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10 cents the copy 

 SUBSCRIPTIONS 



$1.50 Year 



ENTERED AS SecOND CLASS MAT- 

 TER DEC. S. IS»7. ATIHC POST- 

 OFFICE AT CHICAJU .-.-.. 

 THE ACT OF MARCH S 1870. 



TRE/IEfV 



A WEEKLY JOl!BNAL'»« FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN ah» NURSERYMEN. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHINU CO., 580 Caxton Balldinar, 008 Suotb Unarburu m.. t Hl( A«.0. 



VOL. XLIII 



CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 28. 1918. 



NO 1096. 



Cold Storage Giganteum 



PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW 



Embargo is still in force, and there will be no new stock 



here in time for Easter forcing. All bulbs inspected before 



shipping. 



Per 100 Per case 



7 to 9-inch CiOO bulbs to case) $7.50 $21.00 



9 to 11-inch (200 bulbs to case) 1(5.00 30.00 



A. HENDERSON & CO., 211 N. State St, Chicago 



PAPER WHITES 



Per 100 $2.50 Case of 1250 $25.00 



ALLIUMS 



Per 100 $1.00 Per 1000 $9.00 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO. 



Milwaukee, Wis. 



FRENCH BULBS '"Sr 



Paper White Grandiflora, 13 cttn $25.00 per 1000 



Wblte Roman Hyacinths, 12 to 15 ctm 46.00 per 1000 



Grand Soleild'Or (Yellow Paper Whites) 40.00 per 1000 



Trumpet Majors 26.00 per 1000 



Double Roman Constantinople 14.00 per 1000 



Freesla Refracia Alba, 1st size <.).00 per 1000 



Freesla Refracta Alba, Extra 12.00 per 1000 



Terms: Settlement by Trade Acceptance 

 due January l. 1919. 3% off for 

 Not How cash payment within 10 days from 



PKoon date of invoice, 5% off for cash 



^^^^^ with order. 



c^r °" Ralph M. Ward & Co. 



25 MURRA Y ST. NEW YORK 



CYCLAMEN SEED, Best Wandsbek Strain 



HOMEGROWN Per 100 1000 



Glory of Wandsbek, Salmon S2.00 SI5.00 



Christmas Red. Pink, Rose, White, White with Car- 

 mine Eye 1.50 12.00 



GIANT ENGLISH STRAIN. Very finest grown. 

 Giant White, Giant Rose, Giant Crimson, Giant 

 Red, Giant Pi k with Dark Eye, Giant White 

 with Dark Eye 1.'26 10.00 



SWEET PEAS 



Zvolanek's Wlnte Orchid-flowerintf. New seed, ready now. I 

 have his New Yc agency. Catalogue on application. 



Rose Queen, sele..ed greenhouse-grown, 1 oz., S3.00; H lb.. $10.00: 

 1 lb.. $36.00. 



Yarrawa, selected A.ustralian-grown, 1 oz,, $2.00; 4 ozs., $7.50.. 



ROMAN J. IRWIN, *%8;#^%rY 



GLADIOLUS BULBS '^::iT^. 



ready to ship. Following varieties and sizes: 



2-in.andup l^stoJ-in. iHtol^s-in. ltoli4-in. 

 Per KXXJ Per lOOO Per 1000 Per 1000 



America $20.00 fis.oo $14.00 $12.00 



Augusta 20.00 IS.OO 14.00 12.00 



Halley -■^-OO •-'•>-W lo-OO 12.00 



Mrs. Francis King 'iO-OO 15.00 12.00 lO.OO- 



Niagara 40.(K» 3.=>.00 :«).00 j.'i.oo 



Panama!!....'. 28.(i0 23.00 '20.00 15.00 



Peace ;»-00 25.tK» 20.OO 15.00 



Pink Beauty 30.CK) 2.5.(xi '20.00 15.00 



Schwaben 35.00 30.a) '25.00 '20.00 



Win. F. Kasting Co/'1;?;;r.Tv.'^ 



W. J. & M. S. VESEY 



ORCHIDS 



Fort Wayne, 



Indiana 



THE E. G. HILL CO. 



RICHMOND, INDIANA 



If you have not received a copy, send for 

 description of 



Rose Premier 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS AND TABLE 



Specials, Ready Now 



SPIRAEA, Cold storage 



Gladstone (Whiie) per 100. $15.00 



Ruben (Pink) " io.oo 



AMARYLLIS, Johnsonii 



7 to 9-inch ■■• 18,00 



SPHAGNUM MOSS 



Per bale, $1.60; 10 bales, $14.00; 25 bales. $31.25 



THE W. W. BUIHMD CO.,».'£?S.-if.?., Chieagt 



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