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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBWi 14. 1820 



IT PAYS 



TO USE— 



ELASTIC HRE BRICK 



In All Your 

 Boiler Work 



Any Handy Man Can Install It. 



Use it for patching when you cannot afford to cut a boiler out. 

 ELASTIC FIRE BRICK can be used for alJ fire brick purposes. 



Hoerbmr Bro«^ G«o. Wittbold Co., MUlmr Bros., C. Haasermaiin» John Reading and Broadbeck the Florist 

 are using Elastic Liidng. These are only a lew of the thoosands we are selling. 



IT COMES IN BARRELS READY FOR USE. A TRIAL ORDER WILL CONVINCE YOU. 



TeL CANAL 1018 



CURRAN & COMPANY 



1103-67 W. Twentieth Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Address Dept. 6 



Ifentloii The Beview when yon write. 



Remarkable Results 



obtained by the use of UME-FERTILE (the 

 inoculated soil builder); also NITRO- 

 FERTILE (the odorless liquid fertilizer). 



We have endorsements from a number of the most reputable people in 

 this country, including the largest growers of cut flowers in the world. 



Let us fill your order early. WRITE TOD A Y. 



THE FERTILE CHEMICAL CO., Cleveland, ohio 



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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 



The Market. 



Stock is scarce and, as is usually the 

 case at such a time, business is good. 

 Boses are short, but the demand for 

 them has been heavy. Carnations are 

 more plentiful, but are quickly cleaned 

 up. The majority sell at $4 per hun- 

 dred, although a few short-stemmed 

 ones are to be had at $3 per hundred. 



Dahlias have been appearing in good- 

 ly supply and are of a superior quality. 

 These are in all colors and sell quickly 

 at $4 and $6 per hundred. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are coming in slowly. The hot 

 weather has affected the quality. The 

 large types are the only available va- 

 rieties and these are bringing $2.50 or 

 more a dozen, according to quality. 

 Greens are available in quantity with 

 the exception of plumosus. Potted 

 plants are coming in slowly. 



Various Notes. 



A number of California chrysanthe- 

 mums are reaching this market. 



The Marott Shoe Shop made some ap- 

 propriate welcome posters for the visit- 

 ing F. T. D. convention, which were dis- 

 played in the windows of the various 

 merchants. One was a picture of the 

 Indianapolis Soldiers' and Sailors' 

 Monument and the other the F. T. D. 

 symbol of the world and the fleet-footed 

 messenger. 



The posters made by the local school 

 children are proving to be a success. 

 Over 100 were put up to be judged. The 

 work is quite good and showed consider- 

 able originality. 



The State Florists' Association of In- 

 diana has offered three prizes, $100, $75 

 and $50, for the best window display 

 put up by the merchants of the city ad- 

 vertising the F. T. D. Over twelve mer- 

 chants are competing. Numerous others 

 who will not compete for a prize will 

 have suggestions. 



The lobby of the Claypool hotel was 



You NEED this Item— It's in Season NOW 



Your customers ask what to DO with their plants. Sell them Vita Flora plant 

 food. It's Clean, Odorless, Scientific. 



You Need 

 ViU Flora 



8 Boxes. $0.25 retail value, sell for $2.00 



4 " .50 2.00 



2 '■ 1.00 2.00 



14 Retail Sales, quickly m^de $6.00 



Your Cost of Assortment 4.00 



Your Profit S2.00, or 50% 



Order 



Today 



C. A. KUEHN WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1312 Pine St., ST. LOUIS, MO. 



COAL —GREENHOUSE— COAL 



We caH make reasonably prompt shipment. Write us today. 



The Greenhouse Coal & Supply Co., 608 S. Dearborn St., CUca{o, III. 



quite an interesting place October 10 

 and 11 for florists. The renewing of old 

 acquaintances and the making of new 

 was in progress amid laughing, hand- 

 clasping and much talk. 



Herman Junge went to the hospital 

 October 12 to undergo another opera- 

 tion. The local tradesmen extend to him 

 their best wishes and hopes for a speedy 

 recoverv. 



The following florists will compete 

 for the trophies awarded by the F. T. 

 D. for the best display window: Berter- 

 mann Bros. Co., A. Wiegand 's Sons Co.. 

 Greene's Flower Shop, Circle Flower 

 Store and Claypool Hotel Florist. 



The Circle Flower Store had one of 

 the largest decorations of the season for 

 the marriage of Meredith Nicholson's 

 daughter. E. E. T. 



