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A WEEKLY JOUBNAL«>» FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN «<■> NURSERYMEN. 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CO.. 635 Caxton Buildlne. 508 South Dearborn St., CHICAGO 



VOL. XXXV. 



CHICAGO, DECEMBER 31, 1914. 



NO. 892 



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



SHAMROCK SEED 



TRUE IRISH 



FROM THE OULD SOD 



i<j tr. pkt $0.25 Tr. pkt $0.40 



Ounce 1.00 ^4 lb 3.00 



Arthur T. Boddington, 3f/w' m"-L,New York 

 HONE OF WINTER-FLOWERING BEGONIAS 



Now in bloom: 



Begonia Glory of Cincinnati 

 Begonia Melior Cyclamen Giganteum 



In best strain, choice well flowered plants. 

 Quality our aim. Price list on application. 



J. A. PETERSON & SONS, Wcstwoo4. Ciidiuuti, 0. 

 Big Cut in Prices of Bulbs 



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

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

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

 LILIUM FORMOSUM (Immediate delivery) 



Credit prices Cash with order 



H-10. '22.') to case $16.50 per case: $15.50 per case 



it-10. 1 IK) to case 17.00 per case; 16.00 per case 



GIGANTEUM- 



7- '.I, 300 to case 15.00 per case: 14.00 per case 



s-lO, 2-25 to case I'.i.OO per case; is.oo per case 



9-10, 200 to case 19.C0 per case: is.oo per case 



SPIRAEA- 



Gladstone %\:ih per do/,.: I 7.00 per 100 



Queen Alexandra 1.50 per doz.; 10.00 per 100 



Wm. F. Kasting Co.^'L^??.rN.^-. 



/^DLJp* T I A ^« ^^"^ ^^* largest stock 

 Vi^A A lA^ 1.^1/^ of this rose in the country. 



It i.s the handsomest of all forciut,' roses in free, full, 

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

 Its freedom 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 ADVERTISEMENTS AND TABLE 



OUR BUSINESS 



The grower's business is to see that his lily 

 bulbs are handled so that the largest percentage 

 of flowers results from his efforts. It is our 

 business to supply the best lily bulbs produced, 

 80 the grower may keep the investment down 

 and the revenue up. And our success is due to 

 the fact that we attend to our business. The 

 result of our work is Horeeshoe Brand. 



—Ward. 



SPIRAEA= Clump 



Fine, plump clumps, in the very finest condition. 



1600 Gladstone per iro. $6.00; per 1000, $66.00 



200 (Jueen Alexandra " " H.60; " " «0.00 



■250 Com pacta Mulliflora " " 6.0i>: " " 56.00 



100 Astilboides Ploribunda " " 6.00: " " 55.00 



150 .laponica " " 4.60; " " 40.00 



The above are offered subject to being unsold. 



30 and 32 Barclay Street. 



NEW YORK 



ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 



Fine specimen plants. II to 18 inches 

 hij?h. three anil four tiers. 7.'i cents each, 

 $9.0() per dozen, 



ASPARAGUS PIUMOSUS 



Strong. iU-ineh pots, ready for3-inch, 

 $2.7.T per KXi: $2.'i.00 per thousand. 



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

 J3.00 per 100: $27.50 per thousand. 



Strong. 4-inch pots. $1.00 per dozen, 

 $!^.00 per 100. 



ROOSEVELT EERNS 



Strong i>lants. from 1-inch pots, $l.fO 

 per dozen; JI2.00 per 100. 



THE McGregor bros. co. 



Spring^field, Ohio 



FLOWER SEEDS ^•'"''^ 



Complete list for the asking. 



They're FRESH T. P. Oz. 



Ageratsm, blue $0.U) $0.2.") 



Alyssam Little Gem 10 .4.i 



AKter y. of Mkt.. nixd... .10 .50 



Begonia Erfordii '2,5 



Cobaea Scandens. purple .10 



Dracaena IndlTlsa lo .2.') 



Forget-IIIe-Not Victoria. .15 .80 



fltgiionette Machet lo ..'>() 



Petania, Calif. Giants. . .2.') 



SalTl* Splendens . . .15 I.OO 



Salfia Fireball •l'^ 



So^^iiiK 



10 per cent dlncouiit for ci Rh. 



Crop of 1914 T. P. Oz. 



Lobelia Speciosa $0.10 0-50 



Lobelia Crystal P. Com p .15 1.25 



Fyrethrnm Aureum 0.") .25 



Nmllax 10 .25 



KnapdragoD, Giant 10 M 



Stock Cut tnd Come Aiain . . .25 

 Stock Ten Weeks', mxd.. .2."( 



Stok»sU Cyanea 15 



Thnnhersia 10 .40 



▼erbena. Mammoth 15 1.00 



▼Inca. mixed colors 10 .40 



Wholesale List mailed as soon as ready. 



THE W. W. BARNARD C0.,»if3n''S.'£^,..CIuca(i 



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