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1938 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Mat 9, 1907. 



PITTSBURG. 



The Market. 



Weather conditions continue the same 

 — one fair day and three cloudy or rainy 

 ones, with an occasional frost sand- 

 wiched iu. Last Monday all were hope- 

 ful that we were going to have season- 

 able weather, but today it is raining, 

 all are in the dumps, and the flower 

 shops look like funeral houses. 



There is no change in stock coming 

 in. Carnations are still short of supply. 

 Eoses are bringing good prices. Lilies 

 and smilax are short of supply, but 

 beauties are in abundance. Violets are 

 still very good, with lots of outside nar- 

 cissi of all kinds. 



Various Notes. 



The Pittsburg Cut Flower Cp. is re- 

 ceiving large quantities of Gladiolus 

 Blushing Bride, which arc fine. 



The Pittsburg Bose & Carnation Co. 

 is cutting fine Richmond, Chatenay and 

 Killarney. 



J. B. Murdoch & Co. report a satisfac- 

 tory business. They handle stock from 

 growers as far east as Philadelphia and 

 as far west as Indiana. 



Among the people who are standing 

 on their toes at this time is John Bader; 

 the plant business is keeping him going 

 overtime. 



Randolph Sc McClements are trying to 

 do some building, and their plant and 

 decorative business is very active. 



Blind Bros., with their two stores and 

 market stand, are showing up well with 

 the large quantities of blooming plants 

 they have in every day. 



Mrs. E. A. Williams has her hands 

 full with numerous social affairs and 

 decorations. 



The Florists' Club will meet Tuesday 

 evening. May 7. Hoo-Hoo. 



Lansing, Mich. — Rheinhardt J. Peter- 

 son is in trouble over starting to build 

 a greenhouse here and not being able to 

 complete it. The lumber people charge 

 misrepresentation. 



Columbus, O. — Articles of incorpora- 

 tion were filed April 29 for the Munk 

 Floral Co. The incorporators are Hiram 

 M. Munk, Oliver A. Munk, Edmund A. 

 Munk, Lida Park Munk and Marietta C. 

 Park. The capital stock is $20,000. 



COLEUS 



TERSCHAFFELTII^OLDEN QUEEN, 

 FIRE BRAND, I.ORI> PAI.MERSTON, 



81TEEN VICTORIA, BECKWITH'S 

 EM. 



Prices of Booted Cuttin^t by Express, 60c 

 per 100: 16.00 per 1000 

 GOLDEN REDDER. Golden Tellow— tbs 



old original, true to name. Booted cuttlnrs, 



75c per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 

 FANCY VARIETIES. In addition to those 



named we offer a fine stock of twelve kinds. 



75c per 100; 16.00 per 1000. Strong cuttings. 



Free from Mealy bugs. 



AOKRATUM 



STEL.LA GURNET. Dwarf blue, 75e per 



100: $6.00 pnr 1000. 

 PRINCESS PAULINE, a combination of 



blue and white in same flower, 75c per 100; 



16.00 per 1000. 



SALVIA 



SPL.ENDENS, tall standard, one of the best, 

 rooted cuttings, 75c per 100; t6.00 per 1000. 



BONFIRE, medium dwarf, very rood, 

 rooted cuttings, 75c per 100; t6 00 per 1000. 



BKLIOTROPK 

 ROOTED CUTTINGS, 75c per 100; t6.00 per 

 1000. 



A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. 



EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT ! 



LIKE THE BEE 



A Prosperous Florist 

 Is Never Idle 



An Immense Stock of BeddihK Plants Now Read 



Mention Tbe Reriew when you write. 



The Bee is the first that takes advantage of the Great Work that Godfrey Aschmann.the nevt ; 

 resting fiurist, with the asslbtauce of his three grown-up, wide-a-wake sons, John, Edward an 

 Huwaid, and together with his faithful employees, have done since Easter. Just think! Everythin 

 nearly empty at Easter and now, now, look now. only four weeks have elapsed and such an immenb 

 stock ready lo put on the market. Can it be possible? JJo wonder the bees enjoy their lives 1. 

 Aschmann's greenhouses. Just look how they are swarming. "'Oh, Asehmann's flowers taste s. 

 sweet," the bees say. "We cannot stop; we have a bJsr field to work on; 100,000 of the choicest planth, 

 every nook and comer full; let us harvest." Secure Bargains now and for Decoration Day. 



Verbenas, all shades mixed, 2Hi-ln. pots, $3.0< 

 per 100. 



Aaparagua Plamosaa Nanas, 2-in. pots, (3.G:! 

 per 100. 



Colens, Quoen Victoria, Golden Bedder, Ver 

 schafreltil, very strong plants, 2^-ln. pots, |3.0(i 

 per 100. 



Coleas, fancy varletlen, very strong plants 

 2>i^-ln. pots, «4.00 and $5.00 per 100. 



Phlox Drnmmondll, 2)^-in. pots, $3.00 per 100 



En^Hob or Hardy Ivy (12 Inches long), 4-in. 

 pots, $8.00 per 100. 



German or Parlor Ivy, 2H^-in. pots, $3 00 per 

 100. 



Centaaren Gymnocarpa, or Dusty Miller. 

 2^-ln. pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Caphea, or Cigar Plant, 2>^-in. pots, $3.00 per 

 100. 



Lobelia, dwarf and trailing, 2>(i-ln. pots, $3.00 

 per 100. 



Sweet Alyssnm Little Gem, have 10,000 of the 

 2>^-in., $3.00 per 100. 



NRrleold Eldorado Africans, medium tall, 

 and Gold Ring, dwarf, 3-ln. pot«, $5 00 per 100. 



VInca Varleijata, or Periwinkle, 4-in. pots, 

 $10.00 per 100; 2Mi-ln. pots, 15.00. 



VInoa Rosea or Major, B-in. pots, $5.00 per 100. 



Cosmos, irrandlflora, white, red and pink, 3-in. 

 pots, 3 plants in a pot, $5.00 per 100 pots. 



Tomatoes, .Stone, best variety, transplanted 

 in boxes, 11.50 per 1000. 



GERANIUMS 



Out of 4-Inch pots, $7.00 per 100: 



S. A. Nutt, best double crimson. 



La Favorite double white. 



Mme. Thibaut and Gloriosum, dark pink. 



John Doyle, double red. 



Have eight of newer varieties which I quote as 

 follows: 



E. Trego, beautiful double crimson, the model 

 of perfection. 



Telegraph, free bloomer, deep double orange 

 cerise. 



Mrs. E. BawBon, deep rose, free bloomer, large 

 trusses. 



Bertha de Presilly, semi-double flowers of 

 great masses. nUver rose. 



Comtesse d'Harcourt, best double white, large 

 trusses, stands the sun well. 



Double Grant. Immense large flowers. 



Jean de La Brete, rose carmine shading to 

 white, camelia-shaped large trusses. 



Marquise de Castellane, beautiful soft crimson, 

 as large as hydrangea. 



4-Inch pots, ISc each; $1.70 per doz.; 

 91S.OO per 100. 

 AKeratnm, dwarf Blue, 4-ia. pots, $7.00 per 100; 

 2^-ln., $4.00 per 100. 



Asters, Victoria and 8 best separate colors, 2 

 to 2iii-in. pots, $3.00 per $100. 



Begonia Vernon, newest strain, flowers as 

 dark as blood. Seeds pli-.ked by myself from 

 specimen plants in Zurich, Switzerland, on ray 

 trip to Europfi last .vear. 4-in. pots, $10.00 per 100; 

 3-in. pots, 17.00 per 100. 



Begonia Erfordll (true). This is one of the 

 flnesi pink varieties. It is a sight to see the 

 bloom, nothing but a mass of flowers, as it dec- 

 orates the finest residences in Switzerland, Ger- 

 many and Paris. 4 in. pots, $12.00 per 100; 3- in., 

 $9.00 per 100. 



Scarlet Sase (or Salvia). Ours Is the genuine, 

 true Clara Bedman or Bonfire variety, an immense 

 blo'^mer, so much admired in the large caoltals 

 of Evirope and America. Of medium tall habit. 

 Seeas collected from the best specimen plants by 

 myself last .vear (1906) in Zurich, Switzerland. 

 Have a large house full, 5,000 plants in 4-in. pots, 

 in bloom ar<d bud now. Strong plants, 4-in. pots, 

 $10.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $7.00 per 100. 



Heliotropes, 4 in. pots, $7.00 per 100. 



NaBtnrtioros. dwarf, all shades, 4-in. pots, 

 r.OO per 100: 3-ln. pots, $5.00 per 100. 



Fnchalas. 5 to 5H-in. n'>ts, mixed, good vari- 

 eties. $1.80 per doz.; 4-in., $1.20 per doz. 



Cannas (truest varleilns), 10 good varieties, 

 all by name, 4-in. pots, $8.00 per 100. 



Ampelopsis Veitchit, staked up, 4-ln. pots, 

 15c each. 



Hoaeysnckle (sweet), staked up, 4 in. pots, 

 15c each. 



Cobaea Scandena, staked up, 4-in. pots. 10c 

 each. 



Daisies, Queen Alexandra and Marguerite 

 (white), &% to 6-in. pots, 20 to 25c each. 



DIelytra Spectabllls, or Bleeding Heart, 



ftlantea last fall, into 6-ln. pots and transplanted 

 n cold frames during winter, now fine, bushy 

 plants full of buds and flowers, pink, 2.5c each. 



Petunias, double, 4-ln. pots. 10c each. 



Petunias, single CaUfomia Giants, ruffled and 

 blotched, 3-ln. pots, $5.00 per 100. 



Petunias. Inimitable or dwarf variegated, 

 2H-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. 



Thunbericia or Black-eyed Susan, mixed 

 colors. 2f^ In pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Tradescantia Zebrlna var; 2^-ln. pots, $3.00 

 per 100. 



Summer Chrysanthemum, Camellias, 3 to 

 3H-ln. pots. $7.00 per 100. 



SalpiKlossis and Maurandla Barclayana, 2^-ln. 

 pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Don't Forget We I.ead the World in 



MOONVINES- 



Cr~ Watch and be caretnl yon don't buy 

 Morning Glories for Moonvlnes.^l[J 



We grow only the best varieties, A. W. Smith's 

 hybrid, or Ipomoea No'^tlflora, for which we 

 have had, f^r the past 20 years, a world-wide 

 reputation We ship every season. May and June, 

 20,000 to 25,000 plants into every state and territory 

 in America, and in Cuba and Mexico. This 

 moonvlne Is much earlier than any other variety 

 in existence, blooms freely, with very fragrant 

 pure white waxy flowers, and- as large as a 

 saucer. Price, 4-ln. pots, nicely staked up. 30 to 

 36 inches high, $12.00 per 100; 2Ji-ln. pots, $6.00 per 

 100. 



Areoa Liutescens. newly transplanted, made- 

 up, 3-ln. to 4-in. pot, 20c. 



Kentia Forst^rlana and Belmnreana, 

 newly potted ln4-ln. pots, 12 inches hlgn, 25c each. 



Cocos Weddeliana, 3-in., 16 to 18 Inches high, 

 15c to 20c each. 

 Watch for large sizes of Kentia, ready soon. 



Araucaria Robuata Compaeta 



April. liHXJ, ImDortallon. We have about 300 of 

 this novelty variety to offer, all perfect specimen 

 plants, adapted to lawns, front porches, cottages, 

 hotels, etc., 7 in., 4 to 5 tiers. 5 years old, 20 to 28 

 inches high, same width, $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 

 each. 



Aranoaria glaoca, larre, fine specimens, 6 

 years old 36 to 40 inches hl^h. 5 to 6 tiers, 36 to 40 

 inches wide. $3 00, $4 00 and $5.00 •»ach. 



New araucarlaM. Excelsa, robusta, compaeta 

 and glauca, first consignment of about 5,000 ar- 

 rived per Steamer Manltou, May 4, from Antwerp, 

 and more coming on by every steamer up 

 to June 1. We are able to ship you Araucarta ex- 

 celsa, 3 tiers. 10 tp 12 Inches high, in their original 

 package before I plant them in pots, 50c each; 

 larger sizes, 60c to 75c up to $1.00 and $1.25 each. 

 Glauca and robusta compaeta from $1.00, $1.25, 

 $1.50 to $1.75 each. 



Dracaena indivisa, imported this spring, 

 broad leaved, 30 to 40 inches high. 50c to 75c each. 



lALL GOODS MUST TRAVSL AT PURCHABKR'B BISK 

 CASH WITH ORDER, PLKASE 



GODFREY ASCHMANN 



Importor, Wbolesal* Grower and Shipper of Pot Plants 



1012 West Ontario Street, PHILADELPHIA 



