MAY 3, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



7J5 



TO EXCHANGE. 



Want to trade cordata conipacta and Uos- 

 tonlenpis icrns. blue daisies, double white pet- 

 unias and chrysanthemums. 13 varieties, for 

 Brides, Maids, Perles or Meteor roses. 



Mrs. A. Ij. Myers. Blulftoii, I rid. 



CANE STAKES. 



Cane pkiiit sukts, i-M per 1000. cash with 

 order. W. W. Hendrix. Bowling Green, Ky. 



COLORED PLATES, ETC. 



Colored plates, seed packets, engravings, etc. 

 Vredenburg & Co., Rochester, N. T. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



Florists' Boxes. The J. W. Sefton Mfg. Co., 

 241-247 S. Jefferson St.. Chicago. 



DECORATIVE MATERIAL. 



Palm Leaves. Green, for dt.-corating. or Dried 

 for preparing; also Prepared Pressed Leaves, 

 ready for painting: smallest to largest sizes. 

 All varieties. Sabals, Cliamaerops, Cycas, 

 Arecas. Chamadoreas. Date. Thrinax (Excelsa 

 and Argentea), Macrozamia. Zamia, Cabbage 

 and Cocos Palm Leaves. Palm Fibre. Unlim- 

 ited Supplies: Lowest Prices; Low Freights. 

 Prepared Palms, Needle Pines. Cape Flowers. 



Florida Natural Products Co.. Box 327, Or- 

 lando, Florida. 



2.000,000 Hardy Cut Ferns. P^iney. at 7.'>e per 

 1000. Sphag. Moss, 50c per bbl. Laurel 

 Fest'ning. $4.00 per lOO yds; Bouquet green 

 Roping, ?3.00 per 100 yds. All orders by mail 

 or dispatch promptly attended to. 



Thomas Collins. Hinsdale, Mass. 



Fancy and Dagger Ferns, new crop, $1.00 per 

 1000. Special discounts to the wholesale trade. 



Caldwell The Woodsman Co., Inc.. Ever- 

 green, Ala. 



Fancy and dagger ferns, also fine line galax 

 leaves. Crowl Fern Co., Mllllngton, Mass. 



EVERYTHING FOR FLORISTS. 



Write for quotations on your wants to Mc- 

 Kellar & Wlnterson, 46, 47, 49 Wabash Ave.. 

 Chicago. 



FERTILIZERS. 



We are western agents for WALKER'S EX- 

 CELSIOR BRAND Plant Food, an article that 

 every retail florist should have on his counter. 

 Sells readily and gives satisfaction to buyers. 

 Put up in neat packages. 



Per doz. Per\:ross. 



>,-. lb. packages $1.25 $10.00 



1 lb. packages 2.00 18.00 



Retails at 100 per cent, profit to you. 



PURE BO?iE MEAL. The best known fer- 

 tilizer for plant culture. Our brand is guar- 

 anteed free from acids or other elements of a 

 destructive nature if used with discretion. 50 

 lbs., 51.25; 100 lbs.. $2.25; 200 lbs., $4.00; lOOO 

 lbs.. JlS.-'iO; 2000 lbs., $27.50. 



PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE. In bags 

 nf about 100 lbs. 50 lbs.. 75c; lOO lbs.. $1.25; 500 

 lbs.. $5.00; 1000 lbs.. $9.00; ton. $17.50. 



VEGETABLE AND LAWK FERTILIZER. 

 This Is a brand highly recommended for gen- 

 eral garden and lawn use. 1000 lbs., $20.00; 

 ton, $30.00; 10 lbs.. 50c; 25 lbs.. $1.25; 60 lbs., 

 $2.00; 100 lbs., $3.00. 



McKELLAR & WINTBRSON. 



4 5-49 WABASH AVE.. CHI CAGO^ 



Bone meal made for my own use and tor 

 other florists who want a good article. Try 

 a bag and be convinced. $3.50 per 200-lb. bag; 

 $35.00 per ton. A lbert M. Herr. Lancaster, Fa. 



Pure sheep manure, the best that can be 

 bought on the market. Also a large quantity 

 of hardwood ashes, by the bbl.. ton or carload. 

 J. L. Elliott. Bethlehem. Pa. 



FLORISTS' LETTERS. 



Krlck's Florists' Immortelle Letters are the 

 be.'st 2-ln. letters, $2.50 per 100. 15c extra by 

 jnall. Por other styles of letters, designs and 

 emblems write for catalogue. W. C. Krlck, 

 1287 Broadway, Brooklyn, N. T. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax leaves. For latest prices bronze and 

 green Galax leaves and Leucothoe sprays ad- 

 dress the introducer, 



Harlan P. Kelsey. 



1106 Tremont Bldg., 



Roston. Mass. 



GLASS, ETC. 



The Van Reyper Perfect Glaziers' Points. No 

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

 by mall, 75 cts.; In lots of 5000 by expre.s3 ;iS 

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

 St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Glass for Greenhouses, Graperies, Conserva- 

 tories and Hot-Beds. French and American 

 Glass. Van Home. Griften & Co., 40 to 48 

 Vestry St.. New^ York. 



Every florist ought to Insure his glass 

 against hail. For particulars address John 

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



We make special greenhouse putty. Price 

 on application. Lord & Burnham Co., Irvlng- 

 ton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Importers and jobbers of greenhouse glass. 

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



Send for Lucas on Glass. Four pamphlets 

 tell all about It. 



John Lucas & Co.. Philadelphia. Pa. 



Greenhouse glass a specialty. Sprague, 

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



Greenhouse glass. Benjamin H. Shoemaker. 

 205 to 211 No. Fourth St., Phlla., Fa. 



INSECTICIDES. 



TOBACCO STEMS, the good, strong kind 

 only, 60 cts. per 100 lbs. ; bales 450 lbs. 



TOBACCO DUST, the black stuff, 2 cts. per 

 lb. ; 50 to 1000 lbs. 



H. A. Stoothoff. 

 116 West St.. New York City. 



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. 



Slug Shot kills insects on currants, etc. In 

 use since 18,S0. Is effective and safe to use. 

 Sold by seedsmen eveo'where. Send for fie? 

 booklet on bugs and blights to E. H;t,iimond, 

 Fishkill-un-Hudson. N. Y. 



Nicomlte (patent) Vapor Insecticide. A cer- 

 tain killer of insect pests. Sold by seedsmen. 



Tobacco Warehousing and Trading Co., 



Louisville, Ky. 



LABELS. 



Tree and plant labels, mailing and ex- 

 press boxes. Write tor prices. 



Williams & Sons Co., Batavia, 111. 



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. 



F^iU line of pipe and fittings. Send for 

 latest prices. S. P. Conkling. 20 East .\twater 

 St.. Detr oit. Mich. ' 



Iron Pipe and Fittings. Rundle & Spence 

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



Iron Pipe and Fittings for florists. 

 The Kelly & Jones Co., Pittsburg, Pa. 



POTS. ~ 



Flower Pots, standard sizes. Full size and 

 red color. 



Per 1000 Per 1000 



2-ln $2.74 4 V'2-i n $10. 26 



214-ln 3.76 5-in 13.63 



3-ln 4.77 6-ln 20.o2 



3%-ln 6.00 7-in 34.20 



4-in 7.50 S-in 50.00 



No charge for packages. Terms cash. Money 

 order or check. 



Bridgeton Pottery, W. J. Smith, Sr., Frop., 

 Bridgeton, N. J. 



KELLER BROS., 213-15-17-19-21-23 Pearl St.. 

 Norristown. Pa. Manufacturers of standard 

 flower pots, red In color, enual to the best 

 on the market; are 16 miles from Philadelphia, 

 best of railroad connections. We give special 

 attention to mail orders and make special sizes 

 to order In quantities. A postal will bring 

 prices and discounts^ 



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 600 mlleB of the Capitol, write us; 

 we can save you money. W. H. Lrnest, Mu\ 

 and M Sta., N. E.. Washington, D. 0. 



Flower Pots of all kinds. Standard Pots 

 a specialty. List and samples free. Swahn 

 Pottery Mfg. Co., Box 78, Minneapolis, Minn. 

 Factory. Marshall & 26th Ave.. N. B. _ 

 " Standard Flower Pots. If you need pots 

 write for our prices before you order. \\ e 

 guarantee sate delivery. Wllmer Cope & Bro., 

 Lincoln University. Chester Co.. Pa. 



Red Standard Pots, wide bottoms, well burn- 

 ed and porous. Reduced prices. 



Harrison Pottery, Harrison. Ohio. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices Geo. Keller & Sun, 301-363 HernUon 

 St. (near Wrightwood Ave.), Chicago. 



For the best Plant Tubs, address Mann 

 Bros.. « Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



POT HANGERS. 



Krick's Flower Pot Hanger. Just the thing 

 to display your plants by hanging them on 

 the walls, etc., especially when crowded tor 

 room. No. 1 will flt 2 to 6-ln. pots. 30c per 

 doz.; No. 2. 6 to 8-ln.. 40c per doz.; No. 3, 8 to 

 12-ln., 60c per doz. Sample pair, lOc postpaid. 



W C. Krlck, 1287 Broadway. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



RAFFIA. 



When In want of~Raffia. write Jacob & Alli- 

 son. Importers, 63 Pine St.. New York^ 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



We are headquarters for Sphagnum. Just 

 received several carloads. 



Per bale. $1.00 



Six bales, $5.00. 



Ten bales. $7.60. 



Write for prices on large quantities. 



McKellar & Wlnterson. 45. 47, 49 Wabash 



av., Chicag o. 



~We gather our moss and It Is the best to 

 be had. Bales. 4V4 feet long. IS Inches wide 

 and 20 Inches deep, weighing when well 

 dried 40 lbs., 80 cents per bale; 10 bales. 

 $7.00. Green moss, $1.00 per bbl. 



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



SUPPORTS. 



Tendrils for wire supports to roses and car- 

 nations. Hold plants firmly but with free- 

 dom. Write to H. Thaden & Co., 23 So. Broad 

 St.. Atlanta, Ga. 



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 

 hand. Write for catalogue. 



We are headquarters for Wire Work. 



McKellar & Wlnterson, 45, 47, 49 Wabash 

 ave., Chicago. 



Reed 'fiT Keller." 122 W. 25th St., New York, 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



ALL FINE STOCK from 2-in. pots. 



Bliie.^pirea Weeping Lantana. Little (TcmLalla 

 '^hutil-n Eclipse. $:10U a 1 'II. .\butllon New Dwarf 

 -Li lipiit."$l.iOadoz. Savitzii. $1.(10 a IWi. Fuchs- 

 ias Bcnonias. Carnations, etc.. at low price- for 

 cash HOHEV BROS.. West Grove, Pa. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



THE REVIEW'S Classified advs. en- 

 able you to find with the least possi- 

 ble effort whatever stock you may 

 need. 



YOU will surely want a copy of Mr. 

 Scott's great reference book, The 

 Florists' Manual. It is now ready for 

 delivery. Price ?5.00. 



PLEASE SEND US a correct list of 

 the names and addresses of the flor- 

 ists who receive their mail at your 

 postoffice and thereby oblige. 



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