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14 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JUNB 11, 1908. 



FOR THE JUNE WEDDINGS 

 AND COMMENCEMENTS...... 



PEONIES, VALLEY, SWEET PEAS 



These are the flowers called for in largest quantity ' ' 



We can ship in quantity and of the best quality. Also plenty of Roses, Carnations, Lilies and Greens 



SPECIAL FANCY VALLEY 



$4.00 per 100. 



ADIANTUM CROWEANUM 



$1.25 per 100. 



BASKETS 



For the Commencements and June Bridesmaids. A complete stock of all staple and plain baskets always on 

 band and our assortment of fancy baskets always contains the most up-to-date and newest to be had. See pages 

 4 to 7 in our catalogue for prices of staple baskets. Largest stock of nothing but Florists* RIBBONS and 

 CHIFFONS in the west. :/| 



PPnilfEDC* ^^^ '"^' ^''^^ "^ FertUlzers, with prices, page 21 of our cat- 

 UnUlffkllOi alogue. Inseotloidss— all kinds— order your favorite of ua. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists '■■k!^^^ir (9-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



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will neither do to ship nor to store. The 

 result is that this grade has little value, 

 for only a portion can be sold. It ap- 

 pears that not so many peonies are be- 

 ing stored this year as last. It has 

 not always proved a profitable specula- 

 tion and this year the condition of the 

 stocl^ is less favorable than usual. If 

 peonies cannot be cut and put into the 

 cold rooms ia the right stage, the stock 

 is not worth storage charges when it 

 comes out. Not only is a great deal 

 of the stock poor this season, but the 

 buds are opening so fast they cannot be 

 cut until too far developed, and the own- 

 ers will not take chances on storing. 

 There may be in this a prospect for 

 better prices for the really good peonies, 

 and for other good flowers for the bal- 

 ance of the month. 



A number of the wholesale houses are 

 loaded up with Easter lilies and prices 

 are low, if a quantity can be used. Sev- 

 eral growers have crops just in and there 

 will be lilies in plenty for some weeks. 



The growers of greens had a poor 

 May,* partly because the spring opening 

 decorations were not as elaborate as 

 usual. They are, however, getting a bet- 

 ter return for June; the weddings and 

 commencements are calling for large 

 quantities of smilax and asparagus. All 

 greens are abundant and unlimited quan- 

 tities can be supplied if twenty-four 

 hours' notice is given. New ferns are 

 arriving, while there are yet quantities 

 of last year's crop. 



Qub Meeting:. 



The monthly meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held at the Union restaurant 

 on the evening of June 4, with a better 

 attendance than at any so far held there. 

 It was decided to hold the annual picnic 

 July 19 at Morton Grove. George As- 

 raus and T. E. Waters are the active 

 managers. It was reported that the de- 

 tails of closing up the purchase of the 



property at Joliet, selected by Mrs. Harts- 

 horne, had been completed. Word was 

 brought of the serious condition of A. 

 I. Simmons, who has been ill for nearly 

 a year and who is now in a sanitarium. 



There were several members present 

 who had not attended a meeting in a 

 long time and these; with some of the 

 new recruits, held the floor during the 

 recess for refreshments. 



The adjournment was until the first 

 Thursday evening in September. 



Various Notes. 



John Evert, at Rogers Park, still has 

 cucumbers in part of his houses, for the 

 cucumber market continues satisfactory. 

 Lettuce growers, however, are finding the 

 market as overstocked and as dull as 

 are the carnation growers. Mr. Evert 

 is planting his houses with mums as fast 

 as the vegetables are cleared out, and 

 a large number of vegetable growers 

 north of town are following his ex- 

 ample. 



N. C. Moore & Co. are bending all 

 energies this week to cutting their 

 peonies. The tight stock is going into 

 cold storage. 



Bassett & Washburn say that June 

 thus far has been an excellent month 

 with them and the orders booked for this 

 week were heavier than were shipped last 

 week. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. received auratum 

 lilies June 6. When auratums become 

 an item of stock, summer is surely not 

 far away. 



C. W. McKellar says there is a good 

 demand for cattleyas. Mendellii is in 

 good crop just now, but other vari- 

 eties are somewhat scarce. 



One wholesaler dumped over 200,000 

 cape jasmine buds June 8, and confesses 

 to being nearly $300 out on express 

 charges. 



Peter Reinberg had the largest day's 

 cut in his history June 8. It took two 



Warning"! 



All buyers of Wire Work should beware 

 of the man who tells you he can " do 

 better than Kandall" on your orders. 

 No one can make better Wire Work 

 than Randall does, and no one can sell 

 Wire Work cheaper. 



Don't Get Caught 



by those who are ina hurry to book your 

 order before you have time to get our 

 quotations on your needs. Write 



A.L.RandallCo. 



Chicaso's IVlall Order Supply House 

 19-21 Randolph St., CHICAOO 



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wagons to bring down the morning's 

 cut that afternoon. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. says the shipping 

 trade is good, but local business light. 

 The shipping trade invariably calls for 

 the best stock to be had. 



Scheiden & Schoos are reported to be 

 practically discarding Enchantress this 

 season. There can be no doubt that bet- 

 ter results would have been had all 

 around if fewer Enchantress and more 

 of the good sorts in other colors had 

 been grown last season. 



J. A. Budlong did a big business last 

 week with the Peterson peonies, and 

 also this week, although at much reduced 

 prices, because of the big increase in 

 supply when the hot days came. 



Anton Streuski is investing $13,000 

 in a range of seven greenhouses at 53 

 Touhy avenue. 



E. C. Amling has been doing a big 

 business with sweet peas in the last fort- 



