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AnoosT 13, 1914... 



The Florists' Review 



V. 



Because of the uncertain ti^ caused by 



the European war we 



ed to with- 



draw our prices on imported goodSi 



The Resources of our 



Factory are Always at Yoi^ 



and. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



1129 Arch StrMt, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The lt«Tlew wbcn yon write. 



Quotations on Imported Goods are hereby withdrawn— but 



We have a splendid stock of Florists' 

 Supplies of Domestic Manufacture 



Joseph G. Neidinger, 1309 ii n. S2cond st., PhSadelpMa, Pa. 



Mpntlon The Rpt1«»w when yon wiitft 



Pittsburgh florists on Thursday, August 

 ■i>5, when they arrive in this city on 

 their way to the convention in Boston, 

 an<l to entertain them on Friday. 



The matter of Milking a display in 

 ^,'^ P«*de held during the Star Span- 

 gie« I Banner celebration in September 

 was brought up and the following com- 

 °i«tee appointed to take action in the 

 'natter: James Boone, F. C. Bauer, 

 ^- -'. Perry, E. L. Graham, J. M. Wag- 



J- A report will be presented at the 

 •^ext meeting. 



Various Notes. 

 ^^John McCormick had a good display 

 ainerica gladioli in his store window 

 last week. 



801,10 ^f "^^^^^rst & Co. are cutting 

 lopni ,*^® ^^^^ asters seen in the 



• H. J. Quick is slowly wcover- 



ing from her recent operation, but it 

 will be some time before she will be 

 able to get around. 



J. J. Perry, manager of the local 

 branch of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan 

 Co., has been elected a director of the 

 company. Mr. Perry is particularly 

 fitted to fill this position, having been 

 identified with the wholesale cut flower 

 trade in this city for the last twelve 

 years. He was formerly manager of 

 the old Florists' Exchange and after 

 this concern was taken over by the 

 Pennock-Meehan Co. he continued in 

 his old position under the new firm. 



The B. G. Merritt Co., of Grange, 

 has a fine lot of Hadley roses planted, 

 which look good for the coming winter. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is handling a 

 fine lot of rubrum lilies, which are in 

 good demand. 



J. J. Cummings had a large grave 



covering to make for the funeral of 

 Mrs. Wilson. It was sent by the Con- 

 cord Club, of this city, a prominent 

 democratic organization, and was com- 

 posed of American Beauty roses and 

 Harrisii lilies; 650 of the former iuA 

 500 of the latter were used, besides 

 Asparagus plumosus, which formed the 

 base, and adiantum, which was used as 

 trimming. 



The S. S. Pennock-Meehan Oo. 

 handled over 1,000 Beauties last Week 

 of unusually good quality for this sea- 

 son of the year. 



Mrs. Mary Johnston ha^ some orders 

 for the Wilson funeral; among others 

 a large cluster of seventy-five Beauties 

 and 200 valley was worthy of mention. 



T. Walter Gray is recovering from 

 an attack of blood poisoning, caused 

 by a splinter of stone becoming im- 

 bedded in his hand. He removed it and 



