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1£ax 26, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



31 



White Ribbons ^17,1;,^:'"^"* 



We mak* tbem In Varrow, Kcdiuin 

 and Wide Widths. 



Taffeta, Satin Taffeta, Gauze. 



Sample* Free. 



®I|^ ptt^ JLvH ^ilk Mxiia Olom^ang 



8O6-8O8-8IO Arch Street 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



NEW CROP 



Dagger Ferns 



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q> > 4;^^ They are the finest 

 and largest ferns ever sold. 



FANCY FERNS, $1.50 per 1000. 



Bouquet Green, $7.00 per (00 lbs. Bouquet Green 

 Wreaths and Laurel Wreaths, all sizes and prices. 



Laurel Festooning, extra fine and full^ 4ct 5c and 6c per 



yardt and made fresh daily from the woods. Send for sample of our 

 Laurel Wreaths for Memorial Day use. 



Bronze and Green Galax, 75c per JOOO. ""''^Tde^rs/"^' 



Send us your orders for Memorial Day NOW 



and you will get the best to be had and at rock-bottom prices. 



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w Satisfaction guaranteed. No matter how large or small the order it will be filled promptly 



1 and with the best and freshest stock right from the woods. 



W Telephone and telegraph orders will receive immediate attention. 



f Telegraph Office, New Salem, Mass. Long Distance Telephone Connection, 



i TELL US YOUR WANTS; VE WILL DO THE REST. 



j CROWL FERN CO., -- MILLINGTON, MASS. 



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A. J. FELLOIRIS 



J. J. Fellouris, Mgr. 



Wholesale and 



Betail Dealer in 



all kinds of 



EVERGREENS 



Fancy and Dagger Ferns 



Bronze and Green Galax 



468 Sixth Avenue 



Between SSth and a9th Street 

 Tel. 8676 Madison 8q. NOW York 



MARGUERITES 



Fine 5-incb. 



J. B. Braidwood, w%r^iVrl 



COIiOBADO SPBIVGS. COLO. 



Send for Price List. 



Always mention the Florists' Beview 

 when writinir advertisers. 



J. A. VANDERVEST & CO. 



PBLLSTOB, MICH. 



Largest Wholesale Shippers of Fancy Cut 

 Terns, Lycopodium and Ground Pine. 



Fancy Ferns $1.00 per 1000 



Jjycopodinm 3Jic per pound 



Ground Pine 2>ic per poimd 



^c ship same day that order is received. 

 Mention The Review when yog write. 



HARMLESSNESS OF ARSENICALS. 



A bulletin of the Bureau of Ento- 

 mology, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, says that "Chemical analysis haa 

 sliown that cabbage which has been 

 dusted or sprayed with an arsenical and 

 then prepared for cooking in the usual 

 manner a week later, has not even a 

 trace of arsenic remaining. The use of 

 arsenicals against cabbage worms is al- 

 most universal in the United States, al- 

 though growers are sometimes loath to 

 acknowledge the fact for fear of the loss 

 of customers who are not fully acquaint- 

 ed with the harmlessness of the remedy. 

 There are no authentic recorded in- 

 stances known to the! writer of poison- 

 ing from the consumption of cabbage 



Tour orders for 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



wil^ Tarn properly taken oare of hy 



AUGUST R. BAUMER 



THS MABOVIC, 4th and Chestnnt. 



^ong Distance Phones. 



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treated with an arsenical. According to 

 Gillette, twenty-eight cabbage he^s 

 dusted in the ordinary way, would hav'e 

 to be eaten by a human being at one 

 meal in order to produce poisonous ef- 

 fects. Still it is preferable, in order to 

 avoid all danger, to use other insecti- 

 cides in the case of vegetables that are 

 to be eaten soon. Under this head it might 

 be well to cite the experience of a Vir- 

 ginia market gardener who dusted his 

 cabbages with Paris green and flour, 

 omitting to inform his family of the 

 fact. A day or two later he ate heartily 

 of this cabbage, as did others, and af- 

 terwards was questioned by his wife in 

 regard to the peculiar powdery sub- 

 stance on the heads. Although poison- 

 ing was anticipated, no ill results fol- 

 lowed." 



THE WITTBOLD SPRINKLER. 



The growers are interested in the me- 

 chanical watering and syringing device 

 with which the George Wittbold green- 

 houses at Chicago have been equipped 

 and which has been patented in the name 

 of Louis Wittbold, its inventor. It con- 

 sists of %-inch pipe strung wherever 

 desired and fitted with nozzles which 

 make a continuous sheet of water with 

 a pressure of only ten pounds. A swivel 

 handle permits the stream to be directed 

 wherever desired. Chas. Heim, of Blue 

 Island, says: "I have bought an outfit 

 which I shall install in my rose' houses. 

 My opinion, from seeing the device work- 

 ing at WSttbold's, is that it is just what 

 rcses need. It not only saves labor but 

 it enables you to water more than once 

 a day if needed, which you might not 

 have tim€( to do if you used the hose. 

 It waters evenly and forces the roses 

 from underneath, which is sure to catch 

 the red spider and keep your stock nice 

 and clean." 



PINK VALLEY. 



Mr. Walls, an old-time florist, has a 

 bed 5x15 feet of lily of the valley full 

 of pink bloom. No one who has seen 

 it has ever seen its like, and Mr. "Walls 

 would like to know if he has something 

 new. J. J. B. 



We have heard of pink blossoms of 

 this beautiful little flower for a good 

 many years, but never have heard of its 

 being grown as a commercial flower, 

 and do not think we ever will, because 

 white is its natural and proper color. 

 Wo think the convallaria occasionally 

 comes pinkish, but not a desirable pink, 

 and that it may occur by some influence 

 of the soil. If by selecting the best 

 colored flowers you could get a pink, say 

 such as a good Bridesmaid rose, there 

 may be a place for it, but the natural 

 color of purity of the flower, with its 

 beautiful leaves, makes it the dainty 

 favorite it is with all. • Pink valley haa 

 been known for years, but only as a 

 freak and would only be valued by peo- 

 ple who pretend to admire the abnormal; 

 sort of twisted minds. W. S. 



