Mabch 9, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Wonderfully well grown flowers coming in, deep, richly 



colored buds. ^^SSH^ 



Special $25.00 per 100 ) 



Fancy 20.00 " -/ ' 



In quantity at Extra 15.00 " /'•- 



First 10.00 " V, 



Second 8.00 " 



GREEN CARNATION DYE, $1.00 per package 

 MYOSOTIS, $2.00 per 100 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



TUB WHOUESAU FLORISTS OF PHILADXUPHIA 



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BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



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THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



EASTER AND THE SHOW. 



Easter Sunday will be April 23 — The National Flower Show will be held in Philadelphia 

 from March 25 to April 2. 



We want you to come here to see our Easter stock and the Show. Both will be well 

 worth seeing, so well that we urge you to make the effort and come. We know that our Easter 

 display will surprise and delight you. It is the finest stock we have ever offered. We are 

 told by reliable men that the show will also eclipse all past shows. Now that you have assur- 

 ance that it will be worth while, better come. 



Make our store your headquarters while in Philadelphia. We will show you any courtesy that is in our power. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO."'* ^"'"pSIZSSlp..*. ». 



Haadquarters for Japanese jQoods. 



Send lor our Silent Salesman's Supplement. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



orders for trade tickets have been gen- 

 erous. 



A Decoration of Today. 



The flower shop of J. J. Habermehl's 

 Sons, in the Bellevue-Stratford, was a 

 brilliantly lit scene of activity. There 

 was that tense air of absorption that 

 denotes a press of work that must be 

 finished on time. Despite that fact, 

 John P. Habermehl was as quiet and 

 as cordial in his welcome as though 

 there was nothing on his mind. No, 

 he was not too busy; he would act as 

 escort himself to the ballroom upstairs. 

 A short trip through wide corridors, 

 up in the elevator, then a short walk 

 past private dining rooms, where snowy 

 cloths covered with plate and silver 

 and flowers were receiving final 

 touches, to the handsome ballroom be- 

 yond. Edward N. Habermehl stood in 

 the center, critically surveying the re- 

 sults of two days' hard work for him- 

 self and a large corps of assistants. 



The effect was beautiful. Eather more 

 elaborate than usual at the second as- 

 sembly, the great closing ball of the 

 great social season; elaborate with a 

 definite purpose. The floor was in- 

 tended exclusively for dancing and 

 promenading between the dances. The 

 decorations were intended not only for 

 beautiful backgrounds but also to give 

 the impression of distance. That is, to 

 convey the idea that the handsome 

 palms and araucarias extended far 

 away, as in a tropical garden. This 

 was done by means of plants and vines 

 in the balconies so arranged as to form 

 a dense yet graceful stretch of green 

 that extended from the floor to a con- 

 siderable height, receding as it rose. 

 The flowers used were most effective. 

 It was not so much wliat they were as 

 how well they were brought out. Pink 

 lilies graced the columns. Pink carna- 

 tions, Mrs. C. W. Ward, hung from 

 above. Pink azaleas occupied a van- 



fo MORE 

 BLOSSOMS 



on plants raised In 4-lnch SQUARE paper pots 

 (64 cubic Inches of soil and roots) than on plants 

 raised In 4-lncb clay pots (31 cubic Inches of soil 

 and roots). See our S-page advt., pages 10-11. 

 F. W. BOCHELLE & SONS. Chester. N. J. 



tage point in front of the music. The 

 crowning feature was the fountain of 

 real water, with its peach blossoms 

 that came and went and changed in 

 glowing colors. A self-feeding foun- 

 tain that required two motors, one for 

 the water, the other for the lights. 



Then John P. Habermehl led the 

 way from the ballroom to the clover 

 room. The way was over a rustic 

 bridge so cunningly contrived that an 

 involuntary glance over the side was 

 needed to make sure there was no 

 brook beneath. The path over the 

 bridge led to the garden beyond, a 

 dream of delight. The vine-clad arbors, 



