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The Weekly Rorists' Review* 



Jandxbx 26, 1912. 



Notice to the South and West 



Save time and freight by buying in St. Louis and SSVE MONEY. Florists' 

 Supplies and Cut Flowers at prices that are right. Send for our new 

 descriptive catalogue, which has just been issued. 



W. C. SMITH WHOLESALE FLORAL CO. 



1316 Pine Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



Mention The RevieMr when you write. 



Jos. E. Brown, the wholesalers' team- 

 ster who makes his headquarters at 

 Winterson's Seed Store, buried his 

 mother January 23. 



Henry Wittbold decorated the Eliza- 

 bethan room at the Congress hotel Jan- 

 uary 19 for the H. F. McCormicks. He 

 cleaned up the market on Beauties, 

 using over 2,500, all medium to long 

 stems. 



N. J. Wietor has secured the signa- 

 tures of most of the Democratic florists 

 on the nominating petition of his 

 friend, Judge John A. Mahoney. 



M. C. Gunterberg reports the arrival 

 of the annual crop of Belvidere orange 

 blossoms. 



At J. A. Budlong's Phil Schupp is 

 busy instructing a new young lady in 

 the infinite detail of wholesale cut 

 flower bookkeeping. 



January 20 the secretary of state at 

 Springfield authorized James Hibben, 

 Elmer W. Adkinson and Francis M. 

 Smith to proceed with the organization 

 of a corporation to be known as Wei- 

 land's; capital, $5,000; objects, to grow 

 t^nd sell flowers; location, Chicago. Mr. 

 Hibben is a lawyer at 167 West Wash- 

 ington street, and the other incorpo- 

 rators are his office associates. The 

 florists interested are keeping in the 

 background. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. has ordered, for 

 its new store, -the largest ice-box in 

 town, fifty feet long and eleven feet 

 deep. The new box and fixtures are 

 going in this week. The new store 

 will be occupied as soon as the work is 

 finished. 



It is reported that there is disagree- 

 ment between the proprietors of the 

 Alpha Floral Co., Frank Williams and 

 George Economopolus, but that the 

 business will go on as usual, no matter 

 what steps are taken to adjust the 

 partnership affairs. 



John Kruchten visited the Deerfield 

 Nurseries last week, looking for gar- 

 denias. With a large increase in plants, 

 this season's crop has been far short 

 df last season's. 



A. L. Randall reports auratum and 

 rubrum lilies not selling any too well, 

 although there is again a good demand 

 for Easter lilies. 



Tim Matchen says he is perfectly 

 satisfied with the business of the last 

 week, Peter Reinberg's rose cut having 

 been good. 



E. E. Pieser has returned from his 

 trip to West Baden. 



A. C. Spencer, at Kyle & Foerster's, 

 says he looks for the quick return of 

 brisk busineM now that the weather is 

 back ne«u( normal. 



, When **. H. Hunt 's travelers took 

 the road early in January they began 

 booking orders for peonies for Memo- 



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