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HORTICULTURE 



December 21, 1912 



Holiday Greetings 



From " THE " Florists' Supply House of America 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., '' The Florists' Supply house of America, " extend most cordial greetings 

 to all their customeri and friends and wish each and every one 



The Compliments of the Season 



■A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! They also wish to extend a special word o' 

 thanks for the generous and cordiil support given them during the past year. The season just 

 coming to a close has been 



The Banner Year 



in their history. Bigger business ; Better business ; and Busi-r business than ever before ! They 

 ihank one and all most sincerely for their appreciiti n ; and are girding up their loins for still 

 more progress — and mean to make the record < f 1913 newer, better, and bigger for every 

 florist in America. Watch out for new developments. 



H. BAYERSDORFER (Si, CO. 



THE 



FLORISTS' 



SUPPLY 



HOUSE 



OF 



AMERICA 



^ 1129 ARCH STREET 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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New Stcire of L. Bejib Floisal Co., Exterior 



A MODEL FLOWER STORE. 



The two accompanying pictures 

 show exterior and part of the interior 

 of the new iloral establishment of the 

 L. Bemb Floral Co., Albert Pochelon, 

 at Detroit, Mich. 



The store is 32 ft. front by 60 ft. 

 deep. The stairway leads up to a 

 conservatory of the same dimensions. 

 In the rear of store is the shipping 

 room and garage 32x40 and under this 

 room the heating and cooling machin- 

 ery and carpenter shop are located. 

 Under the store they hare a basement 

 with reserve ice boxes and work 

 tables. This basement runs all the 

 way under a glass block sidewalk 

 which gives daylight in the basement. 



Above the store is the conservatory 

 which is of Pierson U. Bar construc- 

 tion. In the rear of same is a show 

 room for fancy dishes and ofBce. This 

 room is also 40x32, being just above 

 the garage. Above this room are two 

 more floors of same size one of these 

 being devoted entirely to natural pre- 

 pared or artificial goods, fancy sup- 

 plies, etc. 



The whole building is a steel frame 

 with concrete floors and roof, abso- 

 lutely Are proof and has electric push 

 button elevator service all the way 

 through. You may turn the hose on at 

 the top floor and wash down to the 

 basement and the water will drain oft 

 everywhere. 



The store floor is in diterent shades 

 of brown, all tiles beinj Jx9 with small 

 green inserts of rose leaTes and flower 

 design. The ice boxes on the store 

 floor are 32 feet long and 5 ft. deep 

 divided into three sections. 



We have a view in the conservatory 

 which we are holding tor next week. 



