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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Febbuart 14, 1007. 



Aster Seed 



Our descriptive price list of High- 

 Grade Aster Seed is now ready and 

 will be seLt free on application. Try 

 our new varietieB, Cardinal, Sunset 

 and Rosy Carmine BranchinK— they 

 are winners, frice per packet, 25 

 cents; two packets for 40 cents. 



Pointers on how to grow Asters suc- 

 cessfully stnt free with every order. 



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VICK & HILL CO. 



p. 0. Box^6l3. ROCHESTER, N. Y 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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Dayton 0., ventilating apparatus; Leon- 

 ard Seed Co., wholesale list; W. H. Bar- 

 rett, Adrian, Mich., tomato seed; W. K. 

 Nelson, Augusta, Ga., price list of roses. 



DETROIT. 



Tlie Market. 



Business remains about the same. A 

 few dull days toward the end of the 

 week tended to pile up stock. Carna- 

 tions, especially Enchantress and Law- 

 son, are plentiful, but the price is still 

 up. White carnations are short. Koses 

 are scarce; in fact, it is almost impos- 

 sible to get grades for work. Bulbous 

 stock is arriving in large quantities. Vio- 

 lets sell fairly well. 



Club Meeting. 



A carnation exhibit held in connection 

 with the Florists' Club's last meeting 

 brought forth an unusually large attend- 

 ance. Treasurer Walter Taepke was 

 kept busy making out receipts for dues. 

 Lewis F. Tossey was elected a member. 

 Murry G. Patterson's application for 

 membership was received. The next reg- 

 ular meeting night, February 20, will 

 be given over to an entertainment and 

 dancing party at Harmonic hall. The 

 ladies and all florists' employees are cor- 

 dially invited to favor the members with 

 their presence. 



George Browne gave an interesting as 

 well as amusing description of the trip 

 to Toronto, The treatment accorded the 

 visitors by tjie Tp^onto men was simply 

 great. Mr. Browne says "the banquet 

 wai the best ^-^erj- JJw decorations were 

 stiperb." ■ C'liring'lMtHp about the city 

 the absence of be«r aignfl and billboards 

 impressed the visitors. A side trip to 

 Diinlop 's'and the Dale Estate proved in- 



jjf^^pg^j^^owne 'a.', to^ Ifci^^ronto 

 a CQ^mittee of three, consisting of C. H. 

 I*][umt), George Backham and Fred 

 Pantke, wae appointed to inspect the, fol- 

 lowing exhibits: 



, rCh^ag^jfiQ-?«t^n (^i, a^Ueti|a|H# 

 of Kie!4 |{jdin;g Uood, .^hich carried re- 

 markably •^ell and sho\fred up" fine. "~1L 

 vase of Aristocrat showed up fine and 

 no doubt will sell some stock for the 

 company. A vase of White Perfection, 

 of good form and fine pure white. 



F. R..Pi^son Co^T^arrytown, a vase 

 of '^'i^mfpStie'^cowf',' litem and form ; 

 good variety if prolific... White Enchant- 

 r,«i80 did; not carry well; not pure white. 



,A. ^. Stahelin, of. Bedford, a most 

 cc^fli|li»^l© exhibit* showing ten varieties 

 o,f;^arriBt;i»nB.RS follows? A. vafee of 100 

 W^hite i l^awsonv, very fine ; a v^e of, 100 

 i^((;lV"Opt?x's fiase^pinki EnchantBesaj fine 

 color, laigo flowers ; a- vpse .o.l fEncbftnt- 



SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 



Hy New Begonias and Gloxinias are In stock and are as fine as any I hare erer seen. 



LARGK FLOWERING BEGONIAS-Tuberons Booted 



SINGLB (IM. 1^-lnch bulbs) 



Duz. 100 1000 



Scarlet 10.85 12.60 128 00 



Crimson 36 2.60 23.00 



White 86 2.60 2H00 



Rose 86 2.60 23.00 



Yellow 85 2 50 28.00 



Mixed , .80 2.25 22.00 



DOUBLE (M, l«-inch bulbs) 



Doz 



Scarlet 10.60 



Crimson 60 



White 160 



Rose 60 



Yellow 60 



Mixed 50 



100 

 t4.25 

 4.25 

 4.25 

 4.26 

 4.26 

 4.00 



1000 

 $38.00 

 38.00 

 88.00 

 88.00 

 38.00 

 35.00 



MUSHROOM SFAWM- 



Ibs., »j5.00. 



GLOXINIAS, Giant- Flo werlnK— Fine largre Bulbs 

 strong and well matured, Blue, Red, White, Red with White 

 Boroer, Spotted and Tigered, per doz., 60c; per 100, •3.50. 



Mixed sorts, flue, per doz,, 45c; per 100, $3.25. 



FORCING VKGBTABLB SEBDS-Speclal Stralna 

 for Greenhouse Culture. Cucumber, Cauliflower, Let- 

 tuce, Raoish, Tomato. Write me your wants. 



-Frequent importations from England. Per 100 lbs., $6.00; per 1000 



219 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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Pips in 

 America 



The BEST VALLEY 



Western Headquarters for Early Forcing Pips 



Selected Pips. $1.75 per 100; $14.00 per 1000. 



This is the very best stock for early forcing. They have been selected with the greatest 

 care and there is nothing better coming to this country. We also ofTer a very good grade of 

 Forcing Pips at $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. 



Return at our expense if not satisfactory on arrival. We ship all over the U. S., and 

 supply all the year around. 



FANCY CIT VALLEY ALWAYS ON HAND 



H ^I KS W^ ■ 1 1^ £^ Long Distance Phone 

 • r^ • D K U nl ^9 1409-1 1 Madison St., 



Chicago 



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Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



Establlahed 1884. B1CK4BD8 BROS., Props. 



Importers and growers of high grade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 



37 East 19th St., NEW YORK CITY 



Telephone 4235 Gramercy. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



ress, Harlowarden, Mrs. M. A. Patten, 

 Nelson Fisher, Lawson, and a Variegated 

 Lawson, all well grown. He also showed 

 a red seedling and a white seedling of a 

 fine form, both good producers. 



August Von Boeselager, Mt. Clemens, 

 showed a vase of Moonlight, a pure 

 white, large flower, a good producer, and 

 does not seem to split. He also showed 

 a vase of his pink Lawson; it is identi- 

 cally the same as Lawson, only of a light 

 rose-pink shade. 



Thomas Browne showed his White En- 

 chantress. This received most favorable 

 comment from the committee. 



Leopold Mallest staged a vase pf fifty 

 Lawsons that were winners, on I elegant 

 long stems, fine, large, perfect flowers 

 and fine color. He also showed a few 

 hun^/'cd violets, about the size of a half- 

 dollar and very fragrant. 



C. H. Plnjnb proved to the boys that 

 t\voiity-fivo. blooms oi Von Sion could be 

 cut from one Srinch pen. He also showed 

 a fin« Jot ;of.-6oldeu Spur. 



The esjjibifcs. were iuot us plentiful as 

 in 1'9.O0> (bul^,,the ^oarcity/.of stock prob- 

 ?U»ly,,»eCfOunt3 for ithisv.:^ .,t vt ■• • 

 I'ln; rffcogiMtioarof.ibi»,speflisl,§flforts in 



Soiv Now 

 The True Thing 



AKcratum Blue Star, the best of all for pots, 6 

 tr. pktB., tl.25; tr. pkt., 26c. 



Alyasam Carpet Queen, fine extra dwarf strain, 

 6 tr. pkt8., 11.26; tr. pkt., 26c. 



BeKonia Erfordii, for pots the best rosy pink, 

 6 tr. pkt., 11.26; tr. pkt., 26c. 



Begonia, Zangen'H new Bedding- Queen, a real 

 Daybreak pink, compact, ball-shaped, wax 

 Begonia with lively green foliage, unexcelled 

 for pots and out doors. 6 tr. pkts., 12.50; tr. 

 pkt., 60c. 



Petnnla Rosy Morn, a fine bedder, 6 tr. pkts., 

 11.26; tr. pkt., 2&c. 



Petunia, California single giants, extra strain, 

 6 tr. pkts., $4.00; tr. pkt., 75c. 



Petunia, double fringed Giants, 6 tr. pkts., 16.00; 

 tr. pkt.. 11.00. 



Salvia Fireball, this Is a new, real dwarf com- 

 pact early-flowering, fine variety and there Is 

 hardly a better one for pots. 6 tr. pkts., K.60; 

 tr. pkt., 60c. 



Verbena, Mammoth, unexcelled strains; as 

 Auricolor flowered, scarlet, striped, pink, pur- 

 ple, white, each separate. Oz., 11.50; tr. pkt., 26c. 



For larger quantities special quotations, also 

 ask for my Wholesale Catalogue. 



0. V. ZAN6EN, Seedsman, HOBOKEN. N. J. 



this and on previous occasions, A. J. 

 Stahelin was asked to read a paper on 

 ' ' Carnations ' ' and also give a short re- 

 view of his life. Mr. Stahelin, who is 

 but a young man and has been growing 

 carnations for only the last four years, 

 has had remarkable success. He was in 

 the employ of the Chicago Carnation 

 Co. for about three months, picking up 

 ideas on building; then he built one 

 house 24x200 at Kedford, Mich., where 

 he now has about 20,000 feet of glass. 



