AUGUST 12, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



73 



Wll k^ ^^^ WATER 



BOILERS 



Are Best for SMALL GREENHOUSES, Etc. 



Hundreds of Florists Are Now Using Them 



READ WHAT THEY SAY OF THE WILKS BOILERS 



Gentlemen: Fergus Faj.ls, Minn., May 12, '06. 



I cannot say anything but good about the two Wilks boilers I bought 

 from you in 1904. They have given me the beet of satisfaction; would 

 have no others. Yours truly, 



S. N. Mehlin. 



Gentlemen: Dallas, Texas, Dec. 1, 1904. 



I find that one of the best boilers I have is one of your Wilks No. 24. 

 What can you sell me one more for ? I use it for soft coal and it is 

 simply fine. Yours truly, 



Haskell Avenue Floral Co., Per Seth Miller. 



Send for our Catalos:ue and Prices 



WILKS MFG. CO., 



3523 

 Shields Ave., 



Chicago 



Mention The Revle''" •■"hen you write. 



For Bood, servloeable seoond-hand pipe, 

 our prloea ara : 



l-in. pipe. $2.52; IH-in.. S3.55: I'fl-in., $4 05; 2-1d.. 



$3 53; 2'fl-in.. $8.50; S-in., $11.00 per 100 feet. 



Wa alio Ball Bollar Tubas 



ALBERT&DAVIDSON, Brooklyn.N. Y. 



Tel. 5022 WilllamsburK. 68-70 Troutman 8t. 



and ferns. Galleries and walls were hid- 

 den under southern smilax, while large 

 shields of blue asters with knots of 

 Golden Glow blossoms held the graceful 

 loopings of the festooned smilax. Small 

 incandescent lights in blue and yellow 

 added radiance and brilliancy to the gen- 

 eral eflfect. 



VariotM Notes. 



William H. Tarbox, the "dahlia 

 king," was one of the guests at the com- 

 jiiinientary dinner given by the historic 

 Kentish Guards, at East Greenwich, on 

 tlie evening of August 5. 



The J. A. Budlong & Son Co. has es- 

 tal)Iished headquarters at 64 to 66 

 South Water street, for the more advan- 

 tt^'Pous handling of its produce. 



•Joseph Kopelman has got one green- 

 In mse nearly ready to commence bench- 

 iiij,'. It is 28x150 feet. This is to be 

 tie size of all the houses in the range, 

 v'ich will be placed side by side, with 

 ''' 8-foot wall between them. He ex- 

 ists to begin benching 2,000 carnation 

 r'ints in a short time. 



Hobert Johnston has returned from his 

 V I ation trip to New Jersey. 



i'Ouis Barker, of Warren, had a fu- 

 ' al order recently which amounted to 

 '•'"cen $7.5 and $100, including a gates 

 " T, standing wreath and standing 

 '•'■ hor. 



I'lie regular monthly meeting of the 

 I "Hsts' and Gardeners' Club of Rhode 

 '•'and will be held on Monday evening, 

 -^"gust 16. 



A number of the local florists are ar- 

 r.iiiging a day's outing to Newport in 

 "'' "Hit a fortnight, for the purpose of 

 ^ lilting some of the large gardens there. 



'liarles H. Hunt is talking of erecting 



SEE THE 



"DETROIT" Return Trap 



In operation at the 



Cincinnati 

 Convention 



and write for list 



of satisfied users 



Write number of square feet of glass in houses 

 for proposition. 



AMERICAN BLOWER COMPANY 



DETROIT, MICH. 



Mfiinon The Review when you write. 



The Standard 

 Steam Trap 



is acknowledged the best for the 

 florist, because It Is durable and 

 does its work without trouble and 

 annoyance. Bavins its cost by the 

 economy in coal bills. 



E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohio 



