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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 21, 1905. 



THERE IS BUT 



One Good Ribbon Every Florist Should Use 



THAT'S CRACKER JACK 



Recognized as the standard of excellence for florists' 

 use. Correct shades, exact quality, all widths, 

 moderate prices. You will be surprised the satisfac- 

 tion our RIBBONS will give your customers. : : : 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO. 



Western 

 Leaders 



MILWAUKEE 



Mention The Review when you write. 



street is one of the most convenient 

 in the city. 



Geo. Cotsonas & Co. are so crowded, 

 outside and in, with smilax, Christmas 

 trees and evergreens that there is hard- 

 ly room left for the big force to work. 

 Lieutenant Hart has his hands full 

 with the books and the selling and gen- 

 eral oversight of the rapidly growing 

 business. 



Frank Millang and Bontiot Bros., of 

 the Cut Flower Exchange, have a big 

 Christmas shipping trade outside of 

 their local output, which goes on stead- 

 ily from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. every day. 



The Kervan Co. is doing a big trade, 

 but Mr. Kervan, Sr., found time on 

 Monday to enjoy the annual banquet 

 of his Grand Army comrades. 



Julius Lang has a fine display of 

 Christmas plants as usual in his win- 

 dows. 



S. Eodh, at 40 W. Twenty-eighth 

 street, is right in the center of the 

 wholesale district and does a nice rib- 

 bon trade in consequence. 



Donohoe, of West Twenty-ninth 

 street, says he has a number of orders 

 from out-of-town florists for local de- 

 livery Christmas morning. This kind 

 of business is increasing every year as 

 the wealthy of other cities move to 

 New York. 



The Bowery makes the. usual bril- 

 liant show, especially at Le Moult 's 

 and at Foley's. Mr. Foley is the pub- 

 lisher of a book of floral designs pho- 

 tographed from his own work. Le 

 Moult is the veteran, father-in-law of 

 Joseph Fenrieh. 



Here is wishing a Merry Christmas 

 and a Happy New Year to everyone. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



MINNEAPOLIS. 



The Market. 



Business the past Aveek has been very 

 good. The weather has been very mild 

 and the streets have been crowded with 

 Christmas buyers. While it has not at 

 this writing struck the florists very hard, 

 still we find some have taken a large 

 number of orders. Stock has been quite 

 scarce and the growers are now making 

 every effort to keep as much of a supply 

 as possible for the Christmas trade and 

 on that account the retailers find it dif- 

 ficult to buy much stock. 



Various Notes. 



Whittet reports business very good. 



WILD SMILAX 



A fresh car just in; best quality; from the most 

 experienced shipper. Only one size of cases^ 50 

 pounds. Can ship at a'minute's notice. 



Our new oatalogtie of Florists' Supplies has been 

 mailed to the trade. If yon have not received a copy, 

 send ns your name ; yon will then also receive our fre- 

 quent special quatatlons on cut flowers and supplies. 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 



40-42-44 Randolph St. 



L. D. Phone 

 Central 466. 



CHICAGO 



Ralph Latham has been getting some 

 very fine violets, which he disposes of to 

 good advantage. 



James Souden, with the Donaldson 

 Glass Block Co., is sending in some good 

 stock and from all appearances is hav- 

 ing a good trade. 



The Greeks are still handling large 

 quantities of carnations and on promi- 

 nent corners. They have no difficulty 

 in disposing of them. Holly is being 

 handled by almost everybody; the peanut 

 man has it, the druggist, the department 

 store; in fact, it can be bought on near- 

 ly every corner. Christmas trees are in 

 abundance and unless we have an excep- 

 tionally heavy demand there is no doubt 

 Init what they can be bought very cheap 

 a few davs before Christmas. J. M. 



HOUSE FOR A SIDE HILL. 



What style of greenhouse would be 

 preferable to build at the base of a side 

 hill facing south, running east and west? 

 I have now on the same ground two even- 

 span houses ten feet wide, sash about 

 seven feet long, no water groove in them, 

 that will need to be torn down in the 

 spring. Can the sash bars be u?ed to ad- 



vantage and what style of houses would 

 you suggest? Ayer. 



The hill at the back, or north side, 

 of your house will be detrimental because 

 it will obstruct the light. You may 

 think, as sunlight comes from the south, 

 it will not be of consequence, but light, 

 so important in the winter months, comes 

 as much from the north as the south. I 

 do not think there is any plan that you 

 could adopt by using this bank at the 

 north that would be any advantage. 

 Therefore, it would be better to cut down 

 this bank, throwing the earth or gravel 

 to the south until you had a level surface 

 and keep away as far as possible from 

 the face of the cut. After many fads 

 rnd fancies in building, nearly all build- 

 ers as well as practical florists have come 

 to the conclusion that for general utility, 

 as well as expense of building and man- 

 agement, there is no house as good as the 

 simple equal span. As to width, circum- 

 stances will determine that, but there is 

 no doubt that a wide house is the most 

 economical in construction. Interior 

 space and heating in a house twenty- 

 eight feet wide, if equal span, are near 

 the ideal. W. S. 



