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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



433 



ivitliout introduction will acquire it 

 slowly. In the country, as in dtiier coun- 

 tries, it is more or loss accordinjjf to dis- 

 tance apart, conditions of roads, etc. 

 As to the scbools, I am tdid liy more than 

 one, my informants including' teachers 

 and parents of both norlli and south, 

 that the teachers are better jciid than 

 in the north and cast, are educated and 

 comj^ctent and the sniaMer munber of 

 pupils, owingr to smalli'r )MP|Mdation, en- 

 ables them to give tlie pupils eicater in- 

 dividual attention. 



As to lioalth, J ha\e seen ]ieople wiio 



in tlio middle states l:;i\e I n lidubled 



i)y malai'i.-i, (diills ami fevef. cease ha\ - 

 infj tluMU here and it is a u'^uai tiling- 

 for pale aiul sickly women and cbildifii 

 to immediat.ei\- lie<-<inie rolm^t .and i(]s\-. 



I'of thl'ee or ]'(ilir Weeks m llir middle 



•if winter we h;i\i' a cold thai biles as 

 iiard ;ind in surnniei' lieat tlial i< as nn- 

 ■■•omfoi'table as .anywlieie ,|s,-. Imt neitlier 

 last lon<:j enougii to w-.iv u|m.ii the •■i.n 

 Htitnt ion. 



iJolilldeil (1)1 one >ii|e b\- l!lr ;_;|eat !l\er. 



on an.itli.-i' b\- a bcautit'nl ^i ivt.-li ,,i' .-ab 

 -vntei. where I'ide tl,,' <h!|>- Ml' ail na 

 ' ion>. to l!ie 1-1^1 t h'' ^li ;ii ai'd 1 eailt i 

 I'ul itO'iiiit:;iii<. wJM'i'r \ .'^^et :i I ion i- almn-,! 

 'ropiial ill its Inxmiaiire, i< ni^r \|i^<i^- 

 ~iplii worth coiivj l,.iii|o :iv 1,, li'' [iM-^i 

 iiilities t'o!' Miir tr.ao',' lapidb Mpenin^- 



•liere ' i':. r,. ( . 



(il.l-.M il , I II.. — l-ldward .loidan, the 

 ■oloi'er', iloii^i, died on Suiidav. Pcceiii- 



ber I't. 



I.VONS. 1\\N. Mrs. II. l;. Sniith says 



'he holiday trade \\;is \erv ii 1 this 



\''ar and iiioie ^loek mi^iit easily ha\e 

 been sold. She s.ays slie could always 

 -ell nioic. but for tlio fact tliat cust(uners 

 'We afraid to order ahead for fe;u- piic(>s 

 will be too Jii^h t'or tlie;n. 



Retail Store of the Shaeffer Floral Co., Kansas City, Mo 

 SHAEFFER FLORAL CO. 



The accomimnyino' illustration is 

 from a photograph of the ('has. .\. 

 Sii.aelVer Floral (_'o. 's now ret.ail store 

 at SCI." Walnut street. Kansas City. This 

 was' ()|KMied only a few weeks ago. and 

 is ono of tb.e linost ami best appointed 

 cut tio^\t'r stores in the west. It is tin 

 islied in ijUJirtor saw(^d I'leniisli oak. 

 with laryo I'-ronch plate mirrors on the 

 south sidi' of the room, with marble 

 counter and wrapping table, while the 

 cashier's desk occupies the nortli side. 

 A co/y eoiiier is pro\ided for the lad\- 

 patrons, (itted up with easy ch.-'irs and 

 a daiiit.s writing desk, .\cross the rear 

 I't' the roiuu extends lUie of the liaml 

 soniosf (ait llowor refrigerators in this 

 country. The front is of plate i^lass and 

 the intoiiof is tilted up with I'reiieh 

 iiiiirors and liehte(l with iii'-a iide^eent 

 lights. This liriu did an enoraioiis h<di 

 da\ business, niiii-h greater than ihe\ 

 •Npocted so so(U! after tiieir start, I.. 



ROSE HUGH DICKSON. 



Th. hvluid |i(i|"liial llii-h hi. k-..M. 

 lai-ed \.\ ibiMM 1 tii-lNviiti \ SiO!-. I- a 'a 

 lii'l \ ..|' MMi'di pl'iiriii-i'. Th.- lid"!' is v\li;i! 

 we ^\aiil. bright -<ai-h t .riai-oii. with 

 (]i;inue uhiw. like Iboa.i' X'eriiei a; d~ 



Irsl. |d<lW( 1< |i. aided. de,p petal-. - I 



foiui. a trille small pei'ha[i<. but la-l- 

 iiiiX a'ld keeping ■•,.|or. .\< the bbmai- 

 are peialaiit. and it is iiof t'lee lb .\\ la i ii;^, 

 it canned be recommeniled fiU' ^s'lideu 

 pnr|iose:--. but as an exhibit ioti I'ose it ha- 

 a, future, (ir^wth \i^orou-.-, foliage hand 

 s(une. The Iri-ii e|imat(^ evidently -nils 

 il. fo,- the r;iis( r ha- ■■\liibitid uimid 

 blooms this xcar. es|)eciall.v at the .\'. I,'. 

 S. autumn show, whore seven L;lorioii< 

 unsurpassed tlowers were >-taeed in the 

 \ase cl.ass, inerv tlowc r im -.imit w 1. 



eri'cd. brilliant and of pert't-ct form. If 

 it will onl.v come like this in blngland it 

 is (|uite worthy (d" the gold medal N. R. 

 S. awarded it at (ilasgow in 19U3. — Gar- 

 deners ' Magazine. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



Aui:oi:.\, Ii.l. — Vegetable forcing is a 

 novelty here and the \V. I'.. |)avis A Co. 

 plant attratts much attention. There 

 are two hou-es :'iiix"_'iiii in iinumln.'rs. 

 \'isito;s' days arc ;i<l\ertised and do 

 much to h(d[) local trade. 



t ucumber-, $1 

 'tiiice, siic rase; 

 ; bbl.; tomat.iCs. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



< iiu \i,(i, .laiiuary 

 to $1.7."'i <lo/.; leal' 

 head lettUc/. .-L' V, 

 ■•^l.:!.") to s-'J.'-Ti ca-e. 



J!<i.--i(i.\, .1 .-I una i'\' ■_'. t 111 niiibei-. ^-'.."o 

 Im - 11 iiM\ ; hat ii.-. . :,",- t,, M,i,- d.i/. ; rad- 

 i-'n -. --'.'J"' b..\ : I ..;iia !".-, ;;:,,- r .■ jn.' 



ib . p,i I -l.-\ , .--■,■ '.,•:, ; li>a>I iM.iin -. .-:J t" 



- ''" j- r t .ill |..ii,ir! ;.•- ka_.\ 



\ 1 \'. Vi 'i:]< . .1 .'i iiii:i I \ _, I '.M-t .,i\ oil- 

 ,■; Kb.a-, ~1 •■■ -l.-M .1.,/.: i;.:ei h'i!ii<M. 

 ; '- I M - I .1. V. . I :ai-h.--. - ; !m -.". 1 OM 

 b . :.'h ■- ; mu-h 1. Mill -. | • ■,• i ,, P i, l!i. ; 1 1 .aia 



THE SEED ORDER. 



I iiM MCiid d i-a p(iM| ht Mil !.• a lid dela\ . 

 •'■ -.M,| M|.|. I -leidd b" mail" ready antl 

 p''i''d ill I !i. ■•.■■ ,Uma I! "-■ hair!-' in good 



■' It i- b.'i'.a- Imt lie- baver and 



i"tter I'mi the -iid-aia II . a- il 'ji\i'S him 

 .< ihaiic Im M\,,aHM VMiii Mider witliout 

 endue hiiiiv and iii-iMi- a'^aiiist mis- 

 i;ike-. \bi-i -led-Meti III thi/ir price 



