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A AVEEKiy JOUBNAL"» fLORBTS. SEEDSMEN aw NURSERYMEN. 



fei^oMlSXS' FCBLilHUiMU CO.. SSO VajEton BuUdins, SOS Soatli Dearborn St., OHIOAOO. 



VOL XLIV. 



CHICAGO. AUGUST 21. 1919. 



NO. 1134. 



WIlkTER FLOWERING SWEET PEAS 



ASTA OHN. lavender: CHRISTMAS PINK; HEATHERBELL. mauve 

 lavender: HELEN LEWIS, salmon pink; MELODY, rose pink: MRS. 

 CHAS. ZVOLANEK. clear lavender; ROSE QUEEN, pink SNOW- 

 FLAKE, white. Tr. pkt.. 75c; oz.. $1.25; 14-lb. $3.60; lb.. $12.00. 

 LAVENDER NORA; LIBERTY, crimson; HERCULES* rose-pink; 

 MRS. SPANOLIN, white; MORNING STAR, orange-scarlet; MRS. 

 SKAOH.pink; PINKand WHITE ORCHID; WHITE ORCHID; YAR- 

 R AW A. rose pink. Tr. pkt., 60c; oz., 75c; ^-Ib.. $2.50; lb.. $8.00. 

 COLUMBIA. Tr. pkt., $1.26; oz.. $2.00; H lb., 16.60 

 E.BUKKE. finest lavender of all. Tr. pkt..$l.00;oz..$l.60:^-lb..$5 00. 

 HEATHERBELL, mauve lavender. Tr pkt.. 65c: oz., $1.00; 14-lb.. $3.00. 

 WEDGWOOD, clear blue. Tr. pkt.. $1.00; oz., $1.60; 14-lb. $6.00. 



A. HENDERSON & CO., 166 N. Wabash Ave., CUca{0 



No Roman Hyacinths arrived, failing to pass the Agricul- 

 tural inspection. To fill the gap use Paper Whites instead. 



The ffollowins are our prices for French bulbs 

 ready for immediate shipment 



Paper Whites, 1250 to case $23.00 per 1000 



Paper Whites. HOO to case 27 00 per 1000 



Seleild'Or 56.00 per 1000 



aeidenSpur 65.00 per 1000 



Trumpet Majors 26.00 per 1000 



For cash with order you may deduct 6 per cent. 



Ralph N. Ward & Company, he 



THE LILY HOUSE 

 25 Murray St. New York 



Not How Cheap 

 But flow Good 



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. 



Freesia Purity 



JUST RECEIVED 



fiOOOloU 



perlOOO 



S 9.00 



14.00 



17.00 



Milwaukee, 



Wisconsin 



Inch Per 1000 



^to"8 $10.00 



■^tO^ 16.00 



%and up 1800 



.lUM HO— Auk for price. 

 COLORED FRKX8IAS, separate colors or mixed. Ask for prices. 



Fresh Seeds— Flewer Seed Sp4ecialtles 



CYCLAMEN— (Selected Wandibek utraln). 



PANSY MKED-Separ»te colore or Olaut FlorUta' Mixture. 



MIONUNICTTE-OreenhoaBe forcing. Ask for complete llet. 



For plant stock consult classifled adTertlaementa or aak for lUt of stock. 



108 W. astk 81, 



NEW Youccrnr 



ROMAN J. IRWIN, 



HYDRANGEAS 



French, 2^-inch, Lilie Mouillere and Baby Bitnbinette, 

 $12.00 per 100. 



BOSTON FERNS 



Bench plants, ready for 4-inch, $25.00 per 100. 

 Bench plants, ready for 5-inch, $40.00 per 100. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA 



2*4-inch, assorted, $6.00 per 100; $-50.00 per 1000. 



PR'MULA MALACOIDES 



2^-inch, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



BEGONIAS 



Luminosa and Prima Donna, 2X-inch, $r),00 per 100; 

 $50.00 per 1000. 



ROSE PLANTS 



550 4-inch Shawyers at 

 800 3-inch Sunburst at . 

 200 3-inch Sprengeri at 



.$18.00 per 100 

 . 15.00 per 100 

 . 8.00 per 100 



CoMh or C. O. D. 



Wm. F. Kastlng Co. 



568-570 WoliiagtM St. 

 BUFFALO. N. V. 



W. J. & N. S. VESEY, Ft. Wayne, hd. 



True Godfrey Calla 



(Devoniensis) 



$ 5.00 per 1 00 | Established in 

 40.00 per 1000 I 2>^ inch pots. 



No florist can afford to be without it. 



THE E. G. HILL CO. 



French BULBS Dutch 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



Sheep Manure 



1000 lbs $19.00 



Ton 37.00 



Sphagnum Moss 



NEW CROP 



Bale $1.50 



50 Bale lots 1.35 



RICHMOND, 



INDIANA 



THE W. W. BARNARD C0^»i"i?.?K?.7.. Chicago 



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