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The Florists' Review 



KEiiiUAUV 19, 1914. 



IMCRBABX THE VALUK OF TOUR PLANTS BT USING 



HART'S HANDY HANDLE 



Fits securely on any standard pot. and by tne use of a little Chiffon or Ribbon, gives you a 

 Basket effect at a very small additional cost, increasing the price of your plants 100^. 



-PKICJBS- 



No. 1—12 Inches liigrli $2.60 per dozen No. 4—24 Inches hleh $5.00 per dozen 



No. 2— 15 inches high 3.80 per dozen No. 6— 30 Inches high ft.eOperdozen 



No. 3—18 Inches high 4.00 per dozen No. 6-86 Inches high 9.00 per dozen 



AT YOUR DEALKRS OK DIRECT 



GEORGE B. HART, Manufacturer 



24 to 30 Stone Street, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



set a«idi> as rose da.r, Tuesday as car- 

 nation (lay, Wednesday as sweet pea 

 day, Thursday and Friday as floral dec- 

 oration days, and Saturday as Westches- 

 ter county day. 1:\J, Le Clair is secre- 

 tary of the exhibition. 



Win. Stuart Allen celebrated his 

 "three score years" last week and 

 looks good for many more. 



James Ooyle's new store at 104 West 

 Twenty-eighth street is now complete 

 and Imsiness has improved accordingly. 



.Tohn Hunter is again in the service 

 of Burnett Bros. 



Wm. J. Elliott is serving his country 

 as a gran<l jurj'man. 



J. Austin Shaw. 



PITTSBUEGH. 



The Market. 



Pittsburgh has had a cold week, wind- 

 ing up witli a heavy fall of snow Friday 

 night, followed by continued cold. Stock 

 of all kinds is plentiful, except Beauties. 

 Other roses keep increasing in quantity, 

 but there is still a scarcity of the short- 

 er grades. Carnations are just about 

 equal to the demand. Violets are in 

 oversupply and lilac and all kinds of 

 bulbous stock are certainly a glut. The 

 wholesale houses certainly look like real 

 cut flower houses! The varieties include 

 almost everything you can think of, and 

 they are not cleaning up in a couple of 

 hours in the morning, as was the case 

 for several weeks. 



Among the retail stores last week was 

 certainly a St. Valentine's week. They 

 commenced early in the week to show 

 valentine eff"ects and were booking or- 

 ders all week. Had it not been for the 

 advance orders, the extreme wind and 

 cold of Friday and the snow and cold 

 of Saturday would have caused a sad 

 disappointment in the St. Valentine's 

 day business. As it was, St. Valentine 's 

 day will go down in history as one of 

 the big days, comparing with a small 

 Easter. 



Various Notes. 



Mrs. E. A. Williams showed special 

 valentine boxes and ribbons in her win- 

 dow all week, but they all disappeared 

 Saturday. After seeing one of them ar- 

 ranged with flowers and tied 'with rib- 

 bons, one cannot conceive how anyone 

 could send the paper valentines, no mat- 

 ter how beautiful they might be. 



Randolph & McClements had their 

 hands full taking care of their special 

 St. Valentine's day features, using many 

 special baskets. They had unique boxes 

 beautifully ribboned, which must have 

 aroused a good deal of sentiment before 

 they were opened. Orchids largely took 

 the place of violets. 



A. W. Smith Co. maintain today that 



Plants Sell Better 



when the ugly clay pots 

 are bidden by the at- 

 tractive and artlBtic 



EVKR.RKADY 

 POT COVKRS 



Strong cardboard 

 foundation. Bestaual- 

 ity waterproof crepe 

 paper, silk fiber ribbon 

 ties at top and bottom. 

 Firmly held with im- 

 proved metal fastenings. Furnished in four 

 colors and many sizes. Write for samples and 

 price list today. Send 10c for postage. 

 BTEB'UAOT FLOWKB POT COTER CO. 

 146 HuBhM Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



MmtloD The ReTiew when yon write. 



it pays to advertise. The company's 

 St. Valentine's day business was simply 

 phenomenal. I know that if I were to 

 take the liberty of telling how many 

 orders were sent out there would he 

 many doubters. 



The Zieger Co. got its share of the 

 spoils, as all hands can testify; all were 

 glad when the last order went out and 

 they went home for a much-needed rest. 



Ray Daschbach found an opportunity 

 to make use of all his ingenuity in pro- 

 ducing effects to satisfy his exacting 

 customers and make the boxes and 

 bunches carry just the right message 

 of love from Him to Her. 



The E. C. Ludwig Floral Co. reports 

 from the north side that the sentimental 

 day worked just the same on that side 

 of the river and that the whole force 

 was worked to the limit sending out the 

 love messages. 



The Ludwig Floral Co. finds its Fed- 

 eral street location just the right spot 

 on these special days to catch the people 

 who are not regular flower buyers. Their 

 elaborate windows help, too, as edu- 

 cators of those who need a look to 

 know what thev want, and Julius says, 

 "We got our share, all right." 



We had the pleasure of a call from 

 Louis L. Sander, of Sander & Sons, St. 

 Albans, England. Mr. Sander is the 

 guest of J. Wilkinson Elliott. 



Mrs. Smith, mother of S. P. Smith, 

 Mercer, Pa., died Saturday, February 

 14. Mrs. Smith had been an invalid 

 for years. The members of the trade 

 here extend their sympathy to both Mr. 

 Srnitli. and his sister. 



Jacob Flicker, of Homestead, Pa., is 

 ill with Bright 's disease and is in St. 

 Francis hospital. 



August Pajonk, who was arrested by 

 a postoflSce inspector of Chicago for 

 using the mails to defraud, was a grower 

 in the employ of the Pittsburgh Cut 

 Flower Co. When he left a lot of car- 

 nation cuttings of a scarce variety dis- 

 appeared. Clarke. 



Dover, Pa. — The Oliver Floral Co. has 

 been incorporated with a capital of 

 $125,000, by W. 1. N. Lofiand, of this 

 town. 



Want and ForSale Department 



tVAdrertlsements under this head lO centa 

 per line, cash with order from all who do not do 

 other advertising. In sending remittance count 

 ■even words to the line. 



Display advertisements In this department $1.30 

 (or one Inch space. 



When answers are to be sent In our care, add 10 

 cents for forwarding. 



Plant advertlsementfl not admitted under this bead 



SITUATION WANTED— As head gardener; Eng- 

 lish, age 32; 15 years' experience In . all 

 brandies; luari'ied; when suited. Address No. 

 498 , cure Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By good grower of gen 

 eral greenhouse stock, age 27, single; 9 years' 

 experience; good reference; state wages. Address 

 No. 475, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By competent florist and 

 gardener, married, to talse 'charge of good 

 private country place; flrst-class references. Ad- 

 d ress No. 486, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— About April 1, by first- 

 class cut flower grower, capable of takin;; 

 full charge; will furnish best references; married. 

 Add ress No. 485, care Florists' Review, Chicag o. 



SITUATION WANTED— By gardener, 29, single: 

 life e.xperience in all branches; strictly honest 

 and steady, not afraid of work; A-1 references; 

 private place. Cragg. 152 East 7th St., Erie, Pa. 



SITUATION WANTED— By A-1 rose and carna- 

 tion grower, able to take charge; good de- 

 signer; 20 years' experience as grower for retail 

 trade. Address No. 488, care Florists' Review, 

 trhicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By single man, age 24. 

 eight years' experience with store trade, 

 with liigh-grade reference. Address Horace S. 

 Biles, care J. Koehler & Sons, Florists, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. 



SITUATION WANTED— By an up-to-date grower 

 of roses, carnations, mums and general stock: 

 also good designer; capable of taking charge; 

 sober and honest. Grower, 811 South State St.. 

 Chicago, 111. 



SITUATION WANTED— By all round grower of 

 cut flowers and plants, as foreman, where 

 flrst-olass stock is wanted: state particulars in 

 first letter. Address No. 498, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— About April Ist. by 

 rose grower and general all-round man; seven 

 years' experience In roses; also mums, camation« 

 and pot plants. Address No. 481, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a young married 

 man. 8 years' experience in roses, carnations 

 and general greenhouse work; competent; state 

 particulars in first letter. Address No. 497, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a steady young man. 

 under glass; have had good experience grow- 

 ing vegetables: state work required and wages 

 given In first letter: good references. Address 

 No. 484, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a first-class designer 

 and decorator with a life-long experience, 

 capable of running a store and handling help, 

 first-class references; south or west preferred. 

 J. F. W., 36 Windsor St., East Providence. R. I. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a young, single 

 man with some experience in the gardening 

 and florist trade, on private or commercial place: 

 can start at once; good references; Pennsylvania 

 preferred. Address No. 458, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By young single man. 

 A-1 grower of roses, carnations and general 

 greenhouse stock; eight years' experience; can 

 take full charge; also have two years' experience 

 in landscape work; best of references: please 

 state full particulars. Address No. 498, cavo 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Hollander, sober and In- 

 dustrlons with 14 years' experience in pot 

 plants and cut flowers in Europe and U. S., best 

 references, desires position with firm where there 

 is a chance for advancement; by Ist or 15th of 

 March: vicinity of Chicago preferred; state all 

 particulars In first letter. Address No. 442, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— On salary and percent- 

 age basis or straight salary, or would con- 

 sider partnership; thoroughly experienced grower, 

 propagator, designer, energetic hustler and sys- 

 temlzer of work; total abstainer; strong on pot 

 and bedding plants: state full particulars and 

 receive prompt reply. Address No. 482, care 

 Florists' Review. Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As assistant gardener, 

 by Hollander, age 24, single, non-drinker: 

 well recommended: has Dutch, English, German 

 and .\merican experience: can grow flrst-class 

 cut flowers in and outdoors, pot. bedding and 

 specimen nlnnts: also can take care of herbaceous 

 borders, etc.: able to take full charge lu absenc«» 

 of the gardener. Address No. 488, care Florists' 

 Review, Clilcago. 



