16 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 





Jolt 0, 1908. 



GOOD CUT FLOWERS 



In sutniner it is evea more important than at other seatoni that yoa order from thote who have the facilities 

 for tupplyins GOOD stock, for no other kind will pay to ship. Call on us — we have the best the season affords. 



CARNATIONS 



You'll say you never saw better in 

 hot weather. 



MAIDS AND BRIDES 



We have a fine crop specially grown 

 for summer. 



LILIES 



Auratum and Candidum in quantity 

 at low prices. 



We handle Fancy Valley In large quantities daily 

 FANCY FERNS ADIANTUM CROWEANUM 



From the north— keep better than the soft southern Use this a few times and you will find it indispensable- 



$1.25 



stock— $1.25 per 1000. 



per 100. 



RIBBONS AND CHIFFONS 



This is the time to restock for fall. Largest stock of Florists' Ribbons and Chiffons in the West. Buying in 

 " loom orders" and for cash, we are able to sell our ribbons and chiffons for what smaller dealers pay. 



GROWERS: 



See full line of rwrtlUsmrs, vfliti prices, page 21 of our cat- ||n6C 

 alOKue. Inaeotlold*s— all kinds— order your favorite of us. nUwC 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists '■f^^^^ir 19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write. 



I BO great that not all can be sold even 



■ where the wholesaler jobs them oflE by 



[the box as received. 



There has been a sudden shortening in 

 the supply of Easter lilies. With all 

 growers the crop came on simultaneous- 

 ly, and it has gone in the same manner, 

 but within another ten days the next 

 batch will be flowered. At present re- 

 course is had to the abundant supply of 

 auratums and candidums. There are 

 large receipts of gladioli, Shasta daisies, 

 valley and the large variety of odds and 

 ends which constitute the summer stock. 

 If the market for fancy cut ferns had 

 any bottom this spring, it has fallen out 



I now. The supply is so large that prices 

 are demoralized. No greens are selling 

 rapidly, but asparagus in bunches is 

 most in demand. Sprengeri does not 

 seem to be wanted. 



Chicago to Niagara Falls. 



F. F. Benthey, chairman of the com- 

 mittee on transportation for the Flo- 

 rists' Club, states that arrangements have 

 virtually been completed for a special 

 train to the Niagara Falls convention 

 via the Wabash railroad. It is planned 

 to leave Chicago about 3 p. m. Monday, 

 August 17, and reach the Falls next 

 morning, the opening day of the con- 

 vention. The fare will be $19.50 for the 

 round trip, but tickets to Toronto via 

 the Gorge route will be sold at the same 

 price, fdlowing a stop-over at Niagara 

 Falls in either direction. Of course the 

 special train is contingent upon having 

 100 or more in the party, otherwise spe- 

 cial cars will be provided on the regular 

 train leaving at the same hour. 



As usual, members from the west and 

 north passing through Chicago en route 

 to the convention are invited to ,ioin the 

 Chicago party. Have your tickets read 

 via the Wabash from Chicago and write 

 either Mr. Benthey or the city passenger 

 agent of the Wabash to reserve a berth 

 for you on the florists ' train. 



The Weather in June. 



June was a warm, dry month. The 



mean temperature was 68 degrees, which 

 is 2 degrees above the average. One 

 record of 93 was" made, up in the weath- 

 er man's aerie, and on eleven other days 

 it was 81 degrees or above. The rain- 

 fall was only 1.48 inches, when 3.52 

 inches is normal. The hot wind from 

 the southwest got in a total of 10,461 

 miles for the month. There were twelve 

 clear days, fourteen partly cloudy and 

 only four on which the sun did not shine 

 at all. 



Various Notes. 



R. Mayer's 4ease expired on the River- 

 side greenhouses owned by Mrs. Mary 

 A. Reissig and she declined to renew, 

 but has now purchased the stock and is 

 running the business. 



It is stated that' J. D. Thompson has 

 resigned the presidency of the J. D. 

 Thompson Carnation Co., Joliet, and his 

 resignation has been accepted by the 

 company. Charles M. Fifth is manager. 



Charles Northrup, at La Grange, says 

 the hot weather was too much for his 

 sweet peas; they had just about half a 

 day more than they could stand, and he 

 has ceased cutting. He has a garden 

 full of auratums, which he is now ship- 

 ping to Kennicott Bros. Co. 



The E. F. Winterson Co. is receiving 

 water lilies from the east. There is no 

 regular demand for them, but when a 

 retailer can use a few he is willing to 

 pay $3 to $4 per hundred for the fancy 

 pink and blue varieties; the local water 

 lilies sell slowly at $1 per hundred. 



N. J. Wietor and John Sinner, with 

 a party of friends, started July 6 for 

 Boulder Lake, Wis., to be gone about 

 two weeks. It is thirty-five miles from 

 the railroad. They had fishing tackle 

 enough for a big catch. 



Vaughan & Sperry say the call for 

 cut flowers at the Growers' Market is 

 almost exclusively for funeral work. 



There was a meeting of the Florists' 

 Club picnic committee at Poehlmann's 

 July 6, when good progress in arranging 

 the details for the club's outing July 19 



Help! 



yourself to the lowest prices on the best 

 grade of Wire Work by sending a list of 

 your requirements for estimate. 



We will make it an object to you to tfive 

 us an order now for as much Wire Work 

 as you have used in the last year. 



Write 



A.L.RandallCo. 



Ctalcaxo's Mail Order Supply House 

 19-21 Randolph St., CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



was reported. While the idea is to make 

 money for the club from the picnic, it is 

 the intention to give the club members 

 big value for the price of the tickets. 



E. C. Amling says that while the price 

 of sweet peas is so low, nevertheless a 

 large part of the day's sales are now 

 on this flower. The receipts of peas 

 run into very many thousands a day and 

 most of them find some one who can use 

 them. 



Henry Payne, of Hinsdale, says that 

 early in the season he thought this would 

 be the last year he would bother with 

 bedding plants, but he now finds his 

 stock cleaned up, with a number of calls 

 still being received. ' 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. says the way the 

 carnations are holding up this season is 

 remarkable; the carnations never before 

 have been so good or in such heavy crop 

 at this date. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 calls attention to a condition which ex- 

 ists in practically all wholesale houses. 

 He says they are writing more tickets 

 than they ever did before at this season. 



