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The Florists* Review 



February 1, 1917. 



A CORDIAL INVITATION 



is extended to all local and visiting florists and their friends 

 to call and see our stock of plants for all occasions. 



DECORATIVE AHD BLOOMING PLAHTS 



Blooming Plants for Easter a Specialty 



Take Garfield Park Branch of the Metropolitan Elevated to Cicero Ave., walk four blocks north and 

 one block west, or take Madison St. car to Cicero Ave., walk two blocks south and one block west. 



FRANK OECHSLIN 



4911 West Quincy Street, 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



letterheads with his name as a nursery- 

 man, wrote to different wholesale firms 

 for prices, bought his trees, and that 

 was the end of his nursery business. 



"Is it Fair to the Retail Nurserymen 

 Who Advertise for Papers to Give 

 Trees and Plants as Premiums for J>ub- 

 scription?" by Carl Sonderegger. Ans. 

 — This question was a hard one and 

 different nurserymen have different 

 opinions. 



A number of other discussions grew 

 out of the foregoing, and from ques- 

 tions. 



The annual dinner was held at the 

 Coates House during the evening of 

 Januarv 24. W. J. B. 



BROWN SCALE ON FERNS. 



I enclose a Boston fern frond cov- 

 ered with brown scales, and as I have 

 had little experience in the culture of 

 ferns, I would like to have your ad- 

 vice as to the cause of this condition. 



B. & B.— Wis. 



The fern frond in question was badly 

 infested with the common brown fern 

 scale insect. For this particular insect 

 a solution of tobacco extract, consist- 

 ing of one part, by measure, of the 

 tobacco extract to fifty parts of water, 

 will prove a good exterminator, pro- 

 vided the solution is used faithfully for 

 several applications. If the plants are 

 in pots, it is an easy matter to dip them 

 at intervals of ten days; and if they 

 are planted out on a bench, a weekly 

 application of the solution by means of 

 a spray pump will answer the purpose. 



W. H. T. 



PTERIS FRONDS BURN. 



Please inform me through The Eeview 

 wliat is responsible for the poor con- 

 dition of the enclosed pteris plants. 

 Tho fronds seem to burn at the tips. 



W. F. J.— la. 



The condition of the pteris fronds 

 would indicate that the plants were 

 overwatcred after they were repotted. 

 Pteris plants of this type will stand 

 much water after they are well rooted, 

 but they are frequently finicky when 

 heavilv watered after a late potting. 



To Avoid Disappointment 



We advise early placing of orders for immediate or future 

 delivery for CRAIG QUALITY STOCK. 



Crotons— 4-inch pots. $35.00 per 100; 5-inch pots, $6.00, $9.00 and $12.00 per doz.; 

 6-inch pots, $12.00, $15.00 and $18.00 per doz. 



Otaheite Oranges — 2VL'-inch pots, heavy plants for growing on, $8.00 per 100; 

 $75.00 per 1000. 



Dracaena Kelleriana— 2V(!-inch pot.s, $12.00 per 100; $110.00 per 1000. 



Areca Lutescens — C-inch pots, heavy made-up, $15.00 per doz.; 7-inch pots, heavy 

 made-up, $2.50 and $3.00 each. 



Gardenia Veitchii— 2i/i-inch pots, $S.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000; 4-inch pots, 

 $25.00 per 100. 



Ficus Pandurata— 6-inch pots. 2i/. feet tall, $2.00 each; 7-inch pots, 3 to 4 feet 

 tall, $2.50 and $3.00 each. Large specimens at $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50 each. 



Ficus Utills— 6-inch pots, $2.00 each. Large specimens at $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, 

 $5.00 and $7.50 each. 



Pelargoniums— Easter Greeting. 2Vj-inch pots, very fine stock, $10.00 per 100. 



NEPHROLEPIS FERNS 

 including Scottii, Elegantissima Improved, Todeaoides, Robusta, Scholzelii, John 

 Wanamaker, Elegantissima Compacta, Teddy, Jr., Harrisll— 214-inch pots, $6.00 

 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 4-inch pots, $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1000. 6-inch 

 , pots, $50.00 per 100. Specimens in 11-inch tubs, at $2.50 and $3.00 each. 



Nephrolepis, Teddy, Jr., Sport, Dwarf Boston, Smithll and Verona— 2Vi-inch 

 pots, $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000. 4-inch pots, $25.00 per 100. 6-inch pots, 

 $50.00 per 100. 



Asparagus Plumosus— 4-inch pots, $12.00 per 100; $110.00 per 1000. 

 Asparagus Sprengerl— 4-inch pots, heavy, $10.00 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. 



ROBERT CRAIQ COMPANY 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



4900 Market Street 



Mention Tlio Review wlion you write. 



New Red Rose DONALD NacDONALD 



A New HAWIMARK Red Rose sent out this year by Alex. Dickson & Sons 



We have tested this rcsc for winter forcing for two years, and with us it produces 

 niore red roses during tiie winter than any rose we ha\e ever grown. It is not a large rose, 

 but has perfectly formed, medium-sized flowers that sell at sight. Color bright orange- 

 carmine: will not turn blue because the ba.se of the petals is orange. It is not a summer 

 rose, as it has the same substance as KiU.arney. We build ths plants up until November, 

 and from Thanksgiving until Ma.v it is a money-maUer for the Rose Grower as no pinch- 

 ing is necessary. ' 



Strong Grafted Plants, $35.00 per lOO, $3O0.00 per lOOO 

 Own Root Plants, $30.00 per lOO, $250.00 per lOOO 



ROBERT SCOTT & SON, Inc. 



SHARON HILL, Delaware County, PENNSYLVANIA 



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A little more care in watering, no ex- 

 tra fertilizers and a night temperature 



of 60 degrees will do much to overcome 

 this trouble. "W. H. T. 



