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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



FEBRUARY 22, 1900. 



THE FLORISTS' REVIEW 



G. L. GRANT. Editor and Manager. 



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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. 



Aruerican Rose Co.. 



S42-35S-361 



Amling, E. C 354 



Ammann. J. F 355 



BassettSc Washburn. 



356 3>9 



Baur.S. A 357 



Beckert, W. C 342 



Benthey & Co 356 



Berning, H. G 3)6 



Brant, S. D 355 



Bravbon, Geo. F....3.57 



Budlong, 1 . A 356 



Burpee, W. Atlee & 



Co 357 



Chicago Carnation 



Co 355 



Cincinnati Cut Flow- 

 er Co 356 



Classified Advs 362 



Cottage Gardens — 361 



Crabb & Hunter 361 



Cunningham, Jos. H. 361 



Cut Flower Ex 3.i» 



Dickniau Seed Co. ..3.5» 

 Dietsch, A. fit Co.... 372 



Dillon, J. L 857 



Dorner, F. & Sons Co. 



360 



Dreer, H A 312-371 



Elliott, W.H 3.58 



Elliott, 1. L 3.55 



Ellison & Tesson... .356 



Erringer, J. W 372 



Esler, John G. Secy .371 



Ferguson, J. B 358 



Florists' Exchange. .370 

 Florists' Supplv Co. 371 



Galvin, Thos. F 311 



Garfield Park Flower 



Co 3.54 



Garland, Geo. M 371 



Gibbons, H. W 371 



Giblin&Co 372 



Greenes Underbill.. 3511 

 Hancock, Geo. & Son 361 



Heacock, Jos 342 



Herr, Albert M 361 



Hill,E. G. &Co 355 



Hitchings & Co 



36S)-370-372 



Hunt, E. H 356 



Jackson, E. B 3.58 



Jennings Bros 371 



Kasting, W. F 358 



Keenan's Seed Store. 358 



Kellogg, Geo. M 3.56 



Kennicott Bros. Co. 357 

 Kraus, M. E 360 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. 372 



Kuehn, C. A .3.56 



Kuhl, Geo A 361 



Kuvk. K. J 357 



Lager & hurrell ....342 



Laihr, J. & Sons 355 



Lawrit70n. C 359 



Lehman Bros 372 



Long U. B 358 



Lord & Burnbam 



Co 372 



Loiigsdorf, C. L 354 



McFaddcn, E. C....S42 

 McKellar & Winter- 

 son 356 



Milford Nurseries. ..355 

 Moninger, J. C. Co.. 370 

 Moore, Hentz & Nash 



342 



Morris Floral Co 380 



Ostertag Bros 370 



Peacock, \V. P 361 



Pennock,S. S 358 



Pittsburg Cut Flower 



Co 358 



Pollworth Co., C. C. 372 

 Quaker City Machine 



Works 372 



Randall, A. L 356 



Reed& Keller 342 



Regan Pt'g House. ..371 



Reinberg, P 3.56 



Rice, M. & Co 355 



Ricksecker, C. H....3.57 



Rupp, J, F 355 



Schmit.^, F. W. O. ...359 



Skabcura Dip Co 372 



Smith, N. &Son 3.5H 



Smith & Smith 369 



Soltau, C. & Co 355 



South Side Floral Co. 



355 



Southern Nursery . ..359 



Teilm.iiin, G 342 



Thorburn,j.M.&Co. 



3.57 



Tobacco Warehousing 



Co 371 



Vincent, Jr., R. & Son 



3.58 



Weber & Sons 361 



Whitton, S 369 



Wietor Bros 356 



Wilmore, W. W 359 



Wittbold Co., Geo.. .342 

 Wittcrstaelter, K . .361 

 Young, John Welsh. 342 

 Voung. Thos., Jr. ...342 

 Zvolan.-k, A. C 354 



NORWOOD, R. I.— N. G. Pierson has 

 purchased two large greenhouses in 

 Providence and •will move them to this 

 place ready for business in the spring. 



SHERMAN, TEXAS.— The fall and 

 •winter have been mild and very favor- 

 able for the nursery trade. Jno. S. 

 Kerr reports his trade, and, in fact, the 

 nursery trade throughout the South, 

 the largest on record. Spiing trade is 

 now in full blast and brisk. 



Our business has increased every year. 



We -want an increase for this year. 



Our daily capacity is four lOO-ft. greenhouses. 



Does this signify anything? 



We have plenty of time to figure. 



Estimates and plans cheerfully furnished. 



Write us your wants. 



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