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Sai^e t O^' #o 20^' on Greenhouses 



"We Understand 

 Our Business 

 Thoroughly" 



Our thorough knowledge of the finer points in greenhouse 

 construction enables us to save that much on the cost of 

 our output— and ^ve are eivitiK you the benefit of this saving. 

 We have always given 100 cents value for every dollar — 

 sometimes more. As we have never yet had any com- 

 Vlaints, >ve lose nothing by guaranteeing our ma- 

 terial against defects. 



WUIens Peraonat Servic e 



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Every bit of the work is personally di- 

 rected by one of the ^Villens'. If >ve do the 

 erecting, one of the Willens' personally su- 

 pervises the work. Careful attention's paid 

 to the minutest details, each of which is 

 conducive to longer life and better green- 

 house service. If you have never tried us or 

 are dissatisfied in your past dealings with 

 others, begin now to benefit by our service 

 and material. Write us today. 



What They Say : 



Willens Construction Co., 

 Chicago, 111. 

 Gentlemen: The greenhouses 

 you built for me last summer 

 and with which I am so well 

 pleased, received several severe 

 tests within the last few days. 

 During one cold spell of 80 de- 

 grees below, I easily maintain- 

 ed the desired temperature in 

 the greenhouses. 



I am well pleased with the 

 material and also your pleasant 

 business methods and am con- 

 vinced that' I have the finest 

 greenhouses in Nebraslca. 

 Yours very truly, 

 L. Buckendorf, 

 Norfolk. Neb. 



Willens Construction Co. 



1=] 1527 S. Spaulding Avenue 



LONG DISTANCC TKLKPNONKSl 

 HAHRISON 7073 - LAWNDAU 787 



Chicago, Illinois o 



KANSAS CITY. 



Tbe Market. 



The market has shown a slight im- 

 provement over the previous week. 

 Everything in cut flowers was sold out 

 at closing time on Saturday. Stock in 

 general has increased in price. With- 

 out doubt, carnations will reach the 5- 

 cent mark for Mothers' day. Beauties 

 are more plentiful and are of fine qual- 

 ity. Bulbous stock was finished up. last 

 week. Lilies, were scarce at the close 

 of last week, but irises and other out- 

 door stock are plentiful, helping to fill 

 up the vacancy left by bulbous stock. 

 Cut flowers in general will be a little 

 on the scarce side after Mothers' day. 



Various Notes. 



R. S. Brown & Son lost about 100 

 lights of glass in a hail storm last week. 

 This firm reports that bedding stock is 

 going fast. They ship a great deal of 

 stock out of town. They had over half 

 a million young plants at the beginning 

 of the season. 



E. A. Humfeld had the decorations 

 for the wedding of Miss Nellie Barber 

 and Mr. Huflfey, which was one of the 

 largest affairs of the season. He had 

 to call on several florists for decorat- 

 ing material to help out. Mr. Hum- 

 feld has started to plant the beds at 

 Electric park, using over 22,500 large 

 plants. Altogether, he has been ex- 

 ceedingly busy. 



A. F. Barbe suffered from the hail 

 storm, losing over 100 lights of glass. 

 He has a fine lot of geraniums, which 

 will be in bloom just at the right time. 



W. J. B. 



NEWPORT, E. I. 



Kempenaar & Christensen, proprie- 

 tors of the Boulevard Greenhouses, re- 

 port an exceptionally heavy business in 

 bedding plants in the last week or ten 

 days. 



Park Commissioner James McLeish 

 is recovering from the effects of a bad 

 fall. 



The committee of the Newport Horti- 

 cultural Society, consisting of William 

 Mackay, James Robertson and Andrew 

 J. Meikle, which has had charge of the 

 distribution of seeds and bulbs to the 

 school children for their gardens, has 

 completed the work. W. H. M. 



RIGHT NOW 



is the right time to think of ordering 

 your lumber for repairs and new benches 



PECKY CYPRESS 



Either in small quantities for shipment from our yard in Chicago 

 or from the mills in the south if you need carloads. Can ship 

 mixed sizes or all of one size, as you need it; inch in all widths 

 —4-inch. 6-inch, 8-inch. 10-inch, 12-inch; 2 x 4 or wider; lengths 

 as you require them. Also get our low prices on 



HOTBED SASH-K. D. FLATS. 



GREENHOUSES 



The Foley Greenhouse Mfg. Company 



8848 West 81st Street, CHICAGO 



T«l«phone— Lavmdale SISO 



Mention Tbe Barlew wben yon write. 



Building Conditions 

 are Favorable Now 



It may be to your interest to build now, while the prices 

 are still low. Write us for sketches and estimates 

 and let us prove to you that you can erect first-class, up-to- 

 date houses without paying a price so high that the interest 

 on the outlay would consume too large a part of your returns. 



ICKES-BRAUN MILL CO. 



2330 WABANSIA AVE. (Near Wettern and North Ave*.) CHICAGO. 

 QrMnhous* Material Hotbad Saah 





Mention The Rerlew when 7on write. 



