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 May 18, 1016. 



WANTED. 



Wanted — We are in need of the following 

 stock: 2V&-in. salvia, 2>4 or 3-in. \inca variegata, 

 2^-iD. single and double daisies, for ivlilch we 

 will give in ercbange Princess of Wales violets 

 R. R., at $8.00 per 1000; chrysanthemums, lead- 

 ing varieties, R. C, $1.50; 2i^-in. plants, $2.o0 

 pir 100; fuchsias, leading varieties, R. C, $1.!>0; 

 2V4-in., $2.50; sweet alyssum, 2%-ln., $2.00 per 

 100. Hlllvlew Greenhouses,. La Crosse, Wis. 



Wanted — For early fall delivery, 2-yr.-old, No. 

 1, fleld-grown roses. Sunburst, llillingdon. Wards, 

 Lyons, Radiance, Hooaier Beauty, Elegance, 

 Sha\v^er and others. Submit list and prices. 



WHITNEY NURSERIES, 

 3846 W. 34th Ave., Seattle, Was h. 



Wanted — Dahlias: 300 Grand Duke Alexis, 200 

 Dreer's White, 100 C. W. Bruton, 30O Llvonl, Su- 

 san, White Swan; clumps only; for cash. What 

 have you?, Other varieties considered. 

 Hugo Kind, Hammonton. N. J. 



Wanted — To supply reliable parties with sal- 

 vias, verbenas, cobaeas, moonvines, heliotropes, 

 petunias, snapdragons, stevias, begonias, achyran- 

 thes, etc.; all 2%-ln. Get our prices. 

 ^ Hammerschmidt & Clark. Medina, O. 



CANE STAKES. 



Japanese cane stakes, green, 2 ft., $3.50; 2% 

 ft., $4.50; 3 ft., $5.50; 4 ft., $7.50 per 1000; 

 natural, 6 ft., $6.00 per 1000. 



A. Henderson & Co., Box 125, Chicago. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



Superior carnation staples, best staple on the 

 market, 35c per 1000; 300O for $1.00, postage 

 paid. 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, 

 264 Randolph St.. Detroit. Mich. 



Pillsbury's carnation staples, 35e per 1000: 3000 

 for $1.00. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, 111. 



DECORATIVE MATERIAL. 



Write for special prices on a special lot of 

 dagger ferns. 



Try our laurel festooning for your decorations, 

 only 5c per yard. 10 yds. tree with first order. 

 Crowl Fern Co.. Mlllington. Mass. 



FLOWER COLORINOS. 



THE NATURAL CYACEINE flower coloring, 

 yellow, blue, orange, pink or American Beauty, 

 20c per qt. Sent to you by mail. 

 C. R. Cranston, 146 Orchard St., Auburn, R. I . 



QOLD FISH. 



Gold fish, aquarium plants, castles, globes aild 

 all supplies. Send for wholesale catalogues. 



AUBmiNDALR GOLD FISH CO.. 

 1449 Madison St., Tel. Haymarket 152. Chicago. 



MOSS. 



Sheet moss, large pieces, large bags, $2.00 per 

 bag. A. Henderson & Co.. Box 125. Chicago. 



POTS. 



10,000 214-ln. pots for sale at a bargain; used 

 only once. Smith & Gannett, Geneva, N. Y. 



PRINTING. 



Typewritten form letters, office stationery and 

 florists' labels a specialty. Samples on request. 

 Snow the Circular Letter Man, Camden, N. Y. 



RHODODENDRON LEAVES. ' 



Try our beautiful green rhododendron leaves 

 for your wreaths and bouquets; large, 10 to 12- 

 In., $1.00 per 1000. Cash. 



F. L. Martin. Bor 183, Dunbar, Pa. 



SPHAQNUM MOSS. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



10 bbl. bales, burlaped $4.00 each 



5 bale lots - 3.75 each 



10 bale lots 3.50 each 



Write for our monthly plant bulletin. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO.. 



1808-20 Ludlow St.. Philadelphia , Pa. 



Sphagnum moss. 10 hlil. bale, $2.00; 5 bales, 

 $9.50: 5 bbl. bale. $1.00; 5 bales, $4.50, burlaped. 

 20c ertrn; 8 bbl. hale. Jl.So. 



Jos. 11. Paul. Box l.)0. Manahawkin. N. J. 



Sphagnum moss, burlap bales, $1.00 each; 10 

 bales, $9.00. 



A. Henderson & Co., Box 125. Chicago, 1 11. 



Sphagnum moss, guaranteed, excellent quality. 

 10 bales, $8.00. 5% cash with order. 

 L. Amundso n & S on, C it y Poin t. WU. 



Sphagnum moss, very best quality. $1.00 per 

 bale; 10 bales for $0.00. 

 H. W. Buckbee. Roc kf ord. 1 11. _ 



Sphagnum moss, 10 Imles for $7.50. Cash. 

 please. C. L. .Tepson. City Point. Wis. 



TOBACCO. 



WOOD LABELS. 



FRESH TOR.ACCO STEMS, in bales of 200 lbs., 

 $2.00: 500 lbs.. $4.00: 1000 lbs., $7.00; ton. $13.00. 

 Sch arff B r os., Van W ert. O. 



Strong tobacco dust. $1.75 per 100 lbs.; 200 

 lbs.. $3.00. G. H. Hunkel Co., Milwaukee. Wis. 



WIRE \A/ORK. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire work 

 in the west. E. F. Winterson Co., 1G6 North 

 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Falls City Wire Works. 

 451 3rd St., Louisville, Ky . 



William E. Illelscher's Wire Works. 



2&4-260 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



WOOD LABELS AND PLANT STAKES. 

 Benjamin Chase Co.. Perry Village, N. H. 



THE FUNNY SIDE OF LIFE. 



Nearly every florist has been pestered 

 by the man or woman customer who 

 wants $2 worth of professional advice 

 for a smile or with a quarter's worth of 

 Beauties. It happens in the best of fam- 

 ilies. Some are tickled by such occur- 

 rences; others merely say: "And then 

 they shoot men like Lincoln." Here 

 are two stories, rather tame, by George 

 Hammer, of Van Horn, la., vouched for 

 by him as being true to life: 



"One day a gentleman came in, 

 looked all over the place, priced many 

 things, taking up about two hours of 

 valuable time, and finally asked for a 

 bucket of 'dirt,' saying: 'I just re^ 

 ceived some plants from Blank & Co. I 

 tell you they are fine.' The nerve of 

 some people! Why couldn't he pat- 

 ronize the home trade?" 



"A young man recently ordered flow- 

 ers to be delivered at the home of a 

 bride. Time flew by, but there was no 

 payment of the bill. One day I met the 

 young man's father. I mentioned the 

 unpaid bill. Thereupon he turned on 

 me angrily and said: 'You're a fine 

 business man, you are! You send bill 

 after bill, although the account has been 

 paid long-ago.' A little inquiry, how- 

 ever, brought out the information that 

 the young fellow had obtained a money 

 order for the amount due and was care- 

 fully keeping it, thinking it was a re- 

 ceipt. The next day I received the 

 money order, and I mailed a receipt, as 

 customary. Now father, son and rela- 

 tives have declared a feud." 



ROOTXNG BEGONIA CJHATELAINE. 



Can you tell me what to do with 

 old Chatelaine begonia plants? How 

 and when should they be propagated? 



A. F. J. — Mass. 



If you have no special use for the 

 old plants, throw them away. They 

 cannot be bedded out with ^fi,tety in 

 your latitude before the last of May. 

 Cuttings of this splendid begonia can 

 .be rooted at almost any time, but it 

 roots freely from November until May, 

 in a cutting bench where there is some 

 bottom heat and a top heat of 60 de- 

 grees. C. W. 



Tionesta, Pa. — A local improvement 

 association has been arousing interest 

 in the planting of flowers and shrubs 

 in vacant lots, along the streets, etc. 

 This has created a lively demand for 

 hardy perennials and annuals. "The 

 season has been backward, but stock of 

 all kinds is beginning to move out and 

 we anticipate a bigger business than 

 last year," says C. A. Anderson. 



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NEWS NOnS 



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Atlantic City, N. J. — The London 

 Flower Shop, of Philadelphia, has sent 

 out advertising matter announcing the 

 opening of a branch store here at 2517 

 Boardwalk, about June 1. 



South Haven, Mich. — Mrs. Liberty H. 

 Bailey, mother of Liberty Hyde Bailey, 

 instructor, author and editor of the 

 Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, 

 died at her home here May 7. Her hus- 

 hand died four years ago. 



Hannibal, Mo. — The real estate, 

 greenhouses and business of E. A. 

 H<)dge have been sold to Michael Sedl- 

 meier, formerly of Quincy, 111. Addi- 

 tional greenhouses will be built and 

 other important improvements made to 

 aggressively promote the business. 



Lincoln, Neb. — Mothers' day busi- 

 ness certainly was an eye opener to the 

 florists here. Say Chapin Bros., of 127 

 South Thirteenth street: "Easter busi- 

 ness, with all the preparation and hul- 

 labaloo, only exceeded Mothers' day 

 business by three per cent, and if there 

 had been stock Mothers' day would 

 have beat Easter a mile. Believe us, it 

 was some business!" 



Newcastle, Ind. — "When the roses 

 bloom in Newcastle, I'll be there." 

 This is the slogan developed at a recent 

 citizens ' meeting, at which Myer Heller, 

 of the South Park Floral Co., spoke on 

 "Rose Planting for Newcastle." New- 

 castle year^ ago was nicknamed the 

 ' ' Rose City, ' ' but now when visitors ar- 

 rive to look over the roses they have a 

 hard time finding them, unless they 

 visit the greenhouses. To make the 

 city true to name, Mr. Heller and the 

 city's fathers have started a campaign 

 for the planting of roses outdoors. Mr. 

 Heller in his address gave cultural di- 

 rections and named a number of good 

 hardy climbers. 



Butte, Mont.— A fortnight or so ago 

 the Butte Floral Co. had a large sur- 

 plus stock of ferns, about 1,700 plants. 

 It was desired to convert at least sev- 

 enty-five per cent of these into cash. The 

 idea was to move the lot in a jiffy, eco- 

 nomically, at retail. Now, William J. 

 Day, James H. King and Philo H. King, 

 the men who constitute the Butte Floral 

 Co., believe that advertising pays, and 

 pays big. So advertising space was re- 

 served in one of Butte's dailies and one 

 morning the people were informed of a 

 special fern sale at the Butte store. 

 The sale was a success — plant and flower 

 sales are not regular things at Butte. 

 "We sold everything offered. and had to 

 turn down many orders," says Philo 

 King in speaking of the coup. 



IN THE GREENHOUSE 



The best fertilizer for greenhouse or outdoor use, for 

 carnations, roses, chrysanthemums and violets, or potted 

 plants, is Sheep Manure, and to be certain of the best- 

 full strength- get 



SHEEP'S HEAD SHEEP MANURE 



Guaranteed high percentage of nitrogen, phosphoric acid 

 and potash. Weed seeds killed. Will not cause black spot. 

 Hasten maturity, quicken the budding and stiffen the stems. 

 Write for booklet and prices. 



NATURAL GUANO CO., 811 River Street, Aurora, Illinois 



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