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Thanksgiving center piece consisting 

 of double arches with bunches of 

 bronze pompons at top and bottom 

 tied with blue ribbon. 



The Rochester Floral Co. window 

 display for Thanksgiving tables were 

 low plateaus filled with autumn leaves, 

 fruit, nuts and small vases of pompon 

 chrysanthemuilis and roses in red, 

 yellow and bronze shades. 



Fred Mossgraber of Webster, N. Y., 

 reports a good season with chrysan- 

 themums. Pranl; Pursells and Ed. 

 Brockman report business as brisk. 

 Quite a number of Irondequoit grow- 

 ers are not heating their entire range 

 of glass owing to the scarcity of coal. 



VISITORS' REGISTER. 



Boston — W. A. Manda. South 

 Orange, N. J.; C. S. Strout. Biddeford, 

 Me.; Alex. Montgomery, Hadley, Mass. 



Philadelphia — Norman Serphos, 

 seeds, N. Y. City; S. Mortensen, 

 Southampton, Pa.; W. Munro, Gar- 

 rettford. Pa. 



^'PitfsbOfgli— Saiil Rosenfeld, repr. 

 Wertheimer Brothers, New York; Mil- 

 ton Alexander, New York; Isaac Bay- 

 ersdorfer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



FOR SALE 



Complete set, six Tolunies in perfect con- 

 dition, of the Cyclopedia of American 

 Horticulture by L. H. Bailey. Tliis is the 

 original 1906 edition published by Double- 

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 Vegetable Kingdom inserted. Will sell 

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UlLBS 



100 1000 

 Extra Large, 1st Size, named 



Hyacinths $4.00 $35.00 



Secniid Size, named H.vacintlis. 2.75 25.00 

 BtMliling Hyacinths, in separate 



colors 2.00 17.50 



Bicolor Victoria D. N l.SO 



BIcolor Victoria S. N 1.20 



1^ir VTiitkin ' 1.00 ' 



Paper White Narcissus 1.40 12.00 



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C. KEUR & SONS, HILLEGOM, Holland. 



Bulbs of all descriptions. Write tor prices. 



NEW YORK BRANCH, 8-10 Bride* Bt. 



CARNATION STAPUIS 



Split carnations quickly, easily and 

 cheaply mended. PlUsbury's CarnatloD 

 Staple, 1000 for 35c.; 3000 for $1.00 poat- 

 paid. I. L. PILLSBURY. Galesbnrg. IlL 



DAHLIAS 



Peony Dahlia Mrs. Frederick Grinnell. 



Stock For Sale. 



JOHN P. ROONEY. New Bedford. Mass. 



Orders booked at any time for Fall or 

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 Send for Catalog. NOKTHBORO DAHLIA 

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New Paeony Dahlia — John Wanamaker, 

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 form and new habit of growth. Big stock 

 of best cut-flower Tarietles. Send list of 

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DAISIES 



Daisies (BelUs) Monstrosa, white and 

 pink, also Longfellow and Snowball. Thinly 

 sown fleld-Krown seedlings, $2.50 per 1000, 

 $11.50 per 5000. cash. 



BRILL CELERY GARDENS, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. 



GLASS 



Greenhouse glass, lowest prices. JOHN- 

 STON GLASS CO.. Ha rtford City, Ind. 



MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS 



Aspidistras, green and variegated, from 

 6 in. to 10 in. pots. Adlantum Cuneatum 

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 WILLIAM CAPSTICK, 



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PANSY PLANTS 



Pansy Plants, Strong and stocky. Strains 

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 Colors. $2.50 per 1000, $11.50 per 6000. 

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 BRILL CELERY GARDENS, 

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PEONIES 



Peonies. The worlds greatest collection, 

 1200 sorts Send for list. C. BBTSCHBH, 

 Canal Dover, O. 



ROSES 



Roses, Cannas and Shrnbi. THS 



CONARD & J0NK8 COMPANT, We«t 

 Grove, Pa. 



SPHAGNUM M08B 



Live Sphagnum moss, orchid peat and 

 orchid baskets always on band. LAQBB 

 & HURRELL, Summi t. N. J. 



VINES ^ 



Flowering and Foliage Vines, choice 

 collection. Large Specimen, Pot and Tub 

 grown for Immediate effect; also Cllmbinc 

 Roses. J. H. TROY. Mount Hlssarllk Nur- 

 sery, New Rochelle, N. Y, 



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