NOVKMliKU 10, 1904. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



1289 



m^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-inch $0.50 I 7-inch 



6-inch 1.25 I 8-inch .. 



lO-inch 



One plant, or one of each size only, will be sold 



$2.00 

 3.00 



$5.00 



iinder 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' CLUB^SAID : .vv] 



The coiiiinittee of iiwaiHl of the club visited ttio estiiblishiiient of .loliii Scott, at Flatbush. N. Y., on < »ctober ti, for the piiriiosc of 

 inspectiiiK the stoi'k <if his new fern, NEl'HK< (LKPIS SCO'l'Tlf. Seven members of the committee attenrtecl, also tlie presiitcnt aii'l 

 vice-president of tfic club. The initial exhibit of this fern was made at the rooms of the club at the Noveml'er ineetiim. lOO:!. 'I'he com- 

 mittee which examineil It at that time was so fa\(>rably impressed by it thai they unhesitatinL'ly awarded it a certificate oi merit, and 

 dici not ask to see it Krowim,'. a re(iuest toexannnethe stock was onl\ recently sent Ifi the club t>y the exliit>itor The lommittee made 

 a thorouKh examination of the stock botli in pots and in the liench. and character. It was urowinir in all sizes irom tilants in 1 inch 

 pots uji to specimen plains in tubs, and it was af)solutely uniform and uere liiirhly plea-ed at its condition form in all tirades, the iliar- 

 acteristics of the lar^c specimen plants beintr evident in the smallest specimens on the place. Tin- most careful scrutiny failed to 

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

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

 tee took an average plant in an 8 inch pot and found by actual count that there wi'reJ(X) fronds in it. not conntiiiL' tlH> undeveloiied and 

 small ones which were in the <enter of the plant. The fronds of the plant in (|uestion a\ craned abnui 2o inches in lemxtli and thm- iiKlies 

 in width at the widest point; the pinna' are very closely set, so thai they overlap, makuiu' a mure tinislu .1 troml tliaii the parent. Tlie 

 plant in c|Uestion had a spread of threi- feet. Plants in 4ineh puts showed a spriad of is inciies and a heik'hi oi 10 to 12 inche*. 



The eoinmittie was unanimously of the opinion that it is a most valuable introduction, and that ii will bici.me a plant for the ilori^is 

 to grow universally. It has a crispness and hardness about it which is vunerior to the parent, and which is oin' of its very \ aluable 

 characteristies. It propau'aics very freely, and Wecause of the fact that its character is estaMisbed in ttie smallest size, it should tind 

 ready sale in all Krad(>s. Attcr a thorouuh examination, your committee unanimonsh aurei'd that it was worthy of the hiixhest award 

 by the club ami iherei<ire voted that it be awarded the silver medal ni the iiui,, mid here\\ith recommend same for your ;ippr"v:il. 

 (SiL-ned Patrick o'Mara. .lohii Biriiie, Alfre<l II. Laiit,':alir. \Vm. II .Siel.reiht, t'has. Icnker, ,Iohn Dowsett. 



In awarding it the GOLD MEDAL, the COMMITTEE OF AWARDS at the St. Louis Worlds 

 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 Gold Medal." 



PRICES 



. t 4-inch, $7.00; 6-inch, $15. GO; 7-inch, $24.00 

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



JOHN SCOTT 



KEAP ST. GREENHOUSES 



Phone 1207 Williamsburgr 



Brooklyn, N.Y. 



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



l^^Another Gold Medal Just Awarded by the New Orleans Horticultural Society 



