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The Florists^ Review 



Maech 25, 1016. 



MICHELL'S BULBS 



FOR SPRING PLANTING 



GLADIOLUS BULBS 



OUR LATEST WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 

 FREE FOR THE ASKING 



BEGONIA BULBS 



Doz. 



AMERICA, delicate pink $0.26 



AUGUSTA, pure white, slightly penciled in 



throat 30 



BRENCHLEYENSIS. brilliant scarlet 20 



KUNDERDI GLORY, ruffled petals, cream 



pink with faint red stripe at throat 80 



MAY, white, penciled crimson 36 



MRS. FRANCIS KING, brilliant scarlet 30 



MRS. H.B.FULLERTON. ruby red 80 



NIAGARA, rich cream, combined with canary 



yellow 1.26 



PANAMA, salmon pink. . 1.26 



PEACE, white, with slight marking of pink on 



lower petal ... 1.50 



PRIMULINUS MAJOR HYBRIDS, various 



shades of yellow 30 



PRIMULINUS. canary yellow 60 



PRINCEPS. dazzling scarlet 70 



ROCHESTER WHITE, large pure white 25 



Doz. 



SINGLE, separate colors 10.40 



SINGLE, mixed colors 30 



DOUBLE, separate colors 66 



DOUBLE, mixed colors , 60 



|X A ¥J| IX PI ¥| pQ DECORATIVE. SHOW, CACTUS. FANCY POMPON and SINGLE 

 L^/\lll^l/\ O \J M^DtDf types in aJI the standard as well as the newer varieties. 



Write for prices. Also all other Seasonable Bulbs, Seeds and Supplies for the Florist. 



MICHELL'S SEED STORE, 518 Market Street, PhHadelphIa 



Mention The KfTlew wbea you write. 



until it almost seems as though every 

 square foot of space holds a blooming 

 plant, except those that hold ferns. But 

 it is Norwood that I am trying to de- 

 scribe. Norwood, the pride and joy of 

 the Craigs, where plants grow and 

 where plants bloom to perfection. At 

 Norwood are grown the most difficult 

 varieties, those that need the greatest 

 natural advantages and require the 

 greatest skill to finish. Norwood is the 

 home of the croton and the dracsena. 

 The stock is superb. But Norwood also 

 has devoted some of its ample houses 

 to perfecting Easter plants. There are 

 lilies enough to satisfy anyone; they 

 are fine, too. There are roses in all 

 the leading standard sorts for Easter, 

 and they are in good time. There are 

 hydrangeas; the leading French varie- 

 ties are charming in form, color and 

 freedom of bloom. And there are ferns 

 and arecas in great numbers. Every- 

 thing looked well when I called. The 

 foliage plants most striking in their 

 perfect coloring were Pandanus Veitchii 

 and several of the dracsenas; perhaps 

 terminalis, amabilis and Lord Wolseley 

 will do for choice. 



Over at the big place at Forty-ninth 

 and Market streets the sales houses 

 overflow with splendid stock. The lilies 

 are superb, the roses are heavily 

 budded plants with beautifully colored 

 flowers and the rest of the stock is 

 worthy of the effort put upon it. 



Various Notes. 



The election of Samuel S. Pennock 

 as president of the American Rose So- 

 ciety gives pleasure to Philadelphia. 

 Mr. Pennock 's term of office will cover 

 the rose meeting to be held here with 

 the national flower show next March. 



M. J. Callahan has been successful 

 with special Saturday sales of one or 

 two varieties of flowers at his hand- 

 some West Philadelphia store. 



The Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, 

 captured eight prizes with eight entries 

 at the rose show in Boston March 19, 

 a splendid performance. Their prizes 



Fine Smilax Strings, $I5.00 to $20.00 per 100 



FINE CALLAS 



WM. J. BAKER. XTSiS^Votl^SSSl PHILADELPHIA 





6 ft., 

 6 ft.. 

 8 ft., 



10 ft. 



12 ft.. 



14 ft., 



16 ft.. 



I'll ft. 



2 ft 

 2'aft. 



5 ft 

 S^uft 

 4 ft 



6 ft 



NATURAL 



1000 to bale J.... % 6.00 per bale 



2000 to bale 11.00 per bale 



1000 to bale 9.00perbale 



600 to bale 6.00 per bale 



100 to bale 4.00 per bale 



100 to bale 5.(K)perbale 



60 to bale 4.00 per bale 



DYKD GREKN 



$0.30 per 100; $2.76 per 1000 



.SSperlOO; 3.16 pei 1000 



.eOperlOO; 4.25 per 1000 



eOperlOO; 6.40 oer 1000 



.66 per 100; 6.00 per 1000 



70 per 100; 6.25 per 1000 



90perl00; SJSOperlOOO 



Stumpp & Walter Co. 



30 Barclay Straat, 



NKW YORK 



Mentlen The Review when yon write. 



STUART H. MILLER 



WNOLEtALE FLORIST 



Splendid Orchid Peas and Rose Novelties 



Lilac, now and at Easter, $1.00 per bunch 



1617 RanstMd St., Philadelphia 



0|)eii .Sunday nioitiintr, 9 to 12. 

 Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



Sphagnum Moss 



Large bales, selected stock, burlapped, 

 $1.50 per bale. Write for price in large 

 quantity. 



JOSEPH 6. NEIDINGER 

 1309-11 N. 2d St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



ROCHELLE 



DIRT BANDS— Experience in Using Them 



United Phone. 



H. B. WEAVER 



CarnatloDg 



Mignonettes 



Sweet Peas 



Cut Flowers 



Blrd-ln-Hand. Pa., March 23, 1914. 

 F. W. Rocfaelle & Sons. 



Chester. N. J. 



Gentlemen : In reply to your query would state 

 that I planted seedling stock plants and snap- 

 dragon cuttings in the first lot of bands that I 

 received from you early In January. 



We took some of these out and planted them 

 where they are to remain about the 15th of 

 February. They made a GOOD GROWTH while 

 In the bands, and transplanted AS THOUGH they 

 bad never been moved at all. 



I have now about 14,000 carnation plants 

 started in 2-ln. bands which are making a RAPID 

 GROWTH, scarcely losing a plant in transplant- 

 ing from the sand. 



I also have about 20,000 aster plants trans- 

 planted In 2-in. bands which can stay there till 

 time to plant out of doors WITHOUT FEAR OF 

 BECOMING ROOT BOUND, as would be the case 

 If I used 2-ln. pots. 



Plants SELDOM BECOMB ROOT BOUND 

 enough to Injure them IN THE DIRT BANDS, 

 and DO NOT REQUIRE NEAR THE AMOUNT 

 OF ATTENTION that a pot plant does. In water- 

 ing, shifting, transplanting, etc. 



I make my bands and set them in flats, as I 

 make them up, each flat holding 117. 



When we get crowded Indoors It takes but a 

 short time to move the flats to a cold frame, 

 where we harden them oft before setting them in 

 the field. 



One man can set MORE THAN ANOTHER 

 TI.ME AS MANY (twice as many) plants In the 

 field from these bands and flats than be can from 

 pots, and after he Is through DOES NOT HAVE 

 THE BOTHER OF GATHERING UP, CLEAN- 

 ING, and STORING AWAY A LOT OF POTS. 



I believe anyone using these bands ONCB 

 WILL BECOMB A REGULAR CUSTOMER. 

 Yours truly, 



H. B. Weaver. 



Mr. Weaver has bought the following lota of 

 Dirt Bands from ns: 



Dec, 1913 6.000 Jan., 1915 70,000 



Jan., 1914 40.000 Mar., 1915 20,000 



Mar.. 1914 20,000 



If be was not getting better plants from them 

 than from clay pots he would not continue to use 

 them so largely. 



See our 2-page advertisement, pages 22 and 23. 



E. W. ROCHELLE S SONS 



CHCSTIM, N. I. 



