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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



OCTOBBB 6, 1910. 



AUCTION 



Jas. Weir's Sons 



...FLORISTS... 



... Retiring as growers, authorize us to call a sale of 

 the property, stock and good will of the business, 

 situated at 5th Avenue and 67th Street, Brooklyn, 

 on Wednesday, October 19th, 1910, at 11 o'clock. 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



-AUCTIONEERS- 



WM. J. ELLIOTT, 

 Auctioneer 



42 Vesey St., New York, N. Y. 



Mention 'I'lie Keview when you write. 



Fancy Beauties 



You will find it an advantage to buy vonr Beauties of us. A large crop — enough for all 

 • buyers in our territory— and quality tliat is unsurpassed. Try us wfth today's order 



CARNATIONS 



1, /°." probably know that Milwaukee (that means us) 

 iir n u ^^* Carnations in the country last season' 

 Well, they are again coming in as good. 



KILLARNEYS 



Our Killarney and White Killarney are as fine as are 

 seen in any market in this country. Try them and see 

 for yourself ; they always satisfy. 



ADIANTUM, none better; VALLEY, fancy; ASPARAGUS, enough lor aU. 



We can take good care of all ordcn at lowest market rates. Write, phone or wire us— we do the rest 



HOLTON & HUNKEL CO. 



Without Doubt the Beat Equipped Wholesale House in the Country. 



462 Milwaukee Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Mpntinn Thp Kevlpw when vnii write 



opening of the New York department 

 store of Gimbel Bros., of Philadelphia. 

 Loyal to their own city, J. J. Haber- 

 mehl's Sons were given the work. This 

 house has been busy many weeks in 

 preparation. The front of the big build- 

 ing was elaborately draped with heavy 

 roping, evergreens and wild smilax, 

 over backgrounds of heavy velvet. 

 Boxes of foliage plants, evergreens and 

 ivy were installed across the face of the 

 building, and within palms, smilax and 



enormous vases of Beauties, mums and 

 dahlias created a splendid effect. Many 

 electric van loads of stock were brought 

 out from Philadelphia. The estimates 

 of the contract ran from $2,000 to 

 $10,000. 



This is the second invasion of New 

 York by the Quaker City, and still an- 

 other Philadelphian assumes responsi- 

 bility here, the cut flower department 

 of the Gimbel store having been se- 

 cured by J. WolflF, Jr., one of its lead- 



ing retailers, who has stores and green- 

 houses there on Nineteenth street and 

 bedgely avenue, and comes to New 

 York with this branch after an experi- 

 ence of twenty-six years in the busi- 



Various Notes. 



Charles Thorley had one of the larg- 

 est orders of the season for Getober 5 

 the decoration for the consecration of 

 St. Patrick's cathedral. To make a 



