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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



MAY 19, 1S9S. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



Fhishert with the season's success, 

 Smith T. Bradley is adding a house, 

 70x20, for carnations, and overflowing 

 with patriotism, has planted in the 

 center of his place a oO-foot flagstaff 

 from which "Old Glory" will wave 

 continually in striking contrast to Ti- 

 dal Wave, which once flourished here, 

 but has now floated away forever. A 

 new wagon blossomed at Easter and 

 added eclat to that festive season. It 

 is a beauty and drawn by a fiery steed 

 creates much attraction. 



Spring, gentle spring, is upon us, 

 -and after our usual dose of sarsapa- 

 rilla, with what pleasure we survey 

 Nature as she bursts upon us in foli- 

 age and blossom, especially the de- 

 lightful Magnolia soulangeana and 

 conspicua, the fiery Pyrus japonica, 

 Forsythia viridissima and suspensa, 

 the numerous varieties of spiraea and 

 other flowering shrubs, the cultivation 

 of which we are glad to observe is on 

 the increase, 



Mr. J. K. Hubinger (J. Doughty, 

 gardener) is adding a handsome con- 

 servatory. Hitchings has the contract 

 and also for many other similar struc- 

 tures, so that whilst the business is 

 not so brisk as we would like to see It 

 at this season, there are those who do 

 not fear damage of broken glass by 

 the shot of the enemy. 



Mr. Doughty has among the many 

 well grown plants some pretty speci- 

 mens of fuchsia Mrs. Marshall. A few 

 such trained in various sliapes are 

 ever acceptable in a greenhouse. There 

 are also some lovely forms in the 

 newer kinds of Rex begonias. 



W. M. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



Business the past week has been 

 flat, stale and unprofitable. The long 

 delayed glut is on hand. Flower pat- 

 rons are now more interested in war 

 news than flowers. In carnations 

 white seems to be scarce; other varie- 

 ties plentiful. 



There are some exceptionally fine 

 hydrangeas in town, but as yet no one 

 seems inclined to buy them. How- 

 ever, they will keep till Decoration 

 Day, when we anticipate everything 

 will go. Planting carnations in the 

 field is about over and everyone pray- 

 ing for rain. The repotting, final 

 handling and spreading out of spring 

 stock is about finished, the decks are 

 cleared for action and now all hands 

 will receive orders to bombard every 

 vase, hanging basket and box that 

 comes within range. If high grade $1 a 

 basket ammunition will not answer, 

 then the 3.">-cent torepdo will certainly 

 blow the order in. Whether the war 

 has any effect on business or not is 

 as yet a mere matter of opinion, but 

 there is not a florist in this bailiwick 

 but who predicts for himself the larg- 

 est spring trade he ever experienced. 

 GEO. F. CRABB. 



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Our selection from set of ten fiest bedding and 

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Cost a few cents more than some others, but we 

 send you no weak or unrooted cuttings. Cash 

 with order. If you want special varieties write. 



A few Pansies, best strain, tiO cents per 100. 



ALEX McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. 



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 Review (always mentioning the pa- 

 per) and thus increase the earning 

 power of yiivir Certificate. 



We must unload to make room for our Roses 

 for Cuttings. For ten days we will sell — 



2-incfi 100, $2.00; 500, $il.00 ; 1.000, $17.00 



4-incli 100, S.OU; 500. Sri.OO: 1.000, 65.00 



Nearly all in bud. Earliest varieties are in bloom. 



FISHER &SON, 



GALION, O. 



FLORISTS' STOCK 



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PLANTS. 



Altcrnantheras, Coleus, Geraniums, Fansies, 

 Daisies, Verbenas, Fuchsias, Salvias, etc. 

 \\'rite for prices. Florists are invited to look o\'er 

 niir stociv when in Milwaukee 



ARCHIE MIDDLEMASS, 

 1019 Forest Home Ave., MILWAIKEE, Wis. 



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