March 17, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



825 



! 



One of our best growers makes a specialty of 



Lilies tor Easter 



And they have for years produced f 



THE BEST LILIES offered in this market. i 



We handle all the cut from these greenhouses and these are the lilies on which f 

 we are now booking orders. w/wv.>y^^«..,<.\>%.vyx^"^^ a 



$15 per 100; $125 per 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. J amebioah beauty. perdoz. i \ 



c Long stemmed $5.00 S ^ 



Place your order now and make sure of a supply s Mineh ItlS:.:::::::;;:::::;::::; loo * f 

 of the BEST LILIES to be found in this or any I 11^ ^:\:\\" :::.::::::::::: 2m \ A 



_41- __ .^ — wlro* / 12-inch stem 1..50 I f 



Oiner marKei. V short stem $6.00 to $8.00 per 100 > A 



I Per 100 > T 



4 gg £>% IT n ^^»»/i~r*f> • t> > Brides and Maids $3.00 to $8.00 » A 



All CUT FLOWEKS in Reason. > six^^-^.^^^^^-.-.-iiiSSt'Siisss 5 



J Carnations 1.50 to 2.00 J T 



^ ^^ I " large and fancy. 3.00 to 4.00 



■ ^ ■ \ Violets 50 to .75 



/ Valley 2.00 to 3.00 



E^^^^ — ^■ » '^H ■^m '^r ■mm ^k v ^f^^ \ Romans, Paper Whites 2.00 to 3.00 



■ #m l^fH ■ ■ I^M ■ '^ f Callas. per doz.. $1.25 to $1.50 



^ W >^ L^^ Ivl I HI ^1 W fl^ ? Harrisii per doz., 2.00 



W ^^^W M mk. R ^ ^ ^km^ ^ K. ^ ^^^ V i Asparagus, per string, 25 to 50c. 



^ L Asparagus Sprengeri 3.00 to 6.00 



„^- »„»«.. jj^i^^.,.,, ^ ».. r Ferns... per 1000, $3.50 .35 



The Largest. Best Equipped and Moat Centrally Locatefl V Qalax per 1000, $1.00 .15 



Wholesale Cut Flower House In Chicago. / Adiantiim 1.00 



V Smilax per doz.. $2.00 



nr% n m nc T% .J 11. c« ^^M • ■■■ / Leucothoe sprays .75 



O.£-v34-v30 Kanaoipn »t., f niOAflA III S subject to change wlthont notice, 



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E. P. WInterson Co* 



E. F. WINTERSON 

 L.H. WINTERSON 

 JOHN P. DEGNSN 



SUCCESSORS TO 



SIPPLIES 



We carry the most Complete 

 Line of 



Florists' Supplies 



in the West. Catalogue Free. 

 Exclusive makers of 



"Perfect Shape" 



;WIBE WOBKE 



McKELLAB & WINTERSON, EstabUshed 1894. 

 HEADQUARTERS FOR 



Roses, Carnations, 



Violets, all Bulbous Stock 



A DAII.T SUPPLY FROM 40 GBOWEBS 



Wild Smilax, Fancy and Dagger Ferns, Galax, Etc. 



" Highest Qualities" as well as "Under Grades" 



Address All Correspondenca to ^> B^ S .^^ »» 



45-47-49 Wabash Avenue, ^IllCaQO 



WE WANT 



Your Orders, are prepared and 

 win take care of them to your 

 advantage. 



Telephone, Write or Wire 



and you will receive 



PROMPT SERVICE 



Our Prices will always be 

 found 



Consistent witli tlie Market i 



Mpntlon The Review when yon wrlt^ 



WATER-TIGHT BOILER PIT. 



"Will some one please tell me through 

 the Review how to go to work to build 

 a pit that will be water tight in low 

 land, to set in boilers for greenhouses? 



E. S. H. 



It is a very difficult matter to build 

 a pit to keep water out. It is much 

 easier to build one to hold water. Proba- 

 bly as nearly a waterproof pit as can be 

 secured would be obtained in the fol- 

 lowing manner: Excavate a pit at least 

 two feet larger on all sides than is de- 

 sired and make the excavation at least 



a foot deeper than desired. First lay a 

 concrete floor consisting of broken stone, 

 sand and Portland cement in the fol- 

 lowing proportions: One part of cement, 

 two parts sand and five parts broken 

 stone broken about one to two inches in 

 diameter. Mix all thoroughly and 

 moisten sufficiently to make sand and 

 cement adhere to stones, then tamp 

 firmly. Lay a floor composed of such 

 material at least four inches thick over 

 the entire pit. After it has set (har- 

 dened) coat the surface with a mortar 

 composed of one part cement to three of 

 sand, to the depth of one-half to three- 

 quarters of an inch and on top of this 



build the walls of the pit, laying the 

 stones or brick in cement mortar and 

 plastering the wall with a good coat of 

 cement mortar similar to that used for 

 surfacing the floor. Do not replace earth 

 about the sides of the pit until the wall 

 has set and the plastering on the out- 

 side is hard. It should be done, how- 

 ever, before the cement mortar dries 

 sufficiently to check. L. C. C. 



LorasviLLE, Kr. — C. H. Kunzman has 

 a new carnation support which he pro- 

 poses to put on the market. It is three 

 stakes carrying two rings and is collap- 

 sible, making it very easy to handle. 



