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The Florists' Review 



Si:i rKWiiiu 1(». r.tl4 



KANSAS CITY'S ROSERY. 



Tlic IJosi'iy ill K;iiis;is City \v;i> 

 i(ii|i(iiat('i| ill l!lii7 :iiiil store iuul j^ii 

 lioiist's, near tlic coiiicr (if Main st i 

 and Ariiuuir I oiiltnard, aii' coiidu. 

 Iiy !•:. 1). l-:ils\V(irtli, witii the assista 

 ot Mrs. I'lllswortli. tlircc stiii'f nii'ii :\ 

 1 \\(i i;ic('iiiiinis(> (Miiployi't's. All, join 

 tile sloic, wiiicli stands in an <'x<'(>ll 

 icsidciicc iKM^liliorlHHid, is alioiit S,' 

 feet (if Lilass. Diiriii": tiic siiini, 

 iiKilitils ;, iTOji ot' yoiliiy |i()iiis('l t : 

 al (lilt ."D.iMiii. is ;^i()\vn for wludcsali 

 I lit duiinu tilt' rest of tlic year 

 till' space is <le\()ted to plants to 

 retailed iliroii<ili the stmc. 'I'lie ill 

 tratioiis on ikiljc I.'l show the iiiii'i 

 peiLiola-covereij store Iroiit and also i< 

 siile of the interior, ('and'nl atteiU i 

 is pai(| to tli(' window disphi}', win 

 always is at t ract i \(', and the iiitei: 

 aUo is kept as neat as wax. 



W. .1. l; 



STRAIGHT TALK. 



Interior ot the Store of the Central Seed & Bulb Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. 



I iMii- liiu--. while 1 he wiiidii\\ ill tlo' and 1 hi' lioat it-elf w.-i- lnxi'il feel, 

 -.till-; iiiieii i- ii-ed tHr -jie-iai piirpti-e-- .\iiiiiiid the i;reeli lioii>e w;i- a lawn, of 

 the dis|d:i\ of laruaiii Ihi.xc- or otiiei ureeii >heet moss, (lit np liy eeineiil 



'('.•I.'l 



I inerehai'ili-e; foi diirk pond di- walks mi eacdi id' the -id 



es and end 



i|:i \ - I II -iiih iiiel ,-1 lid t'lir :i ii \ -Imw i iil 



At three corners were miniature llower 



tiiat will c:il(d, the evi 

 ii\ and iii.'ike talk. 



. Ihi;: the |ia--er and foliaL;e lied-. In the decoration 



ot' the lliiat were ii-ed lit'ty string- of 



asp;i rae IIS, .'len eiit rn-e-. 7di' carna 



tini:-. (ifty .\mericaii 1 '.e.-iiit ies, led a- 

 ter-, I'll cut ei.|;, ninii:- and folia;^e. 

 -exenty li\(' .■^preni^cri plants, -e\'ent\ 



THOSE LIGHT FIXTURES AGAIN. 



( )i il;i iia Ii t \ I- pn| 111 hi I . nut in t he 

 -eti-e Ih.-it e\.iy,,iie ha- it. lilt III the |j^,, ) ,', ,,.,1,,,. plants^ fift'eea palm- ami 

 -eii-e that It 1- iippie.iated \\ e\ei\ tWelMxIive llo-toli felli-. 



I'nr tin- I e:i-iiii the acii m ii t of the 



iM'iie.-ith a larLze -iyii ;icids- the rear 



eh ctric li-ht t:\tme- in 1 he -tore Id' the readin- '•I'lowers to lA er\ w here. " 



('elitt.-il Seed iV iJiilli t'o.. at I'.eiitiin llai 



were piickai^es addle-sed tii llorists in 



iMii. Mhh.. which appeared in The K'e- |,„.:d it ie- represent i n.- t he four ex t reme 



111' this i-iiiintr\. a 1 -t for the tele 



lew tol .\n'.jil-t l:'.. ;il iiU-ed the intere-t 

 ■■i\' .-I L;iii..i II,. -my people. 'I'lie de-ili]i 

 iliili of the-e hxtUle-. made i>l' L'l inch 

 wile haii'^iliu ha-ket-, :^ieeli -heet lliii-- 

 .•ilid lel'ectol-. -timuhited people'- .Mi 

 ■iii-itv. iii-t a- the -iL;lit id' ihem in the 



l;.'llt('in Hail (.1 -ti.le due-. I'llt K. S. 



'rilii'lip-oli. tiie ilcalni ul till- liiixelty. 

 •Ilie- net 1 llilc^ all\ liidte: ile-cript ion "l 

 the IJNtUM- e;ili le ;j ; \ e li tiiail appi';!led 

 II 'I'lle li'e\ lew . ( )t' Cllll I -e. t o Ilia ke 



t hem reipii I e- a eel ! :i i II a mini n t id' in 

 _;eniiit\. and llii- earji iiidl\idiial mii-t 

 -iilip|\. Mr. 'I'hiiiiip-on. Iiowexci. tor 



ihe lelndit id llin-e wllo ;ile ll;tele-ted 

 ill tlli- \'>iilk id hi-. li:i- -llpplied li 

 pliotiiUI .-I pll id' the interior 111' hi- -line. 

 Tlli-. uhiih I- leplodUi-ed on tlli- paL:e. 

 _; 1 \ I - a failK ilea: view of the h\tuie- 

 he put :ip. a- Well a- id one ul the lead 

 ill- retail -Idle- of tlli- hll-\ litlie 

 ; .■-oil I I i\v Ii. 



FLORIST'S PRIZE-WINNING FLOAT. 



I M t he I iidii-1 I 'al and ihn al pa rade 

 held III <'iiuiiiil I'.liifi-, la.. .Xii-ii-t -'1. 



I he li' -t pi i/e. a -i l\ I I lie, ili;^ dip \ .-il 

 111-, I ;i I - 1 1 '' 1. w ;i- Willi 1 \ I he lloat id 

 .1. I'. Wilcox \ Son-, whiili i- -how I; 



,. The I lln-t 1 III iiii t hi- ]iaee. 'fhe 



indue-, men friiiii SI. l.niii-. rhilmlel 

 idiia and <)ni;ih:i, all L:a\e the iloal a 



pel t eel -■■Hie. 



.\ 111 i II iat li I e '_: lee iiliiiii-c, w 1 1 II a com 



plete liiiil.'l liMilli and a - ll|ic\ e-t ack 



Irom whiih -muke puiirel upward, wn- 



ihe chief featllle i if the ileal. The 

 iioll-e \\;i- ."ix'.i feel .■|lhl three feel fulll 

 I nche- III height . With t lllee liemdie- 

 iii~i,|i,. lioldiiiL: palm-, fern- and llovvei-. 



ei .-iph dell \ ery I us| lies-. 



Goshen, Ind. Ik .\. l!urt i- remodel- 

 ing one of hi- 1 i l; ;^ I eenlioiises. 



The i|uestion (d' credits and coll, 

 lions is aeitatiii^ the trade in Miitjla 

 llie s.anie as in .\inerica, the teiiden 

 e\erywliere Ixdne for wlioles.alers 

 uriiiit credit le-s fi-e(d\- and to insist > 

 more prompt payment. Suniiniii<;- 

 the whole aieiiinent. I'.eckwlth cV S, 

 -ay in a Itdtei to the Horticultural .\ 

 \ ert iser: 



■"It w (iiild lie much liettei' i f t 

 trade su|iiiliei| no ict.ail llorist witln 

 lirsi taking: u]i trade references, or, 

 the c.-i-e of he^i u iiers. strictly cash W'' 

 order. 



■'ii^nore all lomhiiiL; and caiad'if 

 composed letters, and aliove ;ill nexcr 

 1 auiiht liy the eas\ trick of payiiiL: !■ 

 lir-t one or two small accounts iironipl' 

 when credit has lieen i^ivcn without i' 

 1 reiice-, as troiilde will usually coii 

 with the lirst \t\<^ order. 



•'W'e do an extensi\t' Imsiness wi 

 Mdail llorists, luit make few had dehi 

 a- we in\arialily ask for .and take i 

 ti'ade rid'ereiices nv rei|uire cash wi' 

 order. 



■'W'lieii a cliei|ue is sent with order 

 is iisiuilly a j^ood prec.autioii to take 



Float Representing Wilcox & Sons in a Council Bluifs Industrial Parade. 



