J0LT 25, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



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AS T E R S 



We are ready for the demand. We not only have asters in quantity, but we also have quality. We never have 

 handled better asters so early in the season. This week we offer extra fancy, $4.00 per 100 ; fancy, $2.50 to $3.00 

 per 100; good, $1.50 to $2.00 per 100. 



GLADIOLI 



The gladiolus season has opened strong with us, and we 

 have arranged for a big supply of the best grades of the 

 most popular colors every day through the season. Order 

 your gladiolus flowers of us. For this week we are offering 

 extra fancy, including King and America. $5 00 to 

 $6 00 per 1 00; good stocic, assorted colors, $3.00 to 

 $4.00 per 100; ordinary kinds, $2.00 per 100. 



EASTER LILIES 



We can supply any quantity of fine Easter lilies. A 

 big stock always on hand and plenty more where they came 

 from. Present prices, $6.00 to $8.00 per 100, for fine, cool- 

 grown, hard flowers that will ship perfectly. Special prices 

 on 1000 lots. 



Everything else In Cut Flowers and a full line of 

 greens. 



WRITE US ABOUT FLORISTS' SUPPLIES-THE LARGEST STOCK IN AMERICA 



A. L. Randall Co 



Everything for Florists, 



L. D. PhoMe Ceatral 149C 



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SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES 



Asters, Shell Pink $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00 per 100 



5.00 per 100 

 6.00 per 100 

 4.00 per 100 

 .75 per 100 

 8.00 per 100 

 1.50 per 1000 



Augusta Gladiolus $4.00 



Francis King and America 



Valley 3.00 



Sweet Peas 40 



Roees 3.00 



Fancy Ferns, best in Chicago • 



Mexican Ivy 75c per 100; 6.00 per 1000 



We want a few new, live buyers. You cannot miss it buying of us. 



A. L. VAUQHAN & CO. 



151 North Wabash Avenue 



(NOT INC.) 



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tlon Th«» R<«»lfw whro too writ* 



of Wellfleet, Mass., has been in town 

 for several days. 



G. F. Crabb, of Grand Rapids, was in 

 town July 22. 



Wietor Bros., who always do a large 

 business in rooted cuttings, report an 

 exceptionally successful season with 

 young stock of chrysanthemums. 



W. W. Randall has returned from a 

 trip to the Pacific coast in the interest 

 of the supply department of the A. L. 

 Kandall Co. 



W. J. Smyth, who is summering as 

 usual at Antioch, was in town July 22. 

 He eomes jn once or. twice a week. 



H. E. Kidder, manager of the Ionia 

 Pottery Co., was a visitor last week 

 on his way home to Ionia, Mich., after 

 a successful western trip. 



Allie Zech, of Zech & Mann, is mak- 



ing a tour of Wisconsin this week, while 

 Frank Patocka, formerly of the Chi- 

 cago Flower Growers' Association, is 

 taking his place. 



J. P. Sinner is still in the hospital, 

 his condition unchanged. 



Miss Amy Schultz, bookkeeper for 

 J. A. Budlong, is spending her vacation 

 at Colorado Springs, Colo. Frank Pasz- 

 keit, of the shipping department, is no 

 longer with the house. 



A. L. Vaughan, of A. L. Vaughan & 

 Co., is back from two weeks' vacation 

 at Fremont, Mich., and has a tan that 

 is second to none on the market. He 

 refuses to tell any exciting fish stories. 



President John F. Kidwell, of the 

 Chicago Flower Growers' Association, 

 reported that Saturday was unusually 

 busy and the tables and storage box 



were cleaned of everything in the way 

 of flowers. Florence Scriven has taken 

 Miss Wallace's place in the office of 

 the association. 



Otto W. Frese, of Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., is taking a vacation outing at 

 Muskegon, Mich., and T. E. Waters is 

 acting as store manager in addition 

 to his numerous o,ther duties. 



A. Henderson & Co. report that the 

 French Roman hyacinth bulbs will be 

 scarce this year and shipments to this 

 country include only a part of the 

 number previously ordered. There will 

 be enough to go aroijnd, but not enough' 

 to fill all demands. 



Robert C. Northam, market manager 

 for George Reinberg, writes from 

 Montague, Mich., that the fishing ii 

 not as good as it would be if tlM 



