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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



July 22, 1900. 



Cut Glass Fern Bowls 



Not an importation but a novelty of our own make right here and a novelty worth 

 having too. They are round cut glass bowls, in three sizes, all suitable, for a center 

 table. Each bowl is filled with a nickel-plate pan of just the right depth for small 

 ferns; the effect when filled is charming. Better try eome dow. 



Don't forget our SPECIAL OFFER of 15% discount on the best WHEAT 

 SHEAVES made is for July only. 



Everything; in Florists* Supplies. Send for our Illustrated Catalogue. 



H. BtYERSDORFER & CO., 



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Ardi Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Mention The Review wben you write. 



season ; Kaiserins ami Killarneys are fine 

 and plentiful, with carnations still hold- 

 ing on in fair condition. Asters arc here, 

 but not in any quantity, and just enough 

 Beauties and lilies. The wholesale houses 

 are having the most comfortable summer 

 one could wish, always being able to fill 

 all orders and nothing much going to 

 waste. 



The retailers are having plenty of 



time to plan for next season; none of 



' them, however, are making any changes 



in their stores, but they never do until 



they commence to get busy in the fall. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club picnic was one of 

 the most successful the club has ever 

 held, the weather was just right and the 

 arrangements all that could be desired. 

 All who attended had a good time. 



Randolph & MeClementa sent their au- 

 tomobile, with about twenty of their em- 

 ployees, men and girls, and they came 

 provided with enough food to last a week. 



There was a bail game between the 

 wholesalers and retailers, the score 17 to 

 3 in favor of the retailers. Randolph & 

 McClements furnished the battery for 

 the retailers. 



W. Q. Potter has returned to his post 

 after his vacation, which was not a pleas- 

 ant one, as he developed a case of blood 

 poisoning while away, which nearly cost 

 him his life and nmy yet cause the loss of 

 one finger. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Co. is re- 

 ceiving some fine Kaissrin and Killarney 

 roses. 



Wm. Cromack, of Irwin, sails for Eng- 

 land this week to visit his old home. 



Visitors in town this week were L. F. 

 Darnell, of the J. M. Gasser Co., Cleve- 

 land, O., and Arthur Langhans, of Wheel- 

 ing, W. Va. Hoo-Hoo. 



TOLEDO, OHIO. 



A heavy hail storm visited us last 

 Thursday, July 15. The loss was light 

 except in Manhattan, where it smashed 

 Chas. Counter's place badly and dam- 

 aged Ernest Glauser's houses, and stufiF 

 outside,^ to the extent of about $1,000. 

 Fruit and garden crops suflFered heavily 

 in that district. In East Toledo G. N. 

 Keller, on the Bay Shore, lost about 100 

 lights of glass, and E. A. Kuhnke, in 



E^^l* ^fitnmi^t* our chiffona are good. We make and Bell the best 



* '-'* ^ki^UlIlllld taffeta and satin taffeta ribbons on the market. The 



Monarch is an excellent quality for Funeral Work. Sample swatches free. 



The Pine Tree Silk Mills Company 



806=808=810 Arch St. Philadelphia 806=808-810 Arch St. 



Mention The Kevtew wben vou wnte 



southeast Toledo, lost about the same 

 amount. The latter is insured and does 

 not mind the loss very much. 



Business keeps moving with the help 

 of a fkvf weddings and now and then a 

 bunch of funeral work. E. A. K. 



DETROIT. 



The Market 



Stock has shortened up considerably 

 since last report, due somewhat to an in- 

 crease in sales. 



Carnations are becoming poor and with 

 the advent of asters, which have so far 

 failed to appear, will be cast aside for 

 this season. 



There are still a few cold storage peo- 

 nies to be ha<l. Sweet peas are still fairly 

 plentiful and of fairly good quality. 

 Lancifolium lilies are plentiful. 



Florists' Club. 



The attendance at the last meeting of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club was unusually 

 large. Three new members, .John Davison, 

 John Chalmers and Michael Sullivan were 

 unanimously elected. 



Charles H. Plumb, chairman of the en- 

 tertainment committee, asked the club to 

 vote a sum of money sufficient to cover 

 the expenses of an outing, to be had at 

 Bois Blanc island, August 9. 



Michael Bloy, speaking on the topic, 

 ' ' First Year With the Wolverines, ' ' gave 

 a description of the remarkable growth of 

 the city. Mr. Bloy thinks there is room 

 for more retailers who will take advan- 

 tage of attractive window displays and 

 advertising. He believes growers would 

 be better off if they consigned all their 

 stuff to commission houses. Mr. Bloy, 

 Avho has traveled extensively, expressed 

 himself as proud of being a member of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club and said it 



was the most progressive club of its kind 

 in the country. He also complimented 

 President AV. B. Brown on las efficient 

 management of club affairs and had a 

 good word for the trade papers, in which 

 lie is a firm believer. 



The question of occasional cheap sales 

 came up for discussion. Opinions differed 

 as to the advisability of such sales ; those 

 in favor of them, however, seemed to be 

 in the minority. J. F. Sullivan thought 

 sales a good plan for relieving the mar- 

 ket of a surplus and other growers agreed 

 with him. The retailers in general were 

 against sales, arguing they cheapen the 

 business and bring down prices. J. K. 

 Stock was in favor of sales for relieving 

 a glut in cut flowers, but not in plants, 

 especially during the season of demand. 



Leopold Mallast, of Mount Clemens, 

 was a visitor at the meeting. 



Various Notes. 



A force of carpenters is busy in the 

 rear of Taepke's store building a pretty 

 conservatory. Entrance to the conserva- 

 tory will be through an archway from 

 the store. 



Mrs. Pocheloii is in the country. Upon 

 her return to the city the family will 

 move into its beautiful new home on 

 East Grand boulevard. The rooms for- 

 merly occupied, directly adjoining the 

 store, are now being transformed by Mr. 

 Pochelon into show rooms. 



James Taylor opened a retail store in 

 Mount Clemens Saturday, July 17. Mr. 

 Taylor's store is in the heart of the city, 

 and with good management, his venture 

 should prove a success, a.s there appears 

 to be a good opening for a retail place. 

 H. S. 



Baker City, Ore. — Ira B. Sturgis has 

 purchased the greenhouses and stock of 

 R. C. Eisele and will continue the busi- 

 ness. 



