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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 13, 1909. 



OPi^lUlPCL ^^^ Decoration 

 f^L^Vrl^lL^^S Day Shipment 



We shall have our usual large supplies in all colors. Write us about 

 how many you can use and let us quote. 



KILLARNEY SWEET PEAS BEAUTIES 



Largest lot of fancy stock received Extra fancy long stock— white, pink, We are in with a fine crop, al 

 in this market. lavender and purple. lengths. 



CARNATIONS 



Any color in any quantity. 



MUMS 



Yellow, $1.25 to $1.50 per bunch. 



VALLEY 



Fancy stock always on hand. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists "Ai^^^^il" 19-21 Randolph St., Chicago 



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peas are the largest factor in the mar- 

 ket. Quality is better than it ever before 

 has been, with long stems and fine flow- 

 ers. The good grades of peas are selling 

 well at fairly satisfactory prices, but the 

 short stock is not readily salable. 



Peonies . are now arriving abundantly 

 and are selling well for the season. The 

 stock which is in suitable condition is 

 going into cold storage for Memorial 

 day, because the early demand for 

 peonies will not take up any considerable 

 quantity at satisfactory prices. Good 

 pink and white must bring $5 to $8 per 

 hundred or go into the freezer to await 

 the time when they will be wanted at 

 these prices. 



('alias are again in large supplv and 

 slow sale, with plenty of short Easter 

 lilies. Considerable outdoor bulbous 

 stock is received, but is not specially 

 wanted. The demand for valley has 

 slackened perceptibly. A few violets 

 still are seen. 



The stringency in the fern market has 

 been relieved by the arrival of the spring 

 crop from ^Michigan and the snow birds 

 from ^lassachusetts. Asparagus is fairly 

 abundant and sniilax strings not quite so 

 hard to find as a week ago. 



It pretty regularly happens at this 

 season that Monday sees a fair market, 

 with accumulation of stock and a weak 

 demand Tuesday and Wednesday, a little 

 stronger market Thursday, the shipping 

 of large orders at cheap prices Friday 

 and a large local outlet Saturday, the 

 weather being a large factor through- 

 out ; the rain of Saturday and Sunday 

 spoiled the local business Monday of 

 this week and started the accumulation 

 a day earlier than usual. But the "reg- 

 ular" channels are able to handle only a 

 small part of the receipts these days. 



Decoration Day. 



Everyone feels confident of a big busi- 

 ness for Decoration day. The quantities 

 of stock required for this occasion are 

 now as great as for any other holiday of 

 the year; some say Decoration day calls 

 for even more stock than Easter. Of 

 course, prices must be moderate, but it 

 is figured the demand will takenip every- 

 thing coming into the market at fair 

 rates, and tnat buyers will .not be so 

 critical of quality as at other holidays. 



HMtdqiuuters in tbe Graat Central Market for all kinds of 



Florists' Supplies 



Specially large and fine Btock of 



Natural Preserved Wreaths, Moss Wreaths and Metal Designs 



Qualities always the best and prices the lowest. 



L. BAUMANN & CO., ^^r's.^^n... 

 ?r^S^%°>L?:t 118 East Chicagi Annul, CHICAGO 



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It is the general opinion there will be 

 plenty of stock, except carnations, but 

 one or two houses predict carnations will 

 be equal to the demand and that roses 

 will be the shortage. It frequently has 

 happened that the item everyone thought 

 would be short has turned out to be long, 

 and vice versa. This doubtless is due to 

 two reasons; first, the extra efforts of 

 the growers to get in every possible 

 flower of the short item, and, on the 

 other hand, the disposition of the buyers 

 to order the more abundant and less high 

 priced flowers. 



The indications are that there will be 

 enough peonies to go the rounds at from 

 $5 to $8 per hundred for good shipping 

 stock. 



Carload of Cattleyas. 



A carload of cattleyas arrived last 

 week from New Jersey. It is the start 

 at orchid growing made by the Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co. It is the intention to 

 increase the stock of plants from time 

 to time until a steady supply of cattleya 

 flowers can be maintained. 



George Beinberg went into cattleya 

 growing two years ago and in the last 

 week or two has been getting excellent 

 returns on his investment. 



Randall's Seed Annex. 



The A. L. Randall Co. moved its seed 

 and poultry supply division May 10 

 to the ground floor store at 98 Lake 

 street. This department of the business 

 has been successful and it is the inten- 

 tion to develop it for all it is worth. 



This division of the business is under the 

 management of H. S. Seeley. 



Qub Meeting. 



The monthly meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held at the Union restaurant, 

 May 6, with an attendance of nearly 

 thirty members. The following were 

 elected to membership: W. J. Smyth 

 and T. L. Vogel, Tliirty-first street and 

 Michigan avenue; Otto Goerisch, of the 

 A. L. Eandall Co.; A. A. Le Vaque, of 

 the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co.; P. W. 

 Peterson, of the J. D. Thompson Carna- 

 tion Co., Joliet, 111. 



The fall flower show was the subject 

 of general discussion. 



Variofu Notes. 



Albert Fuchs recently sold his apart- 

 ment building, the Netherlands, on the 

 north side, taking in part payment the 

 Michael Cudahy residence at 3138 Mich- 

 igan avenue, which he has now sold for 

 $48,000, subject to an incumbrance of 

 $30,000. 



The George Wittbold Co. says the late 

 spring has been exceptionally favorable 

 for the planting of hard-wooded stock; 

 they have moved a much larger quantity 

 of stock from the nursery than they did 

 last year. They feel that though the 

 season for {)lanting soft wooded stock 

 may be short, still it will produce about 

 the usual volume of business. 



Visitors in town this week were S. M. 

 Wyatt, Watseka, 111.; Miss Letta J 

 Baker, Ottumwa, la. 



E. C. Amling says too many florists 



