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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Nephrolcpis Amerpohlii in Cut Flower "Votk. 



inches; stem like that of Enchantress, 

 long and reasonably stiff; habit fairly 

 upright, with little superfluous grass; 

 growth strong and clean; foliage me- 

 dium wide, blue-green, with medium 

 bloom; origin, a cross of 1904, two seed- 

 lings running back through many genera- 



tions to Daybreak and William Scott; 

 an early, free and continuous bloomer, 

 which, by reason of its color and good 

 shipping qualities, should take a place 

 as a standard commercial sort; can be 

 grown to exhibition standard. 



Albert M. Herr, Sec'y. 



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COMMENCEWENT BOUQUETS. 



The accompanying illustrations are 

 from photographs which were furnished 

 by William P. Craig, of Philadelphia, 

 to show the graceful finish that can be 

 given floral work by using fronds of 

 Nephrolepis Amerpohlii. These bouquets 

 were made by Fred Berger for the Hill 

 School, of Pottstown, at their May com- 

 mencement. The photographs were taken 

 by William Berger, Jr. Bride roses, lily 

 of the valley, and a little Adiantum 

 Croweanum, were used, in addition to the 

 cut fronds of Nephrolepis Amerpohlii. 

 The bouquets were extremely handsome. 



Phil. 



VIOLA CORNUTA. 



As a good and most beautiful material 

 for bedding purposes, the spring and 

 summer flowering Viola cornuta hybrids. 



with their manifold and bright colors, 

 deserve here to be mentioned. They are 

 really worthy of being used in every gar- 

 den, be it a small or large one. 



As one of the best and showiest hy- 

 brids, I mention Papilio. The pretty and 

 large blooms cover the dwarf and bushy 

 plants in dense masses and are of a most 

 lovely clear blue or light violet, with a 

 small white center. Two other good blue 

 varieties are Magnifica, of a dark violet 

 shade, and Purple Queen, of a deep blue 

 violet coloring. These three different 

 varieties are especially suitable for 

 planting in beds intermixed with yellow, 

 white or pink, early or late flowering 

 tulips. As Viola cornuta grows only to 

 a height of about six inches, the tulips 

 flower well above them and so present 

 on the blue underground a really fine 

 and beautiful sight. Viola cornuta is a 



perennial and stands even severe winters 

 fairly well without protection. 



The time of sowing, as well as their 

 cultural treatment, does not differ in the 

 least from that of Viola tricolor maxi- 

 ma; the only difference is that they must 

 be planted a bit closer than the last ones 

 mentioned. W. H. 



HOTELS OF PHILADELPHIA 



Name. Location. European Rate. 



Aldine 1914 Chestnut $2 



BelgraTia 18tb & Chestnut.. . $2.50, bath 



Bellevue-Stratford. Broad & Walnut. |2.50 and up 



Bingham lltb & Market $1.50 



Colonnade 15th & Chestnut. . .|1 to $1.&0 



Continental 9th & Chestnut $1.50 



•Dooners 10th & Chestnut |1 to $2 



Edouard 13th & Walnut. $2.50, 2 In r'm 



•Greens 8th & Chestnut $1 to $2.50 



Hanover 12th & Arch $1 to $5 



Irving 917 Walnut.. $2 to f3, Amer. 



Keystone 1524 Market 50c to $1.50 



Lorraine Broad & Fairmount Av. .$1.50 



Majestic 1207 N. Broad $2, Amer. 



Normandle 3etb & Cb'nut. .$3 to $3.50, A. 



Pascoe 313 S. 13th $1 to $2.50 



Kittenbouse 2132 Chestnut $2 to $2.50 



Stenton Broad & Spruce $1.50 



St. James 13tb & Walnut $2 



•Trainer's Bruad & Ixwust $1 to $2 



•Vendlg 12th & Market $1 to $2.50 



Walton Broad & Locust $1.50 



Windsor 1217 Filbert $1 



•Men only. 



Joseph Heacock, chairman of the hotel 

 committee, will be pleased to send any 

 further information, if addressed at 

 Wyncote, Pa. 



Augusta, Me. — Franklin D. Harts- 

 horn says summer trade has been light, 

 but still a fair call for made-up work. 



Batavia, III. — Wemberg & Johnson, 

 proprietors of the Batavia Greenhouses, 

 are building an addition, 40x60 feet, at 

 the south end of the present building. 



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