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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabcb 7, 1912. 



An instantaneqns change from ugliness to beauty ; from a repellent 

 clay pot which detracts greatly from the most graceful plant, to a 

 dainty pot cover that adds to the beauty and attracts the plant 

 buyer, has been made possible by 



Ever-Ready Flower Pot Covers 



which are now used by leading florists throughout the country. They are 

 made in sizes and shapes to fit any pot or pan and stand unlimited wear and 

 tear. A strong cardboard foundation covered with best quality waterproof 



crepe paper, tied with silk fiber ribbon at the top and bottom and firmly fastened with metal clips— such is the Ever- 

 Ready. It is collapsible, thus requiring little storage space. Help your Easter plants to sell themselves. The cost is 

 so slight you can give them away. Writ* Today for Circulars and Prica Ust. 



Ever-Ready Pot Cover Co., hu^JT a,... Buffalo, N. Y. 



eialize heavily on single violets, but 

 all other flowers, including a fine as- 

 Bortment of orchids, are always to be 

 found there. 



Everett E. Cummings, of Woburu, is 

 picking 100,000 single violets weekly. 

 He runs his houses cool and the plants 

 Have made little foliage as yet. He 

 will follow his violets with cucumbers, 

 of which he has a fine strain, inter- 

 mediate between the English and White 

 Spine varieties. 



E. H. Borowski, of Roslindale, has a 

 grand lot of rambler roses in variety 

 coming on for Easter. Mr. Borowski 

 handles Lorraine begonias particularly 

 well, and, in fact, anything else he 

 tries his hand at. 



Galvin 's, on Tremont street, have a 

 superb orchid display this week, their 

 Dendrobium nobile being of exceptional 

 quality. 



The March meeting of the Gardeners ' 

 and Florists' Club, to be addressed by 

 Geo. W. Kerr, of Doylestown, Pa., on 

 "Sweet Peas and Their Culture," 

 promises to have a record attendance. 

 An extraordinary interest is being 

 taken in sweet peas this season. 



J. A. Zinn, on Park street, is featur- 

 ing large boxes of Dutch hyacinths in 

 solid colors in the window display. He 

 has a fine assortment of lilacs and 

 orchids. 



Chester I. Campbell arranged a su- 

 perb floral effect for the big annual 

 automobile show in Mechanics building, 

 which opened March 2. One hall repre- 

 sents an old English garden scene, and 

 another an English garden fete. Hedges 

 of boxwood and climbing roses are used 

 in great numbers. 



Farquhar & Co. report the volume of 

 seed business in January as below the 

 year 1911, but February showed a gain. 

 Mail trade is heavy, but counter trade 

 slow, owing to severe weather. The 

 T. J. Grey Co. reports a tremendous in- 

 crease over 1911. This firm has taken 

 an additional floor and all hands are up 

 to their ears in business. 



February proved an unusually cold 

 month and March has been frigid so 

 far. With low prices and prospects of 

 a coal famine, the florists' outlook is 

 not bright, but Easter is coming and 

 winter, it is hoped, will soon pass. 



Mention Tbe Review when yog write. 



There's ^ Money for You 



Goldfish 



5.00 



per 100 

 and up 



Send for 

 Oktalogae 



and oar>Speclal ABaortmenU. Largeet dealers 

 In Goldflah and Aqoai lam SuppUea In the United 

 Stales. Sea Moae. Japanese Fish. 



AUBURNDALE GOLDFISH CO. 



9X0 W. Randolph St.. Chlcaso. lU. 



Fhons Haymabket 1S2 



MentioD The Review when ytiu write 



A Full Crop of 



BEAUTIES 



Now on. Prices low. 



Also fine White Lilac, Daffodils, 

 Roses, Pansles, Freesias, etc., 



always on hand. 



McCALLUM GO. 



PITTSBURGH 



CLEVEUND 



Meatloa Th« BeTlew when too write. 



To Carnation Buyers- 



the Uva R*tall«rs, tha'.Businass Buildars: 



Our quality, prices, service are in your favor. 

 Get wise; come at us— we will please you. Ship 

 direct from greenhouses. 



Brant & Noe Floral Co. 



5744 Brantwood Av*., CHICAGO 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Welch Bros, are receiving tremendous 

 consignments from their growers. While 

 most markets are completely clogged, 

 the energetic Devonshire street trio of 

 brothers manage to clean out nearly all 

 arrivals, their shipping trade being 

 good for Lent. 



Carbone is showing some beautiful 

 flowered specimens of Tausendschon 

 roses. They also have a fine assortment 



Raedlein Baskets 



add crreatly to the attraotiveness 

 of cut flowers and plants. Stock 

 up now for the Easter trade. We 

 have a complete line of cut flower 

 and plant baskets and offer our 

 popular 



ASSORTMENTS fnm $10.00 or 



Our Mr. Curtis Kindler has just 

 retiuTied from a visit to our facto- 

 ries in Germany and has brought 

 a line of Easter basket novelties 

 that are ahead of anything we 

 have ever offered— and that's say- 

 ing a great deal. 



Your check enclosed with your 

 order will bring prompt shipment. 



When you buy from us, 

 you buy from the factory 

 — at FACTORY PRICES. 



THE RAEDLEIN BASKET CO. 



717 Milwaukee Ave., CHiaCO 



Factories: Ebersdorf and Weidhausen, Germany 

 Mention Tbe Review wnen you write 



of ericas, boronias, acacias and other 

 hard-wooded plants. 



Wilfrid Wheeler was the leading 



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