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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



July 29, 1909. 



ASTERS 



White, Pink, Purple. 



Good stock, $1.00 to $2.00; 



Fancy, $3.00 per 100. 



AURATUM LILIES 



Fine stock. 

 $1.50 per dozen. 



KILLARNEY 



market today. Supply largie, but demand so good 

 for tbls Btock that we advise early orders. 



Best 

 roses 

 in the 



GLADIOLI 



America, best ligbt pink. 

 Florists* Klnar, one of the finest 



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EMPEROR CORNFLOWER, $1.00 per 100. 

 Finest Ferns in Largest Quantity. Headquarters for Fancy Valley 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Central 1496 



Prirate ExehanKe ail 



Departments 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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extremely light, so the total, is relatively 

 unimportant. 



Asters are now arriving in considerable 

 quantity, but are not up to the usual 

 standard. Early in the season there was 

 too much rain, then it became too dry, 

 and various diseases and insect pests have 

 taken an unusual toll, so the present in- 

 dications are the aster growers will not 

 have a good season. The passing of the 

 carnation has brought a fair demand for 

 any passable asters. 



In the rose department there continues 

 to be a good demand for Beauties, for 

 the supply is light. Some of the largest 

 growers are cutting little or nothing and 

 the quality throughout is no better than 

 it should be, but at the same time there 

 is no more satisfactory rose at the season, 

 and prices are rather better than usual 

 at this date. 



My Maryland and White Killarney are 

 the best of the smaller roses and are 

 coming in more abundantly. Quite a 

 number of growers are cutting good Kil- 

 larney, for this has heretofore been the 

 leading summer rose. Kaiserin is not as 

 abundant as usual and is selling well. 

 There are few Maid or Bride, and little 

 call for them. 



Most of those who stored peonies are 

 figuring on being pretty well cleaned up 

 by the end of this week, but as the end 

 of the season approaches, prices, instead 

 of stiffening, are weakening. This is be- 

 cause so large a part of the stock is 

 keeping poorly and is not coming out 

 of storage in condition to meet the re- 

 quirements of first-class trade. The 

 stock of the one or two growers who 

 seem to monopolize the secret of uni- 

 formly successful peony storage, say 

 they are doing as well as in any other 

 season and are getting regular prices for 

 their goods. 



Sweet peas are about out of the mar- 

 ket. They have been an important fac- 

 tor for many months. There continue to 

 be fair supplies of auratum lilies and 

 enough Easter lilies to meet the require- 

 ments. Gladioli are more abundant and 

 of fair quality. Some large orders for 

 valley created a flurry early this week. 



There is little special call for green 

 goods and the market is quiet. 



The express companies have notified 

 the wholesalers of another increase in the 



Wii|ter80i('s Seed Store 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave, 



LoBK Distance Phone, 

 Central 6004, 



CHICAGO 



Plantsmen, Nurserymen, Seedsmen 

 and Florists' Supplies 



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charges for returning empties, taking 

 effect August 1. The increase also 

 affects a great many other lines, an elab- 

 orate circular having been issued, which 

 states the new rates as follows : ' ' Flower 

 baskets, boxes or crates weighing fifteen 

 pounds or less, 10 cents; over fifteen 

 pounds, 15 cents; refrigerator boxes, 25 

 cents." Just what is meant by refrig- 

 erator boxes no one seems to know; 

 nothing of the kind is used in this 

 market. 



Train to Cinciiuuiti. 



P. J. Foley, cliairman of the Florists ' 

 Club's transportation committee, an- 

 nounces that it has been decided to leave 

 for Cincinnati at 2:30 Monday after- 

 noon, August 16. The club will travel 

 via the Monon Eoute from the Polk 

 street station. 



The arrangements provide for a well- 

 stocked buffet car, a diner, a coach, par- 

 lor car and observation car, and it is 

 intended to have the train handsomely, 

 decorated, with something doing every 

 minute. If the plans do not miscarry, a 

 good many people through Indiana will 

 know the Chicago Florist's Club is travel- 

 ing that day. 



It is expected to pick up the Indian- 

 apolis delegation at about 6:30, and 

 other Indiana parties will be taken on 

 at the principal towns. It is expected 

 that President Valentine and the Denver 

 party will be on the train, and all florists 

 west and northwest of Chicago are in 

 vitcd to make their arrangements to 



r^ch Chicago Monday morning and pro- 

 ceed with the Chicago party. 



Qub Picnic' 



The annual picnic of the Florists' 

 Club, held at Riverview Park July 22, 

 was an unqualified success in every way 

 except that the attendance was not so 

 large as had been hoped. Financially it 

 was about an even break, where with a 

 day not so cool and windy and with ^i 

 larger attendance a profit would have 

 resulted. There were 278 paid admis- 

 sions. 



The big event of the day was the ball 

 game between Wholesalers and Eetailers, 

 in which the Eetailers put the kibosh on 

 the Wholesalers to the tune of 15 to 0. 

 The result was due to the pitching of 

 F. Lieberman, who, the Wholesalers de- 

 clare, plays ball as an occupation anl 

 runs a flower store on Ogden avenue as 

 a recreation. At any rate, he was ir- 

 vincible. The teams were: Wholesalers 

 —A. Lazaroff. cf. ; J. Byers, rf. ; I^- 

 Farley, If.; F. Heidelberg, 3b.; Ot* ) 

 Goerisch, ss. ; Joe Strauss, 2b.; W. Log- 

 man, lb.; R. Keefe, c; A. Zech, ]• 

 Retailers — J. Eischen, cf.; F. Pasternick. 

 rf.; E. Enders, If.; W. Graff, lb.; "V'- 

 Kreitling, ss.; W. Wolf, 2b.; A. Eber- 

 ling, 3b.; F. Wolff, c; F. Lieberman, p. 



But really the pie-eating contest wa?! 

 the big hit. Twelve young m^n eacii 

 were given a nice, fresh, juicy blueberry 

 pie in his hands, no plate, and then" 

 was a nice prize for the first to finish. 

 What fell on the grass had to be gath- 



