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HORTICULTURE 



December 18, 1909 



THE 



ROLL 



CALL 



All business is a serious proposition. Few of us have time or inclination to 

 indulge either in compliments or persiflage. When a little lightning comes 

 out of the gloom however, it is all the more brilliant. We take pleasure in 

 calling the roll of a few states at random showing the public appreciation of 

 the little souvenir we are now sending out. 



MICHIGAN. 



We received your beautiful catalog 

 and on looking It over find the phrase 

 on page — . Mr. — — wishes me to say 

 however, that one brush would hardly 



be enough. , Bay City, Mich. 



COLORADO. 



Your catalog is a good one. The 



phrase Is on page — . Thauk you. 



, Denver, Col. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Thanks for your very complete catalog. 

 We have found the phrase on page — • 

 As to your fairness the trade iu seuernl 



will testify. , New Haven, 



Conn. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



The phrase is on page — . I think 

 you have succeeded in our acquaintance. 

 Your book is the best we have ever 

 seen. Please send me the following rib- 

 bons by next train. , Hazelton, 



Penna. 



OHIO. 



Your line catalogue is certainly a 

 work of art, each page full of meat. 

 It seems nothing a florist needs is miss- 

 ing. , E. Liverpool, O. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Your catalog received. We find on 

 looking it over there are a few things 

 we want. The phrase is on page — . 

 Yours truly, , Vancouver, B. C. 



INDIANA. 



Accept thanks fur grand catalog. It 

 win receive a prouiiueut place in our 

 office. J found the phrase all right — 

 thank you. The Richmond ribbon will 



All a long felt want. , Kokomo, 



Ind. 



ONTARIO. 



The catalog received. The moment 

 the writer gets time he is going to hunt 

 for one of those solid back brushes 

 which you think the florists need, and 

 we think we need one as bad as any- 

 one. , Toronto. 



NEW YORK. 



Your book is so fine we propose to 

 keep it always in sight. llandy for 



reference and much appreciated. 



, Kingston, N. Y. 



GEORGIA. 



Y'our catalog arrived yesterday. It's 

 a dandy too. Thauk you very much. 

 . Atlanta, Ga. 



'TP A pC We will be glad to send this handsome clothes biui-h 2^2 ^ 8 inches to any readt-r ol Hoiticulture 

 * ^*-^ *^ who will write us giving the page at which the fol'owirg phrase ^' After experimenting a great deal we 

 have succeeded" appears in our new catalogue. It is eas ly found and the souvenir will be cheeriuUy stnt to all in 

 the trade whether customers or not. 



M. RICE & CO. 



LEADING 



FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE 



Of America 



1220 RACE STREET 



Phila. 



ST. LOUIS FLORIST CLUB. 



This club held its December meet- 

 iDg on last Thursday afternoon, in 

 their new meeting rooms. Odd Fellows 

 building. There was also a good ex- 

 hibition of new carnations. Those who 

 exhibited were the Chicago Carnation 

 Co., who staged a vase each of Con- 

 quest, Mary Tolman, and Sangamo. 

 Chas. Knopf Floral Co. of Richmond, 

 hid., showed a vase of their fine pink 

 Admiration, and the Miami Floral Co., 

 of Dayton, Ohio, had a vase of their 

 new dark pink Miami Queen. 



C. Delbever read a most interesting 

 paper on "Advertising in a Florist 

 Club." This paper was greatly dis- 

 cussed by all present and will be again 

 taken up at the next meeting from a 

 taken up at the next meeting. 



Frank Fillmore consented when 

 asked by the chair, to read a paper at 

 the January meeting on "The Troubles 

 of a Grower." 



The judges Messrs. Ammann, Guy 

 and Fillmore who passed on the merits 

 of the carnation exhibit reported as 

 follows: — Admiration by Chas. Knopf 

 Floral Co., an improved pink shade 

 over Enchantress. Miami Queen by 

 The Miami Floral Co.. very fine darit 

 pink; improvement on Lawson. Con- 

 quest by Chicago Carnation Co. 

 fancy, on the Prosperity type, show- 

 ing pink color, more distinct. San- 

 gamo by the same exhibitor, fine 

 medium pink color, stem and form 

 very good; apparently a good com- 

 mercial variety. Mary Tolman, also 

 by same exhibitor, salmon pink; form 

 and stem very good. 



New Year's meeting, January 13th, 

 1910. 



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