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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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ViOl FTS For VALENTINES 



Each year the business done St. Valentine's day has shown a fine increase. Last year the 

 retailers who showed, in windows and stores, some nicely put up boxes of VIOLCTS9 

 did a big trade in them. Be prepared to get your share this year. 



WE HANDLE THE BEST VIOLETS IN CHICAGO 



and have a very large supply of fine quality for St. Valentine's day. 75 cents to $1.00 

 per 100; $7.50 per 1000. Daffodils and Jonquils, $3.00 to $4.00 per 100. All other 

 stock at market rates. 



VAUGHAN & SPERRY 



L. D. Phone, Central 2571 



58-60 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



Mention The Review wben you write. 



The Wholesale and Retail Florists 



both depend upon their refrigerators to determine whether 

 their stock shall sell or stay in the store. McCray Refrigera- 

 tors keep stock in such perfect, fresh and fragrant condition 

 that it cannot help selling, and the McCray uses less ice than 

 any other. It virtually pays for itself . The patented system 

 of air circulation which cools all parts evenly, thoroughly, and 

 with fresh, cold, dry air, is one of the features of 



McCray Refrigerators 



They are made in the most beautiful finish and substantial construc- 

 tion. They are lined . with white enamel, or if you wish, you may have 

 tile, opal glass, mirrors or marble. 



There is a wide range of regular sizes of McCray Refrigerators for 

 immediate shipment, although we build them to order for any requirement. 



You should have our Catalog No. 71, which 

 describes the detail of these successful and 

 economical refrigerators for the Qorist. 



McCray Refrigerator Company 



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MhiiiIiiii I h*" Kevlf'W w |i».n .vmi write 



to horticulture of intelligent attention 

 being given continuously to the spreading 

 of a knowledge of plant names. The 

 speaker gave it as his opinion that it 

 would be contrary to the best interests 

 of horticulture to do anything that would 

 bring the common names of plants into 

 disuse, and urged his hearers to aid with 

 their influence in getting the common 

 names as well as the botanical names of 

 plants taught in the public schools. 



Coming to the question of plant regis- 

 tration, Mr. MacLellan pointed out what 

 seemed to him the injustice of the col- 

 lection of a fee for the privilege of regis- 

 tering a new variety and said that while 

 he did not doubt the ability of the S, A. 

 F. to conduct this matter, still he thought 

 it of sufficient importance to be under 

 the direct control of the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington. 



A general discussion took place on the 

 more prominent points brought out. 

 Among those who took part in it were 

 A, O. D. Taylor, president of the Natural 

 History Society; Bruce Butterton, James 

 McLeish and John Baumgartner. 



Mr. Baumgartner spoke on the impor- 



tance of a systematic warfare on the 

 San Jose scale. Even this not being con- 

 sidered sufficient for the evening, after 

 refreshments were served, the president 

 started what turned out to be a very ani- 

 mated discussion on dahlias, more espe- 

 cially the question of whether Mrs. 

 Charles Turner, a beautiful yellow dah- 

 lia, is really a true cactus or a decorative. 

 Many members contended that it is a 

 decorative, but James Robertson, who is 

 generally conceded to be the best grower 

 of dahlias in these parts, seemed to ef- 

 fectually down that contention by the 

 statement that this dahlia, when well 

 grown in good soil, develops into a true 

 cactus, but when grown in poor soil and 

 treated indifferently it deteriorates into 

 a decorative. This statement of Mr. 

 Robertson was fortified by a recollection 

 by many of the members of the beautiful 

 flowers of Mrs.' Charles Turner he had 

 exhibited. 



Current Comment. 



Mrs. Charles Hurn, nee Fadden, who 

 underwent an operation in the Newport 

 hospital, is so far recovered as to be able 



to return to her home on Bellevue avenue- 

 John S. Hay, representing Henry A. 



Dreer, of Philadelphia, was here this 



week. 



Gardenias, both plants and flowers, are 



unusually scarce here at present. 



R.B. 



MONTREAL. 



State of Trade. 



Snow covers everything, many feet 

 deep, for a fierce storm has been raging 

 for three days. At the beginning of last 

 week it was bitterly cold, once going to 

 25 degrees below zero. 



Flowers are plentiful. Tulips and daf- 

 fodils are the latest arrivals, selling at 

 75 cents per dozen in the retail stores. 

 Some good carnations are bringing $1 

 per dozen. Roses are not good. Beauties 

 scarce. Violets, sweet peas and valley 

 are abundant. 



Business was not brisk during January. 

 The Charity ball caused a little stir for 

 bouquets, etc. There have been few 

 large weddings or funerals lately, but we 



