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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



FEBRUARY 24. 1S08. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Looking in at tlie establishment of 

 J. B, Keller's Sons, I found the worthy 

 Mr. Keller, senior, busily engaged in 

 tying up a fine specimen of Dendrobi- 

 um nobile, and it occurred to me that 

 as this house possesses a large stock 

 and had such success with this plant, au 

 article in The Review would be high- 

 ly appreciated. This was declined, how- 

 ever, on the ground that the herba- 

 ceous department required Mr. Keller's 

 sole attention, so he kindly furnished 

 your correspondent with the following 

 particulars: 



Dendrobium nobile and its varieties 

 are most easy of jiropagation. young 

 growths taken off being preferred to di- 

 visions. Not less than two, and usu- 

 ally three and four of these rooted 

 growths are put together in a pan. 

 ■Within the space of two years a strong 

 plant will be obtained, and when pro- 

 ducing, say. three flowering and thre:? 

 green growths, it is a pretty and well 

 shaped plant, that will find a ready 

 sale at fair price. Quite a number of 

 plants such as are herein described 

 were disposed of at Christmas, and 

 more were in demand. While these 

 have been grown only with part crocks 

 and part sphagnum, Mr. Keller intends 

 experimenting with Jadoo. having an 

 idea this may be a good thing for free- 

 growing varieties of orchids. 



Geo. Savage, of the Kimball g,-een- 

 houses. has a grand lot of Dendrobes. 

 Wardianum is simply immense. He 

 has n batch of Cypripedium Lawrence- 

 anum and varieties which are the pic- 

 ture of health I this does not insinuate 

 others are not healthy). Even when 

 not in bloom this plant is ornamental, 

 Us marbled foliage being very effect- 

 ive. Of insigne varieties Barryanum 

 and Dormanianum are considered the 

 finest, excepting that lovely variety 

 Laura Kimball, for which Mr. Savage 

 has received a number of inquiries, but 

 will have no plants to dispose of for a 

 long time. The first species dispos- 

 able goes across the pond, and at a big 

 figure. Cypripedium Sallierii Hy-nm- 

 um is one of the finest of the species. 

 Suspended in the aquatic house are 

 some splendid pieces of Laelia an- 

 ceps Stella and the true alba in flower, 

 truly beautiful and useful; also L. 

 Sanderiana, but I see little difference 

 between this variety and stella. 



Angraecums are coming into flower, 

 also phalaenopsis varieties, which lat- 

 ter, to my mind, is one of the most 

 chaste and graceful of the orchid fam- 

 ily. 



Mr. Savage forces large quantities 

 of Dutch bulbs and many lilacs. 

 The latter are started under the 

 bench and are gradually brought 

 to light with entire success. He 

 has a good bed of violets, but we 

 must give the palm for these to Fred 

 Schlegel's Sons, who have this season 

 the finest lot seen in this section for 

 many years. Freddy is justly elated 

 over their good fortune. W. M. 



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FLORA HILL, $5 per 100, $40 per 1,000. 



EVELINA, - - - $10 per 100--* 

 WHITE CLOUD, - $10 per 100.--* 



PSYCHE-flaked white,.* $10 per 100. 



PAINTED LADY-red,J* Two Fine Commercial Sorts. 



Our tr.iilc li-^t i^ issucil; it yon h.ivc not rcccivcil it. send for a cnpy. New 

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GERANIUMS Mr.. »ii m soil in Hals, n-adv to 

 fliilt mto 3-in. pots, J15.no per l.(KK). S. .•\. Nutt, 

 Beaiitf Poitevine, Mrs. E. G. Hill, \'an Dale and 

 Roht. Brett: the same in 2'/i-in. pots. $20.00 per 

 1.000. Standard sorts, such as Double Grant. 

 Bniantii. La Fayette. LaFavorite. Le Pilot. Glorie 

 de France, Hoff Beach. \\'onder. >irs. J. M. Gaar. 

 Jules Ferrv..Centaureau. and others. $12.00 per 

 1,000; in ■>}/! in. pots, $1,S,00 per 1000, Mountain of 

 Snow, in 2'4-in. pots, SJTiO per 100, Mme. Salle- 

 roi. in flats, $l,-.':> |.rr loii: SLO.OOper 1000. 



DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Dreer's strain, from 

 flats 51. SO per Iihi: JIJ i«i jn-r 1000. 



ROOTED CUTTINGS. Vincas. variegated. 

 $l..)(i |).r 100: 5fJ 11(1 iHT liiiHX .\nthemis Corona- 

 ria, Doul.le Golden .Marguerite, SI, 30 per 100, 

 Salvia Splendens, Sl,t)0 per 100, Coleus, assorted. 

 2-inch pot. $1.1,00 per 1000; rooted cuttings, $4.50 

 per lOOO; C. Versciiaffeltii. Golden Queen, glS.OO 

 per 1000; rooted cuttings, $3.00 per KXIO, 



.Ageratum, blue and white, 75c per 100, $t),00 per 

 1000, Fuchsias, the standard sorts. $1..50 per 100. 

 $12.00 per 1000, Feverfew Little Gem, $1.00 per 

 KMI, $0,00 per 1000, Selection of sorts to remain 

 with us. Ca=h to ;trcoiiipan\' all orders. 



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ParnaliAnc i" --'"■ i^^t^- -"^i'^ >^ a, Noithway. JIO 

 UdllldllUllo permO; Flora Hill. Muplfilalf.lto per UM>; 

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 Kose <^uet-n, line for summer cuttinp 81(1 per lOoO- 

 naranilimc »""''i;->n- pots. S. a. Nuii, La Fnvoute, 

 UCldlMUniO Ht'teranthe. «2.'. per 1000, Mad Briiaiit, 

 M. Alplumsf KiL-ard. Fleur Poievine. $4 pir mO; Mrs. 

 Verkms, Surpi ise. l>uches>e de Mailte.W per 100; Rose, 

 12.50 per 100; Mtid. Salleroi f2 i.i ).«2ypuMO00. 



UENISTA RACEMOSA. 4-in.. fine stock. $10 

 per HHI Stock A Xo. I. Terms Cash. 



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Lily of the valley 



Best Pips in the market $1.50 per 100; $12 per 1000 



Roott'd Cuttings ut Carnati(in, McGowan. Silvt-r 

 Spray. \Vm. Scott. Tidal Wave and Albertini 

 Rose Queen, Si per loo; SS per i.ooo. 



Geraniums, best bedding varieties, Si-Soper loo; 

 Si5 per I.ooo. 



Fuchias Heliotrope, Ageratum Dwarf, Salvia 

 Splendens and Odorata. Feverfew, Verbena, 

 Sweet Alyssum. Giant and Tom Thumb, Cobea 

 Scandens, See per loo: SS per i,ooo. 



Chrysanthemums, leading varieties, Si. So per 

 100; S12.50 per i.ooo. 



Swainsona. Solanum Jasnimoides, Abutilon, 

 Golden Fleece and Souvenir de Bonn, Vinca Ma- 

 jor, fol. var., S2 per 100. 



Violets, Marie Louise Runners. 80c per 100; S? 

 per 1,000. Same plants out of 2-inch pots, at 50c 

 per 100. Vinca Major. 4^-inch strong plants, Sio- 

 per 100: SSo per i.ooo. 



C. LENGENFELDER. Lincoln & Berteau Aves. 



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(jERANIUMS.°.':i?R^^K 



PER 1000 



■-"^-in. pots, hest \arieties ?_'.'> ih) 



< hit of lints, readv for 3-Jn. pots ll.M 



Konted Cuttings. lo.lK) 



RnntPfl nilttinffQ "'SaUia Splendens and Clara 

 nUUIBU UUIIIllgb li.-dniari, iMlrus, .Ageratums, 



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