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The Weekly Florists* Review* 



JANUARY 12, 1S99. 



RICHMOND, IND. 



Christinas trade the best in years, 

 fully 50 per cent ahead of last. Roses 

 sold readily at $1.50 and $2 per doz; 

 carnations, common, at 75 cents per 

 doz.; select Flora Hill, at SI per doz., 

 and violets at $2.50 and $3 per 100. 



Beach & Chessman had their beauti- 

 ful store elaborately decorated with 

 greens and flowers. They had large 

 quantities of palms, fern pans, and 

 other fine ornamentals, which they 

 found a ready sale for, in fact, their 

 store was completely cleaned out by 

 Sunday noon, though they had a' large 

 stock of flowers of their own growing. 

 Large quantities of holly and moss 

 wreaths were sold, but there was no 

 call for mistletoe. 



A pretty thing in violets was an ar- 

 rangement of 100 flowers intermingled 

 loosely with -maidenhair ferns; these 

 were tied at the base of the stemming 

 wires, giving a loose and graceful ef- 

 fect, the stems being wound with V2- 

 in violet satin ribbon, and the stream- 

 ers cut long and brought lightly over 

 the top of the arrangement, and tied 

 in a bow of several loops and stream- 

 ■ers; these sold readily, when nicely 

 arranged in a box of purple hue, lined 

 in violet tissue, at $5 per bunch. 



A large increase in the sale of plants 

 was noticed. There were a good many 

 calls for blooming plants, but little 

 was to be had outside of primulas and 

 cyclamen, and good plants of these 

 were scarce, and parties took some- 

 thing in the way of ferns and other 

 plants, not being able to find what 

 they wanted. RAMBLER. 



DETROIT. 



In a recent issue of the Detroit Jour- 

 nal appears an interview with Presi- 

 dent Harry Balsley, of the Park Com- 

 mission, in which he recommends as 

 the site for the proposed exposition 

 the bosom of the Detroit river in the 

 middle-ground below Belle Isle. He 

 would reclaim GS acres there where the 

 ■depth does not average over eight feet, 

 and have the exposition suggestive of 

 Venice with fire boats for fire protec- 

 tion. 



A VERY artistically printed invita- 

 tion to his Christmas display was is- 

 sued by Mr. W. L. Rock, the florist of 

 Kansas City, Mo., and of which a copy 

 was sent us. A novel feature was a 

 natural galax leaf, the stem being 

 -Slipped through a slit in the cover. On 

 the title page was the legend, "A car- 

 nival of fairest flowers and rare 

 plants." 



NEGAUNEE, MICH. — Christmas 

 trade was good. Retail prices were 

 about as follows: Carnations r>5 cents 

 a dozen, roses $1.50 a dozen, violets 35 

 cents per bunch of 25, smilax 35 cents 

 a string. S. R. Eraser has accepted 

 a position as florist with L. H. Staf- 

 ford at Marquette, Mich. At Ishpem- 

 ing, Mich., the Ishpeming Floral Co. 

 has about 8,000 feet of glass and 

 •everything is in fine condition. 



January Price List=1899 



CARNATION ROOTED CUTTINGS 

 NOW READY. 



Rebacco. seedling by Dorner, fancy stem as long 

 as Pingree and bloom same size, yellow, brown, 



splashed light pnik, fine '. per 100 



jri.OO 



Argyle. fine dark pink tJ.OO 



Tidal Wave, discarded for Argyle. 

 Bridesmaid, 



Empress, one big crop 4.00 



Meteor, discarded for Empress. 



Evelina, best paying white we have 3.00 



Lizzie McGowan. discarded for Evelina. 

 Ivory, discarded for Evelina. 



Alaska, Mayor Pmgree. large cream 1.50 



Gold Nugget, best vellow, but small ^ . . H.OO 



Painted Lady, painted 3.00 



Psyche, variegated 3.00 



Mary Wood, this is all right 2.00 



Mrs. G. Bradt, a dandy 3.00 



Helen Keller, discarded for Bradt. 



Armazindy, 



Lily Dean, 



Flora Hill, big white 1.50 



Daybreak, shell pink 1.50 



Triumph, big pink 2.00 



Wm. Scott, discarded for Triumph. 



Jubilee, scarlet 1.50 



Morello. scarlet 1.50 



Portia, discarded. 



Above are all heal tliy. strong, rooted cuttings, 



up-to-date bloomers. 

 Estimates given on 1.000 to 50,000 lots. 



September Rooted 2^4 -in. Pot Plants, per lOO 



New Coleus, Brownia, a fine bedder $5.00 



Velvet Plant, big seller 3.00 



Geranium. Dekoo Mitting. across between 



S. A. Nutt and Cloth oiGold, foliage like 



Cloth of Gold and bloom like S. A. Nutt, 



double, per plant So. 00 each. 



Geranium, Mme. Salleroi 2.00 



Geranium, fancy foliage. 6 varieties 3.00 



Geranium. White, White Swan. Hermine. 



La France, Mrs. G. M. Gaar, Cts. de Har- 



. court, Alpine Beauty and Mme. Rozain 2.00 



Geraniums, our selection of up-to-date var. .. 2.00 



Fi-verfew. Little Gem 2.00 



Soutiiern Thyme 2.00 



Iresine, in 2 colors, red and yellow, makes a 



fine border for Canna beds 2.00 



Salvia, 3 good varieties, Clara Bedman, Le 



President and Vernon 2.00 



Abutilons, Souv.de Bonn and Triumph de 



Louvii 2.00 



Smilax 1.00 



Petunias, Dreer's 7 best varieties 2.00 



Heliotropes,W' hiteLady, Albert Dix and Czar 2.00 



Ivy Geraniums, mixed 2.00 



Coleus, up to date, 14 varieties 2.00 



Mums. Plorence Pullman, Modesto, Mrs. 



Northcot, Mme. des Granges, Varnel's 



Beauty and Mrs. R. McArthur 2.00 



Mesembryanthemum Erectum 5.00 



Begonias, fiowering, 20 varieties, our select'n 2.00 



Five plants at 100 rates. Spot cash. 



The Morris Floral Co. 



MORRIS, ILL. 



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CARNATION CUTTINGS. 



Jubilee and Triumph, the best red 

 and pink, rooted, strong and clean, $tAO per 100 

 not rooted, strong and clean 75 



Albertini and Delia Fox, very tine 



stock, rooted, strong and clean $1.50 per 100 



not rooted, strong and clean 1.00 



Daybreak, Ivory and McGowan, 



rooted, extra strong $1.00 per 100 



not rooted, extra strong 50 " 



LE MARS GREENHOUSES, Le Mars, la. 

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VERBENAS """w^S-Kd. 



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

 Vaughan, Suppola. Miss Arthur. Crimson Beader, 

 Pink Beautv, Francis, Negro, Swavne's Beautv, 

 Invincible. Per doz., 15c. 70c per 100, $6.00 per 

 1000, $25.00 per 5,000. $45.00 per 10.000. Express 

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



S. T. DANLEY, - - 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., ttO 



" separate colors, 6.00 " 75 



Ageratum, Geraniums, mixed. 1.00 



Geraniums, separate kinds 1.50 



" bronze, lemon verbena 1.50 



" silver leaf, rose scented 1,50 



" Mme. Salleni. Vinca var 1.25 



Impatiens Sultana, assorted 2.00 



Pelargoniums, assorted, named 4.00 



POTTED PLANTS. 



Begonia Incarnata Gigantea 2}4-m. 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 fiowering 3.00 



Vincas Var., 2-inch, 3-inch, extra $2.00 to 4.00 



i^^* Write for prices on other stock or for 

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



GKEENB & UNDERHILL,, 



Watertowii, N. Y. 



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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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Carnation Seed 



Hand Fertilized by crossing finest 

 named winter blooming varieties. 



100 Seeds for 35 Cents. 



Former price, $1.00. Cash with order. 



AMERICAN ROSE CO. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



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CCPAUIIIUC S. A. Nutt, Marvel, and other 

 OCnHHIUmOi standard varieties, 2-inch pots, 

 $2.00 per 100. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII. f^J^.tml^'li^ 

 BOUGAINVILLEA. ^oTiioX^ef'^'^' '■'"'''' 



CARNATIONS all sold. 



NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. 



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