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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



September 30, 1900. 



RIBBONS and CHIFFONS 'td' iS:; »!%''»' 



We can supply any Color and Width you want— at any price you want to pay— but only one quality, the best the money will buy. 

 Olad to Bend bami lea with prices, but you are safe in ordering your stock without getting prices— we keep quality up and prices 

 down and stand back of every sale. 



BASKETS 



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BASKETS 





BASKETS 



Our fall importations of staple and novelty Baskets are now arriving. Better order an assortment— 110.00, $15 00, $20.00 or 126.00 

 worth— yon will find thesf good value. Many huy<»rs order these and always pome back for more of our selei'tlnn. 



We have a full line of Violet, Cut Flo'veer and CorruKated Boxes. Write tor special circiilar. 



A. L. Randall Co* 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Central 1496 



Private Exchange all 



Departmenta 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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some home supply are compelled to order 

 a greater part of their needs from the 

 wholesale center. For nearly a week now 

 the market has had all the business that 

 could be handled; indeed, it has been 

 necessary to cut orders, especially on 

 carnations. 



The Beauties are of excellent quality, 

 but the supply is light; there are not 

 many long-stemmed Beauties, still fewer 

 medium stems and less shorts; medium 

 has the bulk of the demand. Prices 

 have stiffened. All other roses were 

 checked up by the cold weather and are 

 only just getting under way again. 

 White has been in special demand, but 

 all orders have been filled with first- 

 class roses unless the buyers waited until 

 too late in the day before making their 

 needs known. Killarney is in splendid 

 form and Kaiserin also is fine. There 

 has been considerable improvement in 

 Richmond, which is now up to almost 

 midwinter form. Maid and Bride also 

 have improved, but are still behind the 

 sorts that have led the market thus far 

 this season. 



The outdoor flowers are pretty well 

 finished. There are not nearly so many 

 asters as a week ago, and scarcely any 

 are what could be called good. Any 

 passable asters have brought good money 

 this week. Gladioli are still coming in, 

 but are extremely poor. They hardly 

 are salable when other flowers are to be 

 had, but have returned much better 

 prices to the growers this week than at 

 any other time in September. The odds 

 and ends of outdoor stock even have 

 found sale this week. Good dahlias have 

 done well, but the supply has been 

 limited. 



The passing of the asters has turned 

 a large demand toward the carnation and 

 receipts have not increased in propor- 

 tion. The result has been a sharp ad- 

 vance in values, for a good many orders 

 had to be cut so that all buyers might 

 get a part of their needs. Even the out- 

 door carnations have brought fine prices. 

 The special demand was for white. On 

 the indoor stock stems are gradually 

 lengthening, but any length has been 

 acceptable these last few days. 



There has been a spurt also in the 

 demand for chrysanthemums and, in re- 

 sponse to the urging of the wholesalers, 

 growers have been cutting stock before 

 it really was ready. Yellow has been 

 much more abundant than white. Ad- 

 vance orders for the former could be 

 filled without much trouble, but orders 

 for white have not all been supplied. 



HAVE YOU FOLLOWED THE ADVERTISING RUNNING 

 IN THESE COLUMNS ON 



APHINE 



It has already explained much of the merits of 

 this wonderful insecticide discovery, which effectively 

 destroys plant lice of every species, without the slight- 

 est injury to the tenderest flower or foliage. 



If you have not, send for the new descriptive circular. 



A spray — 1 part Aphine to 40 parts water. $2.50 per gfallon. 



GEO. E. TALMADGE, Inc. 



Manufacturer. 



MADISON, N. J. 



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There are increased receipts of Hud- 

 son river violets, good, bad and indif- 

 ferent, and they are selling excellently 

 for so early in the season. Orchids are 

 a little more abundant, but still short 

 of the demand. 



There is an abundant supply of valley, 

 but the Easter lilies sell so fast the 

 growers cannot wait for them to whiten. 



There is an excellent demand for 

 greens, especially smilax and asparagus 

 strings, for the fall decorations are on. 

 Smilax is fairly plentiful, but asparagus 

 is not always obtainable, unless notice 

 is given. 



Flower Show Preparations. 



There was a meeting of the executive 

 committee of the Horticultural Society 

 of Chicago and the flower show commit- 

 tee of the Chicago Florists' Club at the 

 supper table at the Union restaurant, 

 September 27, at which it was decided to 

 hold the autumn exhibition the first week 

 in November, opening as early as pos- 

 sible and running Sunday. No location 

 has yet been determined upon, both the 

 Art Institute and the Coliseum being 

 available. A meeting of the executive 

 committee was called for Wednesday 

 evening, September 29, to consider the 

 proposition of the Art Institute and take 

 final action. A design for a poster was 

 accepted. 



Those present at the Union meeting 

 were President Kelly and Secretary J. 



H. Burdett, of the Horticultural Society; 

 Secretary Carpenter, of the Art Insti- 

 tute; Secretary Frank Johnson, of the 

 Florists' Club; Leonard Kill, P. J. 

 Foley, E. F. Winterson, Walter Scott, 

 George Asmus, J. C. Vaughan and M. 

 Barker. 



Wholesalers' Employees' Dance. 



The employees of the wholesale florists 

 have organized by the election of H. W. 

 Rogers, of Weiland & Bisch, as president, 

 George F. Poehlmann, as vice-president, 

 and J. C. Enders, as secretary and 

 treasurer. The latter are both connected 

 with Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



The Wholesale Florists' Employees' 

 Club will give its annual reception and 

 ball at Columbia hall, 1527 North Clark 

 street, Wednesday evening, October 27, 

 with Fitzgerald's orchestra. This is the 

 fourth time the wholesalers' employees 

 have bidden their friends to a dance. 

 The previous events have been great 

 successes, each greater than the preced- 

 ing, and it is expected that this year's 

 affair will set another new record. The 

 members of the organization are Otto 

 Goerisch, Max Eingier, William Lorman^ 

 John Ziska, M. Fink, Charles Zapfe, 

 Harry Manheim, Joe Strause, F. J. 

 Krauss, F. S. Ayers and T. Matchen. 



Various Notes. 



Percy Jones, wholesale florist and man- 

 ager of the Flower Growers' Market, is- 



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