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A WEEKLY JOUBNAL"* FLORBTS. SEEDSMEN*"'* NUBSERYMEN. 



FliORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 535 Caxton Balldine, 608 South Dearborn St., CHICAGO 



VOL. XXXV. 



CHICAGO, JANUARY ?« 1915. 



NO. 893. 



"IT'S A LONQp LONG WAY TO TIPPElARY" 



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, sf^'w'm'st. New York 

 HONE OF WINTER-FLOWERING BEGONIAS 



Now in bloom: 



Begonia Glory of Cincinnati 

 Beffonia Melior Cyclamen Gififanteum 



In best strain, choice well flowered plants. 

 Quality our aim. Price list on application. 



J. A. PETERSON & SONS. Wotwnd, Gidrnti, 0. 

 Big Cut in Prices of Bulbs 



We have a surplus of the followime— all A No. 1 cuaranteed bulbs— 

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

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

 LILIUM FORMOSUM (Immediate delivery) 



Credit prices Cash with order 



f_ 8-10. 225 to case $16.80 per case; $15.50 per case 



9-10, 190 to case 17.00 per case; 16.00 per case 



GIGANTEUM- 



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



8-10, 226 to case 19.00 per case: 18.00 per case 



9-10, 200 to case 19.00 per case; 18.00 per case 



SPIRAEA- 



Gladstone $1.00 per doz.; $.5.00 per 100 



Queen Alexandra 1.25 per doz.; 7.00 per 100 



Wm. F. Kasting Co.'»S.r5 ^v 



^^PLJ17 T I A ^* ^''''« *^* largest stock 

 \JV * * *^-* 1^1 r^ of tbis 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 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 



PRICE AND QUALITY 



Price is a chance acquaintance. 

 Quality is a friend you will remem- 

 ber forever. Horseshoe Brand quality 

 is always higher than the price. 

 That^s why so many growers buy 

 them. Do you? — Ward. 



SPIRAEA= Clump 



Fine, plump clumps, in the very finest condition. 



1600 Gladstone per 100. $6.00; per 1000, $66.00 



200 Oueen Alexandra " " 8.60; *' " 80.08 



260 Compacta Multiflora " " 6.00; " " 56.00 



100 Astilboides Ploribunda " " 6.00; " " 66.00 



150 Japonica " " 4.60; " " 40.00 



The above are offered subject to being unsold. 



30 and 32 Barclay Street, 



NBW YORK 



ARA^RIA EXCELSA 



Fine specimen plants, 14 to 18 inches 

 high, three and four tiers, 76 cents each, 

 $9.00 per dozen. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS 



Strong, ik-inch pots, ready for 3-inch, 

 12.75 per 100; $A5.00 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, 

 $8.00 per 100. 



^ROOSEVELT fERNS 



Strong plants, from 4-inch pots, $1.50 

 per dozen; $12.00 per 100. 



THE McGregor bros. co. 



Springfield, Qhio' 



FLOWER SEEDS 



Complete list for the asking'. 



They're FBE8H T. P. Oz. 

 Ageratsm, blue $0.10 $0.25 



AlysRam Little Gem 10 



Aster Q. of Mkt.. mxd... .10 



BegOBla Erfordii 25 



Csbaea Scsndens. purple .10 



Dracaena Indivisa 10 



Forget*He.Not Victoria. .15 



HlRBOnette Machet ¥\ 



Petnnis, Calif. Giants . . .25 

 Salvia Splendens . .15 

 Salt la Fireball 25 



For Early 

 Sow^in^f 



10 per cent disconnt for cash. 

 Crop of 1914 T. P, Oz. 



Lobelia Speciosa $0.10 $0.50 



.45 Lobelia Crystal P. Comp .1641.26 



.50 Pyrethmm Aureum, 05 



Smilax 10 



Snapdragon, Giant 10 



.25 Stock Cut ssd Csme Aiaia. . .25 

 .80 Stock Ten Weeks', mxd.. .25 



..50 Stokesla Cyanea 15 



Thnnbergia 10 



1.00 Verbena, Mammoth 15 



VInea. mixed colors 10 



.26 

 .25 

 .30 



.40 



1.00 



.40 



Wholesale List mailed as soon as ready. 



THE W. W. BARNARD CO.,».'J'J°S^.,.CIiict{t 



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