Mat 23. 1912. 



The Weekly Florists^ Reviev^- 



29 



Headquarters for Peonies 



rOR DECORXTION DAY 



The Peony is the big, showy flower for Memorial Day — it's a big seller. Our supply this year will be 

 larger than ever before — quality extra good. All colors. Extra good values at all prices. Send us 

 your orders and we will see to it that you are more than pleased. Don't place orders elsewhere until you 

 have let us quote on the quantity and quality of Peonies you need. We can interest you. Write or wire 

 today. Now booking orders. 



SWEET PEAS 



Our Butterfly (Spencer) Sweet Peas will be in full crop for Memorial Day — the finest flowers of the 

 season, a delight to the eye and strongly fragrant. Theee Peas are great sellers. You can do a big busi- 

 ness on them. We can supply any color and any length of stem in big lots. Now booking orders. Write 



today. Prices on request. 



EASTER LILIES 



Our special Lily grower is just ready with a big crop of fancy Giganteums, grown cool, so that they have 

 fine substance and will ship without bruising. Order some today and you will want a big lot for Memorial Day. 



ORCHIDS 



Cattleyas are right in crop with our growers— splendid 

 flowers. Mopsiae, the dark Orchid that all flower bujers like 

 best. These are extra fine. We can offer large lots at such 

 moderate prices, quality considered, that now is the time for 

 YOU to push them. Put them in stock and they will sell. 



CARNATIONS 



We are Carnation headquarters— handle more than 

 any other house in the west ; possibly more than any other 

 house in America. Shipping; trade is our specialty. A big 

 cut for Memorial Day. Good qualities, all colors. Book 

 your order with us now and be assured of YOUR supply. 



KILLARNEYS 



Killamey and White Killarney are the big sellem. We have fine quality in all lengths and a very large supply. 

 None better. Send us your order today and you can sell with confidence. 



Also a good crop of Richmond, Kaiseiin, Maryland, Maid, Bride and all other roses, including American Beauties. 



All other aeasonable Cut Flowers in large supply: Valley, Candytuft, Iris, Gladioli, Daisies and 

 every things else the market affords. Our Fancy Ferns are Al quality; can fill all orders. 



MAGNOLIA LEAVES, Brown or Green— guaranteed stock, $1.50 per hamper 



A. L. Randall Co 



Everything for Florists, 



L. D. Phoae Cemtrml 14M 



PrlTAte Ezekaare ill 



Departnentt 



66 E. Randolph Stnet, ChicMo 



Mention The Review when you write. 



day evening, May 24, at the same place, 

 at which time it is expected that full 

 committees can be named. While none 

 of the details are yet officially an- 

 nounced it is understood that August F. 

 Poehlmann is the choice of the general 

 committee for chairman of the execu- 

 tive committee. There were some fif- 

 teen members present at the meeting 

 May 20. 



Invitations will be out in a day or 

 two for the wedding of Marie Schmidt 

 and Edward Schultz, which is to take 

 place on the evening of June 8. It is 

 to be a church wedding, Mr. Schultz 

 Ii«8 charge of the Killarney department 

 at the store of the E. C. Amling Co. 

 and has many friends in the trade who 

 will wish him happiness. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 says he is looking forward to Memorial 

 day setting a new record for volume of 

 business in this market. He believes 

 roses and carnations will be in rather 



light supply, which will turn an even 

 larger part of the demand than usual to 

 peonies, which will be more abundant 

 than ever and of excellent quality. 



"When met at the store of Kyle & 

 Foerster May 20 Frank Schramm said 

 he expects to hit Memorial day with a 

 full crop of Spencer peas. He followed 

 three houses of mums with sweet peas 

 and now is getting the first pick, of 

 splendid quality. "It's about time," 

 he adds, ' ' for in this dark weather they 

 have been dropping buds by the quart. ' ' 



Secretary A, T. Pyfer states that the 

 attendance at the meeting of the Cook 

 County Florists' Association May 16 

 was forty-two. The greater part of the 

 evening was spent in the discussion of 

 the by-laws, which will be formally 

 adopted at the next meeting. A. Zech, 

 for the sports and pastimes committee, 

 reported that Kartheiser's Grove has 

 been secured for the first annual picnic, 

 to be held July 14, It was voted to 



have a supper as a feature of the June 

 meeting, Dutch treat, at $1 per plate. 

 The Batavia Greenhouse Co., Batavia, 

 111., has begun work on four new green- 

 houses, each 27 x 275, 



E. F. Winterson has become an en- 

 thusiastic amateur photographer. He 

 likes best of all to make pictures of 

 that new home opposite the park, 



W, W. Eandall is on his way to the 

 Pacific coast for a rather long trip for 

 the A, L. Eandall Co. 



N. J, Wietor is becoming an enthu- 

 siastic automobilist. He is daily expect- 

 ing the arrival of a new touring body 

 for his Haynes car and says that if he 

 were to buy again it certainly would be 

 a duplicate of his present machine. 



C. G. Anderson, formerly with the 

 George Wittbold Co., at Edgebrook, is 

 the latest addition to the Morton Grove 

 staff of the Poehlmann Bros. Co. 



Peter Eeinberg's wagon brought in 

 thirty boxes on the morning trip May 



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