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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MARCH 23, 1S99. 



GRAND RAPIDS. 



Business Conditions. 



The unfavorable weather bids fair 

 to nialie flowers very scarce for Easter, 

 In fact they are scarce already. Many 

 lilies will not be in until shortly after 

 Easter. Roses will be in better shape 

 while there will, of course, be plenty 

 of bulbous stock. 



It has been the busiest Lent ever ex- 

 perienced here and prices have held up 

 well. Plants have not been much of 

 a factor, but will be heard from at 

 Easter. 



Glass. 



The glass man at last reached Grand 

 Rapids, but the results of the visit 

 are disappointing. It appears that the 

 tariff of about 40 per cent ad valorem 

 on greenhouse glass is sufficient to 

 protect the glass trust in any advance 

 of price they may see fit to make, par- 

 ticularly as there seems to be an in- 

 ternational agreement for keeping up 

 the price of glass as well. To make a 

 long story short, American glass is as 

 cheap and cheaper than Belgian, and 

 better. Pittsburg glass is the strong- 

 est American greenhouse glass, on ac- 

 count of a peculiar grade of sand used 

 in its manufacture. Dark glass is the 

 strongest, as strength is often sacri- 

 ficed for clearness; the clearer the 

 glass, the more brittle. Glass laid with 

 the belly up, as it is called, is strong- 

 est in resisting hail storms, etc. When 

 laid that way, liquid putty should be 

 used. We feel a great deal better now 

 that we know we are getting as good 

 glass as there is to be had, and as 

 cheap as it can be obtained elsewhere. 

 Henry Smith immediately ordered a 

 carload from our local dealer, others 

 will follow. 



Various Items. 



The next club meeting will be held 

 at the residence of James Schols on 

 Leonard St., and promises to be a well 

 attended meeting, as the subject of 

 violets, in which so many are interest- 

 ed, is to be the main topic of discus- 

 sion. 



Eli Cross, foreman for Crabb & 

 Hunter, is going into business for him- 

 self at the North end of town. He 

 will build a couple of violet houses. 

 Crabb & Hunter are in search of a 

 good man to take his place. 



GEO. F. CRABB. 



IF YOU HAVE anything to sell to 

 the trade, offer it In an adv. in The 

 Review. 



The MODEL Extension Carnation Support. 



Read what some of our best growers say concerning it. 



,, -, „ W. HoBOKKN, N. J.. Feb. 18, 1807. 



Mr. Theron Parker, Brooklyn, N.Y. Dear Sir:— It 

 gives nie much pleasure to congratulate you upon your 

 success m getting up Carnation .Supports. I think that 

 those I. have had from you are about as perfect as any- 

 body will be able to make them. They certainly fill my 

 bill lor an ideal carnation support, a thing I have been 

 looking for for a long time. Wishing you every success 

 in the sale of them, I am. Yours truly, E. AsMUS. 

 Other testimonials will appear weekly. Write for prices 



THE MODEL PLANT STAKE CO., 

 Z2 Morton Street. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Carnations 

 Chrysanthemums.... 



New and Standard Varieties. 



Our price list is teeming with new and good tilings. Send for it. 



The stock we send out is a source of satisfaction to 

 our customers and pride to oursslves. Don't wait 

 too long ; some varieties are already very scarce 



H. WEBER & SONS, - Oakland, 



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GOOD CARNATIONS READY NOW!! 



Rooted Cuttings WM. 

 Flora Hill, white 

 Daybreak, pink 

 Jubilee, scarlet 

 Pingree, yellow 

 Firefly, scarlet 

 Ivory, wli't^' 

 Psyche, variegated 

 Freedom, «hi'e 



SCOTT, TIDAL WAVE. McGOWAN, $1.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Bradt, variegated Q. H. Crane, scarlet 



White Cloud, white 

 Mrs. Jas. Dean, P'nk 

 John Young, "bite 

 Mrs. Joost, pink 

 Gold Nugget, yellow 

 Evelina, "hitc 

 Argyle, carmine 



Melba, pmk 

 Glacier, white 

 Maceo, maroon 

 Gov. Griggs, pink 

 Dorothy Sweet, red 

 Gomez, cardinal 

 America, scarlet 



$2perlO0; $15 per 1000 $5 per 100; $40 per lOOO $10 per 100; $75 per lOOO 



GEO. HANCOCK & SON, 



GRAND HAVEN, MICH. 



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CARNATIONS. 



ROOTED 

 CUTTINGS. 



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



Early and continuous bloomer. 

 Gen. Maceo (Ward) Maroon scarlet. The best 



uf Its class. Early and free. 

 Gen. Gomez (Ward) Cardinal maroon. Free 



bloomer, long stiff stems. 

 Glacier (Ward) Pure white, dwarf habit. 

 America (Hill) Large soft scarlet. 

 Melba (May and Craig) Light pink. 



White Cloud. All who have tried this variety 

 declare it to be the best white carnation ever 

 introduced. 



Gold Nugget, yellow. Hew York, cense pink. 



Mrs. Jas. Dean, Mary Wood, white, 



light pink. nft^s. Geo. M. Bradt. 



Also, the best of all the otlicr 18U'-i and standard 



varieties. We have a FINE STOCK. 



^^ Send for our complete descriptive 

 Price List. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co. 



LA FAYETTE, IND. 



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 writing advertisers. 



ROOTED CUTTINGS 



of New and Standard 



ARNATIONS, 



HW Send for Price List, 



lil^"" WM. SWAYNE, Kennett Square, Pa. 



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ErafRiiNiHmmoiNiS] 



Rooted Cuttirij^s n! .Xuvcllios and Standard 



varieties, bend for price list. 

 Also Lady Campbell, Swanley White and 

 California Violets and Giant Double 

 Alyssum. 

 W. B. SHEZ.MIBE, - AVOin>AI.£, PA. 

 Lock Box 10. Telephone connection. 

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CARNATION CITTINGS. 



Jubilee and Triumph, the best red 



and pink, rooted, strong and clean, $L40 per 100 

 not rooted, strong and clean 75 " 



Albertini and Delia Fox. very fine 



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 ^0 " 



CASH WITH OKDEK. 



LE MARS GREENHOUSES, Le Mars, la. 



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