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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



September 18, 1902. 



™^FoSXKV is PANDANIS VEITCHII. 



Fine plants, bench pots, $12.00 a dozen. Also larger sizes at $1.50 and $2.00 each. 



JOHN WELSH YOUNG, GERMANTOWN, ""^J^^^ Philadelphia, Pa. 



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PHILADELPHIA LAUGHS. 



Fifty members of the Philadelphia 

 Florists' Club attended the monthly 

 meeting held last night in the clubroom, 

 Horticultural Hall, on Broad street. All 

 present enjoyed themselves hugely. 

 When they came they expected the meet- 

 ing would prove somewhat intere.sting, 

 but they had no idea of the fun in store 

 for them. It was a complete surprise. 

 In fact, was more than a surprise — it 

 was a circus. 



They laughed so hard they shook the 

 building. 



This is what happened: — 



Trouble. 



The members did not quarrel among 

 themselves, but many of them related 

 tales which were full of trouble. They 

 had recently returned from Asheville, 

 North Carolina, where they were attend- 

 ing the annual convention of the Society 

 of American Florists. They will never 

 go there any more. 



First of all the chairman of the Trans- 

 portation Committee arose and said: — 



Gentlemen: When I applied to the railroad 

 company asking them it they would arrange 

 It so our delegates would be well feasted en 

 route to Ashevilli^at the company's expense 

 -they said: ■■Nit." But I was not to be out- 

 done I expended out of our treasury about 

 SoO for refreshments, consisting mostly of 

 ice cream and cake. Aboard the train were 

 about 100 ladies, who did not belong to our 

 party. Ihey ate the ice cream and cake We 

 got none. 



The chairman of the Hotel Committee 

 reported as follows: 



Gentlemen: Seyeral days prior to the time 

 of our departure. I telegraphed the Battery 

 Fark Hotel people, asking them to reserve a 

 certain number of rooms tor our party When 

 we arrived in Asheyille we were informed by 

 the c erk that the rooms which I had engaged 

 had been giyen to another party. We were 

 put to no end of trouble finding other accom- 

 modations. 



The chairman of the Bowling Commit- 

 tee said : — 



Gentlemen: Our. team captured a number of 

 valuable trophies during the bowling contest 

 That IS to say. we won them fair and square 

 but we neglected to capture them. The com- 

 mittee in charge of awards promised to send 

 our trophies to Philadelphia via express I 

 have written many letters endeavoring to dis- 

 cover their whereabouts. In vain. 



Then the chairman of the Entertain- 

 ment Committee arose: — 



Gentlemen: I had been told of Mount Mitch- 

 ell and all its beauty. They said the scenery 

 was simply grand. The mountain has an ele- 

 vation of more than 6.000 feet. Well I tele- 

 graphed to the proprietor of the Mountain 

 House, asking him to furnish mules or don- 

 keys for a party of six. I said we were going 

 to the top of the mountain to view the sun- 

 set. And I said we would arrive at his tav- 

 ern promptly at 11 o'clock. When we started 

 out in a stage coach from Asheville, at 4 

 o'clock in the morning— six other delegates 

 had joined our party— making twelve, all told 

 We arrived at the Mountain House. The pro- 

 prietor and his six donkeys awaited our com- 

 ing. We told him to get six more donkeys. 

 Before he -n-as able to do so his ■cuckoo 

 clock' sounded the hour of 3. The Journey 

 of twelve miles up the mounta.in was rough 

 and rocky. When we arrived at the summit 

 we found a heavy fog had come upon us. The 

 •mist was so dense we could not see fifty yards 

 ahead. Let us pray. 



Philadelphia I>aily Press. 



Peoria, III.— Prof. P. G. Holden, 

 manager of Funk Bros.' Seed Co., has 

 accepted the position of vice-dean and 

 professor of agronomy at the Iowa Col- 

 lege of Agriculture at Ames. 



BalPs Palms Etc. 



Now in splendid condition. Fully up to the high standard my plants 



have attained for general condition and hardiness. 



Send Orders Early. I will ship when wanted. 



ARECA LUTESCENS. All sizes, from strong young stock to bushy 



specimens. 

 KENTIA BELMOREANA and FORSTERIANA. In "single" plants 



and elegant bushy "made up" plants. All in perfect condition. 



LATANIA BORBONICA, stocky 

 and strong. 



PHOENIX CANARIENSIS, me- 

 dium and large specimens. 



ARAUGARIA EXCELSA. 



ARAUCARIA ROBUSTA COM- 



PACTA. 

 PANDANUS VEITCHH. 

 PANDANUS UTILIS. 

 COCOS WEDDELIANA, Etc 



Send for Descriptive Price Iiist, or see last issue Florists' Review. 



CHAS. D. BALL, Holmesburg, Phila., Pa. 



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BURBANK'S 



Shasta Daisy. 



New VJ02 crop of seed now ready. 25c per 100 : 



$■2.00 per 1000 ; $1S 00 per oz. 

 Fansy, Giant Mixed, $1.00 per oz. ; $10.00 per lb. 

 Asparagus Spreng-erl, $1.50 per KKX) seeds. 

 PLANTS. 



Shasta Daisy. 2 inch. $10.00 per 100; 3H-inch. $15.00 

 per 100. Asparaeus PI. Nanus. 3H-inch. extra 

 tine. $5.00 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. Asoaraeus 

 Sprengeri, Irom Hats $1.00 per 100: $7.60 per 

 1000: $25.00 per .5000 Calla Bulbs, first size. $1.00 

 per 100 ; 250 at 1000 rate. Express prepaid. 



CALIFORNIA CARNATION CO., 



LOOMIS, CAL., U. S. A. 



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PETROLEUM FUEL. 

 H. A. House, Bridgeport, Conn., has 

 invented a new oil burner which he 

 claims will make the use of petroleum 

 fuel general. In some recent experiments 

 Beaumont oil was used and the results 

 are said to l>e very encouraging, and 

 indicate that there will be great econ- 

 omy over coal. 



The "Austral Culturist" is the title 

 of a paper published at Melbourne, Aus- 

 tralia, that seems to be a combination 

 of several publications. It includes "The 

 Horticultural Gazette," "The Au.stra- 

 lian Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist " 

 and "The Australian Poultry Gazette." 

 It seems as though there should be a 

 field for such a trade paper in that coun- 

 try. 



Sayville, L. I. — Miss Maude Adams, 

 the actress, is having a large' green- 

 house built on her estate near Lake Eon- 

 konkoma, and among other stock for 

 same, she has purchased 3,000 violet 

 plants. 



Janesville, \Yis. — Edward Amerpohl, 

 who recently purchased the greenhouses 

 of the Janesville Floral Co., has just 

 finished building a large addition to the 

 plant. 



O.N .July I Mr. Ludwig Moeller cele- 

 brated the 25th anniversary of his edi- 

 torship of Moeller's Deutsche Gaertner 

 Zeitung at his home in Erfurt, Ger- 

 many. Mr. Moeller has made a great 

 success of his paper, and is entitled to 

 much credit for the power he has be- 

 come in horticulture, starting in life as 

 he did without means and only an ele- 

 mentary education. 



Habrisbukg, Pa. — Application has been 

 made for a charter for the "Holmes Seed 

 Co.." with headquarters in this city. The 

 applicants are Robt. C. \eal, Harry L. 

 Holmes, Chas. S. Boll, Edw. Z. Gross and 

 Geo. A. Gorgas. 



FiNDLAY, O. — Elijah Barnd and A. E. 

 Karg are building a large greenhouse at 

 123 East F^iont street, and will start in 

 the business under the firm name of 

 Barnd & Karg. 



Superior, Wis. — The flower show re- 

 cently held under the auspices of the 

 Improvement League brought out an ex- 

 cellent display. Numerous prizes were 

 awarded. 



Danville, III.— F. B. Smith & Son 

 have opened a cut flower and plant 

 store at 103 North Vermilion street. 



