Us 



flOKtICULTtJRfi 



April 12, mi il 



T 



LILY BULBS 



HERE are more men ruined in a day by adventurous trading than in all the 

 gambling houses in the World in a week. 



Why risk your business ? Sit down and figure it out. Suppose you do get an allow- 

 ance from allowance-makers for poor lily bulbs. 



Who is to help you fill orders? Who's to hold your steady trade? Allowance money 

 won't do it — but your competitors will. Who will pay your normal profits over the 

 flowering period? Have you ever thought of that? 



Any allowance that a poor business man might make you for bad lily bulbs won't begin 

 to pay for your loss from bad lilies. 



Florists in the United States have made more money in the last five years by using 

 Horseshoe Brand lily bulbs than they made in the previous ten years. They are abso- 

 lutely the very best that can be obtained. 



Send for the Book of Bulbology, out this month. 



RALPH M. WARD & CO. 



THE LILY HOUSE 



Not How Cheap 

 But Bov aa»i 



71 MURRAY STREET, 



NEW YORK CITY 



Cold Storage Bulbs for shipment any time 



Do Not TaLe An; FaLe Green Tbread. Cie tbe Genolne 

 SllLallne and Get More Tbread and Lcia Wood 



The UfVEB Green 



SILRALINE 



Used by Retail Florists tor mossing funeral 

 designs, tying bunches, etc., is 



TBB ONLY ARTICLE TBAT SBOCLD BE USED 



by'Growers for stringing Smilax and Asparagus, as it 

 will nof fade or rot in the greenhouse. The Meyer 

 Silkaline was the first green thread to be introduced 

 among Florists and Growers. It is handled by the best 

 houses everywhere, but it should be ordered by name — 

 Meyer's Silkaline — to be sure of getting the genuine 

 article. Do not accept substitutes. 



If your jobber cannot supply you, order direct of the 

 manufacturers. Price for any size or color, $1.25 per 

 lb. Sizes, "F" fine, "FF" medium, and "FFF" coarse. 



JOHN C. MEYER & CO., ^»l"M^d!:.t^'l!: LOWELL, MASS. 



SllLalln* alto li made lo all l«adlntl colors, ai Violet, (or boDchlDfl TloleU, aad also for t>lntl fancy boxes 



|J0HNC.MEYER&C0 

 % BO.STON,M^SS. 



Natural— Foui Standard Grades. 



Colored — Twenty Sinndaid Colors. 



We are headquarters — always carry 

 several hundred bales In stock. Can 

 ship any grade In any quantity at a 

 moment's notice. 



Bale (225 lbs.) lots or less. 

 Write for prices and terms. 



McHUTCHISON & CO. ^IcitJfF"^^ 



17 Murray St., 



NEW YORK 



August Rolker & Sons 



Import for the Trade only 



AZAUtAB. PALM*. mfionoDE!n»««ira. 



BATTBKKS, KOBsa, IXUACS, MOIXiAJr* 



AiTD jAPAir Bcx.aa, txLr or nu 



TALUCT, KTO. 



P.O. Box 752 Df31 Barclay St, NEW YORK 

 Prims, Fvns, Dearitm and Foliaga Plats 



■n (Bnltrs tskin ihtw for IMPORTES AZAIEAS 



On hand a splendid atock of Fenu in 

 leadkig sorts. Also Cocos, AapeuraciM 

 for Jardinieres. 



A. LEUTHY & CO. 



PeiHK StrMt Nancfin, lo^tnililt.— Bastn, Mats 



BOSTON FERNS I'A in. ♦^^^-SoT' 



ROOSEVELT. 2 1-2 in ; «5 per 100, «40 per 

 1000. 



WHTTMANI COMPACTA 2 1-2 in. >S par 100. 

 $40 per 1000. 



250 at 1000 rales. 



ILN.BAUHNfS&SON,WbitiBii.MMS. 



