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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



March 9, 1911. 



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Illinois Self-Watering 



Window and Porch Boxes, 

 Hanging Baskets, Pots, etc> 



Pat. January 89, 1907; June 22, 1909. 



Mr. Florist, you can easily double your salies of plants by offering them in these self- 

 watering devices, for the very simple reason that the plants wiU live and thrive in them, in the 

 homes of youT customers, in spite of careless watering, and the better success your customers 

 have, the better your reputation will be for selling good healthy plants. 



We are selling these boxes all over the United States to florists and consumers. We much prefer to sell them 

 through the florist only, and give him the benefit of our publicity advertising and a handsome profit besides. 



If you doubt tlieir efficiency, send us a trial order and return the goods to us if they prove different from our claims. 



We are now making a complete line of Brass and Copper Fern Dishes, Boxes, etc., all equipped with the 

 self-watering device. Write at once for our catalogue and get in line for Easter. 



American Metal Box Co. 



31 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. 



Conard & Jones Co., West Grove, Pa., Agents for N. Y., N. J. and Pa. 



Mentlou The Heview wnen you wnte 



ETTER 



OXES 



would be hard to find than the ones shown here. 

 They were made for Chicago's first florists, E. 

 Wienhoeber, Samuelson, and others. If you han- 

 dle the best trade in your city, you will be inter- 

 ested in our boxes, made to your special order — 

 any size, shape or design, lined or unlined. Let 

 us know your wants — we'll let you know the price. 

 They may cost a little more, but they are fully 

 worth it. Write today, before the Easter rush. 



H. SCHUITZ & C0.,5"Ke">SL!?.^J^- Chicago 



Mentioo The Review woeo tou wnu- 



Schmidt, J. W. McNary and Mrs. J. F. 

 Young responded. A little surprise was 

 sprung by the ladies, who all gave short 

 and appropriate toasts to the gentlemen. 

 Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Frank favored the 

 guests with several vocal selections, 

 which were immensely enjoyed, and at 

 the close the entire company sang 

 "Should Auld Acquaintance Be For- 

 got!" 



A rising vote of thanks was tendered 

 the banquet committee for the pleasing 

 way in which everything ha!d been 

 arranged. The committee consisted of 

 Horaee M. Frank, George Bartholomew 

 and E. E. Schaefer. 



Various Notes. 



Unfortunately, Warren G. Matthews 

 was prevented from attending the an- 

 nual banquet on account of sickness in 

 his family. He was on the program for 

 a paper on ' ' The Sterilizing of Soil' aiid 

 the Hybridizing and Chemicalizing 

 of' the Chrysanthemum for Future 

 Profit." We are glad to report that 

 Mrs. Warren G. Matthews is able to 

 be up again. • -.'^ 



A. Miller, representing the Skidelsky 

 & Irwin Co., Philadelphia, took a little 

 side trip to Dayton, March 5, where he 

 celebrated his birthday at the home of 

 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bartholomew. Mr. 

 Miller is on his way home to Texas to 

 visit his relatives, whom he has not seen 

 for ten years. He expects to remain 

 there about two weeks. 



The Miami Floral Co. has a splendid 

 crop of lilies coming on for Easter and 

 the roses and carnations are also in a 

 flourishing condition. The firm reports 

 business to be most gratifying. 



The Dayton Floral Co. has just re- 

 ceived a large shipment of box trees, all 

 sizes, from Holland. They emphatically 

 state that the lenten season "cuts no 

 figure ' ' with their business, as they are 

 kept busy filling orders. 



Word comes from Arno Hendrichs, 

 who is now in Jacksonville, Fla., that 

 he is having the finest kind of a time, 

 thoroughly enjoyisg the southern 

 climate. 



Among the visitors during the last 

 few days were Fred Lempke, of the 

 W. W.' Barnard Co., Chicago; Mr. Sperl- 



ing, represen^Hr^he Stumpp & Walter 

 Co., New York city, and Henry Ehr- 

 hardt, of Sidney, O. 



Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weber and 

 daughter, Gladys, of Cincinnati, O., were 

 the guests of the Bartholomew family 

 last week. 



The Heiss Co. reports that, while 

 trade last week was not quite as brisk 

 as in the preceding week, yet results 

 were quite satisfactory. 



There does not seem to be much en- 

 thusiasm among the Dayton florists re- 

 garding the National Flower Show at 

 Boston. All seem to be so busy prepar- 

 ing for Easter that they will be unable 

 to get away. 



Mr. a^d Mrs. H. H. Ritter spent sev- 

 eral /^je^jsVlg,,, Indianapolis, Ind., last 

 week. R. A. B. 



Detroit, Miclj.— The Florists' Club 

 listened to an exceptionally interesting 

 travelogue March 6, Philip > Breitmeyer 

 describing his trip to Cuba^ d^^ribing 

 especially the florieultural features of 

 that country. A. Colyn, of Voorhout, 

 Holland, described the bulb district. 



