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The Florists' Review 



NovBMBna 1, 1017. 



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^HE FACT that we have in the past seven years built up the largest Cut Flower Box 

 business in the Country is our best advertisement. • We strive to please and the results 

 speak for themselves. ., \ 



"WHEN BETTER BOXES ARE MADE WE WILL MAKE THEM" 



is still our slogan. 

 We manufacture and carry in stock for prompt shipment: Oxford Gray, Mist Green^ Mist 

 Tan, White Carnation and our popular Favorite grade— the latter a most satisfactory telescope 

 shipping box. Holiday boxes in season. We make special sizes promptly and at reasonable 

 charge, and specialize in attractive and up-to-date printing and embossing. 

 With our Increased facilities we aim to make our service the best in our line, and if you are in the market it will pay you to wai t 

 for the 'Climax" Salesman, or send for late price list and samples to nearest office: 141 Milk bt.. Boston; 2914 11th St., N. W., Wiash* 



'°"°°"" CLIMAX MANUFACTURING COMPANY 



Main Office and Plant: 200 Factory Street, CASTORLAND, N. V. 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



position with the floral department of 

 the Famous-Barr store. Miss Carlston 

 expects to open a store in the west end. 



The St. Louis County Growers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold its next meeting No- 

 vember 7. 



Arrangements have been completed 

 for the meeting of the Lady Florists' 

 Home Circle to be held in parlor A, at 

 the Planters' hotel, November 7. The 

 meeting was called to organize publicity 

 and entertainment committees of women 

 for the National Flower Show. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club will hold 

 its regular meeting November 8. It 

 will be chrysanthemum night. The offi- 

 cers will meet this week to select a place 

 of meeting and arrange the program. 



Marion Uhlschmidt, manager of the 

 Grimm & Gorly east side store, had an 

 attractive Liberty bond window decora- 

 tion last week. A Boston fern was 

 given to every person who bought a 

 bond. The store sold several thousands 

 of dollars' worth of the securities. 



The office of the National Flower 

 Show committee was opened November 

 1 in room 307, Commercial building. 

 The telephone number is Olive 4286. All 

 committee meetings will be held there 

 in the future. 



Visitors to the trade last week were 

 E. J. Fancourt, of the S. S. Pennock 

 Co., Philadelphia; C. E. Pruner, repre- 

 senting Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, 

 and William B. Wallace, of the Mont- 

 rose Floral Co., Chicago. 



Henry Ostertag, of Ostertag Bros., 

 reported that his firm had a number of 

 Halloween decorations at downtown 

 clubs and cafes. 



Walter Young, of the C. Young & Sons 

 Co., has decided not to return to the 

 aviation school at Austin, Tex., and 

 has joined the balloon company at 

 Merrimac park. South St. Louis. 



Henrv Durinberg, of Grimm & Gorly, 

 and William C. Smith, of the W. C. 

 Smith Wholesale Floral Co., were on 

 the sick list last week, but have recov- 

 ered. 



Jules Bourdet, chairman of the execu- 

 tive committee of the National Flower 

 Show, met with the chairmen of the 

 other committees October 29. 



The florists along South Grand avenue 

 have been making some excellent win- 

 dow displays with cut mums. Some 





A Flower Pot 

 Wherever You 

 Can Drive a Nail 



The Universal Portable 

 Shelf IS made of sheet steel 

 and beautifully enameled 

 in many colors. It weighs 

 only 8 ounces and suoports 

 20 pounds. Equally useful 

 for electric fans, lamps, 

 books and 1000 other things, 

 both in the garden, 

 house, garage, green- 

 house, office, store, 

 etc. 



SHOULD BE CARRIED IN STOCK 

 BY .ALL FLORISTS 



Retail price, 60 cents each or $5.00 a dozen. 

 Liberal discount to dealers, 



AGENTS WANTED 



Send for booklet and "lerms to agents." 



THE GEO. W. CLARK CO. 



203 Clark Bldtf^ JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 



Mention The RcTlew when yon Tfrite. 



-^WHY PAY BIG MONEY*- 



when we by our new plan (five you the best 

 time saver and show you the cheapeHt way? 

 Many larffe florists have paid several hun- 

 dred dollars for the information oontalned 

 In our booklet, which describes and Illus- 

 trates fully a time-savlnR bookkeeplnf; sys- 

 tem, sbowlnfi: all the short cuts and several 

 ways of liandllnff office routine, how to In- 

 ventory your Rrowlnsr stock, -flirure profits 

 and calculate the war tax. 

 Not a stereotype affair, but one made especi- 

 ally for the florists, seed houses and nur- 

 series. No red tape or foolish theory. Simple 

 enouifh for anyone with a common knowl- 

 edpre of bookkeeping to Install all or any 

 part of It and does not disrupt your organiza- 

 tion or necessitate buying expensive books. 

 Price $151)0. P. O Money Order, New York 

 or Chicago draft. 



E. H. PKTERSON & CO. 



Public Accountants 



716 Republic BIdg., CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



notable ones last week were those of 

 Windier 's Flowers, the Rchoenle Floral 

 Co., the Bergstermann Floral Co. and 

 Charles Beyer. All report that business 

 has become steady and is showing an 

 increase. 



John Boerm put a fine new automo- 

 bile delivery truck into service last 

 week. His show house facing Delmar 

 boulevard has contained some handsome 

 plant and cut flower displays recently. 



The growers at Kirkwood are all busy 



ST. LOUIS 

 HEADQUARTERS 



FOR 



FERNS, LILIES, 

 ROSES 



AND 



CARNAnORS 



Roses, Per 100 



Ophelia.... S 4.00 S 6.00 S 8.00 



Killarney 4.ro 6.00 



Russell. ._ 10.00 12.00 1500 



Carnations 2.C0 3.00 



Choice Lilies 8.00 



Fancy Ferns per 100). 1,60 



Green Galax, per 10(0, fl.25: case 10 000, 7.60 



Asparagus and Sprengeri . . . per bunch. .35 



Leucothoe Sprays . . . per 100 J. $5.00; lOD, .60 



Sphagnum Moss per bale, 1.25 



Sphagnum Moss per 10-bale lots, 10.00 



Select Green Sheet Moss, sack, '20 lbs.. 2 50 



Dux ^uperiora Magnolia Leaves ... box, 1.35 



Wire Toothpicks per box, 10 000, 2.00 



Wire Toothpicks 5 boxes, 50.000. 8.75 



A Complete Stock of Cycas Leaves, Wheat 



Sheaves, Wire Designs, Doves, Creen 



Thread, Box and Stone Wire 



and other staple sipplies. 



St. Louis Wholesale Cut 

 Flower Co. 



1410 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, NO. 



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Mentio n The Reylew when you write. 



cutting- mums, roses and carnations. 

 Fred tide has a house of fine Bucking- 

 ham mums and a house of BonnaflFon 

 and Golden Wedding mums. George 

 Hartmann has a house of excellent Ne- 



