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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



JUNE 30, ISOS. 



^^^Microlepia Hirta Cristata 



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ynu can sell the Boston Fern you will have no trouble in 

 disposing of just as many of this beautiful sort. It is a most 



graceful and rapid growing variety that succeeds admirably 



tlie house. We have been growing it for a number of years, but 

 until now we have never had stock in sufficient quantity to offer it 

 at a popular price. 2'+ -in. pots, that can be grown into loor i2-in. 

 pans by October, 75 cents per doz.\ $6.00 per loo: $50.00 per looo. 



Por other Ferns, Palms and Decorative Stock, 

 See our current Wholesale Catalogue. 



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Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



RIVERTON, N. J. 



A good story will always bear reps- 

 tition and although notes have ap- 

 peared from time to time In The Re- 

 view. I think, at no season as at 

 the present, is the record of a visit 

 to the H. A. Dreer nursery more in- 

 teresting, when, previous to the grand 

 annual cleanup (if such a term can be 

 appropriately used), it should rather 

 read turn over, for commencing at the 

 first of June, as nearly as possible, 

 when the bulk of orders have been 

 filled for the season, the whole plant 

 is gone over. Both the immense stocks 

 of palms and ferns are shifted, the 

 latter into frames to be carried through 

 the summer months. It being impos- 

 sible, even were it practicable, to carry 

 these vast stocks in the houses during 

 that period. The plants are sturdier 

 and possess better color when exposed 

 to ample light and air, care being 

 taken in shading and watering; great 

 essentials. 



Being allowed by that genial gentle- 

 man, Mr. J. D. Eisele to roam around 

 at my own sweet will, in company with 

 my friend H. W. Tracy, representing 

 S. F. Leonard & Co. of Chicago, who 

 was on a visit to his brother John, 

 who by the way. has charge of the ex- 

 tensive seed trial grounds here, and 

 both of whom are scions of Prof. 

 Tracy of Michigan seed fame, we 

 mounted the rockery or fort, so called, 

 recently built by Mr. Trieker, which 

 whilst original, strongly reminds one 

 of the celebrated alpine rockery of 

 Messrs. Backhouse of York, England. 

 This promises to become a most inter- 

 esting feature, and in connection there- 

 with Mr. Eisele proposes to form a col- 

 lection of conifers and evergreens. 

 Those of us who have visited the 

 famous spots of Europe, cannot fail 

 to appreciate such efforts which must 

 redound, nay are redounding to the 

 credit of the constructors. 



We had a most interesting conversa- 

 tion with Mr. W. F. Dreer, upon the 

 subject of Japanese iris and paeonies 

 of which he has made a study during 

 several visits to the land of the Orient. 

 As seen here, they are very beautiful, 

 and convey some idea of their great 

 beauty when seen in their native home. 



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The Harrisii Disease! 



can be prevented by immersing the bulbs 

 for ten hours in a half solution of 



..Kraft's Plant Tonic. 99°o 



This has bct-n c v. - ' ; - ..-a bv experiments at Lincoln Park. Chicago. The Tonic also 



kills Hard Shelled Scale, Mealy 'Bug, and other insect pests without injury to the 



plant. .\ ■ -"■ ^-nt bottle will convince you that a really remarkable 



: - ■ .- has been discovered. Send lor circular. 



Kraft Plant Tonic Co., -^Rockford, III. 



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CALCEOLARIA ijames' Straini. Extra Large 

 Fluwering Mixed iXo. 17*li. Pkt.. 15c: trade pkt.. 50c. 



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 mixture of over 25 distinct large flowering fringed and double varieties, 

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 Beauties 

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