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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



June 13, 1912. 



Lilies— Peonies 



$5. CO to fe.OO per 100, in lots of 50 or more. 



$2.00 to $6.00 per 100, special prices on 1000s. 



|0R THE June decorations— House, Church and Commencement Hall— there are two indispensable flowers, Lilies and 

 Peonies. They are not only the largest and showiest flowers, but they are among the cheapest of good flowers at this 

 season. Note the prices above. We can supply Lilies in large quantities without notice— thousand lots as easily as dozens. 

 Fine fresh Peonies, all colors, in unlimited quantity. The heaviest local cut is on this week. It's the retailer's time to 

 make a fine profit while giving his customers big value for their money. 



CATTLEYAS 



Our Gigas are the pride of the market. Could not be finer. 

 Dark color. A big crop on. 



CARNATIONS 



We can fill the largest orders as easily as the emalleet- stock 

 that has the shipping quality. 



VALLEY 



DAISIES 



ROSES 



You remember that we are headquar- Can supply Fancy Daisies in quantity. Our Roses are fine— all varieties and 

 ters for Fancy Valley. white or yellow. all lengths. 



All Other Cut Flowers in Season at Lowest Market Rates. 



A. L. Randall Co 



Everything for Florists, 



L. D. Phone Central 1496 



PrlTtte Bxehance nil 



DepArtmentB 



66 E. Randolph Street, CMcago 



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the best grade than the demand calls 

 for. Mrs. Taft, My Maryland, Mrs. 

 Aaron Ward and Bride seem to be in 

 fair condition but not in oversupply. 

 Beauties have been arriving a little 

 faster than in preceding weeks and, as 

 a whole, appear to be in rather better 

 condition than usual at this season of 

 the year. Carnations, on the other 

 hand, have felt the heat and good, solid 

 flowers for shipping, or even the kind 

 desired for local trade, are hard to find, 

 and for a time they have given way to 

 the peonies. No color is in special de- 

 mand or in notably good condition. 



With the June weddings in full blast, 

 the demand for valley has been heavy 

 throughout the week. Good stock was 

 to be had, but is not overplentiful, as 

 the orders, both shipping and local, were 

 equal to the supply. Sweet peas have 

 continued to hold their own, and even 

 with the quality on the long-stemmed 

 ones below that of two weeks ago they 

 are being moved along in good shape. 

 Orchids have been pushed by the local 

 retailers, who, taking advantage of the 

 oversupply and low prices, have made it 

 a point to offer bouquets of cattleyas 

 and greens, and it is doubtful if so 

 many corsages of orchids have been 

 seen for a long while. The supply con- 

 tinues large and for a time there will 

 be plenty to meet the extra demand. 



Such, items as gladioli, feverfew, snap- 

 dragon, daisies, mignonette and callas 

 have been slow sale. Poet's narcissus 

 is about the only bulbous flower now 

 offered, but it has met little demand. 

 Easter lilies are in large supply at one 

 or two places, large shipments coming 

 from outside points. 



The most sudden drop of the week 

 was noted in ferns, the new crop of 

 fancy ferns having taken possession of 

 the market. The new crop of Mexican 

 ivy also is in. Other greens have held 

 up in good shape, and smilax, asparagus 

 strings and adiantum found a good 

 market. 



The daily papers are making much of 



GENUINE SCOTCH HE&TflER 



nHlE HAVE taken the exclusive agency in 

 \^ ttie United States for the largest grower 

 of Scotch Heather in the world. We 

 offer the cut blooms, white and purple, for 

 next season, with exclusive privilege in your 

 town. Write for prices. Orders must be 

 booked before July 15; delivery on and after 

 Sept. 15. 



Our succass was due to Scotch 

 Hoathoi^why not yours? 



THE LONDON FLOWER SHOP, Ltd. 



1800 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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^ Budlong's 



E Blue Ribbon Valley 



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the fact that the ladies interested in a 

 certain hospital will have a tag day 

 Saturday, June 15, using flowers instead 

 of tags. The source of supply of the 

 flowers has not been made apparent. 

 The scheme may use up a quantity of 

 stock, but it does not hold out much 

 promise for those of the retailers who 

 are accustomed to doing a big transient 

 trade Saturdays. 



Club Meeting. 



At the meeting of the Chicago Flo- 

 rists' Club June 6 it was decided to 

 hold meetings twice a month from now 

 until convention time. The executive 

 committee in charge of convention af- 

 fairs is holding weekly meetings, on 

 Monday nights, and the various special 

 committees, although the membership 

 has not been fully made up, are holding 

 frequent meetings, so that the rooms at 



Every Florist should be using our 

 stunning little Wedding booklet, 

 " Flowers for the Bride." 



Yet that is impossible, because we 

 sell the exclusive rights to only 

 one Florist in a city. 



The more progre-sive Florists are 

 now sending in their orders. This 

 booklet is being used now to get 

 the Wedding business of next fall. 



There are Weddings every day in 

 the year. You want more Wedding 

 business. Use this booklet. Write 

 us today. 



Our advertising cuts cost you a 

 little more, because they are the 

 clearest, most distinct, most life- 

 like, most artistic cuts to be had. 

 Made so as to take up the least 

 possible amount of expensive 

 newspaper space. Proofs free on 

 request. Consult us about your 

 advertising. 



PAYNE JENNINGS & CO. 



626 Federal Street 

 CHICAGO 



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the Union are occupied almost every 

 night. Several of the committee chair- 

 men reported progress at the June meet- 

 ing, saying that everything is coming 

 along nicely. There was some discus- 

 sion as to the form of entertainment to 

 he offered the visitors on the closing 

 day of the convention and the repre- 

 sentative of a steamboat line was pres- 

 ent to tell of the facilities for a lake 

 excursion. The club decided to have its 

 annual picnic Friday, August 23, in con- 

 junction with the S. A. F. entertain- 

 ment. 



