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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Adousx 26, 1910. 



ASTERS 



We have large daily supplies of Asters— we believe it is not overstating the facts to say we have larger quantity than any 

 other house in the west and that the supply includes the best Asters to be had. Special fancy, $3.00 to $4.00; select, at $2.00 

 to $3.00 per 100; medium, $1.00 to $L50; common, 75c per 100. 



KILLARNEY and WHITE KILLARNEY 



The quality of our Killamey is widely known — ^we do a very large shipping business in these all the year around. The 

 present supply is from plants grown specially for a summer crop — there are no finer roses now on this market, and few^ so good. 



ALSO GOOD BEAUTY, UT MARYLAND, KAISERIN. 



ORCHIDS. We are headquarters for prize-winning Orchids. Cattleyas usually in stock awaiting your orders, but can 

 supply any variety in season if given 36 hours' notice. 



GLADIOLI CARNATIONS VALLEY 



All colors in quantity. We can supply. Fancy Valley always on hand. 



HARDY CUT FXRNS. We want your regular orders for Fancy Ferns because we tiave the best in the country, now 

 and always — nothing less than the best will do for our trade. WILD SMILAX on three daya* notice. 

 Write us »bout enyttalnK you need— Glad to snsw^er Inquiries and quote latest prices. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Wholesale Florists 



Ii. D. Phone Central 1496 



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Departments 



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whites as Augusta, with little sale for 

 the mixtures of colors. Augusta^ the 

 best white, is not quite so plentiful as 

 it has been, but there are increased 

 supplies of King and other reds, which, 

 though they sell well, *how declining 

 values. The average price of America 

 also has fallen, more because of deteri- 

 oration in quality than because of other 

 factors. Fancy America still sells bet- 

 ter than anything else in gladioli. 



Beauties are not in large supply, but 

 there are enough to go around; all 

 orders can be filled with good stock 

 from young plants. Of roses the sup- 

 ply is equal to all requirements, for the 

 call has slackened quite a little since 

 strictly first-class asters became avail- 

 able. Eose crops are not heavy with 

 the average grower, but those who made 

 plans for a summer cut are sending in 

 nice stock in considerable quantity and 

 finding fully as good a market as they 

 anticipated. The summer roses are pay- 

 ing well. Splendid My Maryland is 

 seen, and it runs Killarney a close race 

 for popularity. Kaiserin is not abun- 

 dant. Brides and Maids are practically 

 out of the race. 



Easter lilies are abundant; short- 

 stemmed stock may be had at low 

 prices. Auratums are slow sale. A few 

 carnations arrive. Valley once more is 

 abundant, and some of it is of fine 

 quality. The summer flowers are not 

 in large supply and meet with little 

 demand. The green goods market also 

 is quiet. 



Bassett & Washburn Picnic. 



The annual picnic of the employees 

 of Bassett & • Washburn, with their 

 families, was held at a grove neai* Hins- 

 dale, August 19. The employees ar- 

 ranged the affair and supplied all the 

 refreshments, the firm contributing the 

 prizes, in addition to shutting down at 

 10 a. m. for the day. N«d. Washburn 

 was general manager of the sports, 

 prizes being won as follows: 



Championship race, 100 yards — Alex Linn, 

 scarf pin and cuff links. 



Sewing race — Mrs. Reardon, belt pin. 



Sausage contest— Emil Oberg, shirt. 



Race, girls under 16 — Miss Lockman, roller 

 skates. 



Shoe race — Paul Weiss and David Lundin, 

 knives. 



Nail drawing contest for ladies — Mrs. Lundin, 

 handbag. 



Married men's race — David Lundin, umbrella. 



Ladies' race — Margaret Lynaugh, umbrella. 



Sack race — John Johanson, pipe. 



Pinning tail on donkey — Andrew Benson, neck- 

 tie. 



Various Notes. 



The A. L. Bandall Co. now is a mem- 

 ber of the Chicago Association of Com- 

 merce. 



Hoerber Bros., Des Plaines, are just 

 finishing their range of eleven new 

 houses. Much planting remains to be 

 done. They say no further additions 

 are at present in contemplation. 



C. W. McKellar and Mrs. McKellar 

 returned August 20 after a two months' 

 auto tour of the east. 



Phil Schupp, at J. A. Budlong's, 

 points with pride to the white asters 

 and asks, "Don't they beat the early 

 white mums?" 



G. H. Pieser, president of Kennicott 

 Bros. Co., has returned from Colorado, 

 where he spent a fortnight. While at 

 Colorado Springs he attended the sum- 

 mer flower show. Mike Fink is back 

 froin New York, where he went after 

 the Eochester convention. 



The 10-year-old son of Joseph Brooks, 

 of Morton Grove, who was in Augus- 

 tana hospital for ten weeks last spring, 

 as the result of a fall on the ice, finds 

 himself with a swollen and stiff knee. 

 The doctors want to operate again, but 

 Mrs. Brooks has not yet consented. 



N. J. Wietor and John Sinner re- 

 turned to the market August 22 after a 

 fortnight's fishing trip to northern Wis- 

 consin. Mr. Sinner says Mr. Wietor 

 caught the largest fish, a 24-pound 

 muskie. 



Fritz Bahr made the Thousand 

 Islands trip after the convention. 



At E. H. Hunt's they are sending out 

 souvenir tape measures in response to 

 mail requests from those who did not 



APHINE'S 



Increasing Popularity 



As a general insecticide for destroy- 

 ing greenhouse and outdoor pests 



Is due to the hearty endorse- 

 ments of the many expert 

 floriculturists who have fully 

 tested Aphine and have not 

 found it wanting. 



Its^ success is the talk of the 

 trade. 



It does all that is claimed 

 for it, and more. 



Ask your supply house for 

 Aphine, or write us for name 

 of our nearest seUing agency. 



APHINE MAKUFACTURIN6 GO. 



M&4iaon, New Jersey 



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connect with Clifford Pruner at the 

 convention. 



Harry Buxton, formerly a grower for 

 Peter Eeinberg, is in town after a 

 season spent in the east. 



Frank Schramm has his place all re- 

 planted except space for 2,000 carna- 

 tion plants, which he is short. He 

 wants White Enchantress, but finds the 

 right stock hard to locate. 



Miss A. L. Tonner has been spending 

 her vacation in New York city follow- 

 ing the S. A. F. convention. 



Vaughan & Sperry say last weeit 's 



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