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March 17, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



59 



The Florists^ Supply House of America 



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PHILADELPHIA STRIKE- 

 STRIKE US FOR ANYTHING 



IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 



You get shipment same day order is received. 



Special Telegram. 



Philadelphia, March 17. — There is one place 

 in America where all the world's output of flor- 

 ists' supplies is gathered ; one place where the 

 .retail florist can get at any article in quick time. 

 That place is H. Bayersdorfer & Co., THE Flor- 

 ists' Supply House o£ America, 1129 Arch street, 

 Philadelphia. The Easter business done by Bay- 

 ersdorfer & Co. has exceeded all previous rec- 

 ords, but stocks still are complete, and late orders 

 by mail or wire can be shipped by first train, in 

 plenty of time for Easter. Look over your stock 

 today and make up a list of the things you need. 



Mail the order to Bayersdorfer and your require- 

 ments will be met immediately. 



If late, use one of the new "night letter" tele- 

 grams (50 words at the day rate for 10 words), 

 and your order will have Bayersdorfer's attention 

 next morning. 



Remember that Mr. H. Bayersdorfer person- 

 ally makes a European tour each season in your 

 interest, gathering up the best Novelties and 

 stocking them in Philadelphia awaiting your 

 requisition. 



Bayersdorfer & Co. issue a complete catalogue 

 of all florists' supplies that will be sent free to 

 any florist who writes for it. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co., 



1129 Arch Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



-vegetable plants that will soon rout the 

 Easter flanks are just coming into view. 

 The impression given the visitor at 

 Floracroft is that of a live and pros- 

 perous place. 



Variou* Notes. 



Mayberry & Hoover, of "Washington, 

 D. C, were among last week's visitors. 



A pilot letter from outside New York 

 Jiarbor, from M. Rice to B. Eschner, re- 

 ports all well. 



Walter P. Stokes plans building one 

 ■or two new houses this summer, for forc- 

 ing bulbs. 



Arthur Zirkman and Frank J. Farney 

 have returned to Twelve-twenty, much 

 pleased with the courtesy shown them. 



The golden wedding of the father and 

 another, and the silver wedding of the 

 ■daughter, occurring on the same day, 

 March 11, is an unusually joyful event. 

 B. Eschner will tell you all about it, 

 from the health, wealth and happiness 

 •down to the decorations by J. J. Haber- 

 mehl's Sons. 



Eobert Pyle says that the working bee 

 is not always found near the hive. 



Robert Kift says that W. K. Harris's 

 place is up to Mark. 



Samuel McClements, of Randolph & 



McClements, Pittsburg, was among the 

 recent visitors to this city. 



Z. D. Blackistone 's representative, 

 Washington, D. C, has been looking over 

 the Rising Eastern Market. 



Samuel S. Pennock is one of the judges 

 at the national rose show in New York 

 this week. 



George A. Strohlein, Riverton, N. J., 

 says that the large sizes of kentias are 

 becoming scarce in Europe. 



Robert Halliday, Baltimore, Md., was 

 here a few days ago. 



Mrs. John Dick, wife of a well-known 

 former florist, died last week. 



J. D. Eisele, vice-president of the H. 

 A. Dreer Co., will attend the national 

 rose exhibition in New York this week. 



The annual banquet of the National 

 Gardeners' Association was held at Doon- 

 er's hotel Tuesday evening, March 15. 



Alfred Burton and Mrs. Burton, of 

 Wyndmoor, Pa., have been spending a 

 few days with friends in New York. 



Samuel F. Lilley will be an important 

 factor in the Easter lily market next 

 week. 



Gilbert Woltemate has been exception- 

 ally successful in growing fine calla lilies 

 at his new place at Wyndmoor. 



W. A. Knott, Fox Chase, Pa., has a 



fine crop of pansies just coming into 

 bloom. 



H. Bayersdorfer & Co. report a tre- 

 mendous pre-Easter business. The steam- 

 er Georgia is expected March 17 with 

 heavy invoices of Porto Rican mats. The 

 steamer Polanza is ten days overdue. 



Business is opening in the seed stores 

 this week. 



The Henry F. Michell place presents 

 an old-time spring appearance, with 

 clerks rushing hither and thither among 

 the crowds, jotting notes on their order 

 sUps. 



Large quantities of shamrocks are be- 

 ing offered in department and retail 

 stores. 



Charles Henry Fox had tiny shamrocks 

 in miniature market baskets with fitted 

 lids, also some in potatoes with a tiny 

 clay pipe attached. 



Robert Pyle, president of the Conard 

 & Jones Co., and Miss Cadbury, of Ger- 

 mantown, were married March 15. 



James C. Clark is turning his atten- 

 tion from ferns to dahlias tMs month. 



Lemuel Ball says plants do not like 

 strong fire heat. 



It is rumored that William Munro, of 

 Garrettford, has thoughts of building. 



Phil. 



