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The Florists^ Review 



Oos:OBKR 7, 191^. 



George Cotsonas is president of the 

 company and A. Cova secretary and 

 treasurer. 



The Manda Floral Co., 191 Valley 

 road, West Orange, N. J., will have an 

 exhibition of orchids, palms, ferns, etc., 

 from October 6 to 12. 



The New York Florists' Club will 

 meet at its rooms in the Grand Opera 

 House building, West Twenty-third 

 street and Eighth avenue, October 10. 

 There will be a display of the new 

 mums and roses, a lecture and some- 

 thing novel in the commercial depart- 

 ment. The average attendance at the 

 meetings this year has been the largest 

 in the history of the club. 



The tenth annual dahlia show at 

 Orange, N. J., took place October 4. 

 Ideal weather prevailed, and the flow- 

 ers were up to the usual high standard. 

 The Oyster Bay Horticultural Society 

 held its show October 5 and 6. Glen 

 Cove, N. Y., has an exhibition Octo- 

 ber 7. 



Now that the weather has become 

 seasonable, the plant auctions are draw- 

 ing larger crowds and many enterpris- 

 ing retailers are taking advantage of 

 the opportunity for stocking up with 

 decorative palms for the winter season. 



Marie E. Winklehaus, bookkeeper 

 and stenographer with Wm. Elliott & 

 Sons, since 1907, has accepted a sim- 

 ilar position with the MacNiflF Horti- 

 cultural Co. 



William Holstein, who was formerly 

 with John Breitmeyer's Sons and the 

 Atlas Floral Co., of Detroit, is now 

 with Woodrow & Marketos. 



Boman J. Irwin reports that business 

 is picking up. His French bulb stock 

 is sold out. He received his first con- 

 signment of Lilium giganteum from 

 Japan this week. 



Joseph Morichard, representing the 

 S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., and known 

 as "the smiling Frenchman," has re- 

 turned from a successful two months' 

 trip west and south. He says "the 

 florists' business is flourishing every- 

 where. ' ' 



Frank Good is again in the service 

 of John S. Nicholas, after two years' 

 experience with one of the leading re- 

 tail florists of Washington, D. C. 



Chris. Koster, One Hundred and 

 Eighty-first street and St. Nicholas 

 avenue, is in the hospital. 



A. Sauter, the wholesale florist, in 

 the Coogan building, received a ship- 

 ment last week of Herrick violets — 

 the first of the season. Last year these 

 arrived September 21. 



Secretary Young, of the New York 

 Florists' Club, says that already near- 

 ly $5,000 worth of space has been re- 

 served for the trade exhibits at the 

 National Flower Show, to be held 

 March 25 to April 2, 1916, at Philadel- 

 phia. 



The Boston Florist's location at the 

 corner of Lexington avenue and Thirty- 

 fourth street has been the firm's head- 

 quarters for the last thirteen years. 



The Myrtle Flower Shop, of Ridg- 

 wood, Brooklyn, won a prize for a beau- 

 tifully decorated auto at the local 

 Mardi Gras festival last week. 



Louis Kessler, with his brother, Wil- 

 liam, has returned from a seven weeks' 

 western trip. 



Some Golden Glow mums last week 

 at J. K. Allen 'a store were good enough 

 to command $3 per dozen, which is the 

 record price for that variety this sea- 

 son. 



Hermann's Seed Store, at 140 East 

 Thirty-fourth street, reports a satisfac- 



MAGNOLIA 

 LEAVES 



NOTICE TO WHOLESALE FLORISTS : 



Dr. H. Dux & Bros., originators and manufacturers of 

 the famous non-moulding* everlasting Magnolia Leaves, 

 and who made it possible to ship them in air-tight, dust- 

 proof corrugated paper boxes without becoming mouldy 

 or mildewed, announce that they are in position to fur- 

 nish Magnolia Leaves under existing conditions, any 

 quantity or color, to the wholesale trade of the United 

 States and Canada. 



Our goods are sold and recommended for the past five 

 years by the leading wholesale florists every wheire as of 

 the highest quality obtainable on account of their uniform- 

 ity in size, deep rich color, non-moulding properties, 

 clean packing, honest count and reasonable price. 



Samples will be furnished on request to any of the 

 few dealers who are not already acquainted with our 

 quality goods. 



Respectfully yours, 



(HENRY) 



DR. H. DUX & BROS., 



(JOHN) (MICHAEL) 



Jacksonville, Florida. 



M. B.— We sell the ^^holesale trade only. Inauiries from retail florists will be referred to the 



nearest wholesaler handling our line. 

 Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Ni^«lia LeiTes, Cycas Leaves, Rusciis 



Write for Prices 

 giving name of 2'our Jobber 



OSCAR LEISTNER 



319-321 W. Randolph St, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention Thu Rertew when yon write. 



tory fall trade. Sales of their "air 

 plant" specialty total over 60,000 

 bulbs yearly. The firm deals in every 

 variety of bulbs for indoor and out- 

 door planting. 



Visitors. 



Joseph Heacock, Jr., of Wyncote, Pa., 

 was a recent visitor. 



Prank Volansky, the orchid and gar- 

 denia specialist, of Lynn, Mass., whose 

 shipments are handled by George C. 



Christmas Cards 

 and Announcements 



Write for Samples 



THE JOHN HENRY CO. 



Lansing, Mich. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Siebrecht, of 109 West Twenty-eighth 

 street, was in New York lately. 



Henry E. Comley, of 6 Park street, 

 Boston, was a recent visitor. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



President Harry A. Bunyard, of the 

 New York Florists' Club, has appoint- 

 ed A. M. Henshaw, of Henshaw & 

 Fenrich, C. H. Totty and Roman J. 

 Irwin, a committee on transportation 

 to Clev.eland, for the benefit of those 



