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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



.\i(;isT 1."., P.MtT. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



The Rising Eastern Market. 



The li'Mtinc lit' the innrkfl tlii> wi'cU i^ 

 llir iiniiifiisr iniaiility n\' jistcrs, cliiclly 



III' till- I nr linidf. Tlicsc Mir ililHciill 



Ici sell :ilhl [iliii'S li;i\(' lii'clincd, lilt' iiiiiii 

 Imt ill Ihi' sriri-t <-l;is> lifiny (•(Piii|i;ir:it i\ c- 

 ly siii:ill. ( I l;ii| iiili jirc ;ilsii mi the liowii 

 waiil t!:iik. 'I'lir white ;iiii| lighter 

 sh:i<li'> ail' ill ileiiiaiiil. Imt the reil aiiil 

 ijiill ^ha'le> are ijillieiill tn sell at any 



pliie. Ileailties ale ill ilelliailil. witll tile 

 sii|i|ily i iirieasi lie aiiil i iii|irii\ i ii;^ in iiiial- 

 ity. Kaiseiiiis ale edml. anil sell fairly 

 well. Tile lliaikel liil' i;ieens was acti\c 

 fur si\eral ihiy^ lately. 



I iiilira 1 ieii^ [iiiint tn an im-reasc in llie 

 tiller eiaile-. lit' asters iliiiiii;^ tlie next 



few ilay s, I I shun hi have lieell lllell 



tiniieil tliai ruse |iiiil\ ami la\eiii|er ami 



|illl|ile ale ].[!■ Iiesi sellels, with failry 



whiles, wliije |iiiiir white ainl the iJiill. 

 Ill iihl ruse, sliaije lit' pink ilu imt sell. 

 \'alle\ lia~ lieeii sraiie. ilai'iisii are 

 line. 



Novelties. 



Thiiitiyii the i-iiiil't csy lit' the inriniiers 

 i.f the linn i<i' .M . K'ii-e \ <'i). lib'.viKW 

 leaijeis will lie eivfii an aiKaiici' view 

 111' sdiiie lit' the iiii\ cities already in tiit'ir 

 warehimse. .Mr. Ifire tiist imintcil out 

 a new rafiia si-arf. a |)l<'asiii<; and siin|d(' 

 thiiii;, adiiiiraldy ada|iti'(l fur creating; a 

 liaekeriiiiiid where a liy^lit ciVcct is dc 

 sired. Tlle-e seaits ale iieiliajis I'xll' 

 feel. liiiweied. and eiiine liiifh in t'le 

 natural ratiia i-nhn. whiiji is |ireferalile. 

 and a i|ee[i ^leeii. Next lanio the nat- 

 ural williiw tree stnni|is. an ori^inai idea 

 iif .Mr. l-]siiiiier, and mie that has fuiind 

 I'axiii with a few nf niir hriylil retailers 

 wliii ha\e already •-eeii it. These stuiii|is 



.•lie t'liilll tWii feel six illelies tn six feet 



Willow Tree Slumps of Rice & Co. 



in lieij^ht. tlio lartjer sizes having a yreat 

 er iiiiinlier nt' | mkets than the smaller. 



These [Hirkets ale earh (itted With a tiller 



\ase, N"' Iwi' ~-tiiiii|is are exartl\ alike, 



the ]i(ii-ke''- inllill'^ ill ditferelit |ii isi 1 iiillS 

 in stlllll|i-- III the same size. The sjieeia! 

 Il^e till whiili the stlllll|S weie intended 

 is |(, dii-iiiate ;i St lie windiiw. Imt they 

 nia\ lie livid ad\ a iitaL;''iiii»l\' in :iiiy t'nriii 

 ■ if dei-mat imi. 



\ii ,1-1 '.11 a:jii-- wreath, nt' intnral a- 



jiarayiis, |ii-e|iared to insure diiraliility, 

 lias already met faxor. It is a jiretty 

 tliiiiy. caiialiie of elTective coiiiliinatioiis 

 fur tiineral or (liristmas work. 'I'lie 

 skeletnii lea\t's, lesemliiinj^' ii delicate 

 mos(|nilo netting, so |io|nilar last season 

 with a few (if the leadiiiii- i-etaiiers, are 



Antique Oval Willow Ferneries of 

 Rice & Co. 



yi\en a iironiineiit place, .Mr. liice feei- 

 iiiy that this is a tliiiiy of merit that 

 slioiild lie j^eiierally used. ()ne of our 

 leading retailers, lioliert Kift, used these 

 leaves last season on top of a liox of 

 tlowcrs, and addi d a delicate touch by 

 writing with a hriisli dipped in j^ilt over 

 the siiilVce lit' the yieeii veined leaf the 

 wolds ''I'xiii Miyaye'' or • ' ( 'oin|diineiits 

 of the seasi n " ' or smne other ap|iropriate 

 sent iineiit. 



.\ new line of oak wnod \ases, hand- 

 some and siilistatitial. oniameiited with 

 iron liars, was shown, and then Mr. 

 r]schiier took up the role of ciceldlie. Ilis 

 tirst noxelty was an iiii|irii\ei| plant mat. 

 I'ortn liicaii style, less (diimsy than the 

 sianijiid mats so Inn;.; in use. These 

 rnll e in all the tinwer cnlnls. and sei'lll a 

 i!( lided ari|lli-it inn. The weddillj; yates. 



ki liii;: stnnls. and electroliers, with 



their nanyrnlnied silken shades, are :i 

 iriiie and innie impnriant prndiicl nf the 



factniy. Ii'eed is the plillcijial iliere- 



dieiit ill the eates and stools, with their 

 ideh liacks. nr arm rests. Many nt' our 



I'l-i^das-^ IliHistx ;ilwa\s keep a set nr 

 "i w n I.f t lies • mi iia nd. 



Ihe llltllial etVei-Iv in plant baskets nc- 



in|y a laree -pace in the show rnniii. 

 Natural willnw. natural rush, and chip 

 :ire -eeii ill a e|-,.;it variety n]' pretty 

 shajies. I'ocnatilier liaskets are iinnther 

 iinviltv that will surely win admirers. 

 These iritural elicits ale nut cnnliued to 

 tl'eplant liaskets. thev .ire alsn in tlmse 



intemli'd fur cut tinwels. Snine clmice 



ferm-rii'' <>\. I think. Iiinli. are nriia- 

 ineiited with snake elteits ill uilt, rather 

 ndd and pleasine. .\iiiithei stvie is a 

 t'eriieiy made nt' rattan, veiv touyh. the 

 natural and deep li iies of lolor liein;^ 

 stlii-llv adhered tn. til till' exclusion of 

 anylliiiin Jui^dit that niij^ht detract froiii 



the cnlnr nf tie llnwels nr fnliai;e. 



.\ n iiiipidved West phalian waterproof 

 en-pe paper is lighter than the standard 

 ami more easily ad-mted tn nu'dinm and 

 small size plant-. In rililmns. M. h'ice cV 



( n. are even llli.le laiLJely interested than 

 in the past. 'fhey have this vear added 

 a l,*i(diii;iiiiil inse .'lade. exactly matchine 



the new and ] nj lllai v ariely i,\' |||;|| 



uiiiiio. TIloy liave liad for some time an 

 .Vmericaii Beauty shade, at one time so 

 dilliciilt to secure. A novelty in tiiis (!<•- 

 liartinent is tlie waterproof iiialiiie, iii- 

 valualile liecaiise of its ability to with- 

 stand moisture. It can be had in widtiis 

 from six ami oiie-liaif to thirteen and 

 one half inches, in ail tiie tlower sliados 

 of color. 



These few notes, "athered from an iiii- 

 iiiense selection of florists' supplies, may 

 be of interest to some of our I'eaders, 

 and will at least comcy the idea that M. 

 K'ice vV ( 'o. are wiile awake and fully 

 abreast, or perhaps a little ahead of the 

 times. 



Final Convintion Arrangements. 



Tile (diairmeii of tlie various commit- 

 tees report everything in readiness for 

 next week's convention. Members ai'c 

 (>ariiestly re(|iiesteil to rei^isfer ]ir(Mn])tly 

 at the secretary's ol!i<'e, as much of the 

 success of the arranj;eii!eiits for the e;ir- 

 lier entertainments will depend on know- 

 ing exactly how many may be expected. 

 A larj;(' ijatheiini; at eacli and every eii- 

 tertaiiiment is the aim. 



William (iraliam. ciiairman of the 

 bowliny committee, lias secured the 

 Olympic alleys, .\reii street below liroad, 

 for the ladies' and the men's individual 

 bowliny inatidies. There are twelve al- 

 leys at this jilace. Mr. (Iraliam is ]);ir- 

 ticiilarly anxious for entries of teams to 

 consist of five ladies each in the ladies' 

 team matclies. The intercity t(>am Jiiateli 

 will, as stated before, be rolled on the 

 T'erininal alleys, on l''ilbert street below 

 Thirteenth. Hotii these events take place 

 on Thursday afternoon, |iroltably at 1 

 o '(dock. 



A. H. < art le(|u(.. (diairman of the siioot 



Cocoa Fibre Baskets of Rice & Co. 



iii;i committee, is out of town, but all 

 arrangements for a ynoil shnot. with 



liandsome trophies, .are perfected. 



Charles 1). I'.all. (liairm.an of tlie la- 

 dies' commitlee. has secured open car>, 

 whicii will be in readiness at llroail and 



l.nclist streets, at I n'clnck sli;irp nil 



Tiiiirsday afteri ii. tn take tiie l;idies 



nil their niitini.; tn W'illnw (Irnve. where 

 they will first en tn tile Illllsie |i.-iviiinn. 



