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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



FEBRUARY IT. 1S98. 



RICHMOND, VA. 



With the thermometer registering 10 

 degrees above zero. I stepped into the 

 store of W. A. Hammond and found 

 that gentleman busily engaged upon a 

 pretty wreath of Scott carnations and 

 mignonette. The carnations were 

 stemmed with their foliage and were 

 very pleasing. This was considered al- 

 most too fine for a drnmmer. He de- 

 serves immortelles. 



On my way to the estate of the late 

 Major Ginter, I looked in at the honses 

 of JMr. Hammond, who is noted for his 

 Beauties (maids as well as roses). This 

 year he has not grown so many as nsu- 

 al and regrets the fact, as the demand 

 has been very good. One house in 

 which Beauty was carried through the 

 summer is planted with sweet peas, 

 which will be in flower about three 

 weeks later. While the double violet 

 Tias not done so well as usual, this be- 

 ing the first season Lady Campbell has 

 gone back on Mr. Hammond, the sin- 

 gle varieties have been even better 

 ih.in former seasons and in excellent 

 demand: total sales much in advance 

 of foi'mer years. Two houses, each 22x 

 "00 feet, were recently added for roses 

 and carnations. 



Speaking of carnations reminds me 

 that I saw at Mrs. Rehder's, Wilming- 

 ton, a bunch of Alaska looking as 

 bright as if freshly cut, and was in- 

 formed they were received from the 

 Quaker City six days before, a proof 

 of its great keeping qualities. 



Entering the Ginter place upon the 

 wing of a i-egular norther I found Mr. 

 Henry Hughes, the capable superin- 

 tendent, gathering some luscious to- 

 matoes, and as this vegetable is being 

 grown for profit by many of the craft, 

 I took some notes of what are consid- 

 ered the best kind for forcing. They 

 are: Best of All. Eclipse, LoriUard— 

 in the order named. Cucumbers are 

 raised extensively, the varieties being 

 Telegraph and' Rochford's Covent 

 Garden, The mushroom is forced 

 in a house near the boil- 

 ers, which are Hitchings. which 

 firm last year built the hand- 

 some range composing vinery, rose 

 house and octagon shaped palm' house. 

 This addition, with the glass already 

 on the place, covers a considerable 

 area. Much of the product is supplied 

 to the palatial Hotel Jefferson. The 

 garden surrounding this beautiful 

 place reminds one of "Bibber's" de- 

 scription of that charming spot upon 

 which he first gazed and upon whose 

 memory its impressions are so indeli- 

 bly fixed. W, y[ 



CARNATIOM, tMrKfcj^ 



The largest hnght-nch Crimson vet 

 introduced. Price, $rO per 100. ' 



Send for Price List of Standard Sorts 



WM. SWAYNE, 



New 



Carnations- 



New 



Chrysanthemums 



WHITE CLOUD.— White. 



GOLD NUGGET.— Yellow. 



NEW YORK (Ward).— Bright cerise pink, 



MRS. JAMES DEAN (Ward).- Clear sil- 

 verv pink. 



JOHN YOUNG (Ward).- White. 



BON TON (Ward).— Scarlet. 



Prices for above varieties: $2.00 per doz., 

 $10.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1,0(XI. 



We will also have Cerise Queen (Breit- 

 meyer), Argyle (Stollery), Jack Frost 

 (SwayneK Empress (Swayne), Evelina 

 (Witterstaetter), Firefly (Hancock), 

 Painted Lady (Hill), Psyche (Hill), and 

 Mrs, S. A. Northway (Simmons). 



All good 1S97 novelties and other standard 

 varieties at reasonable prices. 



MRS. C. H. PEIRCE.— Yellow. 



35c each, $3.50 per doz.. $25.00 per 100. 

 SNOW QUEEN.— White. 



60c each, $5.00 per doz., $35.00 per 100. 



MERRY CHRISTMAS.— Late White. 



35c each, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 



Send for Descriptive Price List. 

 Ready January, 1S9S. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co. 



LAFAYETTE, IND. 



KATHLEEN PANTLIND ^ 



DAYBREAK 



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SCOTT 



Is a niucli inori- siibstanti;)! tl"\viT than na\ hreak; color a shade or two darker, and entirely nist proof. 

 Can !>(■ ■^('(■11 at \'atigh:tn MrKill.ir ^^ Wint.T-t.n'-, I'liir.Ten, i\(r\ \\'rilii'-^(].i\ .iiiil S.iturii;i\ , 



PRICE $1.50 per 12, SIO per 100, S75 per 1000. 



PREMIUM 5 Red Wave with every 100 Kathleen Pantlind. 



HOPP &. LEMKE, 



Paul P. O., E. Grand Rapids, Mich. 



5,000 Gardenia Florida I 



.Mn p. 



(Cape Jasmin.) 



^ 1.1 Kl-in high. $s per lIKi. $70 per 1000. 



Sox 226. 



Kennett Square, Pa. 



25, coo Cannis, dormant roots, in 20 hest s(Tts. 



5JII ii.r lllliii 

 5,000 Olea frag-ans, IJ to 15-in.. $12 per KHI. l.s 



to 21 -111., l."i pir 1011. 

 Oransres, best sorts grafted, irj-in. pots. 10 to 12- 



in $211 per llXI..')-in. pots. I.i to l!i-in..$)U per 10(1. 

 Crotons, :>-in. pots. $10 per 100. 

 Send for Trade List. .Address 



P. J.BERCKMANS 



AUGUSTA, GA. 



INSURE AGAINST FIRE 



IN THE 



Florists' Mutual Fire 



Insurance Association 



Address W. J. VESEY, Sec'y, 



Port Wayne, Ind. 



BEGONIAS. 



I'cr 10(1 



Ricinifolia, 2'; inch $;).00 



Alba Picta. 2W inch 2.00 



M. de Lesseps. i inch 8.00 



.Argentea Guttata. 4 inch 5.00 



.\rgentea Guttata. 2;^ inch 2.00 



Re.\ I in variety). 3 and 4 incll 6.00 



Standard Varieties. 2'4 inch 2.00 



Stock sure to please. Cash with order. 

 GEO. L. MILLER, Newark, Ohio. 



Seed Stores •«"«« | 

 Flower Stores | 



Can profitably handle our S: 



Packages of Plant Foad. ^ 



Attractive, take little J* -J* % 



shelf room. Valuable -J* S 



booklet free. Good profits. ^ 



I The WALKER FERTILIZER CO. | 



•i Clifton Springs, N. Y. «: 



REED & KELLER, 



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



Manufacturers of WIRE .* DESIGNS 



and Dealers in 



»m»«.«»ELORISTS' .• SIPPLIES 



Live Sphagnum Moss 



For Orchids, etc., .$1.3.5 per bbl. 



Sphagnum Moss ^ife^'flrbai£•S.'' 



Ppa-i- *l.20 per bale, quality A Vo. 1. 



Z. K. JEWETT & CO., 



SPARTA, - - WISCONSIN 



