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The Florists^ Review 



Fkbklabv 13, 1913. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



CHERRIES ARE RIPE "^.r 



MAKE A CHERRY DECORATION IN YOUR WINDOW. Use Cherries in all your work next 

 week. It will stir people. You see if it doesn't. Nothing so patriotic just now as Cherries, and 

 nothing smarter. TRY THEM. 



EASTER MATS 



An overdue steamer has just arrived with a large cargo of Easter goods, including a splendid lot of 

 PORTO RICAN MATS— fresh stock, in all flower colors. 



We hope that you ^ill make it a point to come to see our Easter goods. 

 If that is not possible, then send for our "Silent Salesman." 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Areh Straetp 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mentloti Thi* RctIcw when yon write. 



two important vases of carnations, a 

 beautiful pink believed to be superior 

 to Enchantress, from Mrs. J. N. Eison, 

 Columbia, S. C, staged by Edward Reid, 

 and the fine cerise, Ruth, from the 

 Florex Gardens, North Wales, Pa., 

 staged by Eugene Bernheimer. 



George Burton's new house will be 

 56x275 feet, to be planted with about 

 8,000 Beauties in raised benches. Other 

 impi'ovements include a new boiler, a 

 75-foot stack and a new packing room 

 and ice-box. Mr. Burton expects to 

 plant his whole place in Beauties, 28,000 

 in all. The entire cut is distributed by 

 the Leo Niessen Co. 



John R. Andre, of Doylestown, is an- 

 other of the crack growers of the Leo 

 Niessen Co. who contemplates building 

 this season. He will add a house for 

 Killarney. 



Louis Fein will erect a greenhouse 

 32x100 feet at Audubon, N. Y., of King 

 Construction Co. material. 



Raymond Brunswick will have charge 

 of the new mail order department of 

 M. Rice Co. Mr. Brunswick says that 

 a single mail brought orders for 2,000 

 wheat sheaves. 



Stephen Ager spoke on dwarf fruit 

 tree culture before the Germantown 

 Horticultural Society February 10. 

 James G. Scott, a past master in the 

 art, led the debate. 



The Robert Craig Co. is much pleased 

 with the condition of its Easter stock. 

 William P. Craig left for Pittsburgh 

 February 10. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. received 239 

 cases on seven steamers this week. 



Emil H. Gerschick finds his new Ford 

 delivery car does the work of four 

 teams. 



George Auegle points with pride to 

 the superb sweet peas received by the 

 Philadelphia Cut Flower Co. 



A hitch prevented the opening of 

 Joseph Joseph's branch store at Thir- 

 teenth and Market streets. 



There was a star pool game before 

 the February meeting at the Florists' 

 Club's rooms, between Eugene Bern- 

 heimer, Robert A. Craig and Ralph G. 

 Shrigley. The winner? Well, it was 

 not a case of the first being last. 



Phil. 



iCHELL's Bulbs 



BEGONIAS-Single 



Doz. 100 



Separate colors $0.40 $2.60 



Mixed colors 30 2.26 



BEGONIAS-Double 



1000 



$22.00 



20.00 



lOO 



$4.00 



3.75 



1000 



$35 00 



33.00 



Doz. 



Separate colors $0.66 



Mixed colors 60 



GLOXINIAS 



Doz. 



Separalc colors $0.fO 



Mixed colors 50 



CALADIUM 



100 



$:i.26 



3.00 



1000 



$30.00 



27.60 



FORCING GLADIOLUS 



Doz. 100 lOUi 



Pink Augusta $0.60 $3.00 $26.C0 



Kunderdl Glory 80 5.50 62.50 



America 46 2.76 28.00 



Augusta 40 2.60 20.00 



May 40 2.26 20.00 



Brenchleyensia 20 1.25 12.00 



Shakespeare / 80 5.60 50.0U 



Mrs. Francis King 60 3.00 26.00 



ESCULENTUM 



Doz. 100 



Maniniotb Bulbs. 11 to 12 inch |1.86 $10.C0 



First Size " to Ulnch 86 6.00 



Second" " 7 to 9 Inch 50 3.50 



Third " " 6 to 7 inch 30 2.00 



CALADIUM, FANCY LEAVED 



Doz. 100 I Doz. 



Named Varieties $2.26 $17.60 I Mixed, all 89rt8 $2.00 



TUBEROSE BULBS 



100 1000 I iro 



Mammoth Pearl $100 $8.76 I Variegated Leaved $1.50 



We are headquarters for Caniia Roots. Write for prices. 

 Stakes for supporting plant* for Easter. 

 Seasonable Flower Seeds of all kinds. 

 Send for our 1913 Wholesale Catalogue. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., sis Market st., Philadelphia 



1000 



$92.50 



62.50 



30.00 



16.00 



lOU 



$15.0(1 



lOOll 

 SIJ.OO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



FLORISTS' NEEDS 



HE SELL imported, natural preserved Adiantum, Sea-moss, 

 Sheet-moss, Areca. Grass, etc. Also waxed roses in all 

 colors; best for funeral designs. We manufacture Magnolia 

 Leaves, Wistaria Leaves and hundreds of other kinds too numer- 

 ous to mention. We sell at wholesale prices. Every Florist 

 should have one of our new CATALOGUES. It contains new 

 ideas in decoratives of every description. Write for yours 

 TODAY and say .vou wish Catalogue T W. 



SCHACK ARTIFICIAL FLOWER CO. 



1739-1741 Milwaukee Avenue 



CHICAGO 



Clay Center, Kan. — Miss Chattie 

 Gibbs has resigned her position in the 

 office of the Humfeld greenhouses and 

 returned to her home at Industry. 



Newport, E. I.— Stuart Duncan i» 

 building a greenhouse 22x122, of con- 

 crete, brick, steel and glass, to cost 

 $7,000. 



