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The Rorists' Review 



March 31, 1921. 



TORONTO, ONT. 



The Market. 



The Easter trade proved excellent 

 and all the Toronto florists made rec- 

 ords. It was early apparent that there 

 were not enough lilies to supply the de- 

 mand, so made-up baskets were resorted 

 to with good results. 



Lilies did not have the usual number 

 of blooms, plants with only two blooms 

 being quite common. It was necessary 

 to make pots with several bulbs to make 

 up for this. Prices were from 35 to 75 

 cents, but few lilies were available at 

 the low figure, 50 cents per bloom being 

 the common price, except for choice 

 blooms, of wliich there were many 

 available, but a big demand soon 

 cleared the benches. 



The window displays were exquisite. 

 It was evident that tlie florists went to 

 special pains to make the windows at- 

 tractive. Pans of lilies were usually 

 arranged in front with baskets at the 

 back, or arranged in banks with the 

 bank extending into the store and, in 

 many cases, becoming part of a gen- 

 eral scheme of display. 



Various Notes. 



The Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' 

 Association held its regular meeting 

 March 21, when Prof. A. II. Toinlinson, 

 < f the Ontario Agricultural College, 

 Guelph, gave a series of lantern views 

 illustrating famous gardens and good 

 garden arrangements. These were care- 

 fully explained and suggestions were 

 made for carrying out a good garden 

 scheme. Prof. Tomlinson, while in To- 

 ronto, visited the several sites from 

 which a choice is to be made for a 

 botanical garden. 



Several Toronto F. T. D. members 

 will accomjiany Vice-President H. G. 

 Dilleniuth to Detroit to urge upon the 

 P. T. D. executive tlie wisdom of ex- 

 tending the (Jaiiadian convention to 

 three days. This will give the Cana- 

 dians an op])ortunity to entertain those 

 who have, on so many previous occa- 

 sions, entertained the Canadians. Every 

 F. T. D. member should be at the Cana- 

 dian convention. Tlie Canadians have 

 been fully organized and a warm wel- 

 come awaits all who come over here to 

 the convention this fall. J. J. II. 



Fairhope, Ala. — Miss Ruth Copeland 

 expects to o]ipn a retail store next sum- 

 mer with a good line of potted plants. 



Waukegan, 111. — Andrew Murphy, a 

 practical landscape gardener with con- 

 siderable experience in both Dulnth, 

 Minn., and Superior, Wis., moved here 

 recently and contemplates reentering 

 the trade in the spring. 



A Fine Setter in Retail Flower Steret 



Gro-Well Plant Food 



We put this up to be 

 able to meet the calls 

 in our own flower store. 

 It has taken so well we 

 have decided to whole- 

 sale it at 



$2.00 per dozen; 



$15.00 per 100. 

 Retails at 25c per pk£. 



BRAMLEY & SON 



1181 East 71tt Stieet. CLEVELAND. O. 



Peter Kellen Woke Up With a Jolt 



Peter Kellen, of Niles Center, 

 Illinois, woke up the other day 

 to the fact that he had been giv- 

 ing away a lot of his profits to 

 one man and dividing them with 

 two others. 



He used to hand-water in his 

 greenhouses. Took all the time 

 of one man and a good part of 

 tiie time of two more. 



Having those men standing 

 around just letting water run 

 out of a hose got on his nerves. 



So he put in a Skinner System 

 of watering, and at once did 



away entirely with one man and 

 cut the time of the other two so 

 much that in three months' time 

 it had paid for itself. 



Things like this are not just ad- 

 vertising talk. They are cold, 

 indisputable facts, of which we 

 have literally bushels to show 

 you. 



K 



Let's do some figuring, you and I. 



Tell us the size of your houses; 

 the number and time of the men 

 it takes to do your watering, 

 and we will send you some figure 

 facts to make swur eyes pop out. 



The Skinppr Irri^aHon Co. 



223 Water Street TROY, OHIO 



Get the Vase Business 



The Florist has many opportunities to sell 

 VASKS -and tilled with blooniinif plants, they 

 iiial<e a bcautifuldccoration for the store. Older 

 a few of this popular si.vl*!— it's a winner. Big 

 profits for you and a (luick "turnovei-" 



Send us your order now so you can make 

 immediate deliveries. 



TERMS: 30 days net to dealers of approved 

 credit rating: 2 per cent cash with order. 



MeaaurementM and Weighta 



(Including Handles) 

 Height, .S.") in. Width, .SO in. 



Base, 17 in. sq. Weight, H8 lbs. 



Capacity of Reservoir, 3 gallons. 



Price, painted one coat $22.60 net 



Price, without handles 21. GO net 



Guaranteed against reduction to June 1, 1921 



Vate and Settee Catalogue on rtqaest 



THE STEWART IRON WORKS CO., Cincinnati, O. 



"THE WORLDS GREATEST IRON FENCE BUILDERS." 



No. W-42. 



Bouquet Holders 



CAST IRON 



Durably painted green. Will not 

 freeze and burst. .Sinks in earth 

 and approvei bi- all cemeteries 

 having trict rules. 



New Prices: 



Per doz. 



6 inches deep $4.00 



8 inches deep 5.00 



F. 0. B. Shelbyville. Ind. 

 Cash with order 



THE SHELBYVILLE FOUNDRY CO., %''■ Shclbyville. Ind. 



