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FANCY GIGANTEIMS 



jp A C^Tp D l__l I I F ^ Neyer liner. While we always have been well situated to supply Lilies, this summer ; 

 ^^'^^ ■ ■-■^ Mi-l a-M R-i^ ^g g^jQ jjj better shape than ever before. These Lilies are grown in a cool climate, 

 giving keeping and shipping qualities exceeding anything we ever have had in Lilies. Cut half developed, so as to 

 reach you in perfect condition. 



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GLADIOLI in All 



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We are prepared to furnish Augusta (white), Mrs. King (red) or America (light pink), separate colors in any 

 quantity, or mixed unnamed varieties if wanted. This is fine stock— much better than tne Glads that brought mucn 

 more money earlier in the season. Send along your orders— you can use this stock in quantity. ' -. , 



A. L. Randall Co* 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. PhoB* Centnl 1494 



PriTAt* ExehABge all 



Dspartmenti 



66 E. Randolph Street, Chicago 



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In addition to the asters and gladioli. 

 Beauties, Killarneys, White Killarneys 

 and Marylands have been and are in 

 large supply, with quality excellent for 

 summer. There also are increasing 

 quantities of the newer roses, particu- 

 hirly Prince de Bulgarie and Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward. These two appear to 

 have appealed to the local growers 

 much more strongly than other novel- 

 ties offered last year. A few Double 

 Pink Killarney are seen and also small 

 quantities of Melody, but of the new 

 roses Ward and Bulgarie are thus far 

 the most conspicuous. The growers 

 have not yet passed an opinion on 

 ihem, but the buyers like them. 



There are beginning to be larger sup- 

 plies of carnations. The pick of flowers 

 rrom the field does not cut so much fig- 

 tire as it did in years gone by. Quite 

 f few growers who planted early are 

 beginning to pick flowers from their 

 earliest houses. Of course these are 

 ■hort-stemmed as yet, and with asters 

 iff plentiful and cheap as they have 

 been, there is no special demand for 

 carnations. A good many retailers, 

 however, note that their customers do 

 not prize asters highly even though 

 fine; they call them cheap garden flow- 

 ers and something else is wanted where 

 good funeral work is called for. 



All miscellaneous items continue in 

 good supply, or at least in supply that 

 IS equal to the demand. With cut flow- 

 ers as plentiful and cheap as they have 

 liiden, the call for greens is decidedly 

 limited. 



Various Notes. 



August Poehlmann states that the in- 

 crease in the Poehlmann establishment 

 this yiSiiT is between twenty-one and 

 twenty-two per cent. He has every 

 confidence in the maEket for flrst-clais 

 cut flowers and thinks-they will be able 

 to increase their sales next year fillly 

 as much as the increase in glass area, 

 if not more. 



E. H. Hunt's is preparing to mail 

 the largest catalogue of florists' sup- 

 plies the house has yet issued. Paul M. 

 Bryant had its publication in charpe. 



Howard Muir, youngest brother of 

 John Muir, has been at the Grand 



ORCHIDS 



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A SPECIALTY ' ^ 



CHAS. "W. McKEt'LAR 



162 N. Wabaah Avenue, 



CHICAGO 



Mention The Review vrhen you write. 



boulevard store for several months and 

 is taking hold of the flower business as 

 though he likes it. 



Otto W. Frese, of the Chicago Flower 

 Growers' Association, says orders for 

 Sunday's shipments are still b^ing re- 

 ceived in Monday's mail, in spite of 

 the frequent warnings given buyers 

 that there is no mail delivery in Chi- 

 cago Sunday, except special delivery 

 letters, and .before noon. 



Hans Bowaltz has resumed his duties 

 with Kyle & Foerster after a visit at 

 Hayden, Mo., where his parents reside. 



Hoerber Bros, say they d6" not think 

 asters are worth while to growers who 

 have enough to do under glass, and will 

 drop them next season. 



Mrs. W. E. Horton, of Bassett & 

 Washburn's office force, has returned 

 from her vacation in Wisconsin. 



Fred Sperry says that while August 

 has not nearly held up to the July rec- 

 ord for Vaughan & Sperry, he feehs 

 that the lull is no more than season- 

 able. 



C. W. McKellar and wife visited the 

 McKellar family home at Chillicothe, 

 O., on their way back from the con- 

 vention. 



John Krucii^ten -fays th^t his, ipdoor 

 Butterfly sweet ^efls nave b^n tlie best 

 seller on the list the last few weeks. 



C. A. Samuelson is rapidly complet- 

 ing a big, high, new conservatory that 

 will add a great deal to his facilities. 



John Zech and his partner, Matt 

 Mann, returned from the convention 

 via New York and Niagara Falls. 



Charles P. ~ Guelf , representing the 

 Jerome B. Rice 8eed-Co., of Cambridge, 



I Budlong's 



E Blue Ribbon Valley 



Mentiou I'be Keview wbeu yoa wnie- 



N. Y., has been calling on the trade 

 this week. 



Miss Edna M. Kindler, bookkeeper 

 and cashier for the Raedlein Basket 

 Co., and E. A. Graser, secretary of the 

 American Shipping Co., were married 

 July 27. Mr. and Mrs. Graser have 

 been spending the last month on an 

 extended honeymoon, but are expected 

 home sometime this week. 



A new electric lighting system, with 

 all wires run in conduits, has been in- 

 staUed a^ l^rank Octehslin 's range. The 

 nJw "addition is now practically;. com- 

 plete, including the heating system. 



O. J. Friedman has artificial refrigera- 

 tion in his Congress hotel store. ^ 



N. J. Wietor has been considering a 

 motor car to bring the stock in from 

 the greenhouses, bllt is told by his 

 friends that the horses are more re- 

 liable. 



At A. L. Randall's Frank Johnson 

 says he looks for next season to break 

 all records in this market. He can see 

 nothing but rapidly expanding busi- 

 ness. 



One of the largest deals in acreage 

 property in this vicinity was concluded 

 August 16, when William A. Peterson, 

 proprietor of Peterson Nursery, pur- 



