. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 56 The Rorists^ Review NOVIMBKB 10, 1921 THE PHILADELPHIA GROWERS' CUT FLOWER MARKET Extra Fine Premier AND WELL-GROWN ROSES OF ALL THE BEST VARIETIES. Choice Chrysanthemums, Pompons, Valley and Easter Lilies. TO THE BUYER:—We ask a trial order. We can and will please you. TO THE GROWER:—Join us now. Send your own flowers to your own Commis- sion house. No. 7 South Mole Street, PHILADELPHIA Both Phones{^^,^'i£l 5298 7182 WILLIAM C. LYNCH, Manager, tion, beautifully grown ferns; Henry F. Michell Co., sunken gardens, containing 200 varieties of pompo
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 56 The Rorists^ Review NOVIMBKB 10, 1921 THE PHILADELPHIA GROWERS' CUT FLOWER MARKET Extra Fine Premier AND WELL-GROWN ROSES OF ALL THE BEST VARIETIES. Choice Chrysanthemums, Pompons, Valley and Easter Lilies. TO THE BUYER:—We ask a trial order. We can and will please you. TO THE GROWER:—Join us now. Send your own flowers to your own Commis- sion house. No. 7 South Mole Street, PHILADELPHIA Both Phones{^^,^'i£l 5298 7182 WILLIAM C. LYNCH, Manager, tion, beautifully grown ferns; Henry F. Michell Co., sunken gardens, containing 200 varieties of pompons, valley and real grass, designed by Philip Freud; Albert B. M. Vick, tree specialties; Hosea Waterer, bulb booth tastefully arranged. New Zealand. An unheralded feature of the No- vember club meeting was the address of Charles Henry Fox. Mr. Fox has im- proved his pillow basket since the To- ronto meeting by adding a lid of wire netting. Aided by this lid, Mr. Fox was able to turn the pillow basket up- side down without dropping a single flower on the carpet. Then he told an F. T. D. story. Here it is: "A cus- tomer was in the habit of ordering flow- ers sent by wire to a lady who was traveling. A few days before St. Val- entine's day he came in with the re- mark, 'Fox, I have you stumped this time. I want some flowers sent to my friend. She is in New Zealand.' It was a liberal order, $25 worth. I sparred for time to find ways and means. At 3 o'clock that day I accepted the order. A couple of months later my customer dropped in to know what I had sent. He said his friend had been deluged with flowers. Spoke of a. yoke and a couple of baskets. Probably tlie order was filled with the ai<l of a sickle in the ; Vaiious Notes. The record sale of the week, 125 chrysanthemums at $1 each, was made by Martin J. Gannon. The flowers, grown for exhibition, were white and yellow Turner and a bronze. The sale j)roves Mr. Gannon an able salesman, be- cause he locate
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