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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



FEBRUARY 1, 1900. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The weather is "of that kind that 

 darkens the houses, fi-eezes the glass, 

 covers all nature with drifting flurries 

 of snow; flowers refuse to bloom un- 

 der such conditions, and are conse- 

 quently scarce, while shipping orders 

 are more numerous than any time 

 since the holidays. 



Roses are still off crop; carnations, 

 except red, about equal to de i and, 

 while violets are not blooming near as 

 freely as last week. 



American Beauties are selling from 

 25 to 75 cents each; other roses, $1.50 

 per doz.; Harrisii, $2; violets. 20 cents; 

 Romans and valley. 75 cents per doz. 



The repotting of geraniums and oth- 

 er bedding stock has begun and from 

 now on until the robins sing it will be 

 one continuous hustle to get every 

 line of stock in proper condition for 

 spring trade. GEO. P. CRABB. 



WELLSVILLE. O.— W. A. Herbert 

 reports that trade in cut flowers is 

 very good, in fact better than ever be- 

 fore. 



CHARLOTTE, N. C— E. J. Bush 

 has added a rose house, 20x100, and a 

 •carnation house, 15x100. This is good 

 ■evidence of increased business, and 

 trade at the holidays was never bet- 

 ter. The issuing of an annual general 

 list to amateurs has been found to be 

 a profitable plan. 



Cthol Prnnl/or Absolutely iho Best Pink Cama- 

 LlllCl UlUUMili tion ever offered tee trade. 



A fact fully borne out by its re ord. being equally good 

 with Craig. Hill and myself tan assurance thai it is not 

 a success in one soil and a failure in another.) By its 

 having: been shown at the flower shows and clubs since 

 €arly in September (an assurance that it is not a good 

 late carnation but an all season variety.) 



In color, size, fragrance and stem it is just what the 

 ^'storemen'' want. In habit, constitution and freedom of 

 bloom It is iust what the grower wants. It produces 

 more flowers to the square foot than any other known 

 variety, and is never out of crop from September to July 



With iS.ooo stock plants to work from there is no dan- 

 ger of it being overpropagated, and all orders entrusted 

 to me will be filled with cuttings selected Irom the plants 

 and also in tilling the order, by myself, thus doubly as- 

 suring good stock. Honest sample blooms furnished 

 prepaid at $l.'JUper dozen, amount deducted from all or- 

 ders for ino or over, t'p to date every sample excepting 

 one out of several hundred sent has brought an order. 



Price per luo, »10.0I); per -'.i. *-' ^lO. Per loou, Sl.i.OO; 

 per ffi", $18.75. HEKR'5 PANSIES, good liule 



plants at 15c per 100: »1 00 per lOdO. 



Price list of standard varieties ready now. 



ALBERT M. MERk, Lancaster, Pa. 

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ARE about to go into the hand- 

 ling of Carnation Cuttings and we 

 can assure you that our arrange- 

 ments are as complete as in anything we 

 ■do; under the old say-ing, "be sure you 

 are right, then go ahead." 



KENNICOTT BROS. CO. 



42-44 E. Rauttolph St.. Chicaero. 



^^^ p WINTER BLOOMING 

 ^^°^ UARNATION SEEDS 



Hand Fertilized. 25 cents per 100. 



AMERICAN ROSE COMPANY. 

 WASHINGTON. D. C. 



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fARNATIONS... 



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NEW CARNATIONS... 



FLOWERING FOIRTH YEAR. 



Bradt (or Chicago), Mary Wood and other good standard sorts. 

 Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt for March delivery — all the early stock sold. [i. 



FIVE 1900 NOVELTIES. 



Mrs. Thos. Lawson, Ethel Crocker, The Marquis, Olympia and Genevieve tf 



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We make a Specialty of Rooted Cuttings, and have three houses of stock 

 growing for that purpose only. 



SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PRICE LIST. 



F. DORNER & SONS CO., LaFayette, Ind. 



"Lady Minto." 



Flower 2 'y^ toiiiiiLhes. Pure white ground 

 and not too heavily penciled red. Fragrant. 

 Free and continuous bloomer. Good calyx 

 and long, stiff stem. 



This handsome flower is a favorite, sells on 

 sight and will be found in the front rank of the 

 variegated sorts. 



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Lady Van Home." 



Untiuestionably ol thi- purest shade of cerise 

 pink, and niagniticently brilliant when seen by 

 artificial light. 



A perfectly symmetrical flower, 2}4 to 3 

 inches, on long, stiff, wiry stem, and no burst- 

 ing of caly.x. Early and continuous. .An ideal 

 flower 111 every respect. 



$7.50 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



Bracondale, Ont. 



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Pn\ ^ ^^rand New 

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Carnation 



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Seedling of Lizzie McGowan 

 and Mme. Diaz Albertini, 

 in its fifth year. 



Tlie tiowcrs are large, finely shaped and of strong fragrance. Petals are heavy, of good 

 substance and nicely fringed. Calyx is very strong, after the style ol Mine, .\lbertini. and none 

 hursting ; the stem strong, holding the flower erect. The plant is a good grower and free 

 bloomer, not suhji'ct to stem rot or anv disease. Booted CuttingTs ready Tebrnary 1st, 

 SI. 50 per doz., 810 per lOO, or 870 per lOOO. Casli with order. \Vc shall prepay 

 tile express where money accomp.inies tlie order. Orders filled in rotation. 



M. E. KRAUS, 320 Davenport Ave., NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



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