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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Afbil 20, 1911. 



KILLARNEYS 



Our Pink Killamey and White Killamey are without doubt the finest roses coming into this market — 

 splendid, long buds on all lengths of stem; beautiful color on the pink, pure white on the other; clean 

 foliage and strong, straight stem. Also, the grower knows how to pack roses, so these reach us, and you, 

 in perfect condition; we have shipped them to Spokane, Wash., and many other distant points with perfect 

 success. 



BEAUTIES CARNATIONS! CATTLEYAS 



Cutting heavier; very fine. 



VALLEY 



We always have it. 



Can supply in any quantity. 



PEAS 



Fine, in large supply. 



GREENS 



All the fancy kinds. 



We are headquarters. 



FERNS 



The best in the country. 



Write us about any special stock you need, for weddings or other important work. We always can 

 supply everything that is to be had anywhere. We have the largest stock of Florists' Supplies » 



under any one roof in this country and can make prompt shipment. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Central 

 Prirate Exchangre 

 Departments 



'"' New Number, 66 E. Randolph Street, Chicago 



Mention The Reylew when you write. 



averages. It is worth while noting 

 that prices on carnations Saturday, 

 April 8, were higher than they were 

 Saturday, April 15. There is consider- 

 able complaint of the condition in 

 which carnations were received from 

 the growers — some of them will never 

 cease pickling, and the pickler inva- 

 riably holds his stock until after the 

 best market has passed. 



The strongest demand proved to be 

 for sweet peas. These were in fair 

 supply and generally of excellent qual- 

 ity, but the demand was unexpectedly 

 brisk and many more peas could have 

 been sold had they been available at 

 the right time. For the supply being 

 less than was expected, blame is laid 

 on the dark weather of the fortnight 

 before Easter week. For the increased 

 demand, credit is given to the increas- 

 ing popularity of the flower and the 

 fact that the quality compared favor- 

 ably with the quality of violets, many 

 of which were so poor that no one 

 would buy them. Some of the leading 

 retail stores refused to handle violets 

 at all, though a part of the eastern 

 doubles proved to be of first-class 

 quality and were readily salable. Just 

 a few singles came in and were quickly 

 snapped up. Cattleyas were in good 

 demand, and more of these might have 

 been sold. There also was a first-class 

 demand for valley, but the supply was 

 adequate. Spanish iris had a good sale 

 and was widely used for corsage work. 

 There were only moderate arrivals of 

 bulbous stock, and this was slow sale. 



Monday morning after Easter brought 

 the wholesalers a run of business that 

 spoke for a satisfactory clean-up by 

 the retailers. Eeceipts were extremely 

 light, and left-over stock was generally 

 pretty well cleaned up Monday morn- 

 ing, but by afternoon the tide set in 

 again and the market is now heavily 

 supplied in practically all lines. Act- 

 ive business is anticipated, partly be- 

 cause the average quality of stock is 

 so good, while prices are extremely rea- 



Mention The iteview when you write. 



sonable; this always brings the buyers 

 in. Beauties are among the plentiful 

 items once more. 



Easter Plants. 



The supply of Easter plants was the 

 largest this city ever has known. There 

 has been more bulbous stock in pans 

 when Easter was earlier, but short 

 lilies in pots were plentiful enough to 

 take the place. There also was an 

 abundance of long-stemmed pot lilies. 

 Azaleas, especially in the smaller sizes, 

 were not plentiful. There were more 

 rhododendrons, hydrangeas, genistas, 

 spiraeas, primulas and other plants than 

 usual, and generally the quality was 

 excellent. But it was on roses that the 

 principal increase and improvement 

 was noted. The ramblers were never 

 so well flowered or shown in such va- 

 riety. 



Easter With Some Betallers. 



The Easter business came late, but 

 with most of the retailers it made a 

 satisfactory total, in most cases ahead 



Spanish Iris 



Yellow- White- Purple 



Those interested will please call, write- 

 or phone for prices. 



H. V.T0NNER,S6 E.Randolph St., Chicagt. 



L. D. Phone 3067 Central 



of last year. Some of the larger and 

 more costly plants, such as roses grown 

 in odd form, were left, but lily plants 

 cleaned up. Cut flowers were not over- 

 bought and there was fully as good 

 satisfaction with the cut flower end 

 of the business as with the plant end 

 in most stores. 



E. Wienhoeber Co. never had so- 

 choice an Easter stock or so good a 

 store arrangement. While plants were 

 as numerous as ever, cut flowers were- 

 used extensively in tin-lined baskets. 

 The lilies never were better. Larger 

 plants than usual were shown here, 

 many of them single specimens in fancy 

 receptacles. Victor Bergman, who- 

 makes up these combinations, is won- 



