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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



liABCH 14, 1907. 



,^, EASTER OF 1907„, 



WK INVITK INSPKCTION OF OUR 



Azaleas Daisies, Rhododendrons, 



Hydrangeas, "y''"^ ^^^^^' Gardenias, 



•^Ljlj^^ Pink Ramblers, S&%rk.„.. Ferns, 



Crimson Ramblers, Genistas. Tulips, Pots and Pans. 



Also the New Violin Rubber Plant, FICUS PANDURATA. 



COMK AND LOOK US OV.B — ™CE: LIST ON APPOCATION. 



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sweet peas on St. Patrick's day. In- 

 stead L arranged a beautiful wxn^ow 

 suggestive of spring. It was filef^itb 

 litd! sprouting bulbs cherry treesin 



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Horticultural Society was l^^g^jj /;' 

 tended. Dr. Kobert A Huey gave a 

 most interesting rose lecture which j as 

 beautifully illustrated by l^^t^rn slides 

 Among the exhibitors were Edward 

 Towm! Samuel Batchelor, Charles Davis 



'"chaSeTs. Ford was called borne from 

 Cincinnati last week by the sad death 

 of his daughter, Miss Charlotte M Ford 

 who was burted Saturday, ^iss Ford 

 was a stenographer at Henry F. Jf^«^ 

 ell's. She was stricken with appendicitis 



wliile at work. Mr. Ford ,>« ««^ ^^■ 

 tained at home by his wife's ^ondit^n. 

 TMs is the fifth time in four years Mr 

 FoJd has been recalled from the road by 

 death in the family. 



Answers to Correspondents. 



Review readers are invited to se„.^ ^-.ynue^^^ 

 tlons relating to <;;ilt«'re oi "'«'^^Vl in <-are of 

 and flowers n P/'Ha^^'P'''^^ conTmission Houses. 



aulrv but will not l)e published. 



78 -Will you aid in forming growers 

 association? 'Our aim will be to secure 

 better prices for our cut flovvers We be 

 lieve that the wholesa ers ^ave not se 

 cured an advance in prices proportionate 

 to the increased cost of production this 



'^ Ans'-Four years ago I did everything 



• \.r. +r. nrlvance the interests of 



in my power to advance ino ^ 



the Flower Market, believing that to be 



to the best interests of the profession. 1 



am now satisfied that the growers cannot 



b^ combined as a unit. ^ The wholesaler 



offer today the most satisfactory means 



for distributing flowprs in this c^y.^^ 



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SOUTH BEND, IND.-Irving Ging'";^'. °f 

 the South BeAd Floral Co. ^^jf^J 

 the new retail store into S^^f^lf^l^^f 

 refrigerator show window has been built 

 A card system of accounting has been 

 adopted. 



JMANCHESTER, MASS. 



The North Shore Horticultural Soci- 

 ety held its regular meeting March 1. 

 W. B. Jackson was elected president pro 

 tern. M. J. Callahan was elected a mem- 

 ber of the society. The subject dis- 

 cussed was "Annuals Suitable for Forc- 

 ing. " A. E. Parsons was awarded a 

 certificate of merit for a vase of lupi- 

 nus. Mr. Parsons recommended growing 



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lupinus for cut flowers. With a night 

 temperature of 50 degrees to 55 degrees, 

 seed sown in benches the early part of 

 .September will produce flowers for cut- 

 ting by Christmas, and with feeding and 

 ordinary treatment several crops of cut 

 blooms can be secured. J. W. Duncan, 

 assistant superintendent of the Boston 

 park department, will speak at the next 

 meeting. ^ W. T. 



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