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The Florists^ Review 



August 17, 1916. 



respondent, and Captain Harold J. Pat- 

 ten, son of M. A, Patten, of Tewksbury, 

 are among those who have arrived home 

 this week from Texas. 

 ^- Visitors last week included Arthur 

 Cowee, Berlin, N. Y.; M. Fuld and W. 

 A. Sperling, New York; T. A. Have- 

 meyer, I. S. Hendrickson, Floral Park, 

 N. Y.; A. E. Kunderd, Goshen, O.; 

 Prank Morton, Portland, Me.; H. E. 

 Meader, Dover, N. H.; H. Youell, 

 Syracuse, N. Y.; Prof. A. C. Beal, 

 Ithaca, N. Y.; Madison C. Cooper, Cal- 

 cium, N. Y.; Jacob Thomann, Boches- 

 ter, N. Y.; K M. Smith, East Hartford, 

 Conn. 



A. G. Pembroke, of the Boston 

 Flower Exchange, is away on a fort- 



^•- night's vacation. George H. Noyes, of 

 '" ;'r the same market, is spending his vaca- 

 tion with Mrs. Noyes and family at 

 Ipswich Little Neck, Ipswich, Mass. 



Henry M. Robinson is enjoying a va- 

 cation at Green Harbor, Mass. 



Mr. and .Mrs. H. L. Chadwick, of 

 Houlton, Me., were callers last week. 

 Mr. Chadwick has an excellent florists' 

 business in Maine's greatest potato- 

 producing section, Aroostook county. 

 He says the quality of flowers in the 

 Boston markets is much superior to that 

 seen in New York, 



E. E. Lassman, Boston's octogenarian 

 florist, is still hale and hearty. He 

 told me August 12 that he puts in a 

 good day's work daily and that he 

 never felt better, although now 86 

 years of age. His son, with whom he 

 lives, has accepted a position in Phila- 

 delphia and Mr. Lassman feels he must 

 go with him. His friends here, who are 

 numerous, will miss seeing his ever 

 genial face. 



The Boston Eose Co. is receiving fine 

 shipments of summer Beauty roses from 

 Scarboro, N. Y. At present they are 

 not receiving any flowers from the 

 Montgomery Co., but shipments will re- 

 commence in a few days. 



At Welch's, 280 Devonshire street, 

 business so far in August has shown a 

 distinct improvement over July. 



Philip L. Carbone is beginning to 

 receive large consignments of Italian 

 ware. Mr. Carbone was in Europe 

 from February to July 1, and made ex- 

 tensive purchases, which include many 

 novelties. 



William H. Elliott is spending his an- 

 nual vacation far from the beaten 

 tracks of man, in the wilds of Maine. 



B. Hammond Tracy, of Wenham, had 

 a fete at his gladiolus farm August 

 10, which was largely attended by so- 

 ciety people. In spite of somewhat un- 

 favorable weather, a large sum was 

 realized for a war-relief fund. 



Florists' windows need some un- 

 usual attraction to rivet the public 's at- 

 tention in hot weather, but Penn's duck 

 farm, which has now been running for 

 a month, draws a bigger crowd than 

 any other store on busy Tremont street. 

 I have passed the store at least a dozen 

 times and the front of the duck win- 

 dow has always been crowded. 



W. N. Craig. 



PROVIDENOE, R. I. 



The Market. 



Asters now are the feature of the 

 market, dividing honors with the stately 

 spikes of gladioli, which are daily be- 

 coming more popular. The first crop 

 of field asters was practically spoiled 

 by the frequent rains, but the blooms 



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