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IIOUT 1 CULTURE 



February 6, 1916 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 



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St. Valentine's Day Novelties Heart Boxes for Violets 

 for Washington's Birthday 



Cherries 



CATCHY NOVELTIES IN TANGO FAVORS 

 HANDLE BASKETS With Liners TUMBLER BASKETS 



CYCAS LEAVES, Best in the World MAGNOLIA LEAVES 



WHEAT SHEAVE CREPE PAPER AND MATS CREPE FLOWERS 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



Ihi Florists' Suppl) 

 House of Aocnci 



1129 XX.rc=l-i S«., 



PHiLADLLPHIA, PA. 



NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE 



BOSTON. 



A. A. Pembroke is receiving con- 

 gratulations on his record at Buffalo — 

 out o£ 21 vases of carnations, thirteen 

 1st and eight 2nd prizes. 



William I'enn, of the firm of Penn 

 the Florist, is now in Atlantic City 

 with his wife, where they intend to 

 spend a two weeks vacation. 



The local seed houses report good 

 prospects for spring business. Cata- 

 logs have been mailed and returns are 

 beginning to come in from all parts of 

 the country. 



Take note that HoKTicrwuHE has 

 moved its offices from 11 Hamilton 

 Place to 147 Summer St. The new 

 headquarters are much nearer to the 

 wholesale flower markets and South 

 Station. 



All action concerning the credit 

 association seems to have ceased. It 

 is to be regretted that keener interest 

 and a livelier spirit of co-operation 

 are lacking among the local growers 

 concerning so important a matter. 



Over five hundred persons at the 

 Inaugural and Ladies' Night of the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Bos- 

 ton and not more than ten wore 

 flowers I Nevertheless florists persist 

 in complaining about the scarcity of 

 flowers at the social gatherings of lay- 

 men. 



Moses Penn, formerly located in the 

 Hotel Brewster building on Washing- 

 ton street, has opened up a new florist 

 shop at 3 Bromfield street. Confusion 

 is bound to arise with two florists of 

 the same name on the same street, but 

 — the name "Penn the Florist" is 

 registered. 



J. A. Nelson of Framingham, Mass. 

 made his first try at competing in the 

 Carnation Show at Buffalo, aided and 

 abetted by his sagacious friend and 

 salesman, "Bill" Hastings. He made 



F. R. PIERSON CO. 



FLORISTS AND 

 PLANTSMEN 



TARRYTOWN ON HUDSON, - N. Y. 



si.\ iMilru-s s\iiitii in'ili'ii liim tlirut- 

 Ists and one 2nd prize. Pretty clever 

 for a first attempt. 



The contingent from Boston and 

 vicinity came home feeling pretty well 

 pleased with their near-sweep at Buf- 

 falo. The seven exhibitors in the 

 party captured twenty-nine 1st prizes, 

 twenty-one 2nd prizes and three 

 medals. Mighty little left for the 

 balance of the country. 



Some specialties noted this week are 

 carnation Morning Glow from Ed. 

 Winkler of Wakefield, tulips from 

 Mann Bros, of Randolph, Freesia 

 Purity from Thos. A. Co.\ of Dorches- 

 ter, Dutch Golden Spur narcissi from 

 John J. Fee of Jamaica Plain and 

 mignonette from Wm. H. Nicholson of 

 Framingham. 



Edward Winkler of Wakefield, who 

 was one of the Boston party to the 

 Buffalo carnation meeting is much 

 pleased with the success of his new 

 carnation Morning Glow in scoring 85 

 points and winning the coveted cer- 

 tificate of merit. This carnation 

 which is a seedling of Winona crossed 

 with Queen has already made a 

 sterling reputation among the Boston 

 retail trade. 



Very little was done by local florists 

 to stimulate interest in McKinley Day, 

 Jan. 29. We need to take advantagf 

 of every possible occasion upon whiil) 

 to create a demand for flowers. 

 Enough kicks and jolts are being suf- 

 fered by the trade at the hands of 

 thoughtless people who are publicly 

 objecting to the use of flowers at 

 social gatherings, inaugurals, etc., 

 without this lethargy on the part of 

 the trade itself. 



The new store of Thos. F. Galvin, on 

 Park Street will very soon be open 

 for business. Its exterior is attracting 

 much attention on account of the 

 spacious show windows and the large 

 circular showcase in the centre of the 

 semi-circular entrance. The store is 

 eighty-five feet long and forty-five feet 

 wide, a combination of the two stores 

 formerly located there. The archi- 

 tect's drawing of the new front is now 

 on display in the window of the Tre- 

 mont street shop. 



CHICAGO. 



T. Waters reports the Poehlmann 

 Bros,' supply business for January, 

 1915, in excess of that of a year ago. 



Chas. W. Vyhnanek who has a retail 

 store at 4227 W. 22ud street, has 

 opened another at 1146 W. 18th street. 



John Michaelson regards the last 

 two weeks in January as the best since 

 Memorial Day, combining normal de- 

 mand with good quality of stock and 

 fair prices. 



Freesias of delicate tints of pink, 

 yellow and lavender are now received 

 from local growers at E. C. Amling's. 

 They are very beautiful and are quick- 

 ly sold. The supply will soon be 

 larger. 



Phil Schupp says that nearly all of 

 J. A. Budlong's lily of the valley has 

 arrived and every pip was in fine con- 

 dition. This house has an enviable 

 reputation for the excellency of the 



CHICAGO 



And Neighboring Towns 



Are Thoroachly Cohered b> 



SCHILLER, THE FLORIST 



(Member Florists Telegrapb Dellrery) 



Flo were ram or Mall Orders from lorla*. 

 • nynhere rarefnlly filled and deliver** 



tiiiil^r tlie RuperTinlon of 



GEORGE ASMUS, Mgr. 



2221-2223 W. Madistn SL, CHICAGO. 



'Pbone Wert 822 



S.A.ANDERSON 



440 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



ANOEKSON Ktrvlce meana frMb, atardT 



tttock, and prompt dellvrrtes lo BI'FFATiO, 



LOC'KPORT, NIAGARA FALLS BB^ 

 WKHTEBM NEW VUBK. 



Members of Florists' Telecrmph DsUvsry. 



ROBERT J. DYSART 



PUBLIC ACCOIKTANT AND AIDITOB 

 Himplp niethotl8 of correct aocountlnir 

 eHp«K-ii»IIy adapteil for flurlNtN' une. 



lOOKS |{.\L.\XrKD AND .ADJl.STED- 



Mirrliiinl'. Itank Blillillne 



♦0 STATE ST. BOSTON 



TelepboBS 



