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The Florists' Review 



Afbil 23, 1914. 



FOR ORIGINAL SUPPLIES 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



WE MAKE THEM. WE TEST THEM. WE SELL THEM 



THE LATEST IDEAS FOR MEMORIAL DAY 



Our wonderful Metallic Designs, so perfect and true to nature in foliage and flower that 



at first glance they appear real. We make many beautiful combinations in Wreaths 



and Crosses. 



Magnolia Leaves, Oak Sprays and Crepe Flowers afford excellent material for your Wreaths, 



— material that will not wither. Our Crepe Flowers include Carnations, Roses, Hyacinths j 



Wistaria, and many other sorts. 



Our Baskets are all made with tins. Some are suitable for plants, some for cut flowers. 



All the smart styles. 



MAY WE HAVE YOUR MEMORIAL DAY ORDER NOW? 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., 



1129 Arch StrMt, 



PHILADELPHlAp PA. 



Mention TSw Bertew when yon write. 



They think that for a grower to sell 

 a retail florist in the center of th,e 

 city a large stock of plants and then go 

 down to City hall and oflfer plants at 

 any price is not only discourteous but 

 unbusinesslike. The association lead- 

 ers propose to put this before the 

 growers in a friendly way; there is to 

 be no threat of outlawry, no boycott, 

 no I. W. W. methods; just a friendly 

 "Do you think this is the right thing 

 to do?" sort of' talk. 



The growers, in discussing the retail 

 meeting, claim that they will be only 

 too glad to meet their brethren in any 

 fair arrangement that can be made. 

 They think that the stock offered on 

 City hall plaza on the day before Eas- 

 ter is of the leftover character, some- 

 thing that the retailers do not want at 

 any price and which can be turned to 

 account in this way only. 



Easter Echoes. 



There were features of the Easter 

 business that are too interesting to omit, 

 although not of prime importance. The 

 most striking was the City hall market. 

 The authorities decided to charge 50 

 cents a square foot for the space occu- 

 pied, and up to midnight on Easter even 

 the pavement surrounding the City hall 

 was a flower mart. The regular street 

 dealers and the growers with stock left 

 over were stationed around the hall. 

 They did a thriving business, the pur- 

 chasers paying for and carrying off their 

 plants. There were some good plants 

 sold at fair prices, but much of the 

 stock was evidently left over, and it 

 was interesting to see the value of 

 stock. One grower sent a wagon-load 

 containing about 300 plants, the sweep- 

 ings, so to speak, of his place; overripe, 

 poorly flowered odds and ends. A street 

 man bought the load as it stood. The 

 grower received 12% cents a plant, or a 

 little under $40 for the load. This will 

 give some idea of the basis on which the 

 street stock of the lower grade is han- 

 dled. It is stock that no store would 

 touch. 



There were curbstone merchants in all 

 parts of the city who took advantage of 

 the fine Easter weather. Most of them 

 did a good business. 



A pleasing novelty in the cut flower 

 market was the corsage pansy bunch, 



Porch and O 1 A. 



Window... Daskets 



FOR PLANTS AND FLOWERS 



Lamps Trays 



Scraps 



Decorative Baskets 



Pot Covers 



No. 789 M«len 



The Madison Basketcraf t Co. 



MADISON, Lake County, OHIO 



No. 822 Colonial 



Mention Th« Bcrlew wben 70a write. 



made up of a single variety of pansy, 

 usually lavender, with violet leaves to 

 add finish and length of stem. These 

 violet-corsage-size bunches of pansies 



were 



made a well deserved hit. They 

 offered by Alfred M. Campbell. 



The quantity and selection of stock in 

 the churches are always interesting. 



