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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



JANUARY 26, 1S99. 



E.H.HUNTi 



THE -OLD RELIABLE FOR % 



Wholesale i 

 Gut Flowers 



Hunt^s Flowers Go Every%Nhere. 



76 Wabash Ave. CHICAGO. 



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DUTY ON WHEAT SHEAVES. 



Sun-bleached wheat sheaves dutiable 

 by assimilation as "natural flowers of 

 all kinds, preserved, • • • suitable for 

 decorative purposes," under paragraph 

 251, act of 1S97, at 25 per cent ad valorem. 

 —Appeal from unpublished decision of 

 Board of General Appraisers. 



Treasury Deipartment, Jan. 9, 1899. 



Sir:— The Department is in receipt of 

 your letter of the 21st ultimo, together 

 with a report of the appraiser at your 

 port, dated the 16th ultimo, calling atten- 

 tion to the recent ui^published decision 

 of the Board of General Appraisers, 

 dated the 12th ultimo, on protests 39661f- 

 11836 and 402S5f-llS70 of Knauth. Nachod 

 & Kuhne, and C. B. Richard & Co., 

 wherein it is held that certain so called 

 sun-bleached wheat sheaves imported un- 

 der the tariff act of July 24, 1S97, are en- 

 titled to free entry under paragraph 566 of 

 that act, under the enumeration for "tex- 

 tile grasses or fiibrous vegetable substan- 

 ces, not dressed or manufactured in any 

 manner." 



You report that the merchandise in 

 question consisted of natural wheat 

 sheaves, especially manipulated and pre- 

 served for decorative purposes by treat- 

 ment with sulphur or other chemicals, 

 and cut into regular lengths and tied in 

 bunches, and that duty was assessed 

 thereoni at the rate of 25 per cent ad val- 

 orem under the provision for "natural 

 flowers of all kinds, preserved, suit- 

 able, for decorative purposes," as ap- 

 peared in paragraph 2.51 of the act of July 

 24. 1897, by virtue of the similitude clause 

 as contamed in section 7 of the same act 



In reply, I have to inform vou that, up- 

 on the facts stated, this Department does 

 not concur in the conclusions reached by 

 the Board of General Appraisers, to the 

 effect that the merchandise is a textile 

 grass or fibrous vegetable substance, not 

 dressed or manufactured in any manner, 

 within the meaning of paragraph 566. Tou 

 are. therefore, hereby directed to file an 

 application for review of the said deci- 

 sion, in accordance with the provisions 

 of section 15 of. the act of June 10, 1890. 

 Respectfully yours. 



W. B. HOWEX.L,, 



„ ,. Assistant Secretary. 



Collector of Customs, New York N. Y. 



WORCESTER, MASS. 

 The printed schedule of premiums 

 offered by the Worcester County Hor- 

 ticultural Society for 1S99 has been is- 

 sued. Twenty-one exhibitions are pro- 

 vided for during the year, extending 

 from March 16 to October 12. Copies 

 of the schedule may be had by apply- 

 ing to A. A. Hixon, secretary, this 

 city. 



IF TOU HAVE anything to sell to 

 the trade, offer it in an adv. in The 

 Review. 



REGULAR SHIPPING ORDERS RECEIVE 

 SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



eroR Bros. 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWERS OF 



Cut Flowers 



51 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. 

 Wholesale Price List. 



We Are Headqiiarters for... 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 



of which we cut Iruiii 2.0iK') to 3.0CX) daily. Our Brides, 

 UEeteors* Maids and Ferles were never better. 



OF CARNATIONS 



we grow 50,000 plants of all the leading varieties, and 

 they cannot be surpassed. 



Am. Beauty, extralongstem. per doz. $6.00 

 24-in. stem . . . . "4.00—5.00 

 20-in. •■ .... '■ 3.0O 



15-in. ■■ .... '■ 2.C(> 



12-in. ■• .... ■■ 1.50 



S-in. ■' .... ■' l.OO 



Meteor per 100,' $6.00 to' b.OO 



Bridesmaid " 6.00 to 8.00 



Bride •' 7.00 to 19.00 



Perle " 5.00 to 6.00 



Carnatio,i3 " 1.50 to 2.C0 



lancy .... " 3.0O 



.All other stock at lowest market~prices. 

 No charge for packing. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



M. RICE & CO. 



NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOQUC 

 FOR THE ASKING. 



Exclusive Importers and 

 Manufacturers 



"o1 Florists' Supplies 



25 N. Fourth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Don't delay any longer 

 to order your 



EASTER, 1899, is coming: 



I.II.Y or THE VALLEY, tli. . rram of the market, Bt-rlin pips, large bells, $12.00 per 1000. 



CRIMSON RAMBLEB, ivtr.i Ihil- plants, $25.00 p.-r 100. 



TUB. ROOT. BEGONIA HYBRIDA, in lour separate colors, bulbs about V/, inches diameter, 



fj "ill p. r lull, ;; |.i r II ml 



GLOXINIA HYBRIDA CBASSIFOLIA ERECTA, $1.50 per ICO. $:!0.00 per 1000. 

 CLEMATIS, BHOOOOENDRONS, SPIRAEA, FAEONIES, etc , now on hand. 



Terms tn unknuwn correSDondeuts, 

 cash; otherwise, 60 da>s. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



F. W. 0. SCHMITZ, Jersey City, N. J. 



THE CHOICEST 



VARIETIES 



IN CULTIVATION.... 



100,000 VERBENAS, 



FINE POT PLANTS. $2 50 per 100: $20.00 per 1,000. .'' 2° t 'rt^T.°'^h^^^^rt"' ^ ' 



ROOTED CUTTINGS, 75c perlOO: $6 per 1 ,000 : $50per10,000 / iatis*faction Guaranteed. 

 We are the Largest Growers of Verbenas in the Country. Our Plants cannot be surpassed. 



Send for Circular. J. L. DIUUOIN, BIOOlTISburg, Pa. 



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RFRANIIIM^ S. \. Nutt. Marvel, and other 

 ULimniumOi standard varieties, 2-inch pots, 



$2 no p,..r 100 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERII. ^T^^,tT^ir4^ 

 B0U6AINVILLEA. \V.r-w^'l.flT' "-"^'^ 



CARNATIONS all sold, 



NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. 



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INSlEE^,S\'KrriRE 



Florists' Mutual 



Fire Insurance Ass'n. 



ADDRESS W. J. VESEY, Sec'y, 



>_- FORT WAYNE, IND. 



DOUBLE FRINGED PETUNIAS. 



In this specialty we are prepared to supply the trade 

 with Henry Dreer's latest set of new seedlings, sent out 

 this year, the most gorgeous set of Petunias in existence. 

 We have three houses planted for cuttings, so are pre- 

 pared to supply unlimited quantities on short notice. 

 Strong 2 in. plants, $2.00 per loo; strong rooted cuttings 

 $1 .00 per IOC. Place your orders early, as there will be 

 a great demand for this stock. No orders solicited for 

 less tlian ?i.oo. Cash with order. Send for ourcircular. 

 SOUTH SIDE FLORAL CO.. - • - Springfield, III. 

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 Detroit 8:20 P. M., Buffalo, 5:00 A. M. New 

 York 3:30 P. M., Boston, 5:50 P. M.— only 

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