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The Weekly Florists^ Re view. 



August 5, 1908. 



Gladioli 



All colors, finest varieties. Assorted, 

 our selection, $1.50 to $2.00 per 100; 

 choice varieties, $2.00 to $4.00 per 

 100; 50c to 75c per doz. 



Auratum Lilies 



« 

 We have a very large crop now 

 ready to cut, fine stock, $1.50 doz. 



Killarney 



We are headquarters for Killarney, the 

 leading pink rose. Large supply, all lengths. 



Asters 



White, pink, purple. Good stock, 

 $1.00 to $2.00; fancy, $3.00 100 



finest Ferns in Largest Quantity. Headquarters lor Fancy Valley 



A. L. Randall Co* 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Wholesale Florists 



Ii. D. Phone Central 1406 



FrlTAte Bxehange all 



Departments 



Mention The Review when you write 



long. There are some splendid My 

 Maryland, White Killarney, Kaiserin and 

 Killarney roses in the market; too many, 

 in fact, because there is waste even of, 

 the best grade of stock, which gets wide 

 open while being held for possible buyers. 

 There are large quantities of short roses 

 and no special call for them, because 

 other stock for funeral work is so abun- 

 dant. 



Few carnations are received, and those 

 buyers who want them pay the usual sum- 

 mer price, from $1 to $2, but the de- 

 mand does not take them all, even with 

 the supply limited to hundreds. 



Asters are abundant in practically all 

 colors, but the season has been against 

 the aster, and quality is below what it 

 should be. The best grade sell fairly 

 well at from $2 to $3, but there are 

 many thousands with which it is difficult 

 to do anything at all. Gladioli also are 

 more abundant than heretofore, and sell- 

 ing cheaper. America continues to have 

 the call, but Augusta, white, is a good 

 seller. The reds do quite well, but the 

 common stuff is difficult to move at any 

 price. 



Some splendid auratum lilies are seen, 

 and Easter lilies are equal to requite- 

 ments. There also are considerable re- 

 ceipts of lancifolium, in both colors, but 

 these sell slowly. 



The peony has ceased to be much of a 

 factor. There still is some first-class 

 stock, but those who hold the better 

 grades say they will be cleaned up by 

 the first part of next week; the sale has 

 become slow. There are still some thou- 

 sands of dozens in storage which report 

 says never were and never will be salable, 

 and a good part of those remaining are 

 sold at cheapest prices, because of the 

 rot on the outer petals. 



There is a fair sale for green, as al- 

 ways in summer; no special activity. 



Reduced Rate to Chicago. 



Members of the trade can get a rate of 



one and one-half fare for the round trip 



to Chicago for the trip to the convention, 



if they five in what is known as Western 



Passenger Association territory, viz. : 



Illlnola, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Wyoming, 

 Nebraska, Northern Peninsula of Michigan, Min- 

 nesota, North and South Dakota, New Mexico 

 on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., east of 

 but not Including Deming, nor points west of 

 Albuquerque; from points on the Colorado & 



WiQleisoQ's Seed 8I016 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave, '^•'ler:.Te«7r* CHICAGO 



Plantsmen, Nurserymen, Seedsmen 

 and Florists' Supplies 



We can supply everythingr the Florist uses. 



Catalogpue Free. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Southern Ry. north of Denver to Ft. Collins, also 

 from Denver to Clayton, N. M.; Colorado, east 

 of and Including Denver, Colorado Springs, 

 Pueblo and Trinidad; Kansas In Western Passen- 

 ger Association Territory. 



This is the special rate given the Chi- 

 cago Association of Commerce. Tickets 

 will be sold coming August 14 to 22, and 

 returning August 16 to September 1, just 

 right for the convention. 



To get this rate the florist will ask for 

 a "certificate" (not a receipt) when he 

 buys his ticket to Chicago, paying full 

 fare. On arrival at Chicago get any 

 member of the Chicago Association of 

 Commerce to give you an "Application 

 for Membership" card (it costs nobody 

 anything), properly signed. This, with 

 the certificate, is to be presented to the 

 Association of Commerce at 77 Jackson 

 boulevard, where the visitors are fixed up 

 to buy a return ticket at half fare. 



The trade has many members in the 

 Association of Commerce. Among the 

 wholesale florists there are Percy Jones, 

 E. H. Hunt and Peter Eeinberg; among 

 seedsmen Vaughan's Seed Store, Leonard 

 Seed Co., Albert Dickinson Co., and the 

 Illinois Seed Co.; among retail florists, 

 C. A. Samuelson, John Mangel, O. J. 

 Friedman and J. E. Hauswirth; L. Bau- 

 mann & Co. are members; so is the Pul- 

 verized Manure Co., and doubtless others 

 of the allied trades. 



Any of these can fix up any visitor for 

 the half fare returning, as above. If 

 any of them have no stock of "Applica- 

 tion for Membership" cards for visitors 

 they can get them without cost by asking 



Bnrnet House 



Cor. Tliird and Vine Sts. 

 CINCINNATI, OHIO 



One of the largest and best hotels in 

 the city. Over 200 fine suites of looms 

 wiib private baths and 150 rnoms with 

 hot and cold running water. All modern 

 comforts and convenlencea. 



SPECIAL RATES TO THE FLORISTS 

 AS FOLLOWS 



Aineicaii Plan, $2.50 per day and up 

 European Plan, $1.00 per day and up 



We guarantee to plea<e all flnriRts who 

 may favor the Burnet Houtie. Write lor 

 rooms or for further Info unatlon. 



T. J. CULLEN, Manager 



Mention The Review when vou write 



for them at the office of the association. 

 The Chicago party leaves for Cincin- 

 nati at 2:30 August 16. 



Business in July. 



The general report is that July beat 

 all previous records for the month. Quite 

 a number of houses this year made more 

 elaborate preparation than usual to sup- 

 ply summer stock, and for this reason 



