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June 13, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Something for Everybody 



There is no one in the trade who does not buy some of the things we handle, for we can 

 supply all a Florist's wants from our complete stock. 



RETAILERS.... 



Our business was built upon a foundation of shipping cut flowers to the complete 

 satisfaction of the buyers. This department grows steadily. 



Carnations in special heavy supply this week; plenty good Roses; also Peonles* 

 Sweet PeaSy Valley and Smllax for wedding work. All cut flowers that the season 

 affords. Baskets, Ribbons, Chiffons, Wire Work and all retail store requisites. 



GROWERS.... 



A full line of Fertilizers of guaranteed quality; order your favorite Insecticide of us; 

 also Glazing Points, Mastica, Putty Bulbs, Hose, Hose Menders, 

 Aprons, anything and everything a grower uses. 



If you haven't our catalogue, send a postal today; you need it; it will save you money. 



Wir« or phone any order for Out Flowers or STtpplies; we will not disappoint 70a. 



Store open from 7 a m. to 6 p. m. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



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Cut Flower Dept.. Central 1497 



1496 

 Supply Dept., " 6614 



19-21 Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



Mfptl«yn Th» Rfvlfw whfti yon write. 



zinnijus wore also known. Hardy her- 

 baceous and hardy shrubs were used. 



Mr. Dilgor's paper took nearly two 

 hours to read; therefore a discussion 

 of it was put off until the next meeting. 



After adjournment a Dutch lunch was 

 served to the members by a caterer. The 

 whole was a treat by Mr. Dilger on the 

 advent of his fiftieth birthday, Satur- 

 day, .Tune 8. During the evening cigars 

 were passed around in honor of a baby 

 girl by Aijgust Von Boeselager, and also 

 in honor of George Browne, Jr., born 

 last week. H. S. 



BOSTON. 



The Market 



The market has been in a weak condi- 

 tion since Memorial day, but this week 

 a good crop of June weddings, as well 

 as the school exercises, will help to re- 

 lieve the congestion. During last week 

 business was far from good and values 

 fell heavily, carnations in some cases 

 going below the dollar mark. There is 

 an ample supply of roses, including some 

 nice Carnot and Kaiserin. Carnations 

 are also very abundant, with a range of 

 prices all the way from 75 cents to $.3 

 per hundred. Sweet peas are selling 

 well, and so is lily of the valley; of the 

 latter some fine outdoor samples are still 

 arriving. Gladioli, of the Gandavensis 

 type, bring $1 to $1.50 per dozen. 

 There is a fine supply of lilies. Peonies 

 have not appeared in any quantity as 

 yet. Some of the old crimson oflficinalis 

 and single varieties, however, are coming 

 in, but it. will be some day.** before 

 many doubles arrive, the season for these 



being very late. Dutch bulbous stock is 

 over for the season. Some nice Spanish 

 iris and Gladioli Blushing Bride are, 

 however, seen. 



Exhibition. 



The unusually late season prevented 



I am perfectly satisfied with the 

 retults of my advertisement in 



I thjuik you for the results, which 

 were surprisingly good. I hope to 

 have a larger stock to offer next sea- 

 son. 



GEO. F. EKAS. 

 Baltimore. Md. 



June 3, 1907. 



any rhododendrons from being in season 

 for the show .Tunc 8. Nevertheless there 

 was a fine display of cut flowers and 

 plants, which nearly filled the main hall. 

 Farquhar & Co. were first with two 



wistarias in tubs, showing large, well 

 flowered specimens. For twelve varieties 

 hardy azaJeas, six trusses of each, W. 

 Whitman, M. Sullivan, gardener, was 

 first and Mrs. A. W. Blake, J. L. Smith, 

 gardener, second. W. Whitman also led 

 for collection of tree peonies. Blue Hill 

 Nurseries had first for thirty varieties 

 of herbaceous plants, with a splendid 

 collection. 



Professor C. S. Sargent, Charles San- 

 der, gardener, showed a large table of 

 seedling tree peonies in a wide range 

 of colors, including some beautiful 

 things. For this meritorious collection 

 a .silver medal was awarded. Mr. San- 

 der also showed a vase of the graceful 

 Syringa pubescens. 



•Tames Crosbie, gardener for Mrs. .T. 

 W. Tnfts, showed well grown specimens 

 of the new yellow calceolaria mentioned 

 in a recent Review, which has been 

 named Stuarti; also plants of one of 

 the parents, C. Golden Gem. He was 

 awarded a cultural certificate for a 

 splendid specimen of Clerodendron Bal- 

 fourianum. 



Blu-^ Hill Nurseries had twenty vari- 

 eties of lilac and a good collection of 

 aquilegia. Primula Sieboldi and late 

 tulips. W. W. Rawson & Co. had 

 a table of Darwin tulips and Mrs. E. M. 

 Gill a nice display of carnations, tulips 

 and other flowers' W. H. Heustis had 

 100 vases of branches of shrubs and 

 trees. 



Dr. C. G. Weld, W. C. Rust, gardener, 

 had a fine vase of Fortin's lily of the 

 valley. 6pen air culture. Harvard Bo- 

 tanic Gardens. Robert Cameron, gar- 

 dener, had a splendid collection of Rose, 



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