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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Nephrolepis Davallioides Furcans. 



Undoubtedly one of the most valuable of the Sword Ferns, and 

 preferred by many to the Boston Fern, always scarce and in good 

 demand. We offer a fine large stock. 



■ pots, extra heavy. 91.00 each 



6-inch pots . 



2.00 



CIBOTIUM SCHIEDEI. 



The only Tree Fern worth growing. Gracellll, Decorative 

 and as Hardy as a Palm. 



S-inch pots Sl.OO each 7-inch pots $1.50 each 



9-lnch pots $2. SO each 



Our Quarterly Wholesale list has just been issued and oflers a full 



line <if IKcoiativi' Phinls iin.J all .Sc-asouable Stock. 



Our Decorative Plants 



(idLTed by til 



Most Comi 



HENRY A. DREER, 



ardod the silver cup 

 Best and 



14 Chestuut St., 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 



The carnation is Hartford's favorite 

 flower as the additional glass devoted to 

 it testifies. John Coombs has ereetel 

 this summer two houses each, 30x150,' 

 devoted exclusively to the divine flower. 

 This is in addition to his usual supply. 

 A visit to his place shows everything in 

 a thrifty condition. 



George S. Osborn is giving extra space 

 to his specialty, the carnation; palms, 

 etc., having been dropped. He has 

 a few of the Indianapolis seedling, Mrs. 

 E. A. Nelson, for trial; also a batch of 

 the Columbus. Both these varieties will 

 be reported on by him later. 



Violets are looking well with the vari- 

 ous growers, but George Goodwin still 

 wears the crown of the violet king; his 

 carnations are also in the pink of con- 

 dition. 



A visit to the old veteran, Mr. Whit- 

 ing, found him on deck in spite of his 

 78 years and still looking forward to 

 up-to-date methods. 



Downtown stores report a very dull 

 summer. 



Joe Coombs is back again in his place', 

 after a siege of typhoid, looking thirty 

 pounds heavier. 



James Young has opened a store near- 

 ly opposite Coombs'. 



Trade is starting up with roses and 

 violets too plenty, carnations short and 

 chrysanthemums hardly in. The pros- 

 pect is bright for a good supply of every- 

 thing and prices promise to be higher. 

 0. 



SOQETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Plant Registration. 



Messrs. Peter Henderson & Co., of 

 New York, N. Y., register the following 

 roses: 



Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, H. T., of the 

 La France type; free-flowering, a strong 

 grower; clear, creamy white, with pink 

 shadings; flowers very full; never show 

 a center. 



Mark Twain, H. T., very free-blooming 

 and vigorous; flowers a rich, satiny pink, 

 long pointed buds. 



Jolm B. Trude, Alderbend, Clinton 

 county, N. Y., registers carnation Dr. W. 

 Seward Webb; flower, pink; strong clove 

 scented, fringed, deep and very full ; 3 

 to Si iiirlipi in diameter; buds "very long 

 and |...ii!ti 1 liabit strong, upright; 



gi' 



1 lirijid. 2 feet; foliage, light 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Secretary. 



IT S A GO! 



The greatest Flower Show ever held 



anywhere, will be held in Convention 



Hall, Kansas City, Mo., Nov. J 8th to 23d, 



under the management of the 



Convention Hall directors. The 



services of Mr. John Thorpe, a man 



of National Reputation, have been' 



secured as superintendent. 



The same class of men who rebuilt 



Convention Hall, the greatest Hall in the world, in 90 days 



are back of the enterprise. Mr. R. E. 



Richardson, who " lit the World's Fair " 



in Chicago in '93, now a resident 



of Kansas City, will have charge 



of the electrical effects, and intends 



to use 2,500 to 3,500 incandescent 



lights in harmony with the flower 



effects. Liberal premiums, guaranteed 



by the Convention Hall directory, will be 



offered. Premium lists ready in a few 



days. No grower, exhibitor 



or lover of flowers can afford to 



miss the opportunity to " see " and 



to "show." The entire affair will 



be distinctively Japanese, and 



"Mum's the Word" 



For Particulars and Premium Lists, Address 



F. J. TAGGART, 



Director General, Flower Show, KANSAS CITY, MO. 



