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The Florists^ Review 



November 1, 1917. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



WHY TAKE A CHANCE? 



You can get your Christmas supplies now. We have them. We can get them to you. 

 Later we may not have. There may be delay in transit. Why take a chance? These 

 goods will enable you to do a very profitable holiday business. Without them profit will be cut 

 down. Why take a chance ? We have more advance orders on our books than ever before. 

 We are getting them out as quickly as we can. 



MAY WE HAVE YOUR ORDER NOW? 

 Big arrivals of 2, 4, 6 and 10-incii Chiffons 



DID OUR CATALOGUE REACH YOU? 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO,^"*-\SihSSS!^*^ 



Mention The Review when you write. 



the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society- 

 will be held in the First Eegiment Ar- 

 mory, Broad and Callowhill streets, 

 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, No- 

 vember 7, 8 and 9. 



Edwin J. Fancourt returned this week 

 from an extended western trip. When 

 asked how he found business, Mr. Fan- 

 court did not reply, "By going after 

 it," but merely smiled and gave the va- 

 rious degrees of goodness. 



Eaymond L. Mayhew, the new presi- 

 dent of the Florex Gardens, has re- 

 turned from northern New York, where 

 he purchased a number of high-class 

 Holsteins to add to the aristocratic 

 herd at North Wales. 



William E. Earnshaw, sales manager 

 of the Floral Nurseries, has his attrac- 

 tive place at 9 Mole street in good run- 

 ning order. 



William A. Geiger has returned from 

 a flying trip to Chicago, which included 

 a stop at Eichmond, Ind. 



The Adams Express Co. lost a large 

 number of delivery trucks by fire, 

 October 24. 



J. M. Deutscher leaves for Camp 

 Meade November 2. 



Arthur Zirkman has returned from 

 an extended trip west and from a fly- 

 ing trip to see his son at Camp Hancock, 

 Augusta, Ga. Phil. 



HaU Site Leased for Theater. 



Arrangements have been completed 

 by Lee & J. J. Shubert, theatrical 

 managers, for the lease of the Horti- 

 cultural liall site for twenty-one years, 

 on which they will erect a theater. 



Cleveland Show Information. 



Adolph Farenwald, E. J. Fancourt and 

 ?red Cowperthwaite, the latter secre- 

 tary of the Florists' Club, would like 

 to hear from anyone who intends to 

 send plants or flowers to the Cleveland 

 flower show, which will be held Novem- 

 ber 8 to 11. Mr. Cowperthwaite was 

 in communication with officials of the 

 Pennsylvania railroad, who informed 

 him tiiat if the flowers are packed in 

 such a way that it is absolutely im- 

 possible for any leakage to occur, and if 

 handles are put on the boxes, the pack- 

 ages can go in the baggage car. The 



■bigger profits, better baskets 



1 2 Baskets for $o 75 



* "* Mmplete with linen ^* 



Two - tone assorted finishes 



PVERY keen retailer will 

 appreciate the unprece- 

 dented value of this Special 

 Basket Offer. Easy-selling, 

 Johnson-made baskets at a 

 before-war price — an oppor- 

 tunity you don't see often 

 these days. And at this intro- 

 ductory price it is necessary 

 to limit each customer to two 

 dozen. Send in your order 

 and check today — one dozen 

 Johnson Baskets d>Q TC 

 for ^O.i%J 



Our catalogue is ready 



Johnson Basket Co. 



319-321 West Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



Manufacturers of "BEST-OF-ALL" 



Line of Florists' Baskets and Pot 



Covers. 



Mention Tbe Bevlew when you write. 



minimum rate is $2.05 up to fifty 

 pounds; over fifty pounds the rate is 

 $4.10 per hundred pounds, plus ten per 

 cent war tax. 



The trains will leave the Broad street 

 station of the Pennsylvania, Wednes- 

 day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at 



8:37 p. m., arriving in Cleveland next 

 morning at 7:30 a. m. The fare one 

 way is $12.05, with eight per cent added 

 for war tax; lower berth, $2.50; upper 

 berth, $2; drawing room, $9, with the 

 ten per cent war tax added to these 

 rates. 



