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The Florists' Review 



May 17, 1917. 



DECORATION 

 DAY SPECIAL 



CYCAS LEAVES 



Very Best Quality. 



^These Prices will only cover the Stock we have on hand. 



Place Your Order Now. 



8 inch to 12 inch. 

 12 inch to 1(> inch. 

 16 mch to 20 inch, 



.$1.70 per 100 

 . 2.00 per 100 

 . 3.25 per 100 



20 inch to 24 inch.. . .$4.00 per 100 

 24 inch to 28 inch.... 4.65 per 100 

 28 inch to 32 inch.... 5.35 per 100 



32 inch to 36 inch... $6. 00 per 100 

 36 inch to 40 inch... 7.85 per 100 

 40 inch to 44 inch. . . 9.00 per 100 



MAGNOLIA LEAVES— (standard size hampers) brown, green, purple, $1.25 hamper. Red only, $1.7S hamper. 



OAK GARLANDS 



Air Brushed 



72 inches long $1.00 each 



36 inches long 60 each 



SHORT OAK SPRAYS— (5-lb. hampers net) green, brown, 

 red. $1.60 per hamper. 



PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER CO., 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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HERE ARE FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY YOU NEED 



^^Superiora" Magnolia Leaves 



1. All leaves are of a medium size, no small ones and no large ones. 



2. Leaves are all uniform in color. 



3. All leaves will ^tay pliable. 



4. "Superiora" leaves are the best prepared kind, particularly under the present conditions. 



5. All ''Superiora" leaves are the non-molding kind. 



For your protection, Mr. Florist, accept "Superiora" Magnolia Leaves only. REFUSE IMITATIONS. 



^'Superiora" Brand Magnolia Leaves are sold by every Wholesale Florist in the United States and Canada. 



DR. H. DUX CONPANir, Inc., Nanufacturers, 



Jacksonville, Florida 



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■were made up, all of tin, painted black, 

 and tied with yellow ribbon, which 

 made a novel decoration." 



Well, we heard Mrs. Hill's opinion of 

 the war last week, so we will just stop 

 and see W. J. Halliday for a few 

 minutes. Here again we hear the same 

 thing — notliing to this talk of war 

 affecting business. 



"There have been some dull days 

 since Easter," said Mr. Halliday, "but 

 we always look for them. In the main, 

 business has been better this spring 

 than usual, and I cannot see how the 

 war is going to affect it much. We are 

 just going along and are making no 

 provision for the war. With all the 

 money that will be spent in this coun- 

 try for munitions and food, everyone 

 will get some of it, and when everyone 

 has plenty of money, the florist is going 

 to get his share." 



A Pretty runeral Pall. 



Up at Mary Johnston 's I saw a pretty 

 little funeral piece. It was a pall for 

 the Hamilton baby's funeral, out in 

 Green Spring valley. The pall was for a 

 3-foot casket. Tlie bed was made of 

 smilax with a cluster of pink sweet 

 peas in tlie center and a border of carna- 

 tions. ' ' Cute ' ' hardly seems the right 

 word for it, but it certainly was a hand- 

 some piece of work. 



To my question: "How is business 

 and what effect is the war going to 



PLACE YOUR ORDERS FOR CUT FLOWERS WITH US FOR 

 IMMEDIATE AND MEMORIAL DAY SHIPMENTS. 



The condition of the flower market will be particularly uncertain during the holi- 

 day season, but, with characteristic foresight, we have already contracted with the 

 premier growers of New England for the choicest of their Memorial Day stock. Our 

 customers may rest assured that the volume of business transacted by us will by no 

 means impair the quality of our stock or service. We will be in a position to offer; 



ROSES 



Pink Killarney 



White Killarney 



Maryland 



Richmond 



Hadley 



Hoosier Beauty 



Ward 



Sunburst 



Ophelia 



Stanley 



Russell 



Shawyer 



Sweetheart(Cecile Brunner) 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES 



HENRY N. ROBINSON & CO., Inc.,' ^irrbx' Boston, Mass. 



Telephones 



Main, 24.10-2616-2617-2618 



Fort HHI. 2520i> 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



Manufacturers and Importers of Florists' 

 Supplies. Hardy Cut Evergreens. 



Unknown customers please 

 give reference, or cash with 

 order. 



have on it?" the reply was: "We have 

 been so busy we have not had much 

 time to think of the war." 



So, every place you go the cry is just 

 the same — all too busy to bother much 

 with war. In fact, in most places the 



