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ACGUST 13, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



31 



FIELD-GROWN CARNATION PLANTS 



WE ARE BOOKING ORDERS for inimeliate and later delivery from stock 

 grown and selected especially for us. Our growers are fortunate in hav- 

 ing deep, moist soil, in sheltered locations, and we have never oflfered better 



stock than we have this season 



100 1000 

 Philadelphia $'2 00 IIOjOO 



Rose- pink Enchantress $7.60 $60.00 



Matchless 15.00 130.00 



Enchantress Supreme 10 00 90.00 



PinkDelight 9.00 80.00 



White Wonder 8.00 70.(0 



White Enchantress 7.50 60.00 



AlmaWard 7.60 65.C0 



White Perfection 7.60 60.00 



Mrs. C W. Ward 7.50 60.00 



Northport 7.60 60.00 



Gloriosa 8.00 7000 



Enchantress 7.00 65.00 



NEW CARNATIONS FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY DELIVERY 



Mrs.C. Edward Akehurst Rooted Cuttinsfs, $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000 



Mrs. Alice Coombs Rooted Cuttings, 12.O0 per 100, 100.00 per 1000 



Pink Sensation Rooted Cuttinsrs, 12.00 per 100; 100.00 per 1000 



Alice Rooted Cuttin«s. 12.00 per H 0; 100.00 per 1000 



Write us for complete descriptions. 



100 1000 



Comfort $7.50 $60.00 



Beacon 7.50 66.C0 



Benora 8.00 76,00 



Winsor 7.60 60.00 



Victory 7.50 60 00 



Dorothy Gordon 7.50 



Pocahontas (limited Quantity) 8,00 



St. Nicholas 8.00 



Harlowarden 7.50 



Rosette 8.00 



Washington 7.50 



Write us for prices on lar«:e orders, 



60.00 

 75.00 

 70.00 

 60.00 

 70.00 

 60.(0 



Duiins July and Ausiiat w« clos* at 5 p. m. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEH AN CO. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608-1620 Ludlow Street 



BALTIMORE 

 Frmnklln and St. Paul Streets 



NEW YORK 

 117 West 28th Street 



WASHINGTON 

 1216 H Street, N. W. 



Mention The Revli'w when yon write. 



Roses ASTERS <^>adioli 



EVERYTHING IN SEASONABLE FLOWERS 



WE CLOSE AT S P. M. 



,, THE rmLADELrinA CUT FLOWER CO., 



1817 

 Sansom St., 



riiiLiy)ELriiiA,riL 



Mention The Reylew when yog write. 



velvety softness of Michell 's Evergreen 

 ■were all beautiful. To many of those 

 present the scene was new, lending an 

 added charm. The rose walk was much 

 admired, as were also the great fields of 

 liiirdy phloxes, gladioli and of all man- 

 «*'r of perennials, 



'^ut now the girls in their pretty 

 wliite frocks are taking their seats 

 iiiiilcr the tent, within easy reach of the 

 't'fieshment tables, while the men are 

 gallantly helping them to the good 

 jnirifrs so bountifully provided, and later 

 litl|iing themselves likewise. There is 

 ""I'll laughter, and you can hear "1 

 j''">iild smile" and "Was he in a bal- 

 ""II •' ' the latest up-in-the-air phrases, 

 '"I these young ladies are thoroughly 

 '"'"lern in all respects. Photographers, 

 'I'li'ial and unofficial, scurried about to 

 S''f points of vantage, and everybodv 

 ''I'lf'.ivored to be still. Then someone 

 y<\\h\ move and be rebuked for so 



^^ "'<' sports are tremendous; the ball 



.^i',"!1 "^"^® ^"- '^^^ ^^^^^ department, 

 < I'K'd by a few choice players from the 

 .■'■'"' defeated the office department by 

 ;,V'ore of 17 to in 

 features 



of 



in seven innings. 



. - the game were the 



! ">'ng of Eadon, who certainly would 



'■"' made things lively for the win- 



ners had he commenced at the start, 

 and the umpiring of Rothe, whose judg- 

 ment on balls and strikes was sound. 

 Fred Cowperthwaite kept things mov- 

 ing and everybody was sorry when train 

 time arrived. 



The winners were: 



Wheelbarrow race — Fred Oberholzer. 



Sack race— W. Whlttaker. 



Potato race — Fred Oberholzer. 



Potato race, ladies' — Miss N. Monlmii. 



Fat men's race — J. Smith. 



Ladies' nail driving contest — Miss Monlian. 



F'ortj-yard dash — Miss Anna Michell. 



A Political Incident. 



The August meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was devoid of special feature, 

 save for one important incident. It is 

 doubtful whether any of the jolly crowd 

 who enjoyed the tenpins and the shuffle- 

 board, the beer and lemonade, noticed 

 what occurred, or, if they did, gave it 

 more than a passing thought. 



It was the fall of John Westcott. 

 Historians have made even strong men 

 shed tears with their graphic descrip- 

 tions of the fall of Charles I, of Robes- 

 pierre, and of Henry Clay. Surely it 

 is a sacred duty to tell you of the fall 

 of John Westcott! 



For twenty-eight years John West- 

 cott has ruled the Florists ' Club. He 



generally decides who shall have the 

 offices at the elections. He always de- 

 cides how the club shall go to conven- 

 tions. Everyone likes John Westcott; 

 he is a thoroughly good fellow. The 

 way he maltreated the transportation 

 companies gave his friends keen de- 

 light. Of course he had enemies, as 

 every strong man has. Charles I had 

 enemies; so had Robespierre; so had 

 Henry Clay, but the way John West- 

 cott swept his foes aside in the debat- 

 ing battles on the clubroom floor was 

 worth a trip over on a stormy meeting 

 night to see. 



The fall of John Westcott came 

 about in this way: Last year his power 

 was shaken by a far-away commotion, 

 but his hand was again seen in the 

 October election, with its contest for 

 the presidency. Two months ago John 

 Westcott was placed, as he always is, 

 on the transportation committee for 

 the convention. Unhappily this com- 

 mittee could not agree — a sure sign of 

 waning power — and returned three dif- 

 ferent reports. The club rejected all 

 three recommendations at the July 

 meeting and chose a diflferent route. 

 John Westcott came to the August 

 meeting, the time of his greatest tri- 

 umph, sat through the routine business, 



