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October 20, 1004. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



1083 



FLOWERS 



have certain distinctive 

 qualities which make " 

 them beautifuL So have 

 RIGHT RIBBONS. Right Ribbons add beauty to beauty 

 when used with flower decorations. Right Ribbons are a 

 harmonious blended combination of rich colors* rich lustre 

 and high quality. We make the Right Ribbons for Florists. 

 Buy direct from us and save all between profits. 



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We make the special GAUZE RIBBON for Florists' uie. 



RIBBONS in aU widths and colon. 



Write for samples. 



MONARCH— Satin Taffeta— CLIMAX. 



CONQUEROR— Metallique TaffeU— CYCLONE. 



OrrKE AND SALESROOMS: 



806-808-810IARCH ST. 52 and 54 N. 8th ST. 



Mention The BeTlew when yon write. 



HARDY CUT FERNS 



Fancy or Dagger 75c per 1000. Dis- 

 count on large orders. Galax, bronze 

 or green, 75c per 1000 ; $6.50 per case 

 10,000. Use our Mountain Laurel for 

 your decorations, 4c 5c and 6c per yard, 

 made fresh daily from tiie woods. BRANCH LAUREL, 35c 

 per large bundle. i 



CROWL FERN CO., - MILLINGTON, MASS. J 



lleattoo n* B*Tlew whea 70a write. 



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MEW CROP SOUTHERN WILD SMILAX, 



best quality, 26-7 b. case 

 •3.50; fiO-lb. case. •?. 



DAOOBX and FAVOT TBU XU, A -1 quality. »1.00 per 1000; discount on larger 

 orders. BBU&ia>T BBOVn and OKBBV OA3VAZ, fl.OO per 1000. 

 We carry the finest and most complete line of Decorative Everirreens and Florists' 

 Supplies. Our Specialties are Dacrirer and Fancy Ferns. A-1 quality. tl.OO per lOlO. Laurel 

 Festoonlnsr, good and full, hand made. 6c and 6c per yard Green and Sphaarnum Moss 

 tl.OO per bbl. Sphagnum Moss, 50c a bag. 5 ba^rs, 93 00. Ivy Leaves. It 00 per lOi 0. ' 

 Spreneerl, 25c and 50c per bunch. Asparagus Plumosus, 60c per bunch and 60c per 

 String. Leucothoe Sprays, 11.00 per lOU or »7.60 per ICOO. 



We also carry a full line of Florists' Supplies, such as Tin Foil. Cut Wire, Corrugated Boxes-'Sll 

 slzea, Foldlnr Flower Boxes, Ribbon— all sizes and colors. Coral Letters. Block Letters. Wire Desims 

 Cycas Leaves, etc. Our stock is of the best quallty*and at the most reasonable rates Please write 

 for our price list. Orders by mall, telephone or telegraph will receive our most careful and prompt 



t'^S^^'e?. 2618 Ham. HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., 8 tnd II ProTlace St., BOSTON, Miss. 



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A. HERRMANN, 



■MurAciutn OF flokal metal designs, 



MNITER AND DEAUR M FLMUSTS' SUPPUES. 

 factarr. 709 Hrrt kf^ kat. 40tli «i4 4tot 8U. 

 •nin mmi Wwsrssws, 404, 406, 406. 410, 412 



EaM 34Ui StrMtTliCW YORK. 



WBira FOR irvw OATALOoua. 

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Have overlooked sending you payment 

 for renewal of subscription to the Be- 

 viKW, one of the best papers that comes 

 to me. Being unable to. do without it, I 

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 enter my name and send me last week's 

 copy, which I failed to get because I had 

 not renewed in time. W. M. Lindsay. 



WITH MICHIGAN GROWERS. 



During the past week I spent a few 

 days in Michigan, visiting some of the 

 greenhouse plants there, and was greatly 

 impressed with the number of houses, 

 also the general appearance of prosper- 

 ity that was plainly in evidence. 



On the way I stopped at Toledo and 

 visited Geo, Bayer's plant, and a very 

 good one it is. His houses, which are 

 750 feet long, are well worth seeing. 

 Miss Winters, who has charge of the 

 growing, also the retail trade, is one of 

 the few lady growers in this country 

 and the neatness and general excellent 

 quality of the stock grown shows how 

 well she has everything in hand. Chrys- 

 anthemums and carnations are the main 

 crop grown. The mums are followed by 



lettuce and that by tomatoes, making 

 a succession of very paying crops. 



At Grand Rapids there are green- 

 houses and more greenhouses, many of 

 which are used for growing lettuce. We 

 are all acquainted with Geo. F. Crabb. 

 I visited both of his plants and his 

 prospects are good for a very prosperous 

 year. At his new place be has been 

 handicapped by difficulty in procuring 

 glass, so planting was delayed and stock 

 is backward in consequence, but it is on 

 the move now. At his down-town place 

 some very good stock was being cut. 



The Grand Rapids Violet Co. has an 

 excellent plant and their Beauties would 

 be hard to beat. They also grow a great 

 many mums, which are rapidly develop- 

 ing. 



The Wealthy Avenue Floral Co. grows 

 mostly for the retail trade. Their houses 

 contain an assortment of stock, all in 

 very nice shape. 



Henry Smith took me out to his place 

 in the country. Besides the greenhouse 

 business he is largely interested in the 

 growing of fruit. He has a large num- 

 ber of greenhouses and the stock is all 

 looking good, and well advanced. There 

 is a considerable variety of stock grown 

 to supply this retail store, which I am 

 told does the largest business ' in the 

 city. 



Chas. Chadwick is situated pretty far 

 in the country but is well located for 

 the growing business. He has a very 

 good sized plant and is now going large- 

 ly into the growing of roses, especially 

 Beauty, also carnations and chrysanthe- 

 mums. He was installing a large 150 

 horsepower boiler. His prospects for 

 the season are fine and care will produce 

 some fine stock. His new retail store 

 is very nicely fitted up and doing a 

 good business. 



I was very sorry that I could not 

 visit the Park Floral Co., also Eli Cross. 

 The former firm is growing a large num- 

 ber of mums and they are of fine quality. 

 After the mums are cut out lettuce 

 takes the place. 



Kalamazoo, besides its fame for celery, 

 also boasts some first rate greenhouse 

 plants. Samuel Batson is the proprietor 

 of a very neat plant devoted to carna- 

 tions mainly, wnich showed great care 

 and ability. Baby primrose is also 

 grown here in fine shape. Mr. Batson 

 kindly escorted me to the other plants 

 about the city. 



At the Central Michigan Nursery Co. 

 plant Mr. Smith, who is in charge, 

 showed us about. A general line of 

 stock is grown and was doing nicely. 

 Mr. Cook is in charge at the retail store. 



G. Van Bochove i.Bro. have a large 

 range of glass and the stock is in fine 

 shape. Every plant is clean and healthy 

 and showed the skill and care of those 

 in charge. This firm does a very large 

 retail business besides a good wholesale 

 trade. 



A firm that has just "erected a range 

 of glass is Grofvert & De Smith. They 

 grow carnations almost exclusively and 

 were the best that I saw anywhere. Mr. 

 Grofvert, who is the grower, is a young 

 man and with his ability as a grower, 

 which shows in his stock, he has a great 

 future before him. C. J. O. 



MiSHAWAKA, Ind. — C. L. Powcll is 

 building a greenhouse 22x32 and sixteen 

 feet to the ridge. 



Toledo. O. — Recent visitors were Wm. 

 Dilger. Detroit, and Herman Kenope, 

 foreman at Breitmeyer's, Mt. Clemens. 



