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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOTBUBBB 11, 1900. 



You Should Order 

 Early such sup- 

 plies as you are 

 sure you will 

 need for the 

 holidays. Don't put it off till the big rush is on. We 

 have a complete line of Christmas decorative greens 

 and novelties and have just issued a Special Catalogue 

 of them. If you haven't received a copy, write for 

 it and order early. 



CflRISTMAS 



(ireeos and Novelties 



Japanese Air Plant 



(Sea Moss) 



We have just received a large importation that is 

 of specially good quality. All users of this ready 

 seller should get a part of this lot. Glad to send a 

 sample and quote prices. Drop us a line. 



A* L* Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists '^^^it- 19.21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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buyer can make the price on the best 

 grade of goods, the average return for 

 all grades must necessarily be low. The 

 supply of Killarney is much greater than 

 that of any other rose and the stock is 

 fine. Excellent My Maryland and Eich- 

 mond also are in the market. White con- 

 tinues to hold a lead in salability over 

 the colored roses. It is figured that with 

 the passing of the chrysanthemum crop 

 shipping trade will revive with a bound, 

 and will find the market well supplied 

 with roses. 



For the first time this season last week 

 saw an oversupply of carnations. Prices 

 weakened all along the line to the extent 

 that the people who conduct the cheap 

 sales were able to buy in quantity at a 

 figure which permitted them to handle 

 carnations once more. The stock is 

 steadily improving in quality, and it looks 

 as though the plants were now in shape 

 to give a continuously good account of 

 themselves. Curiously enough, red seemed 

 to be the slowest sale of all carnations 

 last week; usually red is scarce and goes 

 quickly. 



Lilies are again in liberal supply. Val- 

 ley is plentiful. A few callas are seen. 

 Sweet peas are not yet much of a factor. 

 Small quantities of bouvardia arrive and 

 sell well. There has been little change 

 in violets, receipts not being speciaUy 

 large, nor demand specially brisk. A 

 few outdoor gladioli even were seen last 

 week. 



There is just the usual run of busi- 

 ness on green goods. Adiantum is used 

 more largely than in previous seasons and 

 some excellent Croweanum is seen. As- 

 paragus strings are not plentiful, but 

 there is an abundance of smilax. 



Tbankfgivinc;. 



The wholesalers are taking the right 

 course to build up Thanksgiving business 

 — they are keeping prices down. The dis- 

 position is to try to move a large quan- 

 tity of stock at moderate prices, rather 

 than to try to push values up. The whole- 

 salers feel certain that the business for 

 Thanksgiving can be largely developed, 

 just as it has been for Decoration day, 

 Valentine's day and other holidays, by 

 giving the public a chance to get flowers 

 at normal prices; after the use of flowers 

 for Tha\iksgiving has become an estab- 

 lished custom it will be time enough to 

 aak prices above the usual, if market con- 

 ditions then warrant. 



Aphine 



A Triumphant Insecticide 



"There are insecticides and insecticides, and then again 

 some more. The terrible ravages of insect pests in these latter 

 days have furnished the incentive for the making and exploiting 

 of numberless compounds for special or general purposes in the 

 never-ending warfare upon insect pests. We know of none, 

 however, which has more quickly demonstrated its efficacy than 

 the recently introduced ^Aphine,' which, in the course of a 

 comparatively few weeks, has become a talisman among hortih 

 culturists of unimpeachable veracity and unquestioned skill." 



From " Horticulture," Nov. 6, 1909. 



Manufactured by 



QEORQE E. TALMADQE, Inc., Madison, N. J. 



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Growers will make a serious mistake if 

 they hold back stock for Thanksgiving. 

 If the flowers are marketed as ready, 

 there should be a sale for everything at 

 fair prices Thanksgiving week, but if 

 stock is accumulated, it will break the 

 market when it comes in, just as it did 

 last year. 



Various Notes. 



John Puhrman has just completed the 

 erection of two new three-story brick and 

 stone buildings, and an up-to-date green- 

 house on his old site at 3160 to 3166 

 North Clark street and 842 to 846 

 Fletcher street. The buildings contain 

 sixteen flats and three stores, one of 

 which has been fitted up by Mr. Fuhrman 

 as a modern retail florists' establishment 

 and was opened for business Tuesday, 

 November 9. Mr. Fuhrman occupies one 

 of the oldest greenhouse locations on the 

 north side, the original plant having been 

 built many years ago in connection with 



a Jewish cemetery that has long since 

 been removed. Mr. Fuhrman took hold 

 of the property about fifteen years ago 

 and that he has made the business a suc- 

 cess is ably attested by the improvements 

 above noted. 



It is reported that the Fairbanks build- 

 ing at the northeast corner of Wabash 

 avenue and Randolph street, the second 

 floor of which is occupied by the Flower 

 Growers' Market, is to be remodeled in 

 the spring. The market lease expires 

 next May, but the market has an option 

 of renewal. 



C. A. Samuelson says the My Maryland 

 rose is sometimes all right, but that it 

 does not compare with Killarney, the lat- 

 ter being king of all roses from a retail 

 point of view. 



Vaughan & Sperry say that a number 

 of their growers are sending consign- 

 ments in a corrugated pasteboard box, 

 manufactured by J. N. Hahn & Co., 



