The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



355 



Various Notes. 



CoinpliUiit was iii:ulr tlic past week !>> 

 owners of lots in L'alvury Ceinctciy that 

 metal wreaths and lloral emblems which 

 were placed on graves were removed at 

 once without notice to owners. In an in- 



and hereafter they will all he 

 it once without notice." 

 ..ucst a bill was intrndtired Ir 



the iiark conunissio 

 Ocloher of each ye 

 which trees shall he i 



state hi'W 1,M .i|i:i I I I !■ .- -Ii.ill !"■ pl:illlc-il 

 and in j,'ciiri :i I -ImII -iip.'i\i-r ili.' wmk. 



Persons \\ I .1} !"■ rnjiiLT.l i.i .1" i In 



planting \\ill lia\i' to nliiaiii tioiii him .1 

 certificate of competenc}'. iloreover, he 

 shall give advice and directions looking 

 to the preservation and the protection of 

 the trees. 



Prof. Trclca.c lectured on "A Botan- 

 ist's imprc^-iuiis of Mexico" last Friday 

 before tlie Washington University Asso- 

 ciation. 



Will Hucke, of Belleville, is sending a 

 fine lot of carnations to this market every 

 day. His Flora Hills are exceptionally 

 fine. 



Joe Heinl, of Jacksonville, 111., is send- 

 ing in some fine roses. A few of his 

 Golden Gates this week had 54 - inch 

 stems. 



Winfried Whiteman, with Frank Ellis, 

 was all smiles last week. It's a girl and 

 Whit is receiving congratulations every 

 day. 



Joe Eolker, of New York, is a visitor, 

 calling on the trade with supplies of all 

 kinds. 



On March 1 Fred Foster will move 

 from Sth and Olive to 1000 Olive street. 



The Jos. F. Dickmann Seed Co. have 

 changed the style of the firm to Dick- 

 mann-Dusard Seed Co. They will do 

 business at the same old stand. 



K. W. Guv. Hcnrv Kmundt and Dr. 

 Ilalstcdt. all' of Belfcville, are shipping 

 first-class stock of all kinds to this mar- 

 ket. 



Sanders Nursery, of this city, captured 

 three out of the four orders for trees and 

 shrubs for the water department for the 

 new Chain of Rocks Park, amounting to 

 S800. The other order went to J. K. 

 Derker, asent for Augustine & Co., Nor- 

 mal, 111. " J.J. B. 



NEW CARNATIONS. 



Registered with the American Carnation 

 Society. 



r.v T., !•■ \1 iniuisee, Syracuse, N. Y.— 

 ■'I'll liii|i;i' ^i.iic." Color, pure white; 

 •i/< Hii.c I i.:ir inches; calyx perfect; 

 ■ li IN III 11^ I X, 111 three feet; substance 

 'M . I': !■ Ill I ^ "1: fill 111, full double and 



\r]l I null III .iii.i \ri\ iragrant. Habit, 

 'III ' II 1 1 1 1 . i 11!;, ll.iwering wood; 



;rii\\ili \i^ 11- mill .jiiick. Free as a 



jarnation can lie. caily and continuous. 

 ■By W. S. Nichol. Barrington. Center, 

 ?. I. — "W'ild Rose." Color, pure pink, 



Special bargains. 



$;.50 per 100; $20.00 

 Triumplians. $3.00 per 

 s. best varieties, $1.00 



blooming bulbs, 75c per dozen: 



tho'leading varieties, well cstab- 

 ,.,,t^ JMHiper lUO. 

 Ill I -'11 inches in height, assort- 



ill. $'),COper dozen. 

 I ' iliug varieties, $a..')0 per 



I per tO(i; fii.lO per lOOO. 



Hibiscus, 10 sorts, $i..JO per 100. 

 Heliotropes. $3,50 per lOu; $20,i per 1(00. 

 Ponderosa Lemons, bears fruit two pounds 



and up, an ideal pot plant. It blooms and 



fruits when quite small. $1,00 per dozen; 



$7,00 per H;0; $»0.0U per 1000. 

 Otabeile Orange. }3.00 per 100; $^.00 per lOOO, 

 Moon Vines, $8,00 per 100. 

 Kussellias, the two new sorts, $3,50 per 100, 

 Smilax, $'3.00 per 100; $17,; per HjOf. 

 .Salvia Splendens, $2,5i; per 100, 

 Lemon Verbena, $2,(0 per 100, 

 Tuberoses, first class bulbs. 75c per lOr; $ii,00 



per 1000, 

 Roses, all the leading varieties. Teas, Hybrid 



Teas, Climbers, from 2}4-inch pots, $2,50 



per lOu. Hybrid Perpetuals, $3.50 per 100. 



Strong roses from 4-inch pots — I'eas. 8c ■ 

 ibeis and Hybrid 



Pcrpetu 



12c. 



Wr 



THE GOOD & REESE CO., 



SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



rite. 



of a clear wild rose color. Very early, 

 free and eontintious bloomer. Habit of 

 plant compact and upright, with strong, 

 stiff stems and perfect calyx. Flowers 

 two and three-quarters to three inches, 

 and one of the greatest producers of any 

 conrmercial variety grown. 



By John Kuhns, Philadelphia, Pa. — 

 "John Habermehl." Color, dark pink or 

 red; a good sized flower on a good stiti' 

 stem, and with a calyx that does not 

 burst. Habit of plant all that could be 

 desired and an early, free and continuous 

 bloomer. 



By Frederick Specht, Rochester, N. Y. 

 — "Mrs. Margaretha Behn." Color, a 

 beautifitl light pink; flower of good size 

 with a good calyx and a stiff, strong and 

 long stem. "Miss Meta Behn." Color, 

 light pink; large flower on a long and 

 stiff stem and with a perfect calyx. "Miss 

 Flora Specht." Color, bright red or scar- 

 let; a good big flower and a very strong 

 stem and a non-bursting calyx. 



Do not forget the meeting at Balti- 

 more, Md., Feb. 21st. 



Albert M. Herr, Secretary. 



Lancaster, Pa. 



Springfield, Mass. — At the meeting of 

 the Amateur Horticultural Societv. Feb. 

 1, Mr. H. F. Burt, of Taunton, delivered 

 a very interesting and instructive ad- 

 dress upon the dahlia, speaking for two 

 hours upon its history and cultivation. 

 Last fall Mr. Burt had a fine display 

 at one of the meetings of the society and 

 the members desired to hear from him as 

 to methods of culture, etc. Previous to 

 the lecture a short musical program was 

 furnished. Rev. W. T. Hutchins will 

 speak at the meeting of the society to be 

 held it! March. 



Washington, D. C. — The House Ju- 

 diciary Committee has ordered a favora- 

 ble report on the bill to incorporate the 

 Society of American Florists and Orna- 

 mental Horticulturists. 



Helena, Mont. — Chas. O. Horn reports 

 business as good and that he can hardly 

 supply the demand. The state legisla- 

 ture is in session here for two months, 

 which makes trade lively. 



LETTUCE. ^ 



If by mail " " 



CABBAGE. „3uadd2ocp, 



THIllTn Mayflower. Dwarf Ch; 

 I IIMAI II. and Lorillard, 50c per 100, post 

 I Umni Ul ij Nice si/e for potting 



and Boston Market, 

 irieties, Ifc per 100; 

 .110 per 1000 ; $«,1>0 per 10,000. 

 add 10c per 100. 



Wakefield and Succession. 25c 

 per 100; $125 per 1000. If by 

 1 add 20c per •"" 



Cash with order. Other Vegetable Plants, 

 alsn Plower Plants. Send for list. 

 B. VINCENT, Jr. & SON. 



WHITE MABSH, UD 



Shipping Fiowers and Plants can 



be done as such should be done 

 only by using the "Meteor" 

 Tag or Label for Flower trade, 

 and the "Geranium" Tag or 

 Label for Plant business. In 

 natural colors. Samples free. 

 DAN'L B. LONG, 



Publisher, Buffalo. 



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PANSIES and VERBENAS 



_ Pansies— Fine transplanted plants of Bu^ots, Cas- 



lOUO, 



white, blue etc. 

 per IIHIO. Geraniums— £ 

 Pink and La Favorite, 

 Wliite Stocks for Easter blooi 



SI per 100; -i-m.. S3 per 100, Heliotrope,' mixed, an^d 

 Dwarf Lobelia, rooted, SI per 100. Ageratum Blue 

 lleauty, best dwarf, new, T.Sc per llltl. rooted. 

 NAHIIKL WBITTON, 15.17 Cray Ave., VTICA, If.T. 

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Bailey's Cyclopedia of 

 Horticulture ^ ''\^,^,^ ^°^^ 



J. AUSTIN SHAW. 271 Broadway. New York. 



Odier, mixed . . _. , . ,_. 



Verbenas— Large plants, red, pink, 



mixed or separate. (Hic per KiLi, f4 



" * Nutt, Grant, Red Bruant. 



S2 per llio. Double 



ready for potting. 



balance $'^ 



^''r Sb°G"H'?\o INSURE H A 1 1 

 HIS GLASS AGAINST n^'L 



For Particulars Aooncs* 

 JOHN G. ESLER. Secy. SADDLE RIVEIi ■. I, 



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