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The Florists' Review 



AcousT 6, 1914. 



FOR FOREIGN SUPPLIES 





THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



WE MAKE THEM -WE TEST THEM -WE SELL THEM 



Under the circumstances better place your orders early. 



This is not a threat, just plain common sense. 



See the war news in the daily papers. 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



ii29 Arch StrMt, 



PHILAPKLPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



While talking over the growiilg of 

 plants and flowers, Mr. Heacock said 

 that never in his experience had our 

 business suffered a setback during years 

 of financial depression. Each year has 

 shown an improvement over the year 

 preceding. This should encourage us all 

 during this time of war scare. 



The Fuel Market. 



With reference to the fuel situation, 

 Smith, Lineaweaver & Co. advise me: 



"Buying this summer in some sec- 

 tions has been considerably less than 

 normal, but this simply means that 

 later on the tonnages not taken during 

 the summer months will be taken, and 

 to our minds will create an unusually 

 strong and active demand early in the 

 fall. The question of supply and de- 

 mand is so close on anthracite that the 

 market cannot, for any long period, 

 remain inactive, and it is our opinion 

 that, with the approach of autumn and 

 winter, those who now find it easy to 

 secure their supplies will find consider- 

 able difficulty in getting prompt deliv- 

 eries. The tide has already turned and 

 the demand during the last two weeks 

 has perceptibly increased over the sev- 

 eral weeks preceding." 



Horticultural Hall. 



Xavier E. Schmitt has his plants in 

 Fairmount park in good shape, after 

 the trying weather of June and July. 

 Drought and cold were a check that 

 has b^n gradually overcome by mois- 

 ture and heat. 



The cactus beds are planted with the 

 same precision as last season, and with 

 little change in variety. The features 

 of the sunken garden are the new va- 

 rieties of geraniums planted in beds of 

 solid colors, and the displacement of the 

 alternantheras by the achyranthes. It 

 is too early yet to tell how the new 

 geraniums will succeed. The alternan- 

 theras have been found unsatisfactory 

 because they color so late in the sea- 

 son. The improvements in the varie- 

 ties of achyranthes afford a range of 

 color and a richness that give ample 

 opportunity for fine bedding effects. 

 Crotons and cannas are freely used. 



Various Notes. 



A terribly sad drowning accident oc- 

 curred in the Schuylkill river, at Spring 

 Mill, on the' afternoon of August 3. 

 Edward W. Habermehl, Jr., aged 22 

 years, was seized with cramps while 

 swimming and sank before his compan- 

 ion could reach him. Deep sympathy is 

 extended to his father. 



2 foot. 



2^ " ., 



3 



3»« •• . 



No. 10 Steel Wire, Qalvanlzed 



Per 100 Per ^ 000 



.$0.4^ 

 .55 



.65 

 .75 



$3.60 

 4.35 

 5.25 

 6.00 



4 foot. 

 4I2 " ., 

 6 •' ., 



6 " . 

 6»2 " ., 



Per 100 Per lOCO 



. $0.ft5 $ 6.90; 



1.00 

 1.10 

 1.20 

 1.30 



7.60 



8.55 



10.25 



ll.t0 



No. 6 ftteel Wire, Oalvanlzed 



For staking American Beauty and other strong-growinK roses. 



2 foot. 

 2'a '* . 

 8 '* , 

 8»a " . 

 4 



Per 100 Per 1000 



$0.60 

 .70 

 .80 

 .95 



1.10 



$5.00 

 6.00 

 7.0) 

 8. 

 9.50 



Per 100 Per 1000 



4^3 foot $1.25 $10 50 



6 •• 1.40 ll.fiO 



6 " ^ 1.60 11.2ft 



7 •• 1.86 16.00 



8 " 2.10 19.t0 



HEADQUARTERS FOR CANE STAKES 



600 1000 50^0 



$3.25 $6.00 $27 50 



2.75 5.00 22.60 

 8.00 5.50 



8.76 7.00 



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Southern, 8 to 9 feet, selected Quality $0.75 



Japanese, very thin, about 6 feet long .75 



Japanese, dyed green, 3 feet long 70 



Japanese, dyed green, 4 feet long 85 



STAKE FASTENERS 



Everlastintr. Heavy, $1.60 for 500: 1000, $3.C0. 

 Eureka. Light. 85c for 500; n03, $1.60. 

 BUke's. 80c for 50j; 1000, $1.60. 



Also all other Seasonable Supplies, Seeds, Bulbs, etc., for the Florist. Send for Catalogue. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO.. 518 Market St.. PHIUDELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 





The Madison Basket^ 



craft COe Madison, Lake Co., Ohio 



Mantloa Tba Bmjtmir whea you write. 



Sydney H. Bayersdorfer cabled to his 

 father from Lucerne, Switzerland, Au- 

 gust 3: "I am enjoying myself here." 

 This simple cablegram shows S. H. B. 

 to be a thoroughly good sport, as the 

 war scare must be greater abroad than 

 here. 



Carl A. Corts closed the Banstead 

 street cut flower headquarters of the 

 Joseph Heacock Co., August 1, to be 

 reopened September 14, when the first 

 flowers of the new crop are expected. 



Robert Craig Co. will be represented 

 at Boston by Robert Craig, "William P. 

 Craig, Duncan Macaw and Leonard 

 Sieger. 



Edward Reid wrote from Belfast, Ire- 

 land, that he expected to be in France 

 this week. 



Franklin Ely, of the Henry F. Michell 



Co., is dividing his vacation between 

 shore and country. 



Godfrey Aschmann is looking well 

 and talks cheerfully. 



Thomas Holland has the Century 

 Flower Shop No. 2 in apple-pie order; it 

 looks as attractive now as in the height 

 of the season. 



Leo Niessen objects to the statement 

 in a recent issue of a contemporary to 

 the effect that he went daily from here 

 to Wildwood, N. J., and back in a 

 motor car; firstly, because it is too far; 

 secondly, because his family is now at 

 home, and, thirdly, because he didn't 

 do it. 



William Diddin is sending the first 

 flowers of his splendidly grown asters 

 to the Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. announce that 



