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The WedWy Horists' Review. 



November 26, 1908. 



Sweet Peas Stevia 



White and pink in quantity and a few in fancy 

 colors. Quality good for this early date. 



TkK:.r^.^^,^^-l-^^ You need it always on 

 iTllgf none lie hand, we can supply you. 



Carnations 



Our stipply i* the lareest in the west. Order of us and 

 you will get what you want. 



All we need is to know your wants;] we can meet 

 them. 



Fills a big place in all cut flower work. Ours is 

 fancy. Add some on next order. 



\/lrkt£x4-c! ^® always have them. Best quality. 

 V lUlw IS Send along your orders. 



Beauties»Roses 



We can take £ood care of your orders for Beauties or 

 Roses, all grades, including Fancy Special Long. Splendid 

 Killamey» fine Richmondi excellent Maids and Brides. Send 

 us your orders. 



VALLEY in quantity every day. SMILAX, fine, long, heavy string;*. 



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BASKETS 



BASKETS 



BASKETS 



In addition to our regular line of all staple and Fancy Baskets, we have just received a bis: importation of Novelty Baskets. Our 

 stock is now complete, the finest line we have ever seen. If you can't come to see them before Christmas, order an assortment at $5, $10, $16, 

 $20 or $25 State sizes, styles or prices you require and We will send a selection that is good value and that will meet your needs. Hundreds 

 of florists order in this way. We guarantee satisfaction. 



MATS! MATS!! Do you know the new Chiffon Mats? 



The finest thing yet found for pot covets. Soft, pliable, rich, but inexpensive. All colors. Send for a dozen assorted colors. 



FORTO RICAN MATS. Wide, medium and narrow weaves. All colors. We have an enormous stock. Prices right. 

 CRKPK PAPER. Velvet, two-tone, four-ply. All colors. Splendid match for all flowers and foliage. 

 RED BKRRIS8 for Christmas. WILD 8BIIL.AX always on hand in quantity. 



For Xmas we shall be headquarterB for HOLLY and GREEN. Write for prices. Now booking orders. 

 If you haven't our new cataloe^e, send a postal and keep it handy. See our other adv., on page 61 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phoae Ccatral 1496 



Private Bxehaare all 



D«vartm«BtB 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write. 



all orders can be filled if a few hours 

 notice is given. There are plenty of 

 Easter lilies. Sweet peas are increas- 

 ing in number. Cattleyas are scarce. 

 Other orchids never are wanted if cat- 

 tleyas can be had. Stevia and mignonette 

 are now arriving. 



ToeteUf/s Market. 



By Tuesday the market was badly 

 elutted and the wholesalers had given up 

 ill hope of a satisfactory Thanksgiving. 

 The hoped-for shipping demand had not 

 developed, even in response to telegraptac 

 offers of cheap stock sent to the big 

 buyers. It appeared that the same un- 

 seasonable weather conditions which pro- 

 duced the greatly incrfeased supply in 

 Chicago had done the swne thing all 

 through the great Btretch of country that 

 draws on Chicago in times of scarcity, 

 and leaves us to eat or otherwise con- 

 sume our flowers when local supphes are 

 equal to their needs. 



City buyers are quick to take advan- 

 tage of such a situation. The larger the 

 supply the more critical they are, and the 

 less they wUl pay for e^ffen the best stock. 

 Tuesday they bought little or nothing, 

 knowing that the more stock pJed up the 

 cheaper it could be bought on Wednes- 



If there was any flower that was not 

 a glut on Tuesday its value was destroyed 

 by the general superabundance. The sup- 

 ply was the greatest ever known for 

 Thanksgiving, the quality nothing extra, 

 demand lightest, and growers must be 

 prepared for about the worst average re- 

 turns Thanksgiving ever brought. Tues- 

 day it looked as though it would be im- 

 possible to clean up at any pnce by 

 Thursday noon. 



Thanksgiving day all the wholesale 

 houses close at 12 o'clock. Only one 

 mail delivery, about 9 a. m. 



Various Notes. 



Wietor Bros, think highly of the Mrs. 

 Jardine rose, and are utilizing all the 

 wood they can get for propagating pur- 

 poses. 



C. W. McKellar is handling bunches 

 of cut Piersoni fern fronds, which sell 

 quite well. 



P. A. Famey, of the A. L. Randall 

 Co., has returned from a trip of four 

 months, during which be had uniformly 

 good business. He will start out again 

 directly after Thanksgiving. 



Leonard Kill, president of the Flo- 

 rists* Club, is to be congratulated on 

 the outcome of the flower booth operated 

 by the club at the national show. Only 

 a small amount of stock was donated, 

 making the booth practically a purely 

 business proposition, and yet a profit of 

 $553 was made for the club. Mrs. T. E. 

 Waters had charge of the selling, and to 

 her efforts, and those of the club's presi- 

 dent, much of the success is due. 



E. C. Amling says that the business 

 took on a different tone in the last few 

 days of last week; had it not been for 

 the fi»e weather and unusually large sup- 

 ply, prices would have advanced sharply 

 on the strength of the increased de- 

 mand. But it didn't last long, 



C. S. Griffith has an attractive store at 

 160 North avenue. 



Robert Johnstone is confined to his bed 

 at Valmora ranch, in New Mexico. His 

 tubercular trouble is complicated by other 

 disorders. 



William Nicholson is the last of the I 



flowei show visitors to tarry with us. 

 With Mrs. Nicholson, he is staying for 

 Thanksgiving with a daughter who lives 

 at River Forest. 



J. A. Valentine has been at the Kaiser- 

 hof since the flower show, busily engaged 

 in his capacity as chairman of the audit- 

 ing committee. He left for home Novem- 

 ber 24. 



It appears to have escaped notice that 

 at the recent election August F. Poehl- 

 mann was elected president of the vil- 

 lage of Morton -Grote. 



Bassett & Washbuiii now put up all 

 their carnations in bunches of thirteen 

 and find that by so doing they save con- 

 siderable breakage. 



Percy Jones says that his growers are 

 just beginning on their chrysanthemums. 

 He figures the late mums will turn out 

 much more profitable than anything ex- 

 cept the earliest have been. 



Zech & Mann are not among those who 

 think the new pink roses will displace 

 Bridesmaid. Some of their growers are 

 having splendid success this year. 



C. M. Dickinson, at E. H. Hunt 's, says 

 the Christmas rush already has begun 

 in the supply department. 



Peter Reinberg is cutting some spe- 

 cially fine Mrs. Marshall Field. They 

 say the variety not only is extra good 

 for summer, but produces as well as 

 any winter rose at this season. 



Vaughan & Sperry report local single 

 violets as much improved in quality. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. says the results 

 with the pompon chrysanthemums this 

 fall will lead to a much larger supply 

 next year. 



E. F. Winterson Co. reports receiving 

 orders from all over the country for 



