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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dkcbmber 13, 1906. 



GOLD FISH. 



GOLD FISH FOR CHRISTMAS. Per 100 



Common gold flsh, 2 — 2%-ln. long | 4.00 



Common gold flsb, 2V^— 3>^-ln. long 5.00 



Comets, 2— 3-in. long 10.00 



Brilliants, 2— 3-ln. long 10.00 



Japanese fantalls, $3.50 per doz 25.00 



Japanese fantaila, select, $4.00 per doz 30.00 



Japanese frlngetalls, $4.50 per doz 35.00 



Japanese frlngetalls, select, $5.50 per doz.. 40.00 

 American fantalls 10.00 



We have 35,000 flsh to select from. Cash 

 with order. Melne & Noss, Richmond, Ind. 



Gold flsh. Comets, Japanese Fantalls, Fringe- 

 tails, Telescopes, etc. Fish globes and aqua- 

 riums. 



The J. M. McCullough's Sons Co.. 

 316 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



HOSE. 



Try our SPECIAL HOSE for florists' use. 

 Scranton Florists' Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nlco-fume," a great Improvement over all 

 other tobacco papers, 24 sheets, 75c; 144 sheets, 

 $3.50; 288 sheets, $6.50. ' 



"Nico-fume" liquid, 40% nicotine, 14 pint, 50c; 

 pint, $1.50; % gallon, $5.50; gallon, $10.50. 

 Kentucliy Tobacco Product Co., Loulsrville, Ky. 



Insecticides. We carry all the reliable lilnds. 

 W. W. Barnard Co., 161 Klnzle St., Chicago. 



Nllsoteen aphis punlc. Kills all greenhouse pests. 

 Nicotine Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 



Wilson's plant oil l^ills scale. 

 Andrew Wilson, Dept. 5, Summit. N. J. 



Nicoticide kills all greenhouse pests. 



P. R. Palethorpe Co., 



Eleventh St., Louisville, Ky. 



PAINTS. 



Patton's Sunproof paint Is the best paint made 

 for greenhouse use. We are the sole distributers. 



Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., 442 Wabash Ave., 

 Chicago. 



Dependable paint and putty. 



John Lucas & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



POT HANGERS. 



Kramer's pot bangers. Neat, simple, prac- 

 tical. Write 



I. N. Kramer & Son, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



POTS. 



Our stock of STANDARD FLOWER POTS is 

 al\va.v8 large and complete. 



Whllldln Pottery Co., 713 Wharton St., Phila- 

 delphia, or Kearney and West Side Aves., Jer- 

 sey City. N. J. 



Standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 500 miles of the Capital write us; 

 we can save you money. W. U. Ernest, 28th 

 and M Sts., N. E., Washington, D. C. 



We make Standard Flower Pots, etc. 



Write us when in need. 



Wilmer Cope & Bro., 



Lincoln University. Chester Co., Pa. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Sons, 361-363 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrightwood Ave.), Chicago. 



Standard Pots. Catalogues and price lists 

 furnished on application. 



A. H. Hews & Co., No. Cambridge, Mass. 



Ionia pots are the strongest, smoothest, most 

 porous pots made. 



Ionia Pottery Co., Ionia, Mich. 



Red pots. Write for prices and sample pot. 

 Colesburg Pottery Co., Colesburg, Iowa. 



RED POTS. Standard pots at bottom figures. 

 Harrison Pottery, Harrison, Ohio. 



Red pots, azalea and bulb pans; get our 

 prices. Keller Pottery Co., Norrlstown, Pa. 



Standard red flower pots. Write for prices. 

 Paducah Pottery Co., Inc., Paducah, Ky. 



RED POTS. STANDARD SIZE. 



SYRACUSE POTTERY CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 



SPHAGNUM"MbSS. 



Fresh, clean, 5-bbl. bale. $1.25; 2 bales, $2.25; 

 6 bales, $5.00; 10 bales, $9.50. Cash. 

 H. R. Akers, Chatsworth, N. J. 



Ask for our special price on quantities. 

 Scranton Florists' Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



TOBACCO. 



Fresh tobacco stems. 

 U. Cutler Ryerson. 108 3rd Ave.. Newark. N. J. 



Fresh tobacco interns. 



WJ C. Beckert, Allegheny, Pa. 



TOOTHPICKS. 



Wired toothpicks, 10,000, $1.50; 50,000, $6.25. 

 Sample free. For sale by dealers. 



W. J. COWEB, Berlin, N. Y. 



WIRE SUPPORTS. 



Model Extension carnation supports; also gal- 

 vanized rose stakes and tying wire. 

 Igoe Bros., 63 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK. 



Wm. H. Woerner, Wire Worker of the West. 

 Manufacturer florists' designs only. Second to 

 none. Illustrated catalogues. 

 1103 N. 18th St., Omaha, Neb. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work In the west. B. F. Wlnterson Co., 

 45, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



William E. Hlelscher's Wire Works, 38-40 

 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. 



Wire work. Best made. Try a sample order. 

 Scranton Florists' S upply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 

 Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Reed & Keller, 122 W. 25th St.. New York. 

 Manufacturers of Wire Designs. 



Wire work of all kinds. Write me. 

 Wm. Murph y, Wholesale Florist, Cincinnati, O. 



Wire work, all kinds. 

 C. E. Crltchell, 36 E. 3rd St.. Cincinnati, O. 



E. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Horticultural Books 



Wc can supply any of the fol- 

 lowing books at the prices 

 noted, postpaid, and any other 

 book at publishers^ price : 



Pronounclner Dictionary. 



A list of plant names and the botanical terms most 

 frequently met with in articles on trade topics, with the 

 correct pronunciation for eacK 85 cents 



The Florista* Manual. 



By William Scott. Covers the whole field of 

 commercial floriculture. Articles are arranged alpha- 

 betically so that reference is quick and easy. It tells 

 you just what you want to know in just the way you 

 want to be told. $ff.00 



The Propasatlon of Plants. 



By Andrew S. Puller. Illustrated withnumei- 

 ous engravings. Describing the process of hybridizing 

 and crossing and also the many different modes by 

 which culiivated plants may be propagated and multi- 

 plied. ' Cloth. 359 pages. $1.S0 



The Rose— Its Cultivation, Varieties, etc. 



•By H. B. Ellwanger. Directions for cultivation 

 — for planting, pruning, propagation, the treatment of 

 diseases and insect enemies— particularly valuable for 

 its classification. Alphabetical and descriptive list of 

 nine hundred and fifty-six varieties. Cloth. 9l.%5 



Greenhouse Construction. 



By Prok. L. R. Taft. a complete manual on the 

 building, heating, ventilating and arrangement of 

 greenhouses, and the construction of hotbeds, frames 

 and plant pits. Lucid descriptions and 118 diagrams 

 and illustrations make every detail clear to the amateur 

 and professional gardener and florist. Cloth. 213 

 pages. $1.00 



Gardening; for Pleasure. 



By Peter Henderso-v. An illustrated guide to 

 the amateur in the fruit, vegetable and flower garden, 

 with full directions for the greenhouse, conservatory 

 and window garden. Technical terms and phrases 

 professional gardeners use in writing or speaking on 

 matters relating to horticulture have been avoided as 

 far as possible. 4U4(iges. Cloth. $1.5r 



Gardening for Profit. 



By Peter Henderson. The standard work on 

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 willingness to tell, as he does in this work, the secret 

 of his success for tne benefit of others, enables him to 

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Mushrooms— Ho\e to Grow Them. 



By Wm. Falconer. This is the most practical 

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 growing mushrooms published in America. The author 

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 grown for profit by the leading market g:ardeners, and 

 for home use by the most successful private growers. 

 Kngravings drawn from nature expressly for this work. 

 Cloth. $1.00 



The History and Culture of Grafted 

 Roses for Forcing:. 



By Alex. Montoomkrv, Jr. The most impor- 

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 Of much interest to every rose grower and of utmost 

 value to g[rowers of grafted roses. Containing practi- 

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 ''etails of planting and culture; also directions for 

 treatment to carry the plants a second year. 96 cent! 



Smith's Chrysanthemum Manual. 



By Elmer D. Smith. Revised edition. A com- 

 plete practical treatise, concise directions for every 



stage of the work of propagator and grower. The 

 result o 22 years' experience. Fully illustrated. 



40 cents 



The Dahlia. 



By Lawrence K. Peacock. A practical treatise 

 on the habits, characteristics, cultivation and history 

 of the dahlia with a descriptive list of all the best vgri^ 

 eties. Copiously and elegantly illustrated. SO cents 



Practical Floriculture. 



By Peter Henderson. An illustrated guide to 

 the successtulpropagation of florists' plants. Adetailed 

 account of the requisites to success and a clear expla- 

 nation of imoroved methods. For the amateur and 

 professional florist. 326 pages. Cloth. Postpaid. 



$1.60 



The Forclne Book. 



By L. H. Bailey. In this work the author has 

 compiled in handy form the cream ot all the avail- 

 able information on the subject of forcing vegetables 

 under glass. In addition to this, the experience of 

 many practical growers in different localities is furn- 

 ished. , $1.00 



Vegetables Under Glass. 



By Henry A. Dreer. This is an up-to-date re- 

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 everybody. It describes the ways of successful market 

 gardeners near Philadelphia and Boston, and gives pic- 

 tures of frames, forcing houses and various hoiticul- 

 turaldevices. 80 cents 



The Chrysanthemum. 



By Arthur Herrington, formerly president of 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. The most com- 

 plete and comorehensive work on the cultivation of the 

 chrysanthemum that has yet been published in Amer- 

 ica. The book will be welcomed for the lucid, com- 

 prehensive, as well as the practical character of its con- 

 tents. Handsomely illustrated. 168 pages, 6x7 inches. 



00 cents 



Cabbaee, Cauliflower and Allied 

 Veeetables. 



By C. L. Allen. An explanation of the require- 

 ments, conditions, cultivation and general management 

 pertaining to the_ entire cabbage group. The chapter 

 on seed raising is probably the most authorative treat- 

 ise on this subject ever published. Insects and fungi 

 are given due attention. Illustrated. 128 pages. 

 Cloth. 00 cents 



The Water Garden. 



By William Tkicker. Embracing the construc- 

 tion of punds, adapting natural streams, planting, 

 hybridizing, seed saving, propagation, building an 

 aquatic house, wintering, correct designmg and plant- 

 ing of banks and margins, together with cultural direc- 

 tions for all ornamental aquatics. Profusely illust'ated 

 with nine nlates, eighteen full page descriptive views, 

 and numerous other sketches in the text. Large octavo. 

 Cloth. $2. 00 



The Pruning; Book. 



By L. H. Bailey. This is the first American work 

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 both American and foreign. Cloth, .S30 pages. Illus- 

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Insects and Insecticides. 



By Clarence M. Weed, D. Sc. A practical man- 

 ual concerning noxious insects and the methods of 

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 is especially valuable for its complete and up-to-date 

 methods of fighting insect-s. _ The work is intensely 

 practical. All the important insect pests are described 

 and remedies for them, and methods of preventing their 

 injuries described in detail. Cloth. $1.0O 



Handbook of Plants and General Hortl* 



culture. 



By Peter Henderson. This new edition com- 

 prises about 60 per cent more genera than the former 

 one, and embraces the botanicalname, derivation, nat- 

 ural ord^r, etc., together with a short history of 

 the different genera, concise instructions for their prop- 

 agation and culture, and all the leading local or com- 

 mon English names, together with a comprehensive 

 glossary of botanical and technical terms. Plain in- 

 structions" are also given for the cultivation of the prin- 

 cipal vegetables, fruits and flowers. Cloth. $4.0O 



Greenhouse Manag;ement. 



By Prof. L. R. TAt-r, of Michigan Agricultural 

 College. A manual for florists and flower lovers on the 

 forcing of flowers, vegetables and fruits in greenhouses, 

 and the propagation and care of house plants. It treats 

 of all the plants commonly cultivated by florists and 

 amateurs, and explains in a thorough manner the 

 methods that have been found most-successful in grow- 

 ing them. Particular attention is paid to the growing 

 of cut flowers, the growing of fruits under glass, etc. 

 Of special valuC will be^the directions for treating 

 plants when attacked by insects and fungi. The pre- 

 paration of the soil, the use of various manures, com- 

 posts and fertilizers, watering, ventilating and heating 

 receive careful and minute attention. Cloth. 400 

 pages. $1.00 



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