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The Florists' Review 



Sbptembbb 3, 1914. 



FOR ORIGINAL SUPPLIES 

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All Orders Filled from Stock on Hand only 

 H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



ERICA 



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dently anticipate a bad cut flower mar- 

 ket next winter, for they are offering 

 their bulbs here in preference to tak- 

 ing chances on their flowers at home 

 then. 



Mr. Beid's Return. 



Edward Reid arrived on the St. Paul 

 August 30, after a trip far more stren- 

 uous and thrilling than he or anyone 

 else anticipated. The early days were 

 spent at and near his old home in Bel- 

 fast, Ireland, where the beauties of 

 the Emerald Isle and the kindness of 

 kin were a source of keen delight to 

 Mr. Reid and his family. Sweet peas 

 there made our fine Spencers seem like 

 seconds and daisies were of enormous 

 size. The start for Paris was cut short 

 by the war, so London took its place. 

 Then came the exciting part: stranded 

 Americans returning from the continent 

 in numbers; no money for anybody and 

 no certainty of getting any; transpor- 

 tation arrangements for getting home 

 canceled and a general air of suspense 

 everywhere. Mr. Reid spoke highly of 

 the work of the American relief com- 

 mittee. He finally secured passage for 

 his family and himself and as he stood 

 on the bow of the vessel as it ap- 

 proached the beckoning statue of Lib- 

 erty in New York harbor, he said feel- 

 ingly, "Young woman, you will have 

 to look the other way if you wish to 

 see me again." 



Club Meeting. 



At the meeting of the Florists' Club 

 September 1, convention experiences 

 were given by Fred Hahman, Harry G. 

 Betz and Adolph Farenwald that were 

 followed closely. Edward Reid gave a 

 graphic account of his visit to Britain. 

 Nominations for officers for next year 

 were made as follows: President, 

 George Burton; vice-president, Charles 

 H. Grakelow; treasurer, George Craig; 

 secretary, David Rust. This, of course, 

 is equivalent to election. 



The Condition Abroad. 



As an illustration of the condition of 

 affairs in Germany and the situation 

 confronting the supply men of the coun- 

 try, we quote from two letters received 

 by the M. Rice Co., one from one of 

 its connections abroad and the other 

 from its shipping agent: 



"Everything is in a state of war. 

 We have no money, ao it is impossible 

 to discharge our workmen. Won't you 

 please send us at once the amount of 

 our last bill? Our customers in Eng- 

 land, Russia, Austria, Holland and Bel- 

 gium are also suffering as are we in 

 Germany, and we therefore have only 

 to appeal to our good American friends 



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 "The Pronouncing Dictionary fills a long-felt want." 

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and beg you to kindly give us your 

 quick support." 



* ' I have already written you it is 

 not possible at this time to make any 

 shipments from Hamburg or Bremen, 

 My questions addressed to the steam- 

 ship companies in Antwerp and Rotter- 

 dam have not been answered, so I am 

 sorry to state that it is not possible to 

 forward any of your goods. If the 

 opportunity should be presented later, 

 I shall certainly notify you. I regret 

 exceedingly it is not possible to do any- 

 thing for you at this time." 



Various Notes. 



Among this week 's visitors were 

 Daniel MacRorie and H. Plath, of San 

 Francisco, Cal., who went to Forty- 

 ninth and Market streets and to Nor- 

 wood; George W. Smith and Herman 

 Knoble, of Cleveland; Charles Uttley 

 and Mrs. Uttley, of Harrisburg, return- 

 ing from Europe; E. 6. Hill, of Rich- 

 mond, Ind.; Robert B. Stiles and Mrs. 

 Stiles, of Petersburg, Va.; Mrs. Mc- 

 Carron, of Lynchburg, Va.; Miss R. 

 Bester, of Hagerstown, Md.; Miss Ma- 

 tilda Held, of Baltimore; W. J. Firth, 

 of Boston; Frank Gorly, of St. Louis; 

 F. M. Isenberg, of Huntingdon, Pa.; 

 Miss Hartnett, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 

 A. Coggan, of Flint, Mich.; W. R. 

 Thoms, of Atlantic City; Miss Yeager, 

 of Norristown, Pa.; Harry Papworth, 

 of New Orleans; Miss Meinhardt, of 

 St. Louis; J. A. Evans, of Richmond, 

 Ind.; J. Hooper and Mrs. Hooper, of 

 Richmond, Va.; John Walker and Mrs. 

 "Walker, of Youngstown, O.; George W. 

 Kay, of Youngstown; J. Jenkins, of 



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Washington; Joseph Thomas, of Greens - 

 burg; B. L. Elliott and Wm. Loew, ot 

 Pittsburgh; J. Higgison, of Richmond. 

 Va., who went to Michell's nurseries- 

 at Andalusia; Paul R. Klingsporn an't 

 Albert J. Winkler, of Chicago; W. W. 

 Schlotz, of Charlotte, N. C; J. B. Wiese 

 of Buffalo. 



Eugene Bernheimer has moved his 

 family in from North Wales to the city 

 this week. 



Frank M. Ross has purchased the 

 Century Flower Shop No. 2, Fifty 

 second street above Walnut, from H. H 

 Battles. The sale provides that th« 

 purchaser shall not use the name oi 

 Centujy. 



Sydney H. Bayersdorfer expects to 

 sail from The Hague September 5, oii 

 the Potsdam. 



Verona & Steinhoff will open their 



