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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NUVIO.MP.EU ID, 1:JUII. 



A MARRIAGE BELL. 



A lady here wishes to have a marriage 

 bell prepared in such a way that six to 

 eight boutonnieres attached to the same 

 number of small ribbons would, by pull- 

 ing one of the ribbons, fall upon the 

 groomsmen standing underneath. How 

 can I successfully arrange this? 



Subscriber. 



There are two ways in whicli to ac- 

 complisli the above. A special frame 

 would have to be fixed inside the bell, 

 open in the center; the inner lining of 

 the frame would needs be very smooth 

 cloth ; the outside can be flowers ; the 

 boutonnieres can be placed inside and 

 the divided bowl can be tied with a very 

 loose bow of highly glazed cord; this 

 cord can be covered with greens or flow- 

 ers and made to represent a bell rope, 

 or it can be made invisible and pulled 

 when the proper lime comes. The frame 

 we mean is like a small trap door; it 

 can be made so as not to interfere with 

 the clapper, and if you weight the tied 

 end of the frame it will fall much easier. 

 Be careful to have higl 

 and tie loose half-bow. 



The other method is to tie the bouton- 

 nieres together in a loose running knot, 

 and hang the bunch in the bell by using 

 small pulleys and running a wire dowii 

 through the bell ; you can shed the flow- 

 ers or you can have the ribbon you tie 

 with longer than the others and pull 

 when wanted. 



There is, of course, considerable risk 

 attached to these "surprise" designs and 

 most florists dislike to touch them, but 

 some ladies insist on what they call nov- 

 elty and if possible it is best to please 

 them. The design has been used but very 

 rarely in marriage bell form because the 

 ushers at a wedding get their bouton- 

 nieres before the pair stand under the 

 bell; that part of your customer's idea 

 is wrong. The "opening ball" used at 

 dances is on the same principle and 

 the suggestion comes from that. All you 

 need is some simple contrivance same as 

 the door of a parrot cage; weight the 

 edge and tie loose, practice on'it and 

 perfect the machine before you take it to 

 the house. A failure on a matter like 

 this would do you great harm. 



I VERA. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



\V. K. Nelson, Augusta, Ga., list of 

 field-grown roses; Conard & Jones Co., 

 West Grove, Pa., bulbs, roses and plants 

 for winter bloom; The Livingston Seed 

 Co.. Columbus, 0.; bulbs, plants and 

 seeds: August Rolker & Sons, 52 Dey 

 St., New York, trade catalogue of seeds, 

 plants and florists' supplies; W. Atlee 

 Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, advance 

 price-list for 1001; Caldwell The Woods- 

 man Co., Kvergreen, Ala., evergreens of 

 the southland and showing how used in 

 house, store and church decorations; J. 

 H. H. Boyd, Gage, Tenn., tree and shrub 

 seeds, seedlings, ferns, etc. ; W. A. 

 Christy, Kinsman, 0.: gladioli; A. & G. 

 Rosbach, Pemberton, N. J., list of plants 

 and rooted cuttings. 



BUSINESS CANDIDATES ELECTED! 



WE ARE READY DllCiUCCC WHAT'S THE 



FOR DUdlllLoOi MATTER WITH 



OIR C4NDIDATES 



Roosevelt and Prosperity 



The Best Two Carnations in Sight. ^'°" '^^ 



get them at 



ORDER EARLY. 



THE COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, N. Y. 



^^...n^c * ROOSEVELT, $12 per 100, SlOO per 1000. 

 FBICES:^ PROSPERITY, $16 per lOO, $130 per 1000. 



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PROSPERITY-- 



The New Carnation knuwn as No. 666 has been christened the above name 

 and will be disseminated ne,\t March. For full particulars address 



DAILLEDOIZE BROS., - - Flatbush, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



M'Titlnn Thf Review when you write. 



KENTUCKY 

 FIELD-GROWN 



ROSES 



Auieri«-rtii ISeauties. l-:i Fram-e 



Lh France iPiiiki. 



Thrifty stock. *15.00 per KM). 



RAMBLERS, ypllow. wMU- ami pluk. $6.00 per 

 KMI. 1,000 SANaUI^EA, $4.00 per 101). 



NEWSEEDLINGROSE WINNIE DAVIS 



This grand rose should be grown t:iy ever.\- flor- 

 ist as a pot plant, or for forcing, being a cross be- 

 tweenKaiserin Aug. Victoria and Belle Siebrecht. 

 Color, apricot pink, shading to a flesh tint; odor 

 of a most dt'licidiis npe fruit. Shape being oblong 

 and well funiKHl. wlifu fully op^-n resembling a 

 sunburst, whieli is most striking and beautiful. 

 A very free and vigorous grower and bloomer. 

 Color never changes in dark weather like most 

 colored roses. Magnificent light green glossy fo- 

 liage. Strong thrifty plants, '-'H.-inch pots. $5.00 

 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. Pine pot 

 grown plants, 2 to 3-ft. high. 50c each, $5 perdoz. 



JASMINES. Jasminums: Maid of Orleans, 

 Grand Duke, Grandiflora, Sambac or Arabian, 

 Revolution, strong thrifty plants. 3-inch pots. 

 $G.OO per 100. 



Address 



NANZ & NEUNER, 



ROOT YOUR OWN 



CARNATION CUTTINGS. 



Not having room, we offer the following nice un- 

 rooted cuttings, or pips, until further notice: 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Morning Glorv, shell pink $2.50 $20.00 



G. H. Crane, scarlet 1.50 10.00 



Peru, white 2.00 15.00 



Genevie\e Lord, light pink 1.50 10. OO 



Gold Nugget, yellow 1.50 10.00 



Mrs. Bradt, variegated 1.50 10.00 



.^IIlerlca, scarlet 1.25 9.C0 



Marv Wood, white 1.25 H.OO 



White Cloud 1.25 9.00 



Gen.Maceo 1.50 10.00 



Mrs. Bartlett (Dorner), scarlet . .. 2.00 13.00 



Mrs. F. Joost, pink 50 4.00 



CASH OR C. O D. 



H.E.MITTING. FT. DODGE GREENHOUSE CO. 



FORT OODGE, IOWA. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



Carnations. 



FIEItD-GROWN STOCK. 



Gen. Gomez, Mrs. Bradt and Glacier, strong stock. 



86 per 100; Pingree and Argvle, $4 per 100. 

 ASPARAGUS f 2i°ch, $3 per 100, 



SPKENGEKF, ^ L i | 



stroug stock, I i ■• 10 



F. DORNER & SONS CO., 



LA FAYETT'E, INI>. 



582 Pourtli Ave. Louisville. Ky. 



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Stock plants. 

 New and stand- 

 ard varieties. 

 arh.ties READY NOW. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Send for list, li.irl 



TARMATiniM^ Field-grown plants all sold. 



VnniTI/^ I IV/I1I>3. Orders booked now for 

 rooted cuttings of Genevieve Lord, the tinest 

 commercial pink to date. Readv Jan. 1st, $^ 00 

 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. Correspondence with 

 large growers specially invited. 



H. WEBER & SONS, 



OAKLAND, MD. 



"IRENE" 



The new 

 Commercial 

 Pink 

 Carnation 



flrders booked now. 

 Catlings delivered soon as rooted. 



Grabb & Hunter, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



