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The Weekly Florists^ Review; 



Apbil 23, 1908. 



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Adiantum Croweanum 



The largest and finest adiantum in the market — you need it for your good work. Dllljf SUppliCS $ I iSO POF I OOi 



SWEET PEaS LILIES VALLEY 



Laree supplies— ttnest quality 



For spring; Ttreddlng: decorations 



Best In tlie nuurket 



ROSES, CARNATIONS AND ALL OTHER STOCK IN LARGE SUPPLY 



Supplies for Weddings and Commencements 



RIBBONS AND CHIFFON — Buying for cash in "loom orders," we can sell ribbons at what smaller johbers 

 pay for the high quality we handle. BASKETS— All sizes, shapes and prices. We have a complete stock 

 of all kinds. Send us an order for WIRE WORK. 



A. Ls Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists '^3^^i<r 19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



Mention The Bevlew when yon write. 



size of bis establishment may be looked 

 for. 



The Fleischman stores, and especially 

 the one on Jackson boulevard, showed 

 confidence in their preparations for the 

 Easter trade by making up much larger 

 baskets and hampers than the other re- 

 tailers provided. Fleischman showed 

 dozens of big, expensive baskets of hy- 

 drangeas and azaleas and on one side 

 of the store the plate glass mirrors were 

 obscured by a heavily loaded plant stand 

 like the base-ball bleachers. 



Some of Peter Reinberg's friends gave 

 him a reception April 21, in honor of his 

 re-election to the council. There was 

 a republican landslide this year and Mr. 

 Reinberg's re-election, a democrat in a 

 republican ward, is considered ^ne of 

 the features of the campaign. Mr. Rein- 

 berg has stated that he will not be a 

 candidate for a fourth term, but his 

 friends insist that it is much too early 

 for him to make such an announcement. 



Bassett & Washburn say their Easter 

 crop of Beauties was the greatest in 

 the history of the establishment. The 

 sales of Beauties were over $600 greater 

 than for Easter last year, when prices 

 were higher. They also had more car- 

 nations than a year ago, but sales were 

 $28 less than then. 



The George Wittbold Co. is sending 

 candidum lilies to .T. J. Kruehten, but 

 Mr. Kruehten says that with longiflorums 

 80 abundant the buyers are not interested 

 in candidums except at very cheap prices. 



Vaughan & Sperry say that the violet 

 season is by no means over and that they 

 will surely have them for Memorial day. 

 They had violets in June last year. 



At the store of the E. F. Winterson 

 Co. it does not look as though Easter were 

 over, for the business in the seed de- 

 partment, where plants and garden tools 

 also are handled, is now on in earnest. 



H. C. Blewitt, at Des Plaines, is re- 

 peating his last year 's success with sweet 

 peas. April 20 he had 7,000, all on 

 stems a foot long. 



C. Frauenfelder had an enormous East- 



er business. He this season had the ad- 

 vantage of the old Garfield Park estab- 

 lishment, where he is growittff plants, but 

 the sales were all made at tlie" store, a 

 block east. He handled possibly the 

 greatest quantity of cut stock of any of 

 the so-called legitimate retailers. 



Miss Ida Evert, who does the selling 

 for Matt Evert and John Evert in the 

 Flower Growers' market, carries one arm 

 in a sling as a result of a fall while roller 

 skating. Her wrist is broken. 



The Drexel Floral Co. store was in 

 charge of a temporary receiver during 

 the Easter rush. 



E. C. Aniling received the first bunch 

 of peonies of the season, from Carbon- 

 dale, April 18, several days earlier than 

 last year. 



Weiland & Risch had some exception- 

 ally good violets from Rhinebeck for 

 Easter. 



At J. A. Budlong's, city business kept 

 them at the store until 6 o'clock in 

 the evening Sunday. 



C. W. McKellar says he has advices 

 that the Texas jasmine crop will be 

 ready for market within the next few 

 days. 



Chas. Balluflf says the Easter business 

 of the Eaton Flower Shop was much 

 better than last year; Friday's sales 

 were exactly double. 



PITTSBURG. 



Easter Trade. 



The wholesale houses report a good 

 trade all of last week, until Saturday, 

 when it rained all day, the rain begin- 

 ning at 7 a. m. and never ceasing until 

 after dark. This undoubtedly hurt busi- 

 ness, especially among the street and 

 market people, who use much of the 

 cheaper stock, and as a result there was 

 much bulb stock left on hand. Lilies, 

 however, cleaned up at a good price. 

 There was plenty of everything and, 



JOSEPH FOERSTER 



Wholesale sliipper ot 



CUT FLOWERS 



68-60 Wabash ATe.,'CHICAGK> 



CURRENT PRICE LIST. 



BBAUTIES- Per doz. 



.30 to 36-inch $4.0C 



24to30-inch $2.00 to 3.0C 



15to20-lnch 1.50to 2.0C 



8tol2-inch 75to l.OC 



Shorts .75 



Per 100 



Bride and Maid $6.00to $8.00 



Richmond 5.00 to 8.00 



Killarney 5.00to 8.00 



Perle 4.00to 6.00 



Roses, our selection 3.00 



CARNATIONS, medium 1.00 to 2.00 



•• fancy 2.00to 3.00 



Violets .50 



Harrisii Lilies 8.00to 10.00 



Callas «.00to 10.00 



Valley . - .m -^. -..-3.00 to 4.00 



Tulips .S.OO 



Paper Whites 3.00 



Romans 3.00 



Daffodils 3.00 



SweetPeas 50to 1.00 



GBEXMS 



Smilax Strings per doz. 2.00 



Asparagus Strings each, .40 to .50 



Bunches " .35 to .50 



" Sprengeri Bunches " .35 



Adiantum per 100, 1.00 



Ferns, Fancy perlOOO, 2.00 



Galax, Green " 1.00 



Bronze " 100 



Boxwood 25c per lb.; 100 lbs., 15.00 



SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGE. 



Mention The Berlew when yon write. 



with a few excepti'ons, there was no 

 salted stock on thV-market. 



The retail men deserve great credit 

 for their nerve, for, in the face of times 

 not any too good, they fixed up their 

 shops more handsomely, if possible, than 

 ever before, and their show of bloom- 

 ing plants was larger and finer than 

 anything ever seen in this city. Not- 

 withstanding the rain, they have all done 

 a good business, but the trade was more 

 for reasonably priced plants and today 

 many fine azaleas can be bought cheaply. 

 A peculiar thing about this year was 

 the fact that the cheaper trade was above 



