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The Florets' Review 



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JULT 17, 1913. 



The Cook County Florists' Special Train 



will leave Chicago 6:35 p. m., Monday, August J 8th, for the Convention to be held in 

 Minneapolis, over the only double-tracked railroad operating between Chicago and the 

 Twin Cities. For a distance of over a hundred and forty miles the Mississippi river offers 

 the finest panoramic view in the central west. 



The Florists' Special train will be electric lighted and cooled; observation car to enable 

 you to view the scenery to best advantage and in comfort. The berths are ^'longer, 

 highei* and wider." 



i Round trip fare, Chicago to Minneapolis, will be $16.00. • 



The "Pioneer Limited'' and four other splendid trains are operated daily between 

 Chicago and Minneapolis via the 



:;■■• »'*- Chicago, ' ■ ■ .v^ ' *-' ■ 



NilWaiikee & St. Paul 



Railway*! 



For free literature, reservationt, tick^^^yc*, write or call at 



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tiie Qty Ticket Office, 52 West AcUuiis Su Marquette Bldg. 



C. N. SOUTHER, General Ag^i^^ ^CHICAGO, ILL, 



take it in installmenta of a few ^6,ya 

 each. Mr. "Wittbold took the first in- 

 stallment last week and visited the 

 small lakes in the neighborhood of Bar- 

 rington, 111. He caught a few fish and 

 loafed to suit his taste, which is some- 

 thing quite unusual for him, returning 

 to Chicago July 12. 



Letters arriving from Pasadena, Cal., 

 where C. L. Washburn is sojourning, 

 indicate that the genial grower is hav- 

 ing an enjoyable time touring the sur- 

 rounding country via automobile with 

 his son, E. B. Washburn, and with O. P. 

 Bassett, his former partner and father- 

 in-law. Ernest Anderson, at the Chi- 

 cago store, says Sunburst has come in 

 crop and is making a mark for summer 

 roses. 



The installation of the new Nic Krier 

 hot water boiler in the establishment 

 of N. K. Welter, at Evanston, has been 

 completed and is attracting consider- 

 able attention from the trade. 



Official Clab Report. 



The Chicago Florists' Club held its 

 regular meeting July 10, President 

 French in the chair, at Hotel La Salle, 

 room 104, same being prettily decorated 

 with extra fine quality of carnations 

 furnished by Poehlmann Bros. Co. 

 Applications for membership were re- 

 ceived from F. J. Rose, 1322 Nelson 

 street, Chicago, and Ben Gnipe, Park 

 Ridge, 111. 



The good of the club committee re- 

 ported that after careful investigation 

 it finds a boat trip picnic to Michigan 

 City impracticable. Chairman Waters 

 said that the committee recommends a 

 picnic -at Eckhart 's Grove, Park Ridge, 



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show your customers 

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when you can get a nice, fresh, clean. 

 bright, attractive new one postpaid for 

 only 



FLORISTS' PUBUSHING CO. 



Publishers 



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The Florists' Rsvlsw 

 Ths Florists' Manual 

 Ths Album of Doslsna 



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August 31. A motion prevailed that 

 the recommendation of the committee 

 be concurred in. The committee was 

 given full power to act. The sports 

 committee has purchased gloves, bats 

 and balls, and is getting in fine shape 

 for the ball game. 



The transportation committee re- 

 ported that a number of letters have 



been received from clubs and froi i i"!' 

 dividuals stating they will join the Chi- 

 cago Florists' Club at Chicago en lo"** 

 to the convention city, Minneajiolis- 

 next August on the Chicago Florists 

 Club's special train. 



A motion prevailed that a vote "i 

 thanks be extended to all donators t' 

 storm and flood victims. A vote <" 



