March 14, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



1259 



VALLEY 



The Finest in America 

 $3.00 and $4.00 per 100 



Choice ESSTER Plants 



AZALEAS. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00, $5.00, $7.50, 

 $10.00, $12.50: lO-in. pans, $3.50, $5.00. 



BOUGAIN VILLEA. specimens, $7.50, $16.00, $20.00, $25 CO. 



CRIMSON RAMBLERS, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, 

 $4.00. 



LILIES, plants, medium quality, choice, 12c. 



*' cut, medium quality, choice, 15c. 

 SPIRAEA JAPONICA, 54.00, $5.00 per doz. 



SPIRAEA GLADSTONE, 7-in. pots, 50c each; 10-in. pans, 



$1.50, $2.00 each. 



FARLKYENSE, plants, 5-in„ $1.00, $1.50; 6-in„ $2.00; 7-in., 

 $3.00. 



PANDANUS VEITCHII, 6-in., $1.00; 8-in., $2.00. 



SCOTTII FERNS, 5-in., 35c ($3.50 per doz.); 6-in., 50c; 



8-in., $1.00; 12-in., $3.00; 10-in. pans, $1.50, $2.00; 12-in, 



pans, $3.00. 



S. S. PENNOCK-MEEHAN CO. 



THE Wholesale Florists of PHILADELPHIA, 1608-1618 Ludlow St. 





Mention The Review when you write. 



DAHLIA ROOTS 



These are larg^e, well developed, divided field 

 clumps from w^hich plenty of stock can be propa- 

 g^ated and an abundance of blooms cut. 



DOUBLE DAHLIAS 



Admiral Dewey. Bleb purple. 



Adolf Peffehorn. Purplish crimson. 



Aleta. Blush pink, tipped darker. 



Arabella. PrlmroBe sbd, pink and lavender. 



Bine Oban. Lavender blue. 



Camelia Alba. Pure white. 



Chang. Striped crimson. 



Electric. Soft rosy magenta. 



Klegrans. Rosy purple, tipped white. 



Fern Leaved Beauty. W., striped crimson. 



Flora Nova. Bleb purple. 



Gen'l Grant. Yellow, striped crimson. 



Georee Smith. Larg-e crimson. 



Frank Goodman. Purple, tipped white. 



Gilt Edee. White, margined deep gold. 



Hero. Deep crimson, shaded purple. 



Hercnlea. Red, penciled yellow. 



Jamaica. Purple, tipped white. 



John £litch. Deep crimson. 

 Jas. Stephens. Orange scarlet. 

 Jndah. Yellow striped, crimson. 



Japan Pink. Deep pink. 



Jas. Vick. Bich plum color. 



Jambo. Bich crimson. 



Keystone. Pink, striped crimson. 



Kynerith. Bed, margined maroon. 



I.emon Giant. Pure Lemon. 



l.ady G. Herbert. White, tipped purple. 



I.ady Jane Ellis. Pinkish white, veined 



purple. 

 I.eiberheimer. Crimson, tipped white. 

 Mainiifioent. Dwarf, yellow. 

 Maid of Kent. Cherry red, tipped white. 

 Bfargaret Bell. Soft purple. 

 Model of Perfection. Peep rose. 

 Miss Cannell. White, suffused pink. 

 MissDodd. Pure yellow. 

 Mrs. Dexter. Bich salmon. 

 Mrs. Keith. Primrose, overlaid pink. 

 Prince Bismarck. Bich plum color. 

 Paul's Scarlet. Brightest scarlet. 

 Queen of the Yellows. Clear yellow. 

 Qneen Victoria . Deep yellow. 

 Knby Queen. Yellow, tipped red 

 Rudolph Knhl. Maroon, tipped white. 

 Ronald. Bich orango. 

 Sport. A. clear lavender. 

 Stanley. Yellow, tipped red. 

 Triomphe de Solferino. Bright solferlno. 

 Yeridtflora. Green flowers, a curiosity. 

 Wm.Agnew. Dazzling scarlet. 



PBICE-Of any of the above in strong 

 roots 10c each; per doz , $1; $8 per 100. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



Arachne. Crimson striped white. 



Aunt Chloe. Bich black maroon. 



Aegir. Cardinal red. 



Atlanta. Bright rich red. 



Bridesmaid. Primrose, shading pink. 



Bertha Blawley. Scarlet, overlaid crimson. 



Countess of Lonsdale. Salmon pink. 



Capstan. Orange shaded red. 



Dankward. Dark rose. 



Earl of Pembroke. Plum colored. 



Hohenzollern. Bich red. 



Keynes White. Pure white. 



Kreimhilde. Pmk suffused white. 1.5c each; 



dozen $1 50; $10.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. J. J. Crowe. Clear light yellow. 

 Mrs. Jowett. Orange red. 

 Progenitor. Bright carmine. 

 Porcupine. Deep crimson. 

 Primrose Dame. Primrose yellow. 

 Rosenhagen. Salmon rose. 

 Ranji. Maroon, base white, suffused red. 

 Standard Bearer. Fiery scarlet. 



Price of any of the above cactus dahlias 

 (except where noted) in strong roots, 10c 

 each; per dozen $1.00; $8.00 per 100. 



DAHLIAS OF SPECIAL MERIT 



Brunhilde. Plum color. 



« atherine Dner. Crimson scarlet. 



Bloise. Blush pink shading to white, petals 



margined crimson. 

 Eureka. Deep rose. 

 Habriel. White, edged crimson. 

 Gen'l Bnller. Bed, tipped wi ite. 

 Oracle. White suffused blush. 

 J. H. Jackson. Crimson maroon. 

 , Miss Grace Cook. Deep rose. 

 Mrs. H. J. Jones. Bich scarlet. 

 Olympia. Bose pink, spotted rich crimson. 

 Profrress. Bose penciled crimson. 

 Sylvia. White shaded pink. 

 Storm King. Pure white. 

 The Fairy. Soft rose, profuse. 

 Venus. A pompon cactus type, pure white. 

 Volker. Pure yellow. 



Price of any of the above in strong roots, 

 15c each; per doz.. $1 50; $10 00 per 100. 



In our Florists' Wholesale Catalogue we offer a 

 complete list of Dahlias. Write for a copy. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 



1018 Market St. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



nominee. The last named, it will be re- 

 membered, ran aground in the English 

 channel. Fortunately it got oflf in good 

 shape. 



The Leo Niessen Co. is receiving some 

 fine Cattleya Schroederae, which are a 

 welcome addition to the list of orchids. 



William GriflBn, formerly of Griffin 

 Bros., Frankford, Pa., died last week and 

 was buried on Monday, March 11. 



The Philadelphia Florists' Club ten- 

 dered a banquet to the executive commit- 

 tee of the S. A. F. in Horticultural hall 

 Tuesday evening, March 12. 



A. M. Campbell will handle a splendid- 

 ly grown lot of Easter lilies from Henry 

 I. Faust, of Merion. Mr. Faust's skill 

 as a grower of choice lilies is too well 

 known to need further words. 



C, H. Twinn, of the King Construction 

 Co., Tonawanda, N. Y., is in this city ar- 

 ranging for the two large houses to be 

 built for Victor Groshens, at Eoslyn, Pa. 

 He has also secured orders for two 

 houses 28x150 and 25x150 from Dr. Wil- 

 son, of Art Museum fame, at Hoyt, Pa., 

 and from William Munro, for one house 

 35x150 at Garrettford, Pa. 



Alex. B. Scott returned from the south 

 this week. His friends hope he is en- 

 tirely well again. 



Wm. Jurgens, of Newport, E. I., was 

 a visitor in this city Monday. Mr. Jur- 

 gens says that it is his first holiday in 

 five years. 



Among those present at the March 

 meeting of the Florists' Club were P. J. 

 Lynch and Edward Parker, West Grove; 

 John E. Haines, South Bethlehem; F. H. 

 Kramer, Washington; C. H. Twinn, 

 Tonawanda, and a genial young man rep- 

 resenting Benj. Hammond, Fishkill-on- 

 the-Huuson. 



February was the busiest month in the 

 history of M. Eice & Co. 



P. J. Hauswirth brought his son with 

 him to this city on Monday. 



Mrs. Sarah I. Smith and E. C. Smith, 

 of Secane, were visitors at the establish- 

 ment of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co. 

 this week. Their violets continue fine. 



Edward Eeid has many duplicate or- 

 ders for Easter plants. 



Philip Freud wisely decided that this 

 was not the year for suggesting to the 

 flower-loving public that they plant their 



