NOVEMBKR 7, 1912. 



The Florists' Review 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



A TRUE STORY. 



Once upon :i time, as all siicli iiar- 

 ratix'es liej^iii, tlicre li\(>(| in ;i certain 

 town two (lorists. They oacli djil a fair 

 iiusin(>ss at fair jiriccs ami IinciI iiappy, 

 normal lives. 



Then oii(> of them ilicd and the widow 

 ^old the jilace. 



The Tiew man lost some iradi', to In' 

 >nre, hut he also <;ained some, thuii^ih 

 not eiioiij^h to satisfy him. lie wantiHl 

 to do a l)isy(>r l>nsiiie>s. Su he ln>!4'an 

 i-nttiiij^ jirices. 



Hoth jilaces had hccn -ellini: rarita 

 lions at oil ceids and 7.") cents a d(jzen. 

 The new man yot dnw ii to .!•") ceids and 

 "ill cents, other things in |iro|iort ion. 

 And he certainly did make irouMe for 

 tJH! f(dlow who was sti(l\inu to his old 

 I'rices. Looked for a time as thoiiL;li 

 in' woiilil he |)Ut nut of Inisiness. If 

 was only his wife's •-nund ((innscl tliat 

 '■aused him to hani;' on wIumi he Liot a 

 1 hance to scdl. 



".lust you w.ait, .lolin.'' sin; saiii. 

 "This thinjf will work out all ri^lit. 

 Just as it did that time the minister 

 wanted to cut oul the flowers at 

 fuiieials; he's j^one and we're still 

 here. ' ' 



" Ves, we're here, all riyht." said 

 .(ohn; "hut that confouiide(l priee-riit- 

 ti'r is {jetting all the trade." 



"Now, you listen to me.'' argued the 

 wife, who also is the maker ui.. "When 

 that fellow hojght thos(> houses they 

 weren't in any too j^ood sliajie; (dd man 

 si(dv too lonji. Then he di.jn't sp(>iid a 

 i-ent on repairs last summer. Not ciit- 

 tiiijj much this season. < ouldn'f make 

 much at our prices, nofhini; at all at 

 what he's <rettine. 'What's uoin^ to 

 liajipeu.'' Why, Just tlii>: Mefore he 

 jicts the mort<j;a<;e paid the houses will 

 hav(^ to he rehuilt. And he won't ha\e 

 the money. Can't hurrow it, with a 

 mortf^aye already on the place. Ilither 

 the widow <fets the place hac!\' oi' he 

 sells the lots to someliody that wants to 

 huild some c(3i,ta;.;e--. .\iivwa\, I --ec 

 his finish in tUfii hnsine^--. '' 



.\nd she di 



The mor;il ^^^hat the man witli the 

 greenhouses lipKLjoi to fedvon with de- 

 I'reciation or taP^e a tic-li ~tart in Ii t'e 

 when the liou>e> wear iiilt. 



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HALLOWEEN WINDOWS. 



The Sout hwe--t era Seed i o.. wlieli 

 iloes a j^eiierai llori>i~' lMi^iiie>-, .-it 

 I'ayetteville, .\rk., made a I i- iiit la^-t 

 \veek with the comhinafioi, llallowe'en 

 and jiolitical windows show ii in liie a. - 

 eom[iaiiy in^ illtist r.at ions. In one win 

 dow they pla<-,'d pumpkin lie,-i,| images 

 of 'Ol. li'oo>e\i'lt and (ioveiiKir Wil'-on. 

 I'lieve lm;i;jes wen' const luit eil m the 

 lollowiiiL;- maiim'i': 'I'he head-- weii> 

 f.ashioned I'roni larue |nimpkin-, into 

 wliirli till' e\'i"-, no-e and month w'ei(> 

 lilt. .\ n openini: w;is made in ihi' Imt- 

 toin :inii tli(> |inni|ikiii was then |ilaeei| 

 on :i pe<lestal o\er an eleetiie li;^ht. 



whiidi shone through the openinjj;s, 

 hi'injiiny,' out the features of eacdi imayc. 

 1'iie peilestal upon whieh the he.ad rep 

 lesentinj^ .Mr. l>oose\tdt was mounted 

 was covered with white crepe ]iaper 

 o\er whicli red crepe paper was dr.aped 

 ami fashiom'(| into a iutawa\ coat, cut 

 wilh the lap(ds rollinii hack, showin;^ a 

 white shiit front to w hi<di w as at taclmd 

 a white collar and red how tie. The 

 ima.Lie ot' .Mr. Wilson w:i- likewise 

 dressed, hlald^ and yold crepe [lapet 

 heini^ Used for coat and trousers, witli 

 wliite collar ;ind Idack hou tie. An en 

 deax'oi' was made, in the ^election ot 

 pumpkins, to •j:i'\ s|,ecimen^ that would 

 represent in shape as nearl\ as possilde 

 the indi\ idnalit,\ of the gentlemen. A 

 rathei' short, thiid^ pumpkin wa- used 

 to r<'preseiit .Mr. h'oosevcit, the mouth 

 li'iiiL; cut in su(di manner as to I'Xposo 

 till' teeth, o\('r whii Ii :t hea\ v mnstaclie 

 of spha^iiinm moss was attached with 

 l^ri'enine jiins. The top (d' the head was 



also co\('red with sphaouum moss to 

 represent the hair. Sphaj.;iium moss 

 o\('r the eyes represented esehrows, 

 and the ever-present nose ;^lass<^3, 

 constrncteil of wire frames co\ (Mcd with 

 isinylass, were placed in position, coin- 

 pletinjj th(> face of the imtiee. 'i'o rep- 

 resent -Mr. Wilson a lonji' puin|pkin was 

 used, vvhi<di was fasliioned in flu; samo 

 manner as that used for .Mr. h'oosevcit, 

 with tlie omission of mustaclK- and of 

 e.xpos(Ml teeth. .\ laroe \(dlo\\ chrysan 

 themum (hnorated tiie lap(d of .Mr. Wil- 

 son's coat, while .Mr. i;oos('\-(dt was 

 similarly decorated with a laree white 

 mum, the stems of ea( h restinj;' in 

 glasses fill(>d with w.iter which were 

 hidden hy the coveiiuL;' of autumn 

 leaves on the floor of flu; window. In 

 the forej^fround hetween the two ima^'es 

 w.as placed a hii^e |iile of red and yel- 

 low apples and cm either side ot' thiy 

 reil, white and \ellow corn in the (>ar, 

 with husks jiartlv renio\ed. liars of 

 white corn with Ihe husk entirid\- ri^- 

 moved were jilaci'd aloii^ the liont of 

 the window, ainl at the hack .•iml siih^s 

 ihe wimlow was lined witli cornstalk'? 

 as they ar(> cut from the held. 



I'.etwecMi Roosevelt ami Wilson there 

 was a card with the fidlowin;^ in free- 

 hand letterin^i: 



" We can 't tidl which will he the win 

 ner; you luieht ti'v your hn k. 



" MayJK! you could \v i n her it' yon 

 would send aroumi a ho\ of' our llowers 

 occasionally. ' ' 



In the other wiiidov\ an itiia^e repre 



Hallowe'en Political Window of Southwestern Seed Co. 



