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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBMl 20. IMl 



Retail Florists — Attention! 



ETcry Retail Florist ii uked, tiraei without nambor, for (omethiog to keep konte pltaU ketltkjr and mike them grow. 



The Public Wants It — We Have It - Here It Is 



ZENKE'S 



"NEW PLANT LIFE" 



A Liquid Plant Food, Tonic and Fertilizer. Odorlesa, Economical, Harmleas. 



In Chicago alone over 300 Retail Florists are selling it and sending repeat orders every month. . 



SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER— Cut coupon below and order today 



EXCELL LABORATORIES, 4535 Raventwood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL 



Enclosed please find check for JlO.OO, for which kindly ship at once, the following: 



5 Doi. NEW^ PLANT LIFE, ^-pint alze, @ $2.00 $10.00 



1 Doz, NEW PLANT LIFE, H-pint aize... FREE 



Also a good suDpU of leaflets, without charge. Retailing a1 250 per can, brings $1S.(X). or $8.00 net profit. 



Name 



Street City and Stale. 



>^- pint can 

 Retails for . . . 



25c 



Philadelphia, came through here last 

 week on his way home from Vancouver, 

 K. G. 



The front half of the City Flower 

 Slio]) has been remodeled and entirely 

 r('|)iiinted a soft white, adding much to 

 its attractiveness. A number of fancy 

 baskets were sold to Chinese merchants 

 for the republican celebration, includ- 

 ing several unique arrangements of fall 

 flowers in large Chinese silver vases. 



W. S. Goldsbary, who is traveling in 

 the western territory forthe A.L.Eandall 

 Co., has written local friends from Den- 

 ver that he will be home about Novem- 

 ber 1. He stated that the Denver trade 

 had already been visited by snow this 

 season. 



Lambert Pedersen has been moving a 

 quantity of potted ferns from his green- 

 houses to the wholesale and retail trade. 

 All of the stock shown has been of ex- 

 p(>llent size. 



Kenney's Home of Flowers has been 

 receiving some exceptional African mari- 

 golds of late, and there has been a good 

 demand for this offering. Brisk funeral 

 work marked the latter part of last 

 week. 



Irving Harris held a special showing 

 of pompon dahlias during the last week, 

 and booked a nice lot of orders. 



The Orpheum Floral Co. has been fea- 

 turing medium-priced baskets made up 

 in a variety of styles all last week, and 

 this window display proved the magnet 

 wliich drew many customers into the 

 sliop. 



In the prize window showing on Na- 

 tional Candy day, October 8, the second 

 prize for Seattle was captured by the 

 Hayncs store with a display of black 

 velvet drapes before which were set a 

 large box of candy and a vasa'of beau- 

 tiful Ophelia roses. 7;he judges stated 

 that the use of the flowers had a great 

 .leal to do with this wis^ow receiving 

 the award. H. M. 



Kalispell, Mont. — A. R. Salmon has 

 iust completed two large greenhouses, 

 ile has also installed a new boiler. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. — A fire of unknown 

 origin destroyed three greenhouses of 

 F. C. Hinkel, on Bellevue road, and par- 

 tially destroyed his dwelling. Total 

 damage is placed at about $8,000, but 

 this includes damage done to a hose cart 

 that was overturned on its way to the 

 lire, injuring two firemen. 



Selection of 



Ventilating Equipment 



is a matter of importance. A little 

 of your time devoted to this subject 

 will save you dollars and dollars, 

 for careful buyers always select 



"ADVANCE" 



Let us send you complete literature on 

 Operators and Greenhouse Fittingrs 



of all kinds. 



ADVANCE CO., Richmond, bid. 



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(REG. U. S. PATENT OFF.) 



An Elastic Cement That Elxpands 

 and Contracts With the Weather 



Make your greenhouse weather- tight with Asbestfalt, 

 the elastic cement that never gets bard, cracks or peels 

 in cold weather or runs in hot weather, 



$1.25 per gallon. Wiiy pay more? 



You can't get anything better no matter how much 

 more you pay. The ingredients ai-e of the purest- 

 weighs but 10 pounds to the gallon. ' 



With the scarcity of coal and its high prices the 

 careful application of Asbestfalt will more than' pay 

 for itself by keeping your greenhouse air-light. 



To insure best results, apply Asbestfalt 

 with our Liquid Putty Machine, price 

 $2.00. With every barrel purchase of 

 Asbestfalt. one machine free. 



Mctro^litanl^iUrkiia 



1299-1323 FLUSHING AVENUE. 



onEs:siHO uses 



BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 



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