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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



April 16, 1903. 



DETROIT. 



The Easter Trade. 



Tlie few days preceding Easter were 

 all that the florist could desire and it 

 was hoped that they would continue the 

 same until after Easter, but on Saturda}' 

 morning the weather man had appar- 

 ently left open the valves and run away, 

 for the rain was coming down in torrents 

 and everyone lo<jked blue and felt as he 

 looked. Fi'iday had given them a slight 

 foretaste of what was in store for the 

 trade on the next day should the weather 

 prove good, and no doubt had it done so 

 this Easter woula liave been a record 

 breaker. Yet with all the rain it may be 

 considered a good Easter, for the people 

 got out between showers and made their 

 purchases without running around to the 

 different stores to shop and bargain. 



Tlte last few warm days brought out 

 man}' more lilies than were expected, but 

 prices kept up and there was no great 

 surplus. Azaleas did not seem to move 

 as readily as last year and some retailers 

 claim they could not get as good prices 

 for them. In potted stuff pans of tulips, 

 hyacinths and daffodils sold well, as 

 did H. P. roses in pots. In cut flowers 

 carnations sold the best, customers read- 

 ily paying $1 and $1.50 per dozen for 

 good stock. Roses moved freely and 

 were in good supply. Mr. Carey, of Mt. 

 Clemens, had a house of Beauties that 

 had been rested and brought on for Eas- 

 ter, which gave him enough flowers to 

 pay the coal bills for the winter (so it 

 is reported ) . Bulbous stock was used to 

 fill in mi.xed orders. Taking it all to- 

 gether, Easter was a fairly good one. 



Items. 



While in a fit of mental aberration 

 Mrs. Eobert Ivlagge, wife of the Mt. 

 Clemens violet grower, eluded the watch- 

 fulness of her husband and came to her 

 death by throwing herself into the Clin- 

 ton river on last Sunday morning. The 

 deceased was a daughter of the late John 

 Breitmej-er, and was 45 years of age. 

 Mr. Klagge has the sympathy of all 

 who know him. 



On Thursday, 2nd inst., this section 

 was visited by a very severe hail storm, 

 but it ran in a streak that caught the 

 florists in the western part of the city. 

 Among •those struck the worst were 

 Beard Bros., Chas. Warncke, Gus Knoch, 

 A. W. Steincke & Son and Mr. Keller, 

 all losing about the same in proportion. 

 At present Beard Bros, have put in $288 

 worth of glass and are not quite half 

 covered, so that their loss in glass will 

 be very near $G00. It turned cold on 

 Friday and kept the boys hustling to 

 keep the houses at 35 degrees, which was 

 the best they could do with the boilers 

 running full. Tlie houses presented a 

 curious sight. They were covered with 

 anything and everything that would 

 cover — cloth, old coats, rag carpet, bags, 

 hotbed sash, paper, etc. The loss on 

 stock was very small, but the nervous 

 strain was immense. Tliis is the third 

 time that this section has been visited 

 by hail in the last two years, and the 

 boys say they do not wish us any harm, 

 but prefer the next hail storm to come 

 on the east side of town. 



Bag. 



AoAirs, Mass. — T. D. Brown reports a 

 large sale of stock of every kind at good 

 prices. He was fortunate in having a 

 fine lot of lilies, carnations and violets 

 of his own growing. 



Miscellaneous Plants 



Abatiloii. .\rthur Bel.-ham. Boule de 

 Neige, Infanta Eulalia. Prince of Heil- 

 bronn. Eclipse, Roval Scarlet, Robt. Doz. 100 

 George, Souv. de Bonn. 2H-in $.35 $2.50 



Achillea. The Pearl. 2'. ..-in 35 



2.50 

 2.50 

 3.00 

 2.50 

 5.00 

 3.50 

 2.50 



Ageratum, Princess Pauline 35 



Asparaeus Plumosus Nanus. 2Vo-in 50 



Asparagus Sprengeri, I'S-in — 35 



Caladium ICsculentum, 1st size 75 



2(1 size 50 



Sdsize 35 



fancy leaf. 12 leading sorts. 



iMto 2'._.-iu 1.25 10.00 



Cannas, Austria. Burbank. Henderson, 



Paul Marquant, Italia. Souv. de Asa 



Gray, dormant roots 



Above list and Fl. Vaughan. Queen 



Charlotte. Mme. Crozy and Egandale. 



from sand 



Coleus, assorted varieties 2>2-in 



Coccoloba Platycentia. 2%-m 35 



CoroDillaGlauca. 2}^ in 35 



Cestrum Aurantiacuin, Parqui. Lauri- 



florium, 2'i;-in 35 



English Ivy. 2K-in 35 



Feverfew. 2'.2-in 3S 



Geraniums, assorted var.. including Ivy, 



but no fancy leaved 35 



Glechoma Hederacea (Ground Ivy), 2J.i .35 



Gokifussia. 2H-in 35 



Heliotropes, assorted var.. 2H in 35 



Helianthus Mult. Plenus. 23'2-in 35 



1.50 



2.50 

 2.00 

 2.60 

 2.50 



2.50 

 2.50 

 2.00 



2.50 

 2.00 

 2.50 

 2..5a 

 2.00 



ALL FIRST-CLASS and 

 IN FINE CONDITION. 



Doz. 100 



Hydrangea Hortensis. fine. 2}^-in $ ..W .$3.00 



Ipomcea Grandifi. (Moonflower) 2^-in. .35 2. .50 

 Beari, 2H-in 35 2.,50 



Jasmine, Gracillimum, Revolutum, 

 Poetcus, 2>^-in 35 2.50 



Lantana, 11. Schmidt &• Monfeck. aVj-in. .35 2.50 



Lemon, Am. Wonder or Ponderosa. <^in. .60 4.00 

 2K-in. ..'iO 3.00 



Linium Trigynum. 2H-in 35 2.50 



Lopezia Rosea, 2j^-in 35 2..50 



Palms— KentiaBelmoreana and Kentia 

 Forsteriana. clean, fine stock, 1.5c, 3.5c 

 50c, 75c and $1.00 each. 



Pilea SerpyUifoha, 2>^-in 



Rudbeckia. Golden Glow, 2V2-in 



Russelia Multiflora, 2K-in 



Plumbago, Larpentae, Capensis and 

 Capensis alba, 2H-in 



Salvia, white and scarlet, 2>^-in 



Scutellaria Pulchella, 2>^-in 



Solanum Jasminioides, 2K-in 



Streptosolen Jamesonii, 2^-iu 



Pinks, Hardy Scotch, Her Majesty, 

 Juhette and Brunette, 2j^-in .35 2.50 



Violets, SwanleyWhite, Lady H. Camp- 

 bell, Princess of Wales and Hardy 

 English, 2;-^-in .35 



Vinca Variegata andV. Harrisoni, 2-in. .25 



2V$-in. .35 



3-in. .50 



4-in. .75 



2.50 

 2..50 

 2.50 



2.50 

 2.50 

 2.50 

 2.50 



2.50 



2.50 

 1.50 

 2..T0 

 4.00 

 H.OO 



I'nknowii Correspondents please send cash with order or give satisfactory 

 reference. WK Gl'AKANTEE SATISFACTION. 



THE GEO. H. MELLEN CO., 



INNISFALLEN GREENHOUSES, 

 Established 1877. 



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Springlieid, Ohio. 



NOVELTIES for 1903. 



AGALYPHA BICOLOR COMPAGTA $2.20 PER DOZ. 



PER DOZ. 



5.40 



CHRYSANTHEMUM NOVELTIES l^iZfllo^^f. 



Alba, H. W. Buckbee, Mrs. J. J. Mitchell, Ethelvn Sephia, Miss 



Minnie Bailey and F. J. Taggart 60c EACH 



Also a complete list of Novelties from various sources, including 



Mile. Marie Liger, Yellow Eaton, etc.. at introducers' prices. 

 Our collection of Foreign Novelties is unsurpassed, comprising 



all the best of recent introductions. Prices on applicadon. 

 STANDARD VARIETIES, early, midseason andlate, with n nn 



the exception of a few scarce varieties O.UU 



PIERSON FERN S™!^.."!"!""";..^"":.".-^'"?': 9.00 



PAMMA THE EXPRESS, the best dwarf, bright crimson Canna. $3( 

 UMIlRHj per 100. For other stock see page .S45. issue of April 9th. 



NATHAN SMITH &SON, Adrian, Mich. 



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PER 100 

 PER DOZ. 



XI per doz.: $20.00 



ROOTED CUTTINGS. 



cm Fim Ten sorts of best varieties for 



'■'"'-'-U'J. growth and color, fiOc per Kin; 



S.5-00 per 1000. Verschaffeltii, Ooldeu 



Bedder and Pirebrand, 70i- per 1IX>; 



$i;,oo pi -I- inoo. 



Tall and ilwarf, $1.00 per 100: 



,S.s.oo per 1000. 



Light and dark. $1.00 per 

 100. $H.00 per 1000. 



SWFFT Al YSSIIM l''"'" dble.. 7.i>- per 



OTTLLI /\L I OOUITI. 100; St;.00 per 1000. 



Stella (iurney, GOc per 100: 



S-5.00 per 1000. 

 I ORFI I A Selected, dark blue, duarf. iiOc 

 '-""'-'-"^' per 100; $5.(XI per 1000. 



LEMON VERBLNA. $1.00 per m 



SALVIAS. 

 HELIOTROPE. 

 SWEET ALY« 

 AGERATIM. 



WATER IVY. $. 

 MARGlERirES. 



00 per 100. 



White and yellow. 



$1.00 per 100. 

 Prompt shipments and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. No order tilled for less than $1.00. 

 Ca-^h with order. 



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 CINCINNAH, OHIO. 



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Stroug plants, from bench $S 00 per 100 



pots 4.00 



AUGUST JURGENS, 



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Why use 

 Nicoticide? 



BECAUSE 



Messfj. James Truitt & Sons, 

 Chanute, Kans., under date 

 of Apr. n, J 903, say: "This 

 is the best remedy for bugs 

 wc ever tried." 



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Best Mooiivine in existence. 

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