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The Florists^ Review 



NOTBUBBB 17, 1921 



From the ruins of Howard's first wooden house, rose this top-notch 



one shown above, of our latest construction; l!6 teet wide and 219 



feet long. Howard ships his carnations to both the Boston and 



New York markets. 



Howard of Milford, Mass. 



A quarter of a century ago, W. D. Howard 

 broke ground for his first greenhouse at 

 Milford, Mass. 



It was a wooden house, 25 x 150 feet. 

 Old Father Time played such merry hob 

 with it, that this summer down it came and 

 up went a full-fledged Hitchings house. 

 Unless all signs fail, that house will still 

 be staunch and strong when Mr. Howard's 

 son, Ray, is a grandaddy. Another Hitch- 

 ings house was also erected this year to 

 commemorate the event of Mr. Howard as 

 President of the A. C. S. 



Keeping it company will follow two other 

 Hitchings houses, and nobody knows how 

 many more besides. 



Again, unless' all signs fail, Ray being a 

 true son of his' Dad. and a regular Go-Get- 



ter, you'll hear some day of the firm of 

 Howard & Son, and hear folks say: "They 

 are one of New England's finest growers 

 and most wide-awake business men." 

 Which, of course, means they will build 

 Hitchings houses, which in turn makes us 

 decidedly happy in having the Howards as 

 our friends. 



You know that some hard-as-nails business 

 men say "there is no sentiment in business." 

 I say there is not much business that ever 

 amounts to much, over a period of years, if 

 it lacks sentiment. 



If having a feeling of genuine friendliness 

 for our customers is sentiment, then we 

 gladly admit being decidedly sentimental. 

 Furthermore, we go anywhere for business. 

 Or to talk business. 



New York, 

 101 Park Avenue 



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HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY, ELIZABETH, N. J, 



Boston-9, 

 294 Washington Street 



