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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



August 14, 1&02 



B. & A. Specialties. 



Dutch, French, Chinese and Japanese RnlK^ 



EDg^Iish Mauetti, $12.00 per 1000; Frencb Mauetti, .$10.0U per 1000. M-J %J 1 pj>^^ 



Special prices on lar^e quantities. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS, RITHERFORD, N. J. 



Ask for our SFECIAI. WHOI.ESAI.E BUI.B I.IST - NOW BEADY. 



Mfntum 'I'Ik-* Rpvii-w whi-n yon ^v^itl^ 



AUSTIN, MINN. 



The Perry Florists' Convention. 



The Perry Florists' eonvention (named 

 after the originator) was held at Aiistiti, 

 Minn., August tjth and 7th. All the vis- 

 itors were the guests of A. N. Kinsman, 

 of Austin, and a most suecessful eonven- 

 tion was held. The first day was de- 

 voted to diseussions on various trade mat- 

 ters, and the second to a bowling contest, 

 driving around the city and a boat ride 

 lip the river. Considerable benefit is de- 

 rived from these meetings by the mem- 

 bers, who are kept posted as to lines of 

 stock on hand, and many exchanges and 

 sales are made to their mutual advantage. 



W. B. Perry, of Cresco, Iowa, was 

 elected president, and Walter 8. Hall, of 

 Osage, Iowa, secretary and treasurer, it 

 was voted upon to hold two meetings 

 annually, one in .January and one in July 

 or August. The ne.\t meeting will l)e held 

 at Cresco, Iowa. 



Those present were: A. N. Kinsman, 

 Austin, Minn. ; W. . B. Perry, Cresco, 

 Iowa ; Walter S. Hall, Osage, Iowa ; P. 

 Clausen, Albert Lea, Minn.; \v. T. Sy- 

 monds, Decorah, Iowa; Mr. Krieger, 

 Mason City, Iowa; Mark H. vVetherbee, 

 Charles City, Iowa, and C. C. Pollworth, 

 Milwaukee, W'i.s. 



MILWAUKEE. 



Trade remains in about the same condi- 

 tion as last week. Asters are coming in 

 extremely jilentiful, mostly white, and 

 but few of fancy colored stock. Carna- 

 tions are becoming quite scarce and most 

 of them are of poor quality. Sweet peas 

 are shortening up in supply. In roses, 

 good Kaiserins, Perles and Meteors are 

 about equal to demand, but good Maids, 

 Brides and Beauties are scarce. 



Tlie florists are again considering the 

 question of going after the next S. A. F. 

 convention. They will not do much 

 shouting in advance, but will wait until 

 the eleventh hour, a la Asheville. Quite 

 a few of the trade from here will attend 

 the Chicago Florists' Club picnic. 



JXCOG. 



Whitehall, Mich.— The 11-year-old 

 son of Thomas Rogers, the florist, was 

 drowned while fishing July 28. His body 

 was not recovered until the following day. 

 His parents have the symj)athy of all in 

 their bereavement. 



Denver, Colo.— Thomas Chapman is 

 fishing and rusticating in Northern Wis- 

 consin, and reports a good time. 



L.A.ST Call for advertisements for our 

 convention number, to be issued next 

 week. Send advs. at once or you may 

 be too late. 



We have an immense stock at 

 from 25 cents to $3.00 each, and 

 are selling out exceptional values. 



THE GEO. WITTBOLD CO. 



1667 Buckingham Place, 



CHICAGO. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



500 POINSETTIA 



2.YEAR, ONE SHOOT, 



$1O.00 per 100. 



JOHN BREITMEYER'S SONS, Detroit, Mich. 



'I'li^' I'rvirw whr-M >'i.ii wrilc. 



Geraniums ! 



The folIowirK strictly high grade varieties 

 true to name. All from 2K-ineh pots : 



Jean Viaud (the pink novelty). $3.00 per 100. 

 Duchess of Orleans (tne variegated won- 

 der), $3.00 per 100. S. A. Nutt, Beaute Poltevine. 

 Francis Perkins, K. 6. Hill. Mme. Bruant, Mnie. 

 Jaulin, Athlete. L. P. Morton. Thos. Meehan. 

 Kellway. and others, $J.OO per 100 ; SIS.OO per 1000. 



Smilax! 



We are headquarters for SMIIiAX. Strictly 

 first-class stock from ?^4-iiich pots. $1.25 per 100; 

 $10.00 I'er 1000. Anv quantity. Cash with order. 



The W. T. Buckley Plant Co., 



SFKINGFIEI.D, II.I.. 



The Annual Meeting 



of the 



FLORISTS' MAIL 

 ASSOCIATION 



will be held at the 



Auditorium, Asheville, N. C. 



at 2 P. M., on August 21, 1902. 



JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. 



HITCHINGS & CO. 



233 MERCER ST-. NEW YORK. 



GREENHplSE BlILDERS 



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