Mav S, 1913. 



The Florists' Re^ew 



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TRY OUR PEAS 



BUTTERFLY AND LONG -STEMMED QRANDIFLORA 



We have fancy Sweet Peas in all the popular colors and can supply anything 

 you want, in quantity. It is fine stock and we know it will sell well on the counters 

 of every retail store. 



Orchidia Fancy Daisies 



Very fine Cattleyas $5.00 to $6.00 per doz. Daieiea are indispensable at this season and 



These are home-grown, fancy flowers and will we have prepared to meet the demand. Steady 



reach you in the best possible cohdition. They supply, white or yellow, 



bring repeat orders. Quality the best., $1.00 to $1.50 per 100 



Carnations 



We handle the largest quantity of any 

 house in the entire west, perhaps in 

 the country. 



Lilies 



We are never without Lilies. Can 

 supply large lots on short ncnice. 



Roses 



The quality of the present crop is 

 excellent and the cut is large. Extra 

 values at present prices. 



Snapdragoh 



If your trade likes Snaps, you will 

 find our stock the best to use. 



Valley 



You always can get the best grade 

 of Valley in quantity if you order of us. 

 A constant supply. 



Greeids 



We never are without all the Greens 

 in season. Dependable quality always. 



Let Us Have Your Inquiries for Decoration Day Cut Flowers. 



RUSCUS WREATHS FOR DECORATION DAY. 



We make these in our own factory and they are GOOD. Purple Ruscus Wreaths have proved a big seller for cemetery pur 

 poses in some of the retail stores that do the largest Decoration Day business. Try them— there is good profit in them. 



Oreen Purple Green Purple 



I 3.00 per dozen 18-in 15.00 



4.00 " " 20-in ; 6.00 



4.50 •• " 24-in 9.00 



6.50 " 



10-in.. Oval or Round $2.( 



12-in 2.60 



14-in 3.00 



16-in 4.00 



$ 7.60 per dozen 

 10.00 " 

 12.00 " 



We Can Furnish Everything in Decoration Day Specialties 



A. Le Randall Co. 



Everything for Florists, r.,:i^-^^'tSr^i:Z^ 66 E. Randolpk St., Chicago 



Mention The Review when vou write 



for ten weeks' stocks this season has 

 been due to the low quality of the 

 flowers. Few really good stocks have 

 been seen. 



At the office of the Chicago Carna- 

 tion Co., A. T. Pyfer, secretary of the 

 Coolt County Florists' Association, 

 states that the publicity committee, 

 headed by P. Pearson, is going ahead 

 with the plan of street car advertising 

 discussed at the last meeting. All the 

 florists in town shortly will be given 

 an opportunity to subscribe to a fund 

 that it is hoped will reach .$5,400, to 

 pay for cards for a year in 1,500 cars. 

 No individual is to be mentioned in 

 the advertising. 



Mrs. W. E. Lynch and daughter went 

 to Hatfield, Mass., May 5 to spend the 

 summer at the old home. Mr. Lynch 

 expects to follow a few weeks later. 



Nothing but the memory of the 

 S, A. F. convention here now remains, 

 for "Finis" was written at a love 

 feast the general conimittoe gave at 

 the Union May 1, at which eighteen 

 committeemen and two guests, .Tohn 



Vouiig and C. K. Critchell, were pres- 

 ent. Presentations were made to some 

 of the most active workers and every- 

 body made a speech. August Poehl- 

 mann jjresided. 



Kennieott Bros. Co. reports the ar- 

 rival of the first peonies, from Sar- 

 {■oxie. Mo., May 3. Carbondale is ex- 

 pected to ship heavily by the end of 

 the present week. 



(ins Ehrhardt, the Park Eidge grower, 

 found an ,S-year-old girl wandering in 

 his vicinity April 22 and his family 

 cared for her until the police could lo- 

 fjite her parents. 



W. W. Randall, traveler for the A. 

 L. Randall Co., went northwest May 

 .") after a week at home following a 

 trip of fourteen weeks on the Pacific 

 coast. He says he and spring traveled 

 together from San Diego to Seattle 

 and thence 'east into the mountain 

 country. 



O. W. Frese, of Poehlmann Bros. Co., 

 reports inquiries from as far east as 

 New York city for carnations for 

 Mothers' day. 



Spanish iris is in larger supply than 

 over before, according to O. A. Tonner, 

 who adds that four growers are ship- 

 ping heavily to this one house. 



Peter Reinberg has made more money 

 on Richmond this season than on any 

 other rose. He has cut in quantity all 

 winter and, because others have had 

 few Richnionds, the price has averaged 

 decidedly above what any other variety 

 brought. 



('. A. Samuelson again is devoting 

 his entire time to business, after a 

 term of service on the April grand jury. 



Members of the local trade were 

 pleased to find A. L. Vaughan back at 

 his desk May 5, practically recovered 

 from the attack of rheumatism which 

 has prevented his daily appearance at 

 the store. Two weeks spent at the 

 Sacred Heart sanitarium, in Milwaukee, 

 has sufficed to i>ut him back in fight- 

 ing trim, although the siege has left 

 him minus a few pounds. 



Krne & Klingel were celebrating May 



4. It was just a year ago that they 



I opened their doors on the local mar- 



