MAY 2, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



39 





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ASPARAGDB PLUMOBUS MANUB (Tru* Btraln) 



SPECIAL QUOTATIONS ON 

 LARGER QUANTITY 



MICHELL'S WHOLESALE CATALOG 



la full of gttod thing;* for the Florist. Do 

 you have it? It ia free. Just write for it. 



tldiry r« ■▼liClldl t^O«9 sis Market St., Philadelphia 



MeotloD The Reyiew wben tou wrtte. 



^ Budlong's 



E Blue Ribbon Valley 



Mention The Review when you write. 



This is the first time these bulbs have 

 been offered in this country, 



Mr. Goudy, with H. A. Dreer, Phila- 

 delphia, was also in town. 



Washington florists made possible 

 many benefits for the children of the 

 southwestern section of this city by 

 their donations last week of carnations, 

 which were sold by the teachers of the 

 Smallwood public school. The flowers 

 were placed on sale in a number of de- 

 partment stores where space was given 

 the teachers, and the entire proceeds 

 will be used in connection with the 

 children's playgrounds. 



The various associations of the city 

 have agreed to observe Sunday, May 

 12, as Mothers' day. Appropriate ser- 

 mons will be delivered in all the 

 churches of the city and other features 

 will mark the observance of the day. 

 One of the customs attending this day 

 is the wearing by every Washingto- 

 nian of a white carnation, the chosen 

 emblem, and present indications point 

 to increased sales of carnations over 

 last year. 



Considerable interest is being taken 

 in the shad bake to be held by the 

 Board of Trade May 25, at River View. 

 Merchants in all lines are donating 

 goods to be used as prizes in the ath- 



We have what every Florist wants- 

 ribbons that put a finished touch to 

 your designs, bouquets and decorations. 



The luster on PINE TREE RIBBONS 



makes them shine— stand out prominently 

 and beautifully. These are the right 

 ribbons for Spring Weddings. 



Plenty of colors and widths. 



We sell direct from mill to you. No 



better values in America at same prices. 



Samples free. 



The Pine Tree Silk Mills Co. 



Philadelphia. Pa. 



Also beautiful line of Chiffons. 



Uention Pbe Review wben vou wnte 



letic events and among these are Gude 

 Bros., with the offer of a box of cut 

 flowers; Z. D. Blackistone, a Venetian 

 vase filled with cut flowers, and George 

 (". Shaffer, who will give to some win- 

 ner a handsome box of cut flowers. 



One of the slickest pieces of adver- 

 tising ever pulled off by a member of 

 the trade in this city was the use by 

 F. H. Kramer of the seventeen surviv- 

 ing members of the crew of the ill- 

 fated Titanic, who were in Washing 



