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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Al'Gl'ST 311, 1900. 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK. 



's During the summer we will be 

 I Open from 7:30 a. m., to 6:00 p. m. 



Wholesale 



-^riorist 



American Beauties and Valley specialties. 



1612-14-16-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



AN EXPERIMENT. 



1 was looking over the columns of 

 a trade journal one evening when my 

 attention was caught by this sentence 

 in large letters: "Money iu Cornflow- 

 ers." This sounded nice. I remem- 

 bered how Mr. Battles had praised this 

 flower as material for a good bouton- 

 niere some years ago. Why might it 

 not come in again? I sat back in 

 my chair and reflected. Visions of the 

 once famous "bluet" revived, for the 

 fashionable garden party boutonniere 

 of the gilded youth of our town float- 

 ed before me. Then, later, how the 

 Republican national convention would 

 come to our city and how there would 

 be dinners galore, and what would be 

 prettier or more appropriate than red, 

 white and blue boutonnieres for the 

 guests? For red we had a house of 

 American Beauties that would be just 

 right; for white, sweet peas, and for 

 blue, CORNFLOWERS. 



The dealers would be wild to get 

 them. They would try Mr. Heacock, 

 they would try Mr. Burton, but it 

 would be of no avail, there would be 

 only one place where they could get 

 all the ingredients for that patriotic 

 compound. It was delightful. 1 sat 

 up very straight and read the rest of 

 the advertisement. It explained how 

 these little plants produced flowers 

 earlier than seeds sown in the spring 

 and that these flowers would come at 

 just the right time. 



I at once wrote to the advertiser, 

 and, feeling that it might be well to 

 corner the market on early cornflow- 

 ers, I somewhat rashly asked him 

 how many plants he could let me have. 

 A reply and sample came with such 

 promptness I was convinced that he 

 must be a very early bird indeed. He 

 said that if I took them at once 1 

 could have 3.000 cornflower plants, 

 nearly all blue. That sounded hope- 

 ful; I must be ahead of the other 

 fellows. But the sample was dis- 

 couraging; it was pretty small and 

 entirely dried up. I potted and wat- 

 ered it with much care, but it did 

 not revive. 



I wrote stating that the sample had 

 not given me sufficient confidence to 

 order 3,000. but that I would take 100 

 if he could get them to me alive. 

 The plants arrived in fine shape, ac- 

 companied by a vast quantity of ex- 

 cellent soil, which the express com- 

 pany seemed to regard as taxable. 

 They were carefully planted out and 

 cared for. They grew beautifully and 

 in due time bloomed profusely. 



I would like to add that the deal- 

 ers went crazy about them and that 

 I went to the Paris Exposition this 



PITTSBURG GUT FLOWER GO., Ltd. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 



Long Distance 



'Phone 2167. 



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No. 504 Liberty St., 

 PITTSBURG, PA. 



summer. Unfortunately this is not 

 true. The dealers pei'sistently re- 

 fused to even look at our cornflow- 

 ers and some decidedly uncompli- 

 mentary things were said that I will 

 not i-epeat. Worse yet, I was obliged 

 to stay at home this summer and 

 work. I am now fully convinced that 

 whatever money there may be in 

 early cornflowers remained in the 

 pockets of the one from whom I 

 bought my plants. 



PHIL. A. DELPHIA. 



A FEW VEGETABLE PLANTS. 



It would appear that the output of 

 vegetable plants by R. Vincent, Jr., 

 & Son, White Marsh, Md., was suffi- 

 cient to stock the gardens of the 

 world. They have 35 acres continu- 

 ously in young vegetable plants 

 through the season, planting in the 

 course of the year 3iH> lbs. of cabbage 

 seed and 150 lbs. of celery seed alone. 

 And their trade shows a cont;ni:al in- 

 crease. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head 10 cents a line, 

 an average of seven words to tbe line. 



'XV^ ANTED— Man at once who can grow roses, car- 

 VV natii ns and grenetal greenhouse work ; must have 

 f<vc or more years' experience ; sober, indusirious; give 

 reference. S. J. I.onp, Pet^skey, Mich. 



WANTED— Good quick propagator, one who can 

 act as assistant to foreman of a large place. Ad- 

 dress Q. care Florists' Review. 



T^^ANTED— An agent in every city or town where 

 * » there are five or more florists. Liberal com- 

 missions. For paiticulars address Florists' Publishing 

 Co., Caxton Bldg., Chicago. 



F'OR SALE OR RENT.— A greenhouse plant in a 

 Canadian city; quick and easy communication with 

 Toronto and Buffalo; a tine opportunity. For particu- 

 ulars acdress C. J. L.. care Florists' Review. 



U'f iR SALE— Greenhouse in live western town. 5,U0U 

 X populaii n ; no competition; nearest greenhouse 

 (IM miles; small amount of cash required. Have in con- 

 nection best confectionery, fruit and ice cream trade in 

 city. Addrtss G. B. D , care of Florists' Review. 



X^OR SALE— At a bargain on account of ill health, 

 r good florist business, everything nearly new; S-room 

 dwelling, bam, "> greenhouse?, a(Hil) feet glass, '-' boilers. 

 (^lOod plant, cut flower and nursery trade. Care of two 

 cemtteries. Best shipping facilities. In a good business 

 town. Address W. D. Chase & Son, New London, O. 



SITUATION WAXTED-As foreman, by a first- 

 O class flonst, well up in rose and cut flower growing* 

 good plants man ; best of references; single; open at 

 once Address Foreman, care Florists' Review, 



BOYS WANTED-Sons of florists can make money 

 by working for us. For termS(^ etc-, address The 

 Florists' Review, Caxton Building, Cliicago. 



WANTED— Open for purchase of flonst business; 

 wholesale or retail ; live western town preferred. 

 Address B. B.. care Florists' Review. 



IT^ANTED— An all-round florist and designer to- 

 ' • operate plant ; ■'' houses, hot water. '^'•^0 dO per 

 month With board and room. John R. Laws, Colum- 

 bus, Miss. 



FOR SALE OR RENT— Three greenhouses, steam 

 heat ; good location ; houses in good condition ; 

 must sell on account of death; good business place for a 

 lively florist. Inquire on premises, Mrs. Rindtleisch, 

 i.'itii) Pearl street, Cleveland, Ohio. 



FOR SALE— Some extra good second-hand ^i-inch 

 pipe, at *'.c. per foot ; also some 4-inch; secure it 

 while it lasts. W. H, Salter, Rochester. N. V. 



WANTED. 



I want to rent a place of from 4,000 to 

 6,000 square feet of glass, within 200 miles 

 of Chicago. Address with full description, 

 and tt rms for prompt cash rent, 



COLEUS, care Florists' Review. 



WANTED. 



SITUATION IN RETAIL PLACE. 



Good designer and decorator; English; age 25; 

 single; live years on place of 20,000 square feet of 

 glass. The best of references. State wages. 



Address H. E. M., care of Florists* Review. 



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OR SALE GREENHOUSE PROPERTY AT NYACK, N. Y. A 

 plot 220x125 feet, on which are four Rosehouses, 

 100x18x6, each house heated by a No. 16 Hitchings Boiler, 

 and seven houses, each about 64x11 feet, heated by flues. 

 This property will be sold cheap to quick cash buyer. 



HITCHINGS & CO., 233 Mercer St., New York. 



