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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



November 13. 1fl02. 



CHICAGO. 



'riio aiuiinil cxliibition and tlie eoii- 

 \i']]ti<i7i of tlie Chiysaiithenmm Society 

 (if Amerioa are covered elsewliere in this 

 issiii'. Also tlie visitors at the show. 



When Mr. K. Buettnor returned home 

 'I'uesilay evening -after attending to his 

 duties as judge at the exhibition, lie 

 found that during his absence he had 

 liiuiself received a double first premium 

 ill the sluqie of twin daughters. Con- 

 gialulations are very much in order. 



The rtiimial banquet of the Florists' 

 (lull will be given this (Thursday) even- 

 ing at S o'clock in the banquet hall of 

 (he Auditoriiun Hotel. P. J. Hauswirth 

 is chairman of the committee. 



Albert Fuclis. owner of the green- 

 houses occupied by Walter Retzer, and 

 the principal creditor, was the largest 

 buyer at the auction sale of Mr. Eetzer's 

 jilants for the benefit of creditors last 

 week. 



Jlr. Philip Foley, of the Foley Mfg. 

 Co.. was among the Chieagoans who vis- 

 ited the Kansas City show. 



Last week the delivery wagon of I. 

 C Silliman, the west side florist, was 

 (cnverted into a "prairie schooner'" by 

 -cvcral small boys, who appropriated the 

 rig and started' west to "kill Indians.'' 

 '1 he prompt action of a suspicious po- 

 liceman saved the Indians from exter- 

 mination and restored the wagon to its 

 ou ncr. 



The formal opening of the Ogden Flo- 

 ral Co., S48 West Harrison street, took 

 place last Saturday. An excellent dis- 

 play was made. 



A meeting of growers has been called 

 f 'r ;i o'clock next Saturday afternoon 

 at the Palmer House to consider plans 

 Jor a flower market in this city. 



At the league games bowled last 

 Tuesday evening the McKellar & Win- 

 terson's won three games from the Re- 

 tailors and the Vaughan team won two 

 out of three from the Wholesalers. 



Nightshirt troubles seem to be epi- 

 demic in the Breitmeyer family. Fred 

 Ji. tried to bring his with him to Chi- 

 cago and almost exactly duplicated his 

 brother's experience at Asheville. 



Mr. Alex. Wallace, editor of the Flor- 

 ists' Kxchange, New York, is in the city 

 attending the convention and the ex- 

 hiliition. 



The largest apple orchard in the 

 world is being planted in Laclede County, 

 Mo. It contains 5,000 acres. The o'r- 

 (liard is owned by a cumpanv with a capi- 

 tal stock of $1,000,000. The oHicers of 

 the company are: President, William 

 Bayard Craig, chancellor of Drake L'ni- 

 versity, Des Moines, Iowa; Vice-Presi- 

 dent. Dr. G. W. Miller, of Des Moines; 

 Secretary, Frank M. Carroll, Des 

 Moines: Treasurer, A. T. Zwart, of the 

 Des Moines National Bank. Among t'ae 

 iiiembors of the Board of Directors are: 

 .fudge C. A. Bishop, of the Iowa Su- 

 preme Court: :M. J. Wragg. president of 

 the Iowa State Horticultural Society: S. 

 A. Hughes, of St. Louis, general immi- 

 gration agent of the 'Frisco system, and 

 \Villiam C. Carroll, of Kansas City. 



Brtdgetox, N. ,T.— Tlie city council has 

 decided to spend $40,000 i'or a public 

 park, the ordinance being passed by a 

 unanimous vote. 



^IcHenry. III. — H. M. Jensen has re- 

 moved to Woodstock, where he will build 

 greenhouses and establish a business. 



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SPECIAL 



Fancy Beauties 



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I EXHIBITION NUMS. I 



Heard among Chicago Flower buyers : " For all around good 



clean stock Poehlmann Bros. Company hold the 



lead." No wind either. 



Prices and quality always right. We desire a few more good regular cus- 

 tomers Convince yourself of the quality of our stock by sending- a trial order. 



In Beauties, Teas, Carnations and Mums we are especially strong. Buy 

 now, when stock is plentiful and you will be taken care of when stock is 

 K scarce Flowers for funeral work at lowest market prices. 



I POEHLMANN BROS. COMPANY, I 



' 35-37 Randolph St., p HIP ytrtfl ' 



CITY PHONE 3573 CENTRAL. V> ■ M ■ V-»/-» V» VT • 



Greenhouses: Morton Grove, near Chicago. Long Distance Phone 201. j£ 



Mention The Review when you write. 



GLADIOLI. 



The finest collection in America. 

 Named sorts — mixtures — Betscher's New 

 Hybrids, Childsii, Groffs, Lemoinei, etc 



Cannas. 



An exceptionally fine lot, 50 best sorts. 



Paeonies. 



The best from the world's specialists. 50 

 best sorts. 



Dahlias. 



Madeira Vines, Oxalis, etc. Write for 

 prices. 



C. BETSCHER, 



CANAL, DOVER, OHIO. 



:Menti--in The Rc-\-it-w ^^ h.-n ^'ou -^Tite. 



A Big Mistake. 



You make a mistake if you huy Arancaria Ex- 

 celsa from some oiher firm, as ii is impossible 

 for any other firm to give you such value lor tlie 

 money as we cau. Why? Because we make a 

 specialty of thtm: filling our houses in early 

 April with the best to be found in Europe, raised 

 from top culting^a only. All must be sold before 

 Christmas to make room for Easter plants. 



bH-in. pots. 12 to 14 inches 60c to .75 



6-in. pots. 15 to IS inches — 75c to 1.00 



Specimen 1.25 



Kentias Forsteriana and Beliuoreana, 



25 to 30 inches hig-fi. 5V^ to fJ-in,potS .75 to 1 50 

 Ficus Elastica. 18 to 24 inches high. t>-in. 



pots, per dozen from $4.00 to 6.00 



Boston Ferns, t>-in. pots 40 



Cash with order please. To save express 



mention if pots to be taken off. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN. 



Wholesale Grower and Importer of Pol Plants, 



1012 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



Galax Leaves 



Large stock of green on hand; prime quality, 

 right price. 

 Order new green and bronze for holidays. 



C. W. BURLESON & SON 



Successors to Chas. H. I^icksccker 

 liinville, N. C. 



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EXTENSION 

 CARNATION SUPPORT. 



ALSO GALVANIZED 



STEEL ROSE STAKES. 



Endorsed by all the leading 

 carnation growers as the 

 best support on the market. 



Made with two or three circles. 

 Prompt shipment guaranteed. 

 Pat. July 27. 1897; May 17, 1898. 

 Write for prices and circtilars. 



IGOE BROS. 



226 N. 9th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Lilacs 



Pot-Grown for forcing". 

 Marie Legrraye. white. 

 Charles X., purple. 



I'er r.o, $17.50. one variety. 

 Per 100, $30.00. one varii-ty. 



Cash with order. 



C. H. JOOSTEN, Importer, 



1 78 Chambers St.. NEW YORK. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



1902 CROP ASPARAGUS SEED. 



Decumbeus, new. superior to plumosiiB. ICO 

 seeds. $2.25; lUOO seeds. $2U.tiO. Plamosus nauus. 

 100 seeds. $1.00: lUOO seeos. $i).OU. Sprengeri, ILO 

 seeds. 35c; 1000 seeds. $2.50. 



All other hig-h-prrade seeds for Florists. Send 

 for a copy of our Seed Buyer'.s Ooide, 



MOORE & SIMON, Seed Growers, 



207 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



PRIIV1ROSES 



IMPROVED CHINESE. Finest large- 

 flowering fringed varieties grown. Single and 

 double, ready for 3-inch pots, S2.00 per 100. 



Cash. Enough extras will be added to every 

 order to pay express charges. 



JOHN F. RIPP, - - SHIREMANSrOWN, PA. 



The Home of Primroses. 



Always mention the Florists' Review when 

 writing advertisers. 



