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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NorXMBBB 2, 1011. 



NEW BOXWOOD 



CUBAN. BRIGHT STOCK 



10 lbs ta.OO 50 Iba $ 7.50 



25 lbs 4.00 100 lbs /..... 14.00 



Special Prioes on Larger Lota. 



Wholesale CommissioR Florist, 



3t-36 EAST TnIRD AVENUE, 



C. E. CRITCBELL, 



Cindnnad 



Mention The Review when you write. 



at good prices. Carnations are in great 

 demand, but not enough of them are 

 coming in to supply the wants of the 

 local retailers. "White had an especially 

 big call; in fact, any that looked good 

 cleaned up daily all through the week. 

 There is quije a nice lot of California 

 violets coming in and . they sell at 

 sight. 



Roses seem to Bell better than is 

 usual at this time of the year, when 

 mums have the call. Beauties are some- 

 what scarce in all grades, but Rich- 

 mond, Maryland and Killarney are 

 ])lentiful. The latter is of extra fine 

 quality. Valley, lilies and orchids are 

 the other 'flowers that make up the 

 daily supply. Smilax, ferns and as- 

 paragus had a big demand all the week. 



Various Notes. 



George Weighman, a well known 

 character around the wholesale district 

 and always ready for any kind of work 

 for the trade, received word that quite 

 a sum of money was left to him, re- 

 cently, by a relative who died in 

 Europe. 



The premium list for the coming 

 flower show of the St. Louis Horticul- 

 tural Society was distributed last week. 

 Entries are coming in daily and the 

 competition promises to be large and 

 the show the best one yet given by the 

 society. 



August Schuerman, of the Schuerman 

 Decorating Co., says they had a great 

 many downtown window decorations as 

 a result of the horse show this week. 



Miss Newman had some fine window 

 decorations last week of fancy cut 

 mums and other, flowers. 



George Madsen, of the Alton Floral 

 Co., Alton, 111., says his firm is consign- 

 ing a large cut of fancy mums to the 

 W. E. Smith Wholesale Floral Co. 



Henry Emunds, proprietor of the 

 West End Floral Park, Belleville, III., 

 is cutting a fine lot of all the early 

 varieties of chrj^anthemums. 

 ^ The new store aad show house of C. 

 Young & Sons Co., on Waterman ave- 

 nue, is completed and the fixtures are 

 being installed. William C. Young says 

 there will be a formal opening, to which 

 the trade will be invited. 



The Ladies' Home Circle held an im- 

 portant meeting Tuesday afternoon, Oc- 

 tober 31, at which arrangements were 

 completed for entertaining all the visit- 

 ing ladies who come to attend the flow- 

 er show next week. 



Frank A. Weber, of the H. J. Web«r 

 & Sons Nursery Co., says that they 

 were never before so busy as this fall 

 with shipping orders for all kinds of 

 nursery stock. Sanders Nurseries, J. 

 W. Schuette and Emil Rothenheber are 

 also kept busy filling orders for both 

 local and shipping trade. 



All the Kirkwood florists say that 

 everything looks favorable for a good 

 crop of carnations, sweet peas and vio- 

 lets this season. 



The St. Louis Florists' Club will 

 hold a regular meeting Thursday after- 

 noon, November 9, followed by a ban- 

 quet. All visiting florists are invited to 



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No dry-as-dast botanical olafliifioa- 

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attend both the meeting and banquet 

 and members are requested to make 

 reservations early. From the number 

 who have already accepted, it bids fair 

 to be the largest meeting the club has 

 ever held. 



Visitor: L. P. Lord, of Lord's Frost- 

 proof Plant Box Co., Minijeapolis, Minn. 



J. J. B. 



August Eggert, a florist near East 

 St. Louis, was recently threatened by 

 black hand letters demanding $5,000. 

 The police have arrested the son of 

 Mr. Eggert 's housekeeper and say that 

 the boy has confessed. Mr. Eggert 

 felt so relieved that he tendered the 

 police department a check for $100. 



THAT OLD TURTLE. 



I wish to correct a statement made 

 in The Review of October 12, regarding 

 the extremely old turtle I found on my 

 farm a few weeks ago. This turtle was 

 one of the species known as the "box 

 turtle," or, as they are sometimes 

 called, "land turtles," b<A;ause they 

 never go into the water, as the item 

 referred to would indicate. On the back 

 of the shell were carved the initials 

 "P. M. " (Paul Maxson), an old resi- 

 dent of that neighborhood. On the 

 bottom were the initials of my grand- 

 father, "A. S. (Adam Stillman), 1808;" 

 also those of my father, "J. F. S. (Jo- 

 seph F. Stillman), 1855." It has been 

 a custom to mark these turtles when 

 found, as it is well known that they 

 live to a great age. It is possible that 

 this old resident may have been 50 

 years old when first -marked. 



Westerly, B. I. Geo. L. Stillman. 



Waverly, Mass, — The W. W. Edgar 

 Co. is shipping considerable stock. A 

 visit to this plant at this season is both 

 pleasant and profitable. 



Want art For Sale Pepartmcnt 



i^AilTertlsements under this head 10 cents 

 per line, oaiUi with order from all who do not do 

 other advertising. In sending remittance count 

 seven words to the line. 



Display advertisements In this department fl.80 

 for one inch space. 



When answers are to be sent in onr care, add 

 10 cents for forwarding. 



Plant advertisements not admitted under this 

 head. 



SITUATION WANTED— By grower of roses, 

 carnations, mums, violets, pot and bedding 

 stock; good designer. Address No. 141, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a German, good 

 grower of carnations, roses, mums, violets 

 and all potted plants; able to take charge; please 

 state wages. Address No. 148, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— First-class grower of 

 all-round greenhouse stuff, also good designer; 

 married, age 34; have the best of references; 

 16 years' experience. Address No. 147, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By flrst-class grower 

 of roses and carnations, an all-round green- 

 house man; 18 years' experience in England; age 

 35, single. Address Isaac Green, Sunnyslope P. 

 0., Alberta, N. W. T., Canada. 



SITUATION WANTED— By flrst-class, all- 

 around grower and propagator; life experi- 

 ence; German, age 36; able to take charge; 

 please state wages and full particulars in first 

 letter. Address C. S., Box 289, West Branch, 

 Mich. 



SITUATION WANTED— By life experienced 

 grower of all cut flowers and plants in gen- 

 eral, A 1 in roses and carnations, as foreman or 

 manager; capable of handling large establish- 

 ment; best of references. Address No. 142, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By flrst-class grower 

 of cnt flowers, choice pot plants and bulbous 

 stock: Al in roses; Oermsn, single, 11 years' 

 experieaee, able to take cbsfge of place; good 

 references; please state wages. Address No. ISO, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



