December 2, 1916 



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When you buy Bayersdorfer & Co. goods you get the best in the world. 



BUY YOUR FALL SUPPLIES NOW 



BASKETS BASKETS BASKETS 



New Stock is in. 



Chrysanthemum Baskets in Japanese novelty tints. 

 RED— RED— RED— specialties for Thanksgiving. 



Ready for You. A Rare Siiipment of Imported Goods Just Received. Hampers and Flower Bowls. 



Stock up now and have the goods to show customers. Send for prices and 



see how much you can do with a little money when you go straight to 



headquarters- THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



Manufacturers and 

 Importers 



1129 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Write for 

 Catalogue 



Pittsburgh. — R. W. Peterson. Cincin- 

 nati, Oliio. 



Boston — Wm. Anderson, Lancaster, 

 Mass.; J. B. Urqiihart, Newport, R. I.; 

 John Davey, Kent. O.: M. H. Koster, 

 Boskoop, Holland; J. C. Peterson, Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio. 



Chicago, 111.— H. D. Soper. Rockford. 

 111.; Mr. Leidiger of Edlefsen Leidig- 

 er Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; H. Philpott, 

 Winnepeg. Man.; Martin Reukauf, 

 repr. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phila.; 

 Julius Staack, Moline. 111.; F. W. 

 Heckenkamp, Jr., Quincy, III. 



NEW YORK. 

 Henry S. de Forest has been 

 secured by the King Construction 

 Company, of North Tonawanda. N. Y., 

 to represent them in New York City 

 and surrounding territory, with an of- 

 fice in this city, beginning Nov. 22. 

 Mr. de Forest is widely known in the 

 greenhouse construction and heating 

 business, having been 2nd vice-presi- 

 dent and manager of the Boston office 

 of the original Hitchings Company, 

 afterwards manager in Boston for the 

 Burnham, Hitchins and Pierson peo- 

 ple, then sales manager for Pierson 

 U-Bar Co. in New York and in .Mon- 

 treal. Mr. de Forest has been living 

 in Montreal for a number of years 

 since discontinuing with the U-Bar 



Co., and we are pleased to welcome 

 him back to the scene of his former 



activities. 



Lewiston, Me. — A new corporation, 

 the Maine Bulb and Flower Growers, 

 has been formed by George \V. Home 

 of Lewiston, Willard A. Noyes of Au- 

 burn, and George A. Whitney of .\u- 

 burn. The temporary officers are: 

 president, Mr. Whitney; treasurer, 

 Mr. Noyes; secretary. .Mr. Home. 

 They propose to purchase a farm, 

 build greenhouses, raise and keep suf- 

 ficient cattle, hogs and horses, and 

 keep the soil at all times in high con- 

 dition. The gladiolus will be their 

 principal specialty at first and they 

 have a big asset in the recognized 

 superiority of Maine grown bulbs. 



Washington: — S. J. Mitchell, Hous- 

 ton, Texas; Jack D. Papendrecht, 

 Warnaar & Co., Sassenheim. Holland; 

 I. Rosnosky, H. F. Michell, Phila.; 

 L. Kuyk, New York; M. van Waveren 

 & Sons, Hillegom, Holland; Mr. & 

 Mrs. L. A. Berckmans. Augusta. Ga. ; 

 L. J. Serger, Robert Craig Co., Phila., 

 Pa. 



DURING RECESS. 



Chicago Bowlers. 



Florists' team in North Shore Bowl- 

 ing League, November 21. 



1st 2nil 3r(l 



J. Huebncr 204 177 17i'. 



F. Price 15U l.'j.') 17.S 



A. Zech ISi 179 208 



J. Einwech lS.'i 214 200 



P. Olsem 212 193 182 



Boston Florists' Bowling League. 



Scores recorded, November 23, 1916. 



Flower Market ..443 407 443 1293 



N. E 425 412 398 1235 



Mc & Mc 433 428 447 1308 



Flower Exchange. 380 430 427 1237 



Robinson 413 423 453 1279 



Carbone 453 402 420 1275 



Snyder 401 422 385 1208 



Waban 429 433 4S4 1340 



GalTin 472 416 420 1308 



Penn 399 407 404 1210 



Three Distixcuisued Philadelphi-^ns. 



Left to right : John H. Dodds. Kohert Craig. Samuel S. Pennock, judging exhibits at the 



Baltimore Show, November 14, 1»16. 



