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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Jandaey 28, 1909. 



VIOLETS=WHITE LILAC 



You will need large supplies of Violets for Ready February 1. 



Valentine's Day. We can fill all orders BRIDAL WREATH SPIRAEA, Ready Now, 



• -withbest stock, double or single. Ordernow. $2.00 per bunch. 



KILLARNEY— $12.00 to $15.00 per 100, for extra fine stock. Some extra fancy stock at $18.00 that 



are specials, and people say are the best in Chicago. They have the size, and always the color. 

 ROSES— Good Maids and Brides, medium length, fine heads, $8.00 per 100. Special fancy stock at right prices. 

 CABBNATIONS— All varieties, $1.50 to $3.00 per 100; special fancy, $4.00. Large supply; tell us what you can use. 

 ME3KICAN IVY— New hardy green for designs and table FREESIA— Finest in Chicago, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100. 



decorations, $1.00 to $1.50 per 100. TULIPS— White, pink and yellow, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100. 



MIG»MONKTTE-Good stock, $4.00 to $6.00 per 100. PAPER WHITES— Fine, $3.00 per 100. 



SWHIET PEAS— Large supplies in white, pink and lavender. DAFFODILS and JONQUILS, $4.00 to $5.00 per 100. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wliolesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Central 1496 



PrlTste Exehanre all 



De^artmeBli 



19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



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ply. Valley is abundant. Last week's 

 special call for funeral work made a run 

 on Paper "Whites and they sold better 

 than at any— time this year. Tulips in all 

 colors now are plentiful. The quality is 

 good and ^or the reds and yellows fair 

 prices are rreceived. 



Stevia i^ about over. Orchids are 

 scarce, espe daily cypripediums, with not 

 enough cat"^leyas to go around. Sweet 

 peas are much improved in quality, are 

 offered in larger quantity and at lower 

 prices. 



There ha^ been an increase in the sale 

 for greens, especially for smilax strings, 

 but also for plumosus strings and 

 bunches. \ 



Valentise's Day. 



Preparati-ons are being made for a big 

 business fo-r Valentine's day, February 

 14. Last y ear there was a splendid sale 

 for boxes of flowers, particularly fancy 

 boxes of vi.olet8. The supply houses are 

 all offering novelties in the line of violet 

 boxes and the wholesalers who handle 

 violets in c^uantity are making arrange- 

 ments for trhe biggest day's business of 

 the year. "Valentine's day falls on Sun- 

 day this yesir, which probably is the best 

 day in the "week for this business. 



Vuious Notes. 



The IllincDis Heater & Mfg. Co., known 

 to the trad_e as the maker of the self- 

 watering fllower boxes, window boxes, 

 pots, jardin_ieres and other metal special- 

 ties, is abount to remove from 3947 Went- 

 worth aver»ue to Downers Grove, 111., 

 where the company has recently pur- 

 chased a th._ree-story brick factory build- 

 ing with aboout three acres of additional 

 ground, whiich will permit it to largely 

 increase its output. 



January S2 Weiland & Risch filled the 

 largest singZIe order for funeral work ever 

 known in tMiis market. It was for fifty 

 18-inch wresaths for the George W. Jack- 

 son Co., to be used at the funeral of its 

 men killed in last week's crib accident. 

 Fifty bodie : s, each "with its wreath, were 

 buried in o ne grave. Weiland & Itisch 

 worked all MDight January 22, making the 

 wreaths. T hey were required to be first- 

 class in everry respect and were made of 

 magnolia leaves and Bride roses. 



Gottfried Amling, who is 76 years of 



age, was taken suddenly ill January 21 

 and was operated on January 24 at the 

 Oak Park hospital, where he now is doing 

 nicely. He is the father of E. G. Am- 

 ling, Albert F. Amling and "William Am- 

 ling, all well known in the trade. E, C. 

 Amling had already bought tickets for 

 himself and family to California for a 

 brief rest, which his father's illness has 

 now caused him to abandon. 



The Poehlmann Bros. Co. is short- 

 handed at the city store this week. O. 

 W. Frese went home ill January 23 and 

 Mons Olson has been on the sick list 

 since the middle of last week. 



N. J. Wietor is conducting a hospital 

 this week, wife and children all being ill 

 with tonsilitis. 



The A. L. Randall Co. has become 

 Cook County agent for the Mandy Lee 

 incubators, brooders and poultry sup- 

 plies. This new department is entirely 

 distinct from the florists' business and 

 is in charge of H. S. Seely, formerly with 

 Vaughan's Seed Store. It is the report 

 that the Randall Co. intends to develop 

 the poultry supply department into a 

 general seed business in charge of Mr. 

 Seely. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. received the first 

 of Klehm's Novelty tulip January 25, 

 excellent stock for so early. 



C. W. McKellar reports gardenias 

 much more abundant than cattleyas. 



Bassett & Washburn are in with an- 

 other big crop of the Formosa lilies. 



C. M. Dickinson's son was operated on 

 January 22 for adenoids. 



Johnson & Chronis have put up hand- 

 some posters along the Illinois Central, 

 advertising their store at Forty-seventh 

 street and Lake avenue. 



George Reinberg's Brides have re- 

 sponded to the springlike weather. 



Peter Reinberg was operated on Thurs- 

 day, January 21, at St. Elizabeth's hos- 

 pital for a minor abdominal disorder. 

 He will have to remain quiet a few days 

 longer. 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. tells the story of 

 receiving a telephone order at 4 p. m. 

 one day recently, from Wm. Tawms, who 

 bought out C. Burmeister, near Milwau- 

 kee. His heating apparatus had given 

 out. The Kroeschells loaded a new boiler 

 on the night boat; it was in Milwaukee 

 at 4 a. m., and inside of twenty-four 



WANTED 



Growers to make regular consign- 

 ments of cut Orchids, especially 



CATTLEYAS and 

 CYPRIPEDIUMS. 



We have a first-class martet for any 

 grower who can supply us regularly. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



19-21 Randolph St., 



CHICAGO 



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hours was being fired up in Mr. Tawms' 

 shed. 



Kruchten & Co. say the call for short 

 roses still holds up. 



Vaughan & Sperry predict a big call 

 for violets February 13 and 14. 



January 29 is McKinley day. It has 

 been forgotten in this market as a factor 

 affecting business. 



The E. F. Winterson Co. says gold- 

 fish are the best side line any florist can 

 carry. 



Zech & Mann say the shipping demand 

 is strong for other things than roses. 



Albert Fuchs was cited into the 

 debtors' court January 23 on a judg- 

 ment for $70 in favor of a printing con- 

 cern. He says he holds real estate worth 

 half a million dollars, but that his in- 

 come is temporarily diverted. Neverthe- 

 less, he paid the $70. 



Peter Reinberg is duplicating his last 

 year's January crop of Beauties. 



The John C. Moninger Co. has gone 

 into the pipe business, procuring its sup- 

 plies at first hand and carrying several 

 carloads in stock. The company also 

 sells the Herendeen boiler. 



There have been quite a number of 

 visitors in town this week on their way 

 to the Indianapolis carnation convention. 

 Among those here on business were Alex. 

 G. Robinson, manager of the Kentucky 

 Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. ; 

 Peter Freeman, Aurora, 111.; George 

 Heinl, Toledo, O,; L. P. Harley, the 

 green goods man at Hartford, Mich.; 

 Leo Bather, son of Andrew Bather, Clin- 



