The Weekly Florists' Review. 



935 



Is it 



not reasonable that you save 

 all between profits when you 

 buy your RIBBONS direct 



from the mill. The profit of the mill to the 



commission house the commission house to 



the jobber — the jobber to you. 



THE RIGHT RIBBONS for Florists to 



use are woven at 



Slj? fxm $xn §>ilk H&M& Qtompamj 

 pjtlaMpljia 



and sold directly to you, grades which are 

 known for quality, lustre, and correct colors. 



It is requested that you write for samples. The prices 

 are interesting. THE SE QUALITI ES: 

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CLIMAX— Satin Taffeta MONARCH. 

 Off ICE AND salesrooms 806-808 8 JO ARCH STREET. 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 



'CONTINUED. 



John Breitmeyer's 

 Sons,- 



Cor. MIAMI and GRATIOT AVES. 



DETROIT, MICH. 



wm. scon, 



Main and Balcom Sts. 



Buffalo, N. Y. 



LI rVirrr Florist, 2 18 6th St. 

 • I. WLrr, PITTSBURG, PA. 



Li. J. VIRGIN, 



Canal Street, 



S. B. Stewart, 



No. 16th Street, 



OMAHA, NEB. 



Jx his work mii "The Colors of Flow- 

 ers, ' ' Charles Grant Allen says that all 

 flowers, it would seem, were in their 

 earliest form yellow ; then some of them 

 became white; after that, a few of them 

 grew to be red or purple; and finally. ;i 

 comparatively small number acquired 

 various shades of lilac, mauve, violet, or 

 blue. As a general rule the least devel- 

 oped flowers are yellow or white; those 

 which have undergone a little more modi- 

 fication are usually pink or red; and 

 those which have been most highly spe- 

 cialized of any are usually purple, lilac, 

 or blue. Absolute deep ultramarine 

 probably marks the highest level of al 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



Show Preparations. 



A trip around to the different growers 

 shows up some very fine stock, and it 

 looks as though the standard in the vari- 

 ous lines is going to be high this season. 

 Of course just at present the main topic 

 is the 'mum show, and never before was 

 the interest so strong as this year; There 

 will be some good stock from the local 

 growers to divide the premiums with 

 those from other cities and states. Mr. 

 Bertermann is anxious to receive, espe- 

 cially, the entries in the larger classes 

 as early as possible, so he can arrange to 

 make room for all before anything is un- 

 packed. He is anxious to avoid as much 

 as possible the customary confusion on 

 tin- day id' staging, as he will have his 

 hands full enough anyway. Through an 

 error elass 13 in section 3 was changed 

 in the final premium list, and it should 

 read 25 single-stem plants, any other 

 color, one variety. There is also an extra 

 rlass added for'not less than .300 double 

 violets, for which is offered a first of $7 

 and a second of $o. The newspapers are 

 lending a willing hand in getting up en- 

 thusiasm among the people. Last Satur- 

 day there was a half page in the News 

 devoted t . ■ the Smith & Young green- 

 houses and their great success with vio- 

 lets. The Saturday before it gave Mrs. 

 Vesey and Mr. Hasselman each a half 

 page. In fact, everybody seems to be 

 helping and everything is being done to 

 make this show the best we have ever 

 had. 



With the Growers. 



.- in fin.- shape at the time of my 

 \isit. X. Piersoni is here in specimens 

 as well is ii mall Lzes. Their 'mums 

 are fine this year. A house of poinset- 



tias is in fine shapi , 



was added this summer, and a new boiler. 

 At A. Wiegand & Son's everything is 

 hustle and bustle, with dccrntiMiis for 

 one thing or another. Their houses are 

 filled with a fine lot of stuck of all kinds, 



i-pi-,-iall\ palm- and -] io- iim -n I'll Ms. A 



fine new house was built in place of a 

 pit, which gives them much more room. 



John Han je has decidi d to disseminate 

 his fine white carnation Moonlight this 

 spring. This is a fine sort and ought 

 to have a good sale. His place looks 

 good all through. 



E. A. Nelson was a little late in get- 

 ting planted up, but the plant- are tak- 

 ing hold nicely and a good crop will soon 

 be on. He has been busy fighting mil- 

 dew on his roses lately, but says he has 

 it down now. He has an improved Nel- 

 son which he thinks is a comer. 



A. Palmil raises bouquets by the thou- 

 sand; I mean stuff to make bouquets 

 out of. Being right at the cemetery en- 

 trance, on bright days it keeps him busy. 



Baur & Smith's carnations are in fine 

 shape, as usual. Their Indianapolis is 

 proving up to all their claims for it, and 



it is having a g 1 sale. They expect to 



show it exti-tisi\i-h this winter. Their 

 'mums are fine; some grand Appleton are 

 just opening up and Eaton promises to 

 show some great blooms. They have a 

 big lot of cyclamens and all in good 

 shape. 



I understand there is some fine stock 

 over on the south side and I hope to visit 

 those parts soon. J. Heidenreich and 

 E. Huckriede & Son are said to have 

 some fine specimen chrysanthemum 

 plants. A. B. 



NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 



We are all looking for a good frost to 

 take tin- outdoor stock out of the way 

 and make business what it should be. 

 There is considerable funeral work, and 

 a wedding now and then, but other 

 trade is very poor. Cut flowers of all 

 kinds are very plentiful. 



B. H. Woodhouse has been giving an 

 exhibition of chrysanthemums in an up- 

 town store. 



The October meeting of the Florists' 

 ('lull was ln-lil at tin- greenhouses of B. 

 B. Nofftz, and Mrs. Nofftz served a Her- 

 man lunch that was much appreciated. 

 Mr. Nofftz gave a very interesting ac- 

 i-inint nf the things he saw on his trip 

 abroad this summer, but some of the 

 boys were a little incredulous about the 

 fiea stories. The next meeting will be 

 with W. L. (d. Brown, November 12, so 

 chalk tin- date down and don't forge! to 

 be there. 



S. J. Donaghy has the sympathy of 

 the trade in the loss of his son, James, 

 who was a great help to his father, tak- 

 ing almost the entire charge of the green- 

 houses. 



Otto Sucher. formerly with ft. H. 

 Woodhouse, has taken charge of S. S. 

 Peckham's Fairhavei greenhouses. 



E. H. Chanil.erlin and wife spent a few 

 days last week in New York. 



John Kelley, of Geo. A. Sutherland, 

 Boston, and A. Elleny Briggs. of Digh- 

 ton, were recent visitors. C. 



Asheville, X. C. — The Auditorium, 

 where the S. A. F. convention of 1902 was 

 held, was burned October 24, with a loss 

 of $40, 



