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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



APRIL 13, 1S99. 



PITTSBURG. 



Notwithstanding the inclemency of 

 the weather it was the best Easter we 

 ever had. The increase over last year's 

 business has been variously reported 

 as from 5 to 20 per cent. Saturday's 

 business was not up to expectations 

 and some stock was unsold. This was 

 due to the extreme unpleasantness of 

 the weather. Prices were high but the 

 quality of the stock was also superior. 

 Many retailers maintain that more 

 money was made on higher priced 

 stock than on the cheaper. There was a 

 strong demand for roses, carnations, 

 Harrisii lilies and violets, while bulb- 

 ous stock, such as tulips, cut hyacinths, 

 daffs, etc.. sold rather slow, a great 

 deal being left unsold. The demand 

 for plants was exceptionally good and 

 fair prices were obtained. The deal- 

 ers in the markets who were not pro- 

 vided with inside stands suffered se- 

 verely from the cold. Consignments 

 of stocks are now quite heavy and in 

 consequence prices are falling. There 

 has been a large amount of funeral 

 work recently. 



The firm name of Gustav Ludwig. of 

 Allegheny, has been changed to Gustav 

 & J. W. Ludwig. The new firm has 

 the best wishes of all the craft. The 

 meeting of the Botanical Society of 

 ■Western Penna. was held last week. 

 H. H. Negley, the Pres.. has just re- 

 turned from a southern trip in which 

 he spent much time in botanical ob- 

 servations. The result of these obser- 

 vations was told in a very interesting 

 manner. The reception of the Florists' 

 Club of which mention was made be- 

 fore, was held Thursday evening, 

 April 6th. The reception was a suc- 

 cess beyond anticipation. There were 

 about 100 invited guests in attendance. 

 It was an informal affair, with cards, 

 dancing and speeches. The rooms 

 were prettily decorated. Mr. E. C. 

 Ludwig had charge of the decoration, 

 the plants were furnished by John 

 Bader, the flowers by Fred Burki. 

 The thanks of the club are due these 

 gentlemen. One part of the decora- 

 tions which evoked the admiration of 

 all present was a medallion, the head 

 of Admiral Dewey, encircled by a 

 wreath of leucothoe, the work of J. W. 

 Ludwig. The medallion was four feet 

 in diameter, made of immortelles. The 

 beauty of the work lay in the sharp- 

 ness of feature, outline and successful 

 coloring. The naturalness of the 

 flesh tints was exquisite. Mr. Ludwig 

 received many congratulations. 



T. P. L. 



WE HAVE RECEIVED from Mr. 

 ■W. R. Adams, superintendent of parks, 

 Omaha, Neb., a flower stem and fruit 

 of Cycas revoluta. The fruit is bright 

 red in color, egg shaped and about an 

 inch and a half long and an inch and 

 a quarter in diameter. 



LAFAYETTE, IND.— H. Roth, of 

 Huntington, is building here three 

 short-span-to-south houses, each 19x 

 80. 



REGULAR SHIPPING ORDERS RECEIVE 

 SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



sroR Bros. 



WHOI.ESAI.E PRICE LIST. 



=^ Cut Flowers 



51 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. 



We Are Headquarters for... 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES, 



of which we cut from L'.OOO to S.IHW dailv. Our Brides, 

 Meteors, Maids and Ferles were never better. 



OF CARNATIONS 



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

 they cannot he surpassed. 



and 



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DAMUIAS 



By 

 the 

 Tens 

 of 



Thou- 

 sands. 





MARK. 



Per 100 



My prize winners carried off the highest National 

 honors yet awarded the Dahlia — a diploma and gold 

 medal at the Omaha Exposition. Get my catalogue 

 before ordermg elsewhere 



Box 382. W. W. WILMORE, Denver, Col. 



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Hardy Perennials. 



Clematis Davidiana, strong. 1 year $6.00 



Eulalia Gracillima Univittata and Jap.- 



Variegata 4.00 



Funkia Alba 4.00 



Hemerocallis Hava 4.00 



Hollyhocks, double, separate colors, per 



' um. $40.00 5.00 



Helianthus Multiflorus Plenus and Soliel d'Or 4.00 



Hibiscus, Crimson Eye 5.00 



Iris Germanica 2.50 



Perennial Phlox, fine collection 5.00 



Pinks, strong clumps 5.00 



Paeonies 8.00 



Rudbeckia Golden Glow, per 1000, $30.00 4.00 



Spirea Polmata Elegans 4.00 



Yucca Filamentosa, 2 years S.QO 



All of the abo\ e are strong, field-grown stock. 



VICK & HILL CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



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Pbi^NTS. 



Geraniums, 30 standard variL-ties fine plants 

 out of 3H-in. pots, $o.(K) per HiO. Begonias. 12 

 fine varieties from 3^ and4H-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. 

 ROOTED CUTTINGS. 

 Geraniums. 25 fine varieties. $1.00 per 100. Al- 

 ternanthera. red and vellow, yOc. per 100. Cigar 

 Plant, file, per 100. Artillery Plant, 60c. per lOtt; 

 $4.fiO per 1000. Wandering Jew, 3 varieties. 60c. 

 per 100; J5.00per lOOiK If you don't think our goods 

 are all right send 5Pc. for sample ol what > ou want. 



Terms Cash or C. O. D. 



\\. L. THOM.\S & S0\, Box S'i, Answsta, Ky. 



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Some Things 

 You Want...^ 



.\GER.'VTUM, blue and white dwarf. Per 100 



covered with Cuttings, .WO, $5.00 1.50 



H.\RDY PHLO.X. 10 distinct varieties, 2-in. 



nots 2.50 



FUCH.SI.'\S, Bvarieties, 2-in. pots 2.00 



GI.WT PE.\RL M.^RGUERITE, 2-m. pots 2.00 



RUDBECKI.^, 3>.^-in. pots 4.00 



ST.XTICE .\RMERI.'i,354-in. pots 3.00 



HEGl INI.^S. 6 varieties, 2-in, pots 2.0O 



.XCHILLE.^, the Pearl, 2-in. pots 2.00 



Enough extras added to more than pay ex- 

 pressage. Cash, please. 



EDWARD B. JACKSON, Stamford, Conn. 



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f^^^i^New Dahlias 



Cnr IQQQ Best New Varieties. 

 rUI lOuu'Best Ord Varieties. 



Send for our New Illustrated Trade List before ordering 

 elsewiiere. 



CCF°Peacock's Dahlias always received highest awards 

 over all competitors. Forty-six first prizes out of 

 forty-n'ue entries durmg past four years — an un- 

 equaled record. 



Best New and Standard Carnations — 



Beautifully illustrated and accurately described in 

 our Trade Lis-t. Send fur copy. 



Surplus Stock of Mixed Dahlias^ 



At right price. Also Dalilias under color. 

 Correspondence Solicited. 



W. p. PEACOCK, - Atco, N. J. 



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SMI LAX. 



MCI': 



THRIFTY 

 PLANTS 

 from thumb pots. 



If shifted now will make fine stock for 

 Summer planting. $1.5U per hundred. 



NATHAN SMITH &. SON, 



ADRIAN, MICH. 



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