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The Florists' Review 



Febhlaby 20. 1913. 



quality, for with these, as with other 

 stock, there is an excess of short- 

 stemmed flowers. Jo,nquils are in ample 

 supply and of satisfactory quality, but 

 the demand is rather slack. Paper 

 Whites are abundant, although offerings 

 are not so heavy as last week. 



Supplies of asparagus and smilax are 

 in excess of the demand. 



Various Notes. 



The seedsmen are now having their 

 innings. A round of the downtown 

 stores brought out uniformly favorable 

 reports, both as to actual orders and 

 prospects. 



W. E. Cook has just returned from a 

 tour through New England for the 

 Stumpp & Walter Co. and reports a 

 brisk demand for all kinds of vegetable 

 seeds. 



John Morrison reports that the trade 

 throughout New Jersey, New York 

 state. Long Island and Connecticut 

 handed him orders enough to gladden 

 the heart of his house, Weeber & Don. 

 While garden seeds provided the bulk 

 of his orders, there was a notable in- 

 crease in the quantities of Summer- 

 flowering bulbs taken, gladioli and dah- 

 lias being particularly in demand. 



The office floor of Peter Henderson & 

 Co. hummed like a beehive late Satur- 

 day afternoon, under the volume of out- 

 of-town orders covering every line of 

 seeds. 



The funeral services of Mrs. Elliott, 

 widow of the founder of the house of 

 William Elliott & Sons, which took place 

 February 12, brought out many of the 

 older men in the trade. Mrs. Elliott, 

 who had been an invalid for some years, 

 died at the age of 85, February 10, at 

 the family residence on West Seventy- 

 first street, where she lived with a son, 

 C. S. Elliott, and two daughters. 



E. E. Bruggerhoff, of J. M. Thorburn 

 & Co., said that he was so busy filling 

 orders that he did not know how busi- 

 ness was. 



Frank Stanley has returned from a 

 tour of northern New York for William 

 Elliott & Sons and reports business 

 booming and orders satisfactory in 

 every department. 



Burnett Bros, are thoroughly satisfied 

 with their orders for both garden and 

 flower seeds. 



Cannas are the special feature re- 

 ceiving greatest attention just now at 

 Arthur T. Boddington's and are moving 

 out well. It is said the sales last sea- 

 son were 700,000 and of course an in- 

 crease is expected this year. Harry A. 

 Bunyard says the response to the mail- 

 ing of the catalogues was the best yet. 



W. W. Wilmore's dahlia catalogue, 

 from Denver, gives the first page to a 

 big, yellow, peony-flowered variety, his 

 1913 novelty, named the Dr. H. H. 

 Eusby, after the distinguished botanist 

 of this city. Dr. Busby visited the 

 Wilmore dahlia farms last summer, when 

 a snapshot of his party was printed in 

 The Eeview. 



Preparations are progressing rapidly 

 on the final details for the National 

 Flower Show, now only a few weeks 

 away. It is felt that the success of 

 the exhibition, so far as stock goes, is 

 . assured; it only remains to stage the 

 stock and get the crowd. 



The MacNiff Horticultural Co. has 

 refieived strong .reinfoieeftaeni' in the 

 election as vice-president of Waltet J. 

 Barnwell, for twenty years with Peter 

 Henderson & Co. The company is now 

 comfortably installed in its big new 



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/^For Your Easter and Spring Decorations 



NATURAL 

 QRSEN 



Oak Sprays 



FIREPROOF 



American Oak Sprays appear in your decorations 

 Just as they do on the trees, for they are the Natural 

 branches scientifically preserved and are also FIRE- 

 PROOF. 



AMERICAN Oi^K SHRUBS 



are the Ideal Foliage for making up Wreaths. 



RUSCUS 



In varple, wklte, and Mated white for Salter. 



MAGNOLIA LEAVES 



Preserved and dyed! Pmrple, Kteen, red and broase. 



CYCAS LEAVES-STATICE 



We have a large factory devoted exclusively to 

 the preparing of Natural foliages and are head- 

 quarters for everything in this line. 



Procure Gnatt's preparations from your jobber, or 

 If he cannot supply you write for free samples and 

 full particulars to 



OSCAR LEISTNER, 



17 N. Franklin St., CHICAGO 



Distributing Agent for 

 OVK QNATT. HAMMOND. IND. 



Preparer of Foliages. 



Mention Tbe Review when you write. 



Dt Ntt Takt Aiy Fike Greea Thnti. Use the Gcamie 

 Sikaiai nt 6et Mare Iknui aad Ut* Weed 



The M£¥£R Green 



SILKALINE 



Used by Retail Florists for mossing funeral 

 designs, tying bunches, etc., is 



THE ONLY ARTICLE THAT SHOULD BE USED 



by Orowers for stringing Smilax and Asparagos, as 

 it will not fade or rot in the greenhouse. The lll«y«r 

 Sllfcalln* was the first green thread to be introduced 

 among Florists and Orowers. It is handled by the 

 best houses everywhere, but it should be ordered by 

 name— Mayar's Silkaline— to be sure of getting tbe 

 genuine ardcle. Do not accept substitutes. 



If your Jobber cannot supply you, order direct of 

 the manufacturers. Price for any size or color, 11.25 

 per lb. 8i2e8"F"flne,"FF"medium,and"FFF" coarse 



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5-stoTj and basement building at 56 

 Vesey street. The building is twenty- 

 five feet wide and nearly 100 feet deep. 

 The basement, street floor and second 

 floor will be devoted to the auction 



department. The sales will be conduct- 

 ed on the street floor, which is unusually 

 well lighted and commodious. The 

 three upper floors will be devoted to 

 the seed department, which will be un- 





