August 21, 1013. 



The Florists^ Review 



III 



Spending $15 

 Saves $30,000 



f 



span appearance. 



The houses of E. J. Ahern, of Welles-I 

 ley, one of the growers for ihe Boston 

 Cooperative Market, were frozen up 

 February 13. His night foreman had a 

 fall and became unconsciens. It being 

 a sharp night, the temperature in the 

 houses fell to 17 degree. Mr. Ahern 's 

 specialties were primulas and margue- 

 rites and he has the sy mpat hy of a 

 large body oTgrowers^in hismisfortune. 



Walter^ J. Feeney, formerly with th^ 



From Boston N*«vs>lett«r In The Review 

 of February 20 



/sit up for Che Brst time February 

 Tuesday night, February 11, about 

 1:30 a. m., Ben L. Elliott, proprietor of 

 the John Bader Co., was awakened by 

 the ringing of the alarm connected with 

 the thermostat in the greenhouses. On 

 getting out. he found the outdoor tem- 

 perature down to 16 degrees above zero 

 and the night ^reman, who had been a 

 reliable man for years, sound asleep 

 beside the boilers, Mr. Elliott says this 

 is a case where an investment of $15 

 with the Stan^rd Thermom eter Pp.. 

 for a theflWStat, sE'v^fT THBt at least 

 $30,000, as undoubtffln^is entire place 

 T^fWRfThave been frozen before morning, 

 of florists wl ' '--^^ 



From Plttsbursh Nows-iottor In The Review 

 off February 20 



\ 



Saving the $15 



Endangers the Season's Work 



ARE 



YOU 



PJtOTKCrED 

 AGAINST A 

 FREEZE-OUT 



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DON'T PUT IT OFF!-Note that both the growers whose troubies are 

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