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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



MARCH 10, 1S9S. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The Florist Club. 

 The Grand Rapids Florists' Club 

 held a meeting at Alfred Hannah's, on 

 East street, near Burton avenue, Tues- 

 day afternoon, Feb. 15. After a trip 

 through both plants, for there are two. 

 about one-half mile intervening, one 

 grown e.xclusively to carnations, with 

 which Mr. Hannah is very successful, 

 and the other used for roses, mixed 

 plants and flowers with wbicli to sup- 

 ply his store trade, the meeting was 

 called to order by Henry Smith, in the 

 absence of President Stover. Charles 

 Chadwick was admitted to membership. 



Solid Beds vs. Benches. 



Henry Smith read an able paper on 

 "Roses." A great diversity of opinion 

 was expressed regarding the advant- 

 ages of growing on solid beds versus 

 benches. Solid beds planted to 

 Brides and Maids, with under drainage 

 of tiles, was cited as showing that good 

 roses can be grown in that way. 



Walter Grey, of Cincinnati, was 

 mentioned as being successful with 

 solid beds, keeping the plants in bear- 

 ing year after year, instead of replant- 

 ing at great expense each year. Mr. 

 Grey once remarked to the writer that 

 he had wasted $2,000 per year in un- 

 necessary expense of labor and new 

 stock by adhering to the old method. 

 He claimed finer flowers and a more 

 abundant crop. Why don't the con- 

 cerns around Chicago grow them in 

 solid beds, was asked? The reply was 

 that the soil was too heavy and" wet, 

 lacking proper drainage. Some con- 

 sidered it advisable to keep part of 

 the plants in two years, similar to the 

 method pursued by some Detroit 

 florists, thus having one-half the stock 

 one year old, the other two years 

 -old. The majority were, however, in 

 favor of the present bench system. 



Black Spot. 



The cause of black spot was assigned 

 to several conditions — overwatering, 

 sudden changes of temperature, 

 draughts and mulching too early, while 

 the wood was in such a soft, sappy con- 

 dition, and in such rapid growth that 

 the plants could not assimilate it when 

 the cold nights arrived. This condi- 

 tion, followed by hot days, causes a 

 check in the flow of sap, resulting in a 

 congested condition, followed by black 

 spot. Bride, Bridesmaid, Perle and 

 Meteor were considered the only 

 profitable varieties to grow for winter 

 blooming, and Kaiserin, Testout and 

 La France for summer. While all 

 florists must grow some American 

 Beauty roses, it is not considered a 

 profitable variety in this vicinity. 



CAMDEN, N. J.— Mr. C. W. Turnley 

 mourns the death of his little grandson, 

 Lawrence Turnley, who died Jan. 13, 

 aged 8 years, of diphtheria. 



Always mention the Florists' Keviev/ when 

 writing advertisers. 



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Greenhouse Woodwork 



Open-air-dried Cypress Lumber is more durable, and better suited toGreen- 

 liouse conditions than kiln-dried stock. But you cannot get it from those 

 that are engaged in the business in a small way — even though their entire 

 business is confined to greenhouse material — for it take^. a long time for the 

 lumber to thoroughly dry and this means an investment in lumber that only 

 those of large ca]iital can make. The only way to have air-dried lumber is 

 to buy green lumber and bold it until it dries. Those that order dry lum- 

 ber from the iiroducers of Cyi>ress get kiln-dried stock. It is cheajjer for 

 them to kiln-dry than to hold the stock long enough to season it in the open 

 air. We carry a large stock and fill all orders with open-air-dried Cypress 

 clear of knots, sap and all other defects. 



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 OR Estimates. 



Lockland Lumber Co. | 



LOCKLAND, OHIO. | 



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MUSA ENSETE 



Strong, :i-iii., ready May 

 1st. $1.2.") per do/. $s 

 per 1IH1. 



FETISH BANANA 



,\ r.ire un\Lll\, iiist 

 from .\fnea. Half 

 dwarf. Keadv Mav 

 Ist, $1 per dbz.; $7 

 per KKJ. 



CARICA PAPAYA 



The tine new ludding plant, as easily grown as a 

 Sinirtower, thriving^ in heat and drouth. Ready 

 Mav 1st, Strong friun 3-in., fl.^iO jut flo/,; $10 per 

 1011. Send lor list of 



PAI.SIS and other RAKITIES. 



Reasoner Bros., aT 



ONECO. 



Rooted Cuttings. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



Verbenas. IS var., very strong — Jii 7o fti IH) 



Cnleus. 12 varieties NO 7,(H( 



Heliotrope. 4 varieties 1.00 8.00 



Alyssum, double l.(K) 



Swainsonas 1.50 



Petunias, double, 10 varieties 2.00 



Vinca Major 2.(K) 



Smilax. from flats 50c.; 2-inch pots. 75c. 



Pelargoniums, 6 leading var., 3-in. pots. $5 per HX) 



Selaginella Martensii 2-in. pots, f\ pt-r 100 



Expri'P? paid, cnsli with (irdcr. 



E. H. SMITH, - Macomb, III. 



1898 



will mail you list 

 ;ind beautifully 

 illustrated 

 Ofscriptive Cat- 

 alogue. 



1878 



New Price List 

 for Spring and 

 Summer. If you 

 fiave not received 

 it, send postal; 



Horticultural imports and exports from Europe, 

 China. lapan, .\ustralia, Mi-xn c, rti , 



Address, H. H. BERGER & CO. 



Established 1S7S 220 Broadway. New York. 



GOOD STOCK ! ! 



Pornotinno in ■^in. pots. .Mrs. s, A. Northway. «10 

 UdllldllUllb perluO; Flum Hill. Mniile(lale,«5 per lOO; 

 lid.ylirt'ak, 815 per lUilO; Lizzie MeOow.in. 912 per IIMW; 

 Kose t^iieen. fine for suiiinier eultiriK $l(i per 1000. 

 Caranilimc rn-"-^in' pots. S a. Nmi, I.i. l'"iiVoi ite 

 utUdlllUllla Heteranthe, $3'> per lOllO. .Shut Bruant, 

 M AlplioiiseKicald, Fleur Poiievine. «l per lliO; Mrs. 

 Perkins. Surprise, Duchesse de Mail le, 84 per 100; Rose, 

 82 60 per 100; Mad. Salleroi (2.iil.),»20 per 1000. 



GENISTA RACEMOSA. 4-in.. tiiu- stoclc. $10 



per loo SliH K .\ No. 1, 'I'KHMS L'-\S1I, 



CARL HAGENBIRG[R, West Mentor, Ohio. 



Always mention the 

 when writing advertisers. 



Florists' Revie^v 



DWARF PAPAYAS. 



VJOST ni.it,'nilii rill Urdthng and Ite^rora- 

 '*' ti\i- Plant liver introduced; equal to a 

 Palm in beauts; grows with the rapidity 

 of the Riciuiis; not affected by drouth. 

 Plants from 4-incli pots, set out 1st June, 

 attained a height of ten leet, and though 

 not w^atered once, remained fresh and vig- 

 orous during the extreme droutli. Send 

 for half-tone illustration showing bed of 

 these plants. Every Florist should have 

 it. Price to the trade $^.25 per doz. for 

 3-inch pots; all propagated from a tree 

 whicli has produced this Fall and Winter 

 102 pruuids (if its iK'iicious fruit, the largest 

 wciLiliin^; r_'' ■ pniMnls. 



TARO PLANT. -The genuine Sand- 

 wicli Islands Taro, entirely distinct from 

 the common Caladiuni, and a much 

 grander plant in all respects. $1. no each. 

 K< ad\ M.i\ 1st Send for Catalog'ue. 

 MARTIN BENSON, Dongold, III. 



NATHAN SMITH & SON, 



WHOLESALE 

 FLORISTS 



SPECIALTIES: 



ADRIAN, MICH. 



Chrysanthemums, 

 Carnations and Violets. 



Correspondence solicited 



OUR 

 SPECIAL 

 SPRING 

 NUMBER 



To be Issued March 24 



Will be the handsomest issue of a Florists' Trade 

 Paper ever published, and will reach every Florist 

 in the United States and Canada. 



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 writing advertisers. 



