December 21, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



335 



RETAIL FLORISTS. 



^CONTINUED.) 



LI MPPP Florist, ei8 6th St. 

 , I, 11 err, PITTSBURG, PA. 



Personal attention given to out-of-town 

 orders for delivery In Plttsburgr and vicinity. 



ATLANTA FLORAL CO. 



41 Peachtree Street, 



ATLANTA. GA. 



V. J. VIRGIN, 



can.^lU«t. NEW ORLEANS, LA. 



J. J. BENEKE 



OUvfsfreet. St. LOUlS, MO, 



GALVESTON, TEX. 

 MRS. M. A. HANSEN 



T. X. C. A. BTn^DIITQ 



S. B. STEWART 



1 1 9 No. 1 6th Street, OMAHA, NEB. 



BUFFALO. 



Current G>niment. 



Dull, cloudy, mild weather is the pre- 

 vailing variety. This may save wrap- 

 ping and expense of deliveries, yet is 

 not so good for business as the snows 

 that we associate with Santa Claus' 

 whiskers or getting home the Yule log. 



Buffalo is well supplied with attractive 

 plants for Christmas trade. W. J. 

 Palmer is strong on azaleas, lilies, ber- 

 ried plants. S, A, Anderson, at his Liu- 

 wood Greenhouses, has a very fine lot of 

 poinsettias, Lorraine, cyclamen, oranges 

 and other desirable kinds. His begonias 

 in all sizes are up to the Petersonian 

 quality. W. Belsey has a fine lot of 

 poinsettias, but complains of their alti- 

 tude, and he being slightly below the 

 average in stature it compels him to use 

 a stepladder when measuring the width 

 of the bracts. 



C. F. Christenson is long on lilies and 

 they will be all wanted. Chris seems to 

 have the faculty of getting his carna- 

 tions to bloom when they are at the 

 highest price. He is now picking 600 a 

 day of fine Enchantress, Lawson and 

 the Queen from two houses 20x125. 



Almost everybody has something use- 

 ful and those without greenhouses will 

 be well stipplied with the products of the 

 numerous suburban growers. 



The holly that we have seen is of in- 

 different quality and ground-pine is 

 scarce. It seems the green business, 

 which a few years ago took up much of 

 our time, labor and worry, is slowly but 

 surely slipping away from the florists 

 and nothing to regret for all there was 

 "1 it. It took up too much valuable time. 

 Selling Enchantress at $2 per dozen or 

 Bridesmaid at $3, especially if they arc 

 your own product, is a very much 'more 

 edifying and elevating business. 



We have heard slight croaking that 

 this IS to be a dull Christmas. Up to 

 date all signs are quite to the contrary. 

 JN early all classes are feeling good and 

 generous, and the beautiful and commend- 

 able practice of remembering friends was 

 never more general and widespread than 



Last Call 



HO. 16 PIISTLETOE 



RIBBON 



2}i inches ^| i\£\ per piece, 

 wide, M>l«\/\/ lO yards. 



Send for samples of our ribbons 

 FOR FLORISTS, 



I 



806-808-810 ABCH ST. 



5S-54 V. EIOKTK ST 



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Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Discounts 



on large orders. 



New 

 Crop 



$1.00 per 1000. 



Also some FINE CUT BOXWOOD S?i"b!."- 



Hardy Cut FANCY aud DAGGER FERNS, 



11.00 per 1000, best quality. Discount on larger orders. 

 New crop Sonthern WIL,D 8MILAX, |4 00 and 17.00 per case. 

 We carry the finest and most complete line of Decorative 

 Evergreens and Florists' Supplies. Our Specialties are Dagger 

 and Fancy Ferns, A- 1 quality. $1.00 per 1000. Laurel Festooning, 

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

 Sphagnum Moss, 11.00 per bbl. Sphagnum Moss, 60c a bag; 5 

 bags, »2.00. Ivy Leaves, $4.00 per 1000. 



Sprengerl, 26c and «0c per bunch. Asparagus Plumosus, 

 50c per bunch and 60c per string. Leucothoe Sprays, $1.00 ner 

 100 or r.50 per 1000. »' j- . • f^-- 



We also carry a full line of Florists' Supplies, such as Tin Foil, Cut Wire, Corrugated Boxes— all 

 sizes, Folding Flower Boxes, Ribbon— all sizes and colors, all kinds of Letters Wire Designs 

 Cycas Leaves, etc. Our stock Is of the best quality and at the most reasonable rates Please write 

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

 attention. ^ ^ 



L. D. Tel. 2618 Main. 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., 



P:^nnce St.. BOSTON, MASSi 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



PILCHER & BURROWS 



Brokers. ^^^^ ^*°® street, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Your object in being in business is to make money. The more 

 goods you sell — the more money you make. We can assist you in selling more goods and conse- 

 quently, you make more money. We carry no stock but have you ship and bill the goods direct to 

 the trade. We do not wait for them to come after us but we go after them. 

 Write us for information and we will do you some good. 

 Mention The ReviPw when you write. 



at the present moment. How fortunate 

 that our beautiful calling brings uS so 

 closely in touch with these generous im- 

 pulses. There are many instances where 

 a barrel of flour, a roast of beef or a 

 15-pound "Gobble Jock" will be more 

 appreciated than a pretty plant, and we 

 hope that all in need will be remem- 

 bered, yet the great majority of Christ- 

 mas gifts are from people of refined 

 taste to people who relish the beautiful 

 and are in need of it more than the 

 necessities. The sage of East Aurora, 

 the bright Elbert Hubbard, says the only 

 present for a young man to send to his 

 fiancee is a beautiful book or flowers. 

 Of course, Frau Albertus would com- 

 meml the book because he is the maker 



and seller of almost matchless books, vet 

 it would not be diflScult to prove that 

 the book, however adorned, would not 

 create the gladness of a box of flowers 

 or pretty growing plant. Books are the 

 solace, comfort and enjoyment of old 

 age, so barring that babyish thing which 

 goes under the genric name of candy, 

 we must fall back with satisfaction to 

 the plant or sweet bunch of flowers. 

 From announcements in the papers many 

 festivities are coming off among the well- 

 to-do, and we look for a merry time and 

 good time for the florists, and to those 

 who are patient enough to read these 

 rambling notes I wish heartily every en- 

 joyment and prosperity of the season. 



W. S. 



