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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



AUGUST 23, 19J0. 



DREER'S Special Offer of SEASONABLE STOCK 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 



A fine lot of strong plants in 



2-inch pots $5.00 per loo, $40.00 per looo 



4 " J.SOperdoz, 12.00 per loo 



6 " 4.50 " 35.00 " 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. 



A fine lot of thrifty young plants ready to pot up. 

 2-inch pots 75 cts per doz., $6.00 per loo, $50.00 per looo 



FICUS ELASTICA. (Rubber Plant.) 



4-inch pots, 10 to J2 inches high $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per loo 



6 " J5 to J8 " 6.00 " 50.00 



6 " 20 to 24 " 9.00 " 75.00 



For a full line of Decorative plants and other Seasonable Stock see our 

 Quarterly Wholesale Trade List. 



CYCAS REVOLUTA. 



(SAGO PALM.) 



We have a large stock of Cycas. especially in medium 

 sized plants, suitable for retailing for fiouse decoration. 

 All of these sizes are in very good condition, and we are 

 certain will give entire satisfaction. 



Invitation. 



Florists attending the Con- 

 vention in New York are 

 cordially invited to visit 

 our establishment at Riv- 

 erton. N. j. Our representatives will be found in Conven- 

 tion Hall and will gladly give information as to best way 

 to reach Riverton. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Continued to 



SEPTEMBER 1st. 



100,000 plants for sale at half 

 price and less to xuake room. 



Roses— 2a,lKtO strictly Al plants, :iM and 4-in. (big: fel- 

 lows), Bride, Perle, Meteor, Maid and Golden Gate, 

 only ^c.; worth lUc. The same in ~^ and -i-m., only '4c.; 

 cheap at (Jc. 



Smilax— I.'>,OUO double extra, guaranteed as good as 

 you ever planted, $1.00 per UKJ, $10.00 per UH.)0; as many 

 as you want. 



Geraniums— 10.000 Bruanti (dbl scarlet) and S. A. 

 Nutt, the two best selling geraniums of the age, and 

 10,000 other leading bedders; strong 2"^; and -l-in , only 

 $1..W per 100. Bear in mind this is only the price of 

 Rooted Cuttings, and you can't buy them tor double 

 that in a month. 



Dbl. Frlngred Petunias and Coleus— In superb 

 collection. Ageratxmi (Princess Pauline) and WhiiC 

 Lady, only Ic. • 



Puchsl as— Strong 4-in., $1.00 per doz ; 2 and 2>^.in., 

 $l.r>(iper KKl. 



Calla Bulbs— Strong S and 10c. size for dc. 

 CASH WITH ORDER. 



South Side Floral Co., Springfield, III. 



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NEW CROP 

 NORTHERN FERNS. 

 50 cents 

 Per 1,000. 



- ' ^ Laurel Festooning 4c to 6c 

 per yard. Best of eoods always 

 on hand. 

 CROWL FERN CO.. - MILLINOTON. MASS. 



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CELERY'^' CABBAGE 



CELERY. Pink Plume and New Rose (extra strong), 

 Boston Market, Giant Pascal, White Plume and other 

 var , lac per 100; $1.00 per lOlKI; $s..^u per 10,000. 



CABBAGE. H. Succession, Se ond Early, Premi 

 um Flat Dutch, Late Drumhead. Drumhead Savoy and 

 other var, IJic per 100; $1.00 per lOIMI; $m..'>U per 10,000. 



KALE. Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, same price as 

 Cabbaje. If any of the above by mail, add 10c per 100 



CASH WITH ORI.'EH. 



R. Vincent, Jr. & Son, Kianl"''' 



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CANADIAN HORT. ASS'N. 



The third annual convention of the 

 Canadian Horticultural Association. 

 held in Montreal August 16 and 17, 

 was very successful. Following will 

 be found some of the reports and es- 

 says read at the meeting; 



Secretary's Report. 



It seems to be a little difficult for a 

 secretary to make an orthodox annual 

 report without encroaching' upon the pre- 

 serves set apart for the president in his 

 address, more especially when the two 

 are not within hail of each other and 

 cannot conveniently compare notes. How- 

 ever, if I should usurp any of his prerog- 

 ative.s I hereby beg to tender my humble 

 apologies to him and the members pres- 

 ent and ask them to put it down tu my 

 zeal for the cause. 



I think all those who attended the for- 

 mer conventions of the association will 

 agree that the Ottawa convention of last 

 year was by far the most interesting and 

 profitable one that has yet been held and 

 that the result of that meeting was a 

 firmer determination on the part of those 

 present to keep the ball rolling at any 

 cost, so that like the snowballs we made 

 in our young days, it would gather in 

 size and importance the more we pushed. 

 The consequences of the "big push" that 

 'has been made will. I have no doubt, be 

 seen in the increased number of mem- 

 bers at this convention, the increase in 

 the size of the treasurer's bank account, 

 the increased enthusiasm created in trade 

 circles g'enerally, the increase of good 

 feeling between the individuals of the 

 trade, the increased desire to make the 

 association a still greater success, the 

 increased number of good resolutions 

 that will be made and the decrease in 

 the number of "one horse" establish- 

 ments in the land. 



There has been one meeting of the ex- 

 ecutive committee since the last conven- 

 tion, which was held in Toronto, March 

 8th, 1900. The foundations were laid there 

 for the comprehensive program which 

 you have before you, and the future suc- 

 cess of the tr^de paper was earnestly 

 discussed. 



Owing to the assistance and determi- 

 nation of a few of the most prominent 

 florists who met at Ottawa last year, the 

 trade paper is now an accomplished fact, 

 and during the six months of its exis- 

 tence it has amply demonstrated its use- 

 fulness and has made itself indispensable 

 and well worthy the patronage of every 



gardener and tlorist in Canada. The more 

 patronage it gels the better the editor 

 will be able to make it. All will agree 

 that he has done wonders so far. 



If I may be allowed to .>;ay a word on 

 the subject— and I trust I shall not be ex- 

 ceeding my duties— I would remind t^he 

 members that this is a strictly business 

 association and that the bu.sines3 it was 

 organized to do is to "lift up and carry 

 forward all that tends to advance the in- 

 terests of horticulture." Therefore, let 

 us be business-like, punctual and atten- 

 tive to the specified business hours of 

 the convention and maintain the proper 

 balance between sober work and recrea- 

 tion. I do not wish to minimize the so- 

 cial advantages of meetings like this, ©■r 

 to belittle the overflowing hospitality 

 which is tendered to us by our brethren 

 in the different cities where we meet^ 

 these things all help in the advancement 

 of horticulture in a different way— but 

 "business is business" and "business first 

 and pleasure afterwards" are two very 

 good mottoes to work on. 



The association has within the last two 

 months sustained its only loss by death, 

 that of Mr. H. Dale, of Brampton, our 

 first vice-president. His absence makes 

 a big vacancy in our ranks, and his quiet, 

 modest, sensible talks will be much 

 missed. A. H. EWING, Sec'y. 



Roses Up to Date. 

 By J<.>hn H. Dunlop. 



The subject assigned me is one that ap- 

 peals to the heart of every true lover of 

 flowers, whether he be engaged profes- 

 sionally or as an amateur or as a pur- 

 chaser. How often it has been remarked 

 that people never get tired of roses. 



Why, if we look back and take a re- 

 trospective view we will find that the 

 rose was mentioned in the earliest writ- 

 ings, when at all feasts and on all great 

 gatherings the rose is spoken of as the 

 flower that graced those functions. Some 

 writers claim that the rose has been tihe 

 favorite flower for some three thousand 

 years. The flower that the people never 

 tire of, always having new charms, ap- 

 pealing to one's love of the beautiful. 

 What flower has stood the test of time as 

 the rose. It has traveled through ages 

 without changing its destiny or losing its 

 character. The homage rendered and the 

 love borne it have always been the same, 

 and it has been given the flrst place in 

 the floral kingdom, no other flower com- 

 bining so many charms. The rose holds 

 the same supreme, exalted position it did 

 in those early days. 



