May 21, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



Bedding Plants, 100,000 Now Ready 



Oar great plant producing mill has been kept up in fall speed day and night. Fully 100,000 bedding plaxits of 

 -oar usaal high standard quality has been the output since Easter. No empty spot can be ^eu, eveniiole 



and corner is filled. Frost is now over, no more danger — go ^ead and plant. 



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ARAUCARIA 

 OUR SPECIALTY 



First, of alU W£ want to let you know 

 that we kept up our reputation as being: 

 headquarters for the so well' known 

 ARAUCARIA EXCEL8A. The first con- 

 signment from Antwerp, Belgium, arrived 

 here at our place per steamer Menominee, 

 April 22, in first class condition. We are 

 again able to fill all orders in four sizes, 

 which can be reshipped in their original 

 packings. Plants suitable to plant In 6, 

 6Vi and 6-inch pots, 3, 4 and 5 tiers, 10, 

 12, 14, 16, 18 M^ 20 inches high, 40c, 50c, 

 60c, 75c to ILOOTEXCELSA QLAUCA and 

 ROBUSTA COMPACTA, large plant*. 

 11.00. $1.25. $1.50 to $2.00. 



PALMS. 



BELMOREANA and, ,fX)R8TERIANA, 

 bushy, stocky plants, new importation, 

 $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. K. BELMORE- 

 ANA, single plants, bushy, 5%-inch pots, 

 50c, «0c and 75c; made tip of three plants, 

 bushy, 5U and 6-inch pots, 50c, 60c and 

 75c. FORSTERIANA, single and made 

 up, 5% -inch pots, 50c, 60c and 75c 



ARECA LUTESCENS, made up of three 

 plants, 4-lnch, 20c; 5 % -inch. 30c and 35c. 



COCOS WEDDELLIANA, 3-inch, 15c, 

 18c to 20c. 



FICU8 ELASTICA (Rubber Plant), 6, 

 5H> 6 and 7-inch pots, 30c, 35c, 40c, 50c, 

 60c to 75c. 



HYDRANGEA OTAKSA, suitable for 

 planting out, have been kept outdoors In 

 cold frames under cover all winter, 6, 7 

 and 8-inch pots, 30c, 40c, 50c, 60c, 75c to 

 $1.00. 



H>f'DRANGEA OTAKSA, young stock 

 to grow on, strong, 2% -Inch pots, $5.00, 

 $6.00 to $7.00 per 100. 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII, 4-inch pots, 

 staked up, 2 to 3 feet high, 10c to 15c. 



HONEYSUCKLE, assorted, staked up, 

 5H-lnch. 25c. 



NEPH. SMITHII, the new Philadelphia 

 Lace Fern, 6-inch pans, 25c to J5c; NEPH, 

 CORD ATA COMPACTA, large 4-inch, 25c; 

 NEPH. QIATRASli, 5% inch, 30c to 85c. 

 TABLE FERNS, large, Pterls WllsonI and 

 Tremula, 2^-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. 



HARDY ENGLISH IVY. 4-lncb, three 

 plants In a pot. 12c: 3 -Inch, three plants 

 in a pot, $7.00 per lOO. 



CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE BUSHES, 

 kept under cover in cold frames all win- 

 ter, 6 -inch, very large, 50c. 



BEDDING PLANTS 



CAN N AS — Alphonse Bouvier, Mme. 

 Crozy, Richard Wallace, President Mc- 

 Klnley, King Humbert, Egandale, Venus, 

 Florence Vaughan, 4-inch, $7.00 per 100. 



GERANIUMS— S.J.A. Nutt, Alphonse 

 Ricard, and assortlQ, 4-inch pots, $7.00 

 per 100; Beaute Poitevine, 4-inch, $8.00 

 per 100. 



COBAEA SCAN DENS— 4-inch, 8c. 



FUCHSIAS, best colors, assorted, 4- 

 inch, $7.00 per 100. 



HELIOTROPES, 4-inch, $7.00 per 100; 

 3-inch, bushy, $3.00 per 100. 



8CARi-£T«AOE, Bonfire or Clara Bed- 

 man, 4-lnch, $7.00 per lOd; 3-inch, $4.00 

 per 100. 



PETUNIAS, WHITE S N OW BALL, 

 DOUBLE, 4-inch, $7.00 per 100. 



BEGONIAS. Our improved strains of 

 Begonia Dark Vernon, Lumlnosa and 

 Erfordil cannot help but be in the minis 

 of everybody who bought them from us 

 the last five years. They are constant 

 bloomers, blooming freely in the hottest 

 boiling sun, in the shade, and all summer 

 and winter through. 4-inch pots, only 



58.00 per 100 (worth $15.00); 8-ln. pots, 

 5.00 per 100. 



BEGONIA GRACILIS MAQNIFICA, new 

 variety, 4-in., 10c; 3-in., 7c. 



AGERATUMS, best blue, 4-lnch, $7.00 

 per 100. 



NASTURTIUMS, Empress of India and 

 others, best colors, 4-in., $6.00 per 100; 

 3-lnch, $3.00 and $4.00 per 100. 



COLEUS VERSCHAFFELTII, Queen 

 Victoria, 2^-inch. $3.00 per 100; Golden 

 Bedder, 2%-lnch pots, $3.00 per 100; Fancy 

 leaved, such as Brilliancy, and 6 other best 

 varieties, 2^ -in. pdts, strong, $4.00 per 100. 

 Brilliancy, 4-inch, 8c. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDI, assorted grandi- 

 flora and compacta, dwarf, assorted, $3.00 

 per 100. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS, double, assorted, 

 2%-ln., $3.00 per 100. 



VERBENAS, assorted, 2H-lnch pots, 

 $3.00 per 100. 



PETUNIA ROSY MORN, 2%-inch pota, 

 $3.00 per 100. 



PETUNIA CALIFORNIA GIANT, 3-inch 

 pots, $5.00 per 100. 



TAGETE8, dwarf marigold, 2H-inch. 

 $3.00 per 100. b , 7» . 



CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA (Durty 

 Miller), 2% -inch pots, $3.00 per 100. 



SWEET ALYSSUM LITTLE GEM, 2V4- 

 inch, $3.00 per 100. 



ASPARAGUS 8PRENGERI, large, bushy 

 plantu, 4-inch, 15c; 6-inch pans, big, 35c. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, 5H-inch. 

 35c; 4-inch, 10c. 



LOBELIA CRYSTAL PALACE, dark 

 blue dwarf. $3.00 per 100. 



VINCA VARIEGATA (Periwinkle), 4- 

 incb.JZc. 



DRACAENA TERMINALIS, 3-inch, 25c. 



PARLOR IVY, or German Ivy, 2%-inch, 

 3c. 



TRADESCANTIA VARIEGATA, 2%- 

 inch, 3c. 



PYRETHRUM GOLDEN FEATHER, 

 2% -inch, 3c. 



Now, my friends, how about snap- 

 dragons? Antirrhinum is one of the most 

 profitable things you can grow, either as 

 a pot plant or on your benches, blooming 

 all summer and winter. We can aupply 

 all colors. We have a house full in 2V4- 

 inch pots in the following varieties: Giant 

 Yellow, Cottage Maid, Golden Queen, 

 Giant Scarlet, Queen of the North, Giant 

 Pink and Giant White. 2%-inch pots. 

 $3.00 per 100; Silver Pink, $5.00 per 100. 



ASTERS. We are now well stocked 

 with our BO well known Crego asters in 

 white, shell pink, pink, rose and lavender, 

 2%-inch pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Before coming to an end, I must tell 

 my friends of the DOUBLE BLUE CORN- 

 FLOWER, It is a lovely flower— the 

 young arid old man's, lady's and child s 

 coat friend. O how happy they are, the 

 wearers of these beautiful blue flowers, 

 when seen strolling the streets of the 

 great cities. We are well supplied for 

 the season and offer large 3 -inch Pots at 

 only $5.00 per 100; 2%-lnch, $3.00 per 100. 

 Plant them outdoors and they will bloom 

 constantly for you until the frost kills 

 them. 



IPOMOEA NOCTI FLORA, purest white 

 Moonvine, for which I have a world-wide 

 reputation. I have made a specialty of 

 it for the past 25 years and am known 

 as the Moonvine Grower of America. In 

 2% -in. pots, $5.00 per 100; 25 at 100 rate. 

 Now ready. 



THUNBERGIA, Black Eye Susan, 2%- 

 inch, $3.00 per 100. 



DRACAENA INDIVISA, 5H-lnch. 25c. 



ASPIDISTRAS for porches, just arrived 

 from Belgium, variegated, 6-inch pots, 

 $1.00, $1.25 to $1.50; green, 75c to $1.00. 



Cash with order, please. All orders must travel at Purchaser's risk. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN, 



WestOntailfstreet, PhlladOlph^a, Pfl. 



Whol«sal« Qrow«r, Importer and Sbippar of Pot Plante 



Mention The Reylew when yog write. 



the ground in all directions. Yet peo- 

 ple persist in planting it. 



Visitors to Boston at this season who 

 wish to see a really beautiful rock gar- 

 den, splendidly planted, with an eye 

 to color harmony and including a host 

 of rare and unique plants, should visit 

 the estate of General Stephen M. "Weld, 

 of Dedham, where Thomas Coles is head 

 gardener. The display here will be a 

 revelation to those who have seen only 

 the crude artificial erections uswUy 

 called rock gardens. .• :(Vi.. ' 



At the stores of both Welch Bros. 



HYDRANOKA CUTTINAS. very strong and 

 well rooted, in 2^-inch pots; Avalanche, Bou- 

 Quet Rose, $6.00 per ICO; General de Yibraye, 

 Souvenir de Chantard, Radiant, $8.00 per 100. 



ULV OF THC VALLEY, cut I can furnish you 

 all year around. First-class, extra selected 

 valley, $4.00 and $3.00 per 100. 



Cash or satisfactory reference. 



ANTON SCHULTHOS, CtUe^e Piiit, L L, N. Y 



Meatlow Th» Bt1«w wfn rom writs. 



Co. and H. M. Robinson & Co. I found 

 all hands busy preparing for the Me- 

 moritd day rush, which, it is expected, 

 will break all records. At both places 



VINCA 



Good, strong 4-mch $8.00 per 100 



WHITE BROS., Medina, N.Y. 



Mpntlon The Review when you write. 



an immense business is being done in 

 immortelles and artificial flowers. 



This week the ornamental apples, or 

 malus, are at their best in the Arnold 



