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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



NOTBMBBB 11, 1909. 



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Springfield, Mo., May 15, 1906. 

 Gentlemen:— Youra of the 11th at hand. The Wilka heater bought 

 from yoa laet fall hae done finely. We burned coke and it has done just 

 fine. By filling up the magazine about 9 or 10 o'clock and closing it up 

 all around, we found a good fire in it by 7 a. m. The grate is one of the 

 beat arraagements we ever saw for an ordinary sized plant. It is one of 

 the best heaters I have ever seen. Youra truly, 



The Summerfield Floral Co. 



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last week with the local trade, and left 

 Thursday night for Chicago. 



The MuUanphy Flower Co. will vacate 

 its old store on 2439 North Grand ave- 

 nue and in the future will do all its 

 business in its new location at 3514 

 North Grand avenue. 



Louis Schwartzkopf is now with Oster- 

 tag Bros., on Washington avenue, having 

 taken the position vacated by Jule 

 Koenig, who is now with the city forester 

 department. 



Adolph Brix reports several large wed- 

 ding decorations recently and a good run 

 of funeral work. He is cutting a nice 

 lot of chrysanthemum blooms at present. 



William Bouche, one of our best local 

 landscape gardeners, has just finished 

 plans for the large private place of G. L. 

 Holman, vice-president of the Laclede 

 Gas Light Co., on Warson and Clayton 

 roads. Emil Rotenhoefer has the con- 

 tract for all trees and shrubs. 



Ed Gerlach, manager at C. A. Kuehn 's, 

 reports plenty of stock last week, but 

 demand not so good. Eoses and mums 

 were somewhat overstocked. 



F. W. Humphrey, a retired clothing 

 merchant, who died recently, was a great 

 lover of flowers. In his will he left 

 $1,000 to be used for the purchase of 

 flowers for his grave. 



The Engelmann Botanical Club's 

 monthly meeting took place Monday 

 evening, November 8, in the botanical 

 laboratory of the Central high school. 

 The feature of the meeting was a lantern 

 talk by H. P. Chandler, of the depart- 

 ment of geography of Principia school, 

 on ' ' The Experiences of a Botanical Col- 

 lector in California." Secretary W. W. 

 Ohlweiler reported a good attendance. 



A visit to the new establishment of 

 Grimm & Gorley, at 702 Washington ave- 

 nue, found one of the best stocked stores 

 in the downtown district. The two large 

 show windows were tastefully dressed. 

 Mr. Gorley says their trade has been good 

 since the opening. John Barnard is now 

 in their employ. ^ 



A. S. Halstead, of the St. Clair Floral 



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 sluggish^ or is the pump giving 

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 florist, because it is durable and 

 does its work without trouble and 

 annoyance, saving its cost by th« 

 economy in coal bills. 



E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, Ohto 



