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AuaosT 2, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



95 



TO BXCHANQK. 



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TO EXCHANGE FOR SNAPDRAGONS, about 

 1000 Poitevine, 4-ln.; aljout 800 S. A. Nutt. 

 8-in., and about 600 mixtures, 2i4-iii- in bud and 

 bloom. Nothing better at any price. Make me 

 an offer. 



Dr. Holcomb, Carlton Sta., Orleans Co., N. Y. 



To Exchange — Or will sell: Mums, 2^ •in., 

 8c: 60 Yellow Bonnaffon, 100 Wm. Turner. 40 

 Dr. Bnguehard, 160 snapdragons, Ramaburg's 

 Silver Pink, 2^-in., 4c, for Chatelaine begonias. 

 QrlffeJs Flower Shop, Hannibal, Mo. 



To Exchange — Field-grown carnations, gera- 

 niums, Sprengeri, chrysanthemums, yincas and 

 cannas; for poinsettias, palms, hydrangea otaksa 

 and table ferns assorted. 

 John Bauscher. Freeport, 111. 



To Exchange: — 2000 fine, healthy mum cut- 

 tings of the following yarieties: lyory. Yellow 

 Ohadwick, Wm. Weeks, PoUworth, Oct. Frost, 

 Turner, Amorita, Chrysolora, Chieftain; for 

 ferns. 0. E. Gunton, 37 Main St., Bradford, Pa . 



To Exchange — Or will sell: 300 T. Eaton, 

 200 Chrysolora, $2.00 per 100, for ficus, ferns or 

 other foliage. 

 O. S. Smith, 1415 South Garvin, Eyansyi lle. Ind. 



To Exchange — Or will sell: Comb or extracted 

 honey and thoroughbred Shetland pony, for mums 

 or field carnations. 



Wm. Robinson, Route D, La Fayette, Ind. 



To Exchange — Geraniums, rooted cuttings or 

 out of small pots, October delivery or any time 

 after September, for field-grown carnations. 

 Arthur Doebel & Sons, Clyde, O. 



To Exchange — Bulbs, 5-yT. oldi calla, 6c: 

 bulbs, 3 to 6 inches in circumference, 3c, for 

 cyclamen or blooming plants. 

 Hamilton & Plummer, Kewanee, 11 1. 



To Exchange — See classified carnations, alys- 

 ■um, primroses, smilax, stevia; also full variety 

 of bedding plants, for roses or bulbs. 



J. O. Stelnhauser, Pittsburg, Kan._ 



OANK STAKES. 



CANE STAKES. 

 Green Fainted. 



Per 1000 



2-ft $4.00 



2%-ft 5.00 



8-f t 5.60 



8%-ft 6.50 



4-ft 7.50 



6-ft 9.00 



Natural for Chrysanthemums. 



5 to 6-ft 6.50 



6-ft 7.00 



8-ft 9.60 



AMERICAN BULB CO., 

 162 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



JAPANESE CANE STAKES. 



100 1000 



2 -ft. green painted $0.55 $4.50 



2%-ft. green painted 65 5.50 



3 -ft. green painted 75 6.00 



3%-ft. green painted 85 7.00 



V -ft. green painted 95 8.00 



ft -ft. natural color 90 7.60 



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



Ba& boo stakes, 4 feet, $4.50 per 1000. 



O. Kcoynaan & Co., Inc.. San Francisco, Oal. 



LEAF MOLD. 



Leaf mold, sifted fine, just the thing for loft 

 wood plants, 1 bbl., $1.40; 5 bbls.. $6.2S; 10 

 bbls., $12.00. 

 Rogers Greenhouse, Ransomvllle, N. Y. 



MISOBLLANKOUS. 



OARWATION STAPLES. 



Superior ciirnatlon staples, best staples on the 

 market, 35c per 1000; 3000 for $1.00, postage 

 paid. 



MICHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE. 

 264 Randolph St., Detroit. M ich. 



Pillsbury's carnation staples, 35c per 1000; 

 3000 for $1.00. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg^ll. 



CARNATION SUPPORTS. 



MAKE YOUR 



CARNATION SUPPORTS YOURSELF 



1500 per day, 



little expense, 



new method. 



Write me. 



JOS. H. DONAHUE, 



R. R. 4. KOKOMO, IND. 



FERN BALLS. 



FERN BALLS. 

 Japanese fern balls, dormant, $25.00 per 100. 

 AMERICAN BULB CO., 

 162 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Japanese fern balls, started, $5.00 per doz., 

 $35.00 per 100. Ernest Rober. Wilmette, III. 



QOLP FISH. 



Goldfish, aquarium plants, snails, castles, 

 (lobes, aquariums, fish food, nets, etc., whole- 

 sale. Send for price lists. Large breeding pain 

 for sale. Franklin Barrett, Breeder. 4816 D St.. 

 Philadelphia. Pa. 



Goldfish, aquarium plants, castles, globes and 

 all supplies. Send for wholesale catalogues. 



AUBURNDALB GOLDFISH CO., 

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



PREENS. 



Greens, new crop green leucothe sprays, 

 shipped on ice, $2.50 per 1000, f. o. b. Old 

 Fort, N. C. Address all orders to Woodruff St 

 Sons, Lowgap, N. C. 



ALBUM OF DESIGNS. 



Fourth Edition Now Ready. 



75c per copy prepaid. 



Florists' Pub. Co., Caxton Bldg., Chicago. 



HAVE YOU A SURPLUS? 

 Write us what it is, how many and the price. 

 We have a large outlet and probably we can 

 place any good stock you have to offer. 



Buyers, write us about your needs. We are 

 selling agents for a large number of the best 

 growers. 



G. M. RBBURN & CO., 

 160 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 111. 



lOO 4-in. Sprengeri, $10.00; 100 3-in. variega- 

 ted vinca, $6.00; 50 4-in. S. A. Nutt, $3.00. All 

 extra strong, or exchange for good carnations or 

 chrysanthemums. . 

 E. J. Nicholas, Mt. Bethel, Pa. 



300 Sprengeri seedlings, $1.25; 150 Boston 

 ferns, 2V&-in., extra good, $4.00; 72 poinsettias, 

 2>^-ln., very good, $4.00; 12 narrow leaved cro- 

 tons. 4-in., $2.00. 



Heldrelch, Chattahoochee, Qa. 



SHEET MOSS. 



SHEET MOSS, 

 $2.00 per sack; 10 sacks $1.75; nice, clean pieces. 



AMERICAN BULB CO., 

 172 No. Wabash Ave.. Chicago, 111. 



PRiWTINa. 



Typewritten form letters, office stationery and 

 florists' labels a specialty. Samples on request. 

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



_^ PROPAQATINQ SAND. 



PROPAGATING SAND. 

 Found to be extraordinary; no failure due to 

 sand; contains ab8olutel.v no plant life; coarse 

 enough for proper drainage, fine enough to 

 retain moisture, and cheap at any price. Used 

 exclusively by Poehlmann Bros. Co. Shipped 

 anywhere. 



WILCOX COMPANY. 

 3690 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. 



SPHAQNUM MOSS. 



MOSS. 

 Dry, clean, full size bales, $1.00 per bale; 10 

 bales, $9.25; 25 bales, $22.50; 50 bales, $42.50; 

 100 bales, $82.50. In car lots of 350 to 400 bales, 

 write us for price. 



AMERICAN BULB CO., 

 162 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS— SPECIAL PRICE FOR 



AUGUST 

 Fine clean moss in standard burlap bales, 

 $1.00 each; 10 bales $9.00, 25 bales, $21.75. 

 Write for prices on larger quantities. 



A. Henderson & Co., Box 125, Chicag o. 



Sphagnum moss, 10 bbl. bale, $1.90 to $2.00; 



5 bales, $9.25; 6 bbl. bale, $1.00; 6 bales, $4.50; 



live sphagnum, 5 bags. $3.76. Orchard fiber, 



$1.00 per bag. Burlap 20c extra. Gash, 6c less. 



Jos. H. Paul, Box 166, Manahawkln, N. J. 



10 bales very best moss, in burlap, $7.00; 10 

 bales in wire, $4.00, all standard size. Reference, 

 B. 0. Dun & Co. 

 B. R. Mitchell, Mather, Wi«. 



10 bales sphagnum moss, choicest selected 

 stock, standard size. In burlap, $7.1)0: wired. 

 $4.60. Cash. Write for prices on larger lota. 

 M. L. Hancock A Sons, City Point, Wis. 



TOBACCO. 



Strong tobacco dust, $1.76 per 100 lbs.; 200 

 lbs.. $3.00. G. H. Hunkel. Milwaukee. WU. 



WIRE STAKES. 



4,000 galvanized wire stakes. No. 9 wire, 

 3 feet long, 75c per 100. 



Wlnterson's Seed Store, Chicago. 111. 



WIRE WORK. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work in the west. B. F. Winterson Co.. 106 

 North Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



William B. Hielscher's Wire Works, 



264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich. 



\^/OOD LABELS. 



LABELS FOR NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS. 

 Benjamin Chase Co.. Derry Village. N. H. 



Concordia, Kan. — Harry L. Hunt finds 

 his light car a convenience in delivery 

 and also a means of valuable advertis- 

 ing. For instance, in the parade of 

 July 4 he obtained the prize for the 

 most prettily decorated car without cov- 

 ering up his name on the panel body. 



Grand Haven, Mich.— Herman W. 

 Eogers, with the G. H. Taepke Co., De- 

 troit, and for many years with Weiland 

 & Eisch, Chicago, accompanied by his 

 family, is visiting relatives here. It 

 was as a volunteer from Grand Haven 

 that Mr. Rogers went to the Spanish- 

 American war. 



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The Chrysanthemum. 



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