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August 13, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



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Chicago, 111., Aug. 12, 1914. 

 Mr. Retailer, 



Anywhere, United States or Canada: 



Getting "lined up" for the Convention? Well, be- 

 fore you go, don't forget to leave a standing order with us 

 for your store supply. A big cut of fine Beauties, 18-inch 

 to £-foot stems. A choice lot of our fine Asters, fancy 

 Gladioli (all named varieties) , all the leading varieties of 

 Summer Tea Roses in good supply. Green goods galore. 



When in Chicago, don't fail to pay us a visit. 



A. L* Vaughan & Co., 



161 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



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Meiitlou The Heview when you write. 



WILLIAM MURPHY 



329 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 



L. D. Phones Main 980-981 



CUT FLOWERS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



»t St. Joe, August 14, and at sub- 

 sequent meetings for the examination 

 "t the bankrupt. 



'Rebuilding operations are being com- 

 P'fted this week at the Eogers Park 

 establishment of Wietor Bros. The 

 no'ises are finished, the piping nearly 

 ^" Within a few days planting will be 

 ^rcmght to an end — everything set for 

 tti- new season. 



- "ed Lautenschlager, of Kroeschell 



]f{'*''' Co-> started for Boston August 



, , ■ ^' E. Waters, of Poehlmann Bros. 



."•• leaves August 15. Oscar Leistner 



''ready there. These three will be 



' principal Chicago exhibitors at the 



'^ «ntion this year. 



'A. Alles, of the store staflf of 



or Bros., and Henry Wietor are 



"^g their annual excursion into 



■ '^onsin, Chas. Dressier having re- 



■^^ from his vacation. 



' "»• Wolf, of the A. Lange staff, 



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 111, 

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will spend a fortnight 's vacation in 

 the east, accompanying the convention 

 party to Boston. 



Frank Ayers, right-hand man for C. 

 W. McKellar, is away on a fortnight's 

 vacation. 



At Winterson's Seed Store John P. 

 Degnan has the retail bulb catalogue in 

 type, but he is holding up the proofs 

 until he gets advices that the Dutch 

 bulbs are afloat. 



O. Johnson, of the Batavia Green- 

 house Co., states that he has instructed 

 his attorney to test out his alleged 

 claim against a warehouse company 

 arising from his count of peonies put 

 in storage. 



Frank Oechslin reports that three of 

 his men who went home to Europe for 

 a visit find themselves held and must 

 serve in the army. Two others have 

 received cables calling them back and 

 will sail on the first boat. 



Mike Fink is again on duty with the- 

 Chicago Flower Growers' Association^ 

 He was excused after one day 's jury- 

 service. 



Ernest 0. Anderson, with Bassett &. 

 Washburn, is on vacation. 



H. A. Philpott, of Winnipeg, is the 

 guest of A. T. Pyfer this week. He 

 attended the meeting of the Canadian 

 florists at Toronto last week and will 

 go to Boston. 



Paul M. Palez, of Little Rock,, 

 arrived in town this week on his way 

 to the convention. 



Theodore Meyer, of Waukegan, 111.^ 

 was a caller at The Review office' 

 August 6. He uses a Review classified 

 ad whenever he has a surplus or needs, 

 help. 



James L. Denmead, of Marshalltown,. 

 la., was in the market last week and 

 was a caller at The Review office 

 August 8. He has found business good 



