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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Februauy 11, 1904. 



FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN. AND SEEDSMEN 



who read the new American Gardening, learn what is doing in the Pubhc Parlts and Private Places 

 throughout the country. A large space is devoted each weel< to news items covering these two features. 



AS AN ADVER.TISING MEDIUM ^ ^ ^ 

 AMERICAN GARDENING BRINGS RESULTS. 



It reaches those who spend the money: wealthy amateurs, private gardeners, and park superintendents. 

 Urvder Now Ma.na.ienient. Improved a^rvd Up-to-d&te. 



Published weekly. $1.50 Per Year. Sample copies free. 



America-n Gardening Co. (Inc.), 136 Liberty St., New York. 



etc.. have been the slaiidanl of excel l^uce lor half a 

 century. Tlie best always cheapesL. ll.iv« hun.lretls 

 of carloads of 



Fruits and Ornamentals. 



41) acres of Hardy Kosfs ioi 

 famous CriiUBOri Kamblur. 44 t. 



ii.iini: •l.''i,l'<it"l of the 

 .'"iihiui^H^of Palms, 



Fifi'! F»>rn>* Ttosef^, etc ('orresinTnlrnce Boiicited. Catalogue fret*, fitlth jt-a 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Box 259, Painesville, Ohio. 



Surplus Shrubs CHEAP! 



SHREWSBURYNURSERIES, Eafontown.N. J. 



Also other trees aud plaots iu assortment. 

 Send for Wholesale List. 



Mentinn The Rovi<Mv wii.ii 



CALIFORNIA PRIVET 



Per louu 



200.000 2 yeare, 2to2H feet, very bushy S2ii,00 



l,-.0.00l) 2 • 18to24 Ins., • ■• ItlOl 



100.000 2 ■■ 12 to IS 11', 00 



200000 1 year 12 to IS " br.%nched 9.00 



200000 1 ■■ 10 to 12 •• ■■ 7 00 



lOO.umi Cuttlng-s. 8 Ins., strong- 80 



lUO.LOO •■ 8 ■■ light 00 



Also have ,1 larg-e stock In A^naraciis Roots. 

 2 years. Palmetio & Barrs: .30 000 Cauna Roots, 

 60.000 Tuberose Roots. 5 000 Geraniums. 2i2-ln. 

 pots, all proud stock and low prices. Write for 



"j! H.'O'HAGAN, liUle Silver, N, J. 



Mention The Ri'TJew when you write. 



Peterson Nursery, 



170 La Salle St., CHICAGO. 



EONIES 



And HARDY ORNAMENTAL STOCK. 



Write for Illustrated price list. 

 Mention The Review when you write. 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY, 



GENEVA, N. Y. 



m 



Wholesale 

 Growers of 



1 



BNAMENTAI. TREES, 



Shrubs, Roses, Clema- 

 tis, Fruit Trees and 

 Small Frnlts In gieal narletj 



Send for oar Wholesale Price List. 



■^.dtoTHEMOON 



Company 



- For f Trees, Shrubs, Vines. 

 Your i and Small Fruits. 



Descriptive Illastrsted Catalogue Fn-o 



THE WM. H. MOON CO.. 

 Morrisville, Pa. 



VREDENBURG & CO. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Lithographing, Printing, Engraving, 



Binding exclusively for FLORISTS, 



SEEDSMEN and NURSERYMEN 



Sample Colored Plates free— Send (or Catalogue 

 C^ UNEQUALLED FACLLITIES 



Little Neck, L. I. — W. K. Vander- 

 bilt lias awarded a contract to Wm. J. 

 Hamilton to build a range of six green- 

 houses 20x250 at Dcepdale. The cost is 

 to be about $25,000. 



NURSERY NEWS. 



AMERICAN ASSOCUTION OF NURSCRYMEN. 



Pres., N. W. Hale, KnoxvlUe. Tenn. : Vice-Pres., 

 P. A. Weber. St. Loula; Sec'y. Geo. C. Seager, 

 Rochester, N. Y.; Treas.. C. L. Yates. Rochester, 

 N. Y. The twenty-eighth annual convention 

 will be held at Atlanta, Ga., June, hXU. 



Charles D. Carpenter, formerly of 

 Omaha, has assumed the position of su- 

 perintendent of parks at Milwaukee. 



B. S. Gage, of the Peterson Nur.sery, 

 Chicago, has been elected to meniber- 

 .ship in the Western Society of Engi- 

 neers. 



John C. Olmsted, of Boston, has made 

 plans for the landscape work in the nu- 

 merous small parks in which Chicago is 

 investing several million dollars. 



The Minneapolis Journal recently pub- 

 lished a Nursery Edition, under the luau- 

 agement of Henry L. Patthey, who also 

 directed its sweet pea show last summer. 



The receipts of American and Cana- 

 dian apples at Liverpool, England, dur- 

 ing the period from August to the third 

 week of December amounted to some- 

 thing like 1,200,000 barrels, whereas dur- 

 ing the corresponding period of last j-ear 

 the imports were only 750,000 barrels. 



The American Peony Association plans 

 to ])lant a large collection of peonies at 

 Highland park, Rochester, N. Y., under 

 the care of John Dunbar. It is proposed 

 to test three plants of each variety from 

 each member who cares to contribute, the 

 work to be under the supervision of the 

 nomenclature committee. European 



growers will also be invited fo contribute 

 to the plantation. 



Fond du Lac, Wis. — After an illness 

 of only two days, Mrs. E. Haentze, wife 

 of the well known florist, died February 

 7, of diabetes. She was a native of 

 Germany and 63 years of age. Mr. aud 

 Mrs. Haentze were married in New York 

 and had lived in Fond du Lac for fortv- 

 one years. She took an active jMirt in 

 developing the large greenhouse estali- 

 lishment. Five sons and a daughter 

 are left. 



Seed Trade News. 



AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. 



Pres,, S. P. Wlllard. Wethersfleld. Conn.; First 

 Vlce-Pres., J. Chas. McCuUough, Cincinnati, O.; 

 Sec'y and Treas.. C. E. Kendel, Cleveland, O. 

 The 22d annual meeting will be held at St. Louts, 

 Mo., June, 1904, 



MUSKMELON seed is in good demand; 

 stock is short and prices advancing. 



Onio.v sets are moving in good shape. 

 Prices have advanced 10 cents per bushel 

 on yellows, 15 cents on reds and 25 cents 

 on whites within the week. 



The annual convention of canners is 

 on this week. It may develop that some 

 who ordinarily buy seeds there will be in 

 a position to sell this year. The stock 

 will be worth the money, however, no 

 matter who has it. 



The Joe L. UUathorne Seed Co., of 

 Memphis, Tenn., has been incorporated 

 with $100,000 capital stock, by Joe L. 

 UUathorne, 0. C. Armstrong. A.' S. Ulla- 

 thorne, Hosmer J. Barrett. Geo. S. Hoop- 

 er, W. A. Bicksford and Henrv Craft. 



EUROPEAN 



DEPARTMENT. 



In writing these advertisers please 

 mention the Review. 



A. LeGOQ & GO. 



DARMSTADT, GERMANY, 



Wholesale Dealers in 



Grass, Clover, 



TIGRICIJLTIJRSL 

 and FOREST TREE 

 SEEDS— 



Prices and Samples on application. 



Van derWeijden & Co. 



THE NURSERIES, 

 BOSKOOP, HOLLAND. 



Growers of Hardy Rhododendruns. Azaleas, 

 Clematis. Shrubs. Conifers In several var., Taxus. 

 invar.. Boxwood pyraintds 3-4 feeihlg-h etc.. etc. 



Ask for prices. Catalogue free ou demand, 

 NO A GENTS. NO AGENTS. 



DAHLIAS. ' 



Ten Gold Medals Awarded 1903. 



Pot-roots for shipment at once. Every section 



including the popular Cactus Dahlias at $1.00 



per 100 in '26 sorts. Better and newer kinds at 



$6.00 and $6.00 per 100. Terms cash with order. 



Catalogue li4 pp. free of charge. 



Hobbies LiMiTED,N:°;.'°'e''s 



•<)T 

 KOOTS. 



Dereham, Eng. 



New Chrysanthemums 



The best of the Novelties shown at New 

 York this year are from my last year's set. 



Another great set described in my special 

 list just out. Sent post frte. Write for It. 



W. WELLS & CO., 



EARLSWOOD, - - Sl'KRET. ENGLAND. 



