DSCBMBEB 1, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists'^ Review^ 



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81 



FANCY CARNATIONS 



Wc have stock which cannot 

 be duplicated on this market. 



If you want strictly A J goods you will be 

 pleased with the stock we can send you. 



Plenty of Fine Long Stevia. Write to us about your Christmas Orders. 



CHOICE ROSES 



A. L. RANDALL CO. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



21 Randolph St., 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Herlew when yon write. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



Thanksgiving trade was very good. 

 Chrysanthemums sold well and brought 

 good prices. Poinsettias came from G. 

 W. Eeimers' establishment and found a 

 ready sale. Chrysanthemums will soon be 

 a thing of the past. 



Jos.. Coenen & Co. had a very large 

 decoration. They used some 200 cut 

 chrysanthemums and many carnations. 



Hy. Fuchs has a bench of Golden Gate 

 roses which are grand. 



F. Walker & Co. report business good. 

 The greenhouse in the rear of the store 

 is stocked with some very fine ferns and 

 rubber plants. 



Nanz & Neuner made quite a display in 

 their show window. Their vase of Eaton 

 and yellow Mrs. Jerome Jones was a mar- 

 vel of beauty and attracted a good deal 

 of attention. 



MIrs. Schulz, vnfe of Jacob Schulz, is 

 dangerously ill with typhoid fever. 



Frank Lichtefeld, father of Hy. lichte- 

 feld, who has been ill with throat trouble, 

 ia much better. 



F. C. Haupt made a beautiful display 

 in his window, of chrysanthemums and 

 carnations. 



Wm. Walker's place is in fine shape. 

 Boses and carnations are the picture of 

 health. 



C. H. Kunzman is cutting some extra 

 fine Enchantress. 



Visitor: S. S. Skidelsky, Philadelphia. 

 Hy. Lichteteld. 



Evergreen, Ala. — George W. Caldwell 

 says that he has graduated sixteen stu- 

 dents with the full degree of (more or 

 less) qualified competitor and has sixteen 

 more in training. He was the original 

 shipper of decorative greens from the 

 flonth. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



AdTertlsements under this head one cent a 

 word, cash with order. When answers are to be 

 addressed In oar care, add 10 cents for forward- 

 Plant adTertlsements NOT admitted under this 

 bead. 



SITUATION WANTBD— In grreenhouees where 

 there Is a store run in connection, hy a man 

 of some experience who wishes to learn more of 

 the different branches of the work; have had 

 more experience in pardenin? than in green- 

 houses; Iowa. Illinois or Missouri, the latter 

 State preferred; good references. Address No. 

 SS.oare Florists' Review Chicago. 



FOR SALB- Seven acres of land at Park Ridge, 

 111.; fine soil and well adapted for green- 

 oonse purposes. Terms easy. Address A. L. 

 Bandall, 19 Randolph St., Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Small greenhouse with dwelling. 

 Write for particulars. D. H. Greathouse, 

 Lebanon, O. 



FOR SALE— One Horehead trap. In first-class 

 condition, capable of carrying 4,000 feet IH- 

 In. pipe; have changed system and have no fur- 

 ther use for It; In use one season; cost 160.00, 

 win sell for 180.00 cash, f. o. b. W. H. Drake, 

 Kenosha, Wis. 



SITUATION W ANTBD-By an intelligent, strict- 

 ly sober young man, 26; wants position In 

 florist's store to learn designing; would prefer a 

 place where good character and habits would be 

 appreciated. B. C. Hlnkle, MlUersbnrg, Pa. 



FOR SALE— A No. 16HltchlngB hot water boiler 

 In good oondltlon: price 160.00 f. o. b. Oreens- 

 burg. Draper & Clark, Oreensburg, Ind. 



WANTED— A reUa:ble single man who would 

 be willing to do the night firing during 

 winter (1 boiler to take care of), and who would 

 make himself useful In general greenhouse 

 work after the firing season Is over. Correspond 

 with F. Rentschler, Madison. Wis. 



WANTBD— A first-class designer and grower 

 of mums, carnations and roses, also general 

 line of pot stuff for retail trade. Salanr, 126.00 

 per month, washing and board paid, and 10 per 

 cent of net profits; or will give ISb.OO. board and 

 washing paid, and no percent. Must be able to 

 wait on trade and keep a correct account of all 

 sales; good place for a pleasant and energetic 

 young man. Address No. 83. care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— Flower store without or with 

 greenhouses; in good shape; cheap lease; 

 best chance for responsible party; 1200 00 and 

 I800.0U respectively required. Reason: sickness 

 of head of store. Ernst Nltsche, Dallas, Texas. 



WANTED— A good experienced florist for cut 

 flowers and bedoing stock, to take full 

 charge; single man preferred. Address No. 84, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR RENT— Store with four nice living rooms, 

 and three greenhouses, connected, doing a 

 very good business ; reason for renting, ill 

 health. For particulars address No. 8S, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— 7.000 feet of glass; 10-room house, 

 bam and tools; 2 800 carnations. 600 roses, 

 palms, ferns and everything for the trade; 12.000 

 cash, balance on time; sickness cause of selling; 

 fifteen years established: central Indiana. Ad- 

 dress No. 86, care Florists' Reviaw. Chicago. 



TTELP WANTBD-120 00 to t60 00 per week. See 

 JJL 3^-lnch adv. in another column. Address 

 Spaulding Nursery and Orchards Co., Spauldlng, 

 Illinois. 



WANTED AT ONCE— Boy or young man from 

 16 up, to help along in greenliouseB; rood 

 place for a beginner Otto Bourdy, Lowell. Mass. 



FOR SALE— Florist shop, built& years in center 

 of large city; fine opportunity for man of 

 small capital. Address No. 74, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— German, single, sober; 

 age 83: 15 years' experience; palms, ferns, cut 

 Sowers, bedding plants, forcing stock. Chicago 

 preferred. Address No. 80, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



FOR SALE— New greenhouses, 7000 ft. of glass; 

 on leased land, lease 16 years to run; mostly 

 pot plants for cemetery trade. Or will sell a halt 

 interest to a good man. Address J. Russler, 114th 

 Street and Avon Avenue, Morgan Park, 111. 



FOR SALE-In a live gas city of 15,000; five 

 greenhouBBS stocked with roses, carnations 

 and a general assortment of plants; natural gas 

 for fuel; cheapest on earth; seven room house, 

 large grounds, barn, etc. Address A. L. Harmon, 

 lola, Kan. 



FOR SALB — Horizontal tubular hot water 

 boiler in first-class condition; nearly new 

 Deane steam pump. J. W. Dunford, Clayton, Mo. 



FOR SALB— One iVi and one 2U Fnrman hot 

 water boiler in fine condition. Address 

 A. L. Booth, 203 High St., Bristol, R. I. 



FOR SALB— On 62 acres of leased land; green- 

 houses, dwelling, barn and sheds ; with or 

 without implements; growing and marketable 

 crop; situated at 8600 Anthony Ave., Chicago; 

 have moved to Onarga, 111., and want to dispose 

 of the place and stock for less than halt value 

 forcasn; would be a splendid place for poultry 

 combined with gardening. Ludvlg Mosbaek, 

 Onarga, IlL 



SITUATION WANTED— German, single, age 81, 

 first-class grower of cut fiowers and pot 

 plants: 16 years' experience. Address No. tS, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



EOR SALB— Store in Back Bay, Boston; first- 

 class locality, fully equipped, doln< good 

 business; too much business on hand cause of 

 selling. Address S. G., 75 Waumbeck Street, 

 Roxbury, Mass. 



WANTBD— Reliable party wishes to lease es- 

 tablishment of not less than 30,000 feet of 

 glass; must be in first-class shape and within 

 50 miles of Chicago. Address No. 76, care Flor- 

 ists' Review, Chicago. 



FOR SALB— Owing to death of proprietor, will 

 sell established greenhouse situated in 

 thriving southern city. No competition. For 

 particulars address R. A. Schneider, 2962 Wabash 

 Ave., Chicago, IlL 



FOR SALB— An elegant greenhouse plant, up- 

 to-date and modern in every way; 20 lots, 

 40 000 feet of glass, fine dwelling, all new; a fine 

 retail and wholesale trade; the demand is first- 

 class; good market; in one of the finest cities 

 In Colorado; water plentiful and the best of soil 

 right at the door; have other business; will sell 

 reasonably. Address No. 69, care Florists' 

 Review, Onicago. 



— FOR SALE — 



On accouDt of other business I will sell my 

 Market Harden business (in Southern Illinois) at 

 a bargain. Address 



No. 71. Care FlorUts' Review. CHICAGO. 

 Mention TIm Review whan yov wrlta. 



Store Man Wanted 



Have a flrst-class opening in Chicago for a 

 capable store man. Moderate wages to start 

 and advancement when ability fa shown to 

 handle first-class trade. Address with particu- 

 lars as to experience and wages wanted— 



No. 79« care Florbts' Review, Clucago. 



WANTED. 



At once a flrst-class store man, good designer 

 and decorator. State salary and experience in 

 first letter. 



E. B. Mergenthaler, 



E. WASHINGTON LANE, 

 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 



We look for the Review each week, as 

 it is alwajs full of honest thoughts. — 

 Hammebschmidt & Clark, Medina, O. 



