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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



FEBRUARY 9, 1S99. 



GRAND RAPIDS. 



The Florist Club. 



The Florists' Club held a regular 

 meeting at Eagle hotel, with N. B. 

 Stover presiding. The forepart of the 

 meeting was taken up with a miscella- 

 neous discussion of glass and carna- 

 tions, followed by a paper on "Vio- 

 lets," by Chas. Chadwick, his method 

 of cultivation differing somewhat from 

 other growers. He prefers rooted run- 

 ners for stock, starts them in flats, 

 then runs them in 3-inch pots, and 

 about August 1st plants in bench 8x9 

 inches. The glass is left on through 

 all stages, due attention being given to 

 watering. When in pots they dry out 

 quickly, when in the bench water 

 whenever required, shade glass, so as 

 to break the fierce rays of the sun. 

 With this treatment he commences 

 picking Oct. 1st and up to Feb. 1st 

 from 2,600 plants of Lady Campbell 

 picked 46,000 blooms or an average of 

 18 flowers to a plant; temperature 

 about 50 degrees at night. 



Geo. F. Crabb reported that the glass 

 agent was sick with the grip and could 

 not attend this meeting, but will at- 

 tend as soon as well. 



The annual carnation meeting will 

 be held March 2nd at the Eagle hotel 

 in the spacious reading room. The 

 secretary was instructed to thank Mr. 

 Hancock for his kind invitation to 

 have the meeting held in Grand Ha- 

 ven, but the same should be held at 

 such place as is easily accessible to the 

 greatest number. At some other occa- 

 sion the club would be delighted to 

 accept his kind hospitality. 



Geo. F. Crabb and Henry Smith 

 were appointed a committee to .secure 

 exhibits of as many of the new carna- 

 tions as possible. 



A resolution was offered and read, 

 changing the constitution and by-laws 

 so as to hold the meeting on Monday 

 or Thursday evenings, instead of Tues- 

 day, as at present. It will be placed 

 on its second reading next meeting. 



Notes. 



Wm. Rhueland, employed by Wm. 

 Cunningham, is at the U. B. A. hospi- 

 tal, sick with the grip. Fred Cunning- 

 ham and Alfred Hannah are also down 

 with the same disease. 



There has been a flower stand start- 

 ed in Morse's, the large department 

 store, another encroachment on the 

 domain of the florist. 



So far, there will be but two mem- 

 bers of the club attend the carnation 

 meeting, Henry Smith and George F. 

 Crabb. 



Crabb & Hunter have decided not to 

 enter their pink seedling Irene this 

 year, knowing they have a cinch on a 

 good thing they will wait until the 

 fourth year before either exhibiting 

 or putting it on the market. Their be- 

 lief is daily growing stronger, that it 

 is going to displace Scott. 



GEORGE F. CRABB. 



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Carnation Seedling Plants 



From Hand Fertilized. Winter Blooming Varieties. 



100 Seeds for 25 cents /sgntf^eeb mail 



100 Plants tor Jt>4.00 \ 25 Plants at lOO rate. Cash »ilh order. 



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CARNATIONS... 



ROOTED 

 CUTTINGS. 



G. H. Crane— The leader, large hrilliant scarlet, 

 Early and continuous bloomer. 



Gen. Maceo (Ward) Maroon scarlet. The best 



id its cla'^s. Early and Iree. 

 Gen. Gomez (Ward) Cardinal maroon. Free 



bloomer. 

 Glacier t Ward ) Pure \v lilt e, dwarf habit. 

 America (Hill I Large soft scarlet. 

 Melba (May and Craig) Light pink. 



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FOUR 

 GRAND 



White Cloud. .All wiio have tried this variety 

 declare it to be the best white carnation ever 

 introduced. 



Gold Nugget, \ellou'. New York, cerise pink. 



Mrs. Jas. Dean, Mary Wood, white 



light Piiil^' Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt. 



:\lso, the best ol all the other ISils and standard 



varieties. We have a FINE STOCK of 



EARLY CUTTINGS READY NOW. 



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 Price List. 



Dwarf Yellow Lantana... 



Grows (udy eight inches high and alwa>s cov- 

 ered with bloom. Fine for bedding. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co. 



LA FAYETTE, IND. 



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pELTHOLSEN Wants Room. 



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Remember, our Geraniums are grown in flats 

 and in soil. (.)ur selection J1.50 per 100. llti.OO per 

 1,000. Mme. Salleroi. same price and grown in 

 soil. Rose Geraniums, $2.00 per 100. Ageratum, 

 blue and white. 00 cents per 100. $5.00 per 1,000. 

 Fuchsias, standard sorts. $1..50 per 100. $12.00 per 

 1 000. Fever Few. Little Gem. from flats and in 

 soil, $1.25 per 100, $10,00 per 1.000. Salvia Spleu- 

 dens and Bednian, $1.00 per 100. Heliotrope, six 

 varieties, $1.00 per 100, $9,(K) per 1,1.00. Vinca 

 Variegata. cuttings, $1.25 per lOO, 4-in. stock, tine, 

 $S.OO per 100. $50.00 per I.OUO. Coleus, all the best 

 varieties, C. Verschaffeltii and Queen, 75 cents 

 per 100. $6,00 per 1.000. Coleus. in variety. tiO cts. 

 per ICO, $5.00 per 1,000. The above are Rooted 

 Cuttings, except when noted. 



Cash must accompany all orders. 

 J. E. FEI.THOUSEN. Schenectady, N. Y. 

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ARNATIONS... 



AlVIFRir^A '^^^^ largest and most perfect 



/AiTii-iiiv^n* sliaped scarlet Carnation pro- 

 duced thus far; producing immense quantities 

 of its solt. scarlet Howers. Of e.xtra robust 

 growth, free in the production of bloom. A 

 good commercial variety. Preliminary certifi- 

 cate A. C. S.. at Chicago. 



GH fRAIMF (Dorner.) A long-stem- 



• "• v.l\nilll_. med bright scarlet, free, 

 profuse, and constant bloomer. It comes into 

 bloom early and yields both quality and quan- 

 tity; stem long and stiff from the beginning to 

 end of season. Tested three years and proved 

 all right as a commercial variet\-. Certificate 

 A. C. Society. 



IMELBA MAY AND GRAIG. 



A grand combination of good qualities, free 

 bloomer, early and continuous. In point of 

 color the finest pink Carnation yet produced, 

 large and perfect in form, very fragrant and 

 with a long, stiff stem. 



MAI in ADAMS (Niquet.) Deep clear 

 ITinULf rtU/^lTIO. ^-erise of a very pleas- 

 ing shade under any light; most attractive 

 color of Its class; a large, bold, handsome 

 flower, with extra strong stem. 18 to 24 inches 

 high : with good calyx and exceedingly free 

 tiowering. 



Pr!i:e for above four varieties, $10.00 per 100. 

 $75.00 per 1,000. 



E.G. HILL&CO. 



RICHMOND, IND. 



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Stock for Florists. 



Fresii Asparagus Fhimosus Nanus Seed, $1.25 

 per 100 seeds. 



California Violets, rooted runners, 60c per 100, 

 $5.00 per 1,010. 



California Violets, large clumps, $5. CO per 100. 

 Smilax Plants, 3-in.pots, fine stock. $2.00 "" 

 Ficus Elastica. fine, large-leaved Belgian. 6-in. 

 pots. IS to 24 inches tall, $6.00 per dozen. 

 Roses, 2'4-in. pots, $2.00 per 100. 

 4-in. pots..,. N,00 



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 644 Fourth Ave., - - Louisville, Ky. 

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