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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 17. 1903. 



THE FLORISTS* REVffiW 



G. L. GRANT, Editor and Managke. 



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This issue of the Review 

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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. 



Advance Co 745 



Allen, J. K 710 



American Blower — III 



AmUng, E. C 661-97 



Andorra Nurseries. .716 

 Angermueller, G. H..713 

 Arnott Chemical Co.. 734 

 Aschmann, Godfi-ey..719 

 Atlanta Floral Co ... .715 

 Augspurger & Sons. .714 



Baer, J 715 



Baker, W.J 709 



Ball, C. D 676 



Bailer, P. A 716 



Barnard & Co 659 



Barrows &, Son 719 



Bassett & Wash- 

 bum 662-712 



Baumann & Co., L....700 



Baumer, A. R 715 



Baur Floral Co 725 



Baur ASmlth 704 



Bayersdorfer & Co. . .709 



Beckert, W. C 705 



Beneke, J. J 715 



Benthey-Coatsworth 71 2 



Berger uros 709 



Berger & Co., H. H. ..678 



Bernhelmer, E 709 



Bernlng, H. G 713 



Berry Seed Co., A. A.. 706 



Blmstlel, F 703 



Blacklstone, Z. D 715 



Blair Grocery Co 709 



Bobblnk & Atkins. 728h 



Boddlngton. A. T. . . .669 



Bonnot Bros 710 



Bowe. M. A 676 



Boynton Furnace Co. 745 



Brague. L. B 719 



Braldwood, J. B 712 



Brant, D. Wood 718 



Breltmeyer's Sons715 24 



Brill, Francis 705 



Brown, Peter 705 



Brown Bros. Co 674 



Broxey. J. H 738 



Bruns, H. N 670-712 



Buckley Co., W. T...726 



Budlong. J. A 660-712 



Bumham-Hlichlngs- 

 Plerson Co 746- IV 



Bums Boiler Co 746 



Burpee & Co 705 



Byer Floral Co 718 



Caldwell Co., W. E. . .738 



Caldwell The Woods- 

 man Co 709 



California Nursery . .?21 



Castner, Curran & 

 Bullitt 742 



Central Greenhouse8723 



Chicago Camatlon659-70 



Clarke Bros 715 



Clarke's Sons 715 



Classified Advs 728 



Cleveland Cut Flower 

 Co 713 



Clucas & Boddlng- 

 ton Co 70:< 



Columbia Healing. ..746 



Corts & Son, Aug ... .744 



Cotsonas & Co.. Geo. .711 



Cottage Gardens 716 



Cowee, Arthur 714 



Cowee, W. J 732 



CrabbA Hunter 719 



Crawbuck & Wiles. . .711 



Crescent Engraving. 741 



Crltchell. C. E 713 



Cross, Ell 724 



Crowl Fern Co T18 



Cunningham , J. H 706-28h 



Cunie Bros. Co 704 



Danville Plant A 

 Flower Co 728h 



Davis Nursery Co., 

 Franklin 716 



Dayton Supply Co. ... 744 



Devoy & Son, Thos. .732 



Dletsch Co., A 743 



DUler, Caskey & Co. .742 



Dillon, J. L 724-26 



Dillon Greenhouse. . .734 



Dlngee A Conard 716 



Donohoe, Wm H 715 



Domer &, Sons Co — 714 



Dreer, H. A 724-26-32 



Dreyer, R 703 



Dutton, Chas 725 



Edgecombe Co 736 



Edwards Floral Hall 



Co 715 



Edwards A DockerCo673 

 Elckholt, Mrs. Chas.. 715 

 Elizabeth Nursery.. .716 



Elliott, W. H 666 



Ellis, P. M 713 



Ernst A Son, F 705 



Fellourls, A. J 709 



Penrlch, Jos. S 711 



Fischer, R '.0:i 



Florists' Hall Asso..725 

 Flower Growers' 



Market 712 



Foley Mfg. Co 737 



Ford Bros 710 



Poster, L. H 718 



Galloway. S J 717 



Garfield Park Flower 



Co 728h 



Garland Co., Geo 740 



Garland, Sol 718 



Gay, Chas 725 



Ghormley, W 710 



Glblln ACo 742 



Goddard, S. J 718 



Graham, H 715 



Greenhouse Co. 746 



Gtide A Bro., A 715 



Gullett ASons 722 



Gunther, Wm. H 710 



Guttman, A. J. ...667-710 

 Habermehl's Sons. . .716 



Hall. Robt S 728h 



Hammond, J. A 710 



Harrison Pottery 738 



Hart, James 710 



Hartje, John 723 



Hauswlrth, P. J 715 



Heacock, Jos 703 



Heller Bros 723 



Herrmann, A 711 



Hews ACo., A. H II 



Hill Co., E G 659-723 



Hills, C. R 722 



Hlnode Co 711 



Hippard, E 745 



Holton & HunkleCo.709 

 Houghton A Clark... 715 



Howe, C. L 718 



Hunt,E.H 712-34-35 



Igoe Bros 740 



Indianapolis Flower 



& Plant Co 72;i 



Jablonsky, A 718 



JiickBon A Perkins .716 



Johnson A Stokes 704 



Johnston Heating Co.738 



Jones, H. T 716 



Jones.P 712 



Kansas City Flower 



Show 669 



Kastlng, W. P 669 



Keller Pottery Co 738 



Kennlcott Bros. Co.. 672 

 Kentucky Tobacco 



Product Co 737 



KervanCo 711 



Kessler. P. F 710 



Kilbourn, R 703 



King Construction. . .744 



Klokner, A 7.32 



Knapp, Chas. A 719 



Kramer A Son 736 



Kreshover, L. J 711 



KHck. W C 782 



Kroeschell Bros. Co. 746 



Kuebler, Wm. H 710 



Kuehn, C. A 718 



Kuhl,Geo. A 714-18 



Kyrk. Louis H 713 



Lager A Hurrell 714 



Lambert, Peter 703 



Lecakes ACo.. N 711 



Lee, C. K 709 



Lehnlg A Wlnnefeld.719 



Lelkens 716 



Leonard Seed Co 704 



LePage, N 706 



Llttlefleld, S 722 



Livingston Seed Co. .742 

 Lockland Lumber Co745 



Lovett,J.T 717 



Ludemann, F 721 



McConnell. Alex 715 



McCray Refrigerator 



Co 734 



McCullough's Sons.. 713 



McKellar, Chas 712 



McManus, Jas. .706-07-10 



McMorran A Co 736 



Mann, Jr., Alex 721 



Martin Grate Co 743 



Maxwell Mfg. Co 744 



Mayer A Son 718 



Metropolitan Material 



Co 742 



Mette, Henry 703 



Michel Plant A Bulb.726 



Mlchell Co., H. P 703 



Michigan Cut Flower 



Exchange 668 



Millang, C 719 



Mlllang,P 710 



Mills. The Florist.... 715 

 Mineralized Rubber. 740 



Mittlng, A 721 



Moninger Co., J. C...741 



Moon Co., W. H 717 



Moore, Hentz A Na8h711 



Mosbaek, L 714 



Murphy, Wm 713 



National Florists' 



Board of Trade 709 



National Plant Co. . . .719 



Nefif, L. 1 715 



Neldlnger, J. G 709 



Niessen Co., Leo.669-723 



Niuffer, C M 719 



Palmer A Son 715 



Park Floral Co 715 



Parker- Bruen Mfg. . .738 



Patience, James 723 



Peacock. (Inc.), L. K.710 



Pennock, S. S 668-725 



Perkins, J. J 710 



Peterson Nursery 677 



Phlla. Cut Flower Co.709 

 Phila. Wholesale 



Flower Market 677 



Pierce Co., F. 738 



Pierson Co.. P. R 675 



Pllcher & Burrows . .714 

 Pine Tree Silk Mills. 714 

 Pittsburg Cut Flow- 

 er Co 708 



Pittsburg Florists' 



Exchange 709 



Pittsburg Rose A 



Carnation Co 723 



Poehlmann Bros. 



663-712-26 



Pollworth Co 709-15 



Pritchard, J. N 713 



Pye, Robt. C 726 



Quaker City Machine 



Works 742 



Randall Co., A. L. 700-12 



Rawson ACo 703 



Reed A Keller 711 



Rees & Compere 721 



Reeser Floral Co ... .725 

 Regan Ptg. Hou8e718-33 



Reid, Edw 720 



Relnberg, Geo. . . .660-712 



Relnberg, P.. . .666-712-22 



Rice&Co., M 678 



Robinson A Co 714 



Rodh, S 711 



Roehrs Co., Julius. . .670 



Rolker A Sons 705 



Rupp, J. P 704 



Rusconl, D 713 



Ryerson, U. C 745 



Saltford, Geo 710 



SchlUo, Adam 729 



SchloBS Bros 672 



Schmltz. P. W. O 671 



Schuneman, Geo. T. .714 



Scott, John 718 



Sellgman, J 710 



Sharp, Partridge Co.. 746 



Sheridan, W. F 710 



Shrewsbury Nur- 

 series 716 



Slebert. C. T 732 



Slebrecht A Son 719 



Slevers A Co., J. H...721 

 Skidelsky, S. S. .676-728h 



Skinner, C. W 727 



Smith, H.J 722 



Smith A Son, N 724 



Smith Co., W. AT.... 716 

 South Park Flo. Co... 723 

 Sprague Smith Co.. ..746 

 Spy Hill Conserva- 

 tories 725 



Standard Pump A 



Engine Co 740 



Stenzel Glass Co 732 



Stem ACo., J 709 



Stewart, S. B 715 



Stoothoff Co., H. A. . 736 



Storrs & Harrison 716 



Superior Machine A 



Boiler Works 738 



Swanson, Aug. S 715 



Syracuse Pottery Co.738 



Taylor, P. G 721 



Teas, E. Y 716 



TempUn, Co 726 



Thompson, A. J 714 



Thompson Carnation 



Co., J. D 714 



Thorbum A Co 704 



Tottenham Nurs 703 



Totty.C. H 719 



Traendly A Schenck..710 



Ullrich, Lewis 676 



U. S. Cut Flower Co.. 723 

 Van Houtte, Pere L..703 

 Vaughan A Sperry662-712 



Vesey,W. J. A M.S 719 



Vincent. Jr. A Son, R.730 



Virgin, U.J 715 



Wabash R.R 744 



Ward A Co., Ralph M . 703 



Weber, P. C 715 



Weber ASons 723 



Welgelt ACo 703 



Weiland, P 713 



Weiland A Risch 699 



WertheimberACo.,L.714 

 WhlUdin Pottery Co. 738 



Whitton, S 728h 



Wietor Bros 664-712 



Wild, G. H 717 



WilksMfg. Co 742 



Wlnterson Co 666-730 



Wittbold, L 739 



Wittbold Co 716-31 



Wolf A Bro., A. Q....742 



Yalaha Conserv 728h 



Yates ACo, T. N....673 



Young, John 710 



Young, J. W 708 



Young, Thos 667-710 



Young A Co., A. L.. . .710 



Zangen, O. V 722 



Zech A Mann 672-12 



Zirnglebel, D 703 



Zvolanek, A. C 706 



THE AKEBIAS. 



For many years the only member of 

 the genus akebia grown in gardens was 

 A. quinata, discovered and introduced 

 by Robert Fortune while traveling in the 

 Chusan district of China about the mid- 

 dle of the forties, a period in which 

 that enthusiastic collector was instru- 

 mental in introducing so many beautiful 

 hardy plants (particularly shrubs), into 

 British gardens. It is a free-growing 

 ligneous climber of the berberis family, 

 but in general appearance it is widely 

 removed from any of its immediate al- 

 lies, as the long, slender, wiry shoots 

 entwine themselves most persistently 

 around any support, and, failing this, 

 they form of themselves a close en- 

 tangled mass. It is perfectly hardy in 

 many parts of Great Britain, and as a 

 wall plant is so in most other districts, 

 while for a cool greenhouse, that is to 

 say, a structure from which in winter 

 frost is just excluded, but nothing morfe, 

 there are few more useful subjects than 

 this. Under glass, or even out of doors 



in mild winters, it is almost, if not quite, 

 evergreen, but even then the new growth 

 starts early in the season, and simul- 

 taneously with this the flowers are pro- 

 duced. 



A singular feature is the arrangement 

 of the sweet-scented flowers, which are 

 borne in slender, drooping spikes, as the 

 upper part consists of male blossoms, 

 while the female ones occupy the lower 

 portion. These last are by far the most 

 effective, being about an inch across, and 

 of a dark purple color, while the male 

 ones are smaller and lighter in tint. The 

 young unfolding leaves, composed each 

 of five leaflets, as implied by the specific 

 name, are of a bright green hue, but 

 become deeper in tint later on. This 

 species flowers best when the wood has 

 been well ripened during the preceding 

 autumn. 



, A second species, at present but little 

 known, is Akebia lobata, which was first 

 introduced from Japan about a dozen 

 years ago. The branches of this are 

 much stouter than those of the other, 

 while the leaflets are in threes, and con- 

 siderably larger. The disposition of the 

 flowers is as in A. quinata, and, as 'in 

 that species, they are more or less of a 

 purple hue. Both flower at much the 

 same time, but as a garden plant the 

 majority would, I think, place the older 

 kind first ; still, both are interesting, and 

 decidedly pretty. The curious long plum- 

 like fruits are occasionally borne.— Gar- 

 deners' Magazine. 



RAILROAD GARDENING. 



"Travelers in England and on the 

 European continent," says the Railway 

 Age, ' * have often been attracted by the 

 prevalence of gardening on the right 

 of way of railways. Few, if any, Amer- 

 ican railway companies would feel jus- 

 tified in spending stockholders' money 

 in landscape gardening, except in so far 

 as this is necessary, from an artistic 

 standpoint, in station towns and cities, 

 where, as everyone will have observed, 

 considerable sums of money have been 

 spent in the beautification of the sta- 

 tion grounds. But without spending a 

 cent of railway revenue, much of the 

 present right of way, far beyond sta- 

 tions, perhaps, can be improved to the 

 advantage of the railway employes and 

 increased safety regarding fires. A cul- 

 tivated right of way obviously prevents 

 the spreading of fires from locomotives, 

 and to this extent such cultivation is in 

 the direct interest of the companies. 

 Indirectly, the employes who raise vege- 

 etables on ground provided by the com- 

 panies will to that extent increase their 

 earnings, which, in turn, will tend to 

 Gardening by employes on the right of 

 Gardening by employees on the right of 

 way may be impracticable in those re- 

 gions where land is very cheap or poor, 

 but in all the more densely populated 

 sections of the country it can be noth- 

 ing but a valuable privilege. This is 

 a line of development which the indus- 

 trial or other railway departments 

 might take up to advantage." 



Toronto, Ohio. — David Aten and S. 

 B. Wilson have dissolved partnership, 

 Mr. Aten continuing the retail store and 

 Mr. Wilson taking the growing end. He 

 has removed the greenhouse to the head 

 of Euclid avenue and is adding two other 

 houses, 20x70 feet. 



