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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Jdnb 8, 1009. 



KILLARNEY 



Acknowledged the best to be had on this 

 market. Can supply any length in quantity. 

 Long, fancy a specialty. 



BEAUTIES 



As good as any on this market and 

 crop is heavy. Order and eee for 

 yourself. 



CARNATIONS 



The cut is on again. All the lead- 

 ing varieties. All colors. All grades. 

 Order and you get the goods. 



FEveitrEw 



PEONIES 



The local Peonies will be in within 

 the week. We -shall handle the cut 

 of The Lokr gemt Ghrower with the 

 finest varieties and shall be strictly 

 Headquarters. You can't afford 

 to use any other Peonies. 



SWEET PEAS 



The finest Butterfly Peas in 

 quantity. 



VALLEY 

 Fancy Valley always awaiting your 

 order. 



ASTERS 



Dark pink, fine, greenhouse stock. 

 $2.00 to $4.00 per 100. 



Fancy and lots of it. 

 Get our figures on any stock you want in quantity for your special work for June Weddings or Commencements. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Central 1406 



PrlTkte ExelUBKe all 



Departments 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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throughout the list were held at the top 

 until the actual business was over. It 

 never fails, however, that there are re- 

 ceipts in considerable quantity which ar- 

 rive too late for the demand. That was 

 the case last week. Practically all the 

 commission houses closed Saturday night 

 and Sunday with stock on hand which 

 would have found a good market had it 

 only been shipped in Thursday, Friday 

 or Saturday morning, when it was evi- 

 dent much of the stock was ready. 



Possibly the carnation is entitled to 

 first consideration; it certainly was first 

 in demand. Days before the shipping 

 began it was apparent colored stock 

 would be short, but it was anticipated 

 white would be fully equal to the de- 

 mand. It proved that colored carnations 

 were so short that even white was ac- 

 ceptable - because nothing else could be 

 had, and all carnations received while 

 business was doing were taken at excel- 

 lent prices. In fact, the only limit to 

 prices was the fact that beyond a cer- 

 tain figure the retailers could not use 

 the stock; Memorial day is distinctly not 

 a high-priced day. It was a matter of 

 general comment the way the cuts of car- 

 nations fell off; the weather early in the 

 week was unfavorable, and the receipts, 

 instead of multiplying several times, as 

 they usually do for a holiday, actually 

 were lighter than they had been when 

 only a normal demand was to be met. 

 Practically all growers were in the same 

 boat. Hundreds of telegrams went out: 

 "Can't ship carnations. Sorry." 



The rose market profited by the short- 

 age of carnations, but not to the extent 

 that would have been the case had the 

 quality of roses been better. The roses 

 sold, but buyers would not stand for 

 fancy prices, because most of the stock 

 really was not worth it. Those who had ' 

 Ihe few really good roses got good prices 

 for them, but by far the larger propor- 

 tion of the fiowers was small, there was 

 much mildew on the foliage, and 4 cents 

 looked like good money. Of course, 

 Richmond was the best seller, with Kil- 

 larney a close second, and in larger sup- 

 ply than any other rose. Killarney has 

 become easily the leading rose ob this 

 market. 



HMUlqiuutcra In the GrMit C*nti«l Markat for all kinda of 



Florists' Supplies 



Specially large and fine stock of 



Natural Preserved Wreaths, Moss Wreaths and Metal Designs 



Qnalitles always ttae best and prices the lowest. 

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Beauties were in large supply; not 

 many were of good quality. All orders 

 could be filled at regular rates, and they 

 were not a conspicuous item at any time 

 during the Memorial day rush. 



The peony was the flower of the day. 

 It is impossible to form any accurate 

 estimate of the quantity handled, except 

 that it was much in excess of any pre- 

 vious Memorial day. In addition to th« 

 many thousands of dozens which had ac- 

 cumulated in storage, there were large 

 daily receipts. Early in the week it 

 looked like an oversupply, and prices 

 were shaded, but by Wednesday night 

 the market had turned, and from then on 

 to Saturday afternoon the market stif- 

 fened. There is record of a few sales of 

 special fancy stock as high as $1.50 per 

 dozen, but the bulk was sold at from 60 

 cents to 75 cents, with the goods of one 

 or two expert shippers bringing from 75 

 cents to $1. The clean-up was far better 

 than most of the experienced observers 

 anticipated, but for all that there ware 

 peonies left. The receiptfl were contin- 

 uous, so there was no such thing as being 

 sold out for long; also, the quantity 

 stored was greater than the capacity of 

 some of the merchandisers; and again, a 

 considerable fraction of the receipts in 

 certain houses were in that tight-bud 

 state that precludes a sale anywhere 

 short of July 4. On the whole, it was an 

 eminently satisfactory period for the 

 peony. 



Cape jasmines were in light supply, 

 and orders for them could not all be 

 filled, but there were sweet peas galore. 

 The sweet pea has been an exceptionally 

 popular flower this spring, and with the 

 shortage of other small flowers, the 

 sweet pea growers had a field day. A 

 rather larger proportion of the stock 

 than ever before was extra fancy; these 

 were the Spencer varieties, and brought 

 excellent prices. The receipts of gladioli 

 also were larger than usual — one house 

 had nearly 2,500 from one grower — and 

 they shared in the general prosperity. 

 No large quantities of lilies were in the 

 market, and there was no special demand 

 for them. There is little shipping out- 

 side of the great staples, but the city 

 trade consumed the odds and ends as 

 closely as could be expected; they all 

 brought better prices than most of the 

 wholesalers thought possible early in the 

 week. 



Th« shipping was extremely heavy, 

 and continued heavy longer than it has 

 for any holiday in recent years. The 

 first shipments began going out May 26, 

 and from then on to Saturday night 

 there was all the wholesalers could jump 

 to ; eyen Sunday morning there was 

 heavy shipping. The local retailers found 

 they were without their usual "day." 

 Ordinarily for a holiday the shipping 

 ceases twenty-four hours before the 

 event, and the last day is given to sup- 

 plying the local trade, usually at declin- 



