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February 15, 1912. 



Fancy Caftleyas 



FINEST IN THE LAND, $5.00 to $6.00 per doz. 



Oar Cattle^as should not be confounded vith the ordinary ^tock found in the cut flower markets— it is much finer 

 than what is ordinarily offered. Splendid, large flowers, highly colored— a quite superior quality. And we have quantity. 

 We have many standing orders for regular shipments of these. Don't you want to place such an order? 



LILIES 



Glcantwnm Babrum 

 ▲uratuin 



There is no flower now in mar- 

 ket that makes as big a show 

 for the money as these Oigante- 

 ums do. We can supply in thou- 

 sand lots as easily as by the 

 dozen. Qlad to quote special 

 prices on quantities. 



WHITE LILAC 



The only supply in the west. 

 Extra fine stock. Can furnish at 

 11.50 per bunch. 



CARNATIONS 



We handle more Carnations than any other house in 

 the west and do a very large shipping business with them 

 because the buyers know our stock will carry. If you 

 are not quite satisfied with the stock you are getting, it will 

 pay you to write us about it. Let us quote on quantities. 



FANCY FREESIA 



This is PURITT, the long- 

 stemmed, pure white Freesia, and 

 it is fine. 



SWEEt PEAS 



We can furnish nice, long- 

 stemmed Peas in all colors. 



VIOLETS 



Prtnoeaa of Waiss 



Mnrls lAuise Callfomlas 



We are able to supply all the 

 popular varieties in quantity and 

 the season of large crops, flno 

 quality and low prices is here. 

 From now till Easter is the best 

 time for pushing Violets. You 

 push them ; we supply you. 



VALLEY 



Always headquarters for the fin- 

 est cut Valley— any quantity. 



A. L. Randall Co 



Everytlimg for Horists, 



L. D. Phoa* Ceatral 1496 



PrlTat* Kxekaace all 



Dapartmeati 



66 E. Randolph Street, Chicajo 



Mention The Review when yoa write. 



greater than the present demand calls 

 for. Prices are weakening. Probably 

 when the trade at large realizes what 

 good carnations can now be had in 

 quantity at moderate prices the de- 

 mand will increase, but there is little 

 likelihood of any shortage from this 

 time on. There has been some com- 

 plaint of lack of keeping qualities, but 

 this seems likely to be remedied by a 

 few days of moderate weather. 



It is in roses that the only shortage 

 exists. Beauties are scarce and none 

 too good, but there is no extensive de- 

 mand for these, though Valentine's day 

 made a spurt. Short roses of all va- 

 rieties are difficult to supply, but there 

 is plenty of the high-priced grades. 

 Sweet peas were scarce for a couple of 

 days, but in general the supply is good. 

 Following the St. Valentine's day spe- 

 cial demand for violets there was a 

 sharp reaction in the prices. Orchids 

 continue abundant, with prices low. 

 The best tulips are Klehm's Novelty, 

 but some first-class yellows also are 

 seen. A few Murillo are coming in, 

 but are not yet what can be called 

 good. Daffodils are more abundant. 

 Bulb stock had a few days of better 

 demand early in the week, but gener- 

 ally is rather overplentiful. 



Mexican ivy is the green in greatest 

 request. Almost everybody is using it, 

 and for all sorts of work. It has made 

 adiantum an unprofitable crop. 



Various Notes. 



The violet train, due at 8:45 Satur- 

 day evening, arrived at noon Sunday, 

 and the train due Sunday evening got 

 in so that delivery was made at 3 p. m. 

 Monday. The wholesalers have had a 

 great deal of trouble with shipping 

 orders delayed by the non-arrival of 

 the violets, but there has been no time 

 up to February 13 at which the market 

 was cleaned up. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. is jdoing busi- 

 ness this week in its new store at 

 72 and 74 East Kandolph street, second 



Carnations Deluxe 



Largest blooms, longest, stems, best 

 keeping qualities and plenty of them. 



Extra large, fancy $4.00 per 100 



Choice stock 3.00 per 100 



Good stock 2.00 per 100 



All seasonable Cut Flowers, Greens, 

 etc., at lowest market prices. 



Chicago Carnation Co. 



A. T. PYFER, Managrer 



30 E. Randolph Street, :: CHICAGO 



MentloD The Review when yoa write. 



floor, one door east of the A. L. Ran- 

 dall Co. and the E. C. Amling Co. 

 The new Poehlmann quarters have new 

 fixtures throughout. The work was 

 completed before the store was occu- 

 pied, so that when removal was made 

 it was accomplished during the noon 

 hour Saturday. At 11 o'clock business 

 ceased in the olS store, and at 1 o'clock 

 it began in the new place. The new 

 store is 40x167 feet, one-third of the 

 rear being double-decked. The new 

 ice-box is 11x50 feet. The new zinc- 

 topped tables are double width, so that 

 sorters can work on both sides, han- 

 dling the longest stock without inter- 

 fering with each other. The office 

 force has fine quarters across the front 



of the building. A private office has 

 been fitted up for John Poehlmann, 

 though those who know the activities 

 of the president of the company con- 

 sider it the one feature of the equip- 

 ment which will have no use — he 

 always is too busy selling to sit in an 

 office. 



Hans Yepsen is in Frances Willard 

 hospital, where he underwent an opera- 

 tion February 9. 



The Chicago Carnation Co. is get- 

 ting estimates on material for two 

 houses, each 50x300 feet, though it has 

 not yet been settled that they will be 

 built this season. 



Frank Johnson, of the A. L. Randall 

 Co., says they already have sold more 





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