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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ai'fusT 23, 1906. 



GRUBS IN SOIL. 



Ill an cxiiciiciicc (if Inity vcars at the 

 Jiiirscrv hiisincss I lia<l never hfcn tidii- 

 lilrd li_v tlir wliitc ^ruli-Wdiiii until last 

 vcar. (an suinr nt' you imr.scrviiicn or 

 llurists tell MIC h(i\v to ii<l the soil <if 

 tlii-ni.' 'I'licy .Irstniy.d liuiidrcds tit' 

 aster jjlants \\<v me lust scasdii, and arc 

 ddini: 111'' same tliiny this vcar. Tliey 

 eat the rodts, and also the'liark. fnnii 

 the .stems ,,)■ the plants lieneath the 

 Sdil. Tliey Hot mdy destroy voiin^' 

 |dants, lint plants which are fiill-oruwn 

 anil in lilooni. 



A year a^o this spiiiie the ground 

 was li(a\ily jnannreil with liarnvard 

 nianiiie. hut not this spring, exccjit "with 

 a siirt'ai-e (•oatiii;^' of cow manure lie- 

 twecM the 1-ows. the niaimre heiii;; fresh 

 •'iiid not supposed to lie infested with 

 Lirulis or their ]ar\a'. 



1 ha\e lost liy them a irw chrvsanthe- 

 niiiins this season; other kinds of jilants 

 are 11, ,t. much alVected. .Must 1 resort 

 to commercial fertilizers, or can the 

 li.'irnyaiil manure lie treateil in ;i w;i\- ),, 

 desl roy or pie\ciit Ihcni .' ,1. ( '. 11. 



We regret Very much th.al w.' can 

 .!4i\i' iio iiifoiniat ion that woiihl help in 

 li.nlitin^i the yruhs. In reply to the 



<|llestioll .aliollt till' U-^e of conilliercial 



lertilizers, we ran ;iiiswer onK' in this 



w.iy : We are ol,liM,„| to depend al st 



<'i;tireiy on commercial fertilizers on 

 asters, .and .are not troiilded with eiuhs; 

 I'll) we ilii not otVer that a.- .a remedy. 



or e\ en as a pre\enti\e. 



We think this must he the oml, th.at 

 often attack^, ^tiawlieiry |i|,ant^. I'.ul- 

 h'fiii ls;i. iif ( iiniell l"ni\ersity Auricul 

 tur;il l-:.\|ieiiment Si.ation. IthaCa. X. \ .. 

 nii^ht ;;i\e Mill some infoiination. 



Wiini: I'.iais. 



'rAi;i;Mn\^ \. \. \-. | '. |;. |'j|.|son 



feels himvrll' t led ,[,,\\ i, |,y the f;|rt thai 



the Work III) hi- hi;.; new hmi-rv is lie- I 



hind ille »r|ii,|nle. lie h.-el expei-leil to j 



ha\e ihem planted hy Aii-ii>t 1. Imt it 1 



w ill I' ■ iie.ai !y the end lit the miinl h lie- \ 



fori all iv ri.niplrte. j 



Watch Us Grow 



AKArCARIAS, the bCBt decorative plants 

 Nature procluces, our Bpeclalt.v. 



Every man In bUBlneHH iind life, to be success- 

 ful, must adopt one thine as his specialty and 

 that specialty, of whatever naiurti It may be. he 

 must guard, study and push to such an extent 

 that It not only beuetits himself but lie must con- 

 tinue It 80 every one who seeks his aid, services 

 or his article, which he advertises or practices, 

 win Hhare a slice of his activity and prosperity. 

 I made the Importation and cultivation of arau- 

 carlas a special study In my life. The tiffures 

 below will show my success in business from 

 the first year; by commenclufr v^'lth an Importa- 

 tion of 250 and now, the eleventh year, m.v impor- 

 tation has g-rown up to 6,000 (come and see It), 

 the reason being- that the araucarla frrowsyearl.v 

 more In favor with the plant consuming people all 

 over the country, as a most admired decorative 

 plant for the parlor, bed-room, dlnlnp and slttlntr- 

 rooms, stores and hotels, lawns and porches. 

 The outlook will be of an lmi)ortatlon of al least 

 «,U00 to 10,000 In spring of I'.IOT. To secure this 

 vast amount for 11*07, I am now on the ocean, per 

 Steamer New Amsterdam, having left Hoboken 

 Aug. 15, striking for Belgium, to make contracts 

 for next yc.ir. I shall also bring over with me at 

 the name time, a large lot of choice Azalea Indlca 

 and Palms, etc., for Christmas and K:ister forc- 

 ing. No money will be spared to si'cure for my 

 customers tlie cre;im of the Belgium greenhouses 

 only. 



Please note lowest prices now August and 

 September. 



Araucaria Kxeelsa, 12 to 14 Inches high. 

 b\^-Ui. pots, 3 to 4 tiers, "i yrs. old, 60c. 14 to It; 

 Inches high, 5^- In. pots, 3 to 4 tiers, 2yrs. old, (HJc. 

 It; to 18 Inches high. 5H to <;-ln. pots, 4 to 5 tiers, 3 

 yrs. old. 75c. 18 to 20 Inches high, tl-in. pots, 5 to 

 « tU'rs, 4 yrs. old, $1.00. 20 to 24 inches high, ti-ln. 

 pots, 5 to t; tiers, 4 yrs. old, 11.25. 3i; to .50 Inches 

 high, specimens, 7-in. pots, tiyrs. old, $2 50to|;i00. 



Arauoaria Conipacta Robusta, have 1000 of 

 them. Never were the.v as nice as this year. 

 Plants are as broad as long, from 12 to 20 Inches 

 in height, 3 to 4 perfect tiers, 20 to 30 inches 

 across from tip of one tier to the otlier, 3. 4 and 5 

 yrs. old. t; to 7-ln. pots, J1.25, $1.50, $1.75 to $2.00, up 

 to $1.00 each. 



Arau<;aria Kxeelsa Glauea, perfect jewels 

 in shape and size, their be.iutlful greenisti l)lue 

 tiers ^'Ive them sucli a striking appearance, that 

 anyone seeing them must fall In love with them 

 on sight. Plants, r> to 7 in. pots, 3, 4, 5 perfect 

 tiers, 15 to 25 Inches In height, from 15 to 30 inches 

 across, $1.25, $1.50, 11.75, $2.00 to $2.50 e;ich. Please 

 bear in mind tnat the .above mentioned varieties 

 are the cream of Belgium's productions. We 

 have thousands of them and can meet all 

 demands. 



Kentia Belinoreana, t;-in. pots, 4-vear-old, 5 

 to Ti leaves, iiushy, .iU to 35 Inches high, $1.25: 5^ 

 to fi-ln. i>otH, 3-ycar-old, 5 to t; leaves. 75c to $1.00 

 e.ich. These are the sizes entered in the cus- 

 toms house. 



Ludvig IMosbsk 



ONARGA, ILL. 



100,000 Asparaeus PI. Nana and Spreng- 

 erl, ver.v strong and line i)lants, readv for a 

 shift. 4in., Slo.OO: :', in.. Sf) 00; 2' ,-in., S2.50 per 

 100; 10 acres of cannas. I ist niailcii and or- 

 ders booked for fall delivery, ycodlings. 

 Sl'i.OO iicr loOO. 



40,000 Ferns in var., Anna Foster, Boston, 

 Plersoni and Sword Fern i Exaltatai very 

 line, jiot groun, ready for shift. t;-in.. SIO.OO 

 luT 100: SH.no iier do/ : 4-in., Sl.'i.no: ;^iii., Ss.oo. 

 Boston and Fiersoni, -tmng runners, 

 .SiiO.OO per lOnn. 



3,000 Nephrolepis Plersoni Eleeantis- 

 slma, 4-in., $,')n(iO: 3-in., $20 on; 'ji.,-in., .S12.00 

 per loo. 



20,000 Geraniums, stock plants from field, in 

 f^tanilBrd \ar.. sc.oo iicr 100: SriO.OO iier KX". 

 Will also hook orders for H. < '. aiiir2V'4-in. 

 I'lants. 



Palms — Dracaena Indivisa, 3 inch. S-'i nn; 

 i-in.,.S10 C(i, Kentias, :; in. .Sli.nn, Phoe- 

 nix Canarlensis, 4-in. $20 no iier mo. 



Pansles arc working their way to the front 

 once more. « lur International strain. >ced 

 lings, $;'..(ii )icr Kkio. Si-eij-. oz., Sil Oo; '.-oz., 

 SI 00 I'niiaid for cu-h 



Roses, Brides and Bridesmaids, : in . in 



tine condition, S.'i.Wi iicr KiO. 



Sansevleria Zeylanica var., 4 in , S15 00 per 

 100: :;-in., S^.Ce per Inn. 



Let me send yon 11 sainiile of my Asiiaragns and 

 Kerns Tliey are worth more money to yon 

 than to me. 

 Mcntiiiii 'the Ki'vlcw when vmi write. 



OUR LITTLE PETS 



From Aschmann, in Philadelphia, we boug-ht 

 An araucarla, a pet for our little girl. 



Now we have two pets, the pride of our thought: 

 The little girl so sweet, a head full of curls. 



And the ar.aucarla with Its everlasting green — 

 A more joyful home you never have seen. 



Kentia Forsteriana, 7-ln. pots, made-up, 1 

 large one in center, 3 smaller sizes, 22 to 25 In. 

 high around, $2.00 each; t;-ln. pots, single plants, 

 35 to 40 in. high, 5 to t; good leaves, 4-year-old, 

 $1.25 to 11.50 each; 30 to 35 in. high, 4-.Tear-old, 

 (i-ln. pots, 5 good leaves, $1.00 each; 25 to 30 in. 

 high, bUi-ln. pots, 3-year-old, 5 loaves, 75c; made- 

 up plants with 3, 18 to 20 in. high, 25c to 30c. 



Cocoa Weddelliana, 15c. 



Jerusalem Cherries or Solannma, same 

 varieties we sell at Xmas for 75c, 11.00 each; 2!^- 

 In. pots, 15,00 per 100. 



Ficus Klastica (Belgian Importation), 6-in. 

 pots, 50c. 



Areca Lutescens, 4-in., made-up with 3 

 plants In a pot, 25c. 



Cycas Revoluta, sago palms, G to 7-in. pots, 

 7 to 20 leaves to the plant, lOe per leaf. 



Nephrolepis Barrowsii, <;-ln.. strong plants 

 ready for 7 to 8- inch, 50c; 4-lnch, strong, 25c. 

 Nephrolepis .Scottli, ti-ln , large, .'lOc; 5'i.-ln.. 40c; 

 5-ln.. ;t5c; 4 in., 20e to 25c. Boston Ferns. 4-ln., 

 20c to 25c, also by the 1000, Ferns for dishes, 

 3-tii,, tic; 2'^-in., 5c, 



Asparatius Plamosus Nanus, 4-ln,, 10c; 

 3-ln,,tlc, 



All goods must travel at purchaser's risk. Cash with order, please. 



GODFREY ASCHNANN 



importer anil Wholesale Grower, 1012 Ontario St., PHILADELPHIA, PA, 



Mention Thp Rpvlpw when you write. 



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