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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



July 19, 1906. 



Why Do We Do a Large Shipping Business ? 



Because we give satisfaction to our customers. Our best advertise- 

 ment is a satisfied customer. Give us a trial, both on Cut Flowers and 

 Supplies. Large or small orders will have prompt attention. All flowers 

 in season. Our wire designs are made by the best wire designers in 

 the west. All work is made on honor, best quaiity guaranteed. 

 That means if you will give us a trial order and it is not satisfactory you 

 may ship it bacic to us at our expense. Could there be a more fair prop- 

 osition ? Don't forget our ferns are the best in the market. 



A. L Randall Co. RANboLpiPsT. Chicago 



Li. D. PHONK8— Cut Flower Dept.* 1490 and 14M Central; Florlats* Supply Dept., 5614 Central. 



Mention The Review when you write. ^^^^ 



there seems to be at last a prospect 

 of the complete destruction of this 

 nuisance. 



G. M. Geraghty, of Donahue's, is 

 spending the summer at his old home in 

 Denver. 



Importations of supplies from the Eu- 

 ropean market are beginning to arrive, 

 the result of the personal selections of 

 Messrs. Reed, Hermann and Geller; 

 there are many novelties among them. 



The Limprecht Florists' Supply Co. is 

 refitting its building, so badly damaged 

 by the fire a few weeks ago. Max Lim- 

 precht, who has been dangerously ill 

 for so long, gives some promise of re- 

 covery. 



John J. Foley, 226 Bowery, is sum- 

 mering at his home in Madison. He re- 

 ports no diminution in business on ac- 

 count of the hot weather, and a steady 

 demand for his floral photographs. 



James M. Thorburn & Co., the seeds- 

 men, after many weeks of work in mov- 

 ing, have now occupied their new five- 

 story building at 33 Barclay street, 

 where their facilities cannot be excelled. 



During June the number of new tele- 

 phones installed in New York City was 

 3,591. This is of importance to every 

 user, including all florists, for it in- 

 creases by just so many the number of 

 persons with whom business may be 

 transacted by phone. The telephone is a 

 mighty important factor to many lines 

 of business, but to none is it of greater 

 importance than to the florists. Many 

 fashionable retailers do the bulk of their 

 business over the phone and wholesalers 

 ^0 much in that way. The long-distance 

 is taking the place of the telegraph for 

 ordering cut stock to be shipped to out- 

 of- town dealers. 



The Julius Eoehrs Co. is building 

 four large houses, 30xi50, for the grow- 

 ing of orchids exclusively. When com- 

 pleted, this great plant will include 

 nearly 100 houses, all modernized arid 

 filled with a grand stock of every de- 

 scription. Bay trees of every variety 

 and size are in great demand this year. 

 The growing appreciation of the orchid 

 in every city of any importance in the 

 country is here realized and the prophetic 

 eye of the senior member of the com- 

 pany sees in the near future a demand 

 that present growing will be far inade- 

 quate to supply. 



Tgoe Bros, have removed from 226 



E. F. WINTERSON CO. 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



All CUT FLOWERS In Season. SUMMER FLOWERS a Specialty. 



At Chioaeo Market Quotations. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



We have a lot of our well-known Chicago Plant Stands which 

 we will close out at the following low prices. These stands 

 sell on sight. Stained oak tops, fancy bkack enameled legs. 



16-inch stand, folding each, 20c; per doz., $2.00 



24-inch stand, folding each, 30c; per doz., 3.00 



30-inch table, 24-inch top —each, 60c; per doz., 6.00 



We are Headquarters on Boston Ferns. Leading Florists' Supply House of the West. 



Mention The RctIcw when yon write. 



North Ninth street to 63-71 Metro- 

 politan avenue, Brooklyn. 



J. E. Hoflfmire, of McHutchison & 

 Co., sails for Europe today on the Kai- 

 serin Auguste Victoria. 



Steamer work has shown a most en- 

 couraging increase over other seasons, 

 and every retailer acknowledges the help 

 this has afforded in the otherwise ab- 

 normally dull July. Donohue had many 

 fine baskets for the Kaiser Wilhelm on 

 Tuesday. 



Wadley & Smythe had the table deco- 

 rations at Delmonico 's Monday evening, 

 at the dinner given in honor of the 

 French admiral. The entire scheme was 

 in red, gladioli and Victory carnations 

 being used exclusively. Mr. Smythe left 

 for Newport on Tuesday and anticipates 

 a strenuous season there. 



Charles Schenck is back from a two 

 weeds' stay in the mountains, with the 

 Misses Schenck, brown as a berry and 

 gathering energy for what he claims 

 will be the biggest fall and winter sea- 

 son New York has ever known. He left 

 for a water trip to Portland, Me., on 

 Tuesday. Mr. Traendly will take his 

 outing at Dayton. 



Fleischman's big store on Fifth avenue 

 has been ciosed for the summer. 



Alex McConnell's new store in the 



Arcade proves to be in size and con- 

 venience just what the veteran has 

 needed for years. Many handsome flo- 

 ral pieces were furnished by Mr. McCon- 

 nell for the funeral of the son of H. 

 McKay Twombly last week. 



J. B. Heiss, Dayton, O., is in town on 

 convention matters. J. Austin Shaw. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Market. 



Business is at its lowest ebb. There 

 are probably fewer cut flowers coming 

 in town this week than at any previous 

 time during the season. The features of 

 the market, if we may use that term, 

 are the increase in asters, white predomi- 

 nating, and some very choice sweet peas 

 coming in from a distance. Gladioli are 

 plentiful. 



A G>rrecUon. 



The following letter from Charles E. 

 Meehan, of the Philadelphia Wholesale 

 Flower Market, is self-explanatory: 



"We wish to have corrected the state- 

 ment appearing in last week's Eeview in 

 connection with the game of baseball 

 played between Burton and Niessen. We 

 take exception to that part relating to 



