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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Sbptbmbeb 27, 1906. 



OCTOBER 1, 1906 



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INAUGURATES the consolidation of the 

 two Philadelphia Wholesale Houses. 

 Where the Florists of the universe will 

 make no mistake in trading. 



S. S. Pennock-Mleehan Co. 



«<The" Wholesale Florists of Philadelphia. 1608-18 LudlOW Street 



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Mention The Keylew when you write. 



on Minnesota avenue, and there is no 

 doubt but that she will make a success 

 of it. 



Another change in Kansas City, Kan., 

 is that Mr. Uollman, a market gardener, 

 ,has purchased the greenhouse and office 

 fixtures formerly owned by Sam Short, 

 on Sixth street. Mr. Hoffman will con- 

 tinue the business as heretofore. We 

 understand that James Biggam, former- 

 ly with the Charles Shaeffer Floral Co., 

 of Kansas City, Mo., has accepted a 

 position in the store. Busy. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



Business at last shows some signs of 

 improvement, but nothing as yet to call 

 any of us rushed. The window displays 

 have materially increased the sales. 

 Monday, some of the retailers were kept 

 busy with designs for the opening of 

 a large wholesale jewelry house in the 

 Star building, where some good work 

 was seen. 



Outdoor stock is becoming scarce, and 

 about the only arrivals that are worth 

 mentioning are in roses and carnations. 

 Boses are much better, and some extra 

 good stock is in. Besides Brides and 

 Maids, Kaiserin, Carnot, and Sichmond 

 are seen. Carnations, too, are improving 

 in the size of bloom and length of 

 stems. Enchantress are the best. Red 

 and pink are not plentiful. There are 

 more white than any others. Prices on 

 some of the Enchantress have gone up 

 to $2 per hundred. 



Extra good valley can now be had. 

 Asters are about over for this season. 



Chrysanthemums are, as yet, limited. 

 Smilax is in good demand, and so is 

 almost anything in greens. 



Various Notes. 



J. J. Kierens, representing Henry A. 

 Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa., was in town 

 last week. 



A. C. Brown, of Springfield, HI., called 

 on the local commission-men the past 

 week. Mr. Brown while here was boom- 

 ing the Springfield fair. 



George Waldbart, son of Alex. Wald- 

 bart, was married last week to Miss 

 Emma S. Hyler. It was a surprise to 

 many of Mr. Waldbart 's friends in the 

 trade. 



Louis A. Giger, who is with Mrs. M. 

 M. Ayers, will be married this week to 

 Miss Marie Hirshfelt. 



Henry Braun, one of the best carna- 

 tion and rose growers here, has left the 

 employ of A. Jablonsky, who has a large 

 range of glass at Central. He is a mem- 

 ber of the local club. 



Henry Ostertag last week handled 

 some big fall openings, using a lot of 

 cut stock and decorative plants. 



Kuehn continues to receive daily a 

 fine cut of yellow and white chrysanthe- 

 mums. Berning had a lot of extra fine 

 dahlias last week. Ellis handled an extra 

 lot of good Brides and Maids. Anger- 

 mueller is well supplied with Beauties 

 and other roses. 



Henry Berning will this week Wednes- 

 day act as judge of flowers at the Cen- 

 tralia. 111., fair. He will act in the 

 same capacity at the SedaUa, Mo., fair 

 next week. 



Frank Fillmore met with a loss last 

 week. His fine watchdog. Monk, was 



killed. Monk was known to all the 

 traveling men in the trade! 



Councilman Solfes has sounded the 

 death knell of the crepe pullers in St. 

 Louis by introducing an ordinance in 

 the council prohibiting peddlers or 

 agents from ringing front doorbells, or 

 soliciting orders of any kind. In part 

 the ordinance reads: 



It shall be unlawful for any person wlthoat 

 permission of the owner or occupant of private 

 premises, used for a resldenre, to enter said 

 premises or to ring the doorbell of any house, 

 building, or other structure, situated thereon, 

 for the purpose of begging or soliciting the 

 sule or purchase of any article or thing whatso- 

 ever, or attempting to transact any business 

 whatsoever, of whatever nature or description. 

 Any one violating any of these provisions of 

 this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of mis- 

 demeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined 

 for each offense not less than |5 nor more 

 than $100. 



When this comes up for passage, the 

 local club should send a delegation to 

 the meeting and urge its passage. 



The organizing of a florists' bowling 

 league has met with failure. Interest 

 seems to have died out among the local 

 florists. Last week Monday only six 

 showed up at the alleys. Hereafter those 

 who wish to bowl every Monday night 

 will find us at the new DeSoto alleys 

 on Pine street, between Seventh and 

 Eighth streets. 



Xuehn, Beyer, and Beneke have joined 

 the house team, and Ellison, the Fern 

 Glens. J. J. B. 



OwATONNA, Minn. — T. E. Cashman, of 

 the Clinton Falls Nursery Co., and his 

 family, were poisoned September 10, 

 supposedly by drinking milk from the 

 family cow. Prompt medical aid is 

 thought to have been the only thing 

 which averted serious consequences. 



