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The W^^y Florists^ Review* 



October 15, 1908. 



VIOLETS and MUMS 



Every day from now to after Easter we shall have 

 a large supply of the best dark blue double 



Violets and we want your orders. Shall treat 

 you right every time, so you will come back. 



Right Now we are Strong on Mums 



All kinds, colors, prices— order of us. 



VAUGHAN & SPERRY 



58-60 Wabash Ave., Chicago 



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John Steidel, state vice-president of 

 the S. A. F., will meet with the trustees 

 of the club next week to arrange for 

 transportation for the members who will 

 attend the national flower show to be 

 held at Chicago. Quite a delegation from 

 here is expected to make the trip. 



The proposition to change the meetings 

 from afternoon to evening led to quite a 

 discussion. On vote it was decided that 

 alternate months the club will meet at 

 night, so as to give the employees a 

 chance to attend the meetings. 



W. C. Smith read his paper, "In What 

 Way Socially can the Members of this 

 Club Be Brought Closer Together?" which 

 was well received. It contained many 

 good points, on which the trustees were 

 instructed to work the coming season. 

 For the good of the club, H. C. Ostertag, 

 chairman of the trustees, announced that 

 a florists' bowling club will be organized 

 and that all florists who care to may be- 

 come members. The meetings will be at 

 the Marquette hotel alleys, Eighteenth 

 and Washington avenue, Monday nights. 



The next meeting of the club will take 

 place Thursday night, November 12, at 

 8 o'clock, in a new meeting room, which 

 will be announced later. The meeting 

 adjourned to a nearby cafe for refresh- 

 ments. 



Various Notes. 



Henry Emunds and E. W. Guy, of 

 Belleville, were callers last week. Both 

 say business is picking up, with quite a 

 lot of funeral work. 



Thomas W. Merritt, nurseryman of 

 Grandview, Tenn., was found by the po- 

 lice wandering the streets in a dazed con- 

 dition Wednesday, October 7. He had in 

 liis possession $50 in cash and $500 in 

 certified checks and said he was on his 

 way to California. He was held until 

 his wife arrived from Grandview to take 

 him home. 



Hugo Gross, of Kirkwood, is sending 

 Smith & Co. a lot of good California 

 violets. 



Henry Aue, of Lindenwood, has been 

 supplying C. A. Kuehn with a fine lot 

 of extra fine quality smilax. 



Herman Steinmiller now has charge of 

 the Bixby Greenhouses, the only private 

 place in St. Louis. William Hoernly, 

 who vacated the position, has gone to 



To Carnation Growers 



Conaig^ments of Carnations 

 Solicited 



ROYSTON & FENTON 



Wbolesale riorists 

 242 Kentucky Ave., EVANSViLLE. IND 



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his home in Germany to engage in the 

 florists' business there with his brother. 



Hugo Schafl', who was foreman at the 

 greenhouses at Tower Grove park, has 

 given up the position and is now fore- 

 man in the public school greenhouses. 



Mrs. Anna M. Semmler, aged 81 years", 

 died in Belleville Thursday, October 8. 

 She was known for half a century in 

 Belleville as the Flower Lady and con- 

 ducted the first flower store in Belleville. 

 She was the widow of the late Michael 

 Semmler, who was an old florist. She 

 is survived by two sons and four daugh- 

 ters. The funeral took place Saturday, 

 October 10. Mrs. Semmler was well 

 known to all the florists in the city, who 

 extend their sympathy to the bereaved 

 family. 



Adolph Brix was out with his new auto 

 in the German parade, tastefully deco- 

 rated for the occasion. 



Miss Schnell, of East St. Louis, has a 

 new delivery wagon, all white, that 

 makes a handsome appearance. 



A. Woerner, of Woerner Bros., Clayton, 

 was married Wednesday, October 7. This 

 will be a surprise to his many friends 

 in the trade. 



Ostertag Bros, celebrated their twenty- 

 second anniversary Tuesday, October 6, 

 at their store. Scores of friends and 

 customers called during the day and 

 evening. Refreshments were served in 

 the evening and everybody received a 

 handsome souvenir. .Julius Koenig, the 

 manager of the store, had everything in 

 fine shape to receive the guests. 



Fred Foster, of the Foster Floral Co., 

 says that his firm had the contract for 

 the plant decorations at the New Mary- 

 land hotel October 3, and not the firm 

 mentioned in the last issue. 



Mayor Wells has signed the bill au- 

 thorizing the purchase of the old fair 

 grounds by the city from the proceeds 

 of a $700,000 bond issue. The grounds 



Birch Canoes 



and other articles for 



Air Plant Decoration 



6, 9 and 12 inches long, from Sl.OO to $3.75 per 

 doz. E. H. Hunt, A. L. Randall Co., E. P. Win- 

 terson Co., Chicago distributors. 



THE ZENITH RUSTIC MFG. CO. 



MANUS'ACTUKKRS 



Makers of a Full Line of 

 BIRCH BARK WARK 



769 Girard Street, CHICAGO. IIX. 



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consist of 130 acres. Commissioner Scan- 

 Ian will at once prepare plans for lay- 

 ing out the tract. 



Mrs. Ayers had an artistic window dis- 

 play last week, consisting of extra fine 

 quality of yellow and white chrysanthe- 

 mums. 



Visitor: Frank Farney, of the A. L. 

 Randall Co., Chicago. J. J. B. 



NEW BEDFORD. MASS. 



Carnations are now quite plentiful, with 

 the demand for them fair, although we 

 have not yet had a good frost and every- 

 thing is in bloom outdoors. Mums are 

 now in, both Polly Rose and Kalb. They 

 bring, at retail, anywhere from $1 to 

 $1.50 per dozen. For a few weeks it 

 looks as if there will be a regular glut 

 of flowers, if the weather keeps warm. 

 A few violets are now to be seen. 



One of our department stores is sell- 

 ing rubber plants at 49 cents each, and 

 sword ferns at 59 cents each. W. L. 



Wyomissing, Pa. — C. C. Stetler has 

 purchased the greenhouses of the late 

 James Ruth, on Evans avenue. 



Upton, Mass. — L. D. Batchelor has 

 gone to Ithaca, N. Y., where he will 

 be instructor in greenhouse construction 

 and management at Cornell University. 



