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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



APRIL 28, 1808. 



WHEELING, W. VA. 



Easter trade this year iiu'reased 40 

 per cent, over last year. There were 

 heavy calls for cut flowers, not enough 

 to siipply the demand, especially car- 

 nations and violets. Roses were han- 

 dled in fine qualitv and larse quantity 

 and sold readily at $-2.M to !f4."ii. 

 Beauties sold as high as $1(» per dozen. 

 Carnations brought T-T cents to $l.i>ii 

 per dozen. 



Easter lilies all solil out at noon Sat- 

 urday. Palms and other pl.-mts also 

 sold well. A few fine azaleas were 

 handled by the Huscroft Bros., and 

 .sold at excellent prices. The ilorists 

 all around seem to be well satisfied 

 with their Easter trade. 



Wra. F. Kasting, of Buffalo, N. Y., 

 spent a couple of days with Huscroft 

 Bros., and showed some tine Genesee 

 carnations. It is an excellent white, 

 and hope it will do as well with us 

 this coming season. All the fiorists 

 here are going to try it. H- 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



Easter trade in Louisville was good, 

 all the retail stores selling out clean. 

 Mr. Jacob Schulz had a large trade 

 in bulbous stuff. Mr. Fred Haupt had 

 one of the best decorated stores in 

 town. 



Mr. Ed. Reimer reports a large bus- 

 iness at his store near Cave Hill, sell- 

 ing quantities of lilies, hyacinths and 

 tulips. Mr. ,1. E. Marrett also had a 

 large quantity of cut flowers in fine 

 condition. 



Rain on Easter Sunday from U a. ni. 

 until night kept people from visiting 

 the cemeteries and damaged the busi- 

 ness of those florists in their vicinity. 



KY. 



SMILAX. 



According to M. Georges Truffaut, 

 in the French Revue Horticole, Myr- 

 siphyllum asparagoides (smilax) con- 

 tains a larger percentage of nitrogen 

 than any other plant he has examined. 

 It is also rich in chlorine and sulphur- 

 ic acid. M. Truffaut accordingly rec- 

 ommends the application of a fertil- 

 izer containing a mixture of sulphate 

 of ammonia, nitrate of soda and am- 

 monia hydrochlorate (the proportions 

 are not stated), and applied in solu- 

 tion at the rate of two grammes per 

 liter. In subsequent years, phosphoric 

 acid and sulphate of potash may ad- 

 vantageously be added to the nitro- 

 genous manure. 



SEND IN your order now for a copy 

 of The Florists' Manual, by William 

 Scott. It will cover the whole field of 

 commercial floriculture and will be the 

 standard work of reference fc«- the 

 trade. Price $5.00. 



NATIONAL FLORISTS' BOARD OF TRADE 



CORNELIUS S. LODER, Secretary. 



Collections, Credits, Etc. 



271 Broadway, - - NEW YORK 



DREER'S 



SPECIAL OFFER OF 



...DORMANT STEMS... 



Cycas 

 Revoluta 



(Sago Palm) 



Our importation of Cycas stems has arrived in 

 excellent shape, and planted now, will under the 

 most ordinary conditions, make fine salable 

 |dants in Autumn. We are especially strong in 

 the smaller sized stems that weigh between four 

 and ten pounds each, and which will not only 

 make nice decorative plants, but which meet 

 with a readv sale in the retail trade. 



Price in lots of 250 lbs. or less. 10c. per lb. 

 SPECIAL PRICE on larger lots. 



HENRY A. DREER, 



714 Chestnut St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



CLEARY & CO. 



Plant Auctioneers, 



60 Vesey St., - New York City. 



Palms, Bedding Plants, Bulbs, etc. 



SALES EVERY 

 TUESDAY and FRIDAY 



{;s=-SEND F(iK I'.vTAi.dcri': 



',»? Auctioneer, J. P. CltEARY. 



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 Also our retail 

 catalogue. 



Do not forget our new 

 address, larger building 

 and increased facilities 



w. w. 



RAWSON & 

 COMP'Y 



12 and 13 

 Faneuil Hall Sq. 

 Boston, Mass. 



CRABB & HUNTER, 



Violet and Carnation Specialists 



Rooted Cuttings rJU 



GBRANIUIMS. 



Our selection frmn si.t nf twenty ctioice vari- 

 eties, newest and ln-st, $2 pir IfK); Jl.'i per 1000. 



COLBUS. 



Our selection from set of ten best bedding and 

 fancy varieties, 90 cents per 100; $6 per 1.000. 



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 Pansit'S, best strain, (30 cents per 100. 



ALEX McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. 



in variety, 

 2% inch, I". 



Write for prices. 



ALTERNANTHERAS 



BEGONIAS 



GERANIUMS 

 CANNAS 



R. C. A. Nana, P. 

 Major. R. Nana. 75c 

 per 100, l.-i per 1,000. 



i inch, $2.00 per 100, 

 50 per 100. 



Brnant, 2 and 214 incfi, 

 I'J.OO per 100, Rooted Cut- 

 tings, $1.00 per 100. 



nicely started. Mme. Crozy. P. Mar- 

 quant. L. E. Ballv. In assortment, 

 30c per do/., flM per 100. 



Grand Rapids, 



Michigan. A. J. BAL.DWIN, Newark, O. 



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233 MERCER STREET, NEW YORK. 

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