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The Florists^ Review 



Fbbedaby 20, 1919. 



to $10. Calla lilies are ample enough to 

 meet the demand at $2 per dozen. Eas- 

 ter lilies are scarce. Due to the dark 

 days, sweet peas are again short and 

 the price now ranges from $1 to 

 $1.50. A few freesias still remain but 

 the crop is practically gone. Narcissi 

 are fairly ample at $5 and $6. Jonquils 

 and tulips are more in evidence, prices 

 ranging from $5 to $8. Hyacinths are 

 good and are available at $1 and $1.50. 



Miscellaneous stock, as usual, is in 

 display, though violets are less conspicu- 

 ous. 



A larger variety of potted plants is 

 here to be chosen from and includes 

 Ohatelaine begonias, cyclamens, cin- 

 erarias, Primula obconica and mala- 

 coides, hyacinths, jonquils, tulips and 

 ferns. None of these is in abundance. 



St. Valentine's Day. 



St. Valentine's day business was 

 good; a great advance over last year'^s. 

 Prices were high. The demand was 

 heavy and, as flowers are not abundant, 

 everything was well cleaned up. The 

 Circle Flower Store and Greene's Flow- 

 er Shop were compelled to close their 

 doors in the late afternoon, their large 

 stocks sold out. 



Clever advertising and unusually at- 

 tractive and suggestive windows put 

 flower valentines in first place. John 

 A. Bieman's window was elaborate, 

 showing excellent stock of all season- 

 ?>ble flowers and plants. Bertermann 

 Bros. Co. featured an attractive display 

 of dolls, fancy vases, pretty boxes and 

 plenty of flowers and plants. The Circle 

 Flower Store was gay with Kewpies 

 and spring flowers. The Claypool Hotel 

 Florist and Greene's Flower Shop 

 showed plants, fancy boxes and novelty 

 suggestions fitting the day. A. Wie- 

 gand's Sons Co. was also in gala dress 

 and moved an enormous amount of 

 potted plants, as well as cut flowers. 

 Pahud 's did a large volume of business. 



Various Notes. 



Paul E. Klingsporn and party were 

 visitors in Indianapolis last week en 

 route to Kichmond to see Rose Premier. 



Karl Hack has been mustered out of 

 the service. 



The Circle Flower Store furnished 

 400 carnations for St. Valentine's day 

 to the War Mothers' Federation for 

 the wounded soldiers at Fort Benjamin 

 Harrison. Each carnation was tied 

 with a red ribbon, attaching a red heart 

 and a card on which was printed: 

 "American War Mothers, Marion Coun- 

 ty Unit, Indiana Chapter." This store 

 has been furnishing carnations for the 

 wounded soldier delegations that at- 

 tend Keith's theater every Friday. 



Joseph Hill and wife were among the 

 Botarians here last week. 



Eobert Ellis will take full charge of 

 the Indianapolis Flower & Plant Co. 

 March 1. 



Joseph Schoey, now with Bertermann 

 Bros. Co., will move to a farm this 

 spring with his father-in-law. 



The various florists in and about the 

 city unite in expressing sympathy for 

 Morris Mayer, who recently lost his 

 mother. 



Donald W. Saville, of Kokomo, was 

 a visitor last week. 



Greene's Flower Shop arranged an 

 Abraham Lincoln memorial window 

 worthy of mention. Lincoln's picture 

 was featured with a gilt-leaved mag- 

 nolia wreath. E. E. T. 



SPENCER SWEET PEAS 



Our Spencer Sweet Peas are carefully ffrown by experienced 

 men from selected Stock Seed, and better seed cannot be grown 

 in this country than the stocks supplied by St. Louis Seed Co. 

 Send us your order and try them yourself. 



65 



V4. lb. 

 Afterarlow— Bright violet $0.75 



AMERICA SPBNC£B. Red flaked 

 on white ground 75 



Apple Blossom Spencer — Standard 

 rose, wlnga light carmine 60 



Asta Ohn Spencer — Soft pinkish 

 lavender 60 



Blanche Ferry Spencer — Stand 

 ards rose, wings white 



Constance Hlnton — This is de- 

 cidedly the best black-seeded 

 white-flowered variety in cul- 

 tivation 75 



Countess Spencer — Bright sha^e 

 of pink 60 



Dainty — White ground, with beau- 

 tiful picotee edge of rose-pink. .60 



Bobbie's Cream — Deep cream or 

 primrose colored 60 



Flora Norton Spencer — Bright 

 blue, slight purple tint 75 



Florence Nightingale — Clear rich 

 iavender 75 



Fiery Cross — Intense orange- 

 scarlet 1.25 



Helen iLewis Spencer — Fijie 

 orange-salmon pink 60 



Hercules Spencer — Bright pink . . .75 



ninmlnator Spencer — Ground of 

 salmon-orange with rich bright 

 cerise pink 



King Edward Spencer — A pure 

 red Spencer 



.75 



.60 



lib. 

 $2.76 



2.75 



2.00 



2.00 



2.26 



2.76 



2.00 



2.00 



2.00 



2.60 



2.60 



4.50 



2.00 

 2.76 



2.76 

 2.00 



% lb. 1 lb. 

 King White Spencer — The finest 



pure white . . . ; $0.75 $2.5.0 



Margaret Madison Spencer — A 



self-colored clear azure-blue .. . .90 3.25 

 Marie Corelll — The wings are a 



pure rich roae-crimson 60 2.00 



Margaret Atlee — Rich glowing 



pink on cream ground 75 2,75 



Mrs. Cnthbertson Spencer — Stand- 

 ard clear rose-pink, wings 

 white 75 a. 75 



Othello — Of immense size, rich 



maroon .65 2.25 



Primrose Spencer — Clear primrose 



color ., 60 2.00 



Bosabelle Spencer — Rose-crlnnson 

 with a distinct white blotch at 

 the base 75 2.75 



Royal Purple Spencer — A rich 

 purple and almost a true royal 

 purple 1.00 8.75 



The President — The flowers are 

 large size, glowing scarlet 1.50 



Tennant Spencer — Purplish mauve .65 2.25 



White Spencer — Splendid white. . .60 2.00 



Wedgwood Spencer — Wlnter- 



Flowerlng, producing usually 



four flowers to a stem, of 



unique shade of Wedgwood 



blue 90 3.25 



St. I>. S. Co. Spencer Mixture— 



These include the best of the 



"Spencer" varieties introduced 



previously to this year and 



also entirely new shades *• 2.00 



Write for our trade list. Flower Seeds for Florists. 



St. Louis Seed Co. 



411-413 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo- 



■ Mention The Review when yon write. 



Lily of the VaUey 



PIPS 



JUST RECEIVED 



$30.00 per case of 1000 

 15.00 per case of 500 



J. M. THORBURN A CO. 



53 Barclay Street, N. Y. 



MeatloB Tke Bevlew wben 700 writ*. 



John Baer Tomato 



Finest and Earliest Tomato on Eartli 



Clean, bright seed from selected fruit, 

 l2 0Z.,30c; oz.,50c; ^lb.,$1.75; lb., $6.50. 

 Write for list of Beans and fancy Sweet Com. 



G. S. RAMSBURG, Somcrsworth, N. H. 



NEWPORT, E. I. 



Horticultural Society. 



All business was laid aside at the 

 meeting of the Newport Horticultural, 

 Society February 11, so that Prof. E. 

 K. Thomas of Kingston College could 

 have the entire time for his illustrated 

 lecture, "The Koyal Botanic Gardens 



Gladioli 



1tt1i-ia. IHi.Bp 



Per 1000 



America $15.00 $18.00 



▲uKUSta 15.00 18.00 



Baron Hulot 18.00 20.00 



Brenohleyenals 12.00 15.00 



Craokerjaok 15.00 18.00 



Empress of India 18.00 20.00 



HaUey 15.00 18.00 



Mrs. I'ranoiB Kine 15.00 18.00 



Mrs. Frank Pendleton.... 30.00 35.00 



NIaKara 25.00 30.00 



Panama 25.00 30.00 



Pink Perfection 35.00 40.00 



Prtnceps 18.00 20.00 



Schwaben 35.00 40.00 



Wlntzer's General Mix- 

 ture 8.0S 10.00 



Ne Leon Wintzer 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



at Kew, England." The speaker had a 

 first-hand knowledge of his subject and 



