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ThcWcckly Florists' Review. 



January 26. l:»05. 



PLANTS FOR MOIST SITUATION. 



In the center of a lake covering about 

 two acres we have just built a plank 

 box 10x12 and four feet high, filled with 

 soil in which we intend to plant calad- 

 iums and oannas for the center, with 

 salvias or geraniums, for the body. The 

 boards comprising the sides of the box 

 extend from four to six inches above the 

 surface of the \vater. These boards we 

 desire to hide, covering with vines or 

 running plants, which I presume neces- 

 sarily would float in the water to some 

 extent.. Kindly tell me what would be 

 desirable for this border. M. J. S. 



If the surface of the soil is only four 

 to six inches above the water we would 

 not recommend the use of geraniums or 

 salvias in the bed. One or two castor-oil 

 plants might be used in the center; 

 probably one good plant would suffice. 

 Then pome tall growing cannas, with 

 some of the lower growing ones in front. 

 If the caladiums are planted as a bor- 

 dering their leaves would hang over and 

 soon obscure the plank edging. Small 

 flowering creepers could be used to form 

 an edging, but such a bed calls for large 

 leaved and bold, plants. We would not 

 advise the use of any email subjects. 

 Some of the taller eulalias or other or- 

 namental grasses would be very effec- 

 tive in such a bed. W. N. C. 



New York, N. Y.— At the New York 

 Botanical Gardens a new greenhouse, 

 30x208 will be built. 



Cambridge C?ity, Ind. — Thomas Peet 

 is having a very successful season and is 

 preparing to add considerably to his 

 glass. He grows carnations and ships to 

 the Cincinnati market. 



For Yoar Wants in 



Roses, Boston, Picrsoni and 



Scottii Ferns. 



Asparagus — Plumosus, Sprengferi* 



Gtmations, Qirysanthemums 



and Miscellaneous Stock, 



^'««GEO.A.KUHL, 



Pekin, Illinois. 



Grower for the Trade. 



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PANSY PLANTS. 



100. 



Large FlowerinK. t2.60 per 1000 10.60 



800 Pelargoniums, mixed. 2-lnch pote 2.60 



AeparaKus Plumostu Nanus, small plant 1-75 



10 Varieties Geraniams, 2 and 23^-lncb pots.. 2.80 



Alteraantberas. red and yellow, March 1 2.00 



Asp. Plomcsus Nanus Seed, Feb. S5.00 per 1000 .75 

 10 Varieties Coleus, 2-iDcb pots, March 1. . . . 2.00 



CASH 



JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, Delaware, 0. 



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Asparagus Plumosus 

 Nanus Seeds 



Our own KrowinK. just ripenlDK on selected 

 plants, 100 seeds, 60c; 600 seeds, $2; 1000 seeds, $4. 



B. H. Hamland, Pleasant Run, Ohio 



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XXX SEEDS 



Verbena. Improved mammotbB; the very finest 

 grown; mixed, 1000 seeds, 26c. 



Cineraria. Finest larcre flowerlngr dwarf, 1000 

 seeds, 60c. 



Phlox Pamlla Compacts. Very dwarf and 

 compact; grand for pots; in finest colors, 

 mixed. Tr«de pkt., 25c. i 



Alyasum Compactum. The most dwarf and 

 compact variety grown; perfect little balls 

 when grown In pots. Trade pkt.. 25c. 



Chinese Primrose. Finest Isrsre-flowering 

 fringed varieties, mixed; single and double, 

 500 seeds. 11.00; half pkt, 50c. 



Pansy. Finest Glanto. The best large-flower- 

 ing varieties. crltlcalW selected; mixed, 5000 

 seeds, tl.OO; half pkt , 50c. 



Petnnla. New star, from the finest marked 

 flowers, extra choice. Trade pkt., 26c. 



Cash. Liberal extra count of seeds In all packets. 



SHAMROCK 



■ •■In ISrl • « ■ 



Strong and fine plants. Better order early. 

 94.00 per 100; or 60c. per doz.. by mail. 



JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. 



THE HOME OF PRIBfROSKS. 



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HEADQUARTERS FOR 



••SUPERIOR QLALITY" 



BSAVD 



Wild Smilax 



Always on Haad and in any Quantity 

 HOVE BBTTEB. 



251b.caie $300 



351b. case 4 00 



501b. case 5 00 



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E. F. WINTERSON CO., 



45-47-49 Wabash Avenne, 

 OKZCAOO. 



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ROOTED CUTTINGS 



Boaaa— Bride. Cbatenay. Gate, Perle and Ivory, 

 t2.00 per 100; Uncle John, 15 00 per 100. 



CamatlouB— Mrs. M. A. Patten, $.5 00 per 100; 

 D. Whitney. Enchantress. 4c; White Cloud, 

 Joost. Morning Olory. Gov. Wolcott, Q. Louise, 

 $1.60 per 100. Bpaolal price on lazg'a lota. 



J. F. AMNANN, Edwardsville, III. 



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READY NOW=ROOTED CUTTINGS 



That win CHve Batlaftkotlon 



Per 1000 



LawBOU $12.50 



Prosperity 12.60 



Flora Hill 10.00 



Queen Louise 10.00 



Per 1000 



White Cloud $10.00 



Joost 10.00 



Marquis 10.00 



Quality is our hobby. 



W.C.HILLfLOB*LCO.,StreatOf.lll, 



CANNAS '^'0"V Sy Per 100 Per 1000 



2.600 Chas. Henderson $2.00 $18.00 



1.000 F. VauKban.; 200 1800 



1.000 Mme. Crozy 2.00 1800 



2.000 Austria 1.60 14.00 



piDHATinyC 300 Flamlniro, 800 Lady Bonnti- 



Uimilll I iURO ful, 500 Indianapolis, at $6.00 



per 100. or will exchange for Nelson Fisher. 



FLRROW BROS..eiitlirie,Oklahoina 



ORCHIDS 



CAmEYAHEHDELllSrsSaS 



a sbipment of this scarce and beautiful 

 Orchid. Also Laelia Anceps. Oncidium Tigrin- 

 urn, etc. Write for special list No. 14. 



Lagir & Hurreil, rs.'" Sutninit, N. J, 



PACIFIC COAST. 



SAN fbanCisgo. or 



Tbe Market 



We have been treated wiili consider- 

 able rainy weather during the past week, 

 which I find is not conducive to an in- 

 crease in business. Everything in the 

 flower line is plentiful enough to supply 

 the demand, which is very limited at 

 present. The growers are not cutting . 

 much stock and there is little call for 

 anything except good roses. Beauties 

 are selling wholesale at from $1 to $2.50 

 per dozen and Brides and Maids at from 

 35 to 75 cents per do2en. The weather 

 has been so unfavorable that Liberties 

 are not much in evidence and those that 

 are cut are poor of stem and generally 

 oflf color. Carnations are selling at about 

 the same figure as last reported. En- 

 chantress and Prosperity cost the stores 

 50 cents per dozen. We have had several 

 large consignments of outdoor poinsettiaa 

 from Lios Angeles that sold wholesale at 

 from $8 to $12 per hundred. Valley and 

 Eoman hyacinths are plentiful. Freesias 

 and daffodils are coming in slowly andj 

 narcissi are getting scarcer." Orchids are 

 in good demand; so is Lilium Harrisii. 

 Mums are holding out remarkably well, 

 owing to our mild winter, and violets are 

 still a drug. ' A few Marie Louise are 

 seen but they are not yet at their best- 

 Various Notes. 



The Shanahan Floral Co. is making a, 

 splendid display of ferns, azaleas, lilacs 

 and bulbous stock in its Powell street 

 store. It attracts considerable attention 

 from the passers by. 



D. Raymond, of San Jose, is introduc- 

 ing a new flower pot of his own manu- 

 facture, that is superior to anything 

 made in this vicinity. It has found a 

 ready sale with the growers here. 



Bichmond & Mills, of Fullerton, have 

 shipped a carload of young orange trees 

 to the local dealers. 



The following unique advertisement is 

 displayed in our daily papers by one of 

 San Francisco 's well known florists : 



ROBBERY! 

 Any one asking more than fifty cents per 

 dozen for Estelle. Crocker. Roos«velt. Schwer- 

 in or Hill carnations, or more than one dollar 

 per dozen for Prosperity, Enchantress or any 

 other Carnation, commits petty larceny. For 

 particulars see 



SHIBBLEY THE FLORIST 



311 SUTTER ST. 1204 SDTTER ST. 



F. A. Jaccard has opened a florists' es- 

 tablishment at 1106 Sutter street. G. 



SOIL DETERIORATION.^ 



Because of their fear that the soil 

 composing the peat beds in several parts 

 of California, devoted to the raising of 

 seeds and vegetables, is deteriorating at 

 an alarming rate, growers have sent sam- 

 ples of the soil to the horticultural de- 

 partment of the State University at Ber- 

 keley for examination and analysis in 

 the hope that remedies may be suggested 

 for the salvation of this most important 

 industry. 



Professor Longbridge has received sev- 

 eral samples of soil sent to the depart- 

 ment bv C. W. Cole, of Santa Ana, and 

 also from a dozen other growers. The 

 problem involved in the analysis especial- 

 ly of the soil devoted to the growing of 

 celery is so delicate and difficult that 

 Prof. Longbridge is loath to discuss it 

 in advance of his tests, to be made at 



