JUNE 21. 19IJ0. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



107 



DREER'S RELIABLE FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS 



The 



While somewhat early to start Cineraria, Primula, etc., it is much better to be a little early than late 

 strains offered below are the very finest procurable and can be depended upon to produce satisfactory 



DREER'S PRIZE CINERARIAS. 



We have seen tiowers of this strain measuring over three inches 



in diameter. HabJt of plant perfect. A good range of color. 



% Trade Trade 



Pkt. Fkt. 



DREER'S Prize Dwarf $XtiO $1.00 



" Tall 60 1.00 



We also offer a choice grade which is fully equal 

 ■to the best sent out by manv. Trade Pkt. 



DREER'S Choice Dwarf $0.50 



Tall 50 



OREER'S SUPERB 



GIANT CYCLAMENS 



Our strain of these is extra fine. We have fur- 

 nished some of the largest growers in the country 

 with this stock and they report that they could 

 ask for nothing Ijettor. 



Per 100 Per 1000 

 Dreer's Superb Giant, Seeds. Seeds. 



White $0.75 $6.00 



White with carmine eye Ih 6.00 



Blood Red 75 6.00 



Rose 75 6.00 



Mixed 60 5.00 



We also offer an extra fine strain of the regular 

 Cyclamen Persicum. This type is much easier to 

 ;grow than the Giganteum. and is very satisfactory. 

 Mixed Colors Trade pkt.. 15 cents: oz,. $1 2i. 



iry results. 



DREER'S SUPERB 



ERINGED PRIMULAS. 



Our strain of these a^e now grown by florists all 

 over the country and always give entire satisfac- 

 tion. 



Our $1.00 trade packets contain from 50O to 1000 

 seeds each — according to variety. 



H Trade Trade 



PIst. 



$1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



1.00 



Pkt. 

 Alba Mag'nifica, the finest white. $0,159 



Alba, the old reliable white 60 



Chiswick Red, the brightest of all .60 



Holborn Blue, an odd shade tiO 



Kermesina Splendens, deep 



crimson 



Punctata Eleg-antissima, white 



spotted crimson.. 



Rosy Mom. delicate pink 



Rubra, a good bright red 



Fern lieaved varieties, mixed col- 



.60 



l.W 



1.00 

 1.00 

 1.00 



1.00 



DREER'S UIXED, the finest mi.K- 

 ture of Primula ever sent out, all 

 colors 



.60 



Choice stocks of Calceolaria, Gloxinia, Pansy, etc.. etc. A full list of same will be found 

 offeri-d in our current wholesale catalogue. 



HENRY A. DREER, 7I4CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review w'hen you write. 



World's Fair, seven years ago, aud it 

 is interesting to note that the varieties 

 ■which have stood the test of time and 

 are now making the display are the 

 good, old, tried and true sorts, such as 

 General Jacqueminot, Paul Neyron, 

 Anna de Diesbach, Mrs. .John Laing, 

 Magna Charta, Prince Camille de Ro- 

 han, Victor Verdier, etc. Such sorts 

 as Baroness Rothschilds and Merveille 

 de Lyon have made little if any growth 

 since the garden was planted, and look 

 like dwarfs among the beds of more 

 vigorous growing sorts. Of the newer 

 varieties that have survived. Margaret 

 Dickson is as good as any. and it 

 makes but a poor showing here. The 

 old Madame Plantier is grand and the 

 good old Maiden's Blush makes a 

 splendid growth, the flowers being 

 very fair. A variety labeled George 

 IV. is poor enough In throw on the 

 rubbish heap. 



Certainly the suci ess of this garden 

 is sufficient to demonstrate that good 

 outdoor roses can be grown in this 

 climate. Its planting was done dur- 

 ing the World's Fair liy Melchior 

 Luetchg. and a decided factor in 

 establishing the plants was the heavy 

 mulch of lawn clippings he placed on 

 the soil, thus securing a cool bottom 

 and protection of the roots from the 

 burning sun. Since the Fair the gar- 

 den has been under the charge of Mr. 

 Fred Kanst. of the South Park system. 



Jackson Park, by the way, will in 

 time be much the most beautiful park 

 in the city. It is superbly planted and 

 lacks age only. The wooded island, 

 which was planted during the fair, is 



already almost ideal, and it is safe to 

 say that no other park in the world 

 has a more perfect example of good 

 water margin planting. 



Owing to the long cool spring and 

 abundant rains, carnations in the field 

 are in extra fine condition. 



The Bowling Club will hold a meet- 

 ing at McKellar & Winterson's at 8 

 o'clock Friday evening (June 22) to 

 arrange for a series of games to deter- 

 mine who shall compose the team to 

 represent the club in the New York 

 tournament. 



George Blackman, 

 Harry White, New 

 C. Rennison, Sioux 

 Sanders, St. Louis; 

 Jos. Heinl, Jacksonville, 111. 



McKellar & Winterson are selling a 

 good many blooming hydrangeas and 

 other plants. 



Recent visitors 

 Evansville. Ind.: 

 Holland, !nd.; J. 

 City, la.; Carew 



ST. LOUIS. 



Club Meeting. 



The St. Louis F^lorists' Club's June 

 meeting was poorly attended and the 

 miscellaneous cut flower show was 

 again a failure and has now been 

 postponed until this fall. 



President Amniann opened the meet- 

 ing with only nine members present. 



The exhibition committee reported 

 progress and that they had the Shaw 

 prizes ($500) to begin with. The hall 

 has not been selected yet, but at the 

 next meeting of the club the commit- 

 tee will make a full report as to what 

 arrangements have been made for the 



coming show. The committee will 

 meet again this week to work on the 

 preliminary list. Convention matters 

 were then talked over and John W. 

 Kunz was appointed a committee of 

 one on transportation. All those who 

 wish to go should send their names to 

 Mr. Kunz at once. The trustees, A. S. 

 Halstedt. C. C. Sanders and H. G. Ude, 

 were instrTIcted to arrange for a picnic 

 in July. 



The president announced that at the 

 next meeting the nomination of offi- 

 cers would take place and he hoped 

 tor a large attendance. Every member 

 of the club should be present at this 

 meeting, as some very important mat- 

 ters will come up. The meeting then 

 adjourned until Thursday afternoon. 

 July 12. 



Notes. 



The situation regarding the cut 

 flower trade remains about the same 

 as last reported. Except for the school 

 commencements aud a few weddings, 

 it would have been very dull, but those 

 events brought out an extra call for 

 first quality stock. From now on the 

 florists will have to content them- 

 selves mostly with funeral work, as all 

 social events are at an end, and the 

 flower-loving people are about to start 

 for the summer resorts. 



There are still plenty of flowers 

 coming in and some are really good. 

 Kaiserin and Brides are doing well; 

 Meteors also are in good shape, and 

 other roses are about the same as last 

 week. Kaiserin and Meteors are free 

 from mildew. Prices run from $3 to 

 $3 per 100, Carnations have been quite 



