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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



May 21, 1908. 



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I Day 



NOW BOOKING ORDERS 



Write us today about what you will want foi* your trade May 30 and 31. There really . 

 will be two Decoration Days this year, because the real one comes on Saturday, and 

 , you want to be prepared, not only for a big trade Saturday but also on Sunday. We 



can take care of you right. Large supplies. ?; •?^V?-.;4:? vv' ■".'■'■ •';:7 '"''■■ l< 



ROSES, CARNATIONS, PEONIES, 



SWEET PEAS, LILIES, VALLEY 



ALL CUT FLOWERS IN SEASON ALL KINDS OF GREENS 



IN THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENTS 



Cycas Wreaths, Magnolia Wreaths, 



Moss Wreaths, Cemetery Vases, 



and everything else you need. 



Ribbons, Chiffons, Basicets , Send us an order for WIRE WORK 

 rCRTILIZERS, All Kinds INSECTICIDES, All Kinds 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists "^H'^f ">" 19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



Mention The Rerlew when tou write. 



plies of sweet peas, although there still 

 are fully as many as trade demands. 

 Easter lilies also are shortening and 

 prices are likely to advance with a slight 

 increase in the demand. Callas are ap- 

 proaching the end of the season. Violets 

 are practically out of the market, only 

 a few locally grown Marie Louise being 

 available. Lilac has been abundant this 

 week, but the rain has done it much 

 harm. Outdoor tulips also have been 

 spoiled to a large extent. Lily of the 

 valley is again abundant. Large quan- 

 tities of white daisies are received, and 

 a few yellows. Cape jasmine is sold in 

 considerable quantity, but receipts are 

 heavy and prices low. Cattleyas are 

 abundant and of splendid quality. 



There is only a moderate call for 

 green goods. 



The condition of the market will change 

 radically with a change in the weather. 

 Cold, such as we had at -this date last 

 year, will shorten the supply, while warm, 

 bright days would have the opposite ef- 

 fect and might run the crops off quick- 

 ly. But a return of sunny, seasonable 

 weather will put new life into the demaiid 

 and conditions will improve. 



While business is nowhere near as 

 good as it was a year ago, it must be 

 remembered that May of 1907 was an ex- 

 ceptional month. There were no outdoor 

 flowers and the weather was unseason- 



ably cool. Supply was short and prices 

 high. Sales for May last year, with 

 practically every house in town, not only 

 broke previous records but put them far 

 in the shade. Comparisons of this 

 month's business should be made with 

 May of 1906, if with any other year. 

 It is unfair to the present month to com- 

 pare it with May of last year. The show- 

 ing of aggregate sales is not bad when 

 compared with years other than the last 



one. 



Memorial Day Prospects. 



It is the consensus of opinion that sup- 

 plies will continue large for Memorial 

 day. Most wholesalers believe the de- 

 mand will take all the carnations which 

 will be available, for the inquiry seems 

 to be stronger for carnations than for 

 roses. It is the general report that the 

 advance orders and inquiries are much 

 heavier than they were for Easter; in- 

 deed, several wholesalers say they are 

 beyond any comparison. It is thought 

 there will be an abundance of roses and 

 that a fair grade of roses can be sold 

 as cheaply as good carnations. 



As to peonies, the prospect is for a 

 short supply, even less than last year.' 

 Locally grown Old Red will be in, but 

 others will be from the central part of 

 the state, or the southern stock now in 

 cold storage. • This is said to be less in 



quantity than a year ago. The whole- 

 salers are taking orders at $8 per hun- 

 dred for assorted lots; $10 per hundred 

 where only white or best pink is wanted. 

 But there is a general feeling that prices 

 will be higher before May 30 and that 

 buyers who do not place advance orders 

 will pay more money for their peonies. 

 Word has been received from Texas 

 that the weather conditions are hurry- 

 ing along the cape jasmine buds and 

 that the crop will not hold out until 

 Decoration day. Quantities have been 

 placed in cold storage at Chicago, so that 

 if Texas is out, this market probably can 

 spare a few to ship back in that direc- 

 tion. 



The Thompson Case* 



Judge Landis, in the United States 

 District Court, has dismissed the bank- 

 ruptcy proceedings against the J. D. 

 Thompson Carnation Co., declared the 

 company solvent and assessed the costs 

 against the petitioning creditors. The 

 court ordered the receiver to turn the 

 property over to Charles M. Fish, secre- 

 tary of the company and husband of one 

 of J. D. Thompson 's sisters, and enjoined 

 Thompson, the president of the company, 

 from in any way interfering with the 

 management of the business pending a 

 decision in a case affecting the issues 

 now in the Circuit Court of Will county. 



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