MARCH 15, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



463 



DECORATIVE MATERIAL._ 



Hardy cut ferns, $1.00 per 1000. Bouquet 

 green, 4c per lb. Bouquet green wreathlnB, 

 all 8lze3 made to order, 3 to 8 cts. per yd. 

 Baled spruce, for cemetery use, etc. 



L, B. Urague, Hinsdale, Mass. 



Hardy cut ferns and laurel leaves at 50c per 

 100. The Roleta Nursery Co., Horace Perry, 

 proprietor. Roleta, Tenn. 



Prepared Tropical Palms and Cycas , leaves. 

 Send for catalogue. 



Ostertag Bros., St. Louis. Mo. 



Fancy and dagger ferns, also fine line galax 

 leaves. Crowl Fern Co., Milllngton, Mass. 



EVERYTHIING FOR FLORrSTC 



Write for quotations on your wants to Mc- 

 Kellar & Wlnterson. 45. 47, 49 Wabash Ave., 

 Chicago. 



If you read these advs. others would read 

 yours. 



"fertilizers" 



Red Towers Brand Bime Meal for florists. 

 100 lb. bag. $1.75; 200 lb. bap. $3.25; ^4 ton. 

 $7.50; 1^ ton. $14.50; 1 ton, $28.00. F. O. B. 

 Bridgeport, Conn. Also Odorless Lawn Dress- 

 ing. Terms, cash with order. Red Towers 

 Greenhouses, Hackensack. N. J^ 



Sheep manure, dried and pulverized. Purest 

 and cleanest sheep manure on the market. 

 Write for prices and samples. 



J. V. Merrion, U. S. Y., Chicago. III. 



Pure sheep manure, the best that can be 

 bought on the market. Also a large quantity 

 of hardwood ashes, by the bbl., ton or car load. 

 J. L. Elliott. Bethlehem, Pa. 



Bone meal, made for my own use and for 

 other florists who want a good article. Try 

 a bag. Albert M. Herr. Lancaster. Pa. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 



The Cefrey Lettei Co.. 446 Tremont St., Bos- 

 tOTi, Mass.. Chas. L. Razoux. Mgr.. Manufac- 

 turers of Florists* Letters. The best and most 

 artistic letter on tlie market. P:it. Jan. 3rd, 

 1893. Price: 1'^ or 2-Inch letters, $1.50 per 100; 

 script letters. $3.50 per 100. Agents: The Flow- 

 er Market, Boston; Emil Steffens. New York; 

 McKellar & Wlnterson, Chicago; H. Bayers- 

 dorfer Xr Co.. Philad elphi a. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax leaves. For latest prices bronze and 

 green Galax leaves and Leucothoe sprays ad- 

 dress the introducer. 



Harlan P. Kelsey. 

 'J ■_ 1106 Tremont Bldg.. 



Boston. Maes. 



The Van Reyper Perfect Glaziers' Points. No 

 rights or lefts. Price per box of 1000, 60 cts. ; 

 by mail. 75 cts. ; in lots of 5000 by express, 55 

 cts. per 1000. Henrv A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut 

 St.. Philad elphia, Pa. 



Greenhouse glass and cypress sash material. 

 Get our prices before buving. S. Jacobs & 

 Sons, 406 West 13th St., New York. 



Every florist ought to insure his glass 

 against hail. For particulars address John 

 G. Esler, Sec'y, Saddle River. N. J. 



We make special greenhouse putty. Price on 

 application. Lord & Burnham Co.. Irvington- 

 on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Importers and jobbers of greenhouse glass. 

 Wheeler-Stenzel Co., 72 Sudbury St., Boston, 

 Mass. 



Send for Lucas on Glass. Four pamphlets 

 tell all about it. 



John Lucas & Co., Philadelphia. 



Greenhouse gla.=3 a specialty. Sprague, 

 Smith Co.. 207-209 Randolph St., Chicago. 



Greenhouse Glass. Benjamin H. Shoemaker, 

 205 to 211 No. Fourth St.. Phila., Pa. 



Greenhouse Glass. Wood Glass Co., 226 N. 

 Sallna St., Syracuse. N. Y. 



HOSE. 



Hose for Florists. Penn Rubber Co., 608 

 Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa. 



Send In your order now for a copy of tb« 

 Florists' Manual. 



INSECTICIDES. 



TOBACCO STEMS, the good, strong kind 

 only, GO eta per 100 lbs.; bales 450 lbs. 



TOBACCO DUST, the black stuff. 2 eta per 

 lb.; 50 to 1000 Iba. 



H. A. Stoothoff. 

 IIG West St.. New York City. 



*'Rose Leaf" Extract of Tobacco Insecticide. 

 the best and by far the cheapest all-round 

 insecticide on the market. For sale by seeds- 

 men. For free pamphlet write The Kentu. ky 

 Tobacco Product Company. LoulsvlU*-, Ky.. 

 successors to Louisville Spirit Cured Tob:icco 

 Co^^ 



Tobacco stems, $1.00 per 100 lbs. Tobacco 

 dust, $2.50 per 100 lbs. Rose Leaf Extract of 

 Tobacco. Nikoteen. Nicomite. Send for prices 

 on large quantities, 



McKellar & Wlnterson, 45. 47, 49 Wabash 

 Ave., Chicag o. _ 



Nikoteen. Does not injure the most sensi- 

 tive plants. Endorsed by prominent florists. 

 Used for fumigation or spraying, indoors or 

 out. 200 lbs. of tobacco In one pint of Niko- 

 teen. Sold by seedsmen. Circular free. 



Skabcura Dip Co., Chicago. 



Nicomite (patent) Vapor Insecticide. A cer- 

 tain killer of insect pests. Sold by seedsmen. 



Tobacco Warehousing and Trading Co., 

 Louisville, Ky. 



PIPE AND FITTINGS. 



Wrought Iron pipe, valves, fittings, etc.. for 

 steam and hot water: rubber hose, pumps and 

 well points. 



Wm. H. Kay, 42 Dey St.. New York. 



Full line of Pipe and Fittings. Send for 

 latest prices. S. P. Conkllng, 20 East Atwa- 

 ter St.. Detroit, Mich. 



Iron Pipe and Fittings. Rundle & Spence 

 Mfg. Co., 63 Second St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Iron Pipe and Fittings for florists. Th^ 

 Kelly & Jones Co., Pittsburg, Pa. 



POTS. 



Standard Flower Pots. Our pots are of the 

 best quality. We ship all goods from Cincin- 

 nati, guaranteeing lowest freight rates and 

 prompt delivery. Write us before placing your 

 orders elsewhere. 



Cambridge Tile Mfg. Co., Covington, Ky. 



Standard Pots. We are now ready to sup- 

 ply a superior quality of Pots in unlimited 

 quantities. Catalogues and price-lists fur- 

 nished on application. 

 A. H. Hews & Co.. North Cambridge, Mass. 



Standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 500 miles of the Capitol, write us; 

 we can save you money. W. H. Ernest. 2Sth 

 and M Sts., N^_E., Washington, D. C. _ 



Flower Pots of all kinds. Standard Pots 

 a specialty. List and samples free. Swahn 

 Pottery Mfg. Co., Box 7S. Minneapolis. Minn. 

 Factory, Marshall & 25th Ave., N. E. 



Standard Flower Pots. If you need pots 

 write for our prices before you order. We 

 guarantee safe delivery. Wilmer Cope & Bro, , 

 Lincoln University, Chester Co., Pa. 



Flower Pots. Before buving write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Son, 361-363 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrightwood Ave.), Chicago. 



OUR 196d'STANDAR^D~Fi76wER POTS. 

 Better than ever. Send for Price List. 



Syracuse Pottery Co. . Syracuse, N, Y. 



Red Standard Pots, wide bottoms, well burn- 

 ed and porous. Reduced prices. 



Harrison Pottery. Harrison, Ohio. 



Flower pots and vases, by barrel or carlots. 

 Sizes from 2 to 20 inches. 



John Feustel. Falrport.- Iowa. 



Flower Pots. 

 1216 W. 8th St., 



Missouri Pottery & Mfg. 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



For the best Plant Tubs, address Mann 

 Bros.. 6 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 



SPHAGNUMnvlOSS. 



We are headquarters for Sphagnum. Just 

 received several carloads. 



Per bale. $1.00. 



Six bales, $5.00. 



Ten bales. $7.50. 



Write for prices on Inrge quantities. 



McKellar & Wlnterson, 45, 47. 49 Wabash 

 Ave., Chicago. 



We gather our moss and It is the best to be 

 had. Bales, 4^ feet long. 18 inches wide and 

 20 inches deep, weighing when well dried 40 

 lbs. SO cents per bale; 10 bales, $7.00. Green 

 moss, $1.00 per bbl. 

 Z. K. Jewett & Co.. Sparta. Wis. 



Sphagnum moss. 7.=ic per bbl. 



L. B, Brague, Hinsdale, Mass. 



WIRE WORK. 



C. A. Kuehn, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis. Mo., 

 manufacturer of the Patent Wire Clamp Flo- 

 ral Designs. A full line of supplies always on 

 liand. Write for catalogue. 



We are Headquarters for Wire Work. 

 McKellar & Wlnterson. 45. 47, 49 Wabash 



Ave., Chicago. 



need & Keller. 122 W. 25th St.. New York, 

 Manufacturers of Wire Dei^lgns. 



New Dwarf Abutilon IILLIPUT" 



.■\ -.et-illini! of (iolden Bi-U x FiRiny. Kicli orange 

 veined with IjriKlit ri-d. Grows 12 to I.') inches high 

 and alwavs in bloom. Has no equal for beds or 

 pots. Sells on siglit. $1.25 pur do7. 



Abutilon Savit^ii. .Wc per do/.; Eclipfe, 40c per 



doz.,' $3per ItlO. Weeping Lantana. $3 per lUU. 



Blue Spirea, $2. .TO per lliO. .Ml above from i:-in. pot. 



Cash with order. RONEY BROS., West Grove, Pa 



Mention The Review when you wilte. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



The Kentiiiky Society of Florists hold 

 its monthly meeting at Music Hall, 

 March 7th, with President Wood in 

 the chair and a large number in at- 

 tendance. 



Mr. Joseph Coenen read a paper on 

 the use of fertilizers in the greenhouse. 

 [It appears elsewhere in this issue. — 

 Ed.] 



Trade is improving to some extent. 

 There is a good deal of funeral work. 

 Good roses are in demand. Harrisii 

 lilies are poor; lots of disease. 



Jos. Coenen & Co. intend to put in a 

 new boiler this summer. Their stock 

 is looking fine. 



George Schuiz is cutting some fine 

 roses and violets. 



Victor Mathe's place is in excellent 

 shape. He has a sport of Daybreak 

 carnation which is a fine pink. 



Jacob Schuiz had some very large- 

 orders for funeral work and used lots 

 of American Beauties. 



Wm. Mann is the "Lily King" of 

 Louisville, and his azaleas are grand. 



C. H. Kunzman's carnation house is 

 a splendid sight. His Bradts are espe- 

 cially fine. , 



Mrs. Henry Fuchs is very ill with ty- 

 phoid fever. 



Frank Lichtefeld. father of Henry 

 Lichtefeld. who has been confined to- 

 his room for over three weeks, is out 

 again, 



Nanz & Neuner report a very good 

 shipping trade. 



E. Heitz has bought the greenhouses 

 on the old Epping place and will re- 

 move them to his new place. His Rose 

 Queen and Daybreak carnations are 

 very fine. 



The Holland bulb men have made 

 their appearance. 



H. LITCHEFELD. 



TOPEKA. KANS. — Skinner Bros, 

 have purchased ten acres of land in 

 North Topeka and will engage in the- 

 nursery business. They will build a 

 number of greenhouses. 



LEADVILLE, COLO.— A Floral So- 

 ciety is being organized here. A. E. 

 Thomas is interested. 



