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Herein Lies a Goodly Suggestion 



For Florists 



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RKCENTLY we furnished a green- 

 lioii^.- for thp l-'nri'st Illlls (iar- 

 d<-iis. South Uiilmiond. Va. In 

 ronncrtliiu with tlie [jhotograph they 

 were so i mirteoiis as to send ns. a 

 letter was enilosed whieh Is so full 

 nf Interest that wo are coins to give 

 it here. Perhaps you can to advan- 

 tage apply Its main Idea to your 

 business. 



This Is what It says: 



•Yon will note that the greenhouse 

 Is small, but it Is the beginning of 

 something larger, and I do want to 

 add a word about our intent In cs- 

 tabilshing here. 



■The original purpose of our under- 

 taking is to grow and supply plants, 

 bedding and conservatory plants 

 fcir the retail trade in and about 

 Ki.hmond: to supply a long felt 

 need In the re-establlshment "f the 

 old gardens and for the creating of 

 new gardens, and window boxes. 



•Realizing that In the growing of 

 plants much advertising is gained 

 bv attractive setting and displays, 

 (liir first move was the commission- 

 ing of a competent Landscape De- 

 signer to arrange our grounds and 

 properlv locate the greenhouse, 

 which, "of course, bad to be Lord 





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Part i»f the Kxtonijive Lanilscape I'lan. 

 ■ >pKiRnc(l by Chas. F. (iillett, I.. A. 



& Bur&bam's. We feel that with :i 

 show place there Will be a great 

 many more visitors and so we are 

 arranging our grounds with this 

 show place In front ; also on the 

 side of the greenhouse where trees, 

 shrubs, plants and vines are ar 

 ranged to best advantage, and 

 where people can see bow best to 

 use different materials and will 

 want to buy Just the things thai 

 strike their fancies, for a similar 

 effect In their <}\\n gardens. Herew<- 

 are aiming to introduce in the 

 proper places attractive garden fur 

 niture. seals, sun dials, bird baths, 

 etc. Kroin these we hope to cei 

 many orders. In the rear of oui' 

 sluiw grounds we shall grow In cold 

 frames and open llelds the jilants to 

 supply any one of the effols shown 

 There will also be adde<l In the rear 

 of the present greenhouse, more 

 strictly commercial houses as our 

 work develops. But we shall aim 

 always to keep a representative dis- 

 play In the present house so that 

 buyers need not spend valuable time 

 In looking for what they want in 

 other parts of the houses or 

 grounds." 



To which let us add — we design and 

 build greenhouses and have been for 

 over half a century. 



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SALES OFFICES : 



NEW YORK BOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ROCHESTER CLEVELAND 



42nd Stre«t BIdg. Tivmont Bld«. Fr&nklin Bank BIdg. Rookery BIdg. Granite BIdg. Swetland BIdg 



TORONTO, CANADA, Royad Bank BUg. MONTREAL, TnuMportation BWg. 



FACTORIES: Irvington, N. Y. Des Plainet, III. St. Catharine!, Canada 



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