Makch 24. 1004. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



953 



THE 

 COTTAGE 

 GARDENS 

 NURSERY 

 BOOK. 



IT IS THE 

 BOOK YOU NEED. 



SEND FOR IT. 



A NEW DEPARTIRE 



We have established an extensive Nursery devoted to growing 

 fancy specimens of Trees, Shrubs and Evergreens. If any of 

 your customers are interested in such stock, you can encourage 

 such interest, as well as make profitable sales, by sending for our 



NURSERY BOOK 



which contains more valuable information about Evergreen 

 Trees, Shrubs, Peonies and Herbaceous Plants than any other 

 work of its kind. q2 pages. 8o elegant half-tones, and full 

 directions as to What, When, Where and How to Plant all 

 Ornamental Plants. 



Prize- 

 Winning 



CARNATIONS 



St the American Carnation Exhibition at Detroit, March 3, 1904. 

 WE HAVE THEM TO OFFER FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. 



Judge Hinsdale (wam) 



Won first prize for best Variegated. 

 Color white. hea^•iI>' laced and 

 edged with bright pink; very large, 

 full, well-formed bloom. 3 inchei^ 

 and over in diameter, on an excep- 

 tionally strong stem. 24 inches and 

 upward in length. Flower very 

 full, highly built; calj-x large, 

 long, exceptionally strong and does 

 not burst; fragrant, splendid keep- 

 er and tirst class shipper. A great 

 favorite upon the New York mar- 

 ket, where it brings the higliest 

 prices. Pi'ice. $12.00 per 100; 

 $100.00 per 1000. 3000 from sand 

 readv now. 3000 ifrom .sand ready 

 March 25. 



The President 



(Ward) 



First prize for best Crimson. One 



of the brightest colored, the larg- 

 est flowered, the best formed and 

 the longest stemmed among crim- 

 son carnations. Enormous bloom. 

 3 inches and upward in diameter, 

 upon perfectly stiff stems, 24 

 inches and upward long. The most 

 striking crimson carnation we have 

 ever grown. Price. $12.00 per 100; 

 $100.00 per 1000. 2000 from sand 

 ready now. 1500 from sand ready 

 March 25. 



Mackinac 



(Ward) 



A wliite carnation whieli lias pro- 

 duced more l^looms during the 

 early part of the season than any 

 otlier white carnation we have 

 ever grown. Stem is long, wiry; 

 flower tine shape; long, strong 

 calyx, flower full and very frag- 

 rant. This we would term dis- 

 tinctively a "Bread and Butter" 

 carnation. Price. $10.00 per luO; 

 $75.00 per 1000. 2000 from sand 

 ready now. 1000 from sand ready 

 March 25. 



Ethel Ward (Ward) 



Won first prize for best Scott 

 Shade of Pink. Medium, large, 

 well-formed bloom, full, with high 

 built center; color bright clear 

 rose-pink, which stands well in the 

 sun. Exceptionally strong clove 

 fragrance. Long, strong calyx 

 which does not burst; very early, 

 exceptionally free, producing an 

 abundance of fiowers throughout 

 the season. Price. $13.00 per 100; 

 $100.00 per 1000. 500 Ifrom 2 inch 

 pots ready now. 3000 from sand 

 ready now. 2000 from sand ready 

 M.arch 25. 



Christmas Eve 



(Ward) 



Medium size, full, brilliant scarlet 

 bloom, produced in enormous quan- 

 tity: habit the san.e as Maoeo, but 

 erect: fully as free a bloomer as 

 that celebrated sort. Exception- 

 ally valuable for the holidays, as 

 it produces an enormous quantity 

 of blooms at that period. Price. 

 $10.00 per 100. 2000 from sand 

 read>- now. 1000 from sand ready 

 March 25. 



Crimson Varieties. 



Octoroon, .a crimson Scott. $10.00 per 

 100. 1000 from sand ready now, 

 500 from sand ready March 25. 



Harry Fenn, $4.00 per 100; $30.00 per 

 1000. 2500 from sand read>' now. 

 1500 from sand read\' March 25. 



White Varieties. 



Lady Bountiful (Dorner). $12.00 per 

 100. 500 from 2 inch pots ready 

 now. 



The Belle (Doi-ner). $12.00 per 100. 

 1000 from 2 inch pots ready now. 



Light Pinii Varieties. 



Enchantress, $G.OO per 100; $50.00 per 

 1000. 4000 from sand ready now. 

 2000 from sand ready March 25, 

 3000 ifrom sand ready April 10. 

 3000 from sand rea.dy April 25. 



Alpine Glow, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 

 1000. 1000 from soil ready now, 

 1500 from sand ready now. 



Mrs. J. A. Thayer, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 

 per 1000. 600 2 inch pots ready 

 now, 500 from sand ready now. 



Scarlet Varieties. 



Governor Bliss .$3.00 per 100. $25.00 per 

 1000. TOO 2 inch pots ready now, 

 3000 fron, sand ready now. 



Variegated Varieties. 



Mrs. M. A. Patten (Fisher*. $12.00 per 



100. 1000 from 2 inch pots ready 



now. 

 Sensation (Ward). $10.00 per 100. 1000 



from sand ready now. 500 from 



sand ready March 25. 

 Prosperity, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 



1000. 2000 from sand ready now. 



2000 from sand ready Marcli 25. 

 Golden Eagle, $10.00 per 100. 250 from 



2 inch pots ready now. 1250 from 



sand read.v now, 1000 from sand 



ready March 25. 



Darit Pinit Varieties. 



Indianapolis ( Baur & Smith). $12.00 

 per 100. 500 from 2 inch pots 

 ready now. 



Nelson Fisher (Fisher), $12.00 per 100. 

 1000 from 2 inch pots ready now. 



The Lawson, 2000 from 2 inch pots 

 ready now. $30.00 per 1000: 5000 

 from sand ready now, $20.00 per 

 1000; 2000 from sand ready March 

 25, $17.50 per 1000. 



IS 



FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. 



The Cottage Gardens, 



C. W. WARD, Manager. QUEENS, L. I., N. Y. 



