NOTIIfBEB 23, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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the unattached growers, who produce 

 mums and do not seem to know the 

 proper values, or else are compelled to 

 sell cheaply to dispose of their stock. 

 The John Bader Co. last week re- 

 ceived a shipment of Belgian stock, in- 

 cluding palms, which was caught in the 

 cold snap. The plants were ordered 

 shipped in a refrigerator car, but the 

 railroad packed them in a common box 

 car, and as a result the consignment is 

 a total loss. Clarke. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The lilarket. 



The glut of last week was checked 

 by weather unusually cold for this time 

 of the year. The cold wave both im- 

 proved and retarded stock; thus the 

 present prospects for a good Thanks- 

 giving are brighter than those of two 

 weeks ago. Indications are that chrys- 

 anthemums and roses will bring top- 

 notch prices and that carnations of fine 

 quality will be abundant. 



Business the early part of the week 

 was active, which was attributed to 

 several prominent funerals. Social 

 functions were numerous, but weddings 

 were few and affected the sale of val- 

 ley and orchids. Business dropped back 

 to normal the latter part of the week 

 and Saturday, which is always the big- 

 gest day, was just fair. 



Various Notes. 



B. F. Hensley, of the Hensley Flower 

 Shop, has purchased a new auto truck 

 to run between his Knightstown green- 

 houses and the Indianapolis store. 



Allen Humason, of Chicago, was a 

 visitor this week. 



The death of T. C. Joy, of Nashville, 

 was keenly felt by his numerous 

 friends here. 



E. J. Boydell, of the Duroc Paper 

 Products Co., Chicago, was a recent 

 visitor. 



The lack of an embargo on foodstuffs 

 is affecting the florist as well as the 

 merchant. Necessities are so high that 

 the middle and poorer classes buy flow- 

 ers only in case of death, and then 

 usually the cheaper casket sprays. 



The Circle Flower Store will hold its 

 opening December 2. 



Herman Young, of the Smith & 

 Young Co., is at a loss to know why an 

 elaborate bride's arrangement, includ- 

 ing attendant and vase bouquets of Rus- 

 sell and Ophelia roses, was sent to him, 

 as he has not been celebrating any an- 

 niversary, planning a divorce or con- 

 templating giving his daughter away. 



The W. C. T. U. last week held a 

 large banquet in the Riley room of the 

 Claypool hotel, at which there was an 

 attendance of over 600. The decora- 

 tions were carried out in yellow and 

 white — Bonnaffon, Golden Mensa and 

 Diana mums and white tulle. E. E. 

 Temperley was highly complimented on 

 his arrangement by his patrons. 



John G. Chisholm, of Cincinnati, and 

 C. F. Meyer, of New York, were in the 

 city this week. 



Homer li. Wiegand is building a new 

 residence near Riverside park, so that 

 he can be close to the golf links! 



Baur & Steinkamp have been grad- 

 ing for the erection of a new green- 

 house in early spring. 



The store of the E. G. Hill Co. had an 

 auspicious opening November 16 and 

 17. There were soft lights, music, ped- 

 estal lamps of old rose, frieze of helio- 



Florists, who invariably are good fellows, 



frequently buy space to " support the trade press," but those who merely sell to 

 florists are prompted by no sense of loyalty or obligation— it is a matter of cold- 

 blooded business with them. That is why The Review carries so large a volume 

 of allied-trades advertising that appears in no other paper. 



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 Re-seating Tools 



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 Valve Discs 



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 Pipe SaddUes 



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 Distributors for James McCrea& Co. 



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October 

 Twenty -sixth 

 jflneteen-sizteen 



VhQ rlorists Keview, 

 Chicago, 111. 

 Gentlemen: — 



Unclosed find copy for Increased space — our 

 fall campaign. 



The "Review" certainly is profitable to us. 

 He get as many orders from small space with 

 you as we4id from big space in other papers. 

 orders received in the last two weeks t;hrough 

 the "Beview" pay for increased space for some 

 weeks to come. 



And large space is especially gratifying at 

 this time, when every florist is prepairing 

 to safeguard his greenhouses by buying a few 

 clamps for emergency. 



Any time we can say a good word for you let us 

 know. 



Very truly yours, 

 il.B.SKlllfim & CO. 





trope silk, Japanese lanterns and, most 

 important of all, exquisite blooms. 

 Hawaiian music and miniature foun- 

 tains completed the setting. Besides 

 numerous chrysanthemum seedlings, 

 both their own and those of other flo- 

 rists, eighteen seedling roses of the E. 

 G. Hill Co. were exhibited. Standard 

 types also were abundant. An unusual 

 display of orchids, including a wonder- 

 ful collection of Vanda caerulea, and an 

 elaborate basket of red bouvardias, 

 were other features. 



The committees for the carnation 

 show are as follows: .Entertainment, 

 O. E. Steinkamp, Joseph H. Hill, Irwin 

 Berlermann, George Wiegand; recep- 

 tion, John Bertermann, Herman Young, 

 Henry W. Eieman, George Gauss, John 

 Hartje; decorating, Homer L. Wiegand, 

 Harry Pahud, C. Schoymeyer, E. E. 

 Temperley; membership, W. W. Coles, 

 Fred Heinl, Fred Dorner, J. A. G. 

 Haugh, E. 6. Hill; table, F. H. Lemon, 

 Charles Pahud, C. C. Thomas, C. H. 

 Bookedis, John Bieman. The informa- 

 tion committee consists of officers of 

 the Indiana State Florists' Association. 



E. E. T. 



Cleveland, O. — OLi. F. Darnell, formerly 

 of the J. M. Gasser Co., accompanied 

 by Mrs. Darnell, started last week for 

 southern California, where they will 

 spend the winter. 



OBITUAEY. 



Thomas M. Fitzgerald. 



Thomas M. Fitzgerald, of Beaver, Pa., 

 prominently known throughout western 

 Pennsylvania, died at his home Novem- 

 ber 13, after an illness of less tnan an 

 hour of acute indigestion. 



Mr. Fitzgerald was a native of Pitts- 

 burgh, having been born there February 

 27, 1868, a son of Thomas and Mary 

 Fitzgerald. His father was a private 

 gardener and served on many of the 

 large estates at Pittsburgh. With $100 

 as capital, young Fitzgerald started a 

 florists' business at Beaver. The enter- 

 prise grew steadily until now it makes 

 use of twelve houses and a retail es- 

 tablishment. 



The deceased, who was considered 

 one of the most prosperous business 

 men in the Beaver valley, was a mem- 

 ber of the S. A. F. and the Pittsburgh 

 Florists' Club. He was a quiet, unas- 

 suming man, whom one had to know in- 

 timately to fully appreciate. He is sur- 

 vived by his wife, six children, Kath- 

 erine, John, Joseph, Helen, Agnes and 

 Anna; his father, who made his home 

 with the deceased; three brothers, 

 James, of Pittsburgh, and John and 

 Edward, of Erie, Pa. 



Alger, O.— H. O. Arnett has started 

 a greenhouse business here. 



