May 3, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1725 



DECORATION DAY SIPPLIES 



METALLIC DESIGNS from 25c up 



MOSS WREATHS AND CROSSES 



RUSCUS WREATHS AND CROSSES 



CYCAS WREATHS AND LEAVES 



MAGNOLIA WREATHS 



L BAIMANN & CO., '^Zrit^::^"'''" 



Ave., 



CHICAGO 



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NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



Large supplies of dafifodils are coining 

 in daily from Holland. 



A very heavy trade has been done, 

 probably heavier than ever before, in 

 ivy trail for Easter decorations, the dark 

 green selling the best. 



This month has seen the arrival of a 

 number of Dutch bulb representatives. 

 The advance in price of all lines of forc- 

 ing tulips is a surprise, and what is even 

 more surprising is reports that many 

 travelers are b<>oking increased orders. 



Speaking of valley, I had occasion re- 

 cently to have very forcibly demonstrated 

 to me the evils of using a sample grown 

 on black, peaty soil. In looking through 

 a grower's houses I was shown a batch 

 of 190,000 that had been grown on black 

 peat and were seventy-five per cent a 

 dead failure. The numerous fibrous 

 roots having rotted quite away before 

 the bells opened, it was only the fact of 

 having an exceptionally strong top root 

 that carried them through any growth 

 at all. Last season being wet in the 

 growing districts, the sample in question 

 carried too much moisture and was not 

 sufficiently matured to be forced success- 

 fully. Had it been a dry year, it would 

 probably have been as successful as a 

 light sand grown sample. Many grow- 

 ers avoid black peat samples entirely, 

 but in my experience it is fairly good 

 when the season is a dry one; but gen- 

 ■erally speaking, growers will loose noth- 

 ing by avoiding such samples absolutely. 



Arum lilies for a long time have been 

 ■out of favor on our markets, but lately 

 a considerable improvement in this line 

 has taken place, since the advent of the 

 improved variety, the Godfrey. This is 

 perhaps on account of the more refined 

 form and even size of this sort in com- 

 parison to the old .aithiopica. Swanley, 

 in Kent, is a great district for them, one 

 firm having a number of houses devoted 

 to their culture. J. B. 



Wholesalers at Minneapolis and St. 

 Paul say that filling in orders have not 

 yet begun to come in, which shows that 

 the retail garden seed trade has hardly 

 begun in the northwest. 



Morton, Pa.— On the Smedley tract 

 William Fowler, of Philadelphia, is erect- 

 ing what is reported to be the largest 

 rose house in Chester county. 



Texarkana, Tex.— M. S. Stegall is 

 preparing to tear down some of his old 

 glass and rebuild, also to considerably 

 enlarge his place. Business is good with 

 him. 



Picea Pungrens Olauca (Koster), transplanted '05. 



H. DEN OUDEN fc SON, »?*»?£• 'SS^S^h 



nursery stock for the American trade. Catalogue 

 free on demand; also views in our nurseries. 

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Bulbs! Buibs! 



Please ask for 

 Wholesale Trade List 



K. VELTHUYS 



Hillegoniy Holland 



Bulbsl Bulbs! 



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VAN DER WEIJDEN & CO., Boskoop, HoUand 



Large cultures of Rhododendron, Azalea, 

 Boxwood, bushgrown and pyramids, extra, from 

 12-inch to 6 feet high, Blue Spruce (Koster). 



Peonles-Duchesse de Nemours, 4000 trees, true. 



ForclnK Stock— Lilacs, pot-grown, etc.; H. P. 

 Roses. Tree Baby Rambler, etc. Everything 

 first-class only. Write us now for catalogue 

 prices. Our New York address Is care MALTU8 

 ^ WARE, 14 Stone St., New York Citv. No 

 agents. Moderate Prices, ^■or wholesale trade only. 



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PANSY SEED 



Show and Fancy Pansy, separate, from the 

 finest strain extant, SSsh. peroz. 



VIOLAS 



Saved from all the finest varieties In culti- 

 vation, 15ah. per oz. 



Catalogue free on application. 



JOHN FORBES, Hawick, Scotland 



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 LABOE8T STOCK OF AX.L 



BELGIAN PLANTS! 



Asaleas, Araucariits, Sweet Bays, 

 Pabns, Begonias, Gloxinias, etc. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE PERE 



GHENT, BeUcium. 



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T 



he Royal Tottenham 

 l^uriseries Ltd.^M'l** 



Managing Director, A. M. C. VAN DER ELST. 



Dedemsvaart, Holland 



Headquarters for Hardy Perennials, amone 

 which are the latest and choicest. 13 acres de- 

 voted for growing this line, including Anemone, 

 Aster, Campanula, Delphinium, Funkias, Hem- 

 erocallis, Hepatica, Incarvillea, Iris, Peonies, 

 Phlox decussata and suffruticosa. Primula, 

 Pyrethrum, Tritoma, Hardy Heath, Hardy Ferns 

 Also 5 acres of Daffodils, 12 acres of Conifers, 

 specially young choice varieties to be grown on; 

 3 acres Rhododendrons, including the best Amer- 

 ican an<i Alpine varieties: 2 acres Hydrangeas, 

 We make it a point to grow all the latest novel- 

 ties in these lines. Ask for catalog. 



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ERNST RAPPE & HEGHT 



Cable Address: Rappehecht 



BERLIN, H, 28, and ^^"S^bV-'^ 



Cycas Leaves-P'«p"^*i 



Ail Sorts of Grasses, Mosses and 

 Flowers, dried and colored. 



RLSClS-prepared, CROWNS, 



Patent Preparation of Medeola, 

 Asparagus, Adiantum, Selaginella. 



All orders given prompt and careful attention. 

 Lowest Prices. 



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LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS 



Finest quality for early and late forcing. ■: 



AZALEAS, ARAUCARIAS, PALMS 



etc., grown especially for .American Florists. 



English Manetti, Gooseberries and 



Ornamentals i^n^drriSymen. 

 Peonies, Roses, Berried Hollies 



and all other Holland-grown plants in 

 choicest varieties. 



WkiKtali AUG. RHOTERT ImiMriir 

 P. O. Box 1250, NEW YORK 



Representing best European Growers. 



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De Nijs Brothers 



BULB BROWEBS AND EXPDBTERS 



Leadlne Growers of Hlsh-Grade Bulbs. 

 Fins St Quality only. 



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