. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 584 The American Florist. April I J,. Croton Reedii. Other stock is grown here which aids materially in the made-up work and all spring flowering stock such as deutzias, spireas, azaleas, cinerarias and others ?were in excellent shape for the holiday. Out at Schiller's on West Madison street we found Geo. Asmus smiling and busy. The new store has now got down into good working order and is especially suitable for handling a large trade. The large double fronted store is roomy and open with fine expansive windows,
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 584 The American Florist. April I J,. Croton Reedii. Other stock is grown here which aids materially in the made-up work and all spring flowering stock such as deutzias, spireas, azaleas, cinerarias and others ?were in excellent shape for the holiday. Out at Schiller's on West Madison street we found Geo. Asmus smiling and busy. The new store has now got down into good working order and is especially suitable for handling a large trade. The large double fronted store is roomy and open with fine expansive windows, these and the store being floored with mosaic tiles. At the rear of the store on one side there is a large consei-vatoi-y in which stock is grown and shown and this runs clear back to the rear where goods may be delivered without going through the store. The workrooms, coal room and store rooms on the other side of the store are along the same ample lines, everything being finely arranged to handle a brisk trade. The underground cool room is an excellent idea, the temperature keeping cool without ice yet not too cool for the stock which matures and keeps in splendid order there. We noticed a pretty idea here for Easter window dec- oration. Pretty little pink everlastings were wired on boxwood and the dee^i green of the bos showed up the pink of the flowers finely. On approaching the store we thought that the muUions and sides of the windows were draped with Lady Gay or Dorothy Perkins roses until we got close enough to see what it was. It is a decidedly good idea as it is not costly and lasts extremely well. Mr. Asmus also used it on the handles of his Easter baskets with good effect. All seasonable stock was in good shape and well displayed and a magnificent lot of lilies were handled. Altogether the store is one of the finest and most commodious in the city and very finely equipped. Ch.\mp.\ign, III.—Lee Woodard, foreman for Thos. Franks & Son, has resigned his position
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