MARCH 



1S99. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



417 



THE MUM IN POLITICS. 



Tlie "Human Chrysanthemum" is the 

 title given a certain politician by soma 

 erratic newspaper writer. The title 

 was suggested by the long curly hair 

 and gorgeous wardrobe of the victim. 



KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Mr. Chas. 

 Crouch has 30,000 feet of glass and is 

 just completing a house 20x150 and 

 expects to start on another as soon as 

 this house is finished. He finds trade 

 very satisfactory. 



SEND IN your order now for a copy 

 of The Florists' Manual, by William 

 Scott. It will cover the whole field of 

 commercial floriculture and will be the 

 standard work of reference for the 

 trade. Price $5.00. 



WILKESBARRE, PA.— Benj. F. Dor- 

 rance has begun the erection of ten 

 new rose houses. 



SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— The Chas. 

 R. Miller Co. has purchased the busi- 

 ness of the Gale Floral Co. Mr. Gale 

 will devote his full time to his duties 

 as city forester. 



NEW CASTLE, IND.— The South 

 Park Floral Co. has been incorporated 

 ■with a capital stock of $20,000. 



IT IS REPORTED that Porto Rico 

 has been selected as the site of the pro- 

 posed botanical garden in the tropics. 



WANT ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Advertisements under this head 10 cents a line, 

 an average of seven words to the line. 



FOR RENT OR SALE— First class retail stand. 

 S.ooo feet of glass. New. In citj-. Ought to net 

 good man at least ys-oo per day. Must buy stock, about 

 1503.00. Reason for selling, failing health. Address 

 'Illinois," care Florists' Review. 



OR SALE — Four greenhouses, nearly new. Good 

 retail stand. A. Glaus, Springfield, 111. 



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FOR SALE— Retail store, with greenhouse attached; 

 excellent opportunity for good up-to-date man; rea- 

 son for selling, ill health. Address Western, care of 

 Florists' Review. 



SITUATION WANTED— By good rose grower and 

 general florists' stock. Address L. C, care of 

 Flonsts' Review. 



WANTED— A good Ai market gardener, well up in 

 celery growing. State lowest wages expected with 

 board. Address Gardener, care of Florists' Review. 



SITUATION WANTED- As foreman, by a firs- 

 class grower of roses and cut flowers; good propat 

 gator and general plantsman. Open for engagement to 

 suit employer. Single. Best of references. Address 

 Foreman, care of Florists' Review. 



SITUATION WANTED-Bya first class grower of 

 roses, carnations, chn'santheniums and general stock; 

 capable n( taking charge; employed at present but has 

 good reason for desiringto make a change ; best of refer- 

 ences; age 2<j, suigle. Address 15, care Florists' Review. 



SITUATION WANTED- By a good all around 

 man: roses a specialty ; references. Address J. R., 

 care of Kennicott Bros. & Co. ,42 Randolph St., Chicago. 



WANTED — Rose grower who can grow first class 

 stock and not afraid of work ; sober and reliable ; 

 steady place for tlie rierht man; give reference. Hum- 

 feld Floral Co., Ninth and Highland, Kansas City, Mo. 



WANTED— A good man for out-door work, one who 

 knows the care of trees for a large public place ; 

 none but an experienced man should apply. Address 

 Richard Frow, 4206 Nat. Bridge Rd., St. Louis, Mo. 



E. G. HILL & CO,, 



RICHMOND, IND. 



E.\RLV CIIKYS.WTHKMUMS 

 in tine stock and largs (iiiaiuity. 



Lady Fitzwygram, finest earu white. 



Mmc. Bergman, Glory Pacific, 

 Geo. S. Kalb, -m at $2.->o pur vm. 



Mile I llfip Faiirp grand new White of 

 I'MIK.. UUCie I dure, -Bonnalton'- type, 



}l-2m per KKl. 



Pnllv Rn«P Wliite Glory of the Pacific, 

 ruiiy i\u>e, c.,om) per ico. 



CARNATONS. 



Gr,inii Amorira '°' April deliverv, per- 



tuttingsci rAiiici n,a, feet stock, $10 per loo. 



Flora Hill, 



Jubilee, Daybreak, Victor, 



at fl.ao per 100. 



New Roses, ^"^ 



' $l;i per 



Finest strain of CYCLAMEN 



in .Xmerica, in separate colors, 2-in. pots, clean 

 and imcliecked, ready in .April, St per 100. 



-Admiral Dewe\ . $30 per 

 100: Maid of Honor. 

 $l,i per 100. 



Bride, Bridesmaid, White Bougere, 

 Muriel Graham, C. Soupert, 



Marie Guillot, Pink Soupert, 



White La France, Mosella, 



Fine stock, in large quantity, $2.50 per 100. 



12 finest New Geraniums ^o'r'il.txJ;" 

 3 New Bruants for 75 cents. 



Extra well grown stock of Aspara^US 



Plumosus, $5 per 100 ; Spren^crii, $.) per kki 



E.G. HILL & CO. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



'OR SALE — Three Greenhouses, Ground, House, 

 Stable ; plenty of water. Box 49, Kirkwood, Mo. 



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QITU.\TlON WAXTED-A young man, 21 years of 

 O age and single, desires employment in or near Phila- 

 delphia, in greenhouses or cut flower store; 7 years' ex- 

 penence as assistant in greenhouse and cut flower store. 

 A full statement given in what he is most experienced 

 and what he is capable of doing, very best of reference. 

 Address H. C. H.. care of Florists' Re\iew, 



FOR SALE— A fine farm with improvements; also 

 nursery with well established trade, located in the 

 Chattanooga Fruit Belt. Address E. F. Wetmore, 

 Ogden, Tenn. 



A g'ood 

 chance for 

 the rig-ht 

 man. 



A BARGAIN! 



m\d]\ FiOrSl StOrS nessTtreets""for sale"at 

 a bargain. Don't write unless you mean 

 business. tvm. p. KASTING, 



495 Washington St. BUFFAI.O, S. Y. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



WATCH OIR ADVS!! 



.\sparagus Sprengerii, green and bushy, 4-iach 

 pots, IL.W per doz., $12.00 per 100. 



Flamingo Canna, 4-lncli, 75c doz., $5.00 per 100. 



English Ivy. Weeping Lantana, Blue Spirea, 

 Litt'e Gem Calla, 2-mch pots, $2.00 per 100. 



Leading Carnations, prices on application. 



Strong one year field plants, .A. Waterer and 

 Blue Spirea and Englisli Ivy, BOc a dozen, $1 a 

 100. Gladiolus mi.\ed,50c a 100, $1.50 a inoO. Coral 

 Clematis, IJi-in. pots, $3 a 100. Strong 2-in. Violets 

 from cold frame. California, $1.51'; Campbell, $2.50; 

 Swanly White. $:t.00 per IfK). 



Cash with order, please. 



RONEY BROS., Florists, West Grove, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Verbena King 



V^ SAVS: 



fi Jones pays the freight— 

 ' So do wc on all rooted 

 A] cutting, and until furth- 

 er notice we will sell our 

 fine Mammoth Verbe- 

 nas at 60c per i^. $5 

 per looo ; all well root- 

 ed, true to name, strictly 

 free from rustornnldew. 

 <^)ur Verbenas go evcr)'- 

 wliere, it makes no dif- 

 ference wlierc you live 

 we gnanmtee to reach 

 you in safety and guar- 

 antee satisfaction ; wliat 

 more can you ask ? Just try us and we will do the real. 

 We can fill all orders for Verbenas, it matters not how 

 large the order may be, at the following prices: 60c per 

 loo. $S per i,ooo; 5,000 for $22; 10,000 for $40; 25,000 

 for $95; 50,000 for $175. \ es, and we have tliein, too, 

 OUR MAMMOTH VERBENA PLANTS 

 are now ready, tlu-y are line strong pl.uits niul will 

 surely please you, at $2.(>t) per KHI, $IS.0() per lOUfl. 

 25,000 CARNATIONS, Klnra Hill. Mavor 

 Pingree. Morcllo, $2.5(t porltMl. $2)l.iK) per l.ilOO. 

 Daybreak, $2.(H» per KM), $18.1K) p.-r 1.001). L. 

 MctJiiwan. Portia and \Vm. Scott $1.00 per 100. 

 $V!.00 per 1,000. Well rooted and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Yes, and I will pay express on 

 tlieni, too. 

 THAT CASH, PLEASE. 



Send for new descriptive list. 



FROM ILLINOIS. (SEE I) 

 C. Ht.Mri-.i.i). Dear Sir :~The plants arrived m 

 good shape and are doing nicely ; am very much 

 pleased with them. We have also decided to give 

 you another order. We have spent considerable 

 inoney for cuttings and also plants, but they 

 hav'nt any proved as satisfactory as yours, there- 

 fore, you are the only firm that has received our 

 second order. Yours very trulv. 



W. Vkkbi Rv.'Rock Island. III. 



C HUMFELD, Clay Center. Kan. 



THE ROOTED CUTTING SPECIALIST. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



WANTED. 



A working foreman. Must be a good 

 cut tlower grower, particularly of Roses, 

 Carnations and .Minus. 



CRABB & HUNTER, 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Bl IQIMF^Q -^ '^"^ opportunitv is 



UOlllLoO open to a hustnng 



capital to 

 get into a well established and protitable busi- 

 ness. A cliance of a life-time. 

 Those meaning business may obtain particulars 

 by addressing 



ROX, care of Florists* Review. 



FOR SALE. 



On account of poor health I want to retire 

 from the greenhouse husiness, and now otter mv 

 Qreenlioase Establishment for sale, which 

 is one of the hest paying and one of the best ar- 

 ranged greenhouse plants that can be found any- 

 where in a citv of lO.ljtX) people. No opposition 

 and only 20 miles from St. Louis, where you can 

 realize a better and bigger profit on the price 1 

 ask than you possibly can make anywhere else 

 with less labor and expense. 



Write for full description if vou mean busi- 

 ness. .Address 



MISSOURI, care of Florists' Review. 



H.W. BUCKBEE 



Seed Specialist, 



Rockford Seed Farms. 



Forest City Greenhouses. 



Lock Bo.\ 911. ROCKFORD, ILL. 



Special Prices Upon Application. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



