Deckubjsb 10, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



63 



CHRISTMAS 



FOR YOUR 



WINDOWS AND 



Why not use 

 Natural Preserved and Fireproof 



AMERICAN OAK SPRAYS? 



The Cherry Red and Natural Green Oak 

 is very appropriate for the Holidays. 



AMERICAN OAK SHRUBS 



in cartons 



Cherry Red, Golden Bro wn. Natural Green. 

 For making Wreaths, Garlands, etc. 



Natural Preserved 



LYCOPODIUM 



For basif et work it is superior to Sea Moss 



in many ways. 



Also for Roping, Wreaths, etc. 



DECORATIONS 



Natural Preserved 

 AMERICAN OAK WREATH 



with Velvt Poinsettia 



(Imitation Birch Bark MERRY CHRISTMAS BANNER-12 feet long.) 



Special Holiday 

 Otter 



Upon receipt of 15.00 and the 

 name of your jobber, we will 

 send you a sample assortment of 

 our Preserved Foliages, consisting 

 of the following: 



5 lbs. American OAK SPRAYS. Red 

 and Green assorted 



1 carton American Oak Shrubs. Cherry 

 R^d 



1 AMERICAN OAK WREATH, with 

 Poinsettia 



1 lb. Red Ruscus, No. 1 Quality 

 1 lb. Natural Preserved Lycopodium 

 1 lb. Parisian Fema 

 1 lb. Statice 



1 Imitation Birch Bark Xmas Banner 

 SAMPLES of Velvet Poinsettias. Beech 

 Spray^. MAGNOLIA LEAVES. Red 

 Roping and Red Festouns. 



Try a Carton of 



AMERICAN OAK 



SHRUBS 



the new foliage for Wreaths 

 and Designs. Rich coloriags, 

 very hardy, Cherry Red, 

 Golden Brown, Green. 



NOTE: THE NAME OF YOUR JOBBER MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR ORDER 



Selling Agent for 

 OVE GNATT, Hammond. Ind. 



Preparer of Natural Foliages 



OSCAR LEISTNER 



319-321 W. Randolph St.. CHICAGO 



MfOtlon The Kerlew wuen yon write. 



as he grades Beauties these days at 

 the city store of the Batavia Green- 

 house Co. 



The arrest of Michael P. Simon, a 

 carpenter contractor, was caused by 

 Oscar Metz, 5525 Harper avenue, who 

 charges him with having obtained 

 $1,600 under false pretenses. 



Visitors. 



J. A. Peterson, of Cincinnati, has 

 been here for a couple of days, giving 

 some of his begonias a ride in a 

 limousine. 



Robert Rahaley, of the- Michigan 

 Cut Flower Exchange, Detroit, was a 



visitor the early part of the week. 

 E. A. Fetters, a prominent Detroit 

 retailer, also visited the local market 

 December 7. 



W. C. Zimmermann, of Milwaukee, 

 was a visitor at the store of Zech & 

 Mann December 7. 



D. M. Wigle, of Rochester, Minn., 

 was in town December 7 and 8, getting 

 a line on local retail methods. 



O. H. Williams, of Olneyville, Provi- 

 dence, R. I., was a visitor at the exhibit 

 of the Kroeschell Bros. Co., at the 

 Boston convention, and evidently made 

 up his mind as to the make of his 



next boiler, for when firing time came 

 and he discovered that he needed a 

 boiler, he made a flying trip to the 

 Kroeschell factory, in Chicago, select- 

 ing a No. 11 to heat his 22,500 square 

 feet of glass. Two hours after the 

 purchase the boiler had started on its 

 journey east. 



Other visitors: A. J. Stahelin, of the 

 Schroeter-Stahelin Co., Detroit; A. L. 

 Bump, Dwight, 111.; Joseph Schuler, 

 Hoopeston, 111.; Blaine C. Wilcox, 

 Council Bluflfs, la.; Herbert E. Smith 

 and J. J. Smith, Danville, 111.; C. C. 

 Taylor, of the Kentucky Tobacco Prod- 



