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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Mat 4, 1911. 



CARNATIONS 



fOR 



MOTHERS' 



DAY 



Buyers who want to feel that they are in touch with the largest supply and best quality of stock should order of us. We ship regularly to 

 the most distant cu-tnmers. to the most critical customers aud supply the bitrgest buyers all through the middle west, from Canada to the Qulf. 

 That shows how our Carnations carry. We can meet your needs on Quantity, quality or price. Let us bhow you. 



Beauties 



We are now getting the largest cut of 

 Beauties of the season and the quality is 

 as fine as the crop is large. Can supply 

 any length in quantity. Beanties have been so scarce the last thr«<e 

 months that you will find your customers hungry for them. Fusli 

 Baautles and call on us to furnish the stock. Prices are low, especially 

 low for such fine flowers, and ypu can do a great deal now to work up 

 your trade on Beauties. Don't let the chance slip. We always can 

 supply you. 



We are cutting a big crop of Cattleyas and they 

 are fine ; we can All all orders on short notice. 



Killarneys 



There are no roses like the Killar- 

 neys, white and pink, and there are 

 no Killarneys like Randall's— our 

 supply always is large and fine, but just now it's even larger and finer 

 than usual. Long, perfect buds on all lengihs of stem; splendid color. 

 Clean foliage, strong stems. We are shipping these regularly to retail 

 stores as far away as spokane — and that's as convincing a test of 

 quality as any we know of short of ordering some to see for yourself. 

 Prices now are low. 



ORCHIDS 



VALLEY 



There is in this country no better Valley than that 

 we always can supply. Telegraph and we ship on 

 on next train — any quantity. 



CVKffS'PT DFA^ Those fancy, long-stemmed Peas of ours are about the most popular flowers now in the market— they're so fine 

 '^•" *-*- ■ M^E-**!^ and so fragrant they sell like the proverbial hot-cakt^s in all thH retail stores. Nuthing better liked lor corsage 

 bouquets, for table centerpieces or other fine work. We still have the Winter-blooming varieties in their best condition and are handling in- 

 creasing quantities of the Butterfly varieties. All colors. These ship well. Order some today. You'll want more of them. 



AIX OTHER FLOWERS AND EVERYTHING IN GREENS IN LARGE SUPPLY. 



A. L. Randall Co. 



New Number, 66 E. Randolph Street, Chicago 



Wholesale Florists 



L. D. Phone Central 1496 



Private Kxchanire all 



Departments 



Mention The Review when vou write 



Spanish Iris 



Yellow- White- Purple 



Those interested will please call, write 

 or pnone for prices. 



Fancy Snapdrasron In six colors. 



H.V.TONNER,30 E.Randolph St., Chicago 



Mention rhe Kevl*"» when you write 



to take orders for white alone. It is 

 noteworthy that practically every order 

 says the stock must be first-class or it 

 is not to be shipped at all. The last 

 part of next week will see a first-class 

 market for really good carnations, with 

 scarcely any outlet for soft and sleepy 

 stock. The growers should take heed; 

 it won't do to pickle. 



The supply of Easter lilies is scarcely 

 less than last week, and callas are 

 equally unsalable. The bulbous stock 

 has pretty nearly seen its finish and 

 only now and then is there a box of 

 violets, and such as there are could be 

 spared. Snapdragons are abundant and 

 fine. Iris is everywhere and selling at 

 extremely low prices. The lilac from 

 the south is extremely poor. A few 

 peonies come in. Cape jasmine has ar- 

 rived and there is no danger of any 

 scarcity developing. 



Southern ferns have come and the 

 holders of cold storage stock that is 

 not keeping any too well indicate a 

 willingness to clear out at some conces- 

 sion from the prices which have been 

 prevailing. 



April Business. 



April, of course, makes an excellent 

 comparison with the record of the 

 month for last year, because Easter 

 was included — in 1910 the festival was 

 in March. Stock has been more plenti- 

 ful this year than it was in April, 1910, 

 and prices have averaged lower. De- 

 mand, except for a few specialties, like 

 sweet peas and valley, has not been 

 80 strong as it was last year, but never- 

 theless an extremely large business lias 



White Carnations 



For Mothers' day 1 can supply White 

 Carnations in large quantity. 



Fancy $4.00 to >i 00 per 100 



Boston Market $30.00 per 1000 



Fancy colored. . . .$3.00 to $4.00 per 100 



Also Roses, all other Cut Flowers 

 and everythins^ in Qreens. 



D. E. FRERES 



162 N. Wabash Ave.. CHICAQO 



Mention Tbe Keview wben you write. 



been done, else so great a quantity of 

 stock never could have been moved. 



Taking March and April together to 

 get a comparison that includes Easter 

 in both years, the two months this 

 year gave quite a little better total of 

 sales than in 1910, for most of the 

 wholesale houses, but it is doubtful if 

 the increase in money was as great as 

 the increase in glass, and there is agree- 

 ment that the average value of flowers 

 was lower this year than in March and 

 April last year, the crops having been 

 considerably heavier. 



April Weather. 



The month of April was nearly nor- 

 mal with regard to temperature and 

 precipitation, sunshine and cloudiness. 

 Here is the record: 



April. Normal 



Tompprature (min.) 46° 45.9° 



I'recipitatlon 3.03 2.88 



Percent, possible sun 54 60 



The May Moving. 



May 1 the lease of the entire second 

 floor of the Fairbanks building, corner 

 of Wabash and Randolph street, passed 

 to Percy Jones, and all the other grow- 

 ers and commission dealers who had 

 occupied stands there, except N. C. 

 Moore Co., moved out. Monday morn- 



Now Open 



in our enlarged Chicago 

 wholesale store at 



30 East Randolph St. 



where we have a full line of 

 seasonable Cut Flowers and 

 Greens. Facilities as good as 

 those of any house in the 

 Chicago market. Give us a 

 call. 



American Beauties a Specialty 



Also able to supply Peonies in 

 quantity 



Batavia Greenhouse Co. 



Greenhouses. Batavia 111. 

 Store, 80 E. Randolph St., ClilcaBO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ing found them all located in new 

 quarters and keeping open house for 

 visitors, of whom there were many. 

 The Batavia Greenhouse Co. has the 

 store at 30 East Randolph street re- 

 cently vacated by J. A. Budlong. The 

 new ice-box has not yet been installed, 

 but Mr. Johnson says he will have 

 things in shape in a few days and is 

 much pleased with the change. He 

 says he pays $10 a month less rent than 

 he did for his space with the Flower 

 Growera^ Market. D. E. Freres and 

 Hertha V. Tonner are in Room 222 in 

 the Atlas block. Their box is not 

 yet up, but they are much pleased with 

 the business of the opening days. Mar- 

 tha Gunterberg, Sinner Bros., A. E. 

 Hunt & Co., Hunt Bros., H. C. Blewitt, 

 S. Whiffin and F. Beu are all at 82 

 East Randolph street, occupying the 

 east half of the room in which J. A. 

 Budlong is located, and during the 



