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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



KALAMAZOO, MICH. 



The Central Mi.liijiiii Nuixiy iiml 

 (lie Kalamazoo Niii .-. I \ .ml !■ Icn ;il ( oin 

 pany, both of tlii- .ii;.. ii.iM' (orLsoli- 

 ilateil iiiuler the iiamr ui llic luuiiur and 

 have increased their capital stock from 

 $25,000 to $50,000. The move means a 

 practical absorption of the Floral com- 

 pany by the Nursery company. Both 

 organizations have purs\icd successful 

 careers for some time, the Nursery cum- 

 panv being organized iu IS'.ll hy t'luu Ics 

 A. ilaxson. now fi.;,-iiivi ^.iid ^;eMcral 

 manager. Incrca-r.l Iii-hh-- uiadc an 



nearly all of the .sluuc^ aic licld iu Kal- 

 amazoo. The united company now owns 

 and operates 400 acres of nursery land 

 south of the citv near Wliitc's lake and 

 Ihiiiv arirs al Of iiM,ll„n, rxfrcme of 

 W luanl ^.^,■lll^^ ' '':' n llilrr new 



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after in addition to the propagation and 

 sale of plants, both wholesale and retail. 



The officers of the company are as fol- 

 lows: President, J. N. Stearns; vice- 

 president, E. D. Foster, Detroit; treas- 

 urer and general manager, Charles A. 

 Maxson ; secretary, C. A. Krill ; assist- 

 ant manager, J. W. Eose; manager floral 

 department, W. C. Cook. 



Of the three new houses two are-20x 

 100 each and one IS.xSO. This addition 

 gives the company a total of . 13,000 

 square feet of glass, which it is intended 

 to add to in the spring. 



COLUMBUS, OHIO. 



The Ohio State Fair, which was held 

 in this city Aug. 26 to Sept. 3, was not 

 quite as successful as was anticipated 

 and it probably will not be held two 

 weeks again. 



The floral and fruit hall was very at- 

 tractive with its fine arrangements, 

 which was in charge of ;Mr. Currie, form- 

 erly with the Colorado State Hospital, 

 anil Mr. Cregg, of Dayton, Ohio. 



The following premiums were award- 

 ed on plants and cilt flowers: E. L. 

 Charles, Columbus, Ohio, 32 firsts and 

 9 seconds; Miss Perry, Columbus, Ohio, 

 8 seconds; Mr. Breece, West Berlin, 

 Ohio, 3 firsts and 2 seconds; Mr. Hall, 

 Zanesville, Ohio, 1 second; Mrs. Johns- 

 ton, Dayton, Ohio, 2 firsts and 3 sec- 

 onds; Mrs. Zimmer, Zimmer, Ohio, 1 

 first and 1 second. 



Mr. Baldwin, of Newark, Ohio; E. 

 Ashley, representing H. A. Dreer, of 

 Philadelphia, and Jos. H. Cunningham, 

 of Delaware, Ohio, were recent visitors. 



E. Metzmair has improved his place 

 by rebuilding. 



E. L. Charles has been rushed with 

 funeral work and wedding . decorations 

 and has several large decorations booked 

 for the future. 



S. F. Stevens, who has been on the sick 

 list since returning from BufTalo, is im- 

 proving. G. 



ERIE, PA. 



Trade has not begun to sliovv any im- 

 jirovement over the past few weeks. 

 Funeral work is about the only thinj; in 

 demand. 



The August rains have brought in 

 some good asters. 



Roses are scarce and somewhat infer- 

 ior. 



The only good carnations are those 

 bciii'.; cut from the plants in the field. 

 L. V. 



150,000 Field-Grown Garnationsiis 



plants as we liavo ever solii. V 

 MARQUIS, 



GENEVIEVE LORD, 



MRS. B. LIPPINCOTT, 



pn 100. 



ETHEL CROCKER, 



WHITE CLOUD, 

 C. H. DUHM, 

 ALBERTINI, 

 JUBILEE, 



MRS. FISHER, 

 MAUD ADAMS, 

 ELDORADO, 



DAYBREAK, 

 TRIUMPH, 

 PORTIA, 

 METEOR. 



QUEEN LOUISE, 



$12.00 per 100 $100.00 perlOOO. 



Reports cominB in from our customers sliuu that QUEEN LOUISE ha.s eciualled or sur- 

 I>assed in growth all the other varieties of carnations. It is the best WHITB Carnation 

 grown. You will miss it if you do not plant it largely. Send in your order early. 



J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 



FIELDGROWN CARNATIONS 



These plants are Strong, Healthy Stock 

 and carefully packed in open crates. 



J800 MRS. JOOST $4.00 per 100. 



800 MRS. BRADT 5.00 " 



400 MACEO 5.00 " 



500 CRANE 5.00 " 



BASSETT & WASHBURN, HINSDALE, ILL. 



CARNATIONS! 



Field-Grown, Clean and Healthy. 



E.CROCKER, MRS. F. JOOST, AMERICA, JUBILEE, 



FLORA HILL, WHITE CLOUD, 



CASH WITH ORDER PLEASE. $5.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000. 



BAUR & SMITH, 



38fh St. and Senate Ave. 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



Mention Tliy Rovi 



K. CARNATIONS. i» 



1000 Ethel Crockei- .^S.OO per 100 



000 MarquLs .S.OO 



.500 Triumph 5.U0 



300 McGowan oM 



These are large, clean, healthy plants, not 

 affected by drought. 



We also have a few liiindred good second 

 grade Martinis and Crocker which we will sell 

 at $6.00 per 100. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, from H-inch 

 pots, at IS.OOp.r 100. Fine large plants. 



SCHLURAFF FLORAL CO , - ERIE, PA. 



Mention The Review when von write. 



Meid-G?o»„..Garnations 



We escaped the droug-ht, consequently our 

 stock is in No. 1 shape for benching. 



Flora Hill. Melba, Crocker. G. Lord, B. Lip- 

 pincott. America. Crane. Maeeo. Bradt and San- 

 dusky. Lowest prices quoted on application. 



W. E. HALL, 



Mention The Re 



- Clyde, Ohio. 



V when you write. 



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riorists' Review 



When Writing Advertisers. 



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