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A WEEKLY JOURNAL"* FLORISTS. SEEDSHEN«"« NURSERYMEN. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 680 Outon Bnlldins, 808 South Dearborn St., OHIOA60. 



VOL. XLIV. 



CHICAGO. JULY 31. 1919. 



NO. 1131 



WINTER FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 



ASTA OHN. lavender; COLUMBIA, pink and white; CHRISTMAS 

 PINK; HELEN LEWIS, salmon pink; MELODY, rose pink; ROSE 

 QUEEN pink. SNOWFLAKE. white. 



Trade pkt.. 75o; oz.. $1.25; J4-lb. $3.60: lb . $12.00. 



LAVENDER NORA, MRS. SPANOLIN, white: MRS. SKACH, pink; 



PINK and WHITE ORCHID; WHITE ORCHID; YARR A W A. rose pink. 



Trade pkt., 60c; oz.. 76c; '4-lb,, $2.50; lb.. $8.00. 



E, BURKE, finest lavender of all. 



Trade pkt., $1.00; oz.. $1.60; H-\h., $5 00. 



HEATHERBELL, mauve lavender. 



Trade pkt., 65c oz., $1.00; ^-Ib., J3.00 

 WEDGWOOD, clear blue. 



Trade pkt., $1.00; oz., $1.5e; 14-lb. $5.00. 



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



Shortage of Flowers 



You will be sorry you did not plant more Freesias. 



Flowers will be scarce this winter. Plant some more 



now. 5/8 to 6/8-inch true 



Purity stock, the best to grow, $12.00 per 1000 



C. C. POLLWORTH CO. 



Milwaukee, - - Wisconsin 



HYDRANGEAS 



French, 2i2-inch, Li lie Mouillere and Baby Bimbinette, 

 $12.00 per 100. 



PRIMROSES 



Sim's Yellow, 2ii»-inch, $().00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA 



2^-inch, assorted. $(1.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 

 PRIMULA MALACOIDES 



214-inch, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 

 BEGONIAS 



Xmas Red and Prima Donna, 2X-inch, $0.00 per 100; 

 $50.00 per 1000. 



568-570 Washiiftoa St 

 BUFFALO. N. Y. 



V/'OU can travel from East to West and from 



■^ West to East and in your search can find 



no better than Ward's Bulbs, the World's Best. 



Why experiment with stock that has not stood 



the acid test? 



Ralph N. Ward & Company, inc. 



THE LILY HOUSE 

 25 Murray St. New York 



Not How Cheap 

 But How GkMd 



Freesia Purity 



JUST RECEIVED 



5000 lots 

 per 1000 

 { 9.00 

 14.00 

 17.00 



Inch Per 10(N) 



i2to»8 $10.00 



»8tO% 15.00 



%and up 1800 



.IV VI «0— Ask for price. 

 COLORED FREESIAS, separate colors or mixed. Ask for prices. 



Fresh 9eeds— Flower Seed Specialties 



C YCL A MKN— (.Selected Wandsbek strain). 



PANSY SKED-Separate colors or Olaiit Florists' Mixture. 



MIGNONETTE-Greenhonse forclnff. Ask for complete list. 



For plant stock consult classified adTerttscmunts or ask for list of stock. 



ROMAN J. IRWIN, '%i$-^S&%Ty 



Wm. F. Kasting Co. 



PLANTS 



Per 100 



3-inch, 500 White Killarney, $15.00 



2-inch Smilax 3.00 



3-inch Swainsona 8.00 



Cash or C. O. D. 



W. J. & H. S. VESEY, Ft. Wayne, Ind. 



True Godfrey Calla 



(Devonientit) 



$ 5.00 per 1 00 ) Established in 

 40.00 per 1000 J 2 >^ inch pots. 



No florist can afford to be without it. 



THE E. G. HILL CO. 



Specials^ Ready Now 



RICHMOND, 



INDIANA 



SHEEP MANURE 



100 lbs $ 2.25 



600 lbs 11.00 



1000 lbs 21.00 



Ton 40.00 



BARNARD'S 

 GREENHOUSE HOSE 



25 ft f 6.26 



60 ft 10.25 



100 ft 20.00 



THEW.W.BiUIMUCO 



BONE MEAL 



600 lbs $13.60 



1000 lbs 26.00 



Ton 50.00 



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