October 19, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



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182 N. Wabash Avenue 



CKic^g O L D. Phone Rudolph 631 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Your supply for All Saints' Day is ready for you. . 



You need not worry about the variety. We have them all. 



You will need PomponSy too. You can get only the best stock here. 



You keen buyers know why our stock is superior — ^ 



ROSES 



Your order is filled from the cut of over 



SEVENTY-FIVE 



GREENS 



BRILLIANT 



These ARE brilliant 

 $4.00@$15.00 per 100 



MILADY 



Your trade will like these 

 $5.00 @ $15.00 per 100 



EXPERT 

 GROWERS 



You will be surprised by our spe- 

 cial quotations on quantities. 



LEUCOTHOE 



New— Green 



100. 75c 1000, $6.50 



RUSSELL 



Better than most— good as the best 

 $5.00 @ $20.00 per 100 



WRITE TODAY 



MEXICAN IVY 



Orders for any amount 

 filled promptly 



75c per 100 $6.50 per 1000 



CARNATIOIMS 



No better in Chicago 

 Per 100 $2.00 @ $4.00 



SMILAX 



You'll find no shortage with us 

 Long, $2.50 per dozen 



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"ILLINOIS" Self-waterins Flower Boxes 



No Leak-No Rot— No Rust 



Write for our Catalogue 



minots Flower Box Company 



180 N. Dearborn St.. Phone Central 6630, CHICAGO 



Mention The Re-rlew when yog write. 



John Dunbar, assistant superintend- 

 ent of parks, gave his celebrated lec- 

 ture on "Some Important Economic 

 Plants and Interesting Trees of the 

 World," illustrated with stereopticon 

 views. The audience, though regret- 

 tably small, was interested in the 

 strange assortment of fruits and trees 

 that Mr. Dunbar caused to be flashed 

 on the screen. Fruits that many had 

 never heard of were seen in the pic- 

 tures — the carob bean, the tropic food 

 of swine, and off whose husks the prod- 

 igal son did feed, as also did John the 

 Baptist. The speaker said that Dr. E. 

 >);L. Sturdevant, hearf director" of the 

 Geneva experimental station, had com- 

 piled accurate descriptions of more 

 than 4,000 food plants and that these 

 never had been published but were 

 buried in the archives of the station. 

 He said if only these facts could be 

 published it would give to the world 



MJY YOUR riORISTS' SUPPUCS fROM 



LBaumannftCo. 



357-359 W. Chkiso Ave, CHKAGO. ILL 



We have the largest and most 

 complete stock. Sea Moss or 

 Japanese Air Plants: Natural 

 prepared Ferns, Cycas Leaves, 

 Magnolia Leaves, CTcas 

 Wreaths. Magnolia Wreaths. 

 Moss Wreaths. Metallic Designs 

 mod a big line of Novelties. 



Mention The Rerleir when ytm write. 



many valuable foods. Photographs of 

 itikwy 'different trees from di^rent 

 parts of the world also were shown. 



Various Notes. 



The Lady Florists' Auxiliary held 

 its monthly meeting at the Elm Bowl- 

 ing hall October 11. After the busi- 

 ness meeting the remainder of the aft- 



1917 



Catalogue and Price L'st 



rioristi* Cards and Envelopes 

 PriBtin^, Labels and Embissen 



Ready to mail today. 

 Write for one. 



THE JOHN HENRY CO. 



Laneing. Mick. 



Men tion The Hcvlew when yoa write. 



ernoon was spent in bowling. Befresh- 

 ments were served and everyone had a 

 jolly time. 



Frank Audins has taken over the 

 flower stand at the Clinton avenue 

 corner. He says he is disposing of a 

 fair quantity of flowers and that busi- 

 ness is picking up. 



Julius Berg, of Lion & Co., New 



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