties and Beauties to 

 the Flower Market. 



J. A. Smith, of the Henry F. Michell 

 Co., speaks in glowing terms of the cor- 

 dial reception he received from the many 

 florists throughout the state on whom he 

 recently called. He only regrets having 

 missed John Merchant, of Sharon, Pa., 

 whom he had looked forward to seeing 

 with pleasure. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. have some ex- 

 quisite heart-shaped baskets of silk fiber 

 for St. Valentine's day. 



John Savage, of Gwynedd, Pa., is send- 

 ing seme Madame De Watteville roses 

 to the Flower Market. 



Edward Keid has joined the ranks of 

 the freesia specialists. His stock is very 

 fine. 



Edward McConnell, son of an old-time 

 florist of Sharon, Pa., has taken charge 

 of a plant of about 25,000 feet of glass 

 for A. B. Service. The houses are de- 

 voted to carnations and lilies. It is a 

 model establishment with everything in 

 first class condition. 



E. G. Hill, of Richmond, Ind., was a 

 visitor in this city last week. 



[ note with pleasure the advanced 

 ideas of business integrity gaining favor 

 among our leading carnation specialists. 



H. Weber & Sons Co., of Oakland, Md., 

 deserve great credit for the notice with 

 regard to My Maryland. In line with 

 this is S. S. Pennock's notice to a cus- 

 tomer that Fiancee bursts its calyx in 

 this locality. This notice caused a can- 

 cellation of the order, but makes Mr. 

 Peunock immeasurably stronger with his 

 clientele. 



Wm. K. Harris has a very fine house 

 of gardenias just coming in bloom. It 

 is understood they will be handled by 

 the Flower Market. 



The Leo Niessen Co. has made a hit 

 with Acacia pubescens, which was in 

 great demand for the parties during the 

 past week. 



W. E. McKissick is preparing for an 

 .active demand for wild smilax during 

 this month. 



Among the jurors in Common Pleas, 

 No. 4, Wm. J. Moore, might easily be sin- 

 gled out from the careful attention he 

 was giving to the evidence presented. 



eTohn A. Shellem will build a new 

 greenhouse at his place on Magazine 

 Lano, South Philadelphia. 



M. Rice & Co. have just received a 

 large consignment of cape flowers. They 

 are also in recipt of a large shipment of 

 moire two-tone crepe paper for Easter. 



Phil. 



The Carnation Number was fine. 

 & S. L. Dysinger, Albion, Mich. 



-M. 



Saginaw, Mich. — The Board of Park 

 Commissioners received proposals up to 

 February 6 for furnishing foliage and 

 flowering plants for the ensuing three 

 years for the cemeteries and parks of 

 the city. The successful bid has not 

 been announced. 



