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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



JANUARY 27, 



KANSAS CITY, MO. 



Your correspondent was told by one 

 •of his lady customers the following: 



"Mr, _ I saw the most barbarous, 



most detestable, most ignoble piece of 

 work I ever saw." "What was it, 

 madam?" was asked. "Why, at Mr. 

 B's funeral, in looking over the floral 



designs, I saw Mrs. 's card, and on 



one corner of the card was stamped 

 the florist's name and business place. 

 Oh, what a fiend, to take that way of 

 ladvertising his business. You ought to 

 tell him how bad it is." "Oh, no, 

 madam," I said; 'that work will 

 ■soon kill him. We have worse 

 than that in our city." "What,, 

 ■worse than that?" "Yes, madam; we 

 have one who travels continuously 

 through our city with opera glasses 

 looking for crepe on doors, and when 

 found walks right into the house, pro- 

 ■ duces his plates of elegant floral de- 

 signs, ard never leaves until he gets 

 one or more orders for designs." "Oh, 

 my, my— may the Lord forgive him." 

 I said, "No. madam; may the devil get 

 him, and that soon, too." And he will 

 soon come to grief, for such hideous 

 means of doing business will soon tell. 



S. 



WARREN, O. 



A. T. Hoyt has been quite sick with 

 kidney trouble, but is now on the 

 mend and hopes to soon be in his usual 

 good health. Mr. Hoyt has made some 

 improvements in his system of hot 

 water heating and expects to put in 

 quite a number of his heaters the com- 

 ing spring. It certainly makes a great 

 ■saving in fuel. 



At George W. Gaskill's the boys are 

 busy with plants for wholesale trade, 

 of which there is a fine stock. He 

 grows roses and carnations largely for 

 home trade. 



Business has been far from satisfac- 

 tory here and it would appear that that 

 wave of prosperity has not reached 

 here yet. Mum. 



ROOTED CUTTINGS. 



ROSES. 



Bridesmaid... I $1 50 per 100. 



Brides I $12.50 per 1000. 



Perles ! Cuttings. 



Xa France [Fine rosi.- phmls from 



Meteors I 2',2-ini;h pots ready 



Kaiserin J February loth. 



CHRNHTIONS. 



William Scott 



Nancy Hanks 1 



Tidal Wave I SI 00 per 100. 



Portia l' $7.50 per 1000. 



Ijizzie McGo^wan 



Kohinoor j 



Emma Wocher -| 



^^^A^lr-y, ' Sl.SOperlOO. 



£izzfe"Gl\bert. ! ! : 1 ! ! ! ! f S^^.SO ?er 1000. 



Harrison's White | 



Bridesmaid J 



Nivea / $3.00 per lOO. 



Jubilee i'S25.00 per lOOO. 



No Older for less than 100 of one vant-ly aiceiJletl. 



REINBERG BROS., 

 5! Wabash Avenue, • CHICAGO 



^ ^ EEDS FOR FLORISTS 



Trade pkt. oz. 



Al vssum Little Gem ^. 15 mso 



lies,'oni:i Vernon 25 



Candytuft Empress 10 .20 



Centaurea Gynnocarpa IS -^'j 



Coboea Scandens 15 .35 



Dnicjena Indivisa 15 .30 



Nasturtium Dwarf mixed. lb.60 _ .10 



Petunia, tine mixed 15 .50 



Trade pkt. oz. 

 Pettinia, large flowering 



mixed $1.00 



Phlox Nana Cumpacta 



mixed 25 $1.50 



Salvia Splendens 25 1.50 



Thunber^^M mixed 10 .;0 



Verbena Mammoth mixed. .25 l.iO 



ELLIOTT 



& SONS. ..New York. 



SPRING BllBS. per 100. per 1000- 



Tuberose Dwarf Pearl tirstsize $l oi> ST.Oi 



Tuberose Dwarf Pearl, .second size 75 5.00 



Begonias, Tuberous, single, separate colors 3.50 30.00 

 BeKonins. Tuberous. double, separate colors 12.00 



Gloxinia Krtcta, separate colors H.OO 



inia Kr^ 



T^wmmmmmmmmmmmmm^mm 



New Pink 

 Carnation 



Mrs. Frances Joost 



Seeiiling from McGowan x \Vm. Scotl; tf-sttd fur four yeur.s. It i > of an exc«-ediii}j:ly pit-using 

 cnlor and proved itself an early and most prolific bloomer. It makes in a short time a Gne bushy- 

 plant, and has the form and habit of what carnation men say make an ideal vlant. Po-itively free 

 from rust. The stem is strong and heavy enou^^h to carry the large fiowrrerect without tying of 

 any sort. Calyx perfect; never bursts. Tt is a Kood keeper and a good shipper. You will niake no 

 mistakeby trying a few. AH orders filled in rotation. Aslhesah^of the stock of this Carnation 

 will be limited, it is advisable to order early if you want any. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



Price, $2 per doz.; $lO per lOO; $75 per lOOO. 



Cash nitli Order. 



C. BESOLD. 



.MINEOLA, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. 



%i\tiniiutitiiittsiitiiiiiiui4iitiiitiiit>iitiitt 



% A Source of 

 Danger 



Is ji plunt Food that contain^i ACIDS. Do you 

 furiiUh your cusi'>incTs with siirh an artlch'? 

 Hetter not. A few uf the good poluis lu our 

 Excelsior Food— 



FREE from Odor. 



FREE from Coloring matter. 



FREE from Acids. Perfect solublUty. 

 ■\Ve furnish a booklet "The "Window Garden." by 

 Kt>en E. Ri/xford, Floral Kditnr of the "Ladies' 

 Homo Journal." Have you purchased your Plant 

 Food fnr Y;\\\ and Winter trade? If not, w rite U3 

 for prices and ttTUis. 



The Walker Fertilizer Co. 



Clifton Springs, N. Y. 



REED & KELLER, 



122 W. 2Sth St. , NEW VORK CITY. 



Manufacturers of WIRE .* DESIGNS 



and Dealers in 



m«m»«. FLORISTS' .* SIPPLIES 

 STANDARD 



FLOWER POTS.. 



In any quantity, and of the best quality. 

 Get my price list before ordering elsewhere. 



W. H. ERNEST, 



station M, N. E. WASHINGTON, O. C. 



Please ment'on the Florists Review when 

 writing advertisers. 



LAGER & HURRELL 



Growers and Importers of 



SUMMIT. 



Correspondence 

 Solicited^ 



N. J. 



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London Grove, Pa.— Mr. O. F. Pass- 

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