OCTOBKB 21, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



19 



Chrysanthemums ! 



The mid-eeason varieties are on strong with ub and 

 stock, every bit of it; Muma never were finer than with ue 

 fancy* $4.00 per doz. Our selection, a g^ood g^rade, 



POM PON S» yellow and light pink, $1.00 to 



Fine stock at from $5.00 to $6.00 



per 100, to $3.00 and $4.00 per 



doz. , for long special. Medinm in 



Order Beauties of us; you will like our stock. 



we can fill all orders: Any color, any size fiower. Good 

 this year. Prices from 75c to $3.00 per doz. Extra 

 $10.00 to $18.60 per 100. 



BEAITIES 



$1.50 per bunoh, about 50 flowers. 



KILLARNEY 



proportion. 



We have led on Pink Killarney 

 ever since it came on the mar- 

 ket and this season we have 

 added White Killarney. Good grades, $3.00 to $8.00 per 

 100; extra long, select, $10.00 to $12.00 per 100. 



Richmond and My Maryland 



Qood stock, $2.00 to $6.00; extra long, fancy, $8.00 per 100. 



CARN4TI0NS 



DuriDK the recent scarcity, we be- 

 lieve we have filled orders in better 

 shape than any other house jn the 

 west. Our supply is lar^e. If you want to be in touch with 

 carnation headquarters, always send your orders to Randall. 



VIOLETS 



We are Pioneers in handling Hud«on River 

 Violets in the west. Because our growers 

 have the experience, we get in the best 

 stock, in the best shape. 75c to $1.00 per 100. Finest home- 

 grown singles, 50c to 75c per 100. 



V 



Fancy Valley always on hand, $3.00 per 100; extra select, $4.00 per 100. Finest Fancy Ferns, $1.50 per 1000. 



WILD SMIL^lX— headquarters £or the best grade of stock. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists '-f^^^^li^" 19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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JOSEPH FOERSTER 



Wholesale Commission Florists 



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CHICAGO 



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oit.\ authorities that there is a consider- 

 iiblo traffic in second-hand floral designs, 

 ^h it'll are sold by cemeteries outside the 

 city limits to florists in the city. The 

 wii(j frames and moss on these set pieces 

 file used over and over again, and it is 

 •I'lt lerious to the health of the commu- 

 "i^y to have these pieces, which frequent- 

 ly 'lave been in close proximity to the 

 '"'lies of persons who died of contagious 

 ii^cases, going back into other homes." 



Qub Meeting. 



^lembers of the Chicago Florists' Club 

 'I'l'iar to like weekly meetings, which 

 'I' in order during flower show prepara- 

 tions, for the first of the special weekly 

 "I'-etings, at the Union, October 15, 

 '-ought out a large attendance. C. W. 

 ■'f'hnson, who is in charge of the green- 

 '"i"ses at W. N. Rudd's Mt. Greenwood 

 ''•'"ctery, and "William Homburg, who 

 's with the J. B. Deamud Co., were 



elected to membership. New names pro- 

 posed were those of George Woodward, 

 who is just starting in business for him- 

 self at Fiftieth street and Lake avenue; 

 H. P. Gerhardt, grower at Wilmette; 

 George Fisher, who is with Bassett & 

 Washburn; Julius Shattls, the resident 

 agent of Lion & Co. 



It Mas stated that all members in good 

 standing will receive a season ticket to 

 the flower show, but that those who are 

 in arrears for dues will miss the courte- 

 sies. The treasurer is Frank M. John- 

 son, 10 Randolph street. 



The club will this year give a stag 

 party during the flower show, instead of 

 the annual banquet, a motion to that 

 effect by H. N. Bruns being carried 

 unanimously. Ed Enders is chairman 

 of the club 's standing committee on en- 

 tertainment, which will have charge. 



The club will conduct the cafe in the 

 basement of the Coliseum show week. 



H. E. Philpott, T. E. Waters and one 

 other yet to be named will have charge. 

 The booth for the sale of flowers also 

 will be run by the club, with E. F. Win- 

 terson in charge of the finances, Frank 

 Ayers, J. C. Bruckner, Ed Enders, E. 

 Maers, Herman Schiller, Reinhold Schil- 

 ler, John Pochlmann, Frank Pasternick, 

 T. M. Vogel, N. J. Wietor, A. Zech, Ben 

 Zalinger, William Homburg. 



Report was made of the serious illness 

 of the wife of a valued member, C. 

 T-'rauenfelder, and on motion of E. F. 

 Winterson a basket of fruit was sent as 

 a message of sympathy. 



Flower show matters are progressing 

 splendidly. The plan of arrangement has 

 been decided upon. The retailers prom- 

 ise to exhibit on a larger scale than 

 usual, and this will go far with the pub- 

 lic. Manager Asmus has assurance of 

 an abundance of stock. The poster has 

 been distributed and J. 11. Burdett has 



