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20 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



February 23, 1911. 



White Lilac, Cattleyas 



And all the Fancy Flowers 



WHITE LILAC is wonderfully fine this season and we are the only source of supply for the fresh 

 western grown article^ $(.50 per bunch. 



CATTLEYA TRIANAE, we can furnish on all orders, splendid, large flowers— western grown. 

 There is nothing finer in the country today. 



Easter Lilies 



A big cut just ready; can supply 

 any quantity ; the finest. 



Carnations 



Beauties 



They have the keeping quality. We Our growers are again cutting fine 



X^meSts^^"*^^^ ""^ '"""^ distance ^^^^j^ j^ quantity. Can fill all orders. 



BULB STOCK OP ALL KINDS IN LARGE SUPPLY. 

 Send for our catalogue of Supplies. Time to be stocking up for Easter. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists "^3^^^ 19.2I Randolph St, Chicago 



Mentloa The fieview vfheq you write. 



New Rose 



Now booking orders for HIIJ>A, deep pink 

 Bport of My Maryland. 2>«-inch. $20.00 per 100; 

 1150.00 per 1000. 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



19-Zl Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



MentloD rbe Review wben you write. 



opened with a stiff market for carna- 

 tions. The supply is large, though 

 orders in some cases had to be shipped 

 short February 20. Growers agree that 

 a few bright days will bring extremely 

 heavy cuts and that the shortage which 

 recently has existed whenever there haa 

 been a little special demand, due 

 largely to the scarcity of roses, will 

 quickly be relieved. 



Since Valentine's day the double vio- 

 lets have been going poorly; the qual- 

 ity of the best goods is nothing to brag 

 about and many are received which are 

 practically unsalable. The locally grown 

 Princess of Wales are in the height of 

 their season, many are extra fine and 

 these have had the preference, though 

 there has been no special call for violets 

 of any kind. Sweet peas are coming in 

 more plentifully. There are all kinds. 

 Some of the peas are the finest ever 

 seen in winter, are selling well and at 

 good prices. On the other hand, some 

 peas are extremely poor and are making 

 prices which certainly give little profit 

 to the grower. Bulbous stock is in 

 large supply, except Romans, on which 

 it sometimes is difficult to fill orders. 



It is interesting to note that while 

 business is apparently so good, every- 

 one finds some cause for complaint. 

 The buyers, especially those who do 

 not personally visit the market, cannot 

 comprehend the situation and many re- 

 fuse absolutely to buy, except at * 

 price they name. On the other hand, 

 growers have been led to expect a bet- 

 ter average return than it has been 

 possible to make, losing sight of the 



PERCY 



Not Ihe Oldest 



Nor the Largest 



Just the Best 



27-29-31 Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



JONES 



fact that, no matter how scarce stock 

 is the wholesaler cannot ship it unless 

 the quality is such that it will stand a 

 journey; that top prices are only to 

 be had for top quality. The whole- 

 saler's position always is between the 

 devil and the deep sea, but of late the 



horns appear to have been sharper than 

 usual, and the water deeper. 



Asparagus bunches are one of the ex- 

 treme scarcities, but there is a good 

 supply of asparagus strings, a condition 

 which has not obtained for many 

 months. 



