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OCTOBBE 22, 1914. 



The Rorists' Review 



29 



FOR HALLOWE'EN, DON'T OVERLOOK 



Killarney Brilliant 



It is now in the finest shape, deep brilliant pink, heavy buds, ,0*7^ 

 splendid foliage and long stems. ***^ 



Special per 100, $8.00 



Extra ; per 100, <).00 



PHILADELPHIA 

 1608*1620 Ludlow Street 



First per 100. $6.00 



Second per 100, 3.00 



VALLEY- Special $4.00 per 100; Extra $ 3.00 per 100 



CATTLKYAS— Special $6.00 per dozen; 40.00 per 100 



Extra 5.00 per dozen; ;50.00 per 100 



DINDROBIUM FORMOSUM 6.00 per dozen 



VANDA CAKRULKA 2.00 per dozen; 16.00 per 100 



CYPRIPEDIUMS, fancy 50 per dozen; 3.00 per 100 



Can also supply Orchids, mixed in attractive assortments, 

 $5.00, $10.00 and $15.00 boxes. 



QARDENI AS— Special $3.00 per dozen; Fancy $2.00 per dozen 



EVERYTHING IN RIBBONS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Send for inr catalogue. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



XHB WHOLKSAIii: FLORISTS OF PHILADELPHIA 

 BALTIMORE NEW YORK WASHINOTON 



Pranklia aad St. Paul Streets 117 Weat ZSth Street 1216 H Street. N. W. 



M«ntloii Tbe BeTlew when yon write. 



PINK, WME AND YELLOW NHS 



Pompons, Yellow Daisies 

 Carnations Orchids Valley 



THE riDLADELrillA CUT FLOWER CO., 



1817 

 Sansom St., 



rinLADELrinA,riL 



the future. Eiverview has proved an 

 excellent growing plant. The stock does 

 well there, under skillful culture. Blocks 

 of plants, a bouse of a kind, are picked 

 out and grown on into a certain size 

 wntil fit. It is Eiverview 's boast that 

 four times as many palms were exported 

 from there last season as they imported ! 

 There is a little trap in this. Can you 

 guess it? Phoenix Roebelenii and Kentia 

 Behiioreana are fine; Riverview has more 

 of the former in 4-inch than probably 

 any other place. Ardisia crenulata is the 

 Pri'Ie of the place; 3,200 well berried 

 P'«iuts, just think of it! Made in Amer- 

 ica, too. E. H. Michel closed a pleasant 

 Visit by pointing out a couple of houses 

 ^'f iJracaena indivisa. There was not a 

 *i.'i-;le plant in them! "Dracaena indi- 

 vi> 1 ? " he was asked. ' ' Why, yes. The 

 bo i-^cs will be full of them tomorrow 

 '^'-i't, after we have had a dozen fel- 



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•^ at work," was the jolly answer. 



The Writings of Eobert Kift. 



•vo generations of florists, the fathers 

 • formed the Florists ' Club and their 

 . who now bear the brunt of the 

 'e, owe a debt of gratitude to Eob- 

 Kift. His writings have afforded 

 ■^ pleasure and interest as the sea- 

 rolled around. At first there was a 

 '<?ry about Kift's column. It was 



signed successively A, B, C, D, and so 

 on until K waa reached. The K stayed. 

 Then everybody knew that it was Eob- 

 ert Kift, genial, happy Eobert Kift, with 

 his joyous smile and hearty greeting for 

 all. Everyone likes Kift and everyone 

 enjoys his writings. Some of his sayings 

 are famous. "There are prices for 

 Chestnut street, prices for Eleventh 

 street and prices for the stores uptown," 

 was his description of an overloaded 

 market, a description that might well 

 excite the envy even of G. C. Watson. 

 When a new grower sent in fine flowers 

 he aptly described it thus: "Samuelson, 

 of Hatboro, is sending in some extra fine 

 roses. The other growers say it is the 

 soil, but we think that the combination 

 of the soil and Samuelson is all right." 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. John H. Claus celebrated her 

 twenty-sixth business anniversary Octo- 

 ber 16 and 17. The decorations were oak 

 leaves, ferns and chrysanthemums. A 

 pretty souvenir was distributed. 



Charles Grakelow gave a large birth- 

 day party at Broad and Columbia ave- 

 nues on the evening of October 16. There 

 were nearly 300 guests, who were enter- 

 tained by a collation and vaudeville. 

 Those "of ours" who were present were 

 George Auegle, Raymond Brunswick, 



Walter Davis, Benedict Gibbs, Martin 

 Gannon, Charles F. Krueger, Joseph G. 

 Neidinger, James McClain, Charles W. 

 Morby and Stuart H. Miller. 



Alvah E. Jones spent last week in 

 Pennsylvania and New York, Buffalo be- 

 ing the western point of his business trip. 



Macaw Bros, are cutting fine chrysan- 

 themums in three of the best early sorts, 

 from their new place at Norwood. 



Edward Eeid thinks that the new 

 Hitchings house of Griflfin Bros., at 

 Holmesburg, is a model in greenhouse 

 construction. 



A box of chrysanthemums unpacked in 

 one of the leading wholesale houses of 

 this city was ruined by having a layer 

 of small flowers, sweet peas and daisies 

 packed over it. The mums were bruised 

 by the top layer. What a pity to throw 

 away half the value of six months' 

 work! 



Joseph G. Neidinger says that Japa- 

 nese chenille and Jap wreaths are mak- 

 ing a hit. 



The Johnstons, of Baltimore, were 

 with us this week. 



The return game of quoits was played 

 at Media a few days ago. Jacques Gill- 

 met and his partner, A. Hampshire, cap- 

 tured three out of seven games from 

 their great rivals, Emile F. Lieker and 

 George Auegle. Inspired by dinner and. 



