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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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rmiltl L-ut. Sniiic iai^n tiriii'^ in llic cast 

 make a specialtv of )i)c|Kiri'il rmiis dl' 

 ilahlia.s I'nr loiciny, wliich arc iiiiicli bct- 

 li r I'ni- llio j)Ui|pii<c Ihan umiIs lifliil 

 J'l'diii llic yi'iiuiid as recently as la.st 

 October. Tlio .sin^l<\, caclns ami jioinpun 

 • lalilias arc best I'nr JtiiTin;^. J.eaNc llie 

 lar^e shiiw class iny nulilnnrs. 



I lia\'c a)rea<l\ albnUd to sweet ])cas 

 as :i crop to sneceeil a bench of inunis. 

 If you liave not j^ot thciii ah'ca<ly starid 

 ill pots, tli(Mi sow tliciii in tin' IxmI wjiere 

 tliey arc to llower. anil sow the old 



standard soid.s, snch as Minily Hender- 

 son. Illanche I'eiiy. < cnintess of Jfadnor, 

 (aliieiine Tracx, and nihcrs. These btuMs 

 will not lliiw el befiJi'e I he middle of 

 April in iiiir dark, stmniy winter, inil 

 I'inm llien (in ('or two iiinnths they pay 

 well ;ind Ihousands can bo picked. So 

 after ;ill yoii may imt have many beindies 

 to empty. I liiipe not, for it's lica\y 

 work and colle<;c oradnates don't take 

 1(1 it kindly. 'I'licy wuiild rather kick 

 anothi r fellow 's licml (df al football. 



\\ii.i,[\.M Scott. 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



A LOUIW^^:£E veteran. 



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THANKSGIVING TRADE. 



A SUinillij)i^ l!|i of the ]'ep(irt- of 

 'riKUiksjji\iny trade makes it (dear thai 

 tlie retail business was better tlian e\ei' 

 ixd'oi'c for this Indiday. Tlieic is no 

 point fi'oiii which ret.-iileis tail td re|iort 

 most satisfactory imsiness. Iml at the 

 |»rincipa[l- wholesale centers there is re- 

 port of fHi dr(>at increase in the demands 

 ujion those" markets. As is usually the 

 case, d-rdwci.s nt the a|iproach of the 

 Indlday had made |u'eparation for supjdy 

 to meet a iifcalcr demand than materiab 

 ized, Thaiiksiiix illy is a <i<iod day for 

 Ihirists eNcryw liere. bul it is not a day 

 tliat calls for yreatly increase(l su|iplies, 

 :r which will w.iirant sharp increases in 



-l.icob Sciiul/, has been in business at 

 Lonis\illc, Ky., for thirty years. n(^ 

 has met with uiiintcrrupti'd success dur- 

 ing .all that period ami has kept in step 

 with the progress of the times, now oc- 

 cnpyiiitr <)n(> of the handsomest stores in 

 the country, with facilities second to 

 none for handlino- the best idass of trade. 



'fhe accompanying illustrations show 

 the exterior and interior of the store at 

 MA Fourth avenue, which .Mr. Scluilz 

 built for ills own occu|>ancy. The store 

 is iar<ic ami well equipped with all the 

 facilities necessary for a la rye and 

 steadily growinjj bu.siness. The entire 

 store has mosaic and tile lloorin}^, all 



the store is of inestimable' value, for it 

 :ilfiU"ls not only facilities for the stor- 

 ;iye ot plants for <lec(Ujit i(Uis, but also 

 f(U- the display of stock at holiday sea- 

 sons. Witlumt a conserxatory an u|»-to- 

 date llorist labors under decided disad- 

 x.antayes. This one is w(dl linislied, dry 

 and peid'iMdIy (dean. 



One of the idlier |iiclures shows a por- 

 tion of the ranye of greenhouses on the 

 Cherokee road. There are twenty houses 

 in the lanye, dcNoted to the production 

 of beildiny stock, plants for the holi- 

 day seas(nis, and also to the yrowing of 

 cut llowers, but Mr. Scliulz finds it im- 

 possible to yrow anywhere near all the 

 sto(di rc((uired for his trade. JIo is 

 .•iinony the Jarye buyers in the wholesale 

 markets outside of Louisville. 

 • .Mr. Schuiz is a believer in lilieral ail- 

 \crtisiny and has jniblished in the Louis- 

 ville newspapers some of the most unique 

 ad\ei t isements ever printed liy any flo- 

 rist. He has made tise of the color 

 processes to oiitain, e\en if at consider- 

 able c\|ieiise. a sliowiny which could not 

 bo o\erlooked by anyone who so inu(di 

 as ylam-ed at tin' I'ajie. He has use<l 

 s|,ecial (h'siyns showing tlowt'rs in colors. 



NEW TABLE DECORATION. 



The hrm (d Wilhclm Scdiiedt, whole 

 sale hollow ylass merchants, Leipzig, says 

 a (iermaii trade pajier, has brcuight into 

 commerce a glass decoration in empire 

 stvle that consists id' small crystal vases 

 connected \vith one another by means of 

 (diaiiis of glass. 'I'hese can be employed 

 in any desired numbei', and even with 

 so f ( \\ as si.\ \ases and chains and a few 

 llowers, these form a (duirniing decora- 

 tion for a dinner table. 'J'he so-called 

 ('ri(d\light lamps, in the same style, har- 

 imuiize well with the \ases, and covereil 



Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schuiz. 



the ]>ri(-es. 'J'liis ye;ir the dcniand upon 

 wholesale market^ was niidonlile(|ly 

 alVected by the iarye sn|iplies ot 

 (diry.sanlhemnms whiih wif oeiieral 

 Ihroiiyhoiit tiie country. l-^eiy man who 

 produces an\ portion ot hi^ ov\ n siqi 

 plie.s was l.-iigely stocked M|i with mniiis 

 and it was inevitable that first elVorls 

 slnudd be toward the disposal of them. 



the ti.\lure> beiny while. The best n\' | with silk shades having pearl fringes, 



stock is carried ami in l.iiye (juantities. j ami with pictures, or not so d(>corated. 



The store Iroiit presents a most uiii(|ne ■ heighten yreatly the general effe(d. 



appearance, tin- wimhiw ha\iny a idun(le(| • 



section in the center whi.h |.ermit- of an • l>.\i,i..\s. Ti-.x. — \V. L. Smith, for years 



unnsnal disfday. In the picture, .\ir. in business at .Aurora, J II., and widely 



Sidiui/ himself i.- >e(Mi standing in the 

 dooiway. 



The large coiiservat(jrv at tne rear of ! in the east. 



known, is now with the Haskell Avenue 

 rioral 1 o. He lately has been located 



