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OF (HE 



UNIVERSIIY of ILLINOIS 



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Vol. XIV. 



A JOBfiNAL«>» FLOHBTS. SEEDSMEN «» NURSERYMEN. 



FLOBI8T8' FUBUSHDCQ CO.. 5gO-g85 0»»ton Bolldinnr. CHICAGO. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, JULY H, J904. 



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No. 346. 



Por 



rangeas iirr„',. 



We have a maKniQcent lot of HYDRANGEA OTAKSA 

 vrown especially for XUI^T and A0OXTBT F&OWEBIVO. 



The plants are just comiDR into bloom, just beKinninK to sbow 

 color; and will be in perfection durinR July and Autrust, when tbey are 

 In great demand at watering places and otber summer resorts. There 

 is notbiuK showier or more satisfactory for lawn decoration. We 

 make a specialty of them and find an increasinK demand for tbem from 

 year to year. They can be shipped anywhere safely by freiRht. 

 Iiarg^e plants In tuba with from 12 to 15 flowers each, 92.00 



per tub. IiAxgex plants In half barrels, 96*00 eaoh. 

 We bare aI«o a fine stock of BAT TBBSB, Standards and 



Pyramids, at 91^*00 and 91S-00 each, according to size. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



A 



sparagus Plumosus 

 Nanus Seed_^^ 



100 se«ds, 75o; lOOO seeds, 96.00; 6000 seeds, 939.60 



V Orders taken for FIANCEE, 



(The lawsoB Gold Medal Winner.) 



$)2.00 a 100 or $100.00 a tOOO. 

 Send in your orders now» as first received, first served. 



WM. F. KASTING, 



WHOXiBSA^B riiOXtZST, 



383-387 tllicott St., BUFFALO, N. Y. 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION FLORISTS. 



WE REPRESENT MORE QLASS THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE WEST. 



40. 42, 44 East Randolph Street, CHICAGO 



FIANCEE 



Watch this space and Icarn what ( 



the experts think of Carnation 



Chicago Gmiation Co., Joliet, IlL Friend Hartshome:— We wish to be in the band wagon early and would like to place 

 otir order for 5000 of the carnation "Fiancee" of the earliest propagation you tend out, which I presume will not be until 

 another year, but you may book the order just the same, etc. [Signed] BASSETT & WASHBURN. 



Rooted Cuttings, $12 per 100; $100 per 1000. Ready January next. 



Chicago Carnation Company, Joliet, Illinois 



The First of July 



Found many Florists completely sold out of Geraniums this yearj 

 for the benefit of such, we offer 500 Geraninma in eleanukt 

 joung* stock in SO beat aorta lor $10.00.. 



DWARF SALVIAS, which are immensely popular, 4 

 early.flowerins varieUea, at $3.00 per JOO. 



Beautiful stock of Pierson Ferns, strong, 2>i-in., $4.00 per 100. 



- •* • Boston Ferns, - - - 3.00 *' 

 Asparagus Plumosus, strong, - - -^ - 4s00 

 Spreggeri, strong, - - - 2M 





I THE E. G. HILL CO., RICHMOND, IHD. 



Hairisii ^ "Longies" 



THE RIGHT KIND at the right price, and last but not 

 kart — WELL.RIPENED STOCK. 



We do not expect our growers to rush the season, contrary— 

 . cautiba them not to dig before the bulbs are thoroughly 

 . - . _ .ripened. They mature much better in the field than in 

 ^ the boxes or pots. This is on* reason why 



j^AttN^tRD'S LILIES ARE THE BEST. 



■* OTHCR RKASONS IN NtXT ISSUE. 



W. W. BARNARD & CO., ieJfSi''SSS',x., CHICA60. 



