

NOVBMBBB 10, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



J289 



SCOTTII 



THAT THE PRICE ASKED IS VERY REASONABLE. ALL FLORISTS 

 WHO HAVE PURCHASED, HAVE SO EXPRESSED THEIR OPINION. 



TO INTRODUCE 



Nephrolepis Scottii 



To more customers, florists who have not yet seen the fern, I make this 

 special offer. I will sell one plant of each size at the following prices, and 

 will also prepay the express charges: 



4-inoli $O.BO I 7-inoh $2.00 



6-lBoh 1.36 I 8-inch 3.00 



lO-lnoh 95.00 



One plant, or one of each sise only, will be sold under these conditions. 



I make this offer in order that those who are unfamiliar with SCOTTII 

 can see and judge for themselves, that there is no comparison between this 

 fern and any other variety of Nephrolepis, for commercial and decorative 

 purposes. SCOTTII has at least four times as many fronds per plant in 

 any size pot as any other commercial Nephrolepis that was ever introduced. 



tW READ CAREFULLY WHAT THE NEW YORK FLORISTS* CLUBjSAID : "^ 



The 



committee of award of the club visited the establishment of John Scott, at Flatbush, N. T., on October 6, for the purpose of 

 inspecting the stock of bis new fern, NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII. Seven members of the committee attended, also the president and 

 vice-president of the club. The initial exhibit of this fern was made at the rooms of the club at the November meeting. 1903. The com- 

 mittee which examined it at that time was so favorably impressed by it that they unhesitatingly awarded it a certificate of merit, and 

 did not ask to see it growing; a request to examine the stock was only recently sent to the club by the exhibitor. The committee made 

 a thorough examination of the stock both in pots and in the bench, and character. It was growing in all sizes from plants in 4 inch 

 pots up to specimen plants in tubs, and it was absolutely uniform, and were highly pleased at its condition form in all grades, the char- 

 acteristics of the large specimen plants being evident in the smallest specimens on the place. The most careful scrutiny failed to 

 discover any tendency whatsoever toward reversion, and it seems as if the character of the plant is absolutely and indelibly fixed. It is 

 in essence a condensed form of the Boston fern, with valuable characteristics added, which are not evident in the parent. Your commit- 

 tee took an average plant in an 8-incb pot and found by actual count that there were 200 fronds in it, not counting the undeveloped and 

 small ones which were in the center of the plant. The fronds of the plant in question averaged about 20 inches in length and three inches 

 in width at the widest point; the pinnae are very closely set. so that they overlap, making a more finished frond than the parent. The 

 plant in question had a spread of three feet. Plants in 4-inch pots showed a spread of 18 inches and a height of 10 to 12 inches. 



The committee was unanimously of the opinion that it is a most valuable introduction, and that it will become a plant for the florists 

 to grow universally. It has a crispness and hardness about it which is superior to the parent, and which is one of its very valuable 

 characteristics. It propagates very freely, and because of the fact that its character is established in the smallest size, it should find 

 ready sale in all grades. After a thorough examination, your committee unanimously agreed that it was worthy of the bighest award 

 by the club and therefore voted that it be awarded the silver medal of the club, and herewith recommend same for your approval. 

 (Signed) Patrick O'Mara. John Bimie, Alfred H. Langjahr. Wm. H. Siebrecht, Chas. Lenker. John Dowsett. 



In awarding it the GOLD MEDAL, the COMMITTEE OF AWARDS at the St. Louis World's 

 Fair, said of NEPHROLEPIS SCOTTII : " A sturdy. Dwarf and compact form of NEPHROLEPIS, 

 very symmetrical and handsome, either in small plants or quite large ones. A great acquisition, 

 with excellent qualities as a house plant. Worthy of Ctold Medal." 



PRICES 



f 4-inch, $7.00; 6-inch, $I5.00; 7-inch, $24.00 

 ) 8-inch, $36.00 per dozen ; 10-in., $5.00 each 



JOHN SCOTT E^LSK Brooklyn, N.Y. 



BRANCH: East 45th St. and Rutland Rd., Brooiclyn, N. Y. 



Another Gold Medal Just Awarded by the New Orleans Horticultural Society 



