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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Afbil 16, 1908. 



CHARCOAL SCREENINGS. 



Charcoal sereenlngB keep soil sweet and add 

 color. W. E. Hoffman, wholesale and retail 

 florist, says Sidell's charcoal screenings can not 

 be excelled for the uses to which be put them 

 In his houses. . „ „ 



E. V. Sldell, Poughkeepsie, N. T. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. 

 Write for list. .„. 



Hoi ton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



DECORATIVE MATERIAL. 



W^rite for our special price on a special lot of 

 dagger ferns. 



Try our laurel festooning for your decora- 

 tions, only 5c per yd.; 10 yds. free with first 

 order. Crowl Fern Co., MiUington, Mass. 



FERTILIZERS. 



A sample 100-lb. bag of BLATGHFORD'S 

 CELEBRATED PLANT GROWER AND LAND 

 RENOVATOR only |2.75. It is particularly 

 adapted for florists. It is composed only of the 

 best qualities of pure Rose Growers' Bone Meal, 

 Nitrate of Soda, Peruvian Guano, Sulphate of 

 Ammonia, Sulphate of Potash and Gypsum in 

 the most soluble form and in the correct pro- 

 portions for obtaining the best results. For 

 benches and potting plants, for roses, carnations, 

 lilies, mums, etc., florists will And it unequaled. 

 Send for particulars. „„„„ 



BLATGHFORD'S AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 

 WAUKBGAN, ILL. 



Established at Leicester, England, in 1800. 



We are manufacturers of dried and ground 

 sheep manure. Write us for particulars. 



Natural Guano Co., Aurora, 111. 



FLOWER COLORINGS. 



Get Diamond G. S. B. brand Lavender for 

 Easter, $1.00 per quart. Postpaid. 



BURTON-ALLISON CO., St. Louis, Mo. 



HOSE. 



TYPHOON HOSE. 

 This hose is the result of a careful study of 

 the effects of cinder walks, bench posts and the 

 damp, warm atmosphere of the greenhouse. It 

 is a guaranteed hose, with heavy rubber tubing 

 and 3-ply heavy hose duck. 



60 feet, coupled » 7.50 



100 feet, coupled 16.00 



300 feet, coupled 42.00 



E. H. HUNT, 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Save vour dollars by using our reliable 

 FLORISTS' hose. Specially made from the 

 best material to withstand the hard service you 

 will give it. Outlasts them all. 



QUAKER CITY RUBBER CO., 

 Philadelphia. Chicago. Pittsburg. 



REVERO HOSE. 

 A. L. Randall Co., 19 Randolph St., Chicago. 



Showermaker, $1.00. Jos. Kopcsay, So. Bend, Ind. 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nlco-fume," a great improvement over all 

 other tobacco papers, 24 sheets, 76c; 144 sheets, 

 13.60; 288 sheets, |6.50. 



"Nlco-fume" liquid, 40% nicotine, % pint, 60c; 

 pint. $1.50; % gallon, $5.50; gallon, $10.50. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. 



PLANT STAKES. 



PLANT STAKES AND TRELLISES. 

 Seele's for roses, chrysanthemums, gladioli, 

 tuberoses, dalilias. tomatoes, egg-plants, etc., 

 etc. Patents pending. 



H. D. Seele & Sons, Elkhart, Ind. 



POTS. 



standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 500 miles of the Capital write us; 

 we can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 28th 

 and M Sts., N. E.. Washington, D. C. 



We make Standard Flower Pots, etc. 



Write us when in need. 



Wllmer Cope & Bro. 



Lincoln University, Chester Co., Pa. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Sons, 361-363 Berndon 

 S t. (near Wrlghtwood Ave.), Chicago. 



Red flower pots, hand-molded, standard sizes. 

 Samples and prices on application. 

 GEO. E. FEUSTEL, Fairport, Iowa. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesbnrg Pottery Co., Colesburg, Iowa. 



RAFFIA. 



Raffia (colored), 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

 free. R. H. CJomey Co., Camden, N. J., 

 or 810-824 Washbnme Ave., Chicago. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Our fresh stock of sphagnum Is ready for 

 the Easter trade; also fibrous and orchid peat. 

 Write for prices. 

 Ocean Co. Moss and Peat Co., Waretown, N. J. 



We have the very test grades of mosses and 

 peats, and offer same at Tow prices. Consider 

 the quality before ordering elsewhere. Write 

 for prices on live and baled sphagnum, green 

 decorating moss, leaf mold, orchid and rotted 

 peat. We can please you on these goods. Sam- 

 ples for asking. 

 American Moss ft Peat Co., Box 6, Waretown.N.J. 



TOBACCO. 



special offer. Tobacco stems, large bales, 

 weighing from 250 to 300 lbs., $2.75 per bale; 

 2 bales for $5.00; f. o. b. Columbus. Cash with 

 order. The Livingston Seed Co., Columbus, O. 



Fresh tobacco stems, 50c per 100 lbs.; $10.00 

 per ton. Scharff Bros., Van Wert, Ohio. 



BUSINESS BRINGERS— 



REVIEW Classified Advs. 



WIRE WORK. 



Wm. H. Woerner, Wire Worker of the West. 

 Manufacturer of florists' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 

 520 N. 16th St., Omaha, Neb. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work In the west. E. F. Wlnterson Co., 

 46, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Wire work. Manufacturers of artistic florists' 

 designs. New price list, large discount. 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Ltd., Pittsburg, Pa. 



William B. Hielscher'8 Wire Works. 

 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 

 Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Best — Cheapest — Try a sample order. 



Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa . 



B. H. Hunt, 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



HORTICULTURAL BOOKS 



We can supply any of the following: books at the prices 

 noted, postpaid, and any other book at publishers' price. 



Pronoonolns DlotloiuuT. 



A list of plant names and the botanical terms most 

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 correct pronunciation for each. SS 0«ntf 



Handy Maimal. 



^By J. W. Johnson. Illustrated with plans for 

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 (team and hot water engineer of long experience. *1K 

 pages. 91.00 



Th« Dahlia. 



By Lawrence K. Peacock. A practical treatise 

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 of the dahlia with a descriptive list of all the best van- 

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Tha Florists* Mannal. 



By William Scott. Covers the whole field ol 

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 you just what you want to know in just the way yon 

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Smith's Chrysanthemum Manual. 



By Elhek D. Smith. Revised edition. A com- 

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 stage of the work of propagator and grower. The 

 result of 22 years' experience. Fully illustrated. 



40 cents 



Praotleal norlooltura. 



By Peter Henmeksun. An illustrated guide ts 

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 account of the requisites to success and a clear expla- 

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The ProiMteatlon of Plants. 



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How to Make Money Orowlnc Violets. 



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The Prunlnsr Book. 



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By Peter Henderson. This new edition com- 

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Greenhouse Management. 



By PuoF. L. R. Taft, of Michigan Agriculmral 

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