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The Florists^ Review 



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Window Display Staged by Seattle Firm Combining Spring Flowers and St. Valentine's Day Features. 



will lie hclil .'It [■".■if^ii, \. I)., ijii ;i ,1,-it, 

 III l><- ;iii liiiuih-r.l later. 



WINDOW GLASS PRICE DROPS. 



Foreign Competition Caiued Decline. 



I.c:iilc;> ill till' i;l,-i>-^ iinliist i\' in tlii- 

 (•(Miiitrv li:i\i' taken tlie iiiitiati\i' in tie- 

 fi^lit aj^ainst the Idiei'^n c-cini|iel it i<iM 

 l)v inftkinu' a \iiliintar\ leil net imi in tlie 

 ]irii-e lit' ^lass lit' a|'|irii\iiiiately l\vent\ 

 t\Mi |ie|- rent. I"iiieii;n i^la-^ lia> lieeli 

 ruining; intn this c-i.iiiiti-y t'nr aliiiii>t 

 tliree year--, or ■ inre the war c-lii'<e.|, Imt 

 hciaiise nt' the liniitr.l ca |'.;cit \ nl' the 

 Knrii|iean i;lass inaniit'art iirei-^ ;iih| the 

 ili'iiiainl in this eiiiMitry lur a hi;;h yraile 

 iif ylass, ihe eiiin|iet it inn ha~^ nut iieen 

 keenly felt iiy .Vineiican priiiliieers. Tlie 

 hll'tJi' \'(ihlllie (it small hdllse i-mist met imi 

 ''•■"'I'ii'il I'll ill this rimntiy within tlie 

 last year. hii\\e\er, has iiiaile it neeev 



-•■iry for the Kelter U'a.le ni hiillles m 



seel; the t'nreieii [■irmlint aihl the re.ae 



linn has ennie til he sii ereal ,,|| llle 



Anierii-an |irii,iiieers tli.-it the\- h;i\ e .le 

 riilcl til hiuer the |iriee ami at t l:e >ame 

 time !.'i\e the eiinsnmer the -raJe ,,: 



KI:iss he Sliueht. 



<M-neral prii-e nit^ wer.' a ii inm m-e.l 

 illiliiiti the week ehisiii;r Janiiaiy U' 1 liv 



"k' -^ rie.aii Wimli.w (Jlass C,,.'. m;inii 



fa.-tiM-iii- i.r.ili.-il.ly thini nl' the 



riMinlry's mitput ni' winijnw -lass. The 



ri'illietinii aLTlllnyale.l twenty! Wii per 



i-i'iit am! ilntilitless will remain nperalive 

 until a ]iriiteetive tariff s,-he.liil,. e;,n lie 

 wiirkeil lint to eive ai|ei|liate ]irnteetiii|| 



lo .Vinericaii jjlass imlnstries. 



The price rediietinn on verv small 

 sizes of sintrle-.strentrth wiminw ^r|ass. 

 averairiiijr twerity-li\e uniteil im-liesl 



upon which riillipel it inn w a - keenest, 

 \\as a|iprii.\iiiiatel\- thirty one per cent. 

 On si/es a little l.arjier, on which cnnipe 

 tit inn wa- lint ipiite sn keen, t he leiliie 

 linn workeil onl tn aliniit L'.'l'.j per cent, 

 ••iinl on the Larger si/es, where cnmpeti 

 I i |i III t he Jiresellt t illle h:is not lieeli 



■^i' ;;i'i':il a lactnr, the cut w;is niaile a1 

 t wiiity |ier cent. The a\ ei-.a^c .reiliic 

 lion w:is .■iliont twenty t wn per cent. 



'I'hese price re.JMct inns resiilteil in .in 

 iililiic.li,-ite. .-haMue ''I- .l:s -oiiiits on |oli 

 hers' li^ts here when the new iliscniillt- 



oii single stren;;lli .\ ijiialily wiminw 

 ulass hecaine eie|ity tour per cent In 

 eighty se\ en per cent, ilepemliiii;- upon 

 si/ev, .allil nil single strength r. i|lj;llil\ 

 '■i-lhtv live pel cent to eighty ei-lit pel 

 'III'- 'I'he new .jisenlinl liiV jolilier> ' 



lists on iloiilile streiit:tli A ipi.ality win 

 ■low i;l.ass is ei;;lity live p.^r cent, ;iml nil 

 I! Ipi.ality einhty -,e\ ell jier cent. Tin 

 li'hlct inn lines not .itfect phlle elass. 



.Maiiiifacl iirers haviii;; taken this step 

 are lint lhiin;;ht likely tn return In the 



'I'l'lner |,rice hv el, sn r h;it cnllsnmels 111 



wimlow -l;iss may cnnsi.jer the cut jier 

 maiient. at le.a^t :is f.ar ,as the !ir~l h.-ii 

 nf t he current \e;ir is c(incerneil. 



A cnllectinn nl' ei|,|e,| won, jell Dutch 



-I " einph;isi/eil the llnllami hiilhs' 



cniitrihllt inn tn the ilispl.av, while reil 



hearts, rihhoiis .ami ciipi.js .|enoie.| the 

 •■'l'l."'"''i'-li "'■ Hehiiiarv I I. The other 

 'l';'''iil^ iif llii- iliterestinn .mil effective 

 \\im|nw i|i-pi;iy in.ay he seen nil this 

 l''i^;o, in the reproiliiction ol' the excel 

 lent photonr.aph suiiplie.i |,\ j»'i,sai,t 



I'.IO-. 



DOUBLY APPROPRIATE. 



The applo.ach of St. Va lellli lie 's .|,iy 

 ■■iiul the elllrs- intn the lll.ark.et nf ih,. 

 early tinwers frnm Unll.aml hiilhs <-onie 

 pretty close toi;ether. So l.ast year, 

 Kiihert Siniiiinns cniiiliine.l Ihe twii ill a 

 wiminw- (lecoratioii at the store of \{i, 

 -aia iiros., at Seattle.- Wash. At the 



hack w;is pla | a small Dutch wimi 



mill, ami in the foreurdumi tiiliiis ami 

 li.\acintlis were so arranyeil as to proiliici' 

 a jiath leailiiifT to tlie iloor of the mill. 



ILLINOIS STATE FLORISTS. 

 Proposed Amendments. 



I )llici;il not ice to the llieluhers of t he 

 Illinois St.ate l-'lorist.' .\ssoeiat ion .as 

 to priipose.l ch.annes in th,. const it lit ion 

 is n i\ en .as t'ollows: 



It is propose, I to aiiiellil Section I h\ 

 "'I il-iifu out the uoi-,1 ••on.''' .111.1 ill 

 si'ii ill- th>' Will J • • t hre... ' ' ;imi strikine 

 "lit ' lie w mil ■ ■ ten ' ' ,111,1 insert in- the 

 "'"•'I •■ twenty live. ■• 'I'he s..,.tinir will 

 'li'-ii ic.nl: "The iiiemhership sh.all ..on 

 sist .if .iiinual ni.aiilu rs p;iyine .an .anniial 

 III- of Ilin e .l.illars; Iif,. m.aiih.'rs payiiie 

 •■'' '""' tiiiii' ■■! len of t went v-ti\ .■ .loll.ars 

 "III hiiiiiir;ir\ iiieinhers witliniil t'cs. 

 'I'll.- Iis,-.il y.'.ii shall l,,.niu ,l.inii;,rv 1 .iiel 

 cii'l Deceml,,.] ;;|. " , 



It is further prii|ios...| t,, .nuemi S.a- 

 lion S hy striking out th.' won! ' ' thinl ' " 

 ■'<"\ inserting the wnnl • •s.-.-oml.' ' .ami 

 slrikine out th.' wiir.l • • I'ehru.arv " ' ami 

 ins.'rtin- th,' w.ini •■ .\I,',r.'h " .iml ;i.|,| 

 in- th,' wor,|s • ' ill |'rli.'in,i, ' ' am! strik 

 Ml- out the worils •','it which time the 

 I'lace (if next nieetilio sll.'ili he .leciiieij 

 hy .'1 ni;i jority vote of the ineniliers pres 

 ent. " Tills will in.'ike the s.'ction reail: 

 "The jissdciatioi'i shall liohi its .■niiiii;il 

 meetill- ;iiii| exhihition on the s,..'om| 

 'i'lies.h'iv in .M.'irch in Trhan.'! T.'ii mem 



