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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



April 3J. 1902. 



PROPERTIES OF THE SWEET PEA. 



The committee of the National Sweet 

 Pea Society have had imder considera- 

 tion the necessity for drawing up some 

 regulations in regard to the granting by 

 the society of certificates of merit to 

 any new varieties which may be deemed 

 worthy of such an honor, and they have 

 adopted as a basis for future action a 

 schedule of properties as constituting 

 quality in the sweet pea, as under — • 



1. Form. — The standard must be erect, 

 waved, or only slightly hooded. The 

 standard, wings, and keel to be in such 

 proportion to each other as will con- 

 stitute a harmonious and well-balanced 

 flower. 



2. Number of Blooms on a Stem. — 

 No variety shall be recognized that has 

 not at least three blooms on a stem 

 gracefully disposed. 



3. Color. Distinct and clear self col- 

 ors are most to be desired, and, there- 

 fore, striped, watered, and edged flow- 

 ers will not be awarded certificates of 

 merit unless they present quite new or 

 remarkable combinations. 



4. Exceptions.— Perfectly distinct new 

 colors, such as approaching the blue of 

 Salvia patons, the yellow of Coreopsis 

 grandiflora, or the scarlet of the zonal 

 pelargonium, shall be recognized, even 

 if the variety should fall short of the 

 foregoing properties. — Gardeners' Maga- 

 zine. 



THE NEW COMMUTER. 



Now the new commuter hies him to the seed 



store and proceeds 

 To give up his hard-earned money for the seeds 



he thinks he needs; 

 Now he buys a ralie and trowel and some bulbs 



and eiie a hoe. 

 And has visions of the flowers he will soon In- 

 duce to prow, 

 ne dips and plants and dtps 



Wlierc the soil is rich and blacli. 

 .\nd he straightens up anon 



With a joint loose in his hack. 

 He has clay tipon his trousers, which ore baggy 



at the knees. 

 But with dirt beneath his nails, he's still as 



happy as you please; 

 Though he's stiff from stooping over, oh, he 



needs the exercise. 

 And cares not tliat pains shoot through him 



every time he tries to rise. 



Now the old commuter doesn't hustle out to buy 



a hoe; 

 He has given up some notions of a vear or so 



ago; 

 Once he. too. was led to think that hoeing soil 



would do him good; 

 Once he pottered as he fancied every good com- 

 muter should. 

 But the weeds somehow would come 



Where the flowers should have grown; 

 Only trash, it seemed, would spring 



From the seed that he liad sown. 

 So the happy old commuter gets his golf clubs 



out and goes 

 Gaiiy golfing o'er the hillocks where the west 



wind sweetly blows; 

 Oh. lilitliely he goes trudging, exercising all he 



can. 

 And he leaves the garden-making for the tired 



hired man. 



—Chicago Recordllerald. 



CiRiND Bapids, Mich. — Business is 

 fair. Flowers scarce, especially carna- 

 tions. Eoses are of good quality; carna- 

 tions fair only, as they have been picked 

 too close. There are plenty of lilies now 

 and will be, right up to Decoration day. 

 It looks as though the crop of flowers 

 for Decoration day would be fine. Hoses 

 are selling at $1 and *1..50 per doz. ; car- 

 nations at 35 to 50 cents per doz.; lilies, 

 $1.50 per doz., and violets, 15 cents per 

 doz. G. F. C. 



Des Moines, Ia.— W. L. :Morris has 

 leased a tract of land at Thirty-fifth and 

 Ingersoll avenues for a period of 15 

 years, and will erect additional green- 

 houses on same soon. 



Our 4 New Carnations for 1902. 



Sales limited to 25.000 

 each. Orders booked 

 now and filled in strict 

 rotation. 



A I DA A white surpassing any other 



variety in size and purity. 



STELLA 



A large white lightly striped with 

 pink; a marvel of productiveness. 



DOROTHY WHITNEY 



A large, early and free 

 commercial yellow. 



PRICES. 



$12.00 per 100; 827.50 per 250; 



$55.00 per .SOO; $100.00 per 1000. 



250 each of above four varieties for $100 



APOLLO 



The brightest scarlet carna- 

 tion in the commercial class. 



We have all of the Cottag'e Oardens 

 and other 1902 varieties. 



I n D II A O"'' '*'l fancy white, $6.00 per 100 ; $5O.0O per 1000 . and all the 



LU If n/l best of the 1901 introductions and the leading standard varieties. 



Send for 



Price Iiist. 



F. OORNER & SONS CO., Lafayette, Ind. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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CARNATIONS 



BOOTED CUTTIirGS. STBONO, HEAI.THY STOCK. 



The following- at $12.00 per lOO; $100.O0 por lOOO : Viola \\\en. Stella, Alba, 



,Ios. H. llanley, .Mrs. Potter Palmer, .\rolln. Harry Fenn, Dorothy Whitney. 

 The followiner at $10.00 per 100 ; $75.00 per 1000 : Golden Beauty. Challenger, 



Mrs. K. A. Nelson. Cressbrooli, Gaiety. 

 The following- at $6.00 per 100 ; $50,00 per lOOO : Gov. Roosevelt. Prosperity, 



Loma, Norway. 

 Queen Louise. $5.00 per 100: $4O.00 per 1000. Mrs. Lawson, $4.50 per TOO : $40 00 

 if per 1000. Morning Giory and Mrs. G. M. Bradt. 83.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



{I Lizzie .McGowan and Wm. Scott. $1.50 per 100: $12.00 per lOOO. 



I COTTAGE GARDENS, Queens, L. I. | 



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NEW CARNATIONS .... 



Creasbrooit. Strong, from Soil. 11.50 perdoz.; 



»10.UO per llKl; *T5.0U per UOO. 

 Fair Maid, .'itroug. from Soil. 12.00 per doz.; 



tlO.UU per 100: »;.i.till pi>r lliOO. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Fine Strong Plants, 

 from 2^a-luch pota. Keady Now 



Per 100 



T. Eaton W.OO 



Nellie Pockett 8.00 



Ladv Roberts S.IM) 



Mrs. E. D. Smith ... lun) 



Golden Beauty S.dO 



Mrs Chamberlain.. f.OO 

 Mme. F. Bergmann. :i.UO 



Willow Brook :t.Wi 



Merry Monarch 3.U0 



Polly Rose 3.00 



G. S. Kalb 3.U0 



Ivory 3 00 



Mrs. J. Jones 3.00 



H. A. Parr 3.00 



H. WEBEB & SONS, OAKI.Ain>, MD. 



Per 100 



R. Halllday $4.00 



M.ijor Bonnatlon... .3.0(i 



Philadelphia 5 00 



Pennsylvani.-t 5.iW 



Modesto 3.0O 



Nagoya :i.uo 



M. de Montmort ... 3.00 

 Glory of the Pacific. .<,.m 



Lady Harriott BOO 



Maud Dean iM 



Xeno 3.00 



Geo. W. Chllds 4.00 



Intensity 4.00 



Menttnn The Revlt'w when vou write. 



BURBANK'S 



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Rooted 

 arnation Cuttings 



AU Clean, Healthy Stock. 



Per lOO Per 1000 



Mrs. Thos.W. Lawson $4.00 $35.00 



Marquis 3.00 25.00 



Mrs. Bradt 3.00 25.00 



Genevieve Lord 3.00 25.00 



Ethel Crocker 2.00 15.00 



Flora Hill 2.00 15.00 



White Cloud 2.00 15.00 



Mrs. Joost 2.00 15.00 



Melba 2.00 15.00 



Scott 1.50 10.00 



Roses. 



THE COMIH-G 

 CUT FI.OWEB AND POT PLANT. 



Nice thing to follow Mums, and as a pot plant 

 everybody will want it as soon as seen. 



Plants, each 50c ; 

 5... $1.50; 10 $2.50; 25... $5.00. 



Mitting Floral Co,, Loomis, Gal. 



MonUon The RevKw u'hc-n you write. 



ROSES 



from 5-inch pots at 9c.: fine, 

 clean plants. Clothilde Soupert, 

 La France. Gen. Jacqueminot. 

 Coquette des Blanches, La Reine. etc Large 

 flowered Clematis, the finest purple, white, lav- 

 ender and red sorts, fine two year dormant or 

 from 5-inch pots, 18c. One year dormant for 

 mailing' at very moderate price. Clematis Pan- 

 iculata. two year dormant. 6c.; from 5-iuch pots. 

 10c. ; extra, from 6-inch pots. 18c. Paeonies, 

 strong roots, best red sorts, 5c. Hydrangea P. G.. 

 nicely rooted layers. \%c. Packing free for cash. 

 W. H. SALTER. Rochester, N. V. 



Always mention the Florists' Review when 

 w^riting advertisers. 



Clean, Strong Plants from 2-inch pots. 



Liberty $.^.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



Perles 3.00 " 25.00 



SALVIA SILVER SPOT-Dwarf^rowlne. 

 freest blooming, fine variegated foliage, by far 

 the best scarlet sage out. Strong plants in 2-iDCb 

 pots. $3.00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000. 



ISAAC H. MOSS, 



GOVANSTOWlf, Baltimore, MD. 



Daisies and Pansies in Bud. 



Agcratum in bud, Salvia, Migno- 

 net, Musk, Kenilworth Ivy, Fever- 

 few Golden, Verbenas, Petunias, 

 Dianthus Pinks. 



WRITE FOR PRICES. 



L O'SILLIVAN, 



1428 Tower Ave. WEST SUPERIOR, WIS. 



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The best variegated decorative plant 



in commerce to-day for conservatories or for 



liorch boxes or vases is 



Pandanus Veitchii, 



Stroner. well colored plants from (Vinch pots. 

 $1.00 each. Also a few larger specimens. 



JOHN WEI.SH TOUNO, 



Upsal Slallon. Penna. R. R. QERMAITTOWIT, PA. 



