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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBBB 22, lOll. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



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Fancy Handle Baskets 



Today we can fill your orders for Baskets from 

 a large assortment. A cargo of foreign baskets 

 from a neutral port has just reached us. Add 

 our own factory made stock and you will see 

 why we advise you to buy now. Try our selec- 

 tion of baskets, $10.00, $25.00 or $50.00 worth. 



Don't Forget that we have a Stock of 



Everything You Want. 



H. BAYERSDORFER A CO.. 



1129 Arch Str««t, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Reylew when yon write. 



their opponents say, by darkness, the 

 first pair captured one more game, tying 

 the score before finishing. 



The Pennsylvania Horticultural Soci- 

 ety held its monthly meeting October 20. 

 Early chrysanthemums and cosmos were 

 the attractions. 



The Retail Florists' Association 

 opened the season at the Poor Richard 

 Club October 15. An active campaign of 

 publicity is planned. 



October 16 Fred Cowperthwaite spoke 

 before the public school of Ridley Park, 

 on "Bulbs for the Window Garden," 

 and in the evening gave an illustrated 

 lecture on ' ' Bulbs for Winter and Spring 

 Flowers in the House and Garden." 



William Swayne returned from Cali- 

 fornia recently in good time to harvest 

 his first early chrysanthemums, which 

 are a feature at the store of William J. 

 Baker. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., has two beauti- 

 ful show windows, one of dahlias of 

 named sorts, and autumn leaves; the 

 other of named roses, one vase of each. 



William H. Smith, of the Johnson Seed 

 Co., was 79 years of age October 16. 

 Unfortunately, Mr. Smith is ill with a 

 bronchial attack. 



Philip Freud has executed a clever 

 idea in the window of the Henry F. 

 Michell Co. A colored man suitably ar- 

 rayed pops corn with an electric appara- 

 tus in two minutes and two seconds per 

 pop. Samples are distributed and corn 

 for popping is sold. The show will last 

 until Hallowe'en, Phil. 



The Florists' Manual, by Wm. 

 Scott, the greatest book ever written for 

 florists, sent by The Review for $5. 



NO WAGON WEARS LIKE 

 ARMLEDER'S 



Honestly built, you do not have the repairs 

 that you do on a cheap wagon. 



Th«y co»t !•«• b«c»w <h»v i— t longer. 



Our lOO-page catalogue shows 303 different 

 styles and sizes. A postal will bring it to you. 



THE 0. ARNLEDER CO., Cindnnati, 0. 



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BOSTON. 



The Market. 



I cannot report any improvement in 

 business; it seems to have entirely lost 

 the old-time snap and clearances are 

 hard to make. Even on the best grades 

 of flowers sales are more difficult and 

 prices are averaging lower than a year 

 ago. The weather continues unseason- 

 ably warm; perhaps a cool spell might 

 galvanize a little more life into trade. 

 With so poor a demand as now exists, 

 the question of the disposal^ of the large 

 supplies must be faced. This subject is 

 likely to be discussed at the annual 

 meetings of the wholesale markets, and 

 it is hoped something can be done to 

 relieve a congestion which might other- 

 wise continue for some time. 



Roses are in the worst position of any 

 of the cut flowers. They are arriving 

 in large quantities and of first-class 



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Manufacturers of all Kinds of 



WIRE DESIGNS and FLORISTS' SUPPMES 



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 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



quality, but the sales are, for the most 

 part, discouraging. The call is cliefly 

 for the newer varieties; even American 

 Beauty specials drag at $3 per d')zeD. 

 Carnations are not doing so well as * 

 week ago. First-class flowers mal o »- 

 per hundred; a few reach $3, bu i^ 

 more sell at $1. I believe occasion* 

 bunches have this season realize' ^' 

 The latter price, however, was for r.ove' 

 ties and must not be taken as a pr*;vail' 

 ing price. Chrysanthemums are sci'D i" 

 great quantities and the prices are <iuj" 

 low for even the best. Pacific and i^'oH? 

 Rose are now abundant and -iooi' 



