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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Januabt 13, 1910. 



We Handle All the Advertised Articles 



No Need to send long distances 

 for a trial lot of any of the 

 new things that come on the 

 market-WE HANDLE them all 

 —have them put in with your 

 regular shipment of Supplies 

 from us and save doubling 

 express Charges :: :: 



Johnson's Evergreen Brand Fertilizer. 

 Aphine, the New Insecticide. 

 Revero Hose, the best brand for greenhouse work. 

 National Clock Co.'s Temperature Alarms 



and many other things that yon can buy of us better 

 than of the manufacturer. Inside prices on everything. 



MAIL ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



A. L. Randall Co* 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Centnl 1496 



PrlTSte ExehMiKe all 



DepArtments 



r9-2l Randolph St, Chicago 



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of violets because they could buy stock 

 so cheaply. 



Callas arftin lighter Supply than usual 

 at this date, but Easter lilies are again 

 plentiful. Tulips still are limited to 

 short Proserpine and a few yellow, and 

 go slowly. Jonquils are selling fairly 

 well. Now and then there is a flurry in 

 Bomans, the result of a run of f^uneral 

 work. Freesia seems to sell well in lim- 

 ited quantity. Paper Whites are doing 

 a little better than they did earlier in 

 the season. Sweet peas are not yet much 

 of a factor, but give promise of popu- 

 larity as soon as the crop comes on. Val- 

 ley sells steadily. 



The greens market is quiet, but there 

 are light supplies of asparagus strings 

 and smilax. A little increase in the de- 

 mand and these will prove short. 



Benthey-Coatsworth Co. Retires. 



The market was taken by surprise Jan- 

 uary 10 by the announcement of the re- 

 tirement of the Benthey-Coatsworth Co., 

 which has done a wholesale commission 

 cut flower business in the Atlas block 

 since 1898. It appears from the state- 

 ment of L. Coatsworth, president of the 

 company, that the matter has been in 

 contemplation for some time, but it was 

 not until January 5 that a determination 

 was reached, and the store was closed 

 January 9. Mr. Coatsworth states that 

 the affairs of the company will be wound 

 up and the charter surrendered. 



The principal consignor of the Ben- 

 they-Coatsworth Co. was Frederick J. 

 Ben they & Co., New Castle, Ind,, who 

 have the greenhouse establishment built 

 and formerly conducted by L. Coats- 

 worth. This consists of eleven houses, 

 something over 100,000 feet of glass, 

 practically all in roses, the varieties 

 being Beauty, Killarney, Eichmond, Maid 

 and Bride, with a few greens and one or 

 two other items. Beginning January 10, 

 this stock was consigned to Kyle & 

 Foerster, making an important addition 

 to their supplies. F. F. Benthey also 

 will be associated with Kyle & Foerster. 



Payne in Bankruptcy. 



Henry Payne, Hinsdale, 111., filed a 

 petition in voluntary bankruptcy in the 

 United States district court January 7. 

 The same day he cut all the salable 



An Aphine Test 



On Sweet Peas and Double Violets 



Violets and Sweet Peas 

 a Specialty 



JOHN H. SLOCOMBE 

 FLORIST 



553 TowDBend Ave. 



Nbw Havxn, Conn., Dec. 13, 1909. 

 Okoboe E. Talmadoe, Inc , MadiiOD, N. J. 



Gentlemen:— We grow double violets and sweet peas and so cannot use cyanide after 

 peas are up in November. We have not yet found an insecticide that would kill green and 

 black fly and not give the violets spot— or as cyanide kills peas, and tobacco spots, we would 

 like to know what tests you have made on double violets and sweet peas. If your goods fill 

 the bill we can use a lot of it. Tours truly, J. U. Slocombe. 



OUR REPLY 



Madison, N. J., Dec. 20.— Replying to your favor of the 13tb inst., we are today sending 

 you a sample of Aphine that you may try it on your plants to see whether it will do the work 

 for you. This will be more satisfactory to you than any promises we may make as to what 

 Aphine will do. We will appreciate it if you will advise us of the results of your test. 



THE RESULTS 



New Haven, Conn., Dec. 29, 1909.— Tour sample of Aphine received and tented a few 

 days ago. It looks to us like a good thing, so we are enclosing check for 12.50 for one 

 gallon of same. Tours truly, J. H. Slocombe. 



Western Union New Haven, Conn., Jan. 4, 1910.— Ship immediately C. O. D., two 

 gallons Aphine. J. H. Slocombe. 



Another Public Test of Aphine 



Has been arranged to be held at the 

 Boston Flower Market, Boston, Mass., 

 on Saturday, January 22, 1910 :: :: 



(Further particulars in next week's issue of this paper.) 



If yon are not familiar with the new inaeeticide diecoyery, Aphine, Bend 

 for desoriptive circular. 



If yonr Bopply hoase does not yet handle it, write ub for the names of 

 our nearest selling agents. 



$2.50 per gallon 



Used at an average strength of 1 part Aphine to 15 to 40 parts water. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co., Madison, N.J. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



greens in his houses and let the fires go 

 out. The liabilities scheduled total $10,- 

 400, the assets $10,100. All but about 



$3,000 of the liabilities are secured by 

 mortgage on his real estate. The un- 

 secured creditors are coal men, seedsmen, 



