APBIL 25, 1907. 



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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1753 



All Cut Flower Stock 



IN FINE CONDITION. 



Special Good Crops of ROSES, 



Regular orders solicited. 



Largest Stock of any Supply House in the West. 



RIBBONS AND CHirFONS 



These Ribbons and Chiffons were bought before the recent 

 market advance, and besides having the advantage of buying 

 before the increase in price, we have bought in what are known 

 as " loom orders." This necessitates the use of a large sum of 

 money, on account of having a Joom for each particular style and 

 color, but it means a big saving in price over buying in small lots 

 and enables us to compete with any Ribbon House in 

 the United States. 



Furthermore, all our Ribbons and Chiffons are made 

 especially for Florists* use and are not the millinery stock 

 commercial travelers so often urge upon Florists. 



All colors, widths and styles. 



Samples and prices gladly sent upon request. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



~{:rzr "'""i 19-21 Randolph St., GHiCAGO 



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jutal after a severe surgical operation. 



L. Wertheimber & Co., at 31 Barclay 

 street, have a novelty in pot covers made 

 of cycas leaves, strong, unique and pop- 

 ular, that is selling fast. They are send- 

 ing out a sample nest of eight .sizes at 

 a low figure to introduce it. 



Donohoe has the decoration, at Del- 

 monico's, for Madam Dore Lyon, the 

 liead of the women's clubs. Several 

 hundred swans filled with pansies will 

 be used as favors. He also has the dec- 

 oration this week for the Eclectic Club, 

 at Sherry's. 



The Kervan Co. will occupy. May 1, 

 the store on West Twenty-eighth street, 

 <lirectly opposite the new quarters of 

 fiunther Bros. These gentlemen are fit- 

 ting up their headquarters with all the 

 latest conveniences and evidently with a 

 view to permanent location. We hear of 

 several others looking for the right spot 

 in this neighborhood. Some are talking 

 of a general exodus, in time, to some 

 section between Thirty-fourth and Forty- 

 f^econd streets and near the great Penn- 

 ■ivlvania depot. The idea of centraliza- 

 Mon seems to be growing with the whole- 

 salers and the protest against exhorbi- 

 *ant rentals is widespread. It makes 

 but little difference as" to locality if co- 

 '^peration is developed. 



Arthur T. Boddington has only op- 

 timistic views as to the future of the 

 business, which is natural in the midst of 

 the greatest season in his career. He re- 

 ports a tremendous demand for hardy 

 roses and all varieties of nursery stock, 

 Japanese lilies and tuberous begonias. 



H. H. Berger & Co. move to their new 

 store May 1. Like all the bulb houses, 

 they report the busiest season in their 

 history. 



Siebrecht & Son, of the Kose Hill 

 Nurseries, report the greatest contracts 

 for. outdoor planting of any of their 

 quarter century experience. There is no 

 doubt remaining as to the fact that never 

 in the country's experience have the 

 nurserymen been so drawn upon and en- 

 couraged in their work. 



The Julius Eoehrs Co. has just received 

 a grand importation of Cattleya Trianse, 

 as well as C. labiata and Dendrobiuiu 

 Wardianum. The new houses will have to 

 be added to before the summer is over. 

 The coming winter promises to be the 

 liveliest orchid season this country has 

 ever known. 



Winsor still comes to town in goodly 

 quantities from the big houses of the F. 

 R. Pierson Co., at Scarboro, and the 

 Beautv King has divided his loyalty. 



J. T. Lovett, of Little Silver, N. J., 

 is shipping many carloads of mountain 

 laurel this spring, the demand for this 

 popular evergreen for the large estates 

 being more widespread than ever. 



The nurseries of Alex McConnell, at 

 New Eochelle, are proving of greater 

 value this spring than ever in supplying 

 the demand for choice evergreens for his 

 country trade, while the greenhouses have 

 been utilized all winter profitably in the 

 forcing of all the popular shrubs for his 

 retail service. 



Robert G. Wilson, of Brooklyn, haa 

 now thoroughly refurnished and rebuilt 



his greenhouse plant, on Greene avenue, 

 installing the new benches patented by 

 his brother, and imperishable. 



S. Masur will occupy his new store, at 

 236 Fulton street, Brooklyn, May 1. 



The exodus to Newport will soon be- 

 gin. Up to date the same New York 

 firms as have migrated to society's Mec- 

 ca for years will do business at their old 

 stands. If anticipations are reliable, the 

 Newport season promises better than 

 last year. 



A. Warendorff reports the usual spring 

 demand for steamer sailings, with many 

 out-of-town orders. Tlie call from other 

 cities for this purpose grows constantly. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



LENOX, MASS. 



Tlie regular meeting of the Lenox Hor- 

 ticultural Society was held April 20, 

 President Heeremans in the chair. A. 

 Luebe was unanimously elected a mem- 

 ber of the society. The assistant secre- 

 tary's resignation was accepted with re- 

 gret, and E. Faucett was elected to fill 

 the vacancy. After adjournment re- 

 freshments were served, and several of 

 the members entertained by speech-mak- 

 ing and singing. Eustace Jaques pre- 

 sented the society with a magnificent 

 silver cup for competition at the fall ex- 

 hibition, and was heartily thanked by 

 President Heeremans. 



The following exhibitions will be held 

 by the society in the Lenox town hall: 

 Rose and strawberry show, June 2ft; 

 show of annuals and perennials, August 



