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The Florists^ Review 



NOVEMBEB 14, 1918. 



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CROTONS 



The Croton, with Ita hlarbly-colored foliage. 

 Is Indispensable during Spring and Summer. 

 We have the largest and most complete col- 

 lection of Crotons In the world, carrying at 

 the present time for Fall sales over SO.OOO 

 plants in 200 varieties, all of the very high- 

 est quality and brilliantly colored. 

 2 M -inch pots, strong plants, 



$25 per 100; $226 per 1.000 



4 -inch pots, extra heavy %60 per 100 



6 -inch pots, strong plants, 



(7S and $100 per 100 



6 -inch pots, strong plants, 



$1S, $18 and $24 per doz. 



7 -inch pots, strong plants, 

 $24, $80 and $86 per dos. 



-inch pots, made up, beautiful plants. 



$24, $80 and $88 per dom. 

 -inch pots, made up, beautiful plants, 



$5, $8 and $7.60 each 

 -inch and 14-inch, made up, beautiful 



plants $10, $16 and $20 each 



Every retail store and grower should fea- 

 ture Crotons this Fall and Christmas. We 

 know our stock will please you and your 

 customer. 



CBOTON NOBWOOD BEAUTT 



This variety is one of the best of our 

 seedlings raised three years ago, and we ar« 

 now in a position to offer same in quantity 

 and at very reasonable prices. This variety 

 has an oak-shaped leaf and Is brilliantly 

 colored red. yellow and orange. 



4-inch pots, heavy $6 per dos. 



6-lnch pots, heavy $9 and $12 per dos. 



6-inch pots, heavy $18 per doz. 



7-inch pots, heavy $2.60 and $8 each 



CBOTON CHANTBIBBII MAJOB 



One of the best of the French introduc- 

 tions. Very large leaf; brilliantly colored 

 red and yeljow. 



4-inch pots $6 per doz. 



6-inch and 6 H -inch pots, 



$0.76, $1. $1.2S and $1.60 each 

 7-inch pots $2, $2.60 and $8 each 



CBQTONS (NABBOW LEAF TYPE) 

 Dellcatlsslma, Golden Thread and Florence 



These varieties are indispensable for table 

 decoration and we predict a great future for 

 them, as nothing surpasses them for use in 

 artistic arrangement. 



2^-inch pots, heavy $26 per 100 



4 -inch pots, heavy $60 per 100 



6 -inch pots, heavy $0.76 and $1 each 



8 -inch pots, heavy. . . .$16 and $18 per doz. 

 Larger plants $2. $2.60 and $8 each 



CBOTON PUNCTATA 



One of the finest and most satisfactory 

 varieties for basket work and centers of 

 ferneries. 



2H-inch pots $10 per 100; $90 per 1,000 



8 -inch pots $25 per 100; $200 per 1.000 



4 -inch pots $85 per 100; $800 per 1.000 



DRACAENAS 



There Is no variety of foliage plant so 

 attractive as the highly colored Dracaena. 

 The small and medium sizes can be used 

 to great advantage in making up the popu- 

 lar Christmas baskets, while the large speci- 

 mens have always been in great demand for 

 decorative purposes. We are now growing 

 more Dracaenas, in greater variety, than any 

 firm in this country. 



DBACAENA GODSEFFIANA 



Green and white leaf, very hardy; fine for 

 baskets. 

 2% -inch pots $16 per 100 



5 -Inch pots $26 per 100 



4 -Inch pots $86 per 100 



6 _ -inch pots, made up $9 per doz. 



FANCY DBACAENAB 



We are offering a collection of the new 

 and rare Dracaenas, including Imperialis. 

 Amabllis, Pere Charon, Mandaiana, Titworthll, 

 etc. Very handsome for home decoration or 

 for fancy combination baskets. 



4-inch pots $6 per doz. 



6-inch pots $12 per doz. 



8-inch pots $16 and $18 pnr doz. 



8-inch pots, each $2.50 



DBACAENA MASSANOEANA 



The variety with the golden stripe down 

 the center of the leaf. This handsome plant 

 is the best of all Dracaenas for the house. 

 We have an exceptionally large stock, well 

 colored and of the very highest quality. We 

 have the largest and finest stock in the 

 country. 

 4-inch pots, heavy.. $9 per doz.; $6S per 100 

 6-inch pots, heavy.... $18 and $24 per doz. 



8-inch pots, heavy $2.60 and $3 each 



10-inch pots, heavy $8.60, $4 and $6 each 



DBACAENA FBAOBANS 



Plain green leaf. 



4-inch pots $6 per doz. 



6-inch pots $9 and $12 per doz. 



8-inch pots $24 per dos. 



10-inch pots $8 and $4 each 



DBACAENA SAKDEBIANA 



Small, light-green leaves, edged with 

 creamy white. Fine for center of fern dishes 

 or basket work. 



2Vi-lnch pots $15 per 100 



8 -inch pots, heavy $26 per 100 



DBACAENA LOBD WOI.SEI.ET 



One of the very best varieties for Christ- 

 mas, being bright red in color. An excellent 

 Christmas variety. 



2-inch pots $12 per 100 



3-inch pots, very heavy S25 per 100 



4-inch pots, very heavy $50 per 100 



5-inch pots, very heavy |9 per doz. 



6-inch pott, very heavy... $12, $15, $18 per doz. 



DBACAENA KEI.I,EBIANA (NEW) 

 The greatljr improved Godieffiana. One of 

 the finest foliage plants for combination boxes 

 or baskets. 

 2^-inch pots $15 per 100 



3 -inch pots $25 per 100 



4 -inch pots $35 per 100 



7 -inch pots, made up, very handsome 



$2.50 each 



8 -inch pots, made up, very handsome 



$3.50 each 



DBACAENA TEBMINAUS 

 Exceptionally well colored 



2^-inch pots $12 per 100 



3 -inch pots $25 per 100 



4 -inch pots, very heavy $50 per 100 



5 -inch pots, strong plants $75 per 100 



6 -inch pots, extra strong 



$12, $15 and $18 per doz. 



We would sugprest ordering the above early, 

 as the demand is always great. 



DBACAENA DE SMETIANA 



This is one of the most desirable of the 

 broad-leaf varieties; a strong, vigorous 

 grower, with bold, dark green foliage which 

 becomes beautifully suffused and variegated. 

 Our stock is exceptionally fine this season. 



4-inch pots $0.50 each 



5-inch pots $0.75 and $1 each 



6-inch pots $1.25 and $1.50 each 



DBACAENA INDITISA 



6-inch, strong $35 per 100 



TABIEGATED PINEAPPI.E 



Very handsome plants $4, $5 and $6 each 



Very handsome plants in fruit $10 each 



BEGONIAS 



We desire to call the attention of prospect- 

 ive buyers to Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and 

 Begonia Lonsdale. 



Begonias have been one of our specialties 

 for years. This year we are growing more 

 Begonias than ever before, being the largest 

 Begonia growers in the world of the following 

 varieties. This branch of our business has 

 been built up on the quality of the goods we 

 have delivered to our customers. We desire 

 that each and every Begonia grower send us 

 his order, or at least a share of it, for com- 

 parison's sake. 



BEGONIA MBS. J. A. PETEBSON 



4- inch pots $50 per 100 



S-inch pots $75 per 100 



6-mch pots $125 per 100 



BEGONIA GLOIBE DE IX>BBAINB 



4-inch pots $50 per 100 



6-inch pots $76 per 100 



6-inch pots $1 and $1.25 each 



7-inch pots, very heavy . . $2 and $2.60 each 



BEGONIA GI.OBT OF CINCINNATI 



This variety is endorsed by all the leading 

 retail florists. It will hold the flowers much 

 better than the Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. 



4-inch pots, heavy $50 per 108 



5-inch pots, heavy ^5 per 100 



6- inch pots, very heavy $125 per 100 



7-inch pots, very heavy . .$2 and $2.60 each 



BEGONIA KONKUBENT 

 A Greatly Improved Begonia CImeiiuiatI 



The above variety is a German introduction, 

 and we have tried it for three years. It mdces 

 a much better shaped plant than Cincinnati, 

 is freer flowering, more shapely, and next to 

 Norwood, is the best keeping Begonia we have 

 ever handled, the original flowers remaining 

 on the plants for several months. 



4-inch pots $50 per 100 



5-inch pots $75 per 100 



6-inch pots, very heavy $125 per 100 



7-inch pots, very heavy . .$2 and $2.60 each 



PALMS 



ABECA liCTESCENS 



Perfect plants with rich, dark-green foliage. 

 Our stock has been grown cool and hard. It 

 is in splendid condition and will surely give 

 satisfaction. Large sizes very scarce this 

 year. 



4-inch pots, made up $35 per 100 



6-inch pots, extra heavy 



$15 per doz.; $110 per 100 



7-inch pots, extra heavy, 48 to 60 inches 



tall $2.50 and $3 each 



PANDANCS VEITCHU 



Well colored plants. Large stock. 



5 -inch pots $9 per doz. 



5H-inch pots $12 per doz. 



6 -inch pots $15 per doz. 



7 -inch pots $2 each 



inch pots $3.50 each 



inch tubs $5, $6 and $7.50 each 



FICCS PANDUBATA 

 The plant of the century. Positively the 

 best house and porch plant to date. Our stock 

 '^is wonderful plant this year is finer than 

 have heretofore ofiFered. It will surely 

 satisfaction. 



h pots, 2 feet tall ...$2each 



h pots, 3 feet tall ^50 each 



h pots, 4 feet tall 13 each 



h and 11-inch tubs, 5 feet to 10 feet 



^ H $S, $6 and $7.50 each 



BrMch plants, exceptionally fine 



$2.50, $3, $3.50, $4 and $S each 



The large plants are unusually fine. 



FICCS CBAIGn 



This variety is a greatly improved Fictis 

 Elastica and is bound to prove a universal 

 favorite. It is close jointed and the midrib 

 stands out prominently, being ivory-white in 

 color. 



4-inch pots, 15 inches tall $40 per lOf 



6-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches tall 



$9 and $12 per doz 



7-inch pots, 30 to 36 inches tall 



$1.25 and $1.50 each 



GABDENIA VEITCHn 



4-inch pots, very heavy 



$25 per 100; $225 per 1,000 



6-inch pots, very heavy, will flower early 



$9 and $12 per doZ' 



Our stock is unusually large and exception- 

 ally fine. 



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Brancli: 

 NORWOOD, PA. 



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