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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



December 9, 1909. 



THE PIKE'S PEAK FLORAL CO, 

 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. 



95.O0O SO, FT. OF CLA^ 



125,000 square feet of glass 



We grow a general line of Cut Flowers and Plants for the Wholesale Trade. 

 If your name is not on our mailing list, let us know. 



The Pikes Peak Floral Co. :: Colorado Springs, Colo. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



tion for appendicitis. He was a young 

 man of fine habits and character and 

 widely respected. 



Geo. Saltford is handling some large 

 shipments of Beauties and My Maryland. 

 The latter, he says, is growing fast in 

 popularity. 



Sympathy is extended Joseph Frank, 

 764 Third avenue, in the loss of his 

 daughter by diphtheria. 



Eobert Marks, for seventeen years su- 

 perintendent of the Darlington estate, 

 at Orienta Point, Conn., died November 

 29 and was buried at Elizabeth, N. J. 

 He was one of the old-time gardeners and 

 Alex. McConnell pays a graceful tribute 

 to his memory after an intimate acquaint- 

 ance of over thirty years. 



C. C. Trepel has secured larger and 

 more convenient space in his department 

 at Losier's, Brooklyn, and is now ready 

 for his usual big Christmas business. 

 Both here and in his conservatory on 

 top of Bloomingdale 's a large display of 

 blooming plants is already installed. 



Harry Crawbuek has sold a part of his 

 nursery at Summit, N. J., and will move 

 •to Brooklyn for the winter season. 



At the auction sale last week of the 

 contents of a flower store on West Forty- 

 fifth street, by judicious publicity, many 

 leading florists were on hand and sev- 

 eral of them were purchasers. Mr. Mal- 

 lon secured the big icebox for $100. One 

 private party bid up and secured most of 

 the plants at about double their retail 

 value. Auctions may become popular. 



Mr. Bonnet, of Bonnet & Blake, was 

 away last week in his sloop on his final 

 fishing excursion of the year. 



W. H. Kuebler's florists' supply de- 

 partment in Brooklyn is growing rapidly 

 and the firm is badly cramped for room. 

 Mr. Kuebler says he will have mums far 

 into the new year. 



Jt is rumored that Henshaw & Fenrich 

 will move from their present location 

 shortly, to the opposite side of the street 

 and the ground floor. 



Kessler Bros, have a great stock of 

 fine palms and blooming plants ready 

 for the Christmas demand at their big 

 store. 



Eeed & Keller say 1909 has been their 

 banner year. Large shipments go out 

 daily to all parts of the country. 



H. Kenney, of Brooklyn, is now settled 



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in his big new factory and reports a con- 

 stant growth in his shipping trade dur- 

 ing 1909. 



J. K. Allen says all rose stock' from 

 ^ladison is maintaining the reputation 

 of the growers of that section of Jersey, 

 which includes Chatham and Short Hills, 

 Maid and Bride still predominating. 



H. E, Froment says the daily cut of 



Killarney from the lately completed bij. 

 house of L. B. Coddington reaches inti' 

 thousands daily. 



Holly, Christmas wreaths and greens 

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