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1034 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



March 23, 1906. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



The spring-like weather has iorced in 

 immense quantities of bulbous stock, as 

 well as carnations, roses and violets. 

 The result has been a buyers' market; 

 especially if you are buying in quantity 

 you make your own price. The retailers 

 have not much to complain of. Trade 

 has been very fair for the Lenten sea- 

 son, the warm weather bringing out lots 

 of small buyers. 



Various Notes. 



Thos. M. Ulam was closed by the 

 sheriff last Thursday. * 



John Foss had a bad scare last Thurs- 

 day, when the large warehouse near his 

 greenhouse burned to the groupd. He 

 escaped, thanks to the direction of the 

 wind. 



The growers in this section say there 

 will be no azaleas or bulbous stock for 

 Easter. 



The recording thermometer and ther- 

 mostat exhibited at last meeting of the 

 Florists' Club was sent by the Parker 

 Mfg. Co., 79 Summer street, Boston, 

 Mass. I find in my last notes I men- 

 tioned the manufacturer's name of the 

 instrument instead of the sales agent. 



I overheard a conversation in one of 

 the wholesale houses the other day, the 

 truth of which struck me forcibly. The 

 query at issue was: "Why do people 

 expect more for nothing from florists 

 than from any other class of trades- 

 men f" Even the salesmen in the store 

 seem to forget the value of stock when 

 putting up a box of flowers, for when 

 they have put up a box tQ. the full re- 

 t»il value and they see that a littfe some- 

 thing will improve the box or hdiieh, es- 

 pecially if for a regular customM, un- 

 thinkingly they will put the wh^^ profit 

 of the box or bunch into the order. The 

 same thing is true in making a design 

 and if the stock is not counted, in order 

 to make the design look right to the man 

 who is making it up, quite frequently the 

 whofesale price of the stock is more than 

 the price of the design. This is not true 

 in any other business. Who ever heard 

 of throwing in a 5-cent handkerchief 

 because you bought a dozen, but it is not 

 uncommon with the florist's clerk and 

 even the proprietor and salesmen who 

 would not touch a penny or a stamp, will 

 take a few roses and never think of the 

 greater value. The salesman in a hard- 

 ware store will pick up a single nail 

 from the floor, but the chances are the 

 florist will kick a couple of daisies, 

 worth 2 cents each, under the counter. 

 Are florists more liberal than other busi- 

 ness men, or don't they need the money t 



The Allegheny river is on a rampage 

 and as a result, the cellars of Mrs. E. A. 

 Williams, L. I. NefF, Geddis & Blind 

 Bros., and the Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., 

 •re flooded, causing great inconvenience. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



Baltimore, Md. — Alexander Brown & 

 Son are building a house 9x22. 



For BARGAINS 



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in snytbiDK in the way of 



P-L-3-N-T-S 



e Kubl's adv. in laaue of Mar. I6tb, page 916. 

 ' GEO.'!il KUBL, PXKIN, ILL. 



Mention The Rerlew when you write. 



MOST every grower wbo has the land to 

 ■pare plants enoogb potatoes Tor bis own 

 UM. We do, and thoueb there is not a 

 fortune in the crop, there is Mime satigfaction in 

 IcnowioK that you have in yoar cellar, a winter's 

 supply of potatoes of your own raisiPR. If you 

 don't believe this, you have never had the riebt 

 stock; you bave planted potatoes Kim ply because 

 they were potatoes and eaten them for the same 

 reason. Don't wait any longer but send to us 

 J or a pound, peclc or bushel of the new 



VERMONT GOLD COIN 



a large, smooth potato and tbe best coolier in 

 existt-nce. If you plant it tbls season >our 

 neigbbors will all want a stock of it tbe follow- 

 ing spring. Sound tubers warranted true to 

 name— by mail post-paid, per lb. ;ac; 8 lbs., 60c. 

 By freight or express, per peck, 7Sc; bushel, $2. 



THE WM. SCOTT CO., CORFU, N. Y. 



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GOOD STOCK 



Ziatanla Boxbonloa— 6 and 7-iach pots, 45c 

 and 75c each. 



Amarloan Beantlaa— Strong dormant stock 

 out of 4>(-lnc<h pots, $15 00 per 100. 



Double VaBtnrtlnma — Yellow and red, 

 rooted cuttings, 59c per dozen; 2}^-inch pots, 

 $1.00 per dozen. 



Antlrxblanm— Queen of the North, rooted 

 cuttings, Sl 00 per 100. 



▲geratumB— Blue and white, rooted cuttings, 

 50c per 100. 



J. RUSSLER 



MORGAN PARK, ILL. 



Mount Hope Greenhouses. 



Mention Tlie ReTlew when yon write. 



ROOTED COLEUS C"TTINOS 



▼•rsohairaltU, Ooldan Qnaan, lord Pal- 

 merstoB, Flra Brand, Beokwltb's Own 

 and Fanoias, 60o patflOO ; 98 par lOOO. 



Ooldan Baddar, (original), and Karo, 75o 

 parlOOi ye.OO par lOOO. 



A discount of 10 per cent allowed on 10,000 or 



more Ooleus. More liberal discounts on larger 



orders. 

 AOBBATVM-Prlncess Pauline and SteUa 



Oumey. 

 KBBZOTBOPB, 75c per 100: 16.00 per 1000. 

 BAJiVUL- Splendens and Jean Revenal. Rooted 



cuttings 76c per 100 ; $6.00 per 1060. 

 VXBOAIh-Variegata. S-incb pots. S6.00 per 100. 



Add 20o par 100 for all cutMngs sent by mail. 



FRANK A. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. 



Mention Th» B»t1»w when yoa writf. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



8-in. Boston Ferns $7.00 $65.00 



2iD. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. . 3 00 25.00 



8-in. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. . 6 00 



2-ln. Asparagus Sprengeri 2.60 20.00 



Asp. PI. Nanus seed, $4.60 per 1000: $20 per 6000. 

 Sphagnum Moss, per bale. $1.00: 6 bales. $6 00. 

 Sheep Manure $1.00 per 103 lbs For larger 

 quantities write. 



D. (1. Augspurger & Son, m> boittb piorii, Hi. 



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SOME GOOD THINGS %o.. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, 8-in $4.00 per 100 



Snapdragons (Dreer's), 2-in 2.00 



ViDca Variegata. 2-in 2.00 



Gryptomeria Japonica, 2in 8.00 



4-ln 8.00 •• 



OrevilleaRobusta.2-In.. 200 



Smilax, 2-in., $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. 



E. I. BawlinK*, Quakertown, Pa. 



^ Mention The Rerlew when yoo write. 



NEPHROLEPIS SGOTTII 



The most giacefnl and tymmetrical Nephrolepis 

 known. It makes three dmc* as many fronds a* the 

 Beaton fern in a given time. Pnce»-6-in. pot«rown, 

 ready for S-in., $16 00 per dot.; 7-in. pot-grown, $24.00 

 per doc; 8-in. pot-gfown, $86.00 per dot. 



JOHN scon, ^'l&ggSiaTlr?*??: 



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HEADQUARTERS FOR | 



Easter Plants. 



How raady for inatant ahlpmant, blooni- 

 inff Baatar w*ak or ona waek bofora. 



I am noted, and have a reputation for tbe 

 past 15 rears, for raising am shipping choice 

 Easter plants of every deocription. 9 houses 

 and 7 frames full of plants in better condition 

 than ever before. 



AZALF.A INBICA a specialty. Of my owa 

 importation, 3 bouses full of the cream of 

 Ghent's production. We sell none In the fall, 

 therefore tbe best is not picked out by fall 

 sales. We force them only for our cus- 

 tomers' Christmas and Easter trade. Hme. 

 Van der Oniysaen, the people's choice, the best 

 of all the pink. Plants are covered with bud 

 and round as an apple. Price, 6-lncb pots, 

 60c, 75c and $1.00. Specimen, 7-in., $1.26, 

 $1.50 and $2.00 each. We also have the best 

 of other varieties, such as Empress of India, 

 Prof. Wolters, Tfean Vervaene, Slglsmund Ruck- 

 er. Paul Weber, lUtistre, Sov. de Van Houtte; 

 Nlobe, double white; Bernard Andre alba, 

 white, Simon Mardnsr and others. Have some 

 in bloom now for immediate sale If you wish. 

 Price, 6-lnch to 7-lnch pots, 60c, 75e, $1.00, 

 $1.25 to $1.50 each. 



Lilium Harrisii and Japan multiflorum, 

 raised from bulbs of Henry F. Mlchell's spe- 

 cial brand; 6-ln. pots, 5 to 8 buds to a plant, 

 10 cents per bud. Under 5 buds, 12c per bud. 



Cineraria hybrida. H. F. Mlchell's best spe- 

 cial shades. Have 2.300 this year. 6-in. pots, 

 $3.00. $4.00, $5.00 per dozen. 



Begonia, President Camot, Flambeau and 

 other good varieties. 6-in. pots, $3.00 per 

 dozen. 



Spiraeas, 2 houses full of Spiraea florlbunda, 

 Blanda, Japonica. 6-ln. pots, very large bushes, 

 I.S.OO, $4.00, $5.00 per dozen. Compacta, 6-ln.. 

 $2.00 to $3.00 per dozen. Gladstone, perfect 

 jewel, covered with flowers or buds. $6.00, 

 $7.00, $8.00 per dozen. 



Roses. American Beauties. In bud. 6-ln. 

 pots, 50c each; 6-In., 36c. Other hybrid roses, 

 including Hermosa, 6 to 5H-In. pots, $3.00 to 

 $4.00 per dozen. 



White daisies (or Marguerites), 6-in., $3.00 

 per dozen. 



Hyacinths raised from first size bulbs of my 

 own Importation. Grand Maltre, single blue; 

 King of the Blue; Gertrude, pink; La Grand- 

 esse, white, $12.00 per 100. 



Double Von Sion narcissi or daffodils, double 

 nosed, 3 In a 6Vi-In. to 6-in. pot, $2.00 dozea 

 p<n8. 



Toumesol Tulips, best double, 3 In a 4-ln. 

 pot. $1.50 per dozen pots. 



Ficus elsstiea. 25 to 35 Inches high, 8 to 

 7-In. pot, 60c, 75c to $1.00 each. 



Arauoaria ezcelsa, 7-In. irats, 25 to 32 inches 

 hlph, $1.50 each. 



A, W. Smith hybrid Moonvinea, $5.00 per 

 100. 



Cash with order, please. No reference. All 

 goods travel on purchasers' risk. 20 miontes 

 by .trolley from City Hall to my place, Ger- 

 mnntown car on 13th and 8th Sts. Bell phone, 

 Tioga 3668 A. Please read references. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN, 



lOia Ontario Straat, PKX&ASBLPBIA. 



Philadelphia, March 21, 1906. 

 I never saw such cheap and fine stock of 

 Easter plants as Mr. Ascbmann has. I caa 

 recoiffmTTid him to all our customers. 



Henry F. Mlchell Co., 1018 Market St. 



CincbinatI, Ohio. Sept. 29, 1904. 

 Mr. Godfrey Ascbmann, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dear Sir: Many thanks for the prompt de- 

 livery and for the fine stock. The plants ar- 

 rived all right. Yours very truly, 



Hoffmelster Floral Oo. 



Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Oollegs. 



Stillwater Dec. 10, 1904. 

 Godfi'ey lAschmann, Philadelphia. Pa. 



Dear Sir: 1*6 material ordered from yon ar- 

 rived in good shape. The bill has been O. K'd 

 and sent in and will be paid shortly. Please 

 accept my thanks for material sent gratis. 

 O. M. Morris, Supt. of Horticulture. 



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eu!* Aeit*rtairflfeduiialColfc|t^,,^|SL 



Lindsay Floral Co., City Hall Bldg., Berth 

 19th St. 

 Birmingham, Ala., Oct. SO, 1904. 

 Mr. Godfrey Ascbmann, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dear Sir: The shipment of plants ordered 



of you came duly to hand, and I mast sii'- 



I am thoroughly satisfled with them. It Is 



a great pleasure to get such stock. 



Yours truly, W. M. 



