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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



October 21, 1909. 



Special Offer 



From Oct. 23-50th 



Giant Cyclamen 



Grown for us by a specialiet in 

 England. Cannot be surpassed 

 for size and brilliancy of colors. 



Duke of Connangbt, crimson. 



Excelsior, white, red eye. 



Grandiflora Alba, pure white. 



Princess of Wales, deep pink. 



Salmon Qaeen, salmon rose. 



Price of any of the above sorts, 

 $1.25 per 100 seeds; $10.00 per 

 1000 seeds. 



Mixed colors, $1.00 per 100 

 seeds; $9.00 per 1000 seeds. 



VINCA 



Alba, white, with rose center. 



Alba Pura, pure white. 



Rosea, pink. 



Price, 20c per trade pkt.; GOc 

 per oz. 



Mixed, 15c per trade pkt.; 50c 

 per oz. 



EASTER SUNDAY 



In 1910 comes on March 27th. 



Liliom Formosam 



(The New Caster lily.) 

 Just the Lily for early forcing, 

 only a few cases left. »t«46ij s...... 



Bulbs ^-i Per ZJ f Per 



B per case 100 CT" ' looo 



6'8 400 $4.00 $37.50 



7/9 300 7.25 67.50 



8 10 250 9.25 87.50 



Wholesale Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs, 

 and Florists' Supplies Free. 



Henry F. Michell Co. 



Market Street, 

 Above lOfh Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



NOW IS THE TIME 



TO ORDER 



PINE TREE BRAND RIBBONS 



FOB 



Weddings, Receptions 

 and All Fall Work. 



These are rich, mellow toned ribbons- 

 showing brilliant luster, made in many 

 widths and shades. 



PRICES ARE ROCK BOTTOM FIGURES 

 FOR RIBBONS OF CHARACTER 



■ Samples of these and beautiful CblfTons free. ■ 



^ MentioV The Review when you write. 



tural hall, Broad below Locust street, on 

 or before Monday, October 25. The com- 

 mittee is John Westeott, Frederick Hah- 

 man and G. C. Watson. 



Sydney Bayersdorfer celebrated his 

 twenty-first birthday with a joyous free- 

 dom party at Kugler's on the evening of 

 October 19. An ushers' dinner, as it 

 were, was given in the shape of a pre- 

 liminary entertainment to the members 

 of the firm and employees of H. Bayers- 

 dorfer & Co., at 1129 Arch street, on the 

 evening before. 



The London Flower Shop, W. B. Ta- 

 bor, treasurer, was opened at 1609 Chest- 

 nut street October 16. 



A. Lincoln Brown, of Cleveland, and 

 Mrs. Brown, were in this city October 15 

 to 18. Mr. Brown, who was formerly 

 with the Robert Craig Co., is now in 

 charge of a private place, while Mrs. 

 Brown conducts a retail flower shop in 

 Cleveland. Their visit here was a sad 

 one; they were attending the funeral of 

 Mr. Brown's father. 



David Feurstenberg has returned from 

 Norway. 



The Leo Niessen Co. reports the lead- 

 ing chrysanthemums to be Virginia Poehl- 

 mann, Early Snow, whites; Pacific Su- 

 preme, pink ; Robert Halliday and Golden 

 Glow, yellow. 



M. Rice met with an accident October 

 14, from which he is rapidly recovering. 



Among the visitors to this city re- 

 cently arc Miss Blick. daughter of Lloyd 

 G. Blick, and Miss Mira Bell, Norfolk, 

 Va.; H. P. Campbell, Shamokin, Pa.; 

 Oliver Grossman, Punxsutawney, Pa., and 

 J. F. Outerbridge, of Bermuda. 



Samuel F. Lilley reports the arrival 

 and favorable reception of pompon chrys- 

 anthemums, yellow and bronze. 



H. H. Battles has made some happy 

 hits in suburban wedding decorations 

 recently. 



D. D. L. Farson, Overbrook, Pa., was 

 among the 2,000 visitors who attended 

 the dahlia show of the Henry F. Michel! 

 Co. last week. This show was just in the 

 nick of time, the last fine flowers of the 

 season being staged and admired there. 



A. B. Cartledge has given his new 

 yacht, the Marguerite II, its initial cruise 

 this week. 



The monthly meeting of the Pennsyl- 

 vania Horticuitural Society was held Oc- 

 tober 19. Arrangements were perfected 

 for the fall show next month. 



J. J. Habermehl's Sons have just com- 

 pleted the annexation of additional space 

 at the Bellevue-Stratford, which will 

 make their flower shop about three times 

 its former size. 



Walter P. Stokes is writing his cata- 

 logue in the seclusion of Mount Pocono. 

 The brisk mountain air will instill a 

 vigor into his descriptions impossible to 

 secure in this milder clime. 



J. Otto Thilow is the new chairman of 

 the essay committee of the Florists' 

 Club, under President Heacock, an ad 

 mirable appointment. 



Emil H. Gerschick has added orchids 

 to his collection of flowering plants. Mr. 

 Gerschick entertained his brother, a New- 

 Orleans florist, while here on his wedding 

 trip. 



Robert A. Craig has specimen cyclamens 

 in bloom that are a distinct improve- 

 ment over anything seen here in former 

 seasons. 



William W. Crawford expects to open 

 his new store at Fifty-second and Mar- 

 ket streets this week. A wedding order 

 October 19 preceding the opening was au 

 encouraging incident. Phil. 



ST. LOUIS. 



The Market 



The local market was in good condi 

 tion last week and the retail business 

 took on a good aspect, which looks as 

 though it would continue for the ba! 

 ance of the season. Naturally this - 

 gratifying to all in the trade. Ther ■ 

 were numerous weddings and dinner^ 

 reported among the leading retailer: 

 which used up considerable quantities (>• 

 first-class stock. We are also expectin;, 

 a good business this week, as the bic 

 horse show opened Monday, October IV 

 in the Coliseum. 



Chrysanthemums, are coming in freely 

 now, but not as many as we would like t" 

 see. The prices are as yet stiflf, but ;' 

 big supply is expected this week. Car 

 nations have been and are yet scarce amJ 

 clean sales on these are reported for the 

 last ten days. American Beauties hav' 

 been plentiful in all grades. They are 

 of good color and in great demand. I" 

 the smaller roses, white have the call- 

 There are some fine Ivory and White 

 Killarney in the market from J. F- 

 Ammann. His My Maryland are also 



