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 TER Dec. a. 1897. AT THI POST- 

 OFFICE AT CHICA60. ILL.. UNDER 

 THt ACT OF MARCH S. Ia7». 



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A WEEKLY JOURNAL"* FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN ax» NURSERYMEN. 



FI.ORISTS' PUBLISHING CO.. 590 Oaxton Bnlldinc. SOS Soath Dearborn 8t.. CHICAGO. 



VO <LV. 



CHICAGO, APRIL 22. 1920. 



NO. 1169 



Bench- Grown Roses 



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Mil 

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an Beauty Per 100 $27.50 



. •• 15.00 



a " 15.00 



i " 16.00 



Per 1000 $250.00 

 140.00 

 140.00 

 1-50.00 



New Crop Seed 



Primula Obconica Grandiflora 



Aupleblossoiii. Alba, Oculata. Rosea . Magniflca. 



\ lulacea, Fiinbiiata, Mi.xed; Gisantea Plathii, Rosea. 



Trade Pkt., 75c; six Pkts. for $4.00 



A. iMRSON & CO., 166 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago 



Coid Storage Giganteum Bulbs 



Plant a case now. You will 

 need them when they bloom 



Write for price 



C. C. PoUworth Co., MBwaukee, Wis. 



CALADIUMS 



5t"" nr!i $6.00 per 100 7 to 'J-inch S8.00 per 100 



VINCAS 



*• 'liegateil. Fine stock. Rooted in soil, euual to 2-incli. 

 $2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 



Cold Storage Lily Bulbs 



G'«. ■ 'oum -7 to 9-inch, 100 to thncase; 7 to ',)-inch, 300 to tlip case. 



Write for special prices. 



•''aunificum -8 to 9inch. 200 to the case, $35.00 per case. 



W' F .Kasting Cojnc, '''■i:!,^:itX'r' 



Ophelia 



E ca choice own-root stock, ready now. 



<-inch, $15.00 per 100, $120.00 per 1000 



Mme. Butterfly 



■'^ 'lited quantity of own-root ready during April 

 at $300.00 per 1000. 



1 E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. 



FOR PROMPT DELIVERY 



or for shipment later from Cold Storage 



Lilium Giganteum 



6 to 8 inch, 400 bulbs to the case 



7 to 9 inch, 300 bulbs to the case 



8 to 10 inch, 250 bu lbs to the case 



9 to 10 inch, 200 bulbs to the case 



9 to 11 inch, 180 bulbs to the case 



10 to 11 inch, 150 bulbs to the case 



Not How Cheap, 

 Bnt How Good 



All Standard Packing. 

 $59.00 per case for an.v size. 



RALPH M. WARD & CO., Inc. 



The Lily House 

 25 Murray Street, NEW YORK 



Primula Obconica Gigantea 



NEW CROP SEED 



Best Ronsdorfer (German) Strain 



Giant Crimson, Dark Crimson, Bright Crimson, Rose, Dark 



Rose, Bright Rose, Appleblossom, Oculata, Purple, 



Lavender, While, Mixed (all colors). 



Tr. Pkt, 250 seeds, $1.00; 5 pkts., $4.50; 10 pkts., $8.50 



Primula Chinensis, best English Strain, best colors, tr. pkt. (250 



seeds}. 7oc. 

 Primula Malacoides, Lilac or mixed, tr. pkt.. 50c. 

 Other Primula Varieties, ask for complete (lower seed list. 



ROMAN J. IRWIN, 43 W. 18th St., New York City 



LILIUM GIGANTEUM 



7 to 'i-inch, 300 bulbs to the case 



. to 9-inch, luo bulbs to the case 



..$55.00 per case 

 . 20.00 per case 



Lilium Rubrum, Melpomene and Magnificum 



8 to '.'-inch, 200 bulbs to the case $:!n.00 per case 



9 to n-inch. 125 bulbs to the case 30.00 per case 



9 to 11-inch. W) bulbs to the case 31.00 per case 



These are sound bulbs in good condition. 



.^'ee our paj<e atl in April 15 issue. relati\e to nur new Begonia 

 Pride of New Castle and Early White Sweet Pea Mrs. R. Nagel. 



See classified ads or write us on an.vthinw you may want in 

 plants, seeds or bulbs. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO., a' 



50 PARK PLACE 

 ew York City 



Gladioli, Cannas, 



Caladiums 



LILY BULBS 



Giganteum, Rubrum, Auratum, Album 



M^rife for Prices 



The W. W. BARNARD CO., 



231-235 W.Madison St. 

 CHICAGO 



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