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The Florists' RevieW 



Sbptbmbeb 10, 1914. 



BOOHESTEB, N. Y. 



Tbe Market. 



Business has not improved much dur- 

 ing the last week. Judging from the 

 reports given out from the downtown 

 stores, it appears that the European 

 war is causing a considerable depres- 

 sion in trade, and some have felt it 

 seriously in the last two weeks. Busi- 

 ness is not at all settled, and while 

 some have had little to do, others have 

 been quite busy. Few weddings are 

 taking place, but funeral work has been 

 plentiful. This has given us a good 

 chance to use a lot of outdoor-grown 

 flowers. There is a glut of asters, and 

 street venders are offering good stock 

 at ridiculously low figures. Gladioli are 

 not so good as they have been, but a lot 

 of them remain on the market. Carna- 

 tions are improving. The color of the 

 Enchantress is good and they sell fairly 

 well. There are plenty of roses. Large 

 consignments of Killarney and White 

 Killarney are handled daily. Kaiserin, 

 Cardinal, Sunburst and Mrs. Taft are 

 probably the best sellers. Easter lilies 

 are of good quality and sell freely. 

 Sweet peas are not overplentiful, but 

 their quality is good. The call for val- 

 ley is not extra large. Cosmos and 

 zinnias are arranged in small baskets 

 and sell readily. Early yellow chrysan- 

 themums sell readily, but the supply is 

 not large. The supply of green goods 

 fills all requirements. The bulb season 

 has started at some stores, but the ma- 

 jority of stores are not showing them 

 as yet. 



Various Notes. 



George T. Boucher experienced three 

 or four exceedingly busy days last week. 

 Funeral work was heavy and counter 

 trade was good. 



Jacob Thomann & Sons have been 

 successful again in securing prizes at 

 the New York state fair, held at Syra- 

 cuse. Their Rochester White gladiolus 

 is still in good condition. 



Charles W. Curtis' new greenhouse, 

 which is being erected by the Lord & 

 Burnham Co., will be completed in a 

 short time. H. J. H. 



Lancaster, Pa. — Tn atidition to his 

 florists' business, B. F. Barr conducts 

 general agricultural work at Avondale 

 farm. When the local florists' club held 

 its recent outing there a big field of 

 tobacco nearly ready for the harvest 

 was one of the interesting sights. 



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AMERICAN TRADERS 



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 scribe to The Horticnitaral Trade Journal, 

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Address 



The HORTICULTURAL PRINTING CO. 



BURNLEY, ENGLAND 



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RAINBOW SYRINGE 



The best preventive for insects on plants. It 

 soon saves many times its cost in insecticidps. 

 The Rainbow Syringe is made of brass: has a %- 

 inch hose coupling and can be easily set to throw 

 heavy stream of water or a light, fine spray. 

 Price prepaid, $1.50 each; $18.00 per dozen. 



JOHN WELSH YOUNG, ^*"^'hu:;deii;hra?p«: 



Mention Tli« Rcrlew when yon write. 





Another Skinner 

 Improvement 



THIS TIME IT'S ON THE UNION 



This new screw cap 

 has a much longer 

 shoulder and you can 

 "^et ahold" im it 

 with a wrench. 



Our turning union has always 

 done the work we said it would 

 do, exactly the way we said it 

 would do it. It has grown from 

 the simple idea of a Tee fitting 

 and pipe handle into its present 

 eflfective construction. 



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You see what a short 

 shoulder the old 

 screw cap had, and 

 that thtre was no way 

 to get a grip »n it 

 with a wreoch. 



But it's the Skinner System's 

 system to continually ask its 

 users to suggest anything they 

 think would i improve the appa- 

 ratus. As a resiilt we are con- 

 tinually receiving highly valu- 

 able points and helps from our 

 thousands of users. 



This Spring one of these cus- 

 tomers said that he thought if the 

 screw cap that held the brass 

 nipple to the strainer bulb was 

 made longer, that it would 

 always hold the nipple in the 

 one position of fitting squarely 

 against the packing and prevent 



Complete Portable 



For those of you who want to 

 test out the Skinner System be- 

 fore investing in it extensively, 

 this complete 60-fOot portable 

 line is just the thing.. 



We will send the entire equip- 

 ment to you with nozzles all in 

 the pipe and ready to connect 



all possibility of leaking, no 

 matter how badly the line itself 

 might be out of true. 



The same man also suggested 

 that if another screw cap was 

 made with fiat faces on, instead 

 of round, so that a wrench could 

 get a grip to screw or unscrew 

 it, that it would be an improve- 

 ment. So we prom ptly made the 

 shoulder of the cap much longer 

 and so a wrench could tit on it. 



So now we have a better union 

 and a more convenient one. The 

 cost will be just the same as for 

 the old one. 



Line for $11.75 



up at once, for so small a price 

 as $11.75, and pay the freight 

 east of the Mississippi in the 

 bargain— if cash accompanies 

 order. 



Order one now and try out this 

 Fall so you will know exactly 

 what to do next Spring. 



ckinner 



CyVSTEM 



OF- IRRIGAXION 



SKINNER IRRIGATION CO., TROY, OHIO 



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Cat Your Bouquet and Floral Wires with a "RED DEVIL" Plier 



JUST ONE 

 OF 



MANY 

 "RED DEVILS" 

 SMITH A HEMENWAY CO., 



Far superior to a scissors and much more satisfactory- 



THIS IS "RED DEVIL" NO. 500 



It's drop forged steel.gun metal finish, 4^ inches l(>u8- 

 It will cut the finest wire or silk clear, sharp and close. 

 It's a perfect tool every way. . 



You should have a pair in the store. You will ''"<} 

 it useful in many ways. All hardware stores sell It 

 as well as other "RED DEVIL" tools Ask for kiiI 

 insist on Qenuine " RED DEVIL." One sample ; ■■^" 

 will be sent you on receipt of 65c in stamps. 



ISl Chambers Street, NEW YORK 



("RED DEVIL" Pliers, like "RED DEVIL" Olass Cutters are perfect. 



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