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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Feeruaby 4, 1904. 



Mpnrt'^n thp RpvIpw when ynn 



GRAND RAPIDS. 



We are havini; the most severe 

 weather experienced in the past eighteen 

 years, the thermometer ransiing from 4 

 to 16 degrees below zero. On January 

 24 a furious snow storm raged. The 

 greenhouses are covered witli snow and 

 frost. It is poor growing weather and 

 a harvest for the coal man. Yet we 

 have this to be thankful for: coal can 

 be obtained. All one has to do to keep 

 warm is to shovel in the monfey. 



Notwithstanding the rough weather, 

 business continues good, shipping orders 

 steady and large, with no apparent end 

 to funeral work. Roses are away otf 

 crop and unobtainable, as the normal 

 demand is far in excess of the supply. 

 Carnations are bkioming freely, but are 

 no more than equal to the de'.iiand: ex- 

 cept on occasional days they are almost 

 as scarce as roses. Harrisii are equal 

 to the local demand. Paper Whites 

 move very slowly. Tulips and narcissi 

 appear in the downtown stores, but as 

 yet of poor quality. Romans are fine 

 and sell well. Violets are selling fairly 

 well. On a whole business is in a good, 

 healthy state. 



Recent visitors: Harry Bunyard, A. 

 L. Vaughan, C. Wayne Ward, F. Meyers 

 and a representative of the Ionia Pot- 

 tery Co. G. F. C. 



NEW BRIGHTON, PA. 



Aiigust Jleyer's greenhouses are now 

 a total ruin. He was visited by the 

 flood that swept the Ohio valley. The 

 water Hooded his boiler room and 

 drowned the fire out and very nearly 

 all his plants were frozen, ilr. lleyer. 

 with a force of men, tried to get the 

 water o\it of the boiler room in order to 

 start the fire, but it was too late. His 

 loss will reach over .$2,000. Thousand^ 

 of geraniums, eoleus. heliotropes, agev- 

 atum, etc., were lost. His carnation 

 houses and asparagus and calla beds 

 were a total ruin. Mr. Meyer is an in- 

 dustrious man in business and having 

 had sudi bad luck it would be in ordej 

 for some of our brother florists to .send 

 him some plants to 1hI|) liini start in 

 business again. 



Dayton, O. — C. M. Sehaefer is hand- 

 ling pot plants only for the present, with 

 one house 14x40. 



Bellaire, O.- — George W. Kiger has a 

 house all ready for glazing as soon as 

 the weather will permit. 



[}]|elp for Florists! 



If you are troubled with 

 Bugs and want to get 

 more out of the business 

 than they do and have 

 not yet used 



NICOTIGIDE 

 BUG KILLER 



Just send us your name 

 and address and that of 

 your dealer and we will make you an attractive 

 and interesting proposition. 



Tobacco Warehousing and Trading Company, 



1004 - J006 Magnolia Avenue, 



Louisville, Kentucky. 



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PELARGONIUMS 



Named varietiep. large 

 plants. 2j^-in. to 3-in. 

 pots. $3,50 per 100: 25 at 

 100 rate. Pansy Plants, large lowering, nice, 

 stocky plants S2..50 per lOOO. 2.=.0 at 1000 rate, 60c 

 per 100. postpaid. Single Dahlias, separate 

 colors mixed. $3.00 per luo. Cami, ri.irASE. 



HENRY ERNST & SON, 



WASHINGTON, MO. 



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SHAMROCK 



....IBISH.... 



Strone and tine pl.'ints. Reller order early. 

 S4.00 per 100; cr IM cts. per doz.. by mall.' 

 VERBENA Seed. New Frencli Mammoth, the 

 finest Giants grown, luini seetiR. ,Ml els. 



JOHN r. RUPP, SHIREMANSTOWN, PA. 



The llouie of l^rliuroses. 

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BOOT£D CUTTINGS -HOSES. 



100 1000 



Amerlcau Beau tv $300 $30.00 



Bride, Maid. Ivory. Gate 1 50 1200 



Perle. Kaiaerln. Meteor. Can. Queen . . 2 50 22.50 



Place your order for 2Ly-inch or 3-lnch etock 

 later delivery. We g-uarantee this slrongly- 

 rooted healthy stock, aud extra erood value. 



Twenty leading varieties of Stock Mums and 

 Root Curlings at lowest rates. Boston Perns 

 54.00 to Soo.tO per lUU. In <'xcellent condition. 



W. H. OX7IiX£TT & & 017S, Iiiucoln, lU. 

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ORCHIDS. 



Just arrived in superb condition a large ship- 

 ment of DENDKOBIUM NOBILE, the most 

 useful for fiorittla; also Dend. Clirysanlhuni and 

 others. To arrive - CATTLEYA TKIANAE 

 and C. GIO.\S. 



Lager & Hurreil, tZl,r' Summit, N. J. 



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