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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Decembek !t, 1897. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



I notice in the article on exhibitions bj- 

 E. G. Hill, reviewing the reports of the 

 chrj-santheniuin shows, that only a few 

 of them were financially a success. He 

 asks where lies the trouble? Are the 

 people growing tired of the shows? Is 

 the admission fee too high? I can only 

 speak of the question so far as our show 

 is concerned, and in my opinion I am 

 sure that there are a great many people 

 who are tired of shows. I have heard of 

 manv who say, why there is no use to go 

 to the show,' as every flower store is a 

 small show in itself, and if we wish to 

 see further we can go to the greenhouses. 

 And many have said twenty-five cents is 

 toonmch; we cannot afford it. 



I have always advocated a small admis- 

 sion fee, or entirely free. I will say here 

 that at our last sho'w we sold space for our 

 merchants to advertise their goods, which 

 almost paid our rent, and with a little more 

 hustling around we could have sold enough 

 to pay the whole amount. What we want 

 is to get the public to visit the show, and 

 you surely cannot get a very large num- 

 ber there if they are charged to see what 

 thev can see every da}- free. The sale 

 froin the booths this year was very small, 

 as compared with last year, owing to the 

 very small attendance. Our exhibitors 

 are verv much discouraged, and I doubt 

 if the Florists' Club will ever give an- 

 other show. 



Heretofore the club has been held to- 

 gether by the chrysanthemum show, and 

 now that there is no prospect of another 

 show, they are going to take up a subject 

 for each evening during the winter. The 

 subject for the next meeting, Dec. 7th, 

 is "New Chrysanthemums." Now don't 

 hold your breath, but if you hear of 

 a rival from Grand Rapids of the new 

 yellow, Pennsylvania, it is none other 

 than a very fine yellow sport from Mrs. 

 Jerome Jones; all the good qualities of J. 

 Jones but it is very nnich larger. Penn- 

 sylvania must look to her laurels. Henry 

 Smith is the happv possessor. 



The Grand Rapids Floral Co., Alfred 

 Hanna and Wm. Cunningham, have dis- 

 solved, Mr. Hanna continuing the busi- 

 ness at the old stand. Wm. Cunningham 

 has rented the Schmidt Bros, place for a 

 term of years, and has opened up a first- 

 class store on Canal St. 



Carnations in this section are unusually 

 fine and healthy this fall. We had a very 

 drv fall, and when they were lifted and 

 placed in their winter quarters they 

 seemed to move right along. 



Look out soon for a brand new red 

 Tidal Wave by the raisers of Morello. 

 Flora Hill is being tried by all our florists 

 and so far is very satisfactory. Silver 

 Spray still reigns supreme as a white and 

 is doing extra fine this winter. A new 

 clear vellow finely fringed carnation will 

 be the next from George Hancock & Son. 

 I may be telling secrets but just think and 

 keep watching. N. B. Stover. 



EVERY FLORIST OUGHT TO 



INSURE HIS GLASUGAINST HAIL 



FOR PARTICIIL.4HS ADDRESS 



JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y. SADDLE RIVER, N. J. 



SIMMONS' -g 



NEW LIGHT COLORED 



CARNATION, MRS. S. A. NORTHWAY. 



Orders booked now and llUed ui rotution. We shall eommtnce to ship soon. Price, flO.liO per 

 100; !f75.00 per 1,000. 



GERANIUMS. 



Md. Briiant, Md. Jaulen. Pleiire Poitevine, J. Ricaud, and J. Sallier. V^-^n. pot plants, $5.00 

 per 100. RootHd cuttings. $3.00 per 100: %-lh.^ per 1,000, cash with order. 



Our supt-rb stock of all the finest sorts, S^^-in. pot plants, named, $25.00, unnamed, $30.00. per 

 1,000. Rooted cuttings, $12.50 per 1.000, cash with order. 



FUCHSIAS. 



A grand lot of summered-over stock in small pots that will make early bloomers, $3.00 per 100. 

 Our Price List describes many other fine plants. Send for it. 



W. p. Simmons & Co., 



GENEVA, OHIO. 



...AZALEA INDICA... 



WE have a large assortment of all the leading varieties which we make this special offer for cash: 

 10 to 12-in. crowns, full of buds, ii;:r.=i(i p.r iloz. i:^ to i. Sin crowns, .'O ris each: !f5.50 per doz. 



WHITTON & SONS, Wholesale Florists, 



City and Green Streets. UTICA, NEW YORK. 



GOLD FISH 



...Fine Healthy Stock... 



Medium to large size. $10.00 per 100. Cash with 

 order. No charge for shipping cans. 



Gold Fish can be shipped by Express thous- 

 ands of miles with safety and are a proflliible 

 and attractive stock to handle. 



Full Line of Aquaria Supplies. 



Keenan's Seed Store 



6II2-6II4 Wentworth 4ve., CHICAGO. 



If you buy flowers and supplies 

 of Kennicott Bros. Co., Chicago, you 

 will get what you want and at the 

 right prices. 



The key to success is proper ven- 

 tilation and watering. The key to 

 proper ventilation is the Evans' 

 Challenge Ventilating Apparatus. 

 Works easily, does the work right, 

 built to last, always satisfactory. 

 No toy imitation but a machine to 

 do its work and do it well. Much 

 the cheapest in the end. Quaker 

 City Machine Co., Richmond, Ind. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



CANNAS....DORMANT ROOTS. 



i_;t't uur price;- before buying' eNfwhcre. 

 — By the dozen, hundred or thousand. 



ROWEHL «& QRANTZ, 



HICkSVILLE, L. I., NEW YORK. 



WE CAN FURNISH 



..PEARL TUBEROSE BULBS.. 



AU native Trees, Shrubs and Bag Plants. Also 

 YOUNG PITCH PINES, HOLLS' and WILD 

 SMILAX for DECORATING. Write and tell 

 us what you want. N'o Yellow Fever here! ! 



JAS. M. LAMB, 



FAYEHEVILLE, N. C. 



FIRST-CLASS STOCK!! 



NONE BETTER ON THE MARKET. 



Ko'iteil cuttings of Geraniums, 125 for «l.i)0; $10,00 

 jn-r l.iHKi. Rooted cuttings uf Carii.itions. 12.^ for Jl.OO; 

 *lil,iiO per I.OOO Routed cuttinns of Forj.'et-Mf Not and 

 Begunia .\rgentea Gultata. 83.00 per 100. Cyclamen Gi- 

 prtiiteuiii, 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Cut blooms of Carna- 

 tions. 82 00 per 100. Write for quotations on Young 

 Koses. Ueraniuras, Coleus, Alternantheras, and any 

 bedding stock vou may need for spring delivery. 

 I'RICES WILL SCKPKISE YOU. 



CEO. M. EMMANS, Newton. N.J. 



Extra select stock at Kennicott 

 Bros. Co., Chicago. All flowers in 

 season at lowest market rates. 



