FLORTCULTUTM. 



lO cents the copy 

 SUBSCRIPTIONS 



51.50 Year 



EhTERE "S SECOND LASS MAT' 

 TER tiE.. S 1897. AT THE POST- 

 OFFICE t1 CHICACa ILL. UNDER 

 THE A 1 0(' MARCH 3, 1879, 



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A ^VEEKLY JOUDNAL«« fLORISTS. SEEDSMEN «<» NUBSERYMEK. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO.. 5S0 Caxton Balldlnc, 608 South Dearborn St., CHICAGO. 



VOV XLIII 



CHICAGO, FEBRUARY 27. 1919. 



NO. 1109. 



Af^paragus Plumosus Nanus 



New crop, firreenhouse.'grown seed. Per 100, 45c; per 1000, $3.50 



Asparagus Sprengeri per 1000, 85c 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA 



lloni' i-TOWii. Saved by a florist who knows his business. Ready now. 

 <;i!;«nteH HoHoa. Seed saved from plants with larire flower trusses 

 ami a beautiful shade of pink. Trade pkt. (about 1,200 seeds). $1.6U 



Calendula Orange King 



Laree sized flowers 



Insr. 



$3.75 



A Hpeclally selected strain of this popular annual. L£ 

 of a rich dark orange shade, free bloomin 

 Trade pkt.. '/SSc; 1 uz.. $1.00: ^4-lb.. $ 

 Write lor prices on Caladlunis, Cannas and Tuberoses. 



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



Ralph n. Ward & Co. 



JAPANESE LILY BULBS 



French and Dutch Bulbs 

 Plants and Nursery Stock 



25 Murray Street, 



NEW YORK 



Not How Cheap 

 Bui How Good 



PLANT CANNAS NOW! 



FINE PLUMP BULBS Per 100 



Kin--- Humbert $4.50 



Mme. Crozy 3.00 



Florence Vaughan 3.00 



A. Houvier 3.00 



Chas. Henderson 3.00 



Crimson Bedder 3.00 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO. 



Milwaukee. Wis. 



Polnsettia Stock Plants 



California-grown, early variety and late variety, at $4.50 per 

 dozen; $7.50 per 25; $25.00 per 100. 



Carnations and Chrysanthemums, Rooted Cuttings. 

 Send for full list of varieties with prices. 



Canna Roots and Gladiolus Bulbs in all best varieties. 

 Ask for full list of varieties with prices. 



ROMAN J. IRWIN, *%8f-^^%nr 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



READY 

 NARCH 15 



W. J. & M. S. VESE Y 



KAULY VARIETIES 



'■oldPiKilow Chrysolora 



t'oidi-n guoen Oconto 

 J'niill.-.s Advance October Frost 

 ^ "";'" Early Snow 



I.AHLY MID-SKA>ON 

 Jjarii,',,!,! Koman Gold 



i'.l'^i'iH William Turner 



«l'iu. chipftaln Major Bonnafton 

 '^liiliClileltaln Amorlta 



liooted Cnttines. $2.50 per 100; 



.... .'-•n. Slock. $4.00 per 100: $:!.'>.00 



"V Mini KG I.ATK WHITK" « 



K.xiioil Cuttintrs. $5.00 \v^r 100; 



"-III. Stock, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 



LATE VARIETIES 



Albeum p;dwin Seldewitz 



Dr. Knpuehard 

 Charles Haper 

 Tekonsha 

 Maud Dean 



December Gem 

 Helen Frlck 

 Col. Appleton 

 Golden Wedding 

 POMPON « 



Golden Climax 

 Tanza 

 Yellow Wilcox 



Wm. F. Kasting Co 



Acto 



Anna 

 Baby 



$20.00"per 1000. 



per 1000. 



H KY-ANTHEMUMS 



$40.00 per 1000. 

 per 1000. 



ORCHIDS 



568-570 WashiiftM SL 

 I BUFFALO. N.Y. 



Fort Wayne, 



Indiana 



THE E. G. HILL CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



RICHMOND, 



INDIANA 



INDEX TO ADVEHTISEMENTS AND TABLK 



Specials, Ready Now 



GLADIOLI 



l^-in. and up. 



AMERICA 122.50 perlOOO 



MRS. FRANCIS KING 2-2.50 perlOOO 



PANAMA 30.00 per 1000 



CHICAGO WHITE 27.00 per 1000 



AMARYLLIS JOHNSONII, 7 to 9-inch $18.00 per 100 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Per bale, $2.00; 10 bales, $17.50; 25 bales. $37.50 



THE W. W. BABNARD CO.,».f»?.°SS£?., Chieaso 



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