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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



December 19, 1901. 



Don't You Want tlie Finest Verbena Seed? 



TESTIUOKIAIi : Please send at once 1^. ozs. of your special Verbt-ua 

 Seed in separate colors. We only want the very best such as we had 

 from YOU last year, which proved perfectly satisfactory in every way. 

 Yours. GEO. H. MPZLLKX. Springfield, (thin. 



PnlnrC ■ Scarlet. White. Blue. Pink. 

 UUIUId I also choice mixed. 



Price, li oz., 50g; I oz., $1,50 



Our Wholesale Price List for December is now ready and will be mailed to 

 all our customers and to applicants. Drop us a postal for one. it will pay you. 



Henry F. MicheLl. 



Fred. J. Mjchel.u 



MAMMOTH VERBENAS. 



THRIPS ON ROSES. 



I notice in the i.ssuc of the Eeview of 

 Dec. 5, Ribes, wlio wiites your rose 

 notes, suggests Cayenne popper as a cure 

 for thrips on roses. Having a bad dose 

 of it and luiving used tobacco extract 

 constantly for over a month bv vaporiz- 

 ing almost every night. I of cinirse tried 

 the pepper remedy and liave constantly 

 used it since alxnit Dec. 7, every second 

 night, and still find no, or at least verv 

 little, relief. 



I put a mulch of rotted cow manure 

 on my roses in .September and I find this 

 mulch is full of thrips. Of course I 

 can't kill them in the soil liy fumes but 

 it is the fi'rst tinu' I knew they lived in 

 the soil or manure. I su|)posc the best 

 thing to do is to take nff that mulch, 

 but would it not harm the plaiits bv re- 

 moving it. or would it be advisable in 

 renew it now? 



I have had a terrible time with thrips 

 this time, sure. I have had it before in 

 the spring or fall but never knew them 

 to harm any in mid-winter. They are 

 especially bad on my lieauties and I 

 have cut \ery few real good flowers ofT 

 my plants all fall. 



If your Mr. Kibes will give me a lit- 

 tle light on this stibject he will confer 

 a great favor on one of the Kkview'.s 

 ardent admirers, and if possible in any 

 way I am able to repav him or vour vai- 

 uable pajjcr I shall gladly do io. 



J. F. AitM.vxx. 



DALLAS, TEXAS. 



Air. Seth ilillcr. the former presi- 

 dent of the Te.\as Seed & Floral 

 Co., has purchased the greenhouses 

 and grounds of the old firm and 

 will continue the i)lant business un- 

 der the mime The Haskell Avenue Floral 

 Co. Jlr. F. A. Beach will remain as 

 superintendent for the new firm. Jlr. 

 Xichol.?on will continue the seed store 

 business. Another new house is under 

 way and will be finished in a couple of 

 weeks. Several more houses will be 

 added another year. The new firm will 

 push the mailing and shipping trade in 

 ])lants to its uttermost. Plenty of capi- 

 tal and lots of vim will convince the 

 Te.\as people that flowers can be grown 

 in Te.vas as well and better than any- 

 where else for southern planters. 



The stores report a good trade and 

 business is good all along the line. A 

 couple of "northers" have been loafing 

 around the past week and the trees are 

 bedecked in their autumnal hues. Our 

 Texas winter is approaching and the wild 

 steer will hunt the south side. of llie 

 tree when he wants to .scratch. B. 



HENRY F. MICHELL, 



1018 Market St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when vou write 





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I Swan Peterson Floral Co. i 



GIBSON CITY, ILL. ^ 



A SPECIALIST IN 



f CARNATIONS and VIOLETS | 



Offers to the trade RootccI CamatJon Cuttings 



in 17 varieties, from strong, healthy plants. 



Pink— Dorothy, Lawson. Marquis, Ethel Crocker, Genevieve Lord, Morning Glory. 

 White— Norway. I.oma, Hoositr Maid, Wliite Oloud. Mary Wood. 

 Bed— Crane. Estelle. Variegated— i;. .M. Bradt. 



Prosperity, line. Boosevelt, best Crimson. 



Onr Dorothy received first premium on lOn blooms against Lawson at St. Louis Show. 

 It is a very free bloomer, has produced isoo {lowers from I.tOO plants from November 1st to 

 November l.ith. Every grower should have it. 



I 



Wa have 



grnwintr in cmr houses, can therefore supply 

 Blooms and (."uttings in quantities. 



50,000 CARNATION PLANTS, 

 25,000 VIOLETS 



We shall be pK-ased to hear from yon and rjuote prices. 



SWAN PETERSON, 



t 



Manager. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Very BEST for 

 FORCING 



LIVINGSTON'S BEAUTY TOMATO 



Prof. W. J Green of the Ohio Experiment 

 Station, says: 



" I am fully satisfied that Livingston's. 

 Beauty Tomato is the most profitable variety 

 of all for growing under glass." 



Prof W. B. Alwood of the Virginia Ex- 

 periment Station, says: 



"Vour Bt^auty Tomato uas superb, as 

 usual, and gave us magnificent fruit. We 

 consider it the standard by which comparison 

 of other sorts is made, and are using it now 

 exclusively for winter forcing." 



Ol'R OAVN CHOICEST SELECTED 

 SEED. Pkt., 10c; Oance, 35c; 

 4 ounces, 75c. 



Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, 0. 



on The Review when you write. 



STOCK MIMS. 



Appleton. Wedding. Bonnaflon. Pennsylvania. 



Gold Mine. Xeno. SIO.OO per 100. 

 Morel. Perrin, Buettner. Wanamaker. White 



Jones. Chas. Davis, Harry Hurrell. Murdoek. 



Aut. Glory. Independence, White and Pink 



Ivory. Woodford, Maud Dean, <>. P. Bassett. 



Yel, Queen, Parr, »6.00 per 100; 8c each. 



Pochimann Bros. Co., 



MORTON GROVE, ILL. 



CHAS. D. BALL, 



GROWER 

 OF 



Send for 

 Price List. 



[g| alms, Etc. 



HOLMESBURG, PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



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