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The Florists^ Review 



August 9, 1917. 



ALPHA'S 



Money-Making Funeral 

 Design Catalogue 



All prices have advanced 25% over old 

 prices and look for still further ad- 

 vance. Order now before they change 

 again. Write for information. Don't 

 delay— tomorrow may be too late. We 

 will tell you why when you Write. 



Alpha Floral Company 



Lock Box 675 Kansas City, Mo. 



Mention The RcTlew when you write. 



M Rapid Wrapper Co. 



'Z MANUFACTURERS OP THE 



RAPID UAPPmr^ 



56 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



Mentim The B«Tlir wh— yaii write. 



H. A D. Design Boxes 



Are mftde of lishf, strons Oomicated Fiber^ 

 board and can be furnished with Ko Do lock° 

 corner covers, safe and convenient. 



Write for full particulars. 



THE HENDE * DAftOS PAFBB 00. 



SANDUSKY. OHIO 

 Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



BETTER BOXES 



We manufacture only quality boxes for the 

 highest class trade. A Schultz box is a guar- 

 antee of exclusiveness. Any size, shape or 

 design. 



Write for prices. 



H. SCHULTZ & CO. 



Superior and Roberts Sts., CHICAGO 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



WIRED TOOTHPICKS 



Manafactturcd by 



W- J. COWEEe "ffK" 



10,000, $2.00 50,000, $8.75 



Sample Free For Sale by Dealers 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



BEST QUALITY 



8-inch Hanjllng Baskets doz., S0.90 



10-inch 

 12-inch 

 14-inch 

 le-rinch 

 18-inch 



*••••••• 



1.30 

 1.76 

 2.00 

 2.75 

 8.60 



W. Q. POnER CO., 



481 Hleh Ave., 



Cleveland, Ohio 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



FLORISTS' THREAD 



Put up on 2-oz. spools, 8 spools to lb. 



Per lb $1 . 00 



3 libs 2.60 



Get our list of other supplies. 



GEO. H. ANGERNUELLER, Whilesale Florist 



1324 Pine Street ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



ORDER PRINTING NOW 



Our prices will advance 

 September 15th. 



THE JOHN HENRY CO., Lansing, Nich. 



Alwa,yB mention the Florists* Review 

 w^hen wTitlne advertisers. 



famous as the originator of the ruffled 

 gladiolus, has arranged with the E. C. 

 Amling Co. to market the blooms cut 

 from his large field of new seedlings 

 under trial. 



Eussell is doing exceptionally well at 

 Peter Eeinberg's greenhouses this sum- 

 mer, and Peter Schousboe, foreman, is 

 greatly pleased with the cut he is obtain- 

 ing. 



R. E. Kurowski will go to New York 

 next week to have a day or two at the 

 eastern office of the Moninger Co., and 

 to represent the home office at the con- 

 vention, where a display will be made. 



The entire third floor of the LeMoyne 

 building is being made ready for use as 

 show rooms by the A. L. Bandall Co. In 

 addition to this large space, the com- 

 pany will continue to use as a show room 

 a large porti,on of the second floor, 

 whereon are also located the office and 

 cut flower departmenlj. , 



Keiinicott Bros. Co.,' is' teceivlig the 

 shipments of T. H. Fuller, of Battle 

 Creek, Mich., well-known gladiolus spe- 

 cialist and president of the Battle Creek 

 Horticultural Society. Among the ship- 

 ments received daily are some of Mr. 

 Fuller's prize-winning varieties. This 

 is the first year that Mr. Fuller has 

 shipped to the Chicago market. 



The first calla bulbs of the season 

 last week were placed in the window 

 of the American Bulb Co. They were 

 shipped by the company's representa- 

 tive, Robert Newcomb, who has been on 

 the coast several weeks. Mr. Newcomb 

 now is in Texas, on his way home. 



E. C. Amling, C. J. Michelsen and 

 Mr. Amling 's son-in-law. Rev. Bailey, 

 went to Minong, Wis., August 6 to 

 spend two or three days at a camp 

 maintained there by Elmhurst fisher- 

 men. Eugene Dramm, of Meyer & 

 Dramm Co., is one of the party that 

 went north a few days ago. The camp 

 is fifty miles from Duluth. 



Miss G. Harper, of Bassett & Wash- 

 burn, left on a three weeks' vacation 

 August 4. Hugh Woell, of the same firm, 

 has left for a two weeks' trip to New 

 York. 



Miss Nettie Parker, secretary of A. T. 

 Pyfer & Co., accompanied by her sister, 

 left on a circle tour of the east August 

 4. Miss Parker expects to be away 

 about three weeks and will be in New 

 York for the S. A. F. convention. 



F. G. Healy, manager of the Rapid 

 Wrapper Co., is back from a three 

 weeks' vacation spent at his home town, 

 Mazomanie, Wis. 



Visitors. 



Samuel S. Penhock, of Philadelphia, 

 stayed in Chicago a few days last week 

 on his way home from Denver, and was 

 sumptuously entertained by a party of 

 retailers. 



Henry Gerstenkorn, of Decatur, HI., 

 has been here, combining business and 

 pleasure, as most visitors do. 



CINCINNATI. 



The Market. 



Business is quiet. At times there are 

 spurts, but they last only for a day, and 

 the market then returns to its dull state. 

 The supply of stock is in excess of actual 

 needs. 



Roses are in supply large enough to 

 take care of every present nCed. Asters 

 are plentiful and include some excellent 

 blooms in the mid-season and late varie- 



Keep Your 

 Flowers Fresh 



Don't let them wither and spoil 

 before you ha^ve had a chance to sell 

 them. Wipe out this loss and in- 

 crease your profits. 



You can do it if you have the 

 proper means of preservation and 

 refrigeration. 



Florist 

 Refrigerators 



will keep your flowers fresh and 

 attractive. The McCray patented 

 system of refrigeration keeps flow- 

 ers at just the right temperature 

 all of the time. They are always 

 fresh, cool and salable. 



Its beautiful plate glass doors 

 and sides and its inviting arrange- 

 ment provide for most attractive 

 display. :' 



The linings come in either heavy 

 plate mirror or white enamel. The 

 woodwork may be finished to match 

 the decorations of your store. 



Let us tell you more about the 

 McCray. 



No. 74 for FlorisU 

 No. 92 for Residences 



HcCray Refrigerator Co. 



788 Lake Si. 

 KENDALLVILLE, IND. 



Agencies In all inindpal cities 



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