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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



December 21, 1905. 



DENVER. 



The Market. 



The market the past week was good, 

 the weather being springlike. After 

 Thanksgiving the market was a bit un- 

 steady for a few days, but last week it 

 was in a very healthy condition and has 

 naturally strengthened since and the de- 

 mand is steadily holding to a good point 

 and growers are not holding much stock 

 back, so it will be in good, shape for 

 Christmas trade. 



The exodus of chrysanthemums has 

 helped the sale of roses and carnations, 

 neither of which are over-plentiful, espe- 

 cially in regard to carnations, and prices 

 hold firm. Colored stock is more scarce 

 than white and the demand for red far 

 exceeds the supply. The retail prices for 

 Christmas trade are quoted at $1, $1.50 

 to $2 per dozen and there is likely to be 

 a scarcity at that. 



Beauties at this writing appear to be 

 a little more plentiful. The longer- 

 stemmed ones are coming in larger quan- 

 tities, but short ones a little scarce. 

 Other rose stock is fairly plentiful and 

 of good quality, with a good cut in sight 

 for Christmas. There is also a good 

 lot of Paper White narcissi seen, as well 

 as stevia. Violets are still scarce, with 

 a probability of not much of an increase 

 except in price for Christmas. 



Still, everything points to a good 

 Christmas trade and there are still great 

 quantities of cut flowers disposed of at 

 the Christmas season and for good prices, 

 too, but the beautiful flowering plants 

 now to be seen at all the shops will take 

 many a sale from the cut flowers and 

 there are many to be seen now, the poin- 

 settia leading on account of its effective 

 color; Gloire de Lorraine, azaleas, etc., 

 following. A few novelties are seen, 

 such as Otaheite oranges nicely fruited in 

 7-inch pots, also Ficus pandurata, the new 

 rubber. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Bowling League, which 

 meets every Monday evening, will not 

 roll December 25 or January 1 on ac- 

 count of the holidays. One peculiar 

 feature of the games is that the team 

 with the greatest number of games now 

 has the smallest number of total pins, 

 while the team with the greatest num- 

 ber of pins is last in the race. 



The Park Floral Co. last week filled 

 one retail order for carnations which 

 perhaps was the largest ever shipped out 

 of Denver, sending 250 dozen to Mon- 

 tana and, coming in just as it did, be- 

 fore Christmas, when every carnation is 

 needed, made it something of a feat, as 

 they were all select blooms. E. S. K. 



ALTERNANTHERAS 



STRONG, ROOTED CUTTINGS, 50c per 100 

 or $4.00 per 1000. 



brilllSntlSSIindf eoc per lOO or S.'S.OO per 1000. 



DAVIS BROS., Morrison, III. 



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CD 1111 I C GRAND RAPIDS 

 • !%• niLLo MICHIGAN 



PLANT SPECIALIST 



Primroses, Asparag'us, Fansles 

 Daisies, Christmas Peppers, Colens, 

 Alyssnm, Altemantheras, Cyclamen, 

 Dracaenas, Ivy, etc. 



Write me regarding your wants. 



NOTICE 



m 



NCE more swing the ax and offer the slaugh- 

 tering prices of last week until we have room 



enough to place our extensive 



EASTER STOCK 



ABA UC ARIA EXCELSA 



ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. 6-1d. pots, 36 to 40 In. 

 high, 6 to 7 tiers, 4 years old. Usual price 13.00, 

 now 11.50. 6-ln. pots 30 to 35 inches high, 5 to 6 

 tiers. 4 years old. Usual price 12.60, now 11.26. 

 The 40c, 60c, 60c, and 75c sizes all sold. 



ARAUCARIA ROBU8TA COMPACTA 



6 to 7-ln. pots, 25 to 28 in. higrh, 3 to 4 tiers, 25 

 to 28 In. wide, as bigr as a washtub. These are 

 beauties. Prices cut down from $4.00 to $1.75 

 and $2.00 cash. We also have a very large stock 

 of all kinds of other decorative plants. 



KENTIA FORSTERIANA 



7-ln pots, made up, one in the center about 50 

 to 52 inches hlgrh, 3 small ones around it. Usual 

 price $4.00, now $2 to $2.26. 6-in pots, single, 4 

 years old, 50 to 56 inches high. Usual price $3.60, 

 now $1.75. 6-in pots. 4 years old, 40 to 50 inches 

 high. Usual price $3.10, now $1.60. 6-in pots, 4 

 years old, 40 to 45 inches high. Usual price $2.60, 

 now $1.25 6-in pots, 4 years old, 36 to 40 inches 

 high. Usual price $2.00, now $1.00. 



Scottii ferns, 8-ln. pots, 36 inches wide, height 

 about the same, with average of 100 fronds, big- 

 ger than the biggest washtub. Usual price $4.00, 

 now $2.00. 7-in pots, as big as a bushel basket, 

 25 to 30 Inches high. 75 to 80 or more fronds. Usual 

 price $2.50, now $1.26. 



Boston ferns, 7-in. pots, as big as an 8-ln., 36 

 inches high, as big as a bushel basket, 60 fronds 

 and upwards, usual price $2.50, now $1.26. 



Ferns for dishes, mixed varieties, Z^-ln. pots 

 stropg, 6c. 



Flcns elastics, extra heavy, 30 to 36 inches 

 high, 76c worth $1.50. 6-ln. pots, 26 to 30 inches 

 high, 60c. 6-in. pots, 26 Inches high, 40c. 6-in. pots, 

 medium height, 30c to 36c. 



Chinese Primroses, John Rupp's best strain, 

 in bud and bloom, 6J<-ln.. $2.00 per doz. 



Dracaena Bmanti, Imported, best dracaena 

 for house culture, full of leaves from top to 

 bottom, 30 in. high, also fine for decorative pur- 

 poses, worth $1.00. now 60c each or $6.00 per doz. 



Begonia. New variety, Improved Erfordil, 

 pink, steady bloomers, blooms now, bushy, 6-in.. 

 25c; 5-ln.,20c; 4-in., 16c. 



Azalea Indica, in bloom. Deutsche Perle, 

 double white; Vervaeneana, double variegated 

 rose; Simon Mardner, double pink. Price, 76c. 

 $1.00, $1.26 to $1.60 each. 



Latanla Borbonica, 6-in., 30c. 



Mention If pots are wanted with all plants. - 



Cash with order, please. All goods must travel 

 on purchaser's risk. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN, 1012 Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Importer and Wholesale CKower of POT PLAJTTS. 



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PLANlCS'AND CUTTINGS. 



Geraniums, 2-ln., nicest kinds $1.76 per 100. 



Rooted Cuttli»ga.^repald, per 100. 

 Fuchsias, 6 kinds, $1.26 NAgeratum Gurney, Pau- 

 line, 60c. Coleus, 60c. Pldwerlng Begonias, $1 10. 

 Heliotropes, 3 kinds. $1.00. Varls Daisy, white, $1.00. 

 Feverfew, Gem, $1.00 Altennantheras. 3 kinds, 50c 

 per 100; $4.00 per 1000. Hardy Pinks, 5 kinds, 76c 

 perlOO: $6.00 per 1000. VlncaYarlegata,90c per 100; 

 $8.00 per 1000. Cash. Direct lall orders plainly to 



BTER BROS., CHAMBERSBURG, FA. 



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Just received in fise condition, importations of 



CAnLEYAGIGAS"'T';r 

 CAHLEYA MENDELII 



Inquire for prices. 



Julius Roehrs Co., ^S^rt^^i'S^S'' 



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SURPLUS FERNS Cheap 



Pteris Wimsettl and Pteris Gretica Albo-Iineata, 

 two best sorts for dishes, fine, bushy stock, $20.00 

 per 1000. Cash. 



BUTTEBCITP PBIMBOBE, 2>^-iDcb, fine, 

 $5.00 per 100; 3-inch, fine, $8.00 per 100. 



C. F. Baker & Son, Cornelia St., Utica, N. Y. 



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Special Offer for next 30 days 

 of 10 distinct leading sorts in all 

 colors at $8.00 per 100; $75-.00 per 

 1000; 500 at 1000 rate. 

 A Beautiful Lot of plants just 

 right for transplantingfor spring 

 sales. International, $3.00 per 1000, 

 2000 for $5.00. Also in 12 distinct 

 selected colors, by mail, 50c per 100. 



F. A. BALLER : : Blooming^ton, 111. 



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ORCHIDS 



Arrived in superb condition — Cattleys 

 Triwiae, Cattleya Glsras Sanderlana, 

 Oncidlum Fuscattun and Oncldium 

 Kramerianum. 



Lager & Hurrell, fXn'^ Summit, N. J. 



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Peonies 

 Pansies 



Verbena King 



Over 40 of the very 

 best select named va- 

 rieties, none better, 60e 

 per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 



PETUNIAS— Dreer's 

 and Henderson's latest 

 select strains, they are 

 winners; Kansas Dbl. 

 White, a grand bloom- 

 er, fine for design 

 work, blooms size of 

 F. Hill carnation, $1.26 

 per 100; $10.00 per 1100. 



75,000 ALTERNAN- 

 THERAS — Red and 



yellow, 60c per 100; $6.00 per llOO Brllllantissima, 

 this is a beauty and no florist should be without 

 this grand variety. 75c per 100; $6.0U per 1000. 



FEVERFEW-Llttle Gem. $1.25 per 100; $10.00 

 per 1000. HELIOTROPES— 12 of the very best 

 named varieties. Including Queen, the finest dark 

 blue, a grand variety, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. 

 COLEUS— 40 of the finest select named varieties. 

 70c per 100; $6.00 per lOCO. 



We pay express on all Rooted Cuttings. Satis- 

 faction and safe arrival guaranteed. Special 

 price on large lots. 



C. HUMFELn, GLAY CENTER, KAN. 



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DAHLIAS... 



25 leading varieties, all under name, gnaran- 

 teed true, including the best sorts In cultivation, 

 such as Clifford W. Bruton, A. D. Livoni, Admiral 

 Dewey. Gloriosa, Fern Leaf Beauty, Keystone, 

 White Swan, Maid of Kent, etc. 



We offer HEAVT FIELD CLUMPS, 

 JUST AS DUG, $5.00 per hundred; 

 $45.00 per tliousand. 



THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 



WKST GROVK, PA. 



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Sprengtri and Plumosus Nanus Seedlings 



2 to 4 shoots, good as 2-inch, $1.00 and $1.50 per 

 100; $7.60 and $12.50 per 1000. Prepaid. 



CHSS. GAY9 Des Moines, Iowa. 



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 writing adveriisers. 



