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The Florists^ Review 



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CHRISTMAS CARDS 



We have 180,000 on hand 



We guarantee to send you a satisfactory 

 assortment or refund your money 



100 

 500 



$0.60 

 2.00 



200 $1.00 



1000 3.50 



Terms: Postpaid, Cash with Order or C. O. D, 



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We are the larg^est manufacturers of Floral Wirework in the 

 United States. We defy all competition in price and quality. 



Prices will not be lower than at present. 



Raw material is scarce and getting 



scarcer. Better place an order. 



SEND FOR LIST 



SAVE MONEY 



and let us quote you on your 

 next order. 



B. E. and J. T. COKELY 



Everything In Florists' Supplies. 



201 North Seventh Avenue, 



Established 22 Years 

 SCRANTON, PA. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Business for Thanksgiving proved to 

 be exceedingly good and both in volume 

 of sales and prices it went well ahead 

 of a year ago, even though the influenza 

 scourge, with its attendant death roll 

 and call for flowers, made a large de- 

 mand in 1918. Weather conditions were 

 anything but cheerful or favorable, a 

 steady rain falling from the evening of 

 November 25 until Thanksgiving morn- 

 ing, with the remainder of the holiday 

 dark and gloomy. Chrysanthemums 

 were easily the leading flowers and never 

 sold in such numbers or at more satis- 

 factory prices at this season. Bon- 

 naffon was the leader and sales of this 

 popular variety exceeded those of all 



Southern Wild Smilax 



$2.80 p«r 80-lb. case. 



Prompt attention. Fresh vines. Good weight. 



F. & S. LEE, MARION, MA. 



other sorts combined. Sales varied 

 from $16 to $32 per hundred, with some 

 fancy stock going at $50 to $75. Pom- 

 pons went well at 40 to 60 cents per 

 bunch. Roses, which were in short sup- 

 ply, sold at from $8 to $25, with fancies 

 somewhat dearer. American Beauties 

 sold at $75 to $100. Carnations varied 

 from $4 to $8; whites dragged as usual 

 and were in oversupply. Violets were 

 scarce at $3 and sweet peas of good 



Many Florists 



Add New Department 



to Their Business 



A decided trend in recent enrollments 

 in our Correspondence School has de- 

 veloped the fact that Florists are awak- 

 ening to the great possibilities in Land- 

 scape Architecture and Gardening. Let 

 us tell you how you can start a complete, 

 well equipped department to handle this 

 business. 



American Landscape School 



10 K, NEWARK. NEW YORK 



quality sold at $3 to $4, with grandi- 

 floras at $2. Cattleyaa sold at $18 per 

 dozen. Plant trade was not large, cycla- 



