December 11, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



123 



To kill all greenhouse pests use NICOTICIDE. 

 TOBACCO WAEEHODSING and TRADING CO., 

 1002 Magnolia Ave., Louisville. Ky. 



MISTLETOE. 



■ Mistletoe, large bunches, well-berried, per 

 bbl. of about 25 lbs., If2.00; 6 bbls tor $10.00. 

 Cash. 



McAdams & Cowell, Florists, Ft. Worth. Tex. 



Finest, well-berried MISTLETOE. 10 lbs.. 

 $1.50, F. O. B. Larger quantities at cheaper 

 prices. MRS. GEO. J. STARR. Wilson, N. C. 



POTS. 



Standqj-d Pots. We are now ready to supply 

 a superior quality of pots In unlimited quanti- 

 ties. Catalogues and price lists furnished on 

 application. 



A. H. Hews & Co., North Cambridge, Mass. 



Standard Flower Pots. If jour greenhouses 

 are within 5w miles of thp Capital, write us; 

 we can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 2Sth 

 and M Sts., N. E., Washington. P. C. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices. Geo, Keller & Son, 361-363 Hemdon St. 

 (near Wrlghtwood Ave.), Chicago. 



Red pots. Write for prices and sample pot. 

 Colesburg Pottery Co., Colesburg, Iowa. 



Those RED pots. The right kind. 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO., Milwaukee, Wis. 



The Florists' Manual, by William Scott, Is 

 a whole Library on Commercial Floriculture. 

 Send in your order now. Florists' Pub. Co., 

 Chicago. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Sphagnum moss of first quality. Can ship at a 

 moment's notice — 2 bales. $1.50; 10-bale lots. 

 yg.OO. Z. K. Jewett & Co.. Sparta. Wis. 



Sphagnum moss, 50c per bag; $1.00 per bbl. 

 n. M. Robinson & Co.. 32 Court Sq., Boston. 

 Mass. 



Sphagnum Moss. Write for prices on large 

 quantities. Crowl Fern Co.. Mlllington. Mass. 



Sphagnum moss. L. B. Brague. Hinsdale, 

 Mass. 



SQUIRRELS. 



SQUIRRELS FOR SALE. Gray squirrels, 

 $3.00 pair. Flying and small red pine squirrels, 

 $2.00 pair. Send for large catalogue. 



Schmid's Florists' Supply Bouse, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



TIN FOIL. 



American brand FLORIST FOIL— The stand- 

 ard foil of America. 

 John J. Crooke Co., 186 Grand St.. New York. 



WIRE WORK. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work In the west. McKellar & Wlnterson, 

 45, 47. 49 Wa bash Ave., Chicago. 



Wired toothpicks. 10,000 $1.50; 50,000. $6.25. 

 Sample free. For sale by dealers. 

 W. J. COWEE, Berlin. N. Y. 



We are manufacturers — no middlemau's 

 profits. 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St., New York, 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



FLORISTS' WIRE DESIGNS. 

 G. S. Walters, 1527 Pine St.. St Loula. 



E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



BRIDAL FLOWERS. 



Orange blossoms are the first flower 

 thought of in connection with weddings. 

 The Saracens used orange blossoms to 

 crown their brides, and regarded them 

 as, the emblems of happiness and pros- 

 perity. The fruit has also its associa- 

 tion with the hymeneal altar, as the 

 golden apple presented by .Jupiter to 

 June on the day of their nuptials is sup- 

 posed to have been an orange. In Sar- 

 dinia it is customary to attach oranges 

 to the horns of the oxen which draw the 

 nuptial conveyance. Brides and bride- 

 grooms also are sprinkled with oraiipe 

 flower water, and in ancient times the 

 bridal bed was decorated with sprigs of 

 rosemary and orange blossoms. 'The Ger- 

 mans, who use wreaths of myrtle, con- 

 sider this vine symbolic of purity and 

 fertility, and for the same reason the 



Roman bridegroom wore a crown of myr- 

 tle, while the bride's wreath was of roses 

 and myrtle. Jlyrtle was said to bo a 

 favorite of Venus, the goddess of love, 

 and is symbolic of lojp. In Prussia, 

 however, it is held to* Ije an evil omen 

 for a bride to plant myrtle, and in other 

 parts of the German empire verbena 

 wreaths replace t)ie myrtle. In other 

 parts of this same country a hat made 

 of verbenas is presented to the newmade 

 wife, and is supposed to place her under 

 the special protection of Venus Victrix. 



In former times rosemary was consid- 

 ered the bridal flower, and was entwined 

 in wreaths and dipped in scented water. 

 In Ch'eeee the altar is entwined with iv 

 and the priest presents a branch to both 

 the bride and bridegroom as a symbol 

 of the indissoluble knot of matrimony, 

 while the wreaths of the bridal couple, 

 are, in some parts of tliis land, composed 

 of poppies. In old Eoman times, poppy 

 wreaths were only worn by married wo- 

 men, suppcsed to indicate, by their 

 brightness, the joy and happiness of mar- 

 ried life. In other parts of the Greek 

 isles brides wear hyacinth wreaths in- 

 stead of orange blossoms. In Tripoli all 

 bridal gifts are sent covered with flowers. 



Rose crowns sometimes were worn as 

 bride-wreaths, being especially love's 

 flower, but the lily of the valley, now 

 so often used as the bridal flower, was 

 called virgin's tears and was eon.sidered 

 most unluckv as a wedding flower. 



COST OF BUILDING. 



I desire inforaiation in regard to 

 l)uilding greenhouses. Wish to know the 

 cost of about three .50-foot houses, one 

 for roses, one for carnation.s and the 

 other for general stock. At least that 

 is my idea of what I would need. Wish 

 to raise a general stock to supply a 

 town of 2.5,000. Please tell me what 

 liouses of that kind would cost, witliout 

 counting the land; also what it would 

 coist to st.fK'k same, and what would be 

 the best method of heating. Am I right 

 in thinking I could get a good foreman 

 at ,$(iO a month and house rent? 



J. H. S. 



As these liouses would l_>e used for dif- 

 ferent plants at a varietl temjierature, 

 and as the inquirer would look for only 

 the best results which could come 

 I Illy from the most approved fonn of 

 construction, these houseii should be de- 

 tarlied witli LS or 20 feet between the 

 houses and upright or side light on both 

 north and south walls. The length of 

 these proposed houses is given, but no 

 width; cost will naturally depend on 

 that. We will suppose they are to be 

 50 feet long and from 18 to 20 feet wide, 

 using cypress material for sash bars, 

 red cedar posts and double thick glass. 

 16x24 in size, well heated with hot 

 water, which is the better method for 

 this size of r^nge. 



Before giving any figures I would like 

 to say that labor enters quite largely 

 into cost, and if you are at the mercy 

 of a car])enter who never built a green- 

 house, and you are not practical your- 

 self, it will l>e a disadvantage. Yet, 

 there are now so many thoroughly reli- 

 able firms that make a specialty of 

 greenhouse material and design that they 

 will either supply you with all material 

 ready to erect or put it up for you, 

 which, if it cost.s some more, is quickliv 



and perfectly done. If the latter plan is 

 followed I would rather not give figures, 

 but if you are able to direct the work 

 yoiu-self, and with handy men for your 

 assistants, then $12 per lineal foot of 

 greenhouse should complete the whole 

 job. U'hat is for all material of every 

 kind, heating, ventilating and benches 

 all readyi to receive your stock. 



The cost of stock for these three houses 

 is a more difficult question to answer. 

 If you have no stock- to draw from, 

 then ])ut down for roses, $75, for cama- 

 tirais $50. As for the mixed stock for 

 tlie third house, that would depend 

 whether you were going into chiysanthe- 

 mums, lilies, azaleas and bedding phmts, 

 or choice young i>alms, Farleyense ferns 

 and orchids. But the latter is not 

 likely, so figure on $150 to start you 

 off with a general assortment of desir- 

 able stock. 



Sixty dollare per month and house 

 rent should procure a very competent 

 man to run a place of this size. 



If I have not made myself clear on 

 cost I w-ill repeat that 150 lineal feet of 

 greenhouse at $12 per foot is $1,800; 

 connecting shed, $300; stock, ,$275; total, 

 $2,375. There is no estimate here for 

 oSice or safe, but possibly the proceeds 

 in currency could be carried in your 

 IKxketf; for the first year. 



In conclusion, while you are building 

 make the houses 100 feet long each, for 

 you are suie to do it latei- and at more 

 expense. 



William Scott. 



PRIMULAS AND CYCLAMEN. 



We have on many occasions drawn at- 

 tention to the great care with which 

 Messrs. E. Webb and Sons, of Wordsley. 

 Stourbridge, prosecute their business of 

 florists and seedsmen. 



Wordsley cyclamens have long been 

 famous for the profusion with which 

 they bloom and the shapeliness of the 

 specimens. The Perfection strain is re- 

 markable for breadth and substance of 

 petal, and for the very graceful form 

 of the flowers. There are both red and 

 white varieties, and both are of great 

 excellence. For a white variety, how- 

 ever, it would be difficult to improve 

 upon Mont Blanc, which under good cul- 

 tivation becomes a veritable mound of 

 snowy blossoms. Rose Queen is charm- 

 ing in hue, and forms a link between 

 Mont Blanc and Vesuvius. The latter 

 is a vivid eiimson-red variety of great 

 beauty, and one that provides a splendid 

 contrast to the pure white forms. 



Primulas are even more popular and 

 more extensively grown than cyclamen, 

 and at Wordsley they receive the atten- 

 tion that their importance demands. 

 Besides the Exquisite strain, in red and 

 white, and the grand old Scarlet Em- 

 peror, there are several varieties of won- 

 drous beauty and freedom. Limits of 

 space prevent a detailed account of the 

 whole series of varieties, but mention 

 must be made of such fine new forms as 

 Snow Queen, which has prettily fringed 

 flowers of purest white with orange 

 center; Purity, one of the giant forms, 

 white with large sulphur eye; Eosy 

 Morn, light carmine rose, finely frilled; 

 Modesty, white, shading to delicate pink 

 when fully opened, splendid habit, and 

 very easy to cultivate; and Blue Belle, a 

 dwarf compact grower with light blue 

 blooms. — Gardeners' Magazine. 



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