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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



May 9, 1912. 



The Roiists' Supply House of America 



HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF 



MEMORIAL DAY? 



Many people think that Memorial Day designs are cold and will not appeal to people of good taste. This may 

 have been true once; things are different ndw. In many parts of the country Memorial Day is the great flower 

 day of the year; immense quantities of 



OUR METALLIC DESIGNS 



are sold ; the demand for them is increasing with amazing rapidity owing to the beauty of these designs. It is no 

 exaggeration to say that they are perfectly natural; in addition to this the combinations of foliage and flower are 

 fully equal to anything that your designs can produce in natural flowers. 



Why not try some of our Memorial Day Designs and increase your profits and the number of your customers ? 



SEE OUR OFFERS ON PACES 33 and 37 



Send for THE SILENT SALESMAN of 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., ' 



129 Arch Street, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention Tbe Review wben 70a write. 



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Mention The B«Tlew wb«n 700 write. 



pathy of his many Jriends in this sad 

 dual bereavement. 



Maximilian F. La Roche, formerly a 

 prominent figure in trade circles, whose 

 advent into the automobile industry 

 was chronicled recently, died a short 

 time ago. His death, following so soon 

 upon that of his former partner, Bal- 

 thasar Stahl, is a sad coincidence. 



Eugene Weiss, who has been serioTisTV 

 ill, is greatly improved. tv 



Miss Trochsler, daughter of Henry 

 Trochsler, the well-known Frankford 

 florist, underwent an operation for ap- 

 pendicitis May 3. She is reported to 

 be doing well. 



Maurice Fuld addressed the Garden 

 Club May 8. This is a si^mple an- 

 nouncement, but it means in plain Eng- 

 lish that Mr. Fuld has been selected 

 by a most critical and enthusiastic 

 club of ladies to instruct them in hor- 

 ticultural lore. 



E. Querney Hill, of Richmond, Ind., 

 was in this city May 6 on his way to 

 New York, whence he sailed May 7. 



Frank M. Ross is receiving congratu- 

 lations on his decorations of four auto- 

 mobiles in a recent Business Men's 

 Association's parade in West Philadel- 

 phia. The work is said to have been 

 especially well done. 



The West Philadelphia Rod and Gun 



WANTED 



Your name on a postal card if you are interested in ribbons. 



Most every florist nowadays needs ribbons. Thousands are 

 using Pin* Tree Ribbons. Tliese splendid qualities have 

 a beautiful luster, are made from excellent stock and priced 

 at the lowest possible figures. 



Sold Direct from Mill to Florist. 



Why do you hesitate about getting acquainted ? Samples are free. 



The Pine Tree Sillc Mills Co. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

 Also a splendid line of Chiffons. 



Club had a fine time at William K. 

 Harris' last week. Mark Patton Mills 

 is vice-president and William K. Har- 

 ris, Jr., is secretary and treasurer of 

 that organization. J. Otto Thilow, 

 president of the Philadelphia Florists ' 



Club, gave an illustrated talk on a 

 trip through the Canadian Rockies^ 

 which was highly enjoyed. 



Henry M. Weiss & Sons expect to 

 plant 50,000 of the two Ward carna- 

 tions and 7,000 Gloriosa. 



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