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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Seftbmbbb 2, IMO. 



ASTERS 



Still the leading flower and in largest demand. 

 We offer much better stock than the earlier 

 part of the season afforded. All colors and all 

 lengths of stem. Call on us for all you need. 



BEAUTIES 



We are oflerlngr fine Besutie*; a irood supply in all lengths; fine 

 beads on strong stems with perfect foliage. 



CARNATIONS 



Once more a factor in the market. Oood stock, but abort, 76o 

 to $1.00. longer, $1.50 to $2.00. 



Eariy Yellow Mums. 



Finest Ferns in Largest Quantity. 



Headquarters for Fancy Valley 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



It. D. Phone Central 1496 



PrlTate Bxehange all 



Departments 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



Mpntion The K<»view whMn "on -cti 



have cut little during the summer are 

 now sending nice stock to market. There 

 continues to be a good demand for Beau- 

 ties, especially the medium lengths, and 

 in the first days of the week it was not 

 always possible for buyers to find just 

 what they wanted. A few bright, warm 

 days and the supply will be large. Next 

 to Beauty, Killamey is the leading rose, 

 and in the aggregate probably Killamey 

 is the most important item on the rose 

 list. Crops are coming on nicely and 

 there is some splendid stock in the mar- ^ 

 ket, better than ever before was offered 

 in the opening days of September. My 

 Maryland has not come forward as fast 

 as some of the growers expected, but 

 there is some good stock to be had and 

 an increasing supply of the short lengths. 

 White Killarney now is seen in most of 

 the wholesale houses, though not in large 

 quantity and few have anything but 

 short stems. The rose thus far is not 

 white enough to compete with Kaiserin, 

 but an early improvement in color is 

 expected now that cooler weather is at 

 hand. Some excellent Bichmond are avail- 

 able and the demand for these has im- 

 proved with the change in temperature. 



There no longer is reason to complain 

 of the quality of asters. Of course the 

 larger proportion of the receipts are 

 poor, as always is the case, but the grow- 

 ers who give their asters the same atten- 

 tion they do other money crops are now 

 sending in first-class stock. The rains 

 and the coming in season of the later 

 ▼arieties has made the change. A few 

 indoor asters are seen that command 

 from 60 cents to 75 cents per dozen on 

 the wholesaler's counter. 



The receipts of carnations have again 

 increased, both from outdoor plants and 

 the young stock under glass. Of course 

 most of the stems are short and the 

 flowers are small, but there is nice, clean 

 stock and it is selling fairly well. 



The chrysanthemum has become a daily 

 item of supply with most of the whole- 

 sale houses. Golden Glow is the only 

 yellow variety; the quality varies con- 

 siderably and prices range from $2 to $4 

 per dozen, with the bulk of the stock 

 going at $2 to $2.50. October Frost is 

 the only white thus far received and is 

 worth about $2.50 per dozen. 



The supply of Easter lilies has short- 



ened up; it is usually either a feast or a 

 famine on these, for all growers seem to 

 be on and off crop at the same time. Au- 

 ratum is not so abundant and. for lanci- 

 foUum there is little sale. ' Gladioli have 

 ceased to be the important item they 

 were a few weeks ago. Not many Amer- 

 ica of good quality now are received, but 

 there are large supplies of Augusta. The 

 common sorts are not now received in 

 such large quantities as was the case 

 early in August. 



Greens are quiet, but there is a tend- 

 ency to stiffen up on common ferns. 



Next Monday, September 6, is Labor 

 day and a legal holiday, but the whole- 

 sale houses will be open as usual, be- 

 cause Monday is an important shipping 

 day. E. C. Amling calls attention to 

 the fact that the postoflSce will make no 

 delivery of mail after 9 a. m., so that 

 orders reaching Chicago at a later hour 

 should be telegraphed. 



Beginning September 1, all the whole- 

 sale houses keep open to 6 p. m. daily, 

 except Sunday. 



August Business. 



With most of the wholesale houses 

 August made a better record than a year 

 ago. The month made a start which 

 was far from good and it was not until 

 the third week that it could be said 

 there was any improvement, as compared 

 with last year. But the finish has been 

 strong, especially with the houses that 

 have had the largest supplies of good 

 asters and first-class roses. Taken alto- 

 gether, the wholesalers find the month 

 entirely satisfactory and the summer sea- 

 son the best yet. The summer months 

 are showing steady improvement in the 

 volume of business. O. W. Frese, of 

 Poehlmann Bros. Co., says that business 

 will proceed steadily all summer as soon 

 as the general public finds that good flow- 

 ers now are to be had every day in the 

 year. 



Red Violets. 



Once more that perennial theme, "red 

 violet" work by the wholesalers, is up 

 for discussion. Periodically the retail- 

 ers expend a great deal of energy on 

 this subject, with the effect of causing 

 those houses that do little retail trade 

 to cut it down still farther, while those 



APHtNE 



CAN DO 



IS YET UNKNOWN 



Latest Discovery 



That it is an effective ineecticide 

 for the destruction of the Aster 

 Bug and Honey Dew. 



It Destroys 



almost instantaneously such pests 

 as Aphis, Thrips, Red Spider, Mealy 

 Bug, Caterpillars, Slugs and Scale. 



Mr. Charles H. Totty's Report 



of an exhaustive test, concluding 

 with, 



"To sum up, Apbine will do all 

 you claim for it, and more; and so 

 long as you can maintain a uniform 

 product, you have my hearty sup- 

 port in the sale of your insecticide," 



will be publiBhed in full in these 

 columns as soon as increased facil- 

 ities, under way, are completed for 

 the manufacture of Apbine, to 

 promptly supply the demand which 

 is exceeding the present capacity 

 of production. 



One part Apbine to forty parts Water 

 $2.50 per Kal., $1.00 per qt. 



Manufactured by 



George E-Talmadge, Inc. 



Madison, N. J. 



MentiOD The Review when you write 



who do considerable of this business in- 

 crease it, with no net result whatever. 

 Thursday, September 2, is 0. J. Fried- 



