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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



ttkttA 30, 1905. 



THE CAHNATION MEASURE. 



A couple of weeks ago the Review 

 published a note on a pocket measure for 

 carnation blooms got out by the Kroe- 

 Bchell Bros. Co., 51 Erie street, Chicago, 

 stating that the Kroeschell Co. would 

 send one to anyone who sent a 2-cent 

 (rtamp to pay the postage. Immediately 

 requests from Eeview readers began to 

 come in on every mail, requests from 

 New England, from Long Island, from 

 Texas and from Denver. And what sur- 

 prised Mr. Kroeschell was that by far 

 the greater number of requests came 

 from the extreme east. Mr. Kroeschell 

 had fallen into the error, not uncommon, 

 perhaps, of considering the Review as a 

 Chicago paper; it is National in all its 

 features. 



SCALE ON PALM. 



I enclose a palm leaf and would like 

 to know the name of and remedy for 

 the scale with which it is infested. 



S. J. P. 



The scale insect on the palm leaflet 

 forwarded by S. J. P. appears to be 

 a lecanium, though I do not know what 

 particular species it is. It is probable 

 that the question of identity could be 

 Bettled by the entomologist at your 

 state agricultural college. 



A careful sponging with solution of 

 tobacco soap, whale oil soap or fir-tree 

 oil would be the safest method of treat- 

 ment, though it is quite probable that 

 one application would not kill all the 

 insects, there being a great number of 

 minute young insects that are only visi- 

 ble with the aid of a microscope of 

 moderate power, in addition to those 

 of full growth that are readily seen 

 with the naked eye. W. H. Taplin. 



DEUTZIA AND SPIRAEA. 



When may Deutzia gracilis and 

 Spira;a Van Houttei be brought into 

 Woom if we bring them in now from 

 open ground in central Illinois and 

 kfeep in a night temperature of 50 to 

 55 degrees? C. M. B. 



Before these lines can be read by the 

 inquirer it will be too late to give ad- 

 vice about Easter, because they should 

 have at least four weeks in the tem- 

 perature quoted, from a dormant state, 

 and the spiraea will be better with five 

 weeks. We infer that C. M. B. intends 

 digging these shrubs from the open 

 ground. They will doubtless flower, but 

 not as satisfactorily as would plants 

 prepared for forcing. Lilac, spiraea, 

 viburnum, pyrus, deutzia and other 

 hardy shrubs should be grown in pots 

 the previous summer. W. S. 



Denver, Colo. — C. F. Maler has de- 

 cided to erect four greenhouses 14x100, 

 using the style of connected houses put 

 up by the King Construction Co., North 

 Tonawanda, N. Y., where he obtained hia 

 material. 



WE HAVE TOO MANY 



Heliotrope, AlyBsnm, Air«r»tum, Oolsms, 

 Alt«niaatli«r», BalTla, rooted outtiays, 

 •1.00; a>lBch. •8.00 per lOO. 



OamAtlonB JL. O.. Ouinaa, Braoaenas. 

 Oladioll, Kydraareae, AsparaffUB In all 

 ■lies. 



BURDELL FLORAL CO., Bowliig Bmi, Ky. 



Mention The Berlew when joa write. 



MOST every srower wbo baa the land to 

 ■pare plants enoogh potatoee lor bii own 

 uae. We do, and tbouRb tbereienot a 

 fortune in tbe crop, there is some Battafaotion in 

 kbowlDK tbat you bave In your cellar, a winter's 

 supply of potatoes of your own raiainK. If you 

 don't believe tbia. you Have never bad tbe rlgbt 

 stock: yon bave planted potatoes simply because 

 tbey were potatoes and eaten tbem. for tbe same 

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

 lor a pound, peck or busbel of tbe new 



VERMONT GOLD COIN 



a large, amootb potato and tbe best cooker in 

 ezistt-nce. If you plant it tbts season !rour 

 neigbbors will all want a stock of it tbe folio w- 

 ing spring. Sound tubers, wan anted true to 

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

 By frelKbt or express, per peck, 7Sc; busbel, $2. 



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



Uentlon The Review when yon write. 



100,000 ALTERNANTHERAS 



strong rooted cuttings. 

 BrIlllaNtlsaliiia, the best deep red, 76c per 



100 or t6 00 per ItOO. 

 A. Hana, yeilow. 60c per 100 or $4.00 per 1000. 

 A. P. ■ajor, red 60o per 100 or 11.00 per 1000. 

 Special price on 6,t00 or more. 



Davis Bro9.9 Morrison, 111. 



Mention The ReTlew when you write. 



LORRAINE 



BEGONIAS 



Fine tbrifty stock from 2-incb pots. June 

 and July delivery, from leaf cuttings, 

 only 912.00 per 100. Order now. 



AUG. JABLONSKY,«?.%MS£?So. 



Mention The Review when .yon write. 



Pansy Plants 



$2.60 and $4 00 per 1000; 60c per 100 post-paid. 

 For varletlea look in No. 881. Marcb 16tb iasue. 

 Transplanted, in bud and bloom, $1.26 per 100; 

 $10.00 per 1000. Address 



Henry Ernst & Son, Washington, Mo. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



BOSTON FEBMS. 



2H-ln.. $100 per 100, fine plants to rrow on: 



3-in.. 18 00; 4-ln . 116.00; 6-ln.. $26 00; 6 in., I4O.C0. and 



lar<e 7-ln.. $60.60 per 100. Good stock to handle 



quick at a large profit. 



BOSE8— Booted CattlnKS. Per 100 Per 1000 



Brides. Maids. Ivory, Gates $160 $12.60 



Perles. Meteors 20O 17.60 



Strong cuttings, heavily rooted; will make fine 



pot plants soon for early planting. Get our very 



low prices on Asparagus Plumosus & Sprengerl. 



W. H. GULI<ETT ft SONS. Lincoln. 111. 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



Per 100 Per 1000 



8-in. Boston Ferns $700 $66.00 



2-in. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus.. 8.00 26.00 



8-iB. 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 100 lbs For larger 

 quantities write. 



D. U. Aisspurger & Son, r o.boit7$ piorli, ill. 



Mention The Review when yoo write. 



SOME GOOD THINGS %... 



Asparagus Plumoaua Nanus, 8-in.... $4.00 per 100 



Snapdragons (Dreer's), 2-ln 2.00 



Vinca Variegata. 2-ln 2.00 



Cryptomeria Japonica, 2-in 8 00 



'• " 4-In 8.00 " 



Gre villea Robusta. a-ln 2.00 



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



E. I. RawUnir** Quakertown, Pa. 



REPHROLEPIS SCOTTII 



The most gtacefnl and tymmetrical Nephrolepis 

 known. It makes three times u many fronds as the 

 Boston fern in a given time. Prices — 6-in. pot-grown, 

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

 per dot. ; 8-in. pot-grown, $36.00 per dox. 



JOHN scon, ^'ISMooizJSlKl'nrr: 



Mention The Review when yon write. 



HKADQUABTKRS FOB 



Easter Plants. 



Vow raadj for laataat ■hlpmantt bloom- 

 ing' Baatar weak or ona weak laafora. 



I am noted, and bave a reputation for tbe 

 past 16 years, for raising and shipping choice 

 Easter plants of every description. 9 bouses 

 and 7 frames full of plants in better condition 

 than ever before. 



AgAT.TA msiCA a specialty. Of my own 

 Importation, 3 houses 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 cn^- 

 tomers' Christmas and Easter trade. Mme« 

 Van der Oruyssen, the people's choice, the beat 

 of all the pink. Plants are covered with bad 

 and ronnd as an apple. Price, 6-lnch pots, 

 60c, 76c and $1.00. Specimen, 7-in., $1.26, 

 $1.60 and $2.00 each. We also have the best 

 of other varieties, such as Empress of India, 

 Prof. Wolters, Jean Vervsene, Slglsmnnd Back- 

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

 Niobe, doable white; Bernard Andre alba, 

 white, Simon Mardner and othera. Have aoms 

 In bloom now for immediate aale If you wlah. 

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

 11.25 to $1.60 each. 



Lilium Harrisii and Japan multlflornin, 

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

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

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



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

 clal shades. Have 2,300 this year. 6-ln. pota, 

 $3.00, $4.00, $6.00 per dosen. 



Begonia, Preaident Oamot, Flambeau and 

 other good varieties. 6-ln. pots, $3.00 pep 

 dozen. 



Begonias, 4-ln. pots. $1.80 per doz. 



Spiraeas, 2 honses full of Spiraea florlbnnda, 

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

 $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 per dozen. Compacts, O-ln., 

 $2.00 to $3.00 per dozen. Gladstone, perfect 

 jewel, covered with flowers or buds. $6.00, 

 $9.00 to $12.00 per dozen. 



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

 pots. 50c each; 6-ln., 35c. Other hybrid roses. 

 Including Bermosa, 6 to 5H-in. pots, $3.00 to 

 $4.00 per dozen. 



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

 per dozen. 



Hyaoinths raised from first size bulbs of my 

 own Importation. Grand Maltre, single blue; 

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

 ease, white, $12.00 per 100. 



Doable Von Blon nareissl or daffodils, doable 

 nosed, 3 In a 5H-ln. to 6-ln. pot, $2.00 dozen 

 pots. 



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

 I>ot. $1.50 per dozen pota. 



Fious elsstioa. 25 to 35 Inches high, 8 to 

 7-ln. pot, 60c, 76c to $1.00 each. 



Araucarla ezcelsa, 7-ln. pots, 25 to 32 Inches 

 hlirh, $1.50 each. 



A. W. Smith hybrid Moonvines, $5.00 per 100. 



Hydrangea Otaksa — S and 7-ln. pots, $4, $6, 

 |S to $12 per doz., few white among them. 



Cash with order, please. No reference. All 

 goods travel on purchasers' risk. 20 mlntttes 

 by trolley from City Hall to my place, 0«r- 

 mantown ear on 13th and 8th Sts. Bell phone, 

 Tioga 3669 A. Please read referencea. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN, 



1012 Ontario Straat, PKZ&ADB&PHXA. 



Philadelphia, March 21. 1906. 

 I never saw auch cheap and fine stock of 

 Easter plants as Mr. Ascbmann has. I can 

 recommend him to all our customers. 



Henry F. Mlchell Co., 1018 Market St. 

 Cincinnati. 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. Tours very truly, 



Hoffmelster Floral Co. 

 Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. 



Stillwater Dec. 10, 1904. 

 Godfrey Aschmann, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dear Sir: Tbe material ordered from you ar- 

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

 and sent in and will be paid shortly. Pleaae 

 accept my thanks for material sent gratis. 

 O. M. Morris, Supt. of Horticulture. 



si£ l|ilc*nliiidllKtaiicalC*p^[^ 



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Lindsay Floral Co., City EaU Bldg., Korth 

 19th St. 

 Birmingham, Ala., Oct. SO, 1904. 

 Mr. Godfrey Aschmann, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dear Sir: The shipment of planta srdered 

 of yoa came duly to hand, and I most s»v 

 I am thoroughly satisfied with them. It la 

 a great pleasure to get such stock. 



Yours truly, W. M. Lindsay. 



