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A WEEKLY JOURNAL «» FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN *"■> NUBSERYMEN. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO.. 535 Caxton Bnildine. 508 South Dearborn St.. CHICAGO 



VOL. XXXV. 



CHICAGO, DECEMBER 24, 1914. 



NO. 891. 



''IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY" 



SHAMROCK SEED 



TRUE IRISH 



FROM THE OULD SOD 



H tr. pkt $0.25 Tr. pkt $0.40 



Ounce 1.00 ^ lb 3.00 



Arthur T. Boddington, ^>^T^\. New York 

 HONE OF WINTER-nOWERING BEGONIAS 



Now in bloom: • 



Besronia Glory of Cincinnati 

 Bes^onia Melior Cyclamen Giganteum 



In best strain, choice well flowered plants. 



Quality our aim. Price list on application. 



J. A. PETERSON & SONS, Westwooi Cindimiti, 0. 

 Big Cut in Prices of Bulbs 



We have a surplus of the foUowiiig— all A No. 1 guaranteed bulbs— 

 and in order to move them quickly we oflFer at exceptionally reduced 

 prices. Offer only holds good until our supply is exhausted: 

 LILIUM FORMOSUM (Immediate delivery) 



Credit prices Gash with order 



8-10, 225 to case $16.50 per case; $15.50 per case 



9-10, 190 to case 1"/ .00 per case; 16.00 per case 



GIGANTEUM- 



7- 9, 300 to case 15.00 per case: 14.00 per case 



H-10, 2'25 to case 19.00 per case; 18.00 per case 



9-10. 200 to case 19.C0 per case; 18.00 per case 



SPIRAEA- 



Gladstone $1.25 per doz.; % 7.00 per 100 



Queen Alexandra 1.50 per doz.; 10.00 psr 100 



Wm. F. Kasting Cc^'I^W.^t. 



{^PUIT I I A ^* ^"""^ ^^* large.t stock 

 V^l A Al j| jA/"\ of this rose in the country. 



It is the handsomest of all forcing roses in free, full, 

 habit and foliage, as well as in beauty of bloom. 

 Its free4om of bloom is marvelous. 

 It is the queen of fancy colored roses. 



Already popular and being planted very largely in its 

 second year. 



It has paid the most money per square foot of any variety 

 in our houses. 



Write for prices. 



THE E. G. HILL CO., Richmond, Ind. 



INDEX TO ADVER%BEMENTS AND TABLE 



MERRY CHRISTMAS 



We thank our customers for the 

 orders given us during the past year 

 — the largest year we have ever had — 

 which is a demonstration of the excel- 

 lent value of Horseshoe Brand bulbs. 

 May all the ^od things appropriate 

 at this time be yours. 



Ralph M. Ward & Co., New York. 



SPIRAEA= Clump 



Fine, plump clumps, in the very finest condition. 



1600 Gladstone per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $55.00 



200 (Jueen Alexandra " " 8.50; " " 80.00 



250 Com pacta Multiflora " " 6.00; " " 55.00 



100 Astilboides Floribunda " " 6.C0; '* " 55.00 



150 Japonica " " 4.6O; " " 4C.00 



The above are offered subject to being unsold. 



30 and 32 Barclay Street, 



NEW YORK 



ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 



Fine specimen plants, 14 to 18 inches 

 high, three and four tiers. 75 cents each, 

 $9.00 per dozen. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 



Strong. 214-inch pots, ready for 3-inch, 

 $2.75 per 100; Ji.'i.OO per thousand. 



Strong. 2^ inch pots, ready for 4-inch. 

 $3.00 per 100; $27.50 per thousand. 



Strong, 4-inch pots. 11.00 per dozen, 

 $8.00 per 100. 



ROOSEVELT fERNS 



Strong plants, frofn 4-inch pots, $l.;o 

 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. 



THE McGregor bros. co. 



Sprin^ield, Ohio; 



FLOWER SEEDS !;:;£•'" 



Complete Hat for the aRkin?. 

 They're F1E8H T. P. Oz. 



Ageratam, blue ;»0.a5 $0.20 



Alysanm Little Gem . . .10 

 ABter Queen of Market.. .10 



BeKonla Erfordii 25 



Cobaea Scandens. purple .10 



Dracaena Indivisa in 



Forget- He-Not Victoria. .15 



fli|tiinnette Machet lo 



Petania, Calif. Giants.. .25 



SalTla Splendens 15 



Saltia Fireball 25 



.45 



.50 



.25 



.80 

 ..50 



1.00 



10 per cent dlNConnt for caoh. 



Crop of 1914 T. P. Oz. 



Lobelia Speciosa $0.10 0.50 



Lobelia Crystal P. Comp .15 1.25 



Pyrethrnm Aureum a5 .25 



Nmllax 10 .25 



Knapdragron, Giant lt> .25 



Stock Cut and Come Again.. .25 

 Stock Ten Weeks', mxd.. .25 



Stok^fda Cyanea 15 



ThDDbergrla 10 .4(i 



Verbena, Mammoth 15 i.o(» 



Tinea, mixed colors 10 .40 



Wholesale LIhI mailed as soon as ready. 



THE W. W. BARNARD C0.,»,Si?S^«.CIuc4« 



OF CONTENTS-PAQES TWO AND THREE 



