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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decembbb 17, 1008. 



Rush the Xmas Orders 



KILLARNEY 



Best color, best flower, best stem. If you need strictly fancy stock, we 

 have it Also shorter lengths of equally good quality. 



CARNATIONS 



Day after day and year after year we handle more carnations than any 

 other house in the West. Call on us Now, for Christmas, and all the time. 



VIOLETS 



Violets have for years been one of our leading specialties. We handle 

 lai^est quantities and from the best growers in the United States. 



RICHMOND 



Splendid quality in this leading Christmas rose. Fine large flowers, per- 

 fect foliage, on all lengths of stem, including the special long, fancy. 



MAIDS AND BRIDES 



You won't find better roses anywhere than those we are shipping to our 

 customers. Large heads, good color, fine strong stems, clean foliage. 



« GREENS 



Red Berries are fine this year. Can supply Boxwood, Galaxt Leucothoe, 

 best fancy Ferns and all other greens in any quantity without notice. 



STEVIA, MIGNONETTE, SWEET PEAS, FREESIA, VALLEY, PAPER WHITES 



A. L« Randall Co. 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phooe CeBtral 1496 



Prlrat* Bzehaife all 



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small Boimaffon, one might say very 

 small. The few really good flowers are 

 selling quite well. Sweet peas are hold- 

 ing back; there is a good demand for 

 those with long stems, which are sCarce. 

 Orchids are more abundant. 



Within the last few days therq has 

 been a marked increase i^ the busihess 

 done in boxwood and galax. These 

 articles always enjoy a special demand 

 just before Christmas. All greenhouse 

 greens are plentiful. Farleyense is being 

 used more extensively for fine work. 



Christmas Prospects. 



In general, Christmas orders are not 

 yet coming in heavily, although the last 

 day or two has shown an increase. There 

 are any number of inquiries for red roses 

 and carnations, but in general the whole- 

 salers will not promise red except where 

 a general line of stock of other colors 

 also is ordered. The Benthey-Coatsworth 

 Co. is an exception to the rule, in that 

 it reports having taken orders for about 

 iQl the roses it is likely to be able to 

 supply; Killamey is the principal crop. 

 But the wholesalers, as almost always at 

 this time, are a little nervous about sup- 

 ply. It looks as though it may be short. 

 Nearly everyone predicts the late buyers 

 of Beauties will pky more than the prices 

 quoted for advance orders. It also is 

 figured by many that first-class roses will 

 in the end get up above usual Christmas 

 rates. Carnations, it is thought, will 

 equal the demand. 



Buyers ought to make their needs 

 known at once, so wholesalers can get 

 some idea where they will be at. The 

 late telegraph orders are what make the 

 trouble at Christmas. 



Growers should bear in mind that 

 December 22 and 23 will be the big 

 shipping days. Don't save up white. 



Monthly Exhibition. 



The Horticultural Society provided all 

 the appurtenances of a flower show at 

 the Art Institute, Saturday, December 

 12. Nick Miller was there with the entry 

 cards and managerial records. George 

 Asmus was on hand to serve as judge. 

 But the entries proved to be only one in 

 each class. Vaughan's Greenhouses, 

 Western Springs, HI., were represented 

 by a nice table of Christmas plants in 



HMMlQuarters In the Great Central Market for all kinds of 



Florists' Supplies 



Specially large and fine stock of 



Natural Preserved Wreaths, Moss Wreaths and Metal Designs 



Qualities always the best and prices the lowest. 



L BAUMANN & CO.. 



The Qreat Central 

 Horists' Supply House 



NOW located in our^ 118 East Cliicagi AviHue, CHICAGO 



own new building i 



A saavk ram is ttil aaMtaMtd at rar aM uUntt, 71-71 Waftosh Ave. 



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commercial sizes and kentias, pandanus 

 and other plants called for in the 

 schedule. Schiller put up a nice group 

 of palms and ferns for exhibition only. 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., 

 sent a table of late chrysanthemums, 

 including good blooms of Nonin, John 

 Burton, White Chadwick, Yanoma, Helen 

 Frick, pink; Mrs. J. 3onall, a new pink; 

 W. J. Crossley, Christmas red, and' some 

 singles. 



The Horticultural Society gave a din- 

 ner at 6 p. m. at the Tip Top Inn, 

 across the street from the Art Institute, 

 to which a few of the trade members 

 were invited to discuss what could be 

 done to make future shows more success- 

 ful. The society has planned a series of 

 seven monthly exhibitions. W. N. Budd 

 has agreed to take charge of the Jan- 

 uary show, of carnations, and hopes to 

 gather an exhibition which will include 

 not only the novelties but all the stan- 

 dard varieties as grown by the best local 

 people. 



Various Notes. 



John Pehrson has sold his store at 25 

 East Forty-third street to Victor An- 

 derson, and in partnership with Alvin 

 Marine has opened at 1212 Bryn Mawr 

 avenue, where they are making a most 

 satisfactory start. Before opening his 

 place on Forty-third street, Mr. Pehrson 

 was with the George Wittbold Co., and 

 Mr. Marine has been with the same firm 

 until quite recently. The name is Pehr- 

 son & Marine. 



Most of the growers are enthusiastic 

 over My Maryland, but Wietor Bros, say 

 they will pin their faith to Mrs. Jardine. 

 N. J. Wietor says the more they see of 

 it the better they like it. 



Mrs. E. E. Pieser is recovering nicely 

 from the effects of her recent surgical 

 operation. G. H. Pieser has been ill in 

 the last fortnight, but is again feeling 

 better. 



The E. F. Winterson Co. is not only 

 winding bouquet green, but is also mak- 

 ing up large quantities of laurel wreath- 

 ing. One of their Christmas orders is 

 for 400 cattleyas. 



Harville & Jones, the South Water 

 street firm burned out a fortnight ago, 

 has taken the vacant store at 52 and 54 

 Wabash avenue for its greens depart- 

 ment. They have a big force of girls 

 winding wreathing and making holly 

 wreaths and are doing a big shipping 

 business, practically all with the pro- 

 vision trade. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. is beginning to 

 cut Cardinal in fine shape. This variety 

 was planted quite extensively and the 

 flowers now being cut are entirely ac- 

 ceptable to the buyers who cannot get 

 short and medium Beauties. 



The E. Wienhoeber Co. is enjoying the 

 longest run of heavy business in its his- 

 tory. Late hours are kept by the entire 

 staff, night after night. A large order 

 for December 15 was for the Hoyt 

 funeral. 



A. C. Spencer, at Peter Eeinberg's, 



