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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



MAKCU 29. 1900. 



SAMUEL S. PENNOCK. 



i Until further notice, will be open from 



) 6:00 a. m., to 11.00 p. m. 



American Beauties and Valley aames. 1612-14-16-18 Ludlow St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wholesale 



-^riorist 



SEED CONTRACT AWARDED. 



Washington. March 19. — Secretary 

 Wilson today awarded the contract for 

 supplying the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture with garden, field 

 and flower seed for tlie year 1901 to the 

 New York Market Garden Association 

 of New York, at its hid of ?6S,874. The 

 other bidders were the Ullathorue Seed 

 Company, of Memphis, Tenn., $67,500, 

 Charles Parker, Santa Clara. Cal., $75,- 

 000; the Henry Phillip.^ Seed and Im- 

 plement (^ompany, Toledo, O., $77,C9ti; 

 J. M. Thorhurn & Co.. New York, $94,- 

 098, and Oscar H, Will & Co.. Bis- 

 marck, N. D., $134,504. The bid of the 

 Ullathorne Seed Company was with- 

 drawn, and the award was made to the 

 next lowest bidder. 



The total number of packets of seed 

 required is 15,086,968. Of this number 

 13,936,000 are vegetable seeds. 150,400 

 field and lawn grass seeds and 1,000,568 

 flower seeds. The vegetable seeds com- 

 prise beet, cucumber, lettuce, melon, 

 onion, radish, bean, pea and sweet 

 corn, and the field and lawn grass 

 seeds include cotton and tobacco. 



The amount appropriated for seeds 

 was $130,000, but $20,000 of the appro- 

 priation is for purchasing, testing, 

 propagating and distributing rare ana 

 valuable seeds, trees, plants, etc., from 

 foreign countries. 



WESTBURY, STA., N. Y. — Isaac 

 Hicks, senior member of the well 

 known nursery firm of Isaac Hicks & 

 Son, died March 13, aged 85 years. He 

 established the nurseries here in 1S53 

 and was a widely known and much re- 

 spected citizen as well as successful 

 nurseryman. He retired from active 

 business some years ago, since which 

 time the business has been conducted 

 by his sons. 



NORTH EASTON, MASS.— William 

 N. Craig, formerly of Taunton, has 

 been appointed superintendent of the 

 gardens of Mrs. F. L. Ames. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y.— Jas. T. Scott 

 lias been appointed florist at the House 

 of Refuge, Randall's Island, New York. 



TOUGHKEXAMON, PA. — The firm 

 of Chambers Bros, has been dissolved 

 and will hereafter be known as C. P. 

 Chambers. 



LAWRENCE, KANS.— The night of 

 March 22 fire destroyed the office build- 

 ing and warehouse of the seed firm ot 

 Barteldes & Co. The building con- 

 tained $50,000 worth of seeds. 



PITTSBURG GUT FLOWER GO., Ltd. 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS. 



Long Distance 



•Phone 2167. 



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No. 504 Liberty St., 

 PITTSBURG, PA. 



Asparagus Plumosus 



Cut Strings 

 8 feet long. 

 60c per string. 



w. 



Nanus 



Shipped 



to any part 



of the country. 



H. ELLIOTT, 

 BRIGHTON, MASS. 



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VEGETABLE PLANTS. 



LETTUCE, Boston Market, Tennis Ball, Curled 

 Simpson. Grand Rapids and other varieties. 

 15c per 100 ; $1.00 per 1000 ; JS.-W per 10,000, it 

 by mail, add 10c per 100. 



TOMATO, small plants for transplanting, in 

 several varieties, 15 cts. per 100; $1.00 per 1000. 



PEPPER, small plants for transplanting, in 

 several varieties, 25 cts. per tOO; $2.00 per 1000, 

 if b.v mail, add 10 cts. per 100. 



EGQ Fla&ITTS, New York Improved, for trans- 

 planting, 2.5c per 100 ; $2.00 per 1000. 



CEI.EBY, White Plume and Golden Self-Blanch- 

 ing, 15c per 100 ; $1.00 per 1000. 



Other Vegetable plants in season. Cash with order. 



R. Vincent, Jr. & Son, ^^ill.'Sr''- 



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SEMFIiES ASTEB... 



Choicest home grown 

 seed. % oz. 'Z^*c ; 02. $1.00. 

 In white, shell pink and 

 lavender. Catalogue of 

 all Flower and Vege- 

 table Seeds for Florists 

 and Market Gardeners, 

 sent on application. 

 W. C. 8ECKERT. 

 Seedsman, Allegheny. Pa_ 



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Dracaena Indivisa. 



strong plants, in 2-incb, ready for 3-inch pots. 

 82.50 pi-r 100; $20luTlOtO. S55 per 3000. 



THE FLORISTS' SUPPLY CO., 



Box 56, North Tonawanda, N. Y. 



Mention The Tlevlew wlipn y'u write. 



For Spring Planting. ^l'iR«,',ir;.VAt^H^^i"o 



the ELBERTA and other choice varieties. JAPAN 

 PLUMS, all the most approved sorts. Select as- 

 sortment small fruits. Prices for above \ery rea- 

 sonable, Address 



MILFORD NURSERIES, - Milford, Del. 



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WM. F. KASTING, ''^l^toT.i'oZ. 



481 Washington St., BUrFALO, N. Y. 



Also Dealer In Florists' Supplies and Wire 



Desigrns. 



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John B. Ferguson, 



WliQlesaie Florist, 



44.4 Sixth Ave., PITTSBURG, PA. 



Long Dist.-\nce 'Phone 2985. 



We Command a Good Darket. 



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 A New Catalogue entitled 



Flowers and Floral Designs. 



Twelve pages and handsome cover. 



Shows forty-one arrangements, with prices. 



For agents' use, or promoting nut-of-town trade. 



Sample 40c in Stamps. Circular Free. 



DAN'L B. LONG, Publisher, BUFFALO. 



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Cut Flower Exchange, 



404 ■ 41 2 East 34th St.. New York. 



NEAR THE FERRV. 



I'pea Every Morning at 6 o'clock for the sale ol 

 CUT FLOWERS. 

 Wall space for Advertising purposes to Rent. 

 J. DONALDSON, secretary 



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MANURE, 



DRIED and PULVERIZED. 



Purest and Cleanest Sheep Manure on the 

 market. Write for prices and samples. 

 Place Orders Now. 



J. V. Merrion, stocJvaV Chicago. 



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