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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Dkcf.mbek30, 1807 



DETROIT. 



Christmas trade was good all round, 

 notwithstanding the cold weather, the 

 retailers not being able to procure stock 

 enough to go round and one having to 

 buy stock from one of the department 

 stores. Roses were very poor, weak in 

 the stem and off color, but brought good 

 prices. Carnations went at wholesale at 

 from $4 for connnon to $6 for Pingree 

 and fancy. Plants moved off rapidly; 

 many more azaleas could have been dis- 

 posed of if they had been in bloom. The 

 retailers all seem very much pleased with 

 trade in general, but complain of the 

 shortage of cash sales, a large percentage 

 being booked for future collection. 



R.\r,. 



READY NOW. 





Japan Lily Bulbs 



IN THIRTY VARIETIES 



NEW JERSEY NOTES. 



Mr. L. Bonnot, I'lemington, N. J,, "ill 

 open a retail store at Easton, Pa., in the 

 course of a few days. 



Mr. Ernest .-(snuis, recently with 

 Pitcher & Manda, has taken a position as 

 manager with the Denver Floral Co., 

 Denver, Colorado. 



The firm of Bonn & Dressell, Hobo- 

 ken, is now carried on entirel}' by Mr. 

 Fredrick H. Dressell and under his 



WILMINGTON, DEL. 



Competition among the florists in this 

 quiet old town must be causing more fun 

 than profit. One of the leading florists 

 here is selling carnations, retail at ten 

 cents per dozen. 



Charles Sparks, Jr. , has built a new house 

 16x72 and will have a good supply of 

 mums for Christmas from cuttings struck 

 in October and planted in the most open 

 places on the carnation benches. 



Ernest .^shi.ev. 



" ONE DOLLAR ENCLOSED." 



RiDg out the old. riug in the new. 

 Let printers' ink new thoughts untold. 

 Nor heed the owlish Tuwhit: Tuwhoo! 

 Of "fogies" who may rail and scold: 

 Write irhat ijou think, not what you'r told. 



Ring out the old, ring in the new. 



Ring in the new, ring out the old 

 Andbring us ideas up to date. 

 Strike hard and fast, fearless and bold 

 And established notions dissipate. 

 Where error lies fwill comijensate. 



King in the new, ring out the old 



Ring out the old, ring in the new 

 I drink your health in this my toast, 

 To Grant and Scott and the others, too, 

 (Your paper's staff, a valiant host) : 

 "One dollar enclosed" for Florists' Review, 

 Ring out the old, ring in the new. 



H. B. BUDDENBORG. 



Buffalo. Dec. 23. '97. 



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fine Pot Plants, S2.50 per 100; S20 per 1000. Booted 



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I^ ii riaiH F.ioil tiiat fuiitaiTis AMDS. 

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 Better not. A few of the por).! [Miint? 

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 AVe furnish a booklet "The Wiudow Gard*Mi." by 

 Eben E. Rexford. Floral Editor of the "Ladles* 

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 Food for Fall and \Viuter trade? If not. write iis 

 for prices and terms. 



The Walker Fertilizer Co. 



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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ity; one gallon equals 

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 our 



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Introduction 



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