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Mat 18, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



1621 



For southern wild imilaz write 

 Caldwell The Woodaman Co., Brergreen, Ala. 



EVERYTHING FOR FLORISTS. 



Write for quotationa on yonr wants to 

 K. F. WINTEHSON CO., 

 49, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



FERTILIZERS. 



SHEEP MANCBE. Pnlverlzed and free from 

 all adulteration. In bags, $18.00 per ton; spe- 

 cial price on carload lots In bulk. 



ROBERT SIMPUON, Clifton, M. J. 



FLORAL DESIGNS. 



Wax flowers and wax floral designs. 

 J. Stem A Co., 1928 Germantown Atc., Phila. 



Wax flowers and wax floral designs. 

 Jos. O. Neldlnger, 1226 Poplar St., Phlla. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



OALAX LEAVES. Bronze or green. 



A. J. Fellourls, 468 Sixth Ave., New York. 



OAIiAX LEAVES, green or bronze. 

 W. Lecakes & Co., 63 W. 28th St., New York. 



OALAX LEAVES, green or bronze. 



Crowl Fern Co., HilUngton, Mass. 



Galax, bronze or green, and small green galax 

 for Tiolets. 

 L. J. KreshoTer, 110 W. 27th St., New York. 



OALAX LEAVES, green or bronze. 

 H. M. Robinson & Co., 11 Province St., Boston. 



Galax, green or bronze. 



The Keryan Co., 20 W. 27th St., New York. 



GLASS, ETC. 



Large stock of greenhouse sizes on hand. 

 Write for prices; no order too large for us to 

 handle, no order too small to receive our care- 

 ful attention. 



Sharp, Partridge & Co., 22d and Onion, Chi- 

 cago, III. 



We make a special greenhouse putty. Price 

 on application. Lord i Burnbam Co., Irving- 

 ton-on-Hudson, N. Y. 



Greenhouse glass a specialty. Sprague, 

 Smith Co., 206 Randolph St.. Chicago. 



BUSINESS BBINGERS— 



REVIEW Classlfled Advs. 



GLAZING POINTS. 



Slebert's zinc "Never-rust" glazing iwints. 

 Sold by all seedsmen, or C. T. Slebert, Pitts- 

 burg, Pa. 



The "Model" glazing point. Zinc. Practical. 

 Durable. 

 Parker-Brnen Mfg. Co., Harrison, N. J. 



Peerless glazing points are the best. 

 H. A. Dreer. Philadelphia, Pa. 



An offer of your surplus stock, placed In 

 THE REVIEW'S classUlpd advs., will be seen 

 by nearly every buyer in the trade. 



HOSE. 



HCNT'S TYPHOON. This hose is the prod- 

 uct of careful study which greenhouse usage 

 has demonstrated on various kinds of materials. 

 It is durable, heavy and yet pliable and will 

 stand hard usage. 



100 feet, 7 ply $14.00 



200 feet, 7 ply 26.60 



800 feet, 7 ply 38.00 



E. H. Hunt, 76 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 



ANCHOR BRAND of greenhouse hose is THE 

 hose for florists. 

 Mineralized Rubber Co., 18 Cliff St., New York. 



Good hose. J. G. ft A. Esler, Saddle River, N. J. 



INSECTICIDES. 



To-bak-ine is the most effective insecticide 

 on the market. Write for our "Words of Wis- 

 dom." It is free. 

 E. H. Hunt, 76 Walwish Ave., Chicago. 



NICO-FUME tobacco paper insecticide by far 

 the best. For sale by seedsmen. Manufac- 

 tured by 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. 



Nicotlcide kills all greenhouse pests. 

 The Maxwell Mfg. Co., 

 1004-1006 Magnolia Ave., Louisville, Ky. 



Fumigating tobacco powder. 



H. A. Stoothoff Co., 116 West St.. New York. 



POT HANGERS. 



LEAF-MOLD. 



Orchid and rotted peat for immediate deliv- 

 ery. Our quality and prices excell. Correspond- 

 ence solicited. 



C. W. Brownell Sc Co., Walden, N. Y. 



Orchid peat and leaf mold always on hand. 

 Lager & Hurrell, Summit, N. J. 



Kramer's pot hangers. Neat, simple, prac- 

 tical. Write. 

 I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



POTS. 



standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 600 miles of the Capital, write us; 

 we can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 28th 

 and M Sts., N. E., Washington, D. C. 



Flower Pots. Before buyiitg write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Sons, 361-363 Hemdon 

 St. (near Wrlghtwood Ave.), Chicago. 



Standard flower pots, seed, fern and orchid 

 pans. Quality the best. 

 U. Cutler Ryerson, 108 3rd Ave., Newark, N. J. 



Standard Pots. Catalogues and price lists 

 furnished on application. 



A. H. Hews & Co., No. Cambridge, Mass. 



Red pots. Write for prices and sample pot. 

 Oolesburg Pottery Co., Coleaburg, Iowa. 



RED POTS. Standard pots at bottom figures. 

 Harrison Pottery, Harrison, Ohio. 



RAFFIA. 



Raffla. Samples free it you mention The 

 Review. Large assortment of colors. 

 R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J. 



There is no better or cheaper way of reach- 

 ing the buyers than through the medium^ of 

 THE REVIEW'S classlfled advs. 



SHIPPING TRUNKS. 



Crane Bros., Westfleld, Mass. 

 Manufacturers Linenoid Seamless 

 Trunks and Boxes for shipping 

 Cut flowers. Send for price list. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Sphagnum moss, fresh and clean, shipment 

 direct from the swamp; 5-barrel bale, $1.28; 

 3 bales, $3.25; S bales, $5.00. Packing moss, 

 10 bales, $7.50. Cash with order. 

 H. R. Akers. Chatsw orth, N. J. 



Sphagnum moss, large bale, $1.75 each; by 

 freight, $2.00. 



L. J. Kreshover, 110-112 W. 27th St., N. Y. 



Live, short sphagnum moss for orchids at 76c 

 per bag. C. W. Brownell & Co., Walden, W. Y. 



Live sphagnum moss and orchid peat always 

 on hand. Lager ft Hurrell. Summit, N. J. 



Sphagnum moss. Write for prices on large 

 quantities. Crowl Fern Co., MllUngton, Mass. 



Sphagnum moss. Write for prices. 

 H. M. Robinson ft Co., 11 Pro\lnce St., Boston. 



Sphagnum moss, 6-bbl. bale, $2.25. 

 D. Cutler Ryerson, 108 3rd Ave., Newark, N. J. 



Two large, dry bales, $1.60. 

 Z. K. Jewett ft Co., Sparta. Wis. 



■Sphagnum moss. Write. 



D. U. Augspurger ft Sons, Peoria, 111. 



TOBACCO. 



Tobacco stems for fertilizer. Car load lots. 

 Maxwell Mfg. Co., Louisville, Ky. 



Fresh tobacco stems, bale of 300 lbs., $1.60. 

 W. C. Beckert, Allegheny, Pa. 



TOOTHPICKS. 



Wired toothpicks, 10,000, $1.50; 60,000, $6.26. 

 Sample free. For sale by dealers. 



W. J. COWEE, Berlin, N. Y. 



VASES. 



Iron reservoir vases and lawn settees. 

 McDonald Bros., Columbus, O. 



WIRE SUPPORTS. 



Thaden's wire tendrils and twin stakes for 

 carnations, roses, etc. 



H. Thaden ft Co., 472 W. Hunter St., At- 

 lanta, Ga. . 



Model Extension carnation supports; also gal- 

 vanized rose stakes and tying wire. 

 Igoe Broa., 226 North 9th St., Brooklyn. N. Y. 



Model Extension carnation supports. 



Parker-Bruen Mfg. Co., Harrison, N. J, 



WIRE WORK. 



Wire work. As manufacturers we eliminate 

 the middleman. None other made as good at 

 our prices. 

 C. C. Poll worth Co., Mllwauke*, Wis. 



Emll Steffens, Manufacturer of Florists' Wire 

 Designs, 835 East 2lBt St., New York. 



Reed ft Keller, 122 W. 26th St., New York. 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



Wire work of all kinds. Write me. 

 Wm. Murphy, Wholesale Florist, Cincinnati, O. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wlra 

 work in the west. E. F. Winterson Co., 



45, 47, 40 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



E. H. Hunt. 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



NOTES ON THE PEONY. 



[The following is a portion of an address by 

 Robert T. Jackson, before the Boston Garden- 

 era' and Florists' Club, May 16, 1005.] 



Character of SoiL 



Herbaceous peonies are mostly of the 

 easiest cultivation. Full sunshine, or 

 at least a good exposure to the sun is 

 necessary, as they do not thrive in shade. 

 The roots of trees or large shrubs are 

 objectionable, especially elms, maples and 

 lilacs, as absorbing the nourishment and 

 water needed for the full development 

 of the! peonies. A location protected 

 from the force of the wind is desirable. 

 Peonies will stand great variation as re- 

 gards soil, but a heavy rather than a 

 light sandy soil suits them best. Being 

 strong feeders and vigorous growers, they 

 should be given deep cultivation, eigh- 

 teen inches to two feet, even more is rec- 

 ommended by some, but I have had good 

 results with two feet. An abundance of 

 barnyard manure should be worked well 

 into the soil especially before planting. 

 If this manuring can be done some 

 months previously so much the better. 

 Cow manure is best when available. 

 Peterson says that where propagation is 

 the feature desired peonies form more 

 and better roots in light rather than 

 heavy soil. 



Where the soil is sandy an addition 

 of clay would doubtless be an advantage. 

 In a heavy clay, which is the condition in 

 my garden, a free use of sifted coal ashes 

 and leaf-mold dug into the soil works 

 wonders in ameliorating and improving 

 its tilth. Coal ashes contain little pot- 

 ash and add practically nothing of 

 chemical fertilizing ingredients to the 

 soil and nearly the same may be said of 

 leaf-mold, but both improve its mechani- 

 cal condition, which is of the very first 

 importance for successful plant growth. 

 Sand and road scrapings where available 

 are of course excellent for lightening 

 heavy soil; stress is laid on coal ashes 

 simply because their value is not usually 

 appreciated and in small gardens it is 

 a convenient available material, usually 

 a waste product to be got rid of. In 

 the autumn cleaning of the streets in 

 Cambridge the city carts collect great 

 quantities of leaves which they are very 

 glad to dump on the grounds of willing 

 citizens. These in a single year, by turn- 

 ing once, make a fine, well decomposed 

 leaf-mold ready to dig into the garden, 

 and give room for a new lot of leaves. 



Vhen to Plant 



It is emphatically best to plant peonies 

 in the fall. In the spring they may be 

 transplanted if necessary; but it is un- 

 desirable to purchase stock at that time. 

 Frequently plants purchased in the spring 

 will not appear above ground the first 

 year, as may happen with excellent 

 stock coming from a distance, also in 

 spring there is more chance of the death 

 of some plants than with fall planting. 

 If plants are received in autumn too late 

 for fall planting, as is sometimes the 

 case in importing, or if they are in ques- 

 tionable condition, if small enough, it is 

 best to pot them and plunge the pots in 

 a cold frame for the winter. In spring 

 they can then be planted out without 



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