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The Florists' Rt\^w 



May 20, 1915. 



QBBENWICH, CONN. 



There was a good attendance at the 

 regular monthly meeting of the West- 

 chester and Fairfield Horticultural So- 

 ciety, held May 14, at Doran's hall. 

 Considerable business of importance 

 was transacted, with reference to the 

 summer and fall exhibitions, annual 

 outing, etc. 



Copies of the schedule of the sum- 

 mer exhibition may be had on applica- 

 tion to the secretary. Fifty-two classes 

 are provided for, comprising plants, 

 flowers, fruits and vegetables, with 

 classes for floral decorative work. The 

 exhibition will be held in the town hall, 

 Greenwich, June 18 and 19. 



The committee in charge of the fall 

 exhibition reported satisfactory prog- 

 ress. A preliminary schedule was read; 

 it will, when published, be of interest 

 to all intending exhibitors. The an- 

 nual outing will take place at Ed- 

 wards' Rye Beach Inn, the date to be 

 announced later. Several new members 

 were elected and a number . of . new 

 names were presented for approval of 

 the society. 



Hai;ry Turner, of the Morris Nursery 

 Co., :^SiS present and made a few re- 

 markLQ^a highly commendatory na- 

 tureT^^^W. Popp read a paper on 

 "VMtm rnltnrr/' which was received 

 witlJ interest; a rising vote of thanks 

 was extended. 



The exhibits of the evening, while 

 not numerous, were creditable to the 

 exhibitors. The awards were as fol- 

 lows: James Stuart, cultural certifi- 

 cate for calceolaria; James Linane, 

 vote of thanks for calceolaria; William 

 Morrow, honorable mention for 

 Eucharis Amazonica; Eobert William- 

 son, vote of thanks for display of 

 tulips; J. Guermonsprey, vote of thanks 

 for Aralia cordata; P. W. Popp, vote 

 of thanks for Halesia tetraptera and 

 Calceolarias T. Thumb and Pygmy. 

 The next meeting will be held June 11. 

 P. W. Popp, Cor. Sec'y- 



I am making some coed 



OFFERS 



in the Classified section of this paper 

 under 



Alternantheras, Dahlias, 



GeraniumSy Gladioli, 

 Poinsettias and Vincas 



Send for my complete list of stock. 



PETER PEARSON 



5782 Gunnison St., 



CHICAGO 



MmtlOB Tb* BcTlew wbni jvm write. 



GERANIUMS 



Assorted kinds, 2^-in.. $3.00; 3-in.. 16.00; 4-in.. 

 $8.00 per 100. American Beauty; 4-in., $10.00 

 per 100. Lady Washington, 3-in., $8.00; 4-in., 

 $12.00: 7-in.. $40.00 per 100. Mme. Salleroi, 2*«- 

 in., $3.00; 8-in., $6.00 per 100. 



FAIKVIEW CKEENHOUSES. Belriderc. HI. 



CUBAGE PLANTS 



Early and Late Flat Dutch, All Head. Wake- 

 field, Early and Late Drumhead. Danish Ball 

 Head and other varieties. 80c per 100 by parcel 

 post. By express, 76c per 500; $1.00 per 1000; 

 10,000 or over, 85c per 1000. 



B««t Plant*, 76c per 600: $1.26 per 1000. 

 Cash with order. Send for list of varieties. 



R. VINCENT, JK^ t SONS CO., Wkke Nank, M 



RANDALL'S OFFER 



OF SPRING AND 



BEDDING 



WE CAN FURNISH SEASONABLE STOCK OF 

 GOOD QUALITY IN QUANTITY, AS FOLLOWS : 



. Per 100 



Per 100 



Lobelia Kathleen Mallard, 2^-inch . .$ 4.00 



Marguerites, 4-inch 10.00 



Pansies 3.00 



Pennisetum Ruppelianum— 



2'4-inch 3.00 



3 -inch 6.00 



Petunias- 

 Double, 3-inch 10.00 



Double, 4-inch 12.00 



Single, 2's-inch 6.00 



Sittgle, 3 -inch 7.00 



Single, 4 -inch 10.00 



Very strong transplanted stock in 

 bud, will make good plants in 

 3-inch if potted now 2.00 



Salvia— 



4-rnch ....... ;t. ; :..:...: 8.oo 



Verbenas, 2^-inch 3.00 



Vincas— 



Variegated, 3-inch ;. 10.00 



Green, 3-inch 10.00 



Green, 4 and 5-inch 12.00 



Variegated, 4 and 6-inch 12.00 



Extra fine 16.00 



Wandering Jew, 2*«-inc h 3.00 



BeKonias, from 4-inch and 4^-inch pots, in full bloom, best varieties, $12.00 per 100. 



In Hansing Baskets we have the Boston Fern basket at $2.00; mixed bas- 

 ket at $1.50; Sprengeri basket at $1.00. The above baskets are all 12-inch. 

 Mixed Sprengeri, in 10-inch, at $1.00 and 75c. 



Asters, from flats— Queen of the Market, Pink Beauty, Astermum, Crego 

 Giant, Late Branching, 75c per 100. 



A.L.RANDALL CO. 



Ageratums. 2i2-inch $ 4.00 



Alyssum Little Gem. ak-inch -. . . . 3.00 



Asparagus Plumosus, 3-inch 5.00 



Coleus, all varieties, 2'4-inch 3.00 



Cannas— 



King Humbert, 4-inch (strong) 12.00 



Florence Vaughan, 4-inch 8.00 



A; Crozy. 4-inch 8.00 



Mme. Crozy, 4-inch 8.00 



Fuchsias, 4-inch 15 00 



Ferns— , 



Table (very good), 2i2-inch 25.00 



Feverfew (very strong), 5-inch 15.00 



Geraniums- 

 Mrs. Perkins (select), 4-inch 10.00 



S. A. Nutt (select), 4-inch 10.00 



Mrs. Perkins, 4-inch 8.00 



«r-AvN«tt,4-iBch-.--........... •...-.. -8.00 



Geraniums— 



S. A. Nutt, 2 -inch 



S. A. Nutt, 312-inch, extra strong, 

 S. A. Nutt, S'a-inch, second size. . 



Clifton, single scarlet 



Nutt and Clifton, ready for 



shift per lOOO, $22.60 



Clifton cuttings in sand " 10.00 



3.00 

 8.00 

 7.00 

 7.00 



Wabash Avenue at Lake Street 



CHICAGO. ILL 



Our greenhouses are filled with choice stock that you can plant out at once, to 

 make immediate effect. 



Per 100 Per 100 



Geraniums, all the leading vari- ^°}?^ 2%-in., Verschaffeltii, 

 .. „ . . ^ s -rnn Golden Bedder, Queen Victoria 



«*^®«' *-^° » ^•"" and fancy mixed varieties $3.00 



Begonia Lumlnosa, red and pink.. 7.00 g^ju pj^^g^ ^^.j^ ^^ Petunias, 

 Fuchsias 7.00 Marigold, Phlox, Dwarf Lobe- 

 Double Petunias 7.00 lias and Alysaum 3.00 



Petunias, California Oiants 7.00 Bose Bushes, fine plants in 6-in. 



Aseratujns 7.00 Pots, Baby Bambler, Baby Tau- 



Hellotrbpes 7.00 Sf''??,^^^ *?.f7T' ^I" n ^"^ 



_ , ^ „ „ ^^ Tephtz, Clothilde Soupert, Caro- 



Scarlet Sage 7.00 line Testout, /rau Karl 



Nasturtiums 7.00 Druschki, Magna Charta, Amer- 



Cannas 7.00 ^can Beauty and Richmond, 



Lemon Verbenas 7.00 ^*-°° P®'' ^°^- 



Moonvines, 4-in 10.00 ^""^^ ^f ?%n^*'°V P°?.' 1? 



„_,',,. ^ „„ to 6 tiers, 16 to 20 inches high, 



Moonvines, 2%-in. 5.00 75^ each; 18 to 24 inches hiih. 



Hydrangeas, Otaksa, 6-in. pots, $1.00 each. 



$4.00 per doz, Dish Ferns, all the best varieties. 4.00 



Cash with order. 



ASCHNAm BROS.,'Br. strHILADELPinA,PA. 



