lO cents the copy 



SUBSCRIPTIONS 



TLR DEC. 3. 1897. AT THE POS 

 OFFICE AT CHICAGO. ILL. UNDE 

 THE ACT OF MARCH 3. 1679 



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A WEEKLY JOUfiNAL«» FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN *"■> NURSERYMEN. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 530 Cuxton liuildiiiK, 508 .S«iutli Ilcarboru St., C'III<'A(;0. 



VOL. XLVI. 



CHICAGO, SFPTFMPfR 30, 19?0. 



NO. 1192. 



Calla Aethiopica 



Well cured bulbs, free from disease. Doz. 100 



lJ4tol'«-in hdiaoieier ...$1.2.'> $ 8.00 



1^ to 2-inch diameter 1.75 12 UO 



2-inch up diameter 2.50 18.00 



Narcissus Paper White Graodiflora, Per loo 



13 elm. (1250 to case) $2.50 



Frencli Trumpet Major S.OO 



Prepared Dutcii Golden Spur (>.50 



Per lOOO 



$21.00 



25.00 



50.00 



A. HENDERSON & CO., 166 N. Wabash ATe., Chicago 



Paper Whites 



13-ctm $21.00 per 1000 



14-ctm 24.00 per 1000 



IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT 



Get Our New Catalogue of Florists' Supplies 



C. C. PoUworth Co, 



MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



PELARGONIUMS 



Easter Greeting, Lucy Becker, Salmon and Wurtembergia 



SU.uu p<:r lOti. Si3o uu per luOu; 25u at ilie ibuusand rale. 



BEGONIAS 



PRIMA DONNA 



i^-inch, fe.Oo per lo«; »6.i.i/0 per 1000. 



BOSTON FERNS 



Bench plants, ready forS-inch pots, ^25 00 per 100. 



PAPER WHITES 



14 ctni. up. 1000 to the cae, 125.00 per case, F, 0. H. Huffalo N. Y. 



13 ctm. up, 1250 to hp case. J26 50 per case, F, B. Buffalo, N. Y 



State whether wanted by express or freij^ht. 



Wm. F. Kasting Co., Inc., 



568-570 WubngtM Street, 

 Buffalo, N. Y. 



We still have good 2/€-inch stock of 



PREMIER 



MME. BUTTERFLY 



FRANK DUNLOP 



OPHELIA 



The L G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. 



New Crop Lily Bulbs 



Send us your order at once. Delay will probably 

 cause your being unable to secure a supply, as 

 harvest resulted in a short crop. 



RALPH M. WARD & CO., he. 



The Lily House 

 25 Murray Street, NEW YORK 



N«l H«w Cktsp. 

 Bal H«w GmJ. 



CALLA BULBS 



AETHIOPICA 



(Laree- Flowering White 

 Calla.) Fine plump bulbs 

 ready now. 



Yellow Callas . 

 Freesia Purity 



Colored Freesias 



1000 



S 85,00 



120 00 



160.00 



100 



1 -:nch to m-inch ..I 9 00 



m-inch U.OO 



l>a-inch 1600 



1^-inch 2-2.00 



2 -inuh, nummoth... 26.00 



f 100 1000 



, . •{ 1 -inch to l»«-inch... 118.00 flfiOOO 



I l>a-inon and up 25.00 226.00 



H-in, »1 $10.00 per 1000: Irts of 5000 at 

 $9,00 per 1000: lots of 10,000 at $8,50 per 1060. 



Separate colors. I45.w> per lOOO. 

 Lavender, Purple, Pink, Light 



Biue— mixed colore- $35 tO per KOo. 



ROMAN J. IRWIN, 43 W. 18th St , New York City 



Carnation Plants 



A SPECIAL lot of 10 00<^ exce- tionally fine MATCliLESS. 



$9 OJ per 100. $SO.i per li 00. 

 Alice, White Wonder, Crystal White, Enchanlress. Rose-pink 

 Enchantress, ^ hite Knchautre.ss. Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 Beacon. Merry Xmas. Belle Wasl burn. Ls-wscn.Nelra^la, 

 P'juora, $12 00 per 100. HOC 00 per 1000; Enchanlress 

 Suprpme, Jl'.OO per 100. jr.'.i.OO per 1000; Kulh Baur. 

 $15.00 per 100 $H 0.00 per 1000. 



Write us for Met of DlJTt'H HULUS in rnse lots Ht fipfrlal 

 prices. Also mr list of Sweet Pe;i». t'.vcliiiii' n. nnd ottier 

 peyooii.Tble seeds; Hit-'o for lUKi'Htions on I'lHits nnd 

 Bulbs, colli stonitfc and fiesli, and sei' our Classified ailfl. 



S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO., New York City 



Freesia Purity 



1/2-5 8 $12.00 per 100 ; lots of 5000. $10 60 per 1000. 



Narcissus Paper White Grandiflora, per lOO Per inoo 



1 12 10 case 1 l^.-O $21.00 



French Trumpet Major 3.0) 25.00 



French Golden Spur 4 00 36.00 



DUTCH BULBS READY 



Sec The Rericw of Septtmber 16 for price litt, or wiite for ipecikl qgotatioBs. 



Moss 



Fer bale. F. B Chicago $ 1,75 



,5 bales, F B.Chicago 8 25 



10 bales. F, 0. B ChicBBQ 16 00 



231-235 W. MadiMw^tt 



CHICAGO 



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