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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 8, 1917. 



GREENHOUSES THAT SATISFY 



When you invest in a new greenhouse, you want the house that will pay you 

 best. You want to consider the durability, the convenience, the efficiency and 

 the cost of the house. Not one of these points is overlooked in our construction. 



Twenty-five years' experience in greenhouse construction enables us to give the best in service, material 

 and workmanship; and the purchaser of Ickes-Braun construction can invest without a doubt as to 

 the efficiency of his house. 



GREENHOUSE MATERIAL HARDWARE HOTBED SASH 



ICKES-BRAUN MILL CO. 



2330 WABANSIA AVENUE, 



(Near Western and North Aves.) 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



COLXTMBUS, O. 



The Market. 



Business has been unusually heavy. 

 There has been much stock to work with, 

 but it has been easily disposed of; in 

 fact, some days it has been hard to pick 

 up enough to go the rounds. Eoses are 

 still in short crop, with the demand 

 heavy. Ophelia roses are not so plenti- 

 ful as they should be, and those that ar- 

 rive are picked up early. White Killar- 

 ney and Killarney are more conspicuous, 

 but when there are enough Ophelias 

 Killarneys go begging. A number of 

 Richmond, Russell and Rhea Reid roses 

 are seen, but the cuts of these are small. 

 Beauties are scarce and hard to get at 

 any price. Carnations are quite plenti- 

 ful, but it seems that none are left over. 



Bulbous stock is abundant, with indi- 

 cations of a good supply at Easter. This 

 stock in pots sells well. Azaleas are not 

 good; they were all badly damaged in 

 transportation. There will be quite a 

 scarcity of them at Easter. Many sv/eet 

 peas are moved. Violets are in heavy 

 demand and at times it is hard to get 

 enough to go around, both singles and 

 doubles. Cut freesias are popular and 

 many are disposed of in corsage work. 

 Valley continues scarce, with the prices 

 high. Lilies are more in evidence, es- 

 pecially the ones in pots. 



Various Notes. 



Charles Roth says he is well satisfied 

 with trade at the greenhouses. 



The Fifth Avenue Floral Co. is pleased 

 with its new location. It is still doing 

 business at the old quarters, where the 

 force has been busy with decorations 

 and corsage work. 



Underwood Bros, report good business 

 in all lines. 



The Franklin Park Floral Co. has been 

 doing well, but predicts that stock will 

 be scarce at Easter in many lines of 

 stock. 



Stephens & Son have been stepping 

 lively at all times. They report stock 

 scarce. 



The Livingston Seed Co. is doing a 

 lively business in its seed department. 

 The buyer has had a hard time procur- 

 ing enough stock for the cut flower de- 

 partment. J. M. 



The two insertions sold everything I 

 had. — H. M. Morris, Eantoul, HI. 



SUPERIOR CARNATION STAPLES 



Best staple on the market. 36c per 1000; 3000 for $1.00. postage paid. 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE 



S04 Randolpb Btrsat. DSTROIT MICH. 



I (sOherv it comers 

 TO Grepnkouses 



come TO 

 Hiicnitv^ 6- Co. 



NEW YORK 

 1170 Broadway 



BOSTON PHILADELPHIA 

 49 Federal St. 40 So. 15th St. 



Duplication Proves 

 Satisfaction 



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Cost Nothing 

 Compared to Benefit 



Here is what V^alentine Burge- 

 vin's Sons, of Kingston, N. Y., 

 write: 



"Anyone using the Skinner 

 System once, would not do 

 without it, as its cost is com- 

 paratively nothing consider- 

 ing the benefit received from 

 its use." 





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KINNER 



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lh« SWinnor Irrigation Co. 

 223 Water St., Troy, Ohio 





Mr. P. H. Burton, of Glenside, Pa., was- 

 so highly gratified by the results hfr 

 achieved with his first Metropolitan green- 

 house that he specifically instructed u& 

 to plan his new one identically the same 

 as the other. 



After a whole year of experience witb 

 Metropolitan construction, he decided that 

 no change could possibly improve upon it. 



His duplication proves his satisfaction.. 



We can do as well for you. 



PUT YOUR GREENHOUSE PROBLEMS UP TO US 



We go anywhere in the U. S. 

 to submit plans and prices. 



Netropoutan Material Co. 



PATENTED GREENHOUSES 



1899-1828 Flushing Avenue 



BROOKLTN, N. Y. 



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