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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBKB 30, 1919. 



Chrysanthemums Cherries 



Primulas Hydrangeas 



Choice Plants for Immediate Delivery: 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in bud, best pot kinds, 4-in., 25c; 5-in., 40c 

 and 50c; 6-in., 75c and $1.00. In fine condition to ship now. 



CLEVELAND CHERRIES, for Christmas, elegant stock, well 

 fruited, 3-in., 10c; 3-in„ select, 15c; 4-in., 20c; 4-in., select, 25c; 

 5-in„ 40c and 50c; 6-in., 75c. 



CELESTIAL PEPPERS, 4-in., well fruited, fine plants, 25c each. 



DRACAENA TERMINALIS, b^-in. to 6-in., well colored, 75c 

 and $1.00 each. 



HYDRANGEAS, French and Otaksa, 2>4-in., $6.00 per 100; 3-in., 

 $12.00; 4-in., $20.00 and $25.00; 5-in., $35.00; 6-in., $50.00; 7-in., 

 $75.00. All pot-grown choice stock for Easter forcing. 



CINERARIAS, Dreer's Prize Dwarf, splendid 2»2-inch plants, $.5.50 

 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. 



GULLETT & SONS 



BOSTON and VERONA FERNS, strong, 4-in.. ready for 6-in., 30c; 



Verona and Wanamaker, 5-in., 65c. 

 CHATELAINE BEGONIAS, 2>4-in., 6c; 3-in.. in bloom, 10c; 5-in., 



flowering, 40c and 60c. 

 PRIMULA OBCONICA, strong 3ifl-in.. ready for 5-in., 20c; 6-in., 



in bloom, very showy, 50c. 

 PALMS, Kentia, Forsteriana and Belmoreana, 3-in., 12 to 15 



inches high, 25c. 

 SPHAGNUM MOSS, wire- bound bales, new and clean, per bale. 



$1.25; ten bales, $11.60. 

 MAGNOLIA LEAVES, per carton, $1.75; 10 cartons, $16.60; 25 car- 

 tons, $37.50. 

 NEPONSET PAPER POTS, 2>4-in., per 1000, $3.05; 2i3-in , $3.60; 



3-in., $5.20; S^S-in., $7.10; 4-in., $8.60; 5-in. $14.60; 6-in., $19.26. 



Add 5c on the dollar 

 for packiqf plants. 



Lincoln, 111. 



MADtloa Th* RrTl^w whra ran write. 



and Adatic Insect pests and diseases. While 

 there are some objectors at present, we believe 

 that erentually everyone will realize the wisdom 

 of this action. 



It is preposterous to thinlc of endangering our 

 cxteasiTe Iiorticnitural, agricultural, forestry and 

 nursery interests, worth hundreds of millions of 

 dollars, for a few thousands spent each year on 

 imported nursery stock. It was only through 

 quick concerted action on the part of our De- 

 partment of Agriculture that our American white 

 pine forests were saved from utter destruction, 

 by reason of the white pine blister rust which 

 was Imported on nursery stock from Europe. 



With all this energy being expended on the 

 propagation of young stock, the American nurs- 

 erymen are assured of a constant and increasing 

 supply. There has already been established on 

 the Pacific coast an extensive plant with over 

 $1,000,000 invested for the culture of azaleas, 

 bulbs, boxwoods and other florists' forcing and„ 

 decorative material which have heretofore been ' 

 imported. I predict the next few years will see 

 a miniber of decided changes, with American 

 growers producing the stocks required for Amer- 

 ican needs, and the money which was sent to 

 Europe will stay In America to build up and 

 develop horticulture in our own country. 



"Such an accomplishment is easily 

 within the range of possibilities when 

 the wealth of native material is consid- 

 ered, in connection with the fact that 

 we have within the territorial limits of 

 the United States a range of soil and 

 climatic conditions which equals that 

 of Europe from the Mediterranean to 

 central Russia, No such opportunity has 

 ever before been offered American plant 

 propagators. It would be un-American 

 not to grasp such an opportunity. Its 

 possibilities are not all economic, for 

 there is the possibility to broaden the 

 love for and interest in things beauti- 

 ful. Americans are no longer entirely 

 consumed in the struggle for bread and 

 meat; in addition, they desire and de- 

 mand some of these things that go to 

 make life worth while. It is on the work 

 of increasing the interest of the public 

 in things beautiful that the great op- 

 portunity of this trade rests." 



BLUE AND PINK HYDRANGEA. 



I have been trying to find out if there 

 is anything I could get to make hy- 

 drangea plants produce blue and pink 

 flowers. I know freesias can be colored 

 and thought possibly hydrangeas could 

 be treated in a like manner, E. H. — O. 



Hydrancaas. Pot grown, mixed, French varieties, mostly 



Pink, Gen. de Vibraye, 413-in. pots, 1 and 2 shoots, $25.00 



per 100; 2 and 3 shoots, $35.00 per 100. 

 Cyclaman. 6-inch, $1.50 to $2.00 each; $16.00 to $18.00 per doz. 

 Cyclaman. 7-inch, $2.00 to $2.60 each; $22.00 to $28.00 per doz. 

 These plants are ready now, short bushy stock, well budded. 

 Flowers are of exceptional size and color. Buy now, if you 

 have a place to bring them into flower. They will make 

 money for you. as such plants will sell for double the present 

 price at the holiday season. 

 Cyclaman Saad. See classified ad. 

 Calaatial Pappar. 4^-inch to 6-inch and 6-inch, $2.50, $3.00 



and $5.00 per dozen. 

 Bird'a-Eya Pappar. Pans with several plants, nicely finished, 



6-inch, $6.00 per doz.; 7-inch. $9.00 per doz.; 8-inch, $12.00 



per doz. 

 We have this stock ready for immediate sale, with well col- 

 ored berries or with green berries for later sale. State which 

 you prefer. Packing free. 



PETER PEARSON 



8732-34 Gunnison Ave.p CHICAGO, ILL. 



SNOW QUEEN CANNA 



Awarded Certificate of Merit at S. A. F. A O. H., 

 New York Convention. And 100 other notable 

 kinds. Always ask for 



SWASTIKA BRAND CANNAS 



*'• U J0NK8 CO. 



Robert Pyle. Pres. 



West Orove. 

 Penna., U.S.A. 



Ant.Wintxer,V.-P. 



The use of particles of iron in the soil 

 is believed to have a tendency to make 

 Hydrangea otaksa take on a blue color. 

 Close proximity to the sea evidently 

 has the same effect, as nearly all the 

 numerous large tub specimens are blue 



Writa for prica> and datcription of 



Madam Butterfly 



The Jos. H. Hill Co. 



RICHMOND. IND. 



and no special soil is used to produce 

 the color. I have had Hydrangea otaksa 

 produce blue flowers one year and pink 

 the next, but as a rule the plants pro- 

 duce blue flowers. Use some iron filings 

 in your soil and they may help to grow 

 blue flowers. I would advise you 

 to grow some of the deep blue French 

 hydrangea, Mme. Chautard. It is of a 

 far more intense blue than otaksa and 

 never seems to vary. For pink there are 

 some beautiful varieties, of which Eadi- 

 ant is especially fine. Bouquet Eose and 

 General de Vibraye are other fine pink 

 varieties. High feeding as the flower 

 heads develop will spoil the color. 



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Primula Nalacoides Rosea 



Opr stock is the pnre, deep, rich pink so mnch 

 la demand. 



tS.OO per 100; $40.00 p«r 1000. 



Fred. H. Lemsn & Co., Richmind, Ind. 



