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The Florists^ Review 



April 10, 1913. 



"Central" 

 Nozzle 



iMESEa 



To hold in the 

 band or stick in 

 the ground. 

 It throws all 

 kinds of 

 streams. 



"Little Monitor" 

 Nozzle 



Unequaled for throw- 

 ing a strong, straight 

 stream. 



Tk Waihir Pnwi Le>bt* 



:otiUi^oliii- SirMia 



A high grade nozzle with a low price. 

 Made possible by extreme simpl icity. 



"Snap" Coupling 



Simple— durable— 

 always tight. 



EASY Siaps toselher- that's ill 



CENTRAL BRASS & STAMPING CO. 



For the 



HOSE 



Nest Full 



of 



Good Things 



Highest 



Quality 



Guaranteed 



SEND FOR 

 CATALOGUE 



Insist that your jobber 

 give you these quality 

 goods and no Imita- 

 tions. 



The Original "Perfect Clinching" Hose 

 , . Coupling and Improved Mender 



The quality goods that have won as sellers. 



The mender with the solid seamless brass or steel tube, the- one 

 that does not leak. 



The quality coupling that makes a sure joint. For cut hose it is 

 easiest, smoothest and best, it may be used agmin. 



"Square" Fountain Sprinkler 



It sprinkles a 

 square area. 



Extra heavy 

 brass — built 

 for service. 



Diameter > in 



u 



Handy" Fountain Sprinkler 



PEORIA, ILUNOIS 



Not very big— costs very little 

 —but it sprinkles as much 

 ground as the big ones. 



No need of shutting off the 

 water to change its position. 



It may be held in the hand. 



H- avy Brass, 4^ in. long, 

 —2^4 in. high. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



and that orders for field-grown plants 

 are now beginning to accumulate, while 

 orders for cuttings still come in at a 

 good rate. 



P. J. Olinger, of Newcastle, Ind., be- 

 ing shut off from his wholesale house 

 in Cincinnati during nearly two weeks' 

 flood, shipped his stock to Kennicott 

 Bros. Co. 



O. Johnson, of the Batavia Green- 

 house Co., says that peonies have ap- 

 peared above ground this week in their 

 big plantation. 



Last week John Michelsen, of the E. 

 C. Amling Co., escorted a party of 

 flower show trade visitors on a tour of 

 inspection of the Maywood and Elm- 

 hurst growers. Maywood has been 

 nicknamed Peaville. It is said there 

 are only two growers in the colony 

 there who do not devote more or less 

 space to sweet peas. 



O. W. Frese says that he does not 

 remember a time in his many years ' ex- 

 perience when it was so difficult to 

 handle shipping orders as has been the 

 case in the last two weeks. The floods 

 so interrupted the telegraph and express 

 service that one never knew what could 

 be done. Conditions are now much im- 

 proved. 



.Tames Psenicka and W. Bezdek, who 

 started in business as the Northwestern 

 Floral Co., are in a peculiar situation. 

 They are good friends, but decided to 

 dissolve partnership. There were twelve 

 houses, divided by a road, seven on the 

 south side, five on the north, but only 

 one heating plant. Mr. Bezdek took 

 the larger section, paying for the extra 

 size, and will heat the other range until 

 May 1, when Mr. Psenicka expects to 

 have his own boilers working. Both 



Do Nat Tike Aay Fiki Graea Thrsari. Use the Geauine 

 SUkaliae aad GetlMare Thread ni Lett Weed 



The MBYER Green 



SILKALINE 



Used by Betail Florists for mossing funeral 

 designs, tying bunches, etc., is 



THE ONLY ARTICLE THAT SHOULD BE USED 



I by Growers for stringing Smilaz and Asparagus, ai 

 lit will not fade or rot in the greenhouse. The mmyt 

 Sllkalln* was the first green thread to be Introduced 

 among Florists and Growers. It is handled by the 

 ' best houses everywhere, but it should be ordered by 

 name— M«y*r's Silkaline— to be sure of getting the 

 genuine article. Do not accept substitutes. 



If your jobber cannot supply you, order direct of 

 the manufacturers. Price for any size or color, $1-28 

 per lb. Size8"F"flne,"FF" medium. and"FFF" coarse 



JOHN C. MEYER & CO., liSs'Mldd'MM'st., LOWELL, MASS. 



Silkaliae iIm Is ai^e !■ ail haint nltrs, is VMet, for kuwdutit violeb, imI als* far tyiif fascy boxci. 



BEST IN the: WORLD 



JOHN C.MEYER & CO. 



BOSTON. M^5S. 



Pine Tree Ribbons are Ideal Ribbons for 

 all Florist Decorations 



Rich in appearance, all silk qualities in narrow, 

 medium and' wide widths. Beautiful shades 



BUY DIRECT FROM THE MILL 



You get more value for your money than anywhere else. 

 Samples free. 



The Pine Tree Silk Mills Company 



PHILADELPHIA 



men are building this spring, Mr. Bez- 

 dek four houses and Mr. Psenicka five 

 houses and service building. They both 

 grow carnations principally, selling 

 through Kyle & Foerster. 



While A. C. Zvolanek, the sweet pia 

 specialist, was in town he booked orders 

 from growers for 150 pounds of seed 

 of his winter-blooming Spencers for de- 

 livery from the 1913 crop. "One pound 



