December 14, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



245 



TELEPHONE ORDERS 



are becoming a most important feature in all lines of trade, 

 fl A quarter of a million telephones in New York City 

 and vicinity opens up an extended field to the florist who 

 seeks telephone trade. 



^ It is a high-class trade, too, for telephones are largely used 

 by those whose time is too valuable to be wasted in time- 

 wasting trips among the florists' shops. 

 ^ See that your telephone service is adequate. 

 ^ Advertise for telephone orders.'*. It will pay you. 



NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY 



1 5 DEY STREET 



Mention The Rerlew wben you write. 



Violets 



The Dutchess County Violet Co. 



38 West 29th St., New York 



WM. CASTON DONALDSON, C. A. PLUMB, M. A. PURDY, Mgr. 



All Kinds of Cut Flowers, Violets Our Specialty 



SPECIAL — Our visit amongst the growers through'the Violet section last week was 

 eminently satisfactory. The number of our shippers increases daily. 



ATTENTION, Rose and Carnation Growers — We are not Violet experts 

 only. We have up-to-date facilities for handling all varieties of Flowers. 



GIVE US A TRIAL 



Mention The Eevlew when you write. 



festivity, not only locally but from 

 about every big city in the Union. 

 Long distance telephone orders are no 

 dream here now. It's a cold day when 

 half a dozen are not received. 



George Saltford handles violets 

 grown on his own place, according to 

 his own book. 



Qunther has handled a million violets 

 many a Christmas and says 1905 will 

 be no exception to his rule. 



Jos. H. Fenrich always has "some- 

 thing to crow about" in the line of 

 •uperb stock of every kind. Just now 

 he prides himself on a special brand 

 of Richmonds from Totty. 



Jos. Leikens sent twelve large 

 •wreaths to the Woodbury Kane funeral 

 at Newport, one of vallev and orchids 



being worth $150. Wadley & Smythe 

 had the family order. The pall was of 

 valley and orchids and valley was used 

 almost exclusively. A carload of flow- 

 ers was sent from New York to New- 

 port. 



The march of the debutantes last 

 week made sweet music for many of 

 the retailers. McConnell had thirty of 

 them to care for and some wonderful 

 bouquet creations were sent out. 



The Rosary leans to poinsettias this 

 week, its big center window being 

 ablaze with color set off by the beau- 

 tiful birch bark background. 



Siebrecht & Son cut over 15,000 

 Cattleya labiata from their houses this 

 season. They have the contract for 

 making a fine park covering several 



blocks for the cathedral of St. John 

 the Divine, over forty men being now 

 employed on the grounds. 



David Clarke's Sons are ready for 

 Christmas. Their bi^ store on upper 

 Broadway looks like a vast conserva- 

 tory now and they are as busy as one 

 need be at the height of the season. 



Henrj' Siebrecht spoke at the Berkeley 

 Lyceum building, 19 West Forty-fourth 

 street. Wednesday evening, December 13, 

 at the regular monthly meeting of the 

 Farmers' Club and horticultural section 

 of the American Institute, on the very 

 appropriate subject of "Christmas 

 Flowers and Decorations. ' ' He has been 

 in touch with his subject for over thirty 

 years in this city. 



The champion turkey bowlers at Flat- 



