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The Weekly Florists* Review^ 



JUNE 7. 19(10. 



EVERYTHING FOR F LORISTS. 



Write for quotations on your wants to Mc- 

 Kellar & Winterson, «, i7, 49 Wabash Ave., 

 Chicago. 



FERTILIZERS. 



We are western agents for WALKER'S EX- 

 CELSIOR BRAND Plant Food, an article that 

 every retail florist should have on his counter. 

 Sells readily and gives satisfaction to buyers. 

 Put up in neat packages. 



Per doz. Per gross. 



'.2 lb. packages $1.25 $10.00 



1 lb. packages 2.00 IS.CO 



Ret.iils at 100 per cent, profit to you. 



PURE BONE MEAL. The best known fer- 

 tilizer for plant culture. Our brand is guar- 

 anteed free from acids or other elements of a 

 destructive nature if used with discretion. 50 

 lbs., n.25; 100 lbs., 52.25: 200 lbs., $4.00; WOO 

 lbs., $10.50: 2000 lbs., $27.50. 



PULVERIZED SHEEP M.\NURE. In bags 

 of about 100 lbs. 50 lbs., 75c: lOO lbs., $1.25: MO 

 lbs.. $5.00: 1000 lbs., S9.00: ton, $17.50. 



VEGETABLE .\ND LAWN FERTILIZER. 

 This is a brand highly recommended for gen- 

 eral garden and lawn use. 1000 lbs., $20. CO: 

 ton. $30.00: 10 lbs.. 50c: 25 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., 

 $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.00. 



McKELLAR & WINTERSON. 



45-49 W.\BASH .WE., CHICAGO. 



Red Towers Brand Bone Meal fur florists. 

 100 lb. bag. $l.Vo; '4 ton. $7.50; M ton, $14.50; 

 1 ton, $28.00. P. O. B. Bridgeport. Conn. jMso 

 Odorless Lawn Dressing. Terms, cash with 

 order. Red Towers Greenhouses, Hackensack, 

 M. J. 



Sheep manure in car lots, pulverized, $8.00 

 per ton; natural. $4.00 per ton. In sacks or 

 barrels bv the ton. Pulverized, $12.00; nat- 

 ural, $S.00. t. o. b. 



E. C. Newbury, Mitchell, So. Dak. 



Bone meal made for my own use and for 

 other florists who want a good article. Try 

 a bag and be convinced. $3.50 per 200-lb. bag: 

 $35.00 per ton. Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 



Pure sheep manure, the best that can be 

 bought on the market. Also a large quantity 

 of hardwood ashes, by the bbl., ton or carload. 

 J. L. Elliott, Bethlehem, Pa. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 



Krick's Florists' Immortelle Letters are the 

 best 2-in. letters, $2.50 per 100. 15c extra by 

 mail. For other styles of letters, designs and 

 emblems write for catalogue. W. C. Krick, 

 12S7 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Immortelle letters (Krick's), 2-lnch, J2.50 pp-r 

 100 when shipped with flowers. 



A. Lf. Randall, "Wholesale Cut Flowers an 3 

 Florists' Supplies, 4 "Washington St., Chicafe'O. 



FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 



Chenille. Red, white, blue, purple, pink. 

 Coil of 12 yards, large size, 20 cts. a coil ; 

 small size, 15 cts. a coil. 



Ribbons. Good florists' ribbons, satin gros 

 grain, all colors, per bolt: No. 9. S5 cts.; No. 

 12, $100; No. 16, $1.25; No. 22, $1.40. 



A. L. Randall. Wholesale Cut Flowers and 

 Florists' Supplies, 4 Washington Ht.. Chicago. 



Signiund Geller. importer, jobber and manu- 

 facturer of Florists' Supplies. Telephone, 17-17 

 A, Madison Square. lOS "West 2Sth St., near 

 6th Avenue, New York City, 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax leaves. For latest prices bronze and 

 green Galax leaves and Leucothoe sprays ad- 

 dress the introducer, 



Harlan P. Kelssy, 



1106 Tremont Bldg., 



Boston, Mass. 



If you read these advs. others would read 

 yours. 



GLASS, ETC. 



The Van Reyper Perfect Glazi>?rs' Points, 

 No rights or lefts. Price per box of 1000, 60 

 cts.; by mail, 75 cents.; in lots of 5000 by ex- 

 press 55 cts. per 1000. Henry A. Dreer, 714 

 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Glass for Greenhouses, Graperies, Conserva- 

 tories and Hot-Beds. French and American 

 Glass. Van Home, Griffen & Co., 40 to 48 

 Vestry St.. New York, 



Every florist ought to insure his glass 

 against hail. For particulars address John 

 G. Esler, Sec'y. Saddle River, N. J. 



We make special greenhouse putty. Price 

 on application. Lord & Burnham Co., Irving- 

 ton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



250 boxes, 16x24. double strength A, $3. SO. F. 

 O. B., Springfield. The Elder & Tuttle Co.. 

 Springfield, Ohio. 



Importers and jobbers of greenhouse glass. 

 Wheeler-Stenzel Co., 72 Sudbury st., Boston, 

 Mass. 



Send for Lucas on Glass. Four pamphlets 

 tell all about it. 



John Lucas & Co., Philadelphia. Pa. 



Greenhouse glass a specialty. Sprague, 

 Smith Co., 207-209 Randolph St., Chicago. 



Greenhouse glass. Benjamin H. Shoemaker, 

 205 to 211 No. Fourth st.. Phila.. Pa. 



HARD WOOD ASHES. 



"When in want of prime Hard- wood Ashes, 

 write to Chas. W. Jacob & Allison, 66 Pine 

 St., New York. 



INSECTICIDES. 



TOBACCO STEMS, the good^ strong kind 

 only, 60 cts. per 100 lbs.; bales 450 lbs. 



TOBACCO DUST, the black stuff, 2 cts. per 

 lb.; 50 fo 1000 lbs. 



H. A. Stoothoff, 



116 West St.. New York City. 



Nikoteen, Does not injure the most sensi- 

 tive plants. Endorsed by prominent florists. 

 Used for fumigation or spraying, indoors or 

 out. 200 lbs. of tobacco in one pint of Niko- 

 teen. Sold by seedsmen. Circular free. 



Skabcura Dip Co., Chicago. 



Slug Shot kills insects on currants, etc. In 

 use since ISSO. Is effective and safe to use. 

 Sold by seedsmen everywhere. Send for free 

 booklet on tugs and blights to B. Hammond, 

 Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Nlcomite (patent) Vapor Insecticide. A cer- 

 tain killer of insect pests. Sold by seedsmen. 

 Tobacco Warehousing and Trading Co., Louis- 

 ville, Ky. 



PIPE AND FITTINGS. 



CAST IRON GREENHOUSE PIPE in 9-foot 

 lengths. and pipe fittings, valves, etc. 

 GREENHOUSE BOILERS, conical, sectional 

 and self-feeding. 



THOS. W. WEATHERED' S SONS, 

 46 and 48 Marion St., NEW YORK. 



Full line of pipe and fittings. Send for 

 latest prices. S. P. Conkling, 20 East Atwater 

 St., Detroit, Mich. 



Iron Pipe and Fittings. Rundle & Spence 

 Mfg. Co., 63 Second St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Iron Pipe and Fittings for florists. 



The Kelly & Jones Co., Pittsburg, Pa. 



PUMPS. 



POTS. 



Standard Pots. W^e are now ready to sup- 

 ply a superior quality of Pots in unlimited 

 quantities. Catalogues and price-lists fur- 

 nished on application, 

 A. H. Hews & Co., North Cambridge, Mass, 



Standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us; 

 we can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 28th 

 and M Sts.. N. E., W^ashlngton, D. C. 



Flower Pots of all kinds. Standard Pots 



a specialty. List and samples free. Swahn 



Pottery Mfg. Co.. Box 78. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Factory, Marshall and 25th Ave., N. E. 



Red Standard Pots, wide bottoms, well burn- 

 ed and porous. Reduced prices. 



Harrison Pottery, Harrison. Ohio. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Son, 361-363 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrightwood Ave.). Chicago. 



For the best Plant Tubs, address Mann 

 Bros., 6 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



POT HANGERS. 



Krick's Flower Pot Hanger. Just the thing 

 to display your plants by hanging them on 

 the walls, etc.. especially when crowded for 

 room. No. 1 will fit 2 to 5-in. pots. 30c per 

 doz.; No. 2. 5 to 8-in., 40c per doz.; No. 3. 8 to 

 12-in.. 50c per doz. Sample pair, 10c postpaid. 

 W. C. Krick, 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



The Kinney Pump. For applying liquid ma- 

 nure it has no equal. Sent prepaid for $2.50. 

 Without spraying valve, $2.00. Address The 

 Hose Connection Co., Kingston, R. I, 



RAFFIA. 



When in want of Raffia, write to Chas. W. 

 Jacob & Allison, Importers, 66 Pine St., New 

 York. 



If you read these advs. others would read 

 yours. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



We are headquarters for Sphagnum. Just 

 received several carloads. 



Per bale, $1.00. 



Six bales. $5.0». 



Ten bales, $7.50. 



Write for prices on large quantities. 



McKellar & Winterson, 45, 47, 49 Wabash 

 Ave., Chicago. 



We gather our moss and it is the best to 

 be had. Bales, 4^ feet long, 18 Inches wide 

 and 20 inches deep, weighing when well dried 

 40 lbs., 80 cents per bale; 10 bales, $7.00. 

 Green moss. $1.00 per bbl. 



Z. K. Jewett & Co.. Sparta. Wis. 



$1 00 for 5 bbl. bale, fresh and clean. 

 H. R. Akers, Chatsworth, Burl. Co., N. J. 



SUPPORTS. 



Tendrils for wire supports to roses and car- 

 nations. Hold plants firmly but with free- 

 dom. Write to H. Thaden & Co., 23 So. Broad 

 St., Atlanta, Ga. 



Wire rose stakes. H. F. Littlefield, W*orces- 

 ter. Mass. 



WIRE WORK. 



C. A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo., 

 manufacturer of the Patent Wire Clamp Flo- 

 ral Designs. A full line of supplies always on 

 hand. Write for catalogue . 



We are headquarters for Wire Work. 



McKellar & Winterson, 45, 47, 49 Wabash 

 ave., Chicago. 



Reed & Keller, 122 W, 2oth St., New York, 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



A majority of the florists of this city 

 are well pleased with the way stuff 

 sold for Memorial Day. Everything 

 sold well and there were very few 

 flowering plants left over. Memorial 

 Day was followed by commencements, 

 which served to make the week a busy 

 one. 



Pennock Bros, have been very l.iusy 

 the past week, having the decorating 

 for a number of commencements as 

 well as a large amount of funeral 

 work. 



Robert Crawford will make exten- 

 sive alterations in his store and green- 

 houses this summer. . 



Mr. John C. Gracey. proprietor of 

 the Woodford Floral Exchang?. 2025 

 Columbia avenue, is about to enter 

 upon the sea of matrimony, the for- 

 tunate girl being Miss Hattie McMil- 

 lan. The event will take place on 

 Wednesday evening. June 20. The 

 honeymoon will be spent in Washing- 

 ton, D. C: returning, they will reside 

 at 2315 Nicholas street, this city. Mr. 

 Gracey has successfully conducted 

 business for the past twelve years at 

 his present stand. 



H. H. Battles had the decorating for 

 a swell wedding at Riverton. having 

 both the house and church to deco- 

 rate. 



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