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The Florists^ Review 



June 26, 1918. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



SUPPLIES FOR THE SEASHORE 



Flowers are more used in summer than they were a few years ago. 

 To sell flowers you want good Florists' Supplies. Not a whole riffraff of them 

 but a few of Bayersdorfer <fe Co.'s selected specialties: 



SUNSHINE B/\SKETS in several good styles. 

 BOUQUET HOLDERS in three colors. 

 FERNERIES that can be used for store decorations. 

 Also Crepe Paper Pot Covers, ChlHons, Cycas Leaves, Magnolia Leaves, 

 Wire, Tootlipicics, Tin Foil, Wax Paper, in limited quantity. 



This will give you a good assortment for the summer campaign, 

 information write us. ask for our silent salesman. 



For further 



H. BAYERSDORFER & CO. 



1129 Arch Str*«t, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention TtM> RotIbw wImhi yoo writw 



within one square of the Norwood place, 

 where he can begin work on the crotons 

 and draca'nas at sunrise. 



William .T. Baker joined Post No. 2, 

 G. A. R., .Tune 12. " He will spend a 

 week at Gettysburg with his regiment. 



Herbert W, .Johnson is recovering 

 from his recent illness. His friends 

 will be glad to hear that he is able to 

 go out again. 



Henry A. Dreer, Inc., has received a 

 letter from a Chicago florist commend- 

 ing the Glory fern, which the writer 

 thinks will prove a great acquisition. 



Edward Reid thinks that the carving 

 set won as a prize in the 200-pound 

 race must have been providentially 

 chosen for the winner, Edward Towill. 

 First comes the knife, he has carved 

 his way to the front; then comes the 

 fork, he holds what he gets; then comes 

 the steel, he is so true. 



The imi)orts of the M. Rice Co. al- 

 ready are following H. Eschner to this 

 country. 



J. Mat. Netzschke, with .T. .T. Haber- 

 mehl 's Sons, has recovered from a fort- 

 night 's illness. 



Charles W. Mauby has succeeded 

 Percy Uttermuhl as manager at Jacob 

 Becker's. 



M. C. Dunn sent a whole automobile 

 load of flowers to a Jersey funeral re- 

 cently. 



Both Habermehl stores have been 

 busy with funeral work. 



T. .T. Williams, representing Ford & 

 Kendig Co., reports that there has been 

 quite an increase in the pipe and fit- 

 tings business recently. Phil. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Weddings, class days, school gradua- 

 tions, etc., made business extra good for 

 •retailers last week and all were kept on 

 the jump. The wholesale market, how- 

 ever, had a rather heavy week and, out- 

 side of calls for red roses, choice pink 

 and white peonies, valley and sweet 

 peas, business was at a comparatively 

 low ebb. Harvard class days made a 

 good demand for red roses and other 

 colored flowers. The outdoor hybrid 

 perpetuals are now at their best, and 



No. 828 Colonial 



MADISON BASKETCRAFT CO. 



Madison, Lake Co., Ohio 



the growers who had these made good 

 prices as compared with the rather 

 jaded looking greenhouse flowers. Beau- 

 ties, Wards, Cardinals, Carnots and Kai- 

 serins have been the best selling roses 

 of late and street fakers have secured 

 all the flowers of Killarneys, Richmonds 

 and other varieties for a mere song. 



Carnations are on the down grade. 

 Good flowers are growing fewer and 

 prices continue low. Sweet peas are 

 starting to come from outdoors, but are 



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Mentloo Th» B»t1«w wb«n you writ*. 



not yet abundant. The indoor crop is 

 still far too heavy for the demand. 



