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The Florists' Rievicw 



J^DNE 29, 1916. 



CUIVELAND. 



■ The Market. 



Gladioli, lilies and peonies are to be 

 had in quantity. Valley remains 

 scarce; the same is true of sweet peas. 

 Carnations are poor and bring $1 per 

 hundred. The hot weather seems to 

 have arrived at last and the quality of 

 the roses shows it. 



Variotis Notes. 



The date of the Florists' Club's an- 

 nual picnic is Thursday, July 20, not 

 "Wednesday, July 19, as reported last 

 week. A large and varied program is 

 being arranged by the committee. Two 

 ball games are to be staged. One will 

 be indoor ball and the other the old- 

 fashioned garden variety — swat and 

 run,' The wholesalers will play against 

 the retailers. Baces and other contests 

 will be held. Tickets good for the 

 merry-go-round, etc., will be given to 

 all ladies and children. 



T. J. Kirchner is tearing up the coun- 

 try roads in his new T-passenger touring 

 car. 



Joseph Marks, of the A. A. Arnold 

 Paper Box Co., Chicago, is in town. 



Miss Hester A. Getz, H. P. Knoble 

 and Prank Friedley were judges at the 

 annual summer show of the Cleveland 

 Garden Club June 22, at the new art 

 museum in Wade park. This art mu- 

 seum would be an excellent setting for 

 a medium-sized show. 



Charles Balltfff, for the last year with 

 C. M. Wagner, has gone on a summer 

 vacation to his home in Indianapolis. 



The July meeting of the Florists' 

 Club has been postponed one week. It 

 will be held Monday, July 10. 



F. A. F. 



NEWPOET, R. I. 



Robert Clifford has arrived from New 

 York to take charge of the horticul- 

 tural department of the Hill Top Inn, 

 which opened June 24. 



At the annual meeting of the Young 

 Men's Republican Club last week John 

 T. Allan, Jr., and Alexander MacLellan 

 were elected members of the ward -com- 

 mittee. ■> 



J. Leikens was a business visitor to 

 New York last week. 



The Newport Horticultural Society 

 is holding its flower and rose show this 

 week on the grounds of Rev. R. Terry. 



Gerald Van Leeuwen, son of Mr. and 

 Mrs. Matthew J. Van Leeuwen, is man- 

 ager of his father 's flower store at Mil- 

 ford, Mass. W. H. M. 



Sedalla, Mo. — L. H. Archias, of the 

 Archias Floral Co., has treated him- 

 self and family to a spick-and-span new 

 touring car. 



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 couplinKS. 14c Der ft. Unequal- 

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Hose Valve, 70c 



All brass, except the hand wheel. 

 Has a removable leather disk, 

 which is easily replaced to keep 

 waterticht. Stuffing box prevents 

 leaks at stem. 



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 TANKAGE FERTILIZER 



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