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The Florists^ Review 



March 25, 1920 



TBI-CITY FLORISTS MEET. 



St. Patrick's day always brings a host 

 of parties, but the good old saint never 

 sponsored anything more enjoyable ^than 

 the dinner dance given the Tri'-City 

 Florists' Club at the Davenport Outing 

 Club house Thursday, March 11. The 

 saint this time was none other than 

 Victor De Lascaille, of Davenport, la., 

 a recent member of the club, but al- 

 ready a real comrade and co-worker. 



Members and ladies, numbering about 

 seventy-five, after a brief business meet- 

 ing, partook of a bounteous dinner, 

 made even more enjoyable by its beauti- 

 ful environments. The numerous tables 

 were adorned so artistically with flow- 

 ers, ferns and accessories in keeping 

 with the season, that even the keen eyes 

 of the florists themselves marveled at 

 the effect. Especially uniqufe were place 

 markers of wee pots of growing sham- 

 rock. 



Judge N. A. Larson, of Moline, 111., 

 was the chief speaker of the evening, 

 but when the strains of the orchestra 

 became irresistible all formality was 

 put aside, all forgot care and age and 

 either danced or watched others do so. 

 Here daffodils, hyacinths and Laddie 

 carnations, a courtesy to the host, lent 

 their grace and fragrance. 



An impromptu program of aesthetic 

 dancing and vocal numbers added to the 

 entertainment. 



After a seemingly short evening, but 

 really at a late hour, the guests took 

 leave, declaring Mr. De Lascaille a most 

 royal and hospitable host. 



The April meeting will be held with 

 Henry Gaethje, of Bock Island, 111. 



Ofiicers for the ensuing year were 

 unanimously elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, Charles Reardon; vice-presidents, 

 John Staack, of Moline, 111.; Joseph 

 Tuckis, of Rock Island, 111., and Victor 

 De Lascaille, of Davenport, la.; secre- 

 tary, William Knees, Jr.; financial sec- 

 retary, L. Stapp; treasurer, William 

 Knees, St.; trustees, C. Sorensen, R. E. 

 De Ryke and Miss Tcarney. 



William Knees, Jr., Sec 'y. 



Charleston, W. Va. — The Capital City 

 Floral Co., William Grey, manager, has 

 taken over the business heretofore 

 known as Alexander's, with greenhouses 

 on Glenwood Heights. For the last two 

 years Mr. Grey has been with the 

 Charleston Cut Flower & Plant Co. 



^ Benches BuUt of Wood ^ 

 Prove Expensive 



because they need continual repair- 

 ing and replacement every so often. 

 Not so with concrete benches— they 

 last longer than the greenhouse. 



READY- SET CONCRETE BENCHES 



are inexpensive— never need repair- 

 ing-always look well. You can build 

 them yourself in a short space of 

 time. Full information for the 

 asking. 



FRED J. MEAD 

 371 Park Ave., NEWARK, N. J. 



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Crops that don't get checked when they're 

 growing, do get the checks when they're cut 



The Earlier 



You Get It Working 



The Sooner 



It Pays for Itself 



Just because Skinner 

 System Irrigation is ab- 

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 loss from drought, don't 

 make the mistake of 

 thinking that it will make 

 money for you only dur- 

 ing very dry weather. 



Skinner System Irriga- 

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 watering system, will 

 often pay for itself on 

 early crops, before the 

 usual midsummer 

 droughts. 



It gives them a quicker, 

 stronger start. Keeps 

 them growing fa^, and 

 gets them on the market 

 early, so they catch the 

 highest prices. 



And it increases, often 

 doubles, the number of 

 first size, perfect 

 blooms. 



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 tells all about Skinner 

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 the profits it produces 

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THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO. 



223 Watsr Street TROY, OHIO 



