The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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THE FLORISTS' MANUAL. 



book of referenc 



m. Scott's Manual, we 

 nsider it without equal 

 for busy " 



Ir. Scotfs 



Oakland, Md. 



articles alone 



superb work, "The Florists' 

 indeed worth waiting tor. When 



tains, the selling price, $5.00, 



H.' WEBER & SONS. 



c of the kind ever pub- 

 e in it than in any other 

 . I am delighted with It. 

 JOHN THORPE. 



"Florists' Manual" was 



lat are each worth all 

 the book, for everything is made 

 all details are right to the point, 

 may have a good and ready 



M. S. WORDEN. 



first 



ly break oft, either going to bed or 

 Lking a -look over the houses to see if 

 Tiperature tallies with the Manual, 

 ford, Conn. GEO. S. OSBORN. 



re in receipt of "The Florists' Manual," 

 Scott, and may say it is the right book 

 • florist, published at the right time. It 



Rutherford. N. J. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS. 



pleased with the Manual. It is 

 have been looking for. Something 

 . understand, and enjoy reading. 

 M. NAUMAN. 



Manual. 



r a lor 

 ZWEIFEL. 



c'. 



kee. Wis. 



5. Its useful and in- 

 t fail to be a benefit 



POLLWORTH CO. 



JOHN WELSH YOUNG. 



Germantown, 



The Florists' 

 price. It is : 

 Columbus, C 



practical, e 

 Milwaukee, Wis. 



nd essence of 



find the book very useful as a refer 

 ladelphla.*^ "" JOS. KIFT'&'sON. 



We have gotte 

 rem the Florists 

 Franklin, Tenn. 



The Florist; 

 Madison, N, 



valuable Instruction 



and prize It highly. 



TRUETT BROS. 



A. J. BAUR. 

 book as I have 



If everyone has enjoyed yc 



fs a successful publication, it is uuiensm. 

 rom our -jsual horticultural works, being 

 ilain and concise — just what one wants. 



Flushing, N. Y. H. D. DARLINGTON. 



J AS. HARTSHORN E. 



No progressive florist, old or young, can 

 afford to be without the Florists' Manual. 

 The old florist needs it. for reference, to aid 

 a defective memory, and the young florist 

 wants it as a guide in this progressive era of 

 the florists' business. J. T. TEMPLE. 



Davenport, la. 



The Commissioners of Parks and Boulevards 

 some time since directed that a library be 

 started of such books as deal with subjects 

 pertaining to park work, and 



After reading this book carefully, I am 

 greatly pleased, and wish to congratulate you 

 on the practical manner with which you have 

 treated the subject. 



The book is placed where it will be acces- 

 sible to all of our greenhouse employes, where 

 this board expects to reap a reward many 

 times the cost of the book. Respectfully yours. 

 COMMISSIONERS OF PARKS AND BOULE- 

 VARDS. R. J. CORYELL. Genl Supt. 



Detroit, Mich. 



The book is written for the working garde- 

 ner, and Mr. Scott's reputation is so well 

 secured that he will find among his garden- 

 ing friends a host of genuine admirers. As 

 a writer on practical gardening subjects, he 

 is a recognized authority. • • • Mr. Scott 

 has long been an employer and knows what 

 information young gardeners, or those with 

 little experience, need, and he has his whole 

 subject so perfectly at command that he can 

 give the most desirable and essential informa- 

 tion in the clearest language and with satis- 

 factory brevity. The book is a distinct and 

 importa 



in to the practical garden liter- 

 )t this country, and it should be In the 

 hands of every gardener, and everyone else 

 engaged or interested in ornamental horticul- 

 ture. The price of the book is $5, which seems 

 somewhat high, but for useful information it 

 is worth every cent of it.— Vlck's Magazine. 



Florists' Manual, by William Scott. Pub- 

 lishers. Florists' Publishing Company, Chi- 

 cago. Price, $5. 



From advance sheets of the Florists' Man- 

 ual, kindly sent us by the publishers, as well 

 as from those which have appeared from 

 to time in the trade press. 

 idea of the general scope 

 Mr. Scott's book, and we 

 great deal of satisfaction 

 pleted whole. Several ha 

 or less similar nature, de; 



formed i 

 • hail with 



clal plant culture in America, or some por- 

 tions of it rather, have been placed on the 

 market; but the teachings which they convey 

 have, as the years rolled by, become to a 

 greater or less extent obsolete, owing to the 

 continued mutability in methods, etc., so 

 that the Manual containing, as it does, matter 

 which is strictly up-to-date, and thoroughly 

 practical, should meet with a ready accep- 

 tance among all engaged in the industry upon 

 which it treats. The caliber of Mr. Scott's 

 instructions, in matters horticultural, is too 

 well known to the trade to require any elabo- 

 ration at our hands; suffice it to say that 

 the same soundness of doctrine, and master- 

 ful handling of every subject dealt with, gen- 

 erally characterizes the text of the book now 

 before us. Nearly 200 individual items are 

 discussed, and, as regards plants, largely 

 those of commercial value, the staples of the 

 trade receiving greatest attention.— Florists' 

 Exchange. 



The Florists' Manual, by Wm. Scott. 

 Florists' Publishing Co., Chicago. A refer- 

 ence book for commercial florists. 



The author's first aim in preparing this 

 work was to fill a long felt want among 

 florists— a book describing the best plants com- 

 mercially, with cultural advice founded on 

 experience. Viewed in this light, it is a valu- 

 able and instructive work, very complete in 

 its details. But it need not be confined to 

 circulation among the florists and others com- 

 mercially connected, although gardeners and 

 amateurs need not expect in it a work ex- 

 actly fltting their requirements. Rather judge 

 it through the author's own words, i. e.; "If 

 those who favor us with a perusal of its 

 pages glean only one hint which may help 

 them • ♦ « they will have received value 

 for their money." A work resulting from Mr. 

 Scott's long and varied experience, "from 

 selling a bunch of violets over the counter 

 to planting a tree or seeding a lawn or build- 

 ing a greenhouse," cannot but throw out 

 many hints of value to any one interested in 

 any line of horticulture or flower gardening. 

 The comparatively small index confronting 

 the reviewer at first is far from encouraging, 

 but as the purpose of the author is more 

 clearly brought to light, it is better appreci- 

 ated. It shows the intention to treat of the 

 most desirable and profitable things to handle 

 —a condensation which many will enjoy. Many 

 interesting subjects are brought to headings, 

 such as "Easter Plants." "Watering." "Dec- 

 orations," "Potting," "Bedding Plants," 



Not 



of 



book are the beautiful half-tone Illus- 

 trations, numbering more than 100, and thor- 

 oughly illustrating the subjects treated. Crit- 

 ical persons may object to the interspersing 

 of advertisements with the reading matter, 

 though it is not made very obtrusive: yet 

 it must be remembered that the work is de- 

 signed for commercial purposes. 



-ictly 



library book.— Meehan's Monthly. 



rt.iliTS'M^'iJJ^L 



IT 



By WM. SCOTT 



IS A BOOK of 224 large pages (same size as those of the Florists' Review) 

 and contains about 200 articles on commercial plants and cultural oper- 

 ations, each giving "the meat" only, from the personal experience of a 

 thoroughly practical man who is in daily touch with each department ot 

 the business and who has that rare quality of being able to tell others what 

 they ■want to know. The articles are arranged alphabetically, like those 

 in an encyclopedia, and in an instant one can turn to the subject upon which 

 •'.'%■ . -r-u_ 1 — 1. :„ :ii.,..._,»o^ K„ ^„cr 200 fine half- 



ight is desired at the moment 

 tone engravings. I 



The book is illustrated by 



A COMPLETE REFERENCE BOOK 

 FOR COMMERCIAL FLORISTS 



^ and is a whole library on practical commercial floriculture in one volume. It 



• is very handsomely and substantially bound in half leather, with specially de- 

 i signed title in gold, 



• Price, $5.00 Carnage Prepaid. 



• FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., caxton Building, Chicago. 



The above mentioned book is one that you need in 

 your business— One that you can't afford to be without. 



