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May 28, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* ' 



65 



ASBESTOS GOODS. 



Cover your boilers and flow pipes with asbes- 

 tos; makes a great saving In coal bills; rea- 

 aonable first cost* easily applied; lasts many 

 years. Send for free catalogue. 



H. W. JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., 100 William 

 St., New York; Boston. Philadelphia, St. Louis, 

 Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburg, Cleveland, San 

 Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, London. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



Pillsbury'a carnation staples, 50c per 1000, 

 postpaid. I. L. Plllsbury, Galesburg, 111. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



"Wilful waste makes woeful want." You can 

 get cash for your surplus stock by advertising 

 It in the Review's Classified Department. 



Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. 

 Write for list. 

 Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



DECORATIVE MATERIAL. 



Write for our special price on a special lot of 

 dagger ferns. 



Try our laurel festooning for your decora- 

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

 order. Crowl Fern Co., MUlington, Mass. 



FERTILIZERS. 



BLATCHFORD'S PLANT GROWER AND 

 LAND RENOVATOR, composed only of the best 

 qualities of pure Rose Growers' Bone Meal, 

 Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, Sulphate 

 of Potash, Peruvian Guano and Gypsum. Com- 

 bined in the correct proportions for the best 

 results. For crops requiring an extra quick, 

 strong fertilizer. For benches and potting 



Slants, for roses, carnations, lilies, mums, etc. 

 end for folder that tells Why and How. Free. 

 J. W. BABWELL, AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 

 WAUKEGAN, ILL. 

 Established at Leicester, England, in 1800. 



We are manufacturers of dried and ground 

 aheep manure. Write us for particulars. 



Natural G'uano Co., Aurora, III. . 



FLOWER COLORINGS. 



Get Diamond G. S. B. brand. $1.00 per quart, 

 istpald. Samples free. 



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



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax leaves, by the case or thousand. , 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



GLASS. ETC. 



SURPLUS GLASS. 400 boxes, 16x24, double 

 strength, right from the factory, at less than 

 market price. 



McGregor Bros. Co., Springfield, Ohio. 



HOSE. 



TYPHOON HOSE. 

 This hose is the result of a careful study of 

 the eCTects 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 15.00 



800 feet, coupled 42.00 



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



Save your 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. J. Kopcsay, So. Bend, Ind. 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nico-fume," a great improvement over all 

 other tobacco papers, 24 sheets, 75c; 144 sheets, 

 13.50; 288 sheets, $6.50. 



"Nico-fume" liquid, 40% nicotine, % pint, 50c; 

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

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. 



PIPE AND FITTINGS. 



4-ln. cast-iron pipe, 10c per ft Special price 



in quantity. 



C. C. Pollworth Co., Mil waukee, Wis. 



PLANT STAKES. 



PLANT STAKES AND TRELLISES. 

 Seele's for roses, chrysanthemums, gladioli, 

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

 etc. Patents pending. , ^ 



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



POTS. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesburg Pottery Co., Colesburg, Iowa. 



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 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrlghtwood Ave.), Chicago. 



Red fiower pots, band-molded, standard sizes. 

 Samples and prices on application. 

 GEO. E. FEUSTEL, Falrport, Iowa. 



PRINTING. 



Letter-heads, bill-beads, tags, etc., $1.25 per 

 1000. Samples free. Write now. Distance no 

 hindrance. O. Fink, Pottstown, Pa. 



raffiaT 



Raffia (colored), 20 beautiful shaded. Samples 

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



or 810-824 Washburne Ave., Chicago. 



TOBACCO. 



Fresh tobacco stems, 60c per 100 lbs.; $10.00 

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



WIRE WORK. 



Wm. H. Woemer, 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. B. F. Winterson Co., 

 45, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

 BaU & Betz, 31 E. 3rd St., Cincinnati, O. 



William B. Hlelscher's Wire Works. 

 88 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. 

 Illustrated book, 250 designs free. 



C. C. Pollworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 

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



HORTICULTURAL BOOKS 



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

 noted, postpaid, and any other book at publishers' prices 



Vhm nortsts* Blannal. 



By William Scott. Covers the whole fieM ol 

 commercial floriculture. Articles are arranged alpha- 

 betically so that reference is quick and easy. It tella 

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

 want to be told. ^.00 



Tbe Dablla. 



By Lawrence K. Peacock, a practical treatise 

 on the habits, characteristics, cultivation and history 

 of the dahlia with a descriptive list of all the best vari. 

 eties. Copiously and elegantly illustrated. SO cents 



Smith's Chrysanttaexnuxn Manual. 



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

 plete practical treatise, concise directions for every 

 stage of the work of propagator and grower. The 

 result of 22 years' ezpenence. Fully illustrated. 



40 cents 



Handr BXanual. . - 



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

 greenhouse heating and ventilating, by a practical 

 steam and hot water engineer of long experience. 136 

 pages. $1.00 



Ck>in]nerolal Violet Culture. 



_ By B. T. Galloway. An illustrated, comprehen- 

 sive and complete treatise on the commercial culture, 

 growing and marketing of violets for profit. Of interest 

 to the amateur as well as the commercial grower. 

 Cloth. 224 pages. $1.50 



Muebrooma— How to Grow Them. 



By Wm. Falconer. This is the most practical 

 workon the subject ever written, and the only Dook on 

 growing mushrooms published in America. The author 

 describes how he grows mushrooms and how they are 

 grown for profit by the leading market gardeners, and 

 for home use by the most successful private growers. 

 Kngravings drawn from nature expressly for this work. 

 Cloth. 91.00 



The Nursery Book. 



By L. H. Bailey. A complete guide to the multi- 

 plication of plants. The book comprises full practical 

 directions for sowing, the making of all kinds of layers, 

 stools, cuttings, propagation by bulbs and tubers, and 

 very complete accounts of all the leading kinds of bud- 

 ding, grafting and inarching. An alphabetical catalog 

 of about \500 plants — of fruit, kitcnen-garden, orna- 

 mental and greenhouse species— with directions for 

 their multiplication. Cloth. $1.80 



Handbook of Plants and General Horti- 

 culture. 



By Petek Henderson. This new edition com- 

 prues about 50 per cent more genera than the former 

 one, and embraces the botanical name, derivation, nat- 

 ural order, etc., together with a short history of the 

 different genera, concise instructions for their propa- 

 ^tion and culture, and all the leading local or common 

 English names, together with a comprehensive glossary 

 of botanical and technical terms. Plain instructions 

 are also given for the cultivation of the principal vege- 

 tables, fruits and flowers. Cloth. $3.00 



Pronounolnar Dictionary. 



A list of plant names and the botanical terms most 

 frequently met with in articles on trade topics, with the 

 correct pronunciation for eac^ S5 oentS 



The Amerloan Carnation. 



By C. W. Ward. Invaluable to the camatloa 

 grrower. All departments of the business are trea t ed in 

 a thoroughly practical manner. This book is the work 

 of a careful, studious grower of ripe experience. Fully 

 illustrated. $8.00 



Handbook ol Praotloal Landscape Gar* 

 , denlnar. 



By F. R. Elliott. Designed for city and suburban ' 

 residences and country schoolhouses. conuining 

 designs for lots and grounds, from a lot iJOxlOO feet to a 

 40-acre plant. Cloth. $1UH» 



The Propagratlon of Plants. 



By Andrew S. Fuller. Illustrated with numet- 

 ous engravings. Describing the process of hybridizing 

 and crossing and also the many different modes by 

 which cultivated planu may be propagated and multi- 

 plied. Cloth. 369 pages. . $1.00 



How to Make Money Growing Violets. 



By Georoe Saltpord. For men and women in 

 towns, villages or on farms. Tells what is the best soil 

 for violets, how to prepare it, planting, watering, culti- 

 vation, varieties, heating, fertilizers, insects, diseases, 

 marketing, shipping, etc. Illustrated. 85 cents 



Ornamental Gardening for Americans. 



♦By Eli A 8 A. LoNO, landscape architect. A treatise 

 on beautifying homes, rural districts and cemeteries. 

 A plain and practical work with numerous illustrations 

 and instructions so plain that they may be readily fol- 

 lowed. Illustrated. Cloth. 39Upage8. $1.00 



Practical norlcultnre. 



By Peter Henderson. An illustrated guide ts 

 the successful propagation of florists' plants. A detailed 

 account of the requisites to success and a clear expla- 

 nation of imoroved methods. For the amateur and 

 professional florist. 326 pages. ClotlL Postpaid; 



' $1.00 



Bulbs and Tuberous Booted Plants. 



By C. L. Allen. A complete history, description, 

 methods of propagation and full directions for the suc- 

 cessful culture of bulbs in the garden, dwelling or 

 greenhouse. The illustrations which embellish this 

 work have been drawn from nature, and have bttn 

 engraved especially for this book. Cloth. , $1.0O 



fha Chrysanthemum. 



By Arthur Hbrrinoton, formerly president ol 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. The most com- 

 plete and comprehensive work on the cultivation of tii* 

 chrysanthemum that has yet been published in Amer- 

 ica. The book will be welcomed for the lucid, com- 

 prehensive, as well as the practical character of its con- 

 tents. Handsomely illustrated. 168 pages, 5x7 inches. 



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