H 



The Florists^ R^cw 



March 13. 191^. 



FANCY PER 



Finest ■tock in the eouiitrj 



$5.00 par 1000 $5.00 pK 1000 



Subject to Chance Without Notice. 



Wild Smllaxy 60-pound cases, $5.50; 25-pouD(l cases $ 3.25 



Magnolia Leaves^ green and bronze, per carton 1.75 



Galax Leaves, green and bronze, per case of 10,000 10.00 



Green Leucothoe Sprays, extra fine, per 100, $1.00; per 1000 7.50 



GREEN SHEET MOSS, very fine for basket work, trimming 



pots, etc., per bag, 15 lbs. to the bag 2.00 



Sphagnum Moss, per bale 2.50 



Boxwood, 60-pound cases 15.00 



FULL SUPPLY CUT FLOWERS AT ALL TIMES 



ffiCHIGAN CUT FLOWER EXCHANGE, 264-266 Randolph St., Detroit, Ich. 







Mention Thf Reiiew when yog write. 



'WHAT'S IN A NAME?' 



Is A Palm A Tree? 



Considered according to the basic 

 meaning of the word tree, as being "a 

 woody plant .... producing one main 

 erect axis which continues to grow . . . 

 more vigorously than the lateral axes," 

 (Fernow) the palm may not be able 

 to prove its title clear to the name, 

 inasmuch as it has no branches, or 

 lateral axes, but only leaves. But from 

 the "standpoint of another definition, 

 that of "a woody plant that produces 

 one main trunk and a more or less dis- 

 tinct and elevated head," (Bailey) the 

 palm, with its crown of ornate leaves, 

 may be conceded to be the queen of its 

 class. Yet botanists and horticulturists 

 generally speak of the palm as a 

 "plant," albeit one of unique type and 

 giant size. But botanists and horti- 

 culturists include trees under the gen- 

 eral nomenclatiire of "vegetation," 

 when speaking broadly of the dress of 

 verdure with which nature clothes this 

 globe of earth. A great etymologist 

 has said that the line of demarkation 

 between trees and shrubs is not well 

 defined. And an authority on horti- 

 culture says that in certain sections 

 "most palms are trees." 



Where Doctors Differ. 



In the tropics the "trees" partake 

 more and more largely of the character 

 of plants, as we approach the equator; 

 while the farther north we go, the more 

 we find the opposite habit in evidence. 

 Some palms attain size and dimensions 

 which give them the general outline and 

 character of trees. Such a palm, for 

 instance, is the Phcenix canariensis, a 

 grand type, native to California and 

 northern Florida. The luxuriant spread 

 of its huge cluster of pinnate leaves 

 produces a compact effect resembling 

 the northern "shade tree." An ex- 

 ample of the opposite type, of shrubby 

 habit and digitate leaves, would be the 

 Rhapis flabelliformis. 



Acquaintance with the habits, classes 

 and characteristics of palms has been 

 prejudiced by the fact that palms are 

 not native to the climates in which 

 botanists flourish. Due to this unfortu- 

 nate failure of coincidence, nature hav- 

 ing neglected in this instance to co- 

 ordinate her efforts to the best interest 

 of the parties of both parts, so to 



GALAX FERNS LEUCOTHOE 



^^ Our Qrccns are all of the NEW CROP, direct from vircin forest. ^^^^ 



Bronze Oalax Sl.OO per 1000: $7.60 per case of 10,000 ^^^jfiffl^ 



Green Oiilax SI 00 per 1000: $8 00 per case of lO.ooo JBkBS^B 



Fancy Ferns 2.00 uer 1000; 7.50 per cade of 5.000 ^XHs^Sr 



Dasger Ferns 2.00 per 1000; 8.60 per case of 5.000 Ml^ ygMF 



Long Oreen Leucothoe $8.60 per 1.000 ^Kjpy'^^ 



Medium Oreen Leucothoe 2.60 per 1.000 \ 



V Short Green Leucothoe 1.60 per 1,000 \ 



Orders foi cold storage stock should be placed at once, as our shipping season closes March 31. 

 Better quality of greens, more prompt shipment and more courteous treatment hare made 

 our business a success for seventeen yeais. 



TEKMS, cash with order to all. We wUl make no C. O. D. shipments. 



ELK G>IAX OND FERW CO., Banners Elk. N. C. 



Mention The Beylew when you write. 



PER 

 CASE 



WILD SMILAX, $3.00 



Orders filled promptly on short notice 



PERPETUATED MOSS $3.50 per ba^ 



NATURAL MOSS 1.75 per bag 



Wire, Write, Ftione 



E. A. BEAVEN Evergreen, Ala, 



Mention Thi» RpvIpw when ynn xrrit^ 



speak, the classification of many a 

 beauteous "palm plant" has not been 

 accurately determined until after the 

 type has become firmly established in 

 the popular regard, and in the trade, 

 which is more to the purpose from the 

 angle of vision of our readers. It is 

 also the reason for the change of name 

 of many favorites among the family of 

 palms, which numbers some 1,200 

 species. For palms have become known 

 by names which are not appropriate to 

 their types, due to the fact that the 

 name was given to a cultivated speci- 

 men, the flowers and fruit not having 

 been seen, necessitating renaming on 

 closer acquaintance. 



Morton G-rove, 111. — Albert H. Collatz 

 has purchased the greenhouses of John 

 Prochaska in Niles Center and is de- 

 voting them to the growing of roses. 



Caro, Mich. — Miss Cora B. Gibbs 

 grows hyacinths, narcissi and tulips for 

 the market indoors and snapdragon, 

 asters and phlox outdoors in the sum- 

 mer. 



Want and For Sale Department 



IV Advertisements under this liead liSVi cents 

 per line, cash with order from all who do not do 

 other advertising. In sending remittance count six 

 words to the line. 



Display advertisements in this department $1.60 

 net, for one inch space. 



SITUATION WANTED— By florist and gardener 

 on private or commercial place; 15 years' ex- 

 perience in England and America; age 31, single; 

 state wages. W. Taylor, 140 Hoyt St., BufTalo, 

 N. Y. 



^jITUATION WANTED — By young married man, 

 O as foreman; large or small place, middle west 

 preferred; good salary expected; can furnish 

 best of references. Address C. K. Hollied, 

 Eldora, Iowa. 



