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March IS. 1919. 



The Florists^ Kcvicw 



Rochelle & Sons 103 



Rock Flower Co 68 



Rockford Floral Co. 63 

 Rocklin & Lehman. 67 



Rodgers, J. W 60 



Rodgers Floral Co.. 60 



Roeh|:8 Co 94 



Rohnert, Waldo ... 77 



Roos, Jelle 79 



Rosaia Bros 65 



Rosendale Fir. Shop 64 



Rosery, The 54 



Ross, J. W 63 



Ruch, D. B 60 



Sumbley Co 41 



Rugby Greenhouses. 68 



Rusch & Co 72 



Russin A Hanfllng.. 73 

 Rye, George 67 



S. 



Saler, H. E 52 



Samuelson, C. A. . . . 63 

 Sander's Garden ... 68 

 Sands the Florist^. . 56 

 Sceery, Edward c... 56 



Schiller, J. L 96 



Schiller's 61 



Schillo, Adam 105 



Schlatter & Son 107 



Schllng, Max 55 



Schloss Bros 36 



Schmidt & Botley. . . 95 



Schneider SI 



Schnute-Holtman . . .104 



Schramm Bros 81 



Schultheis 69 



Schultz, Paul 62 



Schultz & Co 33 



Schuiz Co., Jacob... 66 



Schwake & Co 78 



Scott, Wm., Co 64 



Scrlbner Floral Co.. 62 



Scrim's 52 



Scruggs-Vandervoort- 



Bamey 68 



Seabright Bulb .... 84 



Searl Sc Sons 76 



Sharp, Partridge ...105 

 Shenandoah Nurs... 88 

 Sheppard, Henry W. 61 



Sheridan, W. F 78 



Shops, Florist 67 



Siebrecht, G. 73 



Siebrecht, Jr., H. A. 64 



Simon & Son 76 



Sixth City Wire 35 



Skidelsky & Co 93 



Skinner Co 100 



Skinner Irrigation. .100 



Smely, J. M 63 



Smith, B. L 52 



Smith, Henry 52 



Smith, P. J 73 



Smith & Fetters Co. 61 



Smith 57 



Smith Co., A. W... 68 

 Smith Co., W. & T. 88 



Smith Floral Co 65 



Smith Flower Shop. 66 



Smith Wholesale 



Floral Co 36 



Smyth, W. J 49 



Springfield Seed Co. 68 

 St. Louis Seed Co. . . 80 

 St. Louis Wholesale 



Cut Flower Co 37 



Staack & Sons 63 



State Floral Co 65 



State Nursery Co... 67 



Steele's Pansles 86 



Stein's Fl. Supply.. 31 

 Stemme & Sons. ... 60 

 Stem Co., J. M.... 35 



Stewart, S. B 66 



Stiles, Mrs. R. B... 59 



Stokes Floral Co 68 



Storrs & Harrison.. 96 



Stroh & Sons 54 



Stuber & Richardson 85 

 Stumpp & Walter.. 79 

 Stumpp, G. B. M... 54 



Stuppy Flo. Co 68 



Summerfleld Flo. Co. 68 

 Swanson's, Inc 67 



T. 



Taepke Co 52 



Tailby & Sons 57 



Taylor, Mrs. B. M . . 65 

 Temblett, Wm. H.. 61 



Thorbum & Co 80 



Thornton Floral Co. 63 

 Throop-Martln Co... 104 

 Tonner's 28 



Tonseth's 65 



Toole & Son 91 



Totty Co., C. H 95 



Tracy, B. H 78 



Traendly & Schenck 73 



Travis Co 99 



Trepel, C. C 55 



Trepel, Joseph 65 



Trimble Co., W. B.. 62 



Turner Bros 103 



Turner & Sons 53 



V. 

 Underwood, The ... 64 

 United Cut Fir. Co. 72 

 United Flower & 



Supply 84 



U. S. Out Fir. Co.. 73 



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Van Aken Bros 52 



Van Bochove & Bro. 52 



Van Llndley Co 59 



Van Meter Fl. Shop. 61 



Vavrous Sons 58 



Vesey's 1-62 



Vick's Sons, J 80 



Victoria Nursery ... 62 

 Vincent, Jr., & Sons 90 



Virgin, U. J 60 



Vogt's Greenhouses. 52 

 Von Canon, J. H.... 41 



"W. 



Waite, F. W 106 



Walker Co., F 56 



& Son 57 



Walther, H. C 80 



Want Ad vs. .44-45-46-47 



Warburton, C 67 



Ward & Co., R. M.. I 



Warendorff, A 64 



Watkins & Simpson 76 

 Watts, Mrs. J. B... 60 

 Wayside Gardens... 91 



Wax Bros 57 



Weaver, A 61 



Weber, F. C 68 



Weber, F. H 68 



Weber & Sons Co. . 59 

 Weiland-Riach Co.. 71 

 Weir, Inc., James.. 65 

 Welch the Florist.. 57 

 Werthelmer Bros... 10 



Wertz 69 



Westerbeek & Klyn 



9-76 



Western Seed & Ir- 

 rigation Co 75 



Westminster Nur. . . 88 



WettUn Flo. Co 54 



White Co 7 



White Bros 55 



Wlegand's Sons Co. 62 



Wlenhoeber Co 63 



Wietor Bros 71 



Wilcox & Sons 66 



Wilks Mfg. Co 99 



Willens Cons. Co. . . 



101-124 



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William & Richard. 76 

 Williams, Mrs. E. A. 58 



Williams, Ed 66 



Williams A Co 62 



WUson, H. B S4 



Wilson, R. 65 



Wilson's ( 61 



Wllson-Orout-Gehr. . 86 

 Wilson Floral Co... 72 



WindmiUer Co 67 



Winter Floral Co... 69 



Winterson Co 41 



Wittbold, Geo 63 



Wolf, John 60 



Wolfskins' & Morris 



Goldenson 64 



Wonder Irrigator Co. 35 

 Woodruff & Sons. . . 75 

 Woodward, A. J.... 52 

 Wright's Fir. Shop. 49 

 Wylie, Thomas 86 



T. 



Young, J. W 94 



Young & Co., A. L. 73 

 Young & Co., John. 73 

 Young & Sons Co... 88 



Z. 



Zech & Mann 71 



Zetlitz, E. N 80 



Zvolanek, A. C 84 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



The Coming Season's Cyclamen Crop (illus.) 11 



Illinois Florists Meet 12 



— Thirteenth Annual Session 12 



Seasonable Suggestions 13 



— Chatelaine Begonias 13 



— French Hydrangeas 13 



— Land for Asters 13 



— Useful Annuals to Start Now 13 



— Pansies in Coldf rames 13 



— Spraying Shrubs 13 



Open Letters from Beaders 13 



— A Talk on Insurance 13 



— A Junior Class 13 



— Chayote or Chuchuf 14 



Here 's a Hot Subject 14 



— Betailers and Carnations 14 



Men, Ideals and Success 15 



— First Define Success 15 



Roses 16 



— Black Spot of the Rose 16 



Who 's Who and Why 17 



— John G. Esler (portrait) -, 17 



Advertising with Orders 18 



New England 18 



Carnations -. 19 



— British Carnation Conference 19 



Discolored Primula Foliage 19 



Wild Flowers of Long Island 19 



Ladies' S. A. F 19 



Mott-ly Musings 19 



Commercial Casualties 20 



Quick Action 20 



Twenty Pink Pages 20 



Obituary .- 21 



— Frank A. Friedley (portrait) 21 



Will Try to Stabilize Prices 21 



Chicago 21 



Bridgeport, Conn 28 



Philadelphia 30 



Boston 32 



St. Louis 36 



New York 40 



Page 

 Secretary Young 's Corner 51 



— National Publicity Campaign 51 



Service and Success 54 



Society of American Florists 55 



Pittsburgh, Pa 58 



Rochester, N. Y 62 



Baltimore 64 



Buffalo, N. Y 66 



Wilmington, Del 67 



Glen Cove, N. Y 67 



Waterbury, Conn 70 



Albany, N. Y 70 



Seed Trade News-. 74 



— Imports of Forage Plant Seed 76 



— Another Mare *s-Nest .• 76 



— Seed Impfcrts for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year . . 78 



— Pacific Coast Seed Notes 78 



— Catalogues Received 80 



Indianapolis 80 



Pacific Coast Department 82 



— Palms in California (illus.) 82 



— Los Angeles 82 



— San Francisco 83 



— Portland, Ore 85 



— Seattle, Wash 86 



Sprengeri Turning Yellow 86 



French Florist 's Army Gardens 86 



Nursery News 88 



— Standard Accounting Urged 88 



— Find Much Barberry 88 



Painesville, 90 



Providence 94 



New Importations 96 



Brief Answers 96 



Greenhouse Heating ;-i 98 



— Rebuilding Three Houses 98 



Newport, R. I 100 



Northampton, Mass 100 



Fort Wayne, Ind. . -. 102 



Cincinnati 104 



Cleveland 106 



Omaha, Neb 106 



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