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The Florists^ Review 



December 26, 1912. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Market. 



That good pot plants are demanding 

 more attention each year is easily 

 shown at this holiday season. The 

 stores are full of azaleas, begonias, 

 heather, araucarias, ardisias, poinset- 

 tias, etc., of quality. The Christmas 

 azaleas never were better. Some ex- 

 cellent Petricks are retailing at from 

 $8 to $12 each, and well worth it. The 

 scarcity of red carnations and red roses 

 on this market may be the reason that 

 cut poinsettias are selling so readily. 

 More and better poinsettias were grown 

 this year than ever before and at this 

 writing they are practically all sold 

 on advance orders. Killarneys are fine 

 and plentiful in the long, choice stock, 

 but scarce in the medium grades. Val- 

 ley cleans up on sight. Violets are 

 coming in from the east in good shape. 

 Some early Proserpine tulips are seen; 

 fine flowers but short stems. Stevia, 

 the Christmas stand-by for boxes, is 

 searce. An early fall brought this in 

 dliring November this year and it has 

 been used up rapidly. Greens of all 

 kinds are plentiful. 



Various Notes. 



A. Graham & Son, on Euclid avenue, 

 have a fine lot of poinsettias in pans, 

 with foliage down to the pot. 



C. Merkel & Son, of Mentor, O., are 

 in with a fine lot of azaleas, begonias, 

 etc. 



C. F. Bartels, of North Olmsted, says 

 he will have Freesia Purity in early 

 January. 



A meeting was held Monday, De- 

 cember 16, in the Florists' Club rooms, 

 to find ways and means to fight the 

 state boiler law, which compels steam 

 users to have only licensed firemen in 

 charge of boilers of thirty horse-power 

 or over. Only thirty-five firms were rep- 

 resented, but a committee was ap- 

 pointed with power to act in gaining 

 some relief to the florists wh» are af- 

 fected by the law. 



The Florists' Club will start its an- 

 nual midwinter bowling tournament in 

 January. Everybody welcome. If you 

 want to get on a team, hand your 

 name to the secretary, on or before 

 Monday, January 13, as the teams will 

 be made up at that time. Come on in 

 — lots of fun and prizes — you don't 

 have to be a 200 bowler to shine in this 

 league. There will be lots of fellows 

 that bowl worse than you do. 



P. X. F. 



Liberty, Ind.— Edward Culley is suc- 

 cessor to W. N. Tharp as proprietor of 

 the City Garden. 



Lake Forest, 111. — Donald Mc- 

 Naughton, formerly in the employ of 

 the Oakley Country Club, at Water- 

 town, Mass., is now superintendent of 

 E. S. Moore 's estate, in this vicinity. 



Alexandria, Va.— The Kramer Floral 

 Co. is holding a prize contest, to con- 

 tinue until the Wednesday after Easter, 

 1913. Eight prizes will be given to the 

 customers holding the largest value in 

 transferable certificates. The first prize 

 will be a handsome Cote piano, valued 

 at $350. The Cote piano is a high grade 

 instrument and is guaranteed for ten 

 years. It is on display at the firm's 

 store, and on Saturday evenings it is 

 played, so as to give contestants a clear 

 idea of its merits. The other seven 

 prizes vary in value from $4 to $20. 



Opportunity Knocks 



At your door to secure the very Best Silver Pink Snapdragon in 

 existence. Will you accept it or remain in the same old rut, grow- 

 ing an inferioi*' vaiiety, and wonder why your competitor is 

 prospering more than you? 



Read what some of the Leading Florists have to say about 

 Buxton's Silver Pink Snapdragon: 



Mr. Geo. E. Buxton, Nashua, N. H. October 19, 1912. 



Dear Sir: Your light pink Snapdragon I consider the best 

 color of any 1 have grown. Just the shade of a Killarney rose 

 and one that the ladies like. I have watched all the pink ones 

 that are sent to the Boston market, but they are away behind 

 your variety. I am growing your variety now entirely. 



Very truly yours. 



8. J. QODDARD, 

 Mr. Geo. E. Buxton. 



Dear Sir: The light pink Snapdragon you are shipping is a 

 winner, commanding a good price and snapped up quick by the 

 best buyers, on account of its beautiful soft pink colorings and 

 good all-round habit. Grow more of it. 



Yours very truly, 



THOS. PEGLER. 



Mr. Geo. E. Buxton. Nashua, N. H. October 24. 1912. 



Dear Sir: We have grown your light pink Snapdragon the 

 last two years, and are very much pleased with it. 



Yours very truly/ 



PATTEN & CO. 



Strong 2%-inch pot plants, ready in January and later, 

 $5.00 per 100; $48.00 per lOOO. 



GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. 



FERNS, PALMS, Etc. 



A big line of decorative plants of all kinds 

 now ready for shipment. Ferns will find an 

 excellent market after the holidays if you push 

 them. Order now anything you may need. 



Send all Plant Orders Direct to Morton Grove, III. 



A full line of extra strong Palms in all sizes Special— Araucaria Exealsa, 3 to 4 tiers, 

 from 4-inch up to. 12-inch tubs. Prices on fine stock, 50c; $5.00 per dozen. 4 to 5 tiers, 



application. fine stock, 75c to $1.00 each. 



Spaclal-Boaton Farns and Whitmani. Dracaana Maasansaana, well-colored, 6- 

 6-inch $0.50; $45.00 per 100 inch, $1.25 to $1.50 each. 



IS ::::::;:;::::::: iiwi loTv^lZ. "«" pandurata.--inch. 5 feet high,$4..5o 



10-lnch 2..50 «*<*• 



12-inch 3.50 Basonia Qlory off Cincinnati, in bloom. 



Special prices on larger lots. extra fine, .strong plants. 6-inch pots. 75c to 



, , _ , , ,. , , J .. $1.00 each. 7-inch pots. $1.00 to $1.50 each. 



Spaclal— For short time only, in order to 



make room, we ofTer a large stock of extra Cyclaman, in bloom, extra fine stock, G-inch 



flue Tabia Farna, 12 yarieties, $26.00 per pots, 75e each. 7-inch pots, $1.00 to $1.50 



1000. 500 at thousand rate.. each. 



Pandanua Valtchll, a large stock of finely Aaparasua Plumoaua, 4-inch pots, $10.00 



colored plants, r>-ineh, $1.00; 6-inch. $1.50; per 100. 



7-inch, $2.00 to $2.50. _. . - ^ , ,. . „ , ^ t. . 



Phoanlx Roabalanil, strong, 3-lnch. short 



Spaclal— Extra Strons Rubbara, 6-inch, and bushy, just the thing for center of 



50c to 75c each. _ dishes, 25c; $2.50 per dozen. 



Send ail Plant Orders Direct to IMorton Grove, III. 



POEHLMANN BROS. CO. 



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