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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 17, 1910. 



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EASTER LILIES 



Long, Fancy Stock, $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per lOOQ 



For y€ars we have had credit for having the best Lilies in the market. The early 

 Easter makes good, long-stemmed Lilies scarce — but We are* ready as usual. Packed at 

 the greenhouses and shipped in the original packages — will reach you in fine shape. 

 Order today and make sure of your s^ipply. 



KILLARNEY 



We not only have a large supply, but we have beyand- question the 

 finest KlUamey In this market. Large heads and splendid color on 

 all lengths of stem. Short. |4.00 to |6.00. Medium to long. |8.00 to |12.00. 

 Extra special, the choicest Roses on the market for Easter, $18.00 to 

 120.00 per 100. 



rine Bride* Riobmond and Maid In larare suiftply 



CARNATIONS 



Without doubt we handle more Carnations than any other house in 

 the West, if riot in the country— no end to our resources in this line. All 

 you have to do is to make your wants known— just put us to the test. 



We can supply any quantity at 

 almost any price tor Easter. 



Cattleyas 



Special fancy. fl.00 to $7.50 a doz. 



Bulb Stock 



No end to our supply. 



WblteLUao 



Fine stock. $1.25 a bunch. 



Violets 



We handle enormous quantities. 



■weet Peas 



Finest quality in quantity. 



Fancy Valley 



lAlways awaiting your order. 



Write lor complete Price List with special quotations on 1000 lots 



We have just mailed a Special Easter Grcular describing, illustrating and pricing several nov- 

 felties and with special prices on many articles every store needs at Easter. If you have not 

 received a copy, drop us a line — though it's worth wiring for— and get on our mailing list. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



Ii. D. Pkoae GsBtamt 1496 



PrlTst* Bxehuige sll 



Depurtmests 



19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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demand for roses now is for stock run- 

 ning twelve to twenty inches. The spe- 

 cial call for short roses has subsided with 

 the increased supply of these and other 

 flowers, and the work which calls for the 

 extra special roses is not plentiful during 

 Lent; this superlatively fine grade will 

 be in better demand after Easter. 



There continues to be a large percent- 

 age of split carnations and with the mar- 

 ket so heavily supplied as last week there 

 is little sale for these. Enchantress, next 

 to white, has sold best, but low prices 

 have been the rule. Except for the 

 splits, quality is pretty fair all through 

 the market. 



Last week sweet peas were in about 

 as ba^,a state as was possible to imagine. 

 There was so much special long stock 

 that the others stood no chance at all, 

 but a change to cooler weather reduced 

 the supply at the beginning of this week 

 and prices were more nearly in line vrith 

 the value of the stock. Violets have sold 

 as cheaply as ever, but the receipts have 

 not been quite so heavy, with which also 

 is the fact that wholesalers and growers 

 have become accustomed to the situation. 



Easter lilies are abundant; it appears 

 that some of the growers are early for 

 Easter and would rather sell now than 

 try to hold back. Callas also are abun- 

 dant. The southern narcissi are coming 

 in, but in the few days of the shipments 

 they did not appreciably aflfect the mar- 

 ket — there were enough jonquils and daf- 

 fodils locally grown to depress the mar- 

 ket to a point where a little further 

 weight was not noticed. Fancy tulips in 

 colors are selling, but the wholesalers find 

 it difficult to move white tulips. 



Fine cattleyas are seen, but the demand 



Violets and 

 Sweet Peas 

 A Specialty 



John H. Slocombe 



FLORIST 

 555 Townsend Ave. 



New Haven, Conn., March 7, 1910. 



Aphine Mfg. Co., Madison, N. J. 



Gentlemen :— After using: your product for past three months find that it has 

 eiTectively killed all the green and black fly on double and single violets in our 

 houses— without injuring in the least the flowers, or even tender center leaves. We 

 sprayed our young sweet pea vines, which were badly infested with green fly, and 

 that one application has cleaned out every aphis visible to date. 



We have placed order for ten gallons Aphine with your local agents to keep on 

 hand— as we cannot afford to be short should another crop of fly appear. 



Yours truly, 



J. H. Slocombe. 



See pages 86 and 116 for other Aphine endorsements. 



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is not strong. Gardenias are abundant. 

 Fancy white lilac is available for advance 

 orders and the arrival of orange blos- 

 soms bespeaks the approach of the wed- 

 ding season. The indoor greens are sell- 

 ing excellently, the supply being light 

 in all these, but there is an abundance 

 of all the hardy greens. 



Easter Prospects. 



Everyone seems to think alike regard- 

 ing Easter prospects. Wholesalers and 

 retaUers all anticipate large supplies of 

 stock. There is no fear that lilies will 



be short, except in stem; there will be 

 plenty of soft and short lilies, but no 

 oversupply of really first-class stock. Con- 

 sequently those who want nothing but 

 good lilies are booking orders early. 

 Everyone agrees that there will be plenty 

 of fine roses, an abundance of sweet peas 

 at low prices, and any quantity of bulbous 

 stock. Some of the growers who con- 

 sign report carnation crops going off, 

 but no one takes such talk seriously; it 

 has been heard so often as a prelude to a 

 glutted market that wholesalers reply by 

 urging the growers not to hold back any 



