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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



July 7, 1910. 



I 



Our Stock is as Good 



as is to be found anywhere at this season. 



No matter what you need for your summer trade — it*8 increasing every year — ^you 

 can order of us and know you are sure of getting the best there is. 



WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN SEASON. 

 Many Special Bargains in Florists' Supplies During July. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phon« Ceiitnl 1496 



PrlTftt. Ezehanre all 



Ocpartments 



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heat. The holders believe that the 

 flowers now in the cooler will not fall 

 off and that they will be, in the next 

 fortnight, the most satisfactory stock 

 on the market. They are anticipating 

 good sale because of the shortage of 

 other first-class flowers, but wholesalers 

 quite generally agree that the buyers 

 this season are refusing to enthuse over 

 peonies; they are not in request, selling 

 only when brought to the attention of 

 the buyer. 



Easter lilies are no longer in exces- 

 sive supply. They sell steadily, and 

 better prices are being realized than a 

 fortnight ago. Shasta daisies became 

 abundant in the last days of June, and 

 the price suffered accordingly, though 

 much of the stock is fine. The passing 

 of the wedding season ended the special 

 demand for valley and left the growers 

 with some stock unmarketed. 



The supply of green goods is in every 

 way equal to the demand. 



rourth's Fatality and Fire. 



The one fatal accident in Chicago's 

 sane Fourth occurred in the greenhouses 

 of Peter Eeinberg. Some of the men 

 worked a while in the morning, one of 

 them known to the rest as "Big John" 

 Gawrys bringing an old revolver with 

 him. While another employee named 

 Richard Weber was examining the 

 weapon he accidentally discharged it, 

 the bullet piercing "Big John's" brain. 

 Weber was arrested pending the in- 

 quest. 



The largest loss in the city from fire 

 started by fireworks, was sustained by 

 Adam Zender, 6638 Ridge avenue, Rogers 

 Park. He estimates his loss at $6,000. 

 The fire started in the hay in the barn 

 adjoining the greenhouses "and complete- 

 ly destroyed one house, with consider- 

 able damage to the house next to it. 

 The replanting of these rose houses had 

 just been completed. 



June Business. 



June was not an especially good 

 month in this market, although the 

 volume of business as measured by dol- 

 lars and cents doubtless exceeded any 

 other June. The first ten days were 

 excellent. Then came unseasonable heat, 

 greatly increasing production. For a 



few days cash receipts increased with 

 the increase in suplies, even while aver- 

 age prices fell, but soon conditions be- 

 came such that values were forced so 

 low that sales fell below last year's 

 records. In the last days of the month 

 business settled down to the usual sum- 

 mer character. 



Weather in June. 



The first part of June was cool, while 

 the latter two-thirds of the month were 

 much warmer than usual. The rainfall 

 was less than one inch, which is not one- 

 fifth of last year's June record and less 

 than one-third the normal. The percent- 

 age of possible sunshine was eighty, 

 which is far above normal. On eleven 

 days of the month there were over fif 

 teen hours of sunshine, while the least 

 sun on any day of the month was two 

 hours and eighteen minutes. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club will hold its regu- 

 lar monthly meeting at the Union to- 

 night, July 7. Dinner will be served at 

 7:30 sharp. 



One of the special booklets issued by 

 Rosehill cemetery is in the interest of 

 its greenhouse department. Eight pages 

 illustrate the plant houses, while others 

 describe the florists' services rendered 

 lot-owners. 



Peter Risch, speaking for Weiland & 

 Risch and other greenhouse owners, re- 

 cently appeared before the city council 

 at Evanston opposing the new rates for 

 city water, which he said would compel 

 large users like the cut flower growers 

 to sink artesian wells. Several other 

 classes of users also complained. As- 

 surances were given that an adjustment 

 will be made. Mr. Risch recently has 

 visited his daughter, Mrs. P. J. dinger 

 at Cincinnati. ■ ' 



The Geo. Wittbold Co. reports that 

 business has been unusually good this 

 spring; shipping trade has been excel- 

 lent and spring stock is practically 

 cleaned out. This firm has just received 

 a large importation of palms, dracsenas, 

 etc., which it is growing on for the fall 

 trade. 



An adjourned session of the regular 

 quarterly meeting of the Horticultural 



APHINE 



Destroys Qreen, Black and White 

 Fly, Red Spider, Tlirlps. Mealy 

 Bug and Scale. 



It invigorates plant life and can 

 be applied to the tenderest flowers 

 and foliage. 



$2.50 per gallon; $1.00 per quart. 



Buy from your seedsman, or we 

 will send you a sample can with 

 sufficient for a thorough trial ( post- 

 age prepaid), on receipt of ^Oc. 



APHINE MIWUFAGTURING GO. 



Madiaon, New Jersey 



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Society of Chicago will be held July 19 

 at the Art Institute. A special order of 

 business will be the election of a presi- 

 dent to fill the vacancy caused by the 

 death of W. E. Kelley. A number of 

 amendments to the by-laws also wHl be 

 voted on, principal of these being one 

 to establish the ofiSce of chairman of 

 the executive committee. 



Andrew Benson, superintendent at 

 Bassett & Washburn's, has invented a 

 simple contrivance for vaporizing nico- 

 tine extracts. In a large house it is 

 difficult to apply these to the heated 

 steam pipes with an oil can, as most 

 growers do, and get the whole house 

 treated before the fumes become too 

 strong for the men on the job. Mr. 

 Benson's contrivance is merely a piece 

 of pipe with a little' trough on the top. 

 This is to be inserted in one of the pipes 

 at each of the usual joints. When it is 

 desired to fumigate, the steam is turned 

 off from this pipe, the insecticide is put 

 into the troughs while the pipe is cold, 

 and the steam is turned on again, va- 

 porizing the material. 



A. L. Bandall has gone to his farm in 

 Michigan for the summer. 



