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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Septkmbek 3, 1908. 



:: Fancy Asters:; 



" '■ Good Asters are in strong demand because bo much of the stock you are 

 asked to buy is too poor to be usable. You will like the Asters we ship. 



The best pink Rose 



now in market 



BEAUTIES 



Plenty for all orders — new crops, 



good stock and stems rapidly 



getting longer. 



MAIDS and BRIDES 



We have a fine crop specially 

 grown for summer. 



KILLARNEY 



CARNATIONS 



New season's crop now ready — both 

 field-grown and indoor. Let 

 us have your order. 



YELLOW MUMS 



Can be supplied on one 

 day's notice. 



Supply larg^e 

 Quality line 



VSLLEY 



We handle Fancy Lily of the 



Valley in large quantities 



every day. Try us. 



FANCY EERNS 



From the north. $1 25 per 1000. 

 Green Galax, first quality. 



Let us know how many cases of IMMORTELLES you can use this seasos . We have an attractive 



offer to make those who write now^. 



Cut Flower and Design Boxes, Baskets, Ribbons and Chiffon 



If you did not receive our special circular on cut flowers and design boxes, send us your name. We want to send 



you our new and enlarged supply catalogue, ready in a few days. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Tlorists "f^^^'ir 19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



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merly manager of the store for Mike 

 Winandy, when that grower was in the 

 flower business. D. E. Freres recently 

 married a daughter of John Muno and 

 it is understood that the several members 

 of the Muno family who are growing 

 flowers will ship to him. 



At the same time came the announce- 

 ment that John J. Kruchten had taken 

 in two partners and Mill henceforth do 

 business as Kruchten & Co. The new 

 partners are John Pool and Alfred Lor- 

 enzen, Mr. Pool being a brother-in-law 

 of Mr. Kruchten. Neither gentleman is 

 a florist, but each affirms his intention 

 of becoming one in the shortest possible 

 space of time. -^ 



The August Business. 



The general report is that August busi- 

 ness was fully as good as last year, 

 or even a little better. August was 

 better than July, and it is apparent that 

 the 'regular increase in summer business 

 is more than counterbalancing any fall- 

 ing off due to slack conditions in other 

 lines. The bank clearings for the month 

 show general business in Chicago to be 

 a little more than eight per cent below 

 August of last year. Our trade is 

 therefore to be congratulated. Several 

 houses report an excellent increase, both 

 as compared with last year and com- 

 pared with July. Those who catered to 

 the summer demand with supplies of 

 good stock were repaid for their fore- 

 thought. 



Weather in August. 



August was a hot month, even though 

 there was a week of fine, cool weather, 

 for the mean temperature was 73 de- 

 grees, 2 degrees above normal. The rain- 

 fall was 6.35 inches, more than twice 

 the normal, but it practically all fell on 

 three days, August 11, 12 and 15, there 

 being only one other day when any rain 



fell worth having for stock in the field. 

 There were seventeen clear days, eleven 

 partly cloudy and only three cloudy. 



Wheaton Country Fair. 



The Wheaton Country fair last week 

 was a fine success. Big crowds were 

 there, and E. T. Wanzer's department of 

 floriculture was a center of interest. The 

 cut flower exhibits were by Poehlmann 

 Bros. Co., Bassett & Washburn and Mr. 

 Wanzer. The premiums awarded for 

 plants and cut flowers were published 

 on page 18 of last week's Review. De- 

 signs were judged August 27. On bou- 

 quet the premium was divided between 

 Mr. Wanzer and A. T. Peterson, but Mr. 

 Peterson was first for spray of roses 

 and of carnations, and for bride's bou- 

 quet. Mr. Wanzer was first for set piece. 

 Many of the trade attended. 



Mr. Wanzer is highly pleased with the 

 success of the first efforts made to ex- 

 ploit the floricultural department of the 

 fair and will push it still farther to the 

 front next year. He says Bassett & 

 Washburn's exhibit of the vases of lilies 

 in three varieties, that won a blue rib- 

 bon, was worthy of special n^ention. 



Judge Emil Buettner says the cut 

 flower display was an excellent one for 

 August. 



Railroad Gardeoers. 



The American Association of Railroad 

 Gardeners, of which George B. Moulder, 

 of the Illinois Central, Chicago, is sec- 

 retary, will hold its annual meeting at 

 Niagara Falls, September 9. The cen- 

 tral and western gardeners have planned 

 to centralize in Chicago and go special 

 on the morning of September 7, via Mich- 

 igan Central, and will make numerous 

 stops on that day and the next to in- 

 spect the station grounds, greenhouses, 

 etc., of the M. C. R. R. They will return 

 in like manner via the Lake Shore route. 

 Mr. Moulder says he expects a full dele- 



BUSY 



Our w^ire vrork factory is 

 busy, for a good many buyers 

 have found it pays to order now as 

 much wire work as they used in 

 the last year. We offer special 

 prices on all orders for quantities 

 booked in summer — delivery now 

 or later. 



A. L.Randall Co. 



Chicago's Mall Order Supply House 

 19-21 Randolph St., CHICAQO 



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gation from the east, south and Canada, 

 and cordially invites all interested in 

 the railway beautiful to join the western 

 party. 



Various Notes. 



The next regular meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club will be held at Union 

 restaurant. 111 East Randolph street, 

 Thursday, September 3, at 8 p. m. This 

 being the -flrst meeting after the sum- 

 mer vacation, there will be much business 

 of importance. Preparations for the 

 national flower show, to be held here in 

 November, are to be made. Refresh- 

 ments will be served, as usual. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. is beginning to 

 cut quantities of the Cardinal rose. They 

 are figuring on doing big business with 

 this variety this season. 



E. C. Amling says that he does not call 

 the market glutted with anything but 

 gladioli. While there are quantities of 

 asters and open roses which cannot be 



