The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



767 



THE FLORISTS' MANUAL. 



After reading Mr. Wm. Seotfs Manual, we 

 vlsh to say that we consider it witliout equal 



GEORGE M. KELLOGG. 

 I'leasant Hill. Mo. 



Oaliland, M(i. 



It is tlie best I 

 llslied. Tliere is i 

 book I have ever s 



Ctiicago. 



tile amount of iiractical 

 tains, tlie selling price, 

 bagatelle. 



H. WEBER & SONS. 



of the kind ever put 



I am delighted with il 

 JOHN THORPE. 



articles alone in It tl 

 you ask fbr the book, 

 so plain and all detail: 



North Adan 



Hartford, Con 



Mar 



the right ' 



GEO. S. OSBORN. 



We are in receipt of "The Flo 



or the florist, published at the 



BOBBINK & ATKINS. 

 Rutherford, N. J. 



.\m much pleased with the Manual. It is 

 u.«t what I have been looking for. Something 

 hat we can understand, and enjoy reading. 



Etna, Pa. M. NAUMAN. 



■ith the Manual, 

 eded for a long 

 N. ZWEIFEL. 

 Milwaukee, Wis. 



It is certainly a neat and handsome book 

 ind does you credit. 



BENJAMIiJ HAMMOND. 

 Fishklll-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



C. POLLWORTH CO. 



atly appreciate the Florists' Manua 

 splendid text-book. 



JOHN WELSH YOUNG. 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



Unlike so many of 

 'ery flavor and essenc 

 Ithaca, N. Y. 



nee in answering 

 iants that we reci 

 Philadelphia. 



^ E. BONHAM. 

 books, it has th 



l! h. bailey. 



We have gotten much valuable Instruction 

 rom the Florists' Manual and prize it highly. 

 Franklin, Tenn. TRUETT BROS. 



The Florists' Man 

 :an afford to bo wit 

 Madison. N. J. 



a gem. No florist 

 A. J. BAUR. 



If everyone has enjoyed your book as I have 

 fs a successful publication. It is different 

 rom our usual horticultural works, being 

 tlaln and concise — just what one wants. 



Flushing, N. Y. H. D. DARLINGTON. 



I am more than pleased with the Florists' 

 Manual. OTT BROWN. 



Cape May City, N, J. 



Manual to hand. Am well satlsflcd that it 

 is the ijest work of Its kind ever published. 

 Joliet. 111. JAS. HARTSHORNE. 



■ist. old or young, can 

 t the Florists' Manual. 

 It, for reference, to aid 

 and the young florist 

 n this progressive era of 

 J. T, TEMPLE. 



among which Is your "Thi- I i i : \! 



After reading this tiook i 



greatly pleased, and wish l^ > !;.[,i:.ii .; , ;j 

 on the practical manner with whih > .n i,i.. 

 treated the subject. 



The book is placed where it will be acces- 

 sible to all of our greenhouse employes, where 

 this board expects to reap a reward many 

 times the cost of the book. Respectfully yours. 

 COMMISSIONERS OF PARKS AND BOULE- 



The book is written for the 

 ner, and Mr. Scott's reputa 

 secured that he will find am 

 ing friends a host of genuin 

 a writer on practical garden 



Supt 



working garde 

 mg his garden 



L'ial plant culture 

 [ions of It rather, have been placed on the 

 market; but the teachings which they convey 

 have, as the years rolled by, become to a 

 k-reater or less extent obsolete, owing to the 

 ■ontinued mutability in methods, etc.. so 

 lliat the Manual containing, as It does, matter 

 wiilch Is strictly up-to-date, and thoroughly 

 iiractlcal, should meet with a ready accep- 

 tance among ail engaged in the Industry upon 

 which It treats. The caliber of Mr. Scott's 



instrucllons, ta 



own to the Wade to 



n'y clabo- 

 say that 



nmercial florists, 

 lor's first aim in preparing this 



to fill a long felt want among 

 ook describing the best plants com- 

 with cultural advice founded on 



\ 1.11,, I 1,1 this light, it is a valu- 



: ,■ II. .-.i not be confined to 



: ; . I, iiorists and others com- 

 [II... I. 1, :iithough gardeners and 



actly 



through 

 pages giea 



Rather judge 

 ■'If 





perusal of its 

 only one hint which may help 

 them • • • they will have received value 

 for their money." A work resulting from Mr. 

 Scott's long and varied ' experience, "from 

 selling a bunch of violets over 1' 

 in planting a tree or seeding a la^ 



build- 



it.— Vick's Magazin 



interested in 



i -.::■■ or flower gardening. 



mall index confronting 



.1 ;. r- far from encouraging. 



ilf.irly nn.uKh! lo light, it is better appreci- 

 ated. It -shows the Intention to treat of the 

 most desirable and profitable things to handle 

 —a condensation which many will enjoy. Many 

 interesting subjects are brought to headings, 

 such as "Easter Plants," "Watering," "Dee- 

 orations," "Potting," "Bedding Plants." etc. 

 Not the least of value to the possessor of 

 this book are the beautiful half-tone illus- 



oughly"iIlustrating the subjects treated. Crit- 

 ical persons may object to the interspersing 



ugh it 



the readin 



very obtrusive; yet 



purposes, and not 

 -Meehan's Monthly. 



THE 

 FLORISTS' 



MANUAL 



D 



By WM. SCOTT 



(S A BOOK of 224 large pages (same size as those of the Florists' Review) 

 and contains about 20o articles on commercial plants and cultural oper- 

 ations, each giving "the meat" only, from the personal experience of a 

 thoroughly practical man who is in daily touch with each department of 

 the business and who has that rare quality of being able to tell others wbat 

 tliey waut to kuow. The articles are arranged alphabetically, like those 

 in an encyclopzedia, and in an instant one can turn to the subject upon which 

 light is desired at the moment. The book is illustrated by over 200 fine half- 

 tone engravings. It is 



A COMPLETE REFERENCE BOOK 

 FOR COMMERCIAL FLORISTS 



and is a whole library on practical commercial floriculture in one voliime. It 

 is very handsomely and substantially bound in half leather, with specially de- 

 signed title in gold. 



Price, $5.00 Carriage Prepaid. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., caxton Buiidms. CHICAGO. 



The above mentioned book is one that you need in 

 your business — One that you can't afford to be without. 



