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The Florists* lievkw 



ADOU8T 6, 1914. 



PreserTed 



Selling Agfent for 

 OVE GNATT, Hammond, Ind. 

 Preparer of Natural Foliages 



AMERICAN OAK SHRUBS ^',11.-;;:^' 



(In Cartons) 



The new foliage for wreaths, garlands and designs— rich coloring— very hardy. 

 Prepared in Natural Green, Cherry Red and Golden Brow^n. 



New crop American prepared Oak Sprays 

 New crop American prepared Beech Sprays 



Magnolia Leaves, medium sized, in cartons of 1000 leaves 



Order from your jobber and be sure that you get 

 GNATT'S NATURAL PREPARED FOLUGES 



0_ 1 _• !.____ 319-321 West Randolph Street 

 scar LieiStner^ Chicago 



Mention The R»»t«»w wht^o yon write. 



the month, which is eighty per cent of 

 the possible. The normal for July is 

 seventy-one per cent of the possible. 

 The temperature was slightly above nor- 

 mal. 



Victor Young, manager for the branch 

 store of the George Wittbold Co., at 

 1309 North Clark street, leaves for his 

 vacation next week. He intends spend- 

 ing most of his time in "Wisconsin. 



With war in Europe, the supply of 

 natural prepared foliages is expected 

 to be reduced, if not cut oflf. Theodore 

 Kirchen, manager for Oscar Leistner, 

 reports that August 3 he booked an or- 

 der for two carloads of American pre- 

 pared beech sprays from a concern that 

 heretofore has depended for its supply 

 on European manufacturers. Mr. Kir- 

 chen says Mr. Leistner reached New 

 York July 29 from Europe, where he 

 had spent twelve weeks buying stock. 

 He is calling on the trade in the east 

 and will be in Boston during the con- 

 vention, where he will exhibit Ove 

 Gnatt's line of prepared foliage. 



George Willens, of the Willens Con- 

 struction Co., returned July 23 from 

 Norfolk, Neb., where he had been su- 

 perintending the construction of L. 

 Buckendorf 's new greenhouses. July 24 

 he left to superintend another job. 



In preparation for the S. A. F. mem- 

 bers who stop on their way through 

 Chicago, a thorough redecoration has 

 been made in the display rooms and of- 

 fices of the Raedlein Basket Co. The 

 complete new line is on exhibition and 

 arrived from Germany just in time to 

 escape being detained on account of the 

 conditions in Europe. Curt Kindler, the 

 secretary, is away on his vacation. 



Sidney Buchbinder, of Buchbinder 

 Bros., spent August 2 at Bluff lake, 111., 

 driving with his brother in the latter 's 

 machine. 



One of last week's visitors at The 

 Review office, piloted by H. H. Wilker- 

 son, was Gerald Gibson, manager for 

 A. M. Terrill, Ltd., of Calgary. Mr. 

 Gibson was returning from ah eastern 

 vacation trip, visiting points of trade 

 interest on his way in search of new 

 ideas, particularly as to cost systems. 



Fred C. Weber, Mrs. Weber and the 

 Misses Meinhardt, of St, Louis, arrived 

 in the city August 1, on their way east. 



August 3, A. Miller, of Henderson & 

 Co., was acting as pilot around the mar- 

 ket for Mrs. Windmiller, of the Fred 

 Windmiller Co., Mankato, Minn, 



Edward Amerpohl, Janesville, Wis., 

 was in town August 3, He has been an 

 infrequent visitor of late, because of 



GOLDFISH 



Asstd, sizes. Me- 

 dium and Large, 

 S7.00perl00andup. 



Also 

 Bird 



Remedies 

 and 

 Supplies 



AUBURNDALE GOLDFISH CO. 

 1449 W. MaaiMii St. CHICAQO 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Arrange your Fall advertising plans now, 

 write for full particulars. 



McNef f-Swenson Co. 



Higk-Grade Floral Publicity 

 224 South Michigan Avonu* 



Cliicago, Illinois 



Mention The RevlPw when you write. 



SANITARY FLOORS 



fir FLOWER STORES 



Ctmpositiin Floiring 

 ATLAS FLOOR COMPANY 



S7 W. Van Buren Street, 

 CHICAGO, ILL. 



MPTittnn Tho Tteylew when yon write. 



his connection with the fair in his home 

 town, 



John Michelsen, of the E. C. Amling 

 Co,, found appended to an order from 

 P, M. Palez, Little Rock, Ark., a request 

 to reserve a berth for the trip to Bos- 

 ton and to be sure to have it "in a 

 car with the live ones," 



THE FABMESS' FBIEND, 



Probably few people who contribute 

 to the support of the government appre- 

 ciate what a wonderful establishment 

 the department of agriculture has be- 

 come. There were 14,478 employees in 

 the department at the date of the last 

 report. Of these, 2,924 were employed 

 in Washington and 11,554 outside of 

 Washington, Of the entire force, 1,812 

 were engaged in scientific investigations 

 and research, 1,323 in demonstration 

 and extension work, 087 in administrat- 

 ive and supervisory work, 6,021 in regu- 

 latory and related' work, and 4,635 were 

 clerks and employees below the grade 



MY MEMBERSHIP 



IN THE 



Florists* 

 Telegraph 

 Delivery 

 Association 



has proved so highly 

 satisfactory in every 

 way that I personally 

 recommend membership 

 for all florists who are 

 interested in increased 

 business for themselves 

 and brother florists. 



I advise writing the 

 secretary, Mr. Albert 

 Pochelon, Detroit, Mich., 

 for farther full particu- 

 lars. 



43 Bromfield Street 



BOSTON, MASS. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



