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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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SEEDS MICHELL BULBS 



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for almost a quarter of a century, 

 has stood for progressivenrss and 

 success. 



It occupies, today, as fine a build- 

 ing as will be found anywhere 

 devoted to the Seed, Bulb and 

 Horticultural industry, and is 

 on the eve ot making a move to 

 occupy even more pretentious 

 quarters, having purchased the 

 large, five-story building known 

 as "Tower Hall," 518 Market 

 street, which in time will be oc- 

 cupied by them, the floor area of 

 this building being about 39,000 

 square feet. 



From a modest beginning it 

 now ranks as one of the foremost 

 Seed and Bulb Houses in Amer- 

 ica. 



Henry F. Michell 



Seedsmen and Direct Bulbilmporlers 



1018 Market SI reel 

 PHILADELPHIA 



It will pay you to dro|) us a ipustai 

 lor our wholesale catalot.'s. 



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Where our present large business had its humble beginning 



Henry F. Michell. 

 Pres. 



Fred'k I Mirhrii "'" l"'i'>eiit u ell eMuit)ii('ii establishment. 1(»1S Market St.:!tive 

 """""■ ilnors ami hasemeiit. aKcreuatiiiK ahowt JI.UOO si|uure tVet 



V. Pres. 



Hour space, ami we are still u'rowinu. 



.soon iiitrr, and Miss Ililil.-i Damiiiann. 

 We liavc not learned the name ot' the 

 iuekv yiuoni. liur lie is not conin-cted 

 witli the trade. I l<n(i\\ l'resi<lent .lames 

 Young, of the liini. will not he in a 

 happy frame of mind when i|uittin}^ time 

 eonies. as lie says as ynod help as these 

 young ladies are is hard to find. 



\\u\. Edlefsen, in company witli his 

 iiieee. -Mrs. II. \'. JIuiikel. of Milwaukee, 

 was in town Saturday. Aiiiiust S. attend- 

 ing the funeral of Mr. Kdlefsen 's mother. 

 .Mr. Edit f sen returned liie «;ame evening, 

 lint Mr>-. Ihinkel will -lay a ffw days 

 with her mother, Mr-. < . Smith. 



Fred • '. Weber. .Ir.. wa- at \'ellou- 

 stone park last week. Fiom there he 

 will take a trip to Ala-k.i. il.' will re 

 turn •arly in Septemlier. 



Ueorjie Angerniuellev ami <'liarles 

 Sehoenle are off ou a li-iiiiii; trip this 

 A\ eek . 



A- . finveution time draw- m-ar, quite 

 a lew in tlie trade are talkiui: of makinjx 

 tlie trip. More, as to wju. i- going, will 

 be ma-le known at the cluli iiie<'tiiig this 

 ^veek. ,1. ,T. B. 



Laconia, N. n. — A fire early in the 



morning of July 



■aused a loss of 



about $150 to the greenhouses of James 

 S. Powers, on Avery street. 



QuiNCY, III. — F. J Kroner is erecting 

 a large greenhouse. He liad more busi- 

 ness during the last year than ever be- 

 fore and was muoli •l-iubled by lack o< 

 house room. 



DAYTON, OHIO. 



Business Conditions. 



]-<iial trade among the llorists was 

 quiet last week, and wluit little business 

 was done was due to funeral work. Ship- 

 ping trade was somewhat better, but 

 nothing to brag about. Hut even if 

 business is dull, our local llorists find 

 plenty to do, getting remiy for the eool- 

 er seuson. when busines- is iiioic brisk. 

 'J'licie are plenty ot id-c- to bi> h;id. and 

 tliey are good. < aiiialion- air :i luxury. 

 Asters ;ire quite pli'iitifiil and takr well, 

 while longilloiiims ure in full splendor 

 at the presctii timr. .anil the druiand for 

 them couhl not bf better, as the people 

 alwiiys appicci.atf .-i cluin^f troin roses, 

 etc. ■ 



Till- wc.-iilicr i< r.xtirmcly lii>t and dry, 

 ;iiiil ;i ^oo(| ruin is badly ncci|t(|. 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. lOli/.abei 11 ^'oung repi.rts nn im- 

 pro\cnuiit ill business within th^ last 

 two weeks. 



Mr. and Mrs. William liitter are en- 

 joying a summer's luitiiig in .Michigan, 

 at the lakes. 



Walter (i. .Matthews has rtciutly re- 

 turned from < hii-ago, w luMe he spent a 

 few weeks" vaeatiori. He say< that, al- 

 though tlie weather was warm, he had 

 a fine tinu'. 



The Miami Floral ("o. h;is just com- 

 ideted th<- pl;iiiting of its earnation range 

 of .oO.OiHi i;iriKitions. The stock is in 

 fine Condition, .and gi\(^s bright prospects 



for a good supply during tlie coming 

 seusuu. 



Cleorge liaiiholomew, .lohii Boehner, 

 Herman H. Hitter. Warren (i. .Matthews 

 and Mrs. Bertha Hendrichs are some of 

 our llorists who intend to take in the 

 S. A. F. convention at Niagara Falls. 



Prosperity seems to have smiled upon 

 some (d' our local llorists in the last 

 few weeks. Warren G. .Matthews recetitly 

 installed ;i line new ice-bo.x, put in by 

 the Orr i^ Lockett llanlware Co., of 

 I'hicago. A swell new delivery w.-iyon. 

 the property of the Advance Floral Co.. 

 is making its daily .appeariince on the 

 streets. John Boehner h.as Just fomplete,i 

 ■I fine new greenliouse ;iiid cold storu'^'- 

 cellar. IJ. H. B." 



WAYSIDE NOTES. 



.\ severe hail storm \i-ited Waiwiek. 

 5.. v.. August t'l. and did mu(;li damage 

 to crops. .\t r.oiiny iJrae, the line plant 

 oi' James Bounymau, :i los- n\' .^l.ooo 

 was caused by broken <;la— . 



At Newburgh. \. V.. the craft are not 

 experiencing a rushing lime, funeral work 

 being slow. Cut flowers are scarce, 

 owing to the long continued drought. 

 Asters and similar stock are jioor. Car- 

 nations are being planted ami look well, 

 considering the unusual conditions. The 

 Yuess Garden-; i o. h.-is rec.dved its 

 shipment of Harri'^ii bulb'<: no shortage 

 reported. 



A. M. Gilbert, of Miildletown. X. Y.. 

 has overlianled hi- plaiit and i< pre]i:ir 



