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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



April 28, 1910. 



CEMETERY VASES Evergreen Brand 



You will soon be needlnjr these— a ready seller as — -^ j • ■ • 



soon as people start to fix up their cemetery lots. V2 ^^■■Tl I M^W^kWt 



12 inches long. 16 inches long. ■ ^1 IIII^CM 



Perdoz | 2.00 Per rtoz $4.00 ,„ , . ^ . ..^ ^ „ . . - , 



Pt"rbbl.(5doz.) «.75 Perbbl.Odoz.) 11.00 „• ^^■".u/**!.^*' *''".?• ^' 'i**''?!?" ^°d-,- v, 



' bbls (lOdoz) 15 00 >Vfi have watched with care the tests of this 1 ertilizer by 



Write for special prices on lots of 10 bbls. and up. |na"y ^i'P^'^enced, careful growers and our observations 



r^nvvM AWT* xwrxxYTv vwamvt »t» iwrr-FA t \ ^^^^ satisfied us that here is an article the Trade Is looking 



GRSSH i&^lD wmra^SNAUELSD IHSTAL. ) foj. . that we are justified in recommending its use and push- 



i^icnsiKHX AMU l^AWN VABK ing its sale. As useful on the Lawn and Garden as under 



No. 1, (l^ in. high, 4*4 in. diameter $2.00 per doz. glass— a fine side line (with grass seed) for retailers. We 



No. 2, 6*4 in. high, 3>fl in. diameter 1.60 per doz. have arranged to make a Special Proposition to Seedsmen 



•ortTiv -a A.iar-yiar' DAairvra and Jobbers. Write for full Information. Try a sample 12 



WIRE HANGING BASKETS i^. can, $2.00; 100 lb. drum, $16.00. 



'^S^z*'^^"" DOZ "S"^"*" Doz GROWERS' SUPPLIES 



Gin. ...$1.10 l(J-in...$3.50 (1-in. . . .$0.8,') KWin.. .$3.00 **Revero" greenhouse hose, the best hose on the 



H-in... 1.60 IH-in... 4.50 Mn....l.20 IH-in... 4.00 market. Manufacturers' prices, %-in.. with fittings. 17c per 



10-in.... 2.00 21-in... ry.M 10-in.... 1.6;') 21-in... 5.00 ft.; reels of 500 ft. in one piece at 16c per ft. We handle 



12-in 2.50 24-in... «.00 12-in 2.00 21-in... 7. ")0 your favorite insecticide— all kinds. All glazing materials. 



14-in 3.00 14-in — 2.60 Mastica, Mastica Machines. Galvanized buckets. Fibrotta 



25% discount on above prices If your order is over $20.00. (fiber ware) pots and vases. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



Everylhlng for the Florist ' »^Hr °^ 19-21 Randolph St, Chicago 



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a good sale. The demand for Richmond 

 is not active, though fine stock is offered. 

 Bride does better than Main, but the 

 thousand lots of seller's selection are 

 largely composed of these two varieties. 

 Prices have improved little under the in- 

 fluence of the unfavorable weather, de- 

 mand having been reduced fully as much 

 as production. 



At the opening of this week the supply 

 of carnations was possibly a third lighter 

 than at the opening of the week previous 

 and prices were slightly stiffer, white 

 l>eing in special request. The quality of 

 carnations generally is good and a quite 

 active shipping trade is being done in 

 them once more. Indeed, were it not for 

 the shipping orders, both roses and car- 

 nations would be badly congested; city 

 trade is extremely light and has been so 

 ever since the weather became bad. 



Sweet peas continue one of the best 

 selling items. The supply has not in- 

 creased, bright weather being needed. It 

 has not been possible to fill orders. There 

 is a good demand for the wedding flow- 

 ers. This includes cattleyas, valley, 

 daisies and lilies, but does not take in 

 the gardenias. The lily glut has passed; 

 they are now on the short side and it 

 has been momentarily difficult to fill or- 

 ders. Callas also have shortened up. 



The market never was so well supplied 

 as now with antirrhinum, or snaps, as 

 most of the buyers call them. These are 

 offered in five or six different shades and 

 some of the pinks are exquisite. Nothing 

 is finer for window display or large vases. 

 There also are some excellent red gladi- 

 oli, popular for the same purposes. Span- 

 ish iris of good quality is not in large 

 supply and orders cannot all be filled. 

 Bulbous stock is pretty well gone, al- 

 though small quantities of tulips still are 

 received, a few jonquils and rather more 

 daffodils. There is no special demand 

 for any of these. 



Plumosus bunches from Florida supply 

 the bulk of the greens. There are few 

 plumosus strings, but smilax is fairly 

 abundant, though really good strings are 

 extremely scarce. Fancy ferns of good 

 quality are selling well, as many coming 

 out of storage are extremely poor. 



Damage to Peonies. 



Growth was farther advanced tlj^n ever 



before at the date last week's freeze 

 struck the peony fields and when the 

 growers saw their plants, in some in- 

 stances, so hard hit that they lay flat on 

 the ground they were quick to announce 

 the complete destruction of this impor- 

 tant cut flower crop. Word was passed 

 around that even the big crops in south- 

 ern Illinois that in normal seasons are 

 depended on for a Decoration day sup- 

 ply had suffered the same fate as the 

 local fields. But it now appears things 

 may not turn out so bad after all. 



The first gleam of hope came in a 

 report to Kennicott Bros, that at Villa 

 Ridge the temperature had not fallen be- 

 low 32 degrees. Later Spaulding & Son, 

 the principal growers at that place, wired 

 the Review : ' ' Early stock apparently 

 unhurt ; late crops slightly damaged. ' ' 

 April 26 Ransom Kennicott, at Carbon- 

 dale, whose crop is a big factor at 

 Memorial day, telegraphed the Review: 

 "Our peonies very little damaged." 



From Sarcoxie, Mo., Gilbert H. "Wild 

 sent the following Tuesday night, April 

 26: "We have escaped the freeze to 

 date; our peonies are not injured. The 

 lowest temperature registered was 28 de- 

 grees, hut we had to our benefit wind 

 and a cloudy morning. Tonight is clear 

 and the temperature is 30 degrees, which 

 means light frosts." 



A grower from the southern end of 

 Indiana says he will be ready to ship in 

 a few days and will have several thou- 

 sands of dozens, being little affected by 

 frost. From Vincennes, Ind., comes word 

 of some frost but no severe losses. New- 

 Castle expects to cut part of a crop. 



From Fairbury Kring Bros, sent word 

 to E. C. Amling that 21 degrees was reg- 

 istered and that the peonies were flat on 

 the ground. 



Locally the peonies were badly frozen, 

 but it appears the damage may not be so 

 heavy as at first reported. William A. 

 Peterson, at Peterson Nursery, says the 

 early sorts were much harder hit than 

 the later ones. Stems on Festiva max- 

 ima were split wide open and it does 

 not seem possible the plants can have 

 escaped serious injury. All the plants 

 drooped but most of them have now 

 straightened up and the late varieties 

 do not show much injury. The freeze 



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APHINE 



Is proving a most effec- 

 tive, while at the same 

 time absolutely harm- 

 less, insecticide for use 

 on young stock. 



It destroys the in- 

 sects, and invigorates 

 the plants. 



Have you fried if? 



APHINE MANUFACTURING GO. 



Madiion, New Jeraej 



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was much harder than Mr. Peterson ever 

 before had experienced with growth so 

 far along and he is in doubt as to just 

 how much damage was done. He thinks 

 the cold, wet, sunless days that fol- 

 lowed the freeze were favorable for 

 drawing out the frost and did much to 

 mitigate the loss on late sorts. Klehm's 

 Nursery, at Arlington Heights, says it 

 is too early to tell what the damage has 

 been; while all bloom may not have been 

 lost, the quality of the flowers may later 

 be found to have been affected. No word 

 has come to them from their Indiana field 

 to enable them to speak with assurance 

 about their southern crop. G. Swenson, 

 at Elmhufst, says his peonies were flat 

 and he doesn't see Ijow they can amount 

 to anything, but James King, in the same 

 town, says he doesn't think all his crop 



