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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



March 12, 1008. 



$1.25 per bunch, 5 bunches for $6.00. Our present lot of lilacs is very fine stock. * 



Viol fits ^^ handle only the finest quality and in 



W IVI1P19 largerquantities than any house in Chicago 



Prices never before so low at this time of year. 



■1^^^^^^^ Extra selected stock. Best in Chicago. 

 ■%V9C>9 Long and fancy, $2.00 to $10.00 per 100. 



■7^pi-^^ $2.p0perl000. We can furnish good ferns 

 M. Cni9 right up to the time new ferns come in. 



St. Patrick's Day Carnations ^j^i 



plenty of good white carnations, $2.00 to $4.00 

 per 100; colored, $1.00 to $2.00 per 100. 



Bulb Stock ;^,'|,5-a» >"»"'^=' """et 



Valley, Extra Fancy 



$3.00 and $4.00 

 per 100. 



A. L. Randall Co 



Wholesale Florists "^rZ-S^'" 19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



Mention The Review wbon Ton write. 



thirty-five members who turned out de- 

 spite the heavy rain — a storm that would 

 have prevented a quorum at the old place 

 of meeting. It was on motion of August 

 Poehlmann, with half a dozen simulta- 

 neous seconds, that it was voted to ap- 

 prove the action of the officers, change 

 the meeting night to the first Thursday 

 of each month, and make the Union 

 headquarters. 



President Kill 's administration re- 

 ceived a further boost by the election of 

 six new members and the receipt of seven 

 more applications. The new members 

 are A. .T. Schillo, Herman Schiller, .lohn 

 .1. Kruchtefl, J. H. Pepper, H. C. Len- 

 nington and W. G. Hening, the latter of 

 Blue Island. The applicants were A. Ag- 

 gerholm, Onarga; Emil Pielke, Geneva; 

 H. C. Blewitt, Des Plaines; R. Schiller, 

 Charles Peterson, John Michelson and 

 H. P. Prescott. 



The committee on rose show, March 25 

 to 27, reported everything going well but 

 the premium list not yet out, because 

 there are so many valuable special pre- 

 miums that it is a big task to frame up 

 a schedule placing the money where it 

 will do the most good. The rose show 

 banquet committee announced that the 

 "teedl' will take place Thursday even- 

 ing, March 26, the place to be announced 

 later. A hundred guests are expected 

 and there ought to be a local man to sit 

 with each guest — not to watch the spoons, 

 but to return in kind the hospitality with 

 which Chicago's representatives have 

 been entertained on recent pilgrimages. 



At the conclusion of the business ses- 

 sion refreshments were served and the 

 business had been over an hour before 

 anyone thought of leaving the room. The 

 next meeting will be April 2 and a bite, 

 a sup and a smoke will be provided, as 

 is the intention for each meeting in the 

 future. 



Rose Show Arrangements. 



The committee in charge of the rose 

 show arrangements had luncheon at the 

 Union March 9. Mr. Carpenter, of the 

 Art Institute, was present, and arrange- 



ments for the show were practically com- 

 pleted. It was decided to issue trade 

 tickets at 25 cents for members of 

 the trade to visit the exhibition during 

 the evenings, when the general admis- 

 sion will be 50 cents. 



It was determined to have the ban- 

 quet at the Union Thursday evening, 

 March 26, the entire second floor of the 



We are enclosing $1«00 for a year's 

 subscription to 



We tried to make ourselves believe 

 we could get along without the 

 Review, as we are receiving a num- 

 ber of other publicationst but we had 

 to come in. From the few sample 

 copies you have been kind enough to 

 send us, we have decided it better 

 tlian the whole bunch. 



PRICE & ZIMMERMAN, 

 March 5, 1908. Ottawa, Kans. 



building being placed at the service of 

 the trade. 



Fire at Philip's. 



Fire March 10 destroyed the boiler- 

 room and potting shed at the Jacob 

 Philip place on Touhy avenue, the green- 

 houses escaping serious damage in spite 

 of the long distance from fire protection. 

 The plant, while owned by Mr. Philip, 

 who is a relative of John Munro and a 

 number of other north end growers, is 

 leased to a Mrs. Turner and is in lettuce 

 this season. 



Various Notes. 



It is considered that the best indica- 

 tion of the state of general business and 

 collections is shown by the bank clear- 

 ings. For th^ week ending March 7 

 these were 3 per cent greater than in 

 the corresponding week of last year. It 

 was the first time they had exceeded last 

 year's record since the middle of Octo- 

 ber." 



The A. L. Bandall Co. says that the 

 sale for chiflfons has increased greatly 

 since last year, indicating that the re- 

 tailers are using them more freely than 

 they are using ribbons. 



George Reinberg is busily engaged in 

 replanting Beauties for his summer crop. 



Frederick Sperry says any one can af- 

 ford a new spring suit when they get it 

 the way he got his, on three payments in 

 a suit club; total cost, $1.50. 



The Benthey-Coatsworth' Co. reports 

 a big crop of Brides at the Coatsworth. 

 greenhouses, at New Castle, Maid and 

 Killarney are not in so heavy. 



Mrs. Beu says that the green carna- 

 tion fiuid is not selling as well as here- 

 tofore; too many now in it. The powder 

 goes better than the fluid, because it 

 saves express. 



Wietor Bros, say that while a stronger 

 market would be decidedly welcome, the 

 rose and carnation growers have no spe- 

 cial cause for complaint, for there is a 

 profit in the present volume of business, 

 even if not so good as last year. 



Joseph Foerster says that the money 

 retiirned to growers has steadily increased 

 in the last three weeks, although the av- 

 erage prices have not improved. He says 

 low averages never are satisfactory, but 

 that the fact speaks for a fair volume of 

 business throughout this market. 



There is already considerable inquiry 

 for white carnations for St. Patrick's 

 day, and 4 cents is quoted for good stock 

 in white for shipment for that occasion. 



E. C. Amling says his records show 

 that in the first week of March last year 

 there were some decidedly dull days, and 

 he thinks conditions would compare very 



