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August 20, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



69 



LEADING RETAIL FLORISTS 



The retail florists, whose cards appear on this and the two following pages, are prepared to fill orders from other florists for local delivery oa the usual 



basis. If you wish to be represented under this heading, now is the time to place your order. 



Alexander McConnell 



571 Fifth Avenue, Windsor Arcade NEW YORK CITY 



. Telegraph orders forwarded to any part of the United States. Canada, and all principal cities of Europe. Orders transferred or intrusted by 



the trade to our selection for delivery on steamships or elsewhere receive special attention. 

 Telephone Calls : 340 and 341 38th Street Cable Address : ALEXCONNELX TVeBtern Union Code 



off, although the fiowers remain perfect. 

 Those grown undor glass in this neigh- 

 borhood keep their, foliage better than 

 do the plants grown outside and, al- 

 though the flowers are also more deli- 

 cate, they, if handled carefully, will last 

 longer than the others. On the other 

 hand, they cost fully three times as 

 much, and for ordinary trade the out- 

 side-grown flowers answer nicely. There 

 is no di^culty in shipping them to any 

 distance where they will not be covered 

 up longer than three days, and they can 

 be sent even farther than this, but the 

 foliage usually suffers. 



The flowers are cut when fully ex- 

 panded. Each one should be tied up in 

 a piece of tissue paper so that it will 

 not rub, and the stems should be fixed 

 «o that they will not crush against each 

 other. The boxes should be long enough 

 so that there is no chance for the tops 

 to touch the end of the box. Give some 

 ventilation to the stems and see that they 

 are not packed wet, and if they cannot 

 move around in the box there should be 

 no trouble in sending them many hun- 

 <ired miles. 



When the boxes are opencil, cut off 

 the ends of the stems and plunge them in 

 water. Do not put the flowers in a 

 draughty or warm place. Take the pa- 

 pers off the blossoms. Even after the 

 foliage has dropped, the blooms will 

 keep for many days. 



The poinsettias grown outdoors in the 

 south cost the retailers about $10 per 

 hundred, while those grown under glass 

 cost about three or four times that inuch. 

 Plants grown in pots cost from 50 cents 

 to $1.30 each and are difficult to ■ ship. 

 Regarding the size and strength of the 

 stem, the outside-grown stock is fully 

 as large and lieavy and keeps quite as 

 long after being cut. G. 



Berkeley, Cal. — In Ocean View, the 

 part of Alameda county which lies be- 

 tween the northern limits of Berkeley 

 and the Contra. Costa county line, steps 

 have been taken for the incorporation of 

 the district as a city, and if the move- 

 ment, as now planned, is successful, it 

 will involve Edward Gill, of the Gill 

 Nursery Co., in peculiar political com- 

 plications. Mr. Gill, who owns 300 acres 

 of land, is the only resident who ob- 

 jects to the adoption' of city government, 

 and his opposition has been so strong 

 that d compromise has been reached, 

 whereby his property will not be in- 

 cluded in the proposed incorporation. 

 Mr. Gill will then own the only prop- 

 erty north of Oakland, and within Ala- 

 meda county, that is not within the lim- 

 its of an incorporated town or city. He 

 will have a county section all his own 

 and will own an entire election precinct. 

 The political situation, it is said, will be 

 unique. 



Canada-s Florist 



96 Yongc St^ TORONTO 



WILLIAM J. SMYTH 



FLORIST <^5-,?".'2'.'«S:.*'"'- 



^m^^m^^^mmm andSlst St.,Cnica,^ 



We ship to all points in Illinois and Iowa 



PHONES t 



Douclaa 714, DouKlas S23, DouBlas 740 



liliLivingstoo Seed Co. 



FLORISTS 



COVER ALL OHIO POINTS 

 U4 N. Hi£h St, COLUMBUS, OHIO 



FRED C WEBER 



4326-4328 Olive Street 

 ST. LOUIS, MO. 



will carefully execute orders for St. Louis and 

 other towns in Missouri and Illinois. 

 (Established 1873.) 



a O. LOVELL ?^ 



will grlve prompt attention nj^-fU Da tnta 

 to all orders for delivery In l^lOrUl lyaKOX9 



GALVESTON, TEX. 

 MRS. M. A. HANSEN 



Y. M. O. A. BUILDING 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



CLARKE BROS.. 289 Morrlsoa St 



CINC3NNATL 



The Market 



The business for the last week aver- 

 ages up very well with other years. In 

 fact, I Ijelieve that it shows a sliglit in- 

 crease over last year, mostly because 

 there are more flowers on the market 

 now than then. 



Asters and gladioli continue to be the 

 main stock in trade, with a few roses and 

 lilies on the side and now and then a few 

 carnations. Asters are about equal to 

 the demand in all grades except the best, 

 of which there are not enough to 

 fill all orders, and many more could 

 be used. In the poorer grades there is 

 a surplus in all colors except white, which 

 sells out clean. Gladioli are still fine 

 and the best quality sell well, but there 



BBtablighed in 1867. 



1657-1659 Buckingham Place 



L D Phone C\K\C kCX\. 



558 Lake View. V.-rU^*ft.VJVi 



Send U8 year retail orders. We 

 ta»ye the best f aciUtieB in the oity. 



WILLIAM L. ROCK 



FLOWER CO. 



Kansas City, - Mo. 



will carefully execute orders 

 for Kansas City and any 

 town in Missouri or Kansas 



WILSON 



DKLIVKRS ANTWHKRK 



Brttklia New Jersey New Yerk Leiii Isiaid 



Trade orders well cared for from all parts of the 



country, and delivered at Theater Hotel, 



Steamer or Residence. Address 



Fulton St. and 6reene Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



Telephones, Prospect 2840 and 4065 



Hooghtoa & Clark 



396 Boylston Street 



Boston, "' Mass. 



C. C. POUWORTH CO. 



WHOUESALK nX>RI8TS 

 BUlwaukae* Wis. 



WISCONSIN. 



ti 



m Take Preper Care 

 af TNf Onlers ia 



SCHROETe;:, 



^ ' 59 Brondwny ^ 



DETROIT 



MICHIGAN 



S. B. STEWART 



U9 No. I6th St., OMAHA, NEB. 



