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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



DECEMBER 29, 189S. 



CRANE IS A GREAT RHYMESTER. 



Charles S. Crane. the gt-n.-^riil i.assengtT 

 agent of the Wabash, is quite a poet, and has 

 ■writt^ri many nice things. ileoently he read 

 ,the poem on the "Music of the Wheels.*" writ- 

 ten by E. E. Coyle. for the Baltimure ■•Morn- 

 ing" Herald," which runs as follows: 



MUSIC OF THE WHEELS. 



When you're riding on the railroad 



At a mile-a-minute crack. 

 Do you ever note the rhythm 



Of the wiieels along the track? 

 Is there any great composer 



Of sharps and flats and bars 

 ■Can equal in his cadences 



The music of the cars? 



Whether da&hing through the meadow. 



Or the tunnel's choking grime, 

 You will never hear them falter 



From the measured beat of time; 

 Charging wildly 'mongst the mountains. 



Or by the river's bank. 

 Tou will always find them playing — 



Click-clickety-click-clank. 



Every air that has been written 



Since the days of wicked Cain 

 Finds a fit and perfecc setting 



In the rhythm of the train; 

 From opera to comic song, 



From Patti down to Cline, 

 Tou can hum all sorts of ditties 



While rushing down, the line. 



After reading the above Mr. Crane got his 

 typewriter in order, and by screwing up the 

 poetical lever ground off the following: 



It's too bad to spoil the story 

 Told in cadence sentimental 



But it's not so on the Wabash 

 With its famous "Continental." 



If you are about to travel 

 Please note the following points, 



The Wabash track is perfect, 

 And you cannot count the joints. 



In its wheels there is no music. 



At a mile-a-minute gait; 

 And of. course there is no rhythm 



On a track that's up-to-date. 



There is no measured beat of time; 



In fact it can't be measured. 

 We beat our rivals every time, 



A fact that should be treasured. 



. DES MOINES, lA. 



I. W. Lozier is fitting up the build- 

 ing at 40S E. Sixth St., as a thoroughly- 

 up-to-date florist's store, and will oc- 

 cupy it when ready. The building is 

 being entirely remodeled, with elegant 

 plate-glass front, and the fixtures will 

 be of the finest. In the near future a 

 liandsome conservatory will be built 

 In connection with the store. Albert 

 G. Lozier will be manager of the new 

 «tore and conservatory. 



Mr. Lozier reports Christmas trade 

 as 50 per cent larger than last year, 

 and he looks forward to an unusually 

 prosperous business during 1899. 



He has added tkree new houses to 

 his greenhouse plant and now has sev- 

 en well built, perfectly equipped and 

 well stocked houses. G. 



Macomb, 111. — Christmas trade here 

 has been at least 25 per cent better 

 than last year. Palms and flowering 

 plants especially, sold well at good 

 prices, and by 10 a. m. Sunday morn- 

 ing nothing was left to sell. 



MALTtA, O.— W. 0. Scovel reports 

 business as steadily improving, and 

 that sales for 1898 were 40 per cent in 

 excess of those for 1897. The outlook 

 for 1899 is excellent. 



sSlDouble Fringed Petunias 



Ft )R thirty-five years 

 we have made a 

 Specialty of the 

 PETUNIA. This year 

 we again offer a set of fif- 

 teen varieties, unsurpass- 

 ed either in this country 

 iir abroad. The plants 

 are well established in 

 three-inch pots, full of 

 vigor and will furnish 

 ijuantities of cuttings in a 

 short time. 



These plants must not 

 be compared in price with 

 rooted cuttings or plants 

 just potted off. The set is 

 composed of the finest colors, ebpLcialiy .suitnj Im ihc retail trade. $J.OO per doz.; $8.00 

 per 100. The set of 15 varieties for $1.25. DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIA 

 SEED, our own saving, 75 cents per 500 seeds; $1.50 per 1000 seeds. 



HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Herr's Carnations. 



YOU RUN NO RISK. 



All Carnation Cuttings are sent out with 

 the privilege of returning them at my 

 expense if they are not found satisfac- 

 tory on receipt and your money re- 

 turned in full. 



I have from 1,000 to 5,000 stock plants of 

 each of the leading varieties, and offer 

 Rooted Cuttings at very reasonable 

 prices. Correspondence solicited. 



ALBERT M. HERR, 



LANCASTER, PA. 



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I1FRANIIIM9 S. .A. Nutt, Marvel, and other 

 ULIIHIIIumiJi standard varieties, 2-inch pots, 

 $2.m per IM. 



ASPARAGUS SPREN6ERII. f^'^^t^^i^ 

 BOUGAINVILLEA. p^^riiX^er^'iT' '■'"^'^ 



CARNATIONS all sold. 



NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. 



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WESTERN FLORISTS. 



Stock Chrysanthemums 



Best standard sorts. $I.CO per doz. 

 W. H. Chadwick. Frank Hardy, Merry Christmas, 



Yellow Fellow, etc., 25 cents each. 

 Write us your wants in the Florists line. 



I.. J. STUPPY, ST. JOSEPH. MO. 

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VERBENAS 



Rooted Cuttings, 

 Well Rooted. 



Mrs. Cleveland, Candidate, .Aurora Borealis, 1. C. 

 Vauglian, Suppola. Miss .Artiiur. Crimson Bedder. 

 Pink Beauty, Francis, Negro. Swavne's Beauty, 

 Invincible. Per doz., l.'jc, 70c per lOO, $li.00 per 

 1000, $25.00 per 5,000, $15.00 get 10,000. Express 

 prepaid to all parts of the U. b. and Canada. 



S. T. DAKIiET, ■ - Macomb, 111. 



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50,000 Rooted Cuttings 



Per 100 



Begonia Incarnata Gigantea $2.00 



Rex, mixed, Mrs. Pollock 2.00 



*' Rex, 30 named varieties 4.00 



Coleus, 50 varieties 1.00 



mixed $5.00 per 1,000., bO 



" separate colors, ti.OO " 75 



Ageratum, Geraniums, mixed 1.00 



Geraniums, separate kinds 1,50 



" bronze, lemon verbena 1.50 



" silver leaf, rose scented 1.50 



" Mme. Sallerii, Vinca var 1.25 



Impatiens Sultana, assorted 2.00 



Pelargoniums, assorted, named 4.00 



POTTED PLANTS. 



Begonia Incarnata Gigantea 2j'^-in. 4.00 



Rex, mixed '* 4.00 



Rex, 30 named varieties " 6.00 



Cinerarias, best strains " 3.00 



Asparagus Plumosa Sprengerii " 6.00 



Impatiens Sultana " 3.00 



Geraniums, Silver Leaf " 4.00 



Lemon Verbena 4.00 



Forget-me-not. winter flowering 3.00 



Vincas Var.. 2-inch, 3-inch, extra $2.00 to 4,00 



j^"" Write for prices on other stock or for 

 large quantities. Terms Cash or C. O. D. 



GREENE & UNDERHIL-Ii, 



Watertowii, N. Y. 



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/yf • Tl • t .\55orted. 



Choice Primulas, n 3- p- 



^ at $3 per 100. 

 If given a half inch shift would soon be 

 ready for retail trade. 

 Geraninius, Fall Rooted, best market sorts, 



2'3-in., $2.00 per 100. 

 Cyclamen, Well Budded, 3-in., 75c per dozen; 

 4-in.. $1.00 per dozen. 



RICHARDS & SHEPPARD. Coatesville. Pa. 

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