The Weekly Florists' Review* 



371 



INSECTICIDES. 



Ntkoteen. Does not Injure the most sen: 

 tlve plants. Endorsed by prominent florls 

 Used for fumigation or spraying. Indoors 



teen. Sold by aeedn 



of Nlko- 

 Circular free, 

 a Dip Co., Chicago. 



If you want healthy plants, fumigate with 

 Nlcotlclde. Tobacco Warehousing and Trading 

 Co.. 10 02 Magnolia Ave^ Louisville, Ky^ 



Hose leaf extract of tobacco will save yuu 



baCCO I'l-i .lll.'t Co. I.nvil-\ill,', K\- 



' LAWN MOWERS. 



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. METAL DESIGNS. 



Metal DeslKns— Wreaths, Crosses. Anchors, 

 etc., In green and white foliage, tastefully 

 trimmed with flowers, best Paris and Berlin 

 styles, at special low prices. A. Rolker & 

 Sons. 52 Dey St.. New York city. 



POTS. 



ready to supply 



Standard Pots. We are n' 

 a superior quality of pots In unlimited q 

 titles Catalogues and price lists furni 

 on application. 

 A. H. Hews & Co.. North Cambridge. Ma 



and U Sts., N. 



The Whllldln Pottery Co., Incorporated, 

 manufacturers of flower pots, Philadelphia, 

 LiOng Island City. N. Y.. Jersey City. N. J. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Son, 361-363 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrightwood Ave.). Chicago. 



Red Standard Pots, wide bott 



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Harrison rotterv. I 



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REFRIGERATORS. 



Sprayers. Tools 



ORR & I.OCKETT HARDWARE CO., 71 

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SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



WIRE SUPPORTS. 



Stemming wire, cut, in boxes; size 20 to 

 14. 75c per box. 



Galv. rose stakes and Excelsior carnation 

 supports. H. P. Littlefield. Worcester. Mass. 



WIRE WORK. 



C. A. Kuehn. 1122 Pine st.. St. Louis. Mo.. 

 Manufacturers of the Patent Wire Clamp 

 Floral Desiens. A full line of supplies always 

 on hand. Write for catalogue. 



FLORIDA WITHOUT CHANGE 

 FROM CHICAGO. 



This is llif , viniiMi.e ulVcrc.l liy tlio 



Pennsylvania .'^limt Lines ovciy Tuesday 

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THE BEST COMMERCIAL FERNS. 



By CIlAlll.KS W. Co.\. 



[Bead before the Philadelphia f'lorlsts' Club. 

 Feb. 6.] 



Mr. President and Gcnlleinen:— Your 

 committee has selected ine to read 

 I '-The Best Conmiereial 

 Ferns." From my own point of view I 



ssay 



in tl 



uiidiT advn.-.i: cm uni- l.ui' c-.. and on 

 which varieties they realize from 200 to 

 300 per cent profit. Therefore, if I fail 

 to come up to yonr expectations, the vote 

 of censure is on the cnniiuittee. 



The fern, the iiii., ii ..I all vegetation; 

 if the i)alms can rl.iini llir lille of the 



well grown are indispen- 

 -s peeuHar attractions, as 



I In 111 -.1 n. I- are now 

 !- niil\ were to be 

 i>. .\lan> good and 

 -oil.-, aie becoming 

 \ e season, and the 

 i^ state of things is 

 I he purpose of dec- 



lleri.l- -ll..uM .le^nl,. „,,i,,. -|,.,e,. In lie -e 

 kinds to the e\rlu-| II ,.| Ml.MIV • llir,-, 

 which. lloWeM'l iie.llll lllll Ml ll|el|l-rK(.. 



are unsnilalile im in.l.ini dei (H a len-- 

 A few of the fein.. may be called mule 

 curious than beautiful, such as the pht- 

 tyceriirms or Elk's horn fern, of which I 

 will speak later. 



I have selected a few of the best vari- 

 eties that I consider most suitable for 

 growing as specimen decorative plants. 



, queen of maiden- 

 imen plant when 



lyllum is another 

 iif compact habit 



l.in.l. :,iel wiM he 



very handsome fern wliieh is much used 

 in Europe, makes a tine specimen and 

 ought to be more generally grown. A. 

 iioehfordiairam, a most valuable fern of 

 a darker green color than euneatum, val- 

 uable to grow as a pot plant. A. eunea- 

 tum, the old variety, is peihap- better 

 known and more culii\.He'l ili.m any 

 other maidenhair fern. |.iMh.ih!\ hi eause 

 it is one of the most gr.ucinl and n.-icful 

 of all known species; indeed, irolhing can 

 surpass the elegance of its foliage for 

 general use among cut flowers. 



Asplenium bulbifeniui i- laiely -een in 

 this country, but it i ")■'■:.<> m large 

 quantities for the Liinil'ii miilii, and 

 is considered one of the nm-i iiii|i'iitant 

 ferns for house decoration. A. laxum pu- 

 milum, a beautiful species with finely cut 

 fronds, pale glaucous green, a fine table 

 plant. Cihotium Scheidei, though it ap- 



I - . tl has been found to stand well 



ill ih I 111 1 1 mns, and the large fronds are 

 M iieii k.ihly handsome, a very quick grow- 

 er and ])rolitable plant. Cyrtomium fal- 

 eatum, commonly called the holly fern, 

 remarkable for the thick leathery, sub- 

 stance of the fronds, makes a good use- 

 ful plant for decorating when grown in 

 6 or 7-inch pots. 



Davallia fijiensis plumosa has large 

 spreading fronds, very nicely divided, 

 and makes a splendid plant when grown 

 in pots or pans. D. Mooreana is un- 

 doubtedly one of the handsomest decora- 

 tive ferns known, with large spreading 

 pale green fronds, and it is a free 

 grower. D. Hirta cristata (commonly . 

 called Microlepia) is a beautiful fern, 

 with rather laiiii' ureeii, liiiely divided 

 fronds, which spieail .i\. i ami ii iininate 

 with a beautiful t:is-ehil .i.-i. and i» 

 destined fo beeiin. a |iinhlahle plant 

 \\ hen well iji e" II fill -|ii.iniens. Lomaria 

 i.iMia iiiejiii III he iiieie 'ji uerally grown 

 I hall it 1-. 1 eiiii-alei ii a vd'y useful 

 |.i ml fill 'h e.aaling. as it makes a splen- 

 iliil -|iiiiiiien from four to five feet 



, --. ami being so regular in growth 



1- jieiteiily distinct from all other ferns. 



Ncphrolepis: This is a most beautiful 

 genus; many of the species have large 

 drooping fronds and they are particularly- 

 adapted for growing in elevated positions. 

 N. Bostoniensis is too well known to need 

 any comment. N. Davallioides furcans, 

 an elegant variety with long, arching 

 pinnate fronds, the apices of the piniree 

 being forked and crested, and the fronds 

 terminating in a branching crest, it 

 makes a noble specimen plant. N. Witt- 

 boldii, a new variety, from the few plants 

 I have seen promises to become a very 

 useful fern. 



Tlatyrerinni alcicorne. Stag's horn 

 fiiii, i- .1 very eniious and interesting- 

 lein. whiili -lllll- t.i be growing in favor 

 111 ihiiiiaiiii- ' iii-ei vatories, etc., and 

 \', ill aial.e a lll-l e'a-~ nii\eltv mounted 

 iin hh h- ami wi'l liml n:\.\y sale. P. 

 I.I iinle I- . iiii-alei I il .II.' inipi-ovement on 

 ihe.'M \aiai\. It hi iirj a -IiMiieer grow- 

 er, r . I" .laa. am. a mal-e leaved 



fern, hia ■ i- ■■an ,;|.., - ,i \ n \ line -peei- 

 meii ii: II !■ , , . I i-t-. I- i( II adapted 

 for ii: 1,1 i. I a; .1 n ami a _' imh pot 



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