December 24, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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We have an exceptionally fine and large stock of ferns In the following varieties,— flrst-elass plants of exceedingly 

 good value — plants that will please the most critical buyers, both in regard to quality and value. 



SEPHROLEPIS EI/EGANTISSIMA (Improvpcl). The finest 

 of this type — never showing a Boston frond; has not 

 reverted in the hist fi>ur years. Fine plants, 6-ln., J8.00 

 per dozen; S-in., $12.00 per dozen; large specimens In 12- 

 in. pans, $3.00 to $5.00 each. 



NEPHROLEPIS ELEG.VNTISSIMA COMPACTA. This 

 bears the same relation to elegantissiniu compacta that 

 Scottil does to Bostonleusis. It is a dwarf, compact 

 plant, especially flue In the small sizes. Fine plants, 

 6-in., $6.00 per dozen. 



NEPHROtEPIS SCH01.ZEI,I. Fine plants, 3%-in. pots, 

 $J.50 per dozen; 8-lu. pans, $6.00 per dozen; 8-in. pans, 

 $13.00 per dozen. 



NEPHROLEPIS BO.STONIBNSIS. Extra Strong plants, 

 8-in. pans, $12.00 per dozen. 



NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII. 8-in. pans, $12.00 per dozen. 



SMALL FERNS FOR FERN PANS. Best and hardiest 

 varieties assorted: I'teris Mayii, Wlmsetti, Adiantoides, 

 AspJdlum Tsussimense, Crytomium falcatum, etc. 

 Strong plants, 2^-ln. pots, $3.S0 per 100. 

 CROTONS. Nice assortment, well colored, 5-lnch, $9.00 per dozen. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, New York 



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pared ferns, many of which are very 

 beautiful. These are seen used with 

 the green ones in fancy baskets or at 

 the base of natural palms or in vases. 

 Red-berried plants are also being much 

 in evidence and a few at least are in 

 every window. Friedman has quanti- 

 ties of large ardisias ranged in tiers on 

 the side of his store with beautiful 

 effect. Mangel has covered his side 

 counters with red velvet and his store 

 i§ profusely decorated with quantities 

 of velvet poinsettias, mingled with all 

 the novelties to be had. Pussy willows 

 are in many of the windows. At Harry 

 Rowe's a new line of baskets will be 

 filled with azaleas, poinsettias and 

 cyclamens and the reading room at the 

 rear will be used as a show and sales 

 room in connection with the store. A. 

 Lange has received from San Fran- 

 cisco, a shipment of ardisia sprays 

 heavily laden with berries, heather 

 and "Russian violets" which are 

 singles of a deep color and have come 

 through in fine condition. Bohanan 

 has a handsome window done with 

 large branches of prepared beech. All 

 the Huyler and Kohlsach stores were 

 decorated by Lange and it would be 



Araucarias, Palms 

 and Ferns 



No argument needed. You know well 



who has the best of Araucarias. Even a 



child has heard of It. We have houses full 



of the choicest. JUST LOOK! 



AN ARAIICARIA excelsa. 6-in, pots, 4, 5. 

 and 6 ti-?rs, 20 to 25 inches high, big as 

 an Elephant, for only 75c. As big as a 

 Jumbo for only $1.00. As big as a Holy 

 Terror for only $1.25 to $1.50. 



ARAIICARIA robusta compacta, 6-ln. pots, 

 to heat the t)and, just in sizes you are 

 looking for. $1.2.5, $1.50. 



ARAIICARIA Excelsa Glauea won't stay be- 

 hind the others. If you want something 

 right handsome for your customers try 

 either of tlieni. Look! only $1.25 to $1.50, 

 worth $.1.00 each. 



LATANI.* Borbonica, 6 inch pots, 30 inches 

 high, 50c. and 7,5c. 



KENTI.4 Belnioreana and Forsteriana, 6 

 and 7 inch puts. 25 to 50 inches high at 

 75c. and .'i;i.2.5. $1..50 to $2.00. 



FERNS Nephrolepis, we have three houses 

 full. Whitmanii, Schoelzeli, Boston and 

 Scotti. 51,4. 6 and 7 inch pots, 40c., 50c. 

 and 75c. One as big as a bushel basket 

 for only $1.00. Holly Ferns, 4 inch, 25c. 

 Cash with order, please. All goods mast 



travel at purchasers risk. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN 



Importer, Wholesale Grower and Shipper 

 of Pot Plants, 



1012 West Ontario SL, PhiUdelptiia, Pa. 



gratifying if this giving of stores to 

 florists for holiday decorations would 

 again become customary. AH the re- 

 tail florists are making preparations 

 for a good trade and it looks now as if 

 they would have it. 



Trade News. 

 On the morning of the 20th the four 

 story building occupied by Barnett 

 Bros., 159 S. Water St., was destroyed 

 by fire. A large amount of holly and 

 mistletoe was lost. 



Vaughan & Sperry tried getting holly 

 from California and ordered a ton by 

 way of experiment. The leaves are 

 longer and of lighter color. The ber- 

 ries are of the usual shade but come 

 in sprays from the ends of the twigs. 

 It took well, selling for 30c. per lb. 

 and Mr. Vaughan says he could have 

 sold a carload had he ordered it in 

 time. 



A new firm known as A. Henderson 

 & Co., was organized this month and 

 have office room at present with Kyle 

 & Forester, 51 Wabash Ave. The firm 

 consists of Alex. Henderson who is 

 well-known to the trade, having been 

 with Vaughan's Seed Store for fifteen 

 years, and G. M. Reburn who has been 

 with the same firm three years, as 

 traveling salesman, and has already 

 started on the road for his new enter- 

 prise. Mr. Henderson will not actively 

 assume his duties till January 1st. 

 This firm will handle seeds, plants and 

 bulbs. 



What would become of the associa- 

 tion of growers known as the Flower 

 Growers' Market, when the Fairbanks 

 building was completed has been an 

 open question for months. This is a 

 choice location and it has been gener- 

 ally understood that when the rebuild- 

 ing was completed the rents would be 

 advanced. According to reports gener- 

 ally circulated a number of wholesale 

 florists, either growers or commission 

 men, have been negotiating for the 

 lease. Henry Van Gelder of the Percy 

 Jones Co., claims to have secured a 

 three years' lease last week, the con- 

 sideration being $4300 per year, pos- 

 session to begin May 1st, 1911. 



Personal. 



G. H. Presser, bookkeeper for Ken- 

 nicott Bros. Co., is .still quite ill at his 

 home at 122 44th St. 



Phil Eichling, for many years with 

 Harry Rov.-e, is back to assist in caring 

 for the holiday trade. 



Ben Zaligen finds his business war- 

 rants making preparations for opening 

 a retail store after the holiday. The 

 exact location has not been decided 



upon. Ben was for six years in Sinner 

 Bios.' wholesale store. 



Lester E. Partridge of the firm of 

 Sharp, Partridge & Co., was called to 

 Waukegan. Ill, by the death of his 

 father, C. A. Partridge, on Dec. 13th. 

 He was an old soldier and held an im- 

 portant office in the Illinois G. A. R. 



The office of Sergeant-at-Arms was 

 created at the last meeting of the 

 Florists' Club and genial Mike Fink 

 will be the first to hold the office. Mike 

 has never been known to shirk and 

 will make a good officer. His name 

 should have appeared with those of the 

 other new officers. 



Visitors.— D. K. Chapman, N. Y.; E. 

 P. Farney, representing Rice & Co., 

 Phila. ; A. L. Glaser, Dubuque, la.; A. 

 G. Pruyser, representing Westerveer 

 & Klyn, bulb growers, Sassenheim, 

 Holland; Fred Foster, St. Louis, Mo. 



Messrs. Scolt Brothers, Elmsfora, N. K, say 

 " Aphine is an effective and easily appliea 

 spraying rernedy for insects of ail kinds, in 

 -iuhich we have absolute confidence. We dipped 

 all our cuttings in this insecticide last year be- 

 fore putting them in the cutting bench and 

 again before putting into first pots, and we 

 ~iiere ?iever freer from insects of all kinds, par* 

 tiiularly those troublesome little thrips on chry- 

 santhemums. It is an effective remedy for 

 Scale on palvis, crototis, etc.''^ 



$2.50 per gallon— $1.00 per quart. 



FUNGINE 



An Infallible fungicide for mildew and 

 other fungus diseases. Particularly 

 adapted for greenhouse purposes. 

 A clean, safe and easily applied spray- 

 ing material which does not stain the 

 foliage. 



$2.00 per gallon — 75c per quart 



Manufactured by 



APHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 



MADISON, N.J. 



