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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Adgust 23, lOOG. 



PITTSBURG. 



ThcMaricct 



August has treated the trade very 

 well; there has been just enough busi- 

 ness to keep them from worrying about 

 the heat, and with the exception of oc- 

 casional days, about enough flowers to 

 do the work, with prices low enough 

 to suit everybody. The only thing that 

 was short was good white asters, and as 

 carnations were out of commission the 

 shortage was more noticeable. If white 

 was scarce, however, pink was plentiful. 

 Good, bad, and rotten was about the 

 way you would classify them, and the 

 wonder is how some growers have the 

 nerve to send some of the stock into 

 the wholesale houses; however, it usually 

 reaches the place where it belongs, as 

 no one will buy it. 



Kaiserins, Richmonds, Beauties, valley, 

 lilies, gladioli and asters are the stock 

 in trade, with plenty of all to go 

 around; it might be in place to say that 

 there are enough gladioli and asters to 

 go around several times, and then some. 

 Carnation plants do not seem so plenti- 

 ful. As usual, the Pittsburg Cut Flower 

 Co. reports its growers already sold out; 

 the same report comes from the east, 

 that many who are usually sellers are 

 buying this season. 



Various Notes. 



Harry Barnard, who was a visitor at 

 the Pittsburg Rose & Carnation Co., says 

 they have the finest lot of Killarney 

 roses he ever has seen. 



L. I. Neff has been cutting a fine lot 

 of lilies, about as good as the stock at 

 Easter. 



Julius Ludwig and family are at At- 

 lantic City. He will be missed from 

 the Pittsburg delegation to the conven- 

 tion. 



Fred Burki offers his apology for 

 missing the convention. A real estate 

 deal will monopolize him during the con- 

 vention week. 



John Dengler, one of Frank Faulk's 

 assistants, is camping with the Lotus 

 Club at Coehranton, Pa. Last week they 

 sent him a communication fifteen feet 

 long, signed by almost every one who 

 knew him. Every name had an appro- 

 priate line, such as "I hope you never 

 come back" — John Smith. 



Miss E. B. Maxwell, of Wilkinsburg, 

 with a party of friends, has just com- 

 pleted an automobile trip to Conneaut 

 and return. 



M. F. Stafford, of the south side, has 

 just returned from two weeks at Atlantic 

 City. 



Randolph & ^NlcClements have pur- 

 chased about seven acres of ground in 

 one of the best locations in the east 

 end, and will proceed to erect a block 

 of houses at once, principally for palms, 

 ferns, and decorative stock; this was 

 made necessary by their lease expiring 

 on the Schenley Park greenhouses. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



OWEXSBORO, Ky. — The Nanz Floral Co. 

 has been formed to take over the whole- 

 sale and retail business of C. G. Nanz, 

 at 1007 Walnut street. 



Garrettsville, O. — S. C. Templin will 

 erect a large addition to his range of 

 houses this fall. The new buildings will 

 be used for growing lettuce, for which 

 Mr. Templin has a large trade. 



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H. J. SMITH, 



WHOLESALE DEALER IN 



HARDY CUT 



FERNS, Etc. 



PANPY anH RARRCQ FCDIIQ moss, Lanrel. Bonquet Evergreen, Sprac« and Bal8»m 

 innU I dllU UHUULII ILnnO eooKhs tor cemetery use and for eoTerlDgr plants 



Also LAURKL AND KVERGREKN WREATHS AND VKSTOONING 

 Tlie Best in tlie Market. 



Write for prices 

 ia any quantity. 



HINSDALE, MASS. 



Our stock Is 

 always the best. 



Afentlon Thp Review ■when von write. 



BRONZE GALAX 



In 10,000 lots, $6 50 per caee. or 76c per 1000. 



Fancy or Dagger Ferns 



No. 1 stock, 65c per 1000. DiBCount on large ordera. 



BOUQUET GREEN, $6 00 per 100 lbs. 



GREEN and SPHAGNUM MOSS, 750 per bbl.: 50c per sack. 



Always send to us for your LAUREL FESTOONING, made fresh daily from the woods. 

 4c, 5c and 6c per yard. It's the only decorative green to give universal satislaction at this 

 season of the year. 



Try our BRANCH LAUREL, only 35c for a large bundle. 



Our LAUREL WREATHS must be seen to be appreciated, $2.50 per doz. 



Send us your orders, we will do the rest. 



Telecrapli Office. NEW SALEM. BOASS. 

 Lonar Distance Telephone Connection. 



GROWL FERN CO., MILLINGTON, MASS. 



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TRY THEM ! ! 



We can furnish high-class 



CUT GLADIOLI and DAHLIAS 



For all kinds of Florists' work. 



Our LIGHT PINK DAHLIA SYLVIA 



is unexcelled for early fall weddings. 



Cushman Gladiolus Co.^^'^It^^ 



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New Crop Dagger and Fancy Ferns, 1!^' 



Brilliant Bronze and Green Mn,*il:Ss;^.'^ 



BOUQUET GREEN $7.00 perlOO lbs. 



BOXWOOD 20c per lb. 



LEUCOTHOE SPRATS $1.00 per 100 



LAUREL FESTOONING, good and full.. 5c and 6o per yd. 



LAUREL WREATHS $8.00 per doz. 



BRANCH LAUREL SOc per buncb 



Headquarters for all Florists' Supplies, such as Wire Designs, Cut Wire, Letters of all Kinds, 

 Immortelles, Cycas Leaves, Sheaves of Wheat, Ribbons. Boxes, folding and blue corrugated, etc. 

 LYBATA, a fine subBtitute for Smllax for Decoratlone. 



HENRY M. ROBINSON & CO., 8-11 PROVINCE ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



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