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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



MAY 18, 1899. 



INDIANAPOLIS. 



The weather here is very warm, the 

 thermometer registering 80 degrees 

 and above and vegetation is very much 

 advanced. 



Business has been fairly good, but 

 ■will soon be booming, as the bedding 

 season advances. Most of our people 

 keep over geraniums and other bed- 

 ding plants, but Jack Frost called at 

 their places this winter and took pos- 

 session of all they had. Nearly every 

 day you hear a customer say, "I lost all 

 of my flowers this winter, they all 

 froze, I will have to buy a few to re- 

 place them," and of course the florist, 

 with a merry twinkle in his eye, ex- 

 presses his sympathy, rubs his hands 

 gleefully together and says, "This way 

 to the geranium house, please." The' 

 predictions are that we will have a 

 heavy spring trade. 



The Spring Show. 



The State Florists' Assn. gave a 

 spring show of bedding plants, etc., 

 in their rooms at the State House, 

 Tuesday, May 2. The public was ad- 

 mitted free and it was well attended. 

 It is a pity that so few of our florists 

 took advantage of this opportunity to 

 show the public what they have to 

 offer In the way of bedding plants 

 as it was an excellent advertisement 

 for those who made an exhibit. The 

 display of flowers, although not a 

 large one, was very good. Henry Rie- 

 man had some magnificent large ger- 

 aniums and pelargoniums in 8 and 10- 

 inch pots, 3 feet high and a mass of 

 bloom; also some new carnations, in- 

 cluding his new white seedling which 

 is the largest I have ever seen. The 

 Berterman Floral Co. had an exhibit 

 of palms and cut flowers, including 

 some good Beauties. Huntington & 

 Page fairly outdid themselves in their 

 display. They had several hundred 

 small Rex begonias and cut flowers. 

 Their palm display was quite an at- 

 traction. Hukriede & Son were the 

 only ones who devoted their display to 

 bedding plants. In their collection 

 were some excellent geraniums in 4- 

 inch pots, caladiums, coleus, ferns, 

 vines, etc. Not to forget our city flor- 

 ist, Robt. A. McKeand of Garfield 

 Park, who had a large display of ev- 

 erything from a palm to a geranium 

 were tastefully arranged. His cannas, 

 especially a seedling, Mrs. R. A. Mc- 

 Keand, were very fine. As there was 

 no meeting the boys went to a nearby 

 alley and bowled several exciting 

 games. 



Notes. 



We regret to have to record the 

 death of the daughter of Mr. Stuart, of 

 Anderson. The funeral was held on 

 the afternoon of May 2. 



Mrs. Chas. Rieman will retire from 

 business, having leased her place to 

 Martin Nelson. FRED. 



IF TOU HAVE anything to sell to 

 the trade, offer It In an adv. in The 

 Review. 



SPECIAL LOW PRICES ON 



Large Flowering Clematis o^^^r Glimbers 



WE have an immense stock of the following popular varieties, grand 

 two and three-year-old stock in strong plants, in 5 and 6-inch pots 

 which are certain to grow and will please your customers 



Mme. Van Houttc, pure white, extra fine. 



Miss Bateman, white with chocolate anthers. 



StandishI, light blue. 



The Gem, deep lavender bhie. 



The President, bright bluish purple. 



BoskOOp Seedling, extra large lavender. 



Duchess of Edinburgh, double, pure white. 



(ilpsj Queen, fine rich purple. 



Henrjl, finest large single white. 



Jackniannl, the most popular, rich royal purple 



Mme. Baron Velllard, light rose shaded lilac. | 



Price for any of the above, $3.00 per dozen: $25.00 per 100. 



MISCELLANEOUS CLIMBERS. 



Clematis Plammula, strong plants in 3-incli pots $1.00 per doz.; $i.00 per 100 



Ampelopsis Veitchii, ;i-incn pots 75 " 6.00 



Aristolochia Sipho, extra heavy plants 4.00 " 30.00 



Honeysuckles, strong 4 in. pots— Halleana, Evergreen and Var 1.15 " 10.00 



Wistaria Sinensis and Alba, strong 3.00 " 25.00 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut 

 Street, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



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3,000 FERNS 



for ^1 ^^^ DOLLAR 



lUI m7I» •pri'R.-K SPORES t^avp 



is the cost of suf- 

 ticient FRESH 

 FEBK SPORES saved at the United 

 States Exotic Nurseries, tu produce the above quantity 

 vi small Ferns for jardinieres, fern dishes, etc. We furnish 

 simple directions for the successful cultivation of Ferns from 

 spores, when so requested. This package contains only the best varieties for the purpose named. 



Collection of the 12 best varieties in commerce, each in a separate envelope, each package 

 sufficient for r,00 plants, $r.,I.KI. 



EMERSON C. McFADDEN, U. S. Exotic Nurseries, SHORT HILLS, N. J. 



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lahlia Camellideflora... 



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Awarded by the American Institute of New \ ork a Diploma on pot plants of Dahlia Camel- 



liaeflora and a First Class Certificate on Cut Flowers of the Dahlia Camellia^flora. 



This variety is particularly good for Spring sales as pot plants and is an abundant bloomer, 



valuable for cut flowers, and does not exceed two feet in pots or in field. The blooms are bold, 



clean cut. pure white, with very full center. Good, strong plants out of 2J~i-in. pots, $1.50 per doz.; 



$10.00 per 100. Orders booked now and filled in rotation. Cash with order. 



A. L. MILLER, Jamaica Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



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VERBENAS 

 GERANIUMS 



The choicest varieties and healthiest plants 

 grown. Strong plants in bud and bloom. 

 $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



75 finest varieties in cultivation, grown in 

 3>^-in. pots. Strong plants in bud and 

 bloom. $5.00 per 100. 



J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, 



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Pa. 



'"0 Old Colony Nurseries, •«" 



HARDY SHRUBS. TREES, VINES. 



EVERGREENS and FERENNZAIiS. 



A large and fine stock oi well rooted plants, grown 

 in a sandy loam. Good plants, best sizes for 

 planting, very cheap. 



Trade list free on application. 



T. R. WATSON, Plymouth, Mass. 



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Live Sphagnum Moss 



For Orchids, etc., $1.25 per bbl. 



Sphagnum Moss 



First quality, $1.00 per bale; 10 bales, $8.00. 



Z. K. JEWETT & CO., SPARTA, WIS. 



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