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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



DerEMBEK 33. 189i. 



WALLINGFORD, CONN. 



Man's greatest friend jet bitterest foe 

 — fire — wrought sad havoc with the green- 

 houses and stock of George H. Rowden, 

 caused by a drunken liobo who gained 

 entrance through a door which had been 

 forgotten to lie locked. The result has 

 caused a peck of trouble, for whilst in- 

 sured to a certain extent the loss of stock 

 and consequent business will take time 

 to recoup, Mr. Rowden surveys the 

 wreck philosophically and is pitching in 

 with might and main to get fixed up 

 again as .soon as possible. 



He relates a humorous incident asso- 

 ciated with the boilers, of which he has 

 two, a Scollay and Hitchings, both of 

 which were blowing off on his arrival in 

 great shape. He does not know which 

 made the most noise, but almost imme- 

 diately afterward the chimney stack fell 

 on the back of Hitchings (boiler), break- 

 ing it. but considering it had done steady 

 service for seventeen years, this wasn't to 

 be wondered at, so that a duplicate w. s 

 at once ordered, and instead of being run 

 .separately, as was the old one, has been 

 connected with the Scollay and both will 

 have an eijual show. 



This is the opportunity for the drum- 

 mer, especially he of a commiserating 

 turn, barring a representative of a pot 

 firm, who will not be able to get in his 

 work for some time, owing to an abund- 

 ance of pots, which were about the only 

 things that survived the heat. W. M. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



Smith T. Bradley aibnitted with the 

 army of visitors at his opening a splen- 

 ilid black specimen of the feline race, and 

 whilst he does not believe in charms 

 neither will he in hoodoos, as business 

 has been first-rate ever since. A hand- 

 ■some new sign across the front of the 

 office contains nmch gilt, and whilst all 

 that glitters is not gold, in this instance 

 the gold (and bills) flow underneath it. 



S. H. Moore was working upon a large 

 sago wreath upon which Bridesmaid roses 

 were being placed. He tells me this is a 

 \er3- popular thing just now, having made 

 up several already this season. Perle or 

 Meteor look e.xceedingly rich upon the 

 dark green background. 



R. Veitch it Son deplore the loss of 

 their late worthy assistant, Mr. Rowan, 

 the notice of whose death was recorded 

 last week in this paper. 



Jno. Champion & Co. have a fine lot of 

 carnations, particularly Scott and Mc- 

 Gowan, for Christmas. W. JI. 



GOLD FISH 



...Fine Healthy Stock... 



Medium to hirne size. $111.00 per 100. Cash with 

 order. No charge for shipping cans. 



Gold Fi.sh can be shipped by Express thous- 

 ands of miles with safety and are a profitable 

 and attractive stocli to handle. 



rull Iiine of Aquaria Supplies. 



Keenan's Seed Store 



6II2-6II4 Wentworth Ave., CHICAGO. 



ROGERS PARK FLORAL CO. 



Holiday Price List. 



Subject to Change Without Notice. 



Roses, .Vmerican Beauties. 1st grade $100.00 



Roses. American Beauties. 2nd grade TS.OU 



Roses, Amei'ican Beauties, 3rd grade SO. 00 



Roses. American Beauties. 4th grade 2.=i.00 



Roses. Meteor and ICaiserin . , - .$l:i.O') to *1.^.00 



Roses, Brides and Maids 12,00 to ln,00 



Ro.-es, Perles 8,00 to 10.00 



Roses. Woottons lO.lXI to 12.00 



Carnations. Common 4.00 to .^.00 



Carnalions, Fancy S,(KI to t),00 



Violets 2.00 to 2.S0 



Smilax la.lWto 20.00 



Adi^nium Ferns 100 



Common Fer'is, per 1000, ,$2.00 .2.") 



Romans 3.00 to 4,00 



Valley S,00 to 6,00 



Harrisii Lilies 18,00 to 20,00 



WHOLESALE 

 GROWERS OF 



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Cut 

 Flowers 



All telegraph and telephone orders 

 given prompt attention. 



Tel. Main 1811. 



41 Wabash Avenue, 

 CHICAGO. 



Texas Seed and Floral Co. 



Wholesale Florists 



Consignments of Choice Roses and Carnations Solicited. 



We get Top Prices, Make Quick Sales and Prompt Returns. TRY IS. 



WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING AS LONG AS THEY LAST: 



Rooted Cuttings d-rauiums in choice ikmhccI ♦. Sirong Field (irowu Kverblooming Roses at 



varieties at $1.50 per no, •« $12,.i0 per KH], 



Hibiscus, 2'i-inch fine plants at W.OO per 100, % Fine Roses from 2i».inch pots, in allot the lead- 

 Lemon Verbenas, 2' -inch fine plants at $4,i«i % ing varieties, at iiS,.^ per 100. 



l)er 100, •, Stuck Plants, AIHTniiiilhcra, at WOO per IIKI 



TEXAS SEED and FLORftL 60. ^"o^irAL'TEx. 



SAMIEL S. PENNOCK, 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORIST fe»i*»> 



1612-14-16 Ludlow Street, - PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Bet wren Chcslniit and Market Streets, 



tin.' si, „ I; ..I ROSES, VALLEY, 

 CARNATIONS, SMILAX, 

 Etc., coining in, of which we can 

 nil orders on the shortest notice, 



EXTRA FINE 



STOCK OF BEAUTIES. 



[,,ocal and Long Distance 

 Phone 5210. 

 Open until 8 p. .m. 



Cinerarias and Caiceolarias, 



We have a superior strain 

 of these beautiful plants. 



Cinerarias, 2Vj in. 

 Cinerarias, 3-in, - 

 Calceolarias. 214-in. 



*2.00 per 100 

 :!,IHI per UK) 

 a, 00 per 100 



WHITTON & SONS, Wholesale Florists, 



Cityand Green Sts UTICA, N. Y. 



For Sale-Cut Flowers 



M^rricciic paper white G. 

 ''*" CISSUS per hundred, . ,$1,7.t 



Terms— cash with order, 



MISSES WILSON, - Montgomery, Ala. 

 Mildred Street. 



•t WHEN YOU WANT THE BEST I 



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\ Bassett & Washbirn, \ 



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