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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



15 



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FANCY WHITE LILAC 



$1.50 per bunch. THE fancy white flower of the season. 

 Also Fine Purple Lilac at same price, $1.50 per bunch. 



UlnlAtC '^e handle only the finest quality and in CdMIStiOIIS 



WIVIiPlv larger quantities than any house in Chicago ^^Hi ■■•••■*»■■• 



Send your orders where you can get the full order 

 filled with the finest stock. 



■% -^^^^^ Extra selected stock. Best in Chicago. 

 |%OSC9 Long and fancy. 



Fancy stock at $3.00 per 100. 

 Thousand lots at $15.00 to $25.00, 

 according to quality. 



Tulips 



Fancy Lorraine, yellow and white 

 TuUps at $3.00 per 100. 



Birch Bark and Rustic Ware 



We have a splendid line of this popular ware for use with Spring flowers. Great variety of shapes and sizes, ] 



all at moderate prices. 



Birch Bark Pot Covers Birch Bark Boxes i" Birch Bark Dishes Mossy Twig Boxes 



Sweet][6ras8 Boxes ^Pine Bark Boxes 



We offer these in collections. 



our selection, as follows : 



$ 5.00 collection contains about 15 pieces, different sizes and shapes 

 10.00 " •* " 25 " " " •• '^ 



25.00 " " '• 50 '• " 



Order one of these collections today; you will find them good sellers and you can re-order by number as you 

 need to replenish your assortment. 



GREENHOUSE GLASS 



Every grower will need more or less for repairing or building this spring and summer. We are in touch with 

 the largest manufacturers of Glass in the world and if you will give us the opportunity to figure with you before 

 placing your order we feel certain we can save you some money. 



While we make a specialty of car lots, we are just as anxious to get your order for a few boxes and can make 

 you the prices that will put the man who only wants a few boxes in on the same footing as the car-lot buyers. 



Please let us know your wants now before the price of glass commences to advance. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists "^'ji 



L. D. Phone Central 1496 

 Exchange all 

 Departments 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



but the wholesalers hope to make it up in 

 March. 



Mrs. E. H. Hunt has returned from a 

 visit of four weeks at Akron and Cleve- 

 land. 



Zech & Mann say that business was 

 excellent last week, with the single ex- 

 ception of Wednesday. 



Vaughan & Sperry reported Febru- 

 ary 10 that they had more advance orders 

 booked for violets for Valentine's day 

 than they had at Christmas. Practically 

 all the retailers are putting forth extra 

 efforts for Valentine's day business. 



H. A. Fisher, well known in this mar- 

 ket, who has had a flower store at Kala- 

 mazoo for a year or more, opened a 

 second store at Battle Creek last week. 



C. W. McKellar is handling Florida 

 asparagus in quantity. 



At Evanston, E. F. Gloede is building 

 another greenhouse. 



Among the callers this week were: A. 

 F. Fitzgerald, of the Morehead Mfg. Co., 

 Detroit; H. V. Hunkel, of Holton & 

 Hunkel, Milwaukee; Henry Wenberg, Ba- 

 tavia, HI.; Andrew Peterson, Hoopeston, 

 HI.; S. E. Lawrence, Arrowsmith, HI. 



DETROIT. 



The Market. 



Michigan was in the hands of a heavy 

 blizzard nearly all of last week and De- 

 troit had its share of the snow. The 

 suburban lines were all tied up for a 

 time and the steam roads were more or 

 less behind time. Out-of-town shipments 

 were naturally delayed in many cases, 

 inconveniencing some of the florists con- 

 siderably. 



Much is expected of Valentine's day. 

 Some of the more wide-awake florists 

 have most appropriate window decora- 

 tions. 



The Junior hop at Ann Arbor created 

 a big demand for violets and orchids 

 last week, and it was necessary to do 

 some figuring to make both ends meet 

 for Valentine's day. 



Boses are hardly equal to the demand. 

 Carnations, especially the lighter shades, 

 are too plentiful and many are being 

 disposed of at slaughter-sale prices. 

 Bulbous stock is quite plentiful; in fact, 



too much so. Considerable southern smi- 

 lax is being used for decorating. 



Various Notes. 



About the only flower store that is 

 not open Sundays is Murray T. Pat- 

 terson's. He is well pleased with busi- 

 ness up to date for 1908. January busi- 

 ness was ahead of last year. 



W. B. Brown had the decorations at 

 Ann Arbor for the "J" hop. This is 

 the society event of the season at the 

 lively college town. Mr. Brown has been 

 doing this job for a number of years. 



J. F. Sullivan is a stranger in the 

 city. He has been confined to his home 

 since the first of the year. Although 

 not sick in bed, he feels weak as the 

 result of a general breakdown in health. 



The building at 233 Woodward avenue 

 will in all probability be torn down about 

 the first of the month. This means that 

 Mrs. A. P. Cox, who bought out George 

 Leadley some time ago, will be compelled 

 to move again. The lawsuit between Mrs, 

 Cox and Mr. Leadley is still unsettled. 

 The case is now in the hands of Judgj» 



