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Christmas Specialties 



IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



No house in the country is better equipped to handle your rush orders. We have a big line of Supplies— a 

 complete line— no matter ^hat you need, call on us and we will get it off to you by fir^t train. 



J4PA^ESE AIR PLANT 



Another big importation just in. The last lot 

 was so fine it didn't laH long. This lot is just 

 as good. 



CHRISTMAS RIBBON 



Red or FoUaee Green 



No. 6. per bolt $0.'i!5 No. 28, per bolt....' $0.75 



No 16. per bolt 60 No. 40, pe^ bolt .90 



No. 80. per boU . . . .- : 1.00 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Centril 1496 



PrlTAte ExehanKe all 



Departments . 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write. 



in good shape, and White Killarney is 

 easily the best white rose, Kaiserin being 

 now practically over for this season. 

 Now and then there is a buyer who wants 

 nothing but Maid and Bride, but Kil- 

 larney and Richmond are the best sell- 

 ing varieties. Several houses say the call 

 for My Maryland is extremely light and 

 that this variety must be brought per- 

 sonally to the attention of the buyers in 

 order to effect its sale. 



With the passing of the chrysanthe- 

 mums, though a few still remain, the 

 carnation has enjoyed an increased de- 

 mand and prices have gone back up the 

 scale. There still is a wide range in 

 value. The stock of some growers is 

 bringing first-class prices, while others 

 are complaining of low returns. The dif- 

 ference is in the quality of the goods, 

 but the producer of the stock the buy- 

 ers do not favor cannot see where he 

 falls down. Enchantress now is in full 

 midwinter form, and Victory also is giv- 

 ing a good crop. It appears the propor- 

 tion of Enchantress being grown is not 

 so large as a year ago, and the propor- 

 tion of white is larger. 



Violets did first-rate up to the arrival 

 of the blizzard. The receipts of the Hud- 

 son river stock are not so large as they 

 were a year ago, doubtless due to the 

 fact that the Ehinebeck growers are 

 pushing out for new markets, but the 

 quality of the stock never was better 

 than it is at present. The retail stores 

 that have the trade for good violets are 

 doing a fine business. It is reported one 

 local retailer has placed an order in one 

 house for 50,000 violets for Christmas 

 delivery. | 



Paper Whites were a glut last week 

 and prices went down to where the re- 

 turns only paid for the bulbs. This week 

 they are doing slightly better, though the 

 supply continues large. Easter lilies are 

 in steady supply, but only moderate re- 

 quest. Eeceipts of callas increase slowly. 

 There was a little skirmish for valley 

 early this week. It frequently happens 

 that Monday or Tuesday valley is closely 

 cleaned up, while later in the week there 

 is an abundance. Sweet peas are in- 

 creasing in supply and improving in 

 quality. They soon will become an im- 

 portant factor in the market, for literally 



wL Violets oil Retail Store 



We would like to place a standing order with gome grower 



of good Violets in Kansas, Nebraska or Iowa. 



Send sample with prices. 



THE PARK FLORAL CO., 



Denver, Colo. 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



millions will be offered for sale in the 

 first few months of the new year. Cat- 

 tleyas are an extremely scarce item; 

 Christmas prices were asked last week, 

 but this week there are a few more in 

 the market. 



There is little change in the market for 

 greens. Asparagus strings are becoming 

 slightly more plentiful and smilax a lit- 

 tle less plentiful. Boxwood is selling 

 better. Ferns have gone up to $2 per 

 thousand. 



The Christmas Prospects. 



The prospect for Christmas is begin- 

 ning to be a theme for discussion. Every- 

 body agrees that the demand will be 

 large and that the supply will depend en- 

 tirely upon the weather; pleasant 

 weather means a good cut in practically 

 every line, with sunless weather working 

 a reduction in proportion to its con- 

 tinuance. The impreesion seems to be 

 that the supply of Beauties will be large, 

 with other roses in good quantity. Car- 

 nations lodk to be equal to the demand, 

 with an excellent supply of violets and 

 other stock. 



One or two houses with specialties re- 

 port that they already have booked a 

 most satisfactory number of orders, but 

 in general the buyers have made little in- 

 quiry for stock, seeming to be satisfied 

 that the supply will be large and that 

 they will have no difficulty in filling their 

 wants. 



Orders booked have been taken at the 

 usual Christmas rates. 



Qub Meetin£. 



At its meeting at the Union restaurant 

 December 2 the Horticultural Society of 

 Chicago notified the Florists' Club that 



a committee had been appointed to con- 

 fer with the club's committee looking to 

 a closer cooperation of the two organiza- 

 tions in the 1910 flower show. The Hor- 

 ticultural Society's committee consists of 

 W. N. Eudd, Ca*! Cropp, J. B. Deamud, 



E. Wienhoeber, August Poehlmann and 



F. B. Carpenter, all but the latter being 

 also members of the Florists' Club. 



George Sykes, Chicago manager for 

 Lord & Burnham Co., New York; A. C. 

 Kohlbrand, with E. C. Amling; J. H. 

 Prost, the city forester, and Jos. Koeber- 

 quist, private gardener, were elected to 

 membership. The name of E. B. Wash- 

 bum, of Bassett & Washburn, was pro- 

 posed. 



Nominations of officers for the ensuing 

 year were made as follows: For presi- 

 dent, George Asmus; vice-president, H. 



E. Philpott; treasurer, E. F. Winterson; 

 secretary, T. C. Yanlell and L. H. Win- 

 terson; trustees, Iieonard Kill, H. N. 

 Bruns, Albert T. Hey, F. F. Benthey, J. 



F. Klimmer, John l)egnan, Alex. Hender- 

 son, Walter Scott, three to be elected. 



The club voted to apply for member- 

 ship in the Illinois Otitdoor Art Associa- 

 tion. A communication from Robert 

 O'Dwyer pointed out a possibility for 

 the club to secure representation on the 

 State Board of Agriculture and the presi- 

 dent was instructed to appoint a commit- 

 tee to push it along. T. E. Waters, who 

 acted as secretary in the absence of 

 Frank M. Johnson, who was in Kansas 

 City that night on business for the A. L. 

 Randall Co., was added to the committee 

 which is to publish the club's by-laws 

 and list of members. 



The usual cigars and refreshments 

 were served. 



