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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



27 



THE Florists' Supply House of America 



This is the season 

 when long-stemmed 

 flowers are expensive 

 and short-stemmed 



Profitable Baskets 



short-stemmed flowers 

 and enhance your rep- 

 utation asa maker-upof 

 pretty floral offerings? 



Howers are cheap; the season when gifts of We have baskets of every description; long- 

 loose flowers often give way to gifts of handled, short-handled, large and small, 

 baskets. Why notpush this taste, utilize your round and Hat. Send us your order now. 



Plant Stands, Screens, Porto Rican Mats, Crepe Paper, Toneware Vases, Chiffons and Everything in Supplies 



Ilemeinber our lO^/i reduction in standard Wheat Sheaves, January only; these sheaves are the best made 



SEND FOR OUR ILLUSTRATED CATALOG 



fl. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 1129 Arch st. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention 'I'tie Heview wlien you write. 



C. W. NcKELLAR... 



Long^ Distance Phone, Central 3698 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



Beauties, 

 Roses, 

 Carnations, 



Valley, Violets and all Fancy Flowers, Farleyense and all Fancy 

 Greens and Decorative Stock, Violet Ties and Ribbons 



Boxwood Fancy Ferns 





SEND FOR COMPLETK 

 PRICK LIST 



Mention I'he H<'vie\v ulu-n von write. 



will :i(M u lioiisc ;{L'.\'_'l)n to liis pl:iiit 

 tlic coniiiifj; s(>iisoti. 



William Sim is now >;('ttin<i a licavv 



(•roj) of \iolt'ts, not as iinMicrous as a 



year ayo, hut tlic liiylicr prices make 



fintincial ictuins as y;ooil. His sweet 

 jieas are improving ilail.v. 



Ikcniemlier tlic tlower show at lior- 

 ticnltnial liall Jaimary Iti. ( arnatioiis 

 will he one of the leailinji sjieiialt ies. 



Mann Hros. are liaiiillin<i an extra fine 

 yrade of tnlips ami (iohlen Spur luir- 

 eissi. They liaxc ;i constant sujiplv of 

 l.ilium lonyitlorum and s|ieciosuni. 



Helen (ioililai'il carnation .is j^rown hy 

 S. .1. (iodilard is still the tincsl carna- 

 tion of its cidor ;is seen ai tiu' I'ark 

 Street market. 



Welch Hros. are |}a\in<( a ynod season 

 :in<l shipjiiny; trade is e.\ce|it ionally yood. 



H. 1\. ('(unlev. who estahlisheii a 

 llowcr store some time ayo at (1 I'.irk 

 street, is heiny well jiatroinzcd. 



'I lie I'lostoii (hdecation to the carnation 

 coincntioii in 1 mliaiitipolis will le,i\e the 

 South 'rerminal station .Monday, dan 

 nary I'.", hy the liiy I'oiir route, due to ar- 

 rive in Indianapolis at I! o "idock the fid- 

 low iiit; day, yoiny in ample t iiiic to secure 



suitahle hotel accommodation. 'rhioui;li 

 Pullman car faie one way is +■_'(!. ;ii) ; for 

 a ])arty of ten or more a slit^ht I'eductioii 

 lan' he ha'l. Heith .+.'). .")i>, making- full 

 fare each way .'f"_'.").sii. All intendiii;^ to 

 iit> should notify .M. .\. I'atten. Tewks- 

 hury. Mass.. at once, in order that all 

 necessai'v arranijcments can he m.ade. 



\\'illi;im I-".. l)oyle has heen ke|it husy 

 latidy with decoratiims for lar^e halls 

 and receptions. W. X. ('hak;. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market. 



We are ha\in<;' some leal winter 

 weather, hut hnsinos is repoitecl as 

 yood, esjiecially amony those who dec- 

 orate for larye receptions and weddings; 

 they h;i\(' heen unusually husv with this 

 sort of Work since the first of' the year. 

 Til" ilowiitowil stores lia\e heen e.\cc|i 

 tioiially husy with funeral work. 



Sujiply was heavy last v. ei'k in all 

 lines, especially carnations, of whiili 

 white ami Kndiant I'ess s(dd host. Sonic^ 

 |dnk ami red were left ovei-. Ifoses were 

 not so pleniifid and cleaned up fairly 



well ejicli day. (iood j-Jeauties were in 

 demand. K'om.ins and I'aper White nar- 

 cissi are |dentiful. N'iolets soM well and 

 there was plenty last week for all de- 

 mands. Smilax and yalax are sellinji 

 well, as widl as all other tirciis. 



Various Notes. 



< . ^'ouny tV: Sons ( d. decorated for 

 tlie hiy Imperial (liih hall at the St. 

 I.ouis (lull lust week. Tlii> is one of 

 the larye society e\ents each ye;il'. 



The lillison I'hual ( o. will this week 

 fuiaiish the cjecorat ioii^ for ihc' .\u:^ent 

 hall, to he held at the St. l.oiii^ ( liili. 

 This is a yearly society event and will 

 use up a lot of fam-y stock. 



.lohn Iturke. who for the l;ist three 

 years ran ;i florists' husiness at tin." 

 Locust street, left the city last week 

 without ad\isiny any of his frieiicls of 

 hi■^ intention. The ^tme h.a^ heen s<d(l 

 to .1. Henry Kalirs. Mi'. Kahrs has 

 heeii inan:i;4er for (irinini \ (lorle\' for 

 several years and no douht will make ;i 

 suecess of his venture. 



(i. h'ei-iii;;. with 1,. liauniaiin \ < o.. 

 < 'liicayo, w as a recent c,allei-. 



The linn of William Kali^ch iV Smis 



