96 



The Florists' Review 



Mahch 4, 1915. 



SPBINGFIELD, liIASS. 



The Market. 



Cold weather has kept the florists 

 busy shoveling coal the last few days, 

 though before that mild, springlike 

 temperatures seemed to be the vogue. 



St. Valentine's day and February 22 

 helped the trade to dispose of large 

 quantities of cut flowers and plants. 

 All the florists advertised flowers as 

 Cupid's aid in carrying love messages 

 to wives, mothers and sweethearts. For 

 Washington's birthday, red, white and 

 blue hatchets adorned many windows 

 and delicious looking artificial cherries 

 reminded one of the famous cherry tree. 

 Both days gave florists a chance to 

 show what they could do in the line 

 of decorations, for various halls had to 

 be made ready for the numerous fes- 

 tivities. 



The next thing is Easter. Various 

 growers are looking anxiously at the 

 lilies and searching for buds, to make 

 sure the flowers will be ready when the 

 important time arrives. Carnations are 

 at their best, with large flowers and 

 long stems, but the supply is not equal 

 to the demand. 



Various Notes. 



In Mark Aitken's greenhouses, at 

 Agawam, are to be found some good 

 azaleas and Easter lilies and an ex- 

 ceptionally fine bench of Silver Pink 

 snapdragons, which will be ready for 

 the Easter season. His roses, carna- 

 tions, violets, etc., are looking fine. 



William Schlatter, who was recently 

 operated on for appendicitis, is much 

 improved. 



T. F. Sheehan has been rushed with 

 funeral work for the last few weeks. 



The Posey Shop reports a successful 

 business, especially in the holiday and 

 Saturday sales. 



Louis Robinson is turning out some 

 fine bulbous stock. He is, without ex- 

 ception, the largest grower of this kind 

 of stock in this part of the state and 

 has no difficulty in disposing of all he 

 produces. 



In N. F. Higgins' greenhouses, on 

 Pine street, are to be found some fine 

 carnations, which have yielded unusu- 

 ally well this season. The yield was 

 larger than last year by several thou- 

 sands, due to a Afferent method of 

 culture. Here, also, are to be found 

 over 1,000 pots of lilies in anticipation 

 of Easter trade, and a large number of 

 geraniums for Memorial day. 



Marshall Headle, proprietor of the 

 Adams greenhouses, has a fine lot of 

 geraniums and other bedding plants 

 which will be in readiness for the 

 spring trade. F. J. C. 



BULL DOG 



PAPER 



Registered U. IlJ 



CLIPS 



S. Pat. Office 



I The quickest, cheapest and most at- 

 tractive pa<kage- fastening device, and in- 

 dispensable to Florists, whose oackages 

 are of an awknaru shaije. No Florist or 

 Seedsman should be without them. Ask your 

 dealer, or send for samples and price list to 



THE FRITZ-TABER MFG. CO. 



Sole Makers New Bedlord, Mass. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Most of Antolne Schulthels' Houses at Whitestone, L. I,, are Skinner System £^alpped. 



Cut Down Expenses 

 Save Water — Save Labor ^ 

 Water Your Orchid Houses with the 

 Skinner System of Irrigation 



Antoine Schulthela says he cuts 

 down both his water and labor 

 cost In watering his orchids with 

 the Skinner System. 



Not only does he strongly en- 

 dorse It for watering, but puts 

 great emphasis on Its value In fill-, 

 ing the air with moisture. 



So fine Is the spray, that every 

 part of every plant can be reached 

 without the least Injury to the 

 delicate flowers. 



The distribution is even and 

 thorough. 



We will sell you the Skinner 

 System equipment, which Includes 

 the Scatter Mist Nozzles, the 

 Turning Unions and the Roller 

 Hangers, and a drilling machine. 



The galvanized pipe you can 

 buy and drill it yourself for the 

 nozzles. If you wish. Or we can 

 furnish It fully equipped, all ready 

 to set right up. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



For so little as $11.75 we will 

 send you a fully equipped. Com- 

 plete Portable line of* 50 feet for 

 a tryout. 



It will have quick acting coup- 

 lings, so each length of pipe can 

 be easily disconnected. 



If you send cash with order, we 

 will pay the freight or send you 

 two sets of nozzles. The green- 



house nozzles for inside use, and 

 the outdoor nozzles for outside 

 use, so that the line can be tried 

 out in both places. 



100 feet will cost you $23.00. 



An acre $125. 



Send along your order. If you 

 haven't our Bulletins, Just let us 

 know and we will see that you 

 get them. 





QKINNER 



Oystem 



or iRRiGAnriON 

 SKINNER IRRIGATION CO. 



TROY, OHIO 



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See our large advt, on pages 98 and 99, 



Try onr Paper Pots and Dirt Bands free. Order 

 what you want — try them according to our direc- 

 tions, and If not satisfactory ship tliem back and 

 we will refund your money. Samples free. 



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