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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 9, 1006. 



All Florists passing through Chicago 

 to or from the Dayton Convention 

 are invited to visit our new . . . 



INVITaTION 



SUPPLY DEPARTMENT 



We want every one to see for himself how well we are 

 fixed to meet all demands for up-to-date supplies. Look us 

 over and you will let us take care of your orders. We can 

 save you time and money. Heavy importations now on 

 the way from our buyer in Europe. .'. .*. .*. ,*. 



A. L Randall Co. RANboVrasT. Chicago 



L.. D. PHONKS— Cut Flower Dept., 1400 and 1404 Central; Florists* Supply Dept., 5014 Central. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



price of the better grade, which has 

 fallen twenty-five per cent. Choice New 

 England' roses are not the factor that 

 they were two weeks ago. Their place 

 will soon be taken by a new crop of 

 homegrown Beauties. The tea roses are 

 not very good just now. There seems 

 more demand, with possibly less supply, 

 for carnations than any other flower, as 

 good stock usually moves at sight. Val- 

 ley is in fair supply, and sells tolerably 

 well. Gladioli are a feature now. Out- 

 door flowers are showy. Golden Glow and 

 the white Hydrangea paniculata being 

 prominent. 



Qub Affairs. 



The Florists ' Club of Philadelphia will 

 leave for Dayton, Monday, August 20, 

 the hour and route to be announced 

 later. The fare will be $2607 on the 

 certificate plan. The members have unan- 

 imously decided to invite the convention 

 to Philadelphia in 1907. 



Recent Importations. 



Eeview readers were given last week 

 a few of the many new ideas in the 

 shape of florists' supply novelties now 

 coming into the warehouses of H. Bay- 

 ersdorfer & Co., in this city. Mr. Bay- 

 ersdorfer kindly consented to continue 

 his chat about these novelties for a few 

 minutes one afternoon this week. The 

 screen idea brought out so successfully 

 last year has been improved on two lines 

 this season. The screens come singly in 

 various heights from four and one-half 

 to seven feet, being arranged so that 

 they can be readily fastened together, 

 making a continuous screen to any 

 length desired. They may be tersely de- 

 scribed under two heads, the rich man's, 

 very elaborate, and the poor man 's, 

 a simple screen. Both are excellent. The 

 samples of many-colored straw for bas- 

 kets are pleasing. The color combina- 

 tions include some striking effects in 

 yellow and old gold, bronze, silver, and 

 many colors. Some pretty hampers for 

 cut flowers are made of two-colored 

 straw, a darker and a lighter shade of 

 the same color, usually pink, being most 

 eflfective. The improvements in the qual- 

 ity of Porto Rican mats is marked, the 

 newer productions having a much more 

 finished appearance than those we are 

 accustomed to using. 



The gem of the whole collection, so 

 far, is the new colored toneware. The 

 artistic styles and shapes familiar to 



E. F. WINTERSON CO. 



45-47-49 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



We Are Now ReeeiTing; 



Fancy, Long Stem ASTERS 



All colors, algo Gladioli, Auratum Lilies, 

 Sweet Peas, Roses, American Beauties. 

 Our Carnations are the best on the market 

 and are fine for this season of the year. 

 Fancy Valley and all Greens always on 

 hand. All Cut Flowers in season. 



Leading Florists' Supply House off the West* 



Mention The RcTlew when yon write. 



many in the Pompeian toneware, and 

 to a few in the natural toneware, are 

 enhanced by the glowing colors of this 

 new claimant for popular favor. Mr. 

 Bayersdorfer is to be congratulated on 

 securing the exclusive privilege for this 

 country of distributing these showy 



vases. 



To Err is Htiman. 



I seem fated in describing baseball 

 games to call forth the divine quality in 

 others. Possibly this is due to an ex- 

 cess of work preventing my joining the 

 fans in the peanut gallery; or, possibly, 

 I had no invitation. Be that as it may, 

 the following correction from H. H. Bat- 

 tles is accepted with proper humility: 



1 have not a copy of The ReTlew before me, 

 but as I read your report of the baseball game. 

 It seemed that you gave me the credit of pro- 

 viding the "hospitality." I guess you meant 

 the edibles and soft drlnlcables. Will you 

 please correct the statement? My employees 

 accepted the challenge, provided the refresh- 

 ments and won the game against possibly the 

 strongest team of florists ever brought together 

 In the United States. 



VariotM Notet. 



Edward Eeid leaves for the south on 

 Friday, August 10. 



The Keller Pottery Co., of Norristown, 

 Pa., reports a healthy increase in the 

 demand for its wares. Azalea pans, es- 



pecially 7-inch, have made marked strides 

 in popular favor. 



Matthew Phaw, carnation grower of 

 note for Eobert Craig & Sons, has ac- 

 cepted a position with John A. Shellem. 

 We may look for some fine results at this 

 place next season. 



Visitors in town, reported by M. Rice 

 & Co., are: C. B. Mills, Jacksonville, 

 Fla.; Mr. Jack, with A. C. Brown, 

 Springfield, Ohio. 



E. J. Fancourt returned from his va- 

 cation Monday, August 6. 



J. D. Eisele and family are enjoying 

 the breezes of Asbury Park. 



August Corts & Son, of Wyncote, Pa., 

 have received an order for 60,000 of their 

 new stake fasteners from the vicinity of 

 "the great central market." 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report as visit- 

 ors Mr. and Mrs. A. Taepke, of Detroit, 

 Mich. 



Myers & Samtman have made their 

 first shipment of Beauties to the Leo 

 Niessen Co., the quality fine for August. 



Robert Scott & Son are shipping choice 

 Beauties and Killarneys to S. S. Pen- 

 nock. 



A struggle between the city authori- 

 ties and a fractious land-owner caused 

 an excitement in front of the M. Rice 

 & Co. store last Saturday. A compro- 



