Apbil 2, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



27 



£aster Plants 



dozen. 



We offer an exceptionally well grown stock of sturdy plants, the kind you can sell every time. 



nDliiCnil DAilDI CD Better than ever and in liAnuA OUADTil nncc "^^^ ^''^^'^^ ^^ ^^ 

 Ulf IMOUN nAMoLtn prime condition, $1.00, mAuNA uNAn I A nllOC handled and tl 



$1.50, $2.60 to $5.00 value, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. 



ASSORTED ROSE BUSHES, $5.00 per dozen. DOROTHY PERKINS ROSE, $6.00 per 



HYDRANGEAS, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.5«, $2.50, $6.00. 



We want to call your attention to our Lilies. These are the finest in the city. Order now, before the stock is 

 exhausted— 12>^c to 16c per bud and flower. 



Write for our price list If you have not received one. We can supply anytblng: that looks like an Easter plant. 



S. S. PennocK=Meehan Co. 



THE WHOLESALE FLORISTS OP 



1608-20 LUDLOW ST., 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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but a careful comparison of the results 

 has convinced Mr. Farenwald that they 

 are not worth the addition in cost to him. 

 The star with a new name was all that 

 its originator claimed, the canes being 

 truly magnificent. . One house of Beau- 

 ties had been cut down for Easter and 

 were breaking finely. This house is 

 planted out in beds and has been cut 

 down twice each year for, I think, three 

 years, with excellent results. The present 

 growth should be in bloom about Easter. 

 Three long beds of Beauties, full-grown, 

 are producing good flowers. Liberty, 

 always a money-maker here, is looking 

 well, and Eichmond, with canes four or 

 five feet long from the base, looked even 

 better. 



Edward Towill had his Richmond in 

 superb condition. The wood was very 

 heavy, the foliage luxuriant, and the 

 buds showed substance. The Beauties 

 were divided into two groups, one flower- 

 ing, the other just starting into growth 

 after resting. Mr. Towill had two inter- 

 esting seedlings, one plant of each, and 

 two plants of a cross between Bon Silene 

 and Liberty, of which he has several 

 hundred small plants. This variety re- 

 sembles Bon Silene in appearance, the 

 bud being larger and possibly a little 

 deeper in color, while the growth was 

 more luxuriant than that of the old fa- 

 vorite. Another rose of interest is one 

 that is believed to be a sport from Kil- 

 lamey, with more substance than the 

 older variety. It is evident that the 

 barons of Roslyn believe in feeding, as 

 the condition of their beds and the 

 health of their plants abundantly testify. 



Unfortunately, want of time forbade 

 a visit to Mr. Groshen's, but Mr. Towill 

 justly remarked, "The last time you 

 were here you went there and no place 

 else. ' ' ' 



Another Propagating Wrinkle. 



There are some propagating secrets 

 that are learned by long and careful 

 experience; others come accidentally, but 

 are only grasped by those who are alert, 

 careful students of nature. It so chanced 

 that Phil happened in one day on Henry 

 Diehl, a propagator of experience. Mr. 

 Diehl had produced some marvelously fine 

 plants of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine dur- 

 in/j the last season, plants that ranged 



DAHLIA ROOTS 



PBIZE-WINMINO DAHLIAS. 



These are the cream of selection in the various 

 varieties. Thev produce mammoth flowers in abund- 

 ance, and can be depended upon for m^nd show. 



A.D. L.lTonl. Very double, beautiful clear pinki 



free flowering: and fine form; should be planted 



by all. 

 Amorer. A dwarf buihy double variety, intense 



red. 

 Black Beauty. A dark red sort, almost black, 



decorative. 

 Clarlbel. Very large purple, decorative variety. 

 Clifford W. Braton. A beautiful clear, deco- 

 rative variety, laree flowers produced on long: 



stems. 

 Grand Duke Alexis. Giant flowers, very 



massive, pure white, tingred pink on the extreme 



end of flower petals. 

 Benry V. Bf loliell. A rrand decorative dahlia, 



a combination of yellow and orange, free and 



continuous. 

 Marchioness of Bate. White, tipped pink, 



decorative. 

 Mepbisto. Fine large bright scarlet, decorative 



type. 

 Bed Hniiar. A very large decorative type, 



color a bright cardinal red, perfect in form, free 



bloomer. 

 Uncertainty. A peculiar combination of blush 



white, carmine and crimson, all in one flower, 



very aouble. 

 Wm. Agnew. Dazzling scarlet, decorative, 



very large. 



Prices — 10c each; perdoz., 11.00; per 100, 18.00. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



The grace, beauty and great value of this class of 

 dahlias can best be appreciated by growing them. 



Arachne. Crimson, striped white, fine form. 



Aunt Chloe. Rich black maroon. 



Aesir. Cardinal red, twisted petals. 



A tlanta. Large, bright red . shaded darker. 



Bridesmaid. Delicate pink, pale primrose to- 

 ward center. 



Rosine. A beautiful shade of clear rose. 



Dankward. Dark rose shading to carmine. 



Floradora. Distinct blood red, very free flow- 

 ering. 



Keynes White. Pure white, narrow petals. 



Strahlein Krone. Intense cardinal red, long 

 twisted petals. 



Capstan. Orange shaded red, very profuse. 



Karl of Pembroke. Pointed petal, plum color. 



Kriemhilde. Pink, suffused white, l&c each; 

 per doz., 11.50; per m 110.00. 



Mrs. J. J. Crowe. Clear, light canary yellow, 

 quilled petals. 



Urs. Jowett. Orange red, exceedingly fine. 



Progenitor. Bright carmme. 



Poroapine. Deep crimson^ beautiful form. 



J. Weir Fife. Ground bright purple, shaded 

 darker. 



Rosenhacen. Salmon, rose shading to magenta. 



BanKii. Large, deep maroon shaded dark, suf- 

 fused red. 



Island Qneen. Soft lavender pink, beautiful 

 form, late bloomer. 



Price (except where noted) — 10c each; per doz., 

 tl.OO; per 100, fS.OO. 



Write for oar Wholesale Catalogae. 



Headquarters for Lil. Formosum 



STOCK LIMITED, ORDER QUICK. 



HENRY F. MICHELL COMPANY 



Market Street, above 10th Street, • • • PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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from a 6-inch pot to a 12-inch pan — no 

 bunching of small plants, just one single 

 plant in a 12-inch pan. Just think of 

 that! Mr. Diehl was willing to talk 

 about his methods for the benefit of 

 florists in general. While these methods, 

 or something like them, are undoubtedly 

 known to Thomas Roland, of Nahant, 

 and a few other skillful growers, I doubt 

 whether they are generally known, and, 

 therefore, give them here. 



Henry Diehl accidentally broke a shoot 

 from a small plant of Begonia Gloire de 

 Lorraine about three and a half years 

 ago. Being of a thrifty turn of mind, 

 he put in a soft-wood cutting in October 



or early November and found that this 

 cutting rooted more readily even than 

 a geranium. Carried over winter in a 

 small pot, the begonia grew far more 

 luxuriantly than plants grown from leaf 

 cuttings made during the winter. The 

 next season a number of soft-wood cut- 

 tings were tried, the result being even 

 more gratifying than the first year. This 

 season Mr. Diehl had 150 plants produced 

 from cuttings early in November, 1906. 

 Without exception, the plants grew far 

 faster than those of other growers who 

 produced them from leaf cuttings, re- 

 sulting in a continuous crop of begonia 

 flowers, all on splendid, healthy plants. 



