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The Model 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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EXTENSION 

 CARNATION 

 SIPPORT. 



Lanuislcr. I'a., lune 17, iStjg 

 Mu. Thbkon Pakkhh, 



Hrooklyn. N. \. 

 Dear Sir; ~ Ynur Model Carna- 

 tion Support is all riKlit in every 

 wny and will no doubt be consid- 

 urcrl as necessary ns Kt'"d plants 

 witli growers when better known. 

 1 consider it the best on the niar- 

 Uct, and ii your other specialties 

 are tciually as good, they should 

 make another addition to tlie mon 

 i-y-niakers of igoo. 



Ke pectfully.' 



Al.BEKl M. HlitiH. 



Malbush. Brooklyn, N. V., 



Feb 18. iSq7 

 iMk. Thekon Pakkkk. 



Dear Sir : — Your wire stake is 

 certainly a <eni. Without hesita- 

 ting we indorse U as an up-to-date 

 (-.'arnation Support. 



Yours truly, 



Dailletj^juze Bros. 



\V. Hoboken. N J.. Feb. 18. 1807. 

 Mr, Theron Parker. 



much 

 pon 

 carna- 

 those 

 at)out as 

 t as anybody will be able to make them. They 

 nly All niy bill for an ideal carnation support, a 

 I have been looking lor a long time. Wishing you 

 success in the sale of tlieni, I am, 



^■nurs truly, K. A'Mrs. 



Mr, Theron Parker. 



A Dear Sir: — [t gives me inii 



I A pleasure to congratulate you up 



y I J v'ur success in gettmg up can 



w tion supports. I think that tlu 



• I have had from you are atjout 



Straight Galvanized Steel Rose Stakes 



At Lowest Prices. 



Write for Prices, Circulars and 5pet:ial 

 Discounts for early orders. 



The Model Plant Stake Co. 



TH£RON PARKER, Mgr , Inventor and Patentee. 

 226 North 9th Street. BROOKLYN. N. Y 



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NEW TOURIST SLEEPING CAR LINE 

 TO BOSTON VIA THE WABASH. 



December 14 the Wabash inaugurated 

 a weekly line of tourist sleepers between 

 Chicago and Boston. The tourist sleeper 

 will leave Chicago every Thursday at 

 12:02 noon on the famous Continental 

 Limited and arrive Boston 5:50 Friday 

 evening. Berth rate, Chicago to Boston, 

 $2.00. Berths reserved in advance. 



Ticket Office, 0/ Adams St., Chicago. 



GRAND TRUNK CANADIAN EXCURSIONS, 



Low rates! First class service! Long visit! 

 Tickets good leaving Chicago Dec. 14, 15, 

 16 and 17, and for return from destination 

 until Jan. 6, 1900. Full particulars at City 

 Ticket Office, No. 249 Clark St., cor. Jack- 

 son. Telephone H. 1757 or at Dearborn 

 Station. 



UNADILLA, N. Y.~N. H. Padgett 

 has just completed a new propagating 

 hou.se, 30xlS. It is even span with 

 potting shed under one-half of the 

 building. 



STEVENS POINT, WIS.— The rose 

 and carnation houses of A. V. Broome 

 & Co.. containing 5,00i> square feet of 

 glass, were destroyed by Are Novem- 

 ber 28. Loss, including stock. .$3,600'. 

 Insurance of J^TSO. The houses were 

 new, having been erected last July. 



THE FLORISTS' MANUAL 



By WILLIAM SCOTT. 



A Complete Reference Book for Commercial Florists. Over 200 largfe pag^es. 

 Handsomely illustrated. Following is a list of the subjects covered: 



Abutilon 



Acacia 



Acalynha 



Acantlinplucnix 



Acer japonicum 



Achillc.i 



Acliimiiies 



Acropliylliini 



Adiantiini 



AKapantluis 



Agave 



Agetatuin 



Ariainaiidii 



Alocasia 



Aloysia citriodora 



Alternaiithera 



Aniarantluis 



Amaryllis 



Artipelopsis 



Ananas 



Annuals 



Anthericum 



Anthuritirii 



Antirrliintini 



Aponogeton distach- 



yon 

 Aquatics 

 Araucaria 

 Ardisia 

 Aristolochia 

 Asparagrus 

 Aspidistra 

 Asplenium 

 Aster 



Astilbe iaponica 

 Azalea 



Balsam 



Hay 'r-ees 



Bedding Plants 



liegonia 



Hellis 



Bottoni Heat 



Bougainvillea 



Couvardia 

 Broniuliads 

 llrowallia 

 Hulbs 



<*aladium 



Calamus 



(Calceolaria 



Camellia 



Canna 



Carludovica 



C.'arnation 



Cckisia 



Ciiitaurea 



Chciranthus 



Ciirysanthenuim 



Cineraria 



Clem a lis 



Cobea 



Cold-frames 



Coleus 



Cosmos 



Cotyledon 



Crinum 



CrocDs 



Croton 



Cycas 



Cyclamen 



Cytisus 



Dahlia 

 Decorations 

 Decorative Material 



(Wild) 

 Decorative Plants 

 Deutzia 

 riianthus 

 Dracaena 

 Drainage 



Easter Plants 

 Euacris 

 Erica 

 Eriostemon 



Eucli.iris 



Kupatorniiii 



Eupiiorbia 



Ferns 



Fertilizers and Ma- 

 nures 



Ficus 



Kittonia 



Floral Arrangements 



Free si a 



Fuchsia 



Funj^icidesand Insec- 

 ticides 



Oardcnia 



(ieranium 



Gladiolus 



(1 la zing 



Glechoma 



Gloxinia 



Grasses 



(ireenhouse Ruilding 



Grevillea nibusta 



Hardy I'erenmal 



Plants 

 Hardy Shrubs 

 Heating 

 Hedera (Ivy) 

 Hedge Plants 

 Heliotrope 

 Hibiscus 

 Hollyhock 

 Hotbeds 

 Hoya 

 Hydrangea 



Impatiens .Sultani 

 Irestne ( Achyranthes) 



Jasmin um 



Kalmia (sum) 



Koeniga (Sweet Alys- 



l,.iiii.Tn.i 

 i.apaf.'t.Ti,i 

 Lawns 

 Ivibonia 



Pomsettia 



Polling 



Prinm 



img 

 imla 



Orchids 

 Olhonna 

 Oxalis 



Packing Flowers 



Packing Plants 



Paeonia 



Palms 



Pan dan us 



Panicurn variegatum 



Pansy 



Pelargonium 



Peperomia 



Perilla nankinensis 



Petunia 



Phlox Drummondii 



Phlox (Herbaceous) 



Pinks 



Tliunbergia alata 

 Torenia 

 Tropaeolum 

 Tuberose 



Valotta pur|)urea 



Vases 



Ventilation 



Veranda Boxes 



Verbena 



Vinca 



Violet 



Watering 



Price, $5.00, Prepaid by Express or Mail. 

 FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO.. Caxton Building. CHICAGO. 



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Commercial Violet Culture 



By Prof. B. T. GALLOWAY, 

 Chief. Division of Vegetable Pfiysiology and Patliology, t. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



This work is thoroughlv practical and discusses fulh ; Varieties and their Origin; Localities where 

 the Crop is likely to Prove Profitable; Requirements for Success; Construction ol Houses and Frames; 

 Heating Houses'and Frames; Soils and their Preparation; .Manures and Fertilizers; Propagation. Se- 

 lection. Planting. Watering, Cleaning and Feeding; Picking, Bunching and Marketing; Diseases and 

 their Ireatment; Insect Enemies and Methods of Combating them; Cost of Producing the Crop. 

 Profits, etc. 



superbly illustrated with upward of 60 plates, plans, diagrams, etc., including Working Drawings 

 ol Model Violet Houses; Plans for Complete Heating Systems; Photographs Showing Methods of Hand- 

 ling Soil. Preparing the Beds Bunching the Flowers, Packing lor Shipment, etc. vJumernus illustra- 

 tions showing the character of the more important diseases are also given. PBK'E POSTPAID, $l..iU, 

 Bound in Flexible Covers of Royal Purple Cloth and Gold ; 224 Pages; Small Octavo. Prospectus tree. 

 BEST METHODS OF HEATIITG GREENHOUSES. .A collection ol thirteen lea.ling 

 essa>s. seiectetl from a large luinib.-r siituniUcd in coiniietitioii Kach essay is accomp.^n!ed by diagrams 

 illustrating the system advocated. Price lOcts. Send lor .1 copy at once. Vou will hnd it very uselul. 



Address The Florists" Exchange, 2to8DuaneSt. New York. 



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Page's Greenhouse Indicator 



Regulate the temperature in your greenhouses with our Electric Indicator. Placed m your 

 g:reenhouse it gives yOu warning if the temperature goes too high or too low. May save its cost ten 

 times over in a single night. Sold under a guarantee to give perfect satisfaction. Drop us a postal 

 card for full particulars. The Page Seed Co., Growers and Importers of Seeds, 



Bulbs and Plants. Greene, Chenango Co., N. V. 



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WRITE FOR 

 PARTICULARS OF 



TEMPERER 



For Warming 

 Syringing Water, 

 to.... 



HENRY W. GIBBONS, 1 38 Liberty St., newyorkj. 



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