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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Decembkr 8, 1904. 



• . . SOUTHERN GREENS. *-n ^ s 



The industry of gathering and ship- 

 ping southern evergreens has become an 

 important one, for the florists and decor- 

 ators of the north have found many uses 

 for this material since a safe and satis- 

 factory source of supply has been pro- 

 vided. Literal train loads of wild smi- 

 lax are shipped north from Alabama ev- 

 ery winter and there is also a big busi- 

 ness in sheet moss, palm crowns, needle 

 pines, palmetto leaves and a number of 

 other items which come under tne head 

 of southern evergreens, not including 

 holly, which is generally from •» source 

 farther north than the locality which 

 provides much of the other stock. 



George W. Caldwell waa the pioneer 

 of the southern greens shippers and it is 

 to him that Evergreen, Ala., must give 

 credit for making the town known wher- 

 ever there is a florist. He found it slow 

 work at first, but when he succeeded in 

 getting a few of the leading decorators 

 in the large cities to make a trial of 

 wild smilax in some of their good work, 

 from that day the business began to in- 

 crease at a wonderful rate. Wild smi- 

 lax is the principal commodity shipped 

 from Evergreen, Ala., and the amount 

 of it which is annually used has resulted 

 in a large number of gatherers starting 

 in the business in competition with the 

 pioneer, but he welcomes them all and 

 says there is business for every one who 

 wUl put up a first-class article and dem- 

 onstrate that he is to be entrusted with 

 orders for goods which must arrive on 

 time or be valueless, as well as a cause 

 of untold disappointment. Mr. Caldwell 

 had an interesting article of the de- 

 velopment of the industry in the Decem- 

 ber issue of Country Life. 



KALAMAZOO. MICH. 



Trade has been most gratifying with 

 everybody. Prices are about the same 

 as last year but there was a marked in- 

 crease of local trade. Wholesale ship- 

 pers state that prices do not come up 

 quite to last year's quotations. 



At Grofvert & De Smith's everything 

 is in good shape and a heavy cut for 

 Christmas is in sight. At the Dnnkley 

 ■pioral Co. I noticed a nice lot of poin- 

 settias and everything looks well. The 

 Central Michigan Nurseries, with Mr. 

 Smith as foreman, make a fine showing. 

 Their carnations are very good. They 

 have two new carnation seedlings, one 

 a scarlet of very pleasing shade, good 

 item and habit, the other a variegated 

 which undoubtedly will prove a winner. 

 A batch of very fine lily pf the valley and 

 a bench of single violets in full bloom, 

 as well as cyclamens, primroses, etc, 

 show the care of Mr. Smith. 



Sam Batson's carnation houses are a 

 mass of bloom and buds. Baby primroses 

 for cutting are in full blast. Everything 

 speaks weU for Mr. Batson. 



G. Van Bochove is Bro. have every- 

 thing spick and span. Their roses and 

 carnations are very fine and heavy cuts 

 of each are coming just ri^t for the 

 holidays. Cyclamens, primroses and cin- 

 erarias are as fine as ever. Their mums 

 were of extra quality but they were com- 

 pletely sold out two weeks before Thanks- 

 giving. Their shipping trade is rapidly 

 increasing and they will build a big 

 nmgie next year. They have bought 

 thirty acres of ground, only twenty rods 

 from the end of the trolley car line and 

 well adapted for this purpose. They will 



HOLIDAY 

 RIBBONS 



FOR 



FLORISTS 



*'Thc kind you will 

 want for your Holiday 



trade.";"-;; ■^■.•;^^^:;--' 



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HOLLY REDS, CHRISTMAS GREENS 

 and White Satin Ribbon printed with holly leaves 

 and berries. We have other colors as well* All widths. 

 Glad to send you samples and prices. : : . : : : : 



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OFFKE AND SALESROOMS t 



80^-808-810 ARCH ST. 52 and 54 N. 8th ST. 



Mention Th« Bevlew when you write. 



Fancy or Dagger Ferns 



85c per 1000. Galaz« brilliant bronze or 

 green* 75c per 1000) $6.50 per case 

 TO.000. Laurel festooning, hand madct 

 fuU sizest 4c, 5c and 6c per yard, nude 

 Pg,<^n2»w:^;j|WM|a^~~ '^^ fresh daily from the woods. Send va 

 ilTi^'' • 1^ . » * ' your Chrislnoas orders now and we 



will please you. Branch Laurel, 35c per large bundle. Southern Wild 

 Smilax, $5.50 per case, large size. Laurel wreaths and Princes* pine 

 wreaths made all sizes and prices. Princess pine by the pound and made into roping. 

 Tell us your wants and we will name you prices. 



CROWL FERN CO., - - 



MILLINGTON, MASS. 



Mention 7lie Reylew when yon write. 



ATTENTION !!! Florists 



For WAX FLOWERS, BASKETS, WAX FLORAL DESIGNS, WHEAT SHEAVES, ote., s«nd to 



J.'STERN & CO.. .i«i S'ESsi'cir^, Philadelphia. 



Mention Tbe Rerlew when yon write. 



h U DILLON 



Wholesale Florist 



Bloomsburg^ Pa. 



Ifentloii The Bcrlew wkeo yon write. 



erect 75,000 feet of glass of the most 

 modem type of greenhouse construction. 

 The ground is broken, orders for glass, 

 pipes and other material are given. Two 

 150 horse-power boilers will be installed. 

 Their old place will be taken down and 

 removed to the new location in time and 

 operations will begin at the earliest pos- 

 sible moment next spring. "With this 

 addition they will have nearly 150,000 

 feet of glass. 



I am sorry to state we have lost an 

 old friend, M. F. Kyle, foreman for the 

 IVunkley Floral Co., where he was en- 

 gaged for the past five years. He made 

 many friends among the craft here and 

 all are sorry to lose him. He will reside 

 in Chicago. H. M. 



500 Strings Asparagus^ 

 Piumosus Nanus. 



2000 Strings Smilax. .''.^■S'e K n7/rEi 



Aspidistra lurlda, S to 10-incb plants, 4c p«r leaf. 



WILLIAM CLARK, 



oo&omADo mvMJMau, oo»>. 



Violets. 



We nuke a ^ccUlty of 



VIOLETS... 



ELI CROSS, Graid Rapids, Mlet. 



Mention The B«Tlew wh<a yon wrtta. 



I COULD not keep ( green ^ house with- 

 out the Beview; many ui article is 

 worth the cost for the year. — N. GOODOE, 

 Evansville, Ind. 



Fort Worth, Tej. — McAdam A 

 Cowell say that the Thanksgiving lnisl« 

 ness reminded them of Christmas. Trade 

 is constantly increasing in this section. 



