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The Rorists^ Review 



May 25, 1922 



FOR STBAWBBRBY OBOWBBS. 

 Here are two books that every nurseryman 

 and Strawberry grower in tbe United States 

 should 'niTe for reference. 



"THB STBAWBBRBT IN NOBTH AHBBIOA." 

 By S. W. Fletcher. 

 A practical guide to Strawberry growing and 

 a sketch of the evolution of the Strawberry in 

 North America. 



Illustrated, $1.76 postpaid. 

 "STBAWBBBRY QBOWINQ." 

 By S. W. Fletcher. 

 The present commercial value of the Straw- 

 berry clearly and comprehensively ontllned. 

 Worth many times its price to anyone who grows 

 Strawberry plants for sale or who contemplates 

 growing the Strawberry for market. 

 lUustrated, $2.26 postpaid. 



For sale by 



THB FLOBISTS' BB7IBW. 



808 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



"The Practical Book of 

 OUTDOOR R08B GROWING" ■ 

 By Geo. 0. Thomas, Jr. 



GARDBN EDITION— 16 lllnstratlons in colors, 

 87 in black and white. Price $8.00, postpaid. 



DB LUXB EDITION— 100 of the world's finest 

 Roses in their natural colors, and 4S additional 

 illustrations; handsome binding. Price $7.C0, 

 postpaid. 



FLORISTS' BBYIBW. 

 60S 8. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



"DISEASES OF GRBBNHOUSB 0B0F8 



and Their Control." 



By J. 3. Taubenhans, Ph. O. 



The book contains 416 pages. It la • gnlde 



to practical greenhouse men, research workers 



and to students of plant pathology, the result 



of many years of practical experience by the 



author. 



$8.00, postpaid. 



Send remittance to 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 



510 Oaxton Bldg.. Chicago, 111. 



"THB NURSERY MANUAL" 

 By 

 L. H. Bailey 

 A complete guide to the muItlpllcatlOB of 

 ^nats, girlng an account of the methods com- 

 monly employed in the propagation and crosaing 

 of plaata. 



Price, $2.00. 



Send your order to 



THB FLORISTS' RBVIBW. 



BOe B. Dearborn St. . Chicago, lU. 



ALBUM OF DESIGNS, $1.25 postpaid. Flo- 

 rists' Publishing Co., Chicago. 



HOTB ED S A SH ~ 



Standard Hotbed Sash, $1.00 each, unglaced. 

 3x6 made for 3 rows of 10-inch glass. Glass 

 $3.26 per box. 

 C. N. Robinson A Bro., Dept. 26, Baltimore. Md. 



Lg*F MOLD 



HIGH OBADB SCRBBNBD LBAF HOLD. 



"Flaky Stuff;" successful growers use and 

 recommend ours; $1.15 per 2 bn. sack; 5 or 

 more at $1.00 per aack. 



JOHN B. ROY, CONWAY, MICH. 



PAPEW POTS 



NEPONSET PAPER POTS. 

 These are the new reduced f. o. b. Chicago 

 prices; down to pre-war level. 

 Size Crate Holds Per lOOO 



2%-in 1000 $ 4.00 



2%-in 1000 4.75 



3 -In 1000 6.25 



3%-ln 1000 8.25 



4 -in 500 10.50 



5 -in 500 16.00 



6 -in 500 21.00 



AMERICAN BULB CO., 



172 N. Wabaah Ave.. Chicago, 111. 



NEPONSET PAPER POTS. 



SAVE ON EXPRESS CHARGES. 



2U-ln., $3.85 per 1000; 2%-ln., $4.50 per 1000; 



S-in., $6.10 per 1000: 3^4-in.. $8.00 per 1000; 



4-ln., $0.95 per 1000; 5-ln., $16.65 per 1000; 6-in.. 



$20.85 per 1000. In hundred lots add 10 per cent. 



QULLETT A SONS. LINOOLN. ILL. 



WAFFIA 



RBD STAR BRAND RAFFIA. 



1 bale up (225 lbs.) SHc lb. 



100 lbs. up 10 clb. 



50 lbs. up llHclb. 



25 lbs. up 18 clb. 



Cash with order. 

 Also three other dependable brands in natural 

 and dyed in twenty colors. 



HcHUTOHISON k CO.. 

 95 Chamhers St.. New York. N. T. 



SHEET iWOSS 



GREEN SHEET M09S. 

 Extra fine quality, large sheets. 



Put in your stock now. 



Less than 10 bags $2.00 per bag 



10 bags 1.75 per bag 



25 bags 1.50 per bag 



AMERICAN BULB CO., 

 172 N. Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 111. 



GREEN SHEET MOSS, 

 large sacks and large sheets. 



strictly first class (ireen Mfiss. ,$1.90 per sjuk: 



5 sacks, $9.25: 10 s.icks, $17. .10. 



Immpcllnte deliverv. 



GULLETT & SONS, I,INCOLN, ILL, 



GRBEN SHEBT MOSS. 

 VERY BEST QUALITY, LABGB SHEETS. 



1-bag lot , . , $2.00 per bag 



5-bag lota '. 1.75 per bag 



10-bag lots 1.60 per bag 



2S-bag lots 1.60 per bag 



POBHLMANN BBOTHEBS COMPANY, 

 \ 66-72 B. Randolph St., Chicago, 111. 



SPHAQWOM MOSS 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 

 New stock, large burlap bales, clean and dry. 



Per bale, f. o. b. Chicago $1.25 



10-bale lots, f . o. b. Chicago 1.00 



25-bale lots, f. o. b. Chicago 90 



26-bale lots, f . o, b. woods 86 



50-bale lots, f. o. b. woods 80 



100-bale lots, f. o. b. woods 75 



Order now. 



AMERICAN BULB CO., 



172 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111 . 



Sphagnum Moss: New crop; best grade for 

 florists; dry and clean, ready for immediate ship- 

 ment. 



Burlap bales, 14x16x48 70c per bale 



Wired bales, 14x16x48 65c per bale 



Wired bales, 14x16x24 40c per bale 



3 per cent off for cash with order; prompt 

 service. Booking orders for summer deliveries 

 at prices It will pay you to learn. 



Bert Hancock, Producer and Dealer, L. Box 7, 

 City Point, Wis. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 

 New, large burlap bales. 



Per bale, f. o. b. Chicago $1.26 



10-bale lots, f. o. b. Chicago 1.00 



25-bale lots, f. o. b. Chicago 06 



25-bale lots, f. o. b. woods 85 



50-bale lots, f . o. b. woods 80 



100-bale lots, f. o. b. woods 76 



POBHLMANN BROTHERS COMPANY, 

 66-72 East Randolph St., Chicago, 111. 



HIGH GRADE SPHAGNUM MOSS. 

 From new crop, selected for florists' use. 10 

 hiirlapped bales, 14x16x48 Ins., $7.00; 25 hales, 

 $16.25. Immediate shipments. S per cent oft for 

 cash with order. 

 FRANK HANCOCK. BOX 54, CITY POINT, WIS, 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 

 10 to 60 bnrlapped bales, 14xl6z48-ins.. . .70e each 



10 to 50 wired bales, 14x16x24 ins 40c each 



Terms: Cash with order. 

 F. M. HANCOCK, BOX 14. CITY POINT, WIS. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Large burlapped bales, $1.25; 



10 bales, $10.00; 25 bales, $23.76. 



GULLETT A SONS, LINCOLN, ILL. 



High-grade Sphagnum Moss, dry and clean, 

 extra large bales. Booking carlots for next 

 season's delivery. Write for prices. 

 F. K. Reshel. City Point. Wis. 



HIGH-GRADE SPHAGNUM MOSS. 

 Booking carlots, next season delivery. Write 



A. J. AMUNDSON CO., 

 City Point, Wis. 



Sphagnum Moss, 10 bbl. bale, $2.76, 5 bales. 

 $10.00; 5 6-bbl. bales, $6.60; 5 8-bbl. bales, 

 $8.00. Burlap, 40c per bale. Cash. 



Joe. H. Paul, Box 156, Manahawkln. N. J. 



SPRUCE CONES 



Spruce Cones, nice stock, $9.00 per 1000. 

 Pappa Bros., Watertown, N. Y. 



TOBACCO ~ 



TOBACCO PRODUCTS. 

 Baled stems, 200 lbs., $3.00; 400 lbs., $5.00; 

 ton, $15.00. 

 Tobacco dust, 100 lbs., $2.00; ton, $25.00. 

 Tobacco powder for sprinkling, 100 lbs., $3.00. 

 Tobacco dust for fumigating, 150 lbs., $4.00; 

 400 lbs., $8.00; ton, $30.00. 



Special prices on stems and dust in carlots. 

 VIGOR CO.. BOX 4, FOSTOBIA, O. 



Uniform Brand Tobacco Products: Finely pow- 

 dered dust, 100 lb. bag, $2.00; fresh cut stems 

 packed in bags, 500 lbs., $5.00; pulverlaed pow- 

 der, 100 lbs., $4.00; fumigating dust, 100 lbs., 

 $3.00. Write for samples, ton and carlot prices. 

 F. & I. Tobacco Products Co., Box 282A, Lan- 

 caster. Pa. 



Cigar Tobacco stems, $1.60 per 100 lb*. Special 

 price on ton lots. Peter N. Jacobsen, Cigar Co., 

 882 Harrison St.. Davenport, la. 



Wlf^E WORK 



FLORISTS' WIRE DESIGNS. 

 100 wreaths, 10-in., 12-ln., 14-in., $8.00. 

 Special discount on all wire orders. Write 

 us for a catalogue. 



PITTSBURGH CUT FLOWER CO., 



116-18 SEVENTH ST., 



PITTSBURGH. PA. 



WIRE WORK; ONCE TRIED, ALWAYS USmX 

 Write for reduced price list Just out, of sin- 

 gle and double wreaths, easels, rings and flat 

 crosses. 



8. S. SKIDELSKY ft CO., 

 63 Park Place, New York. N. Y. 



FLORISTS' WIRE DESIGNS. 



GET OUR PRICES ON HANGING BASKETS 



FALLS CITY WIRE WORKS. 



451 8. THIRD ST., LOUISVILLE. KY. 



WOOD LABELS 



Good grade wood labels. $1.00 per 1000. 



Chute A Butler Co., Peru, Ind. 



Wood labels, for nurserymen and florists. 

 Benjamin Chase Co., Derry Village, N. H. 



SEEDIilNG OATVTF.T.T.TAS. 



I have about 250 Camellia japonica. 

 Will you tell me what percentage is 

 likely to give good flowers f What treat- ' 

 ment do they require to make them 

 bloom? Mine were sown last Septem- • 

 ber, as soon as the seed ripened. They 

 are now in 2-inch pots, mostly filled with 

 roots. • „ M. W. E.— Ga. 



If you will plant your seedling camel- 

 lias out in a coldframe in a suitable 

 compost, they will make much more sat- 

 isfactory growth than if they are kept 

 in pots. A good compost would consist of 

 well rotted soil, to which is added a 

 liberal dressing of leaf mold and sharp 

 sand. Mix this well, plant your seed- 

 lings in it and, during the heat of the 

 day, use lath screens over them. Re- 

 move these screens on dull days and 

 during rainy spells. Each afternoon de- 

 crease the duration of shading, as the 

 summer wanes. Dig and pot the plants 

 before the frost arrives. The plants will 

 be benefited by frequent, light spray- 

 ings. Azaleas of the indica and Kurume 

 types will thrive well, similarly treated. 



Probably a good many of your seed- 

 lings will carry single flowers, but these 

 are popular with many people. It is 

 not easy to predict what proportion will 

 produce fine double flowers; suffice it, 

 however, to say that camellias are in- 

 creasing in favor a great deal in the 

 northern states and you will have no 

 trouble in selling any plants you can 

 grow, either single or double. Since 

 quarantine 37 went into force, none has 

 come in from Europe, and most of our 

 camellias came from there previously! I 

 think you might well go into the growing 

 of seedling camellias on a large scale, 

 as they are an increasingly scarce article 

 in the great market centers of the north. 

 C. W. 



SOWING SNAPDRAGON SEEDS. 



When should snapdragon seeds be 

 sown in order to have them flower in the 

 fall? T. D. S.— Pa. 



If flowers are wanted in the fall or 

 early winter, seed should be sown in June 

 or July, according to the section of 

 the country. They grow well in either 

 light or heavy soil, prepared with about 

 one-fifth well rotted manure. If plants 

 are to remain over one crop, light feed- 

 ing may be done. Apply dressing as a 

 mulch or in liquid form and see that the 

 soil is kept moist. Healthy plants will 

 use considerable quantities of water, as 

 their root systems are heavy. A com- 

 mon error is to give too little space to 

 plants set in benches. Plenty of grow- 

 ing room results in strong plants, and a 

 strong plant will not only give more and 

 better blooms, but will have greater 

 power to resist disease. The plants 

 should be set from fourteen to eighteen 

 inches apart. Plants suffer on bright 

 or windy days from wilting, if they are^^ 

 not kept watered, but water may b^ / 

 withheld in cloudy or rainy wcathe^^ 

 thus avoiding excessive moisture in the 

 houses. Eust, like many contagious 

 human diseases, thrives best in con- 

 gested areas. Air, sunlight and watch- 

 ful care are the best means available 

 for prevention of this troublesome 

 fungus. Another preventive measure is 

 to keep the foliage covered with pow- 

 dered sulphur. Apply the powdered sul- 

 phur with bellows, or by any other con- 

 venient method, at every stage of 

 growth from seedlings to the blooming 

 plants. Do not apply it after the blooms 



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