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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_30_3 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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NovBHBBa 7, 1912. The Florists^ Review 9 rsxTssrs? I .<«^w%.w^u^t«frCT^ 2SL;!g5:;K5LSSJSBLX?LS5LXS Tim RETAIL FLORIST. U^<<^'^^'»^<»^<»^<<^<»^H^r»>^fef»>S&»>'^y^-^r»>'fer»)'fe;»>'^f^ J A TKUE STORY. Once upon a time, as all such nar- ratives begin, there lived in a certain town two florists. They each did a fair business at fair prices and lived happy, normal lives. Then one of them died and the widow sold the place. The new man lost some trade, to be sure, but he also gained some, though not enough to satisfy him. He wanted to do a bigger business. So he began cutting prices. Both places had been selling carna- tions at 50 cents and 75 cents a dozen. The new man got down to '35 cents and 50 cents, other things in proportion. And he certainly did make trouble for the fellow who was sticking to his old prices. Looked for a time as though he would be put out of business. It was only his wife's sound counsel that caused him to hang on when he got a chance to sell. "Just you wait, John," she said. "This thing will work out all right, just as it did that time the minister wanted to cut out the flowers at funerals; he's gone and we're still here." "Yes, we're here, all right," said John; "but that confounded price-cut- ter is getting all the trade." Now, you listen to me, argued the wife, who also is the maker-up. "When that fellow bought those houses they weren't in any too good shape; old man sick too long. Then he didn't spend a cent on repairs last summer. Not cut- ting much this season. Couldn't make much at our prices, nothing at all at what he's getting. 'What's going to happen!' Why, just this: Before he gets the mortgage paid the houses will have to be rebuilt. And he won't have the money. Can't borrow it, with a mortgage already on the place. Either the widow get^ the place back or he ' somebody that wants to ages. Anyway, I see business." sells the lots build some his finish in t' And she d The moral greenhouses preciation or J when the houses wear out at the man with the pt to reckon with de- ice a fresh start in life HAIiOWE'EN WINDOWS. The Southwestern Seed Co., which does a general florists' business at Fayetteville, Ark., made a big hit last week with the combination Hallowe'en and political windows shown in the ac- companying illustrations. In one win- dow they placed pumpkin-head images of Col. Boosevelt and Governor Wilson. These images were constructed in the following manner: The heads were fashioned from large pumpkins, into which the eyes, nose and mouth were cut. An opening was made in the bot- tom and the pumpkin was then placed on a pedestal over an electric light, which shone through the openings, bringing out the features of each image. The pedestal upon which the head rep- resenting Mr. Roosevelt was mounted was covered with white crepe paper over which red crepe paper was draped and fashioned into a cutaway coat, cut with the lapels rolling back, showing a white shirt front to which was attached a white collar and red bow tie. The image of Mr. Wilson was likewise dressed, black and gold crepe paper being used for coat and trousers, with white collar and black bow tie. An en- deavor was made, in the selection of pumpkins, to get specimens that would represent in shape as nearly as possible the individuality of the gentlemen. A rather short, thick pumpkin was used to represent Mr. Roosevelt, the mouth being cut in such manner as to expose the teeth, over which a heavy mustache of sphagnum moss was attached with greening pins. The top of the head was also covered with sphagnum moss to represent the hair. Sphagnum moss over the eyes represented eyebrows, and the ever-present nose glasses, constructed of wire frames covered with isinglass, were placed in position, com- pleting the face of the image. To rep- resent Mr. Wilson a long pumpkin was used, which was fashioned in the same manner as that used for Mr. Roosevelt, with the omission of mustache and of exposed teeth. A large yellow chrysan- themum decorated the lapel of Mr. Wil- son's coat, while Mr. Roosevelt was similarly decorated with a large white mum, the stems of each resting in glasses filled with water which were hidden by the covering of autumn leaves on the floor of the window. In the foreground between the two images was placed a huge pile of red and yel- low apples and on either side of this red, white and yellow corn in the ear, with husks partly removed. Ears of white corn with the husk entirely re- moved were placed along the front of the window, and at the back and sides the window was lined with cornstalks as they are cut from the field. Between Roosevelt and Wilson there was a card with the following in free- hand lettering: "We can't tell whfch will be the win- ner; you might try your luck. "Maybe you could win her if you would send around a box of our flowers occasionally. In the other window an image repre-
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HalloweVn Political Wiodow of Southwestern Seed Co.

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