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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Septembbb 24, 1008. 



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PITTSBURG. 



The Market 



Tor some time I have been informing 

 my readers of the very bad shape Busi- 

 ness has been in, but it is with a sad 

 heart I am compelled to inform you 

 that the climax came last Tuesday, Sep- 

 tember 15, when poor Business collapsed 

 and died. The interment will be de- 

 ferred until Bill is elected, when some 

 think another miracle will be performed 

 and Bill will breathe the breath of life 

 into Business. For the present, the 

 wholesalers are all keeping up a beau- 

 tiful display of Beauties, lilies, roses, 

 asters and everything of the best. This, 

 they say, is all they can do. 



Various Notes. 



Eandolph & McClements have just com- 

 pleted two houses, 20x175, and three 

 smaller houses. This will give this firm 

 about 125,000 feet of glass. This is 

 all filled with palms, ferns, crotons and 

 other plants. The only cut flowers grown 

 are chrysanthemums and gardenias. They 

 also force bulbs and lilac. 



A. W. Smith is receiving some good 

 dahlias from the Altimo Culture Co.; 

 also quantities of gladioli and asters. 



O. P. Beeb, 6105 Penn avenue, has 

 sold his business to Charles Eisner, who 

 retains Mr. Beeb as manager. 



H. J. Heinz, the pickle man, took ad- 

 vantage of the rose market and gave 

 away roses every day last week to the 

 visitors at the factory and also the stand 

 in the exposition. 



Miss E. B. Maxwell, of Wilkinsburg, 

 returned September 21 from an extend- 

 ed trip through the west, staying for 

 some time in Chicago. 



Sam Capes has been quite busy with 

 funeral work for several days. 



September 27 to October 3 Pittsburg 

 will celebrate its sesquicentennial. The 

 trades parade will take place Thursday, 

 October 1. The florists are preparing 

 an immense float to represent the trade. 

 Everyone within reach of this city will 

 miss something if he is not here, as great 

 preparations are going on to make it 

 a grand success. 



J. M. Young, of Windber, Pa., tele- 

 phoned September 20 that the forest fire 

 was within half a mile of the green- 

 houses. 



H. L, Blind & Bros, have leased the 

 large storeroom in the Empire building, 

 comer of Pifth street and Liberty ave- 

 nue, and began moving in at once. This 

 is a handsome room, larger than the old 

 one and giving much better chance for 

 window display. 



Chas. Koenig is completing two houses, 

 each 30x100, which he will use for forc- 

 ing lilies. 



Visitors: S. D. Greene, of Bayers- 

 dorfer's, Philadelphia; E. J. Fancourt, 

 of Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia; 

 Charles Peterson, J^ast Liverpool, O. ; 

 W. A. Herbert, Wellsville, O. 



Hoo-Hoo. 



Charleston, Mass. — It is announced 

 that Herbert L. "Wolf and Miss Bosetta 

 Asing will be married October 7. Mr. 

 Wolf was for fourteen years with J. W. 

 Howard, but for the last two years has 

 conducted a flower store for himself. 



Worcester, Mass. — The Worcester 

 County Horticultural Society had an es- 

 pecially good exhibition September 10. 

 H. F. A. Lange exhibited Golden Glow 

 chrysanthemums. George B. McWilliam, 

 gardener for Mrs. John C. Whitin, bad 

 a splendid display of gloxinias. 



Facts Worth Learning 



LOOK, BROTHER MINE I LISTEN I im 



What GODFREY ASCHMANN, the Philadelphia Hustler, the great foreseer, has 



got to say. He never goes wrong. 



W" HE PREDICTS GREAT PROSPERITY! °®« 

 NOW BEFORE THE DOOR 



You will sell everything you have at good 

 prices. After a hot spell follows a cold one; after 

 rain, sunshine: after a panic, money plentiful, 

 and you have got a chance 

 XO FILL, YOUR POCKETS IF YOU WISH 



TO DO SO. 

 ABF YOU FRF PARED FOR THE RUSH 7 



Brother, think it over; it is high time. When 

 will you start in? Now, of course. Waiting 

 means suicide. 



NOT ASLEEP. 



We are well prepared to meet all demands. 

 The Araucaria King means to sell his Araucarias, 

 and the motto of the moveman means Keep a 

 Moving. Eighteen years of experience of im- 

 porting, growing;, shipping and handling of Arau- 

 carias brings us m the foreground of any mer- 

 chant in the business; so well known that any 

 florist from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean can 

 sing a song of Godfrey Aschmann's Araucarias. 



CHEAPER THAN EVER— FERNS TO 

 BEAT THE BAND. 



Four houses full of choice Boston, Whit- 

 mani and Scottii Ferns, 5, 6H, and 7-in., all 

 pot-grown, raised in snug houses which protect 

 irom stiff frosts; never were so fine as this year. 

 Next on the program we carry a fine stock of 

 choice Kentia Palms, Robbers, Begonia 

 Glolre de Liorralne, etc., which stand a chal- 

 lenge with those of all the notable growers of 

 America and Europe. 



Araacarla Excelsa. &-ln. pots. 2 years old. 

 3 tiers, 10 to 12 inches high, 40c; SK-in. pots, 2 

 years old, 3 to 4 tiers, 12 to 15 inches high, 50c; 

 6-in. pots, 3 to 4 years old. 3, 4, 5 to 6 tiers, 16, 18, 

 20 to 22 inches high, 60c, 75c to $1.00 each. 



Araacarla Bobnsta Compacta, 6-in^ot8, 3 

 years old, 3 tiers, fine, beautiful plants, Sl.25 to 

 91.60 each. 



Araucaria Excelsa Olaaca, specimen plants; 

 spring, 1907, importation; suitable for lawns or 

 porches, 5 to 6 years old, 7-in. pots, 6 tiers, 25, 30, 

 85 to 40 inches high, same in width, beautiful 

 plants, $1.50, $1.75. $2.00. $2.50, $3.00 to $4.00 each. 



Boston and Scottii ferns, 4-in., 20c; 5-in., 

 30c to 35c; 5'a-in. to 6-in. pots, 3.5c, 40c and 50c; 

 7-in. pots, as big as a bushel basket. 75c to $1 00. 

 Scottii, 8 to 9-in. pans, made-up of 3 plants, 75c 

 to $1.00 per pan. Wbltmanl, 4in.. 20c; 5>^-in. to 

 6-in. pots, 35c, 40c and 50c. Wbltmanl, in 8-in. 

 pans, three large plants in a pan, 75c. Wblt- 

 manl, in 9 in. pans. 3 large plants in a pan. $1.00. 

 We have a big stock of these varieties and they 

 are pot, not bench, grown. Amerpoblli, 5-in., 

 30c, 35c to 40c. 



Kentia Belmoreana, 5>4 to 5>a-in. pots, 25 to 

 30 inches high, 50c, 60c and 75c; 4-in., 20 inches 

 high. 35c to 40c. 



Kentia Forsteriana, 7-in. pots, made-up, a 

 large one, about 40 inches high, in the center, sur- 

 rounded by three smaller ones, $4.00 each. 



Kentia Forsteriana. 6 to 7-in. pots, 36 inches 

 high, $2.00; specimen, 7-in.. 40 to 50 inches high, 

 $250 to $3.00: 6-in , 30 inches high, $1.60; e-fn.. 

 25 inches high, $1.00; 6- in.. 20 to 25 inches high, 

 75c; 5 to 5'u-in., 50c. 



Cocos W^eddelllana, bushy plants, 3-in., 15c, 

 18c and 20c; 4in., 25c. 



Ferns for DIsbes, 2>3-in., $1.00 per 100. A big 

 stock, best assortment. 



Cycas BeTolata, or Sa<o Palm, 6-in. to 7-ln. 

 pots, 5 to 20 leaves to a plant, 10c per leaf. 



If you so much money would make. 

 That to pile it, you'd need a big rake, 



Then to Aschmann you'll scurry. 



And buy in a hurry 

 All the plants Vour benches will take. 



Areca liutescens, 4-in. pots, three plants in a 

 pot, ready for 5-in., 30c. 



Fleas Elastlna, rubbers, 

 25c, 30c, 40c and 50c. 



5, 5^ to 6-in. pots, 



AsparaKas Plamosas Nanas, 2Hi-in., $8.00 

 per 100; 3-ln., $5.00 per 100; 4 in., $10.do per 100. 



Begonia Ololre de Lorraine. Of this so 

 much admired Christmas novelty we have a big 

 house full, raised from leaf cuttings only, large 

 bushy plants, free of any disease. 5-in. pots, 40c; 

 bhi to 6 in. pots. 50c, 75c to $1.00; 7 to 8-in. pots. 

 $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



Beiconla, newest type of improved Erfordii, 

 an immense bloomer for Christmas and all winter 

 through, 2 in. pots, $5.00 per 100, 4-in. pots, 16c. 



Begonia Vernon, dark, improved strain, 

 blooming all fall and winter, 3-in., 7c; 4-in., 10c. 



Printala Sinensis and Obconlca, best im- 

 proved strain, 4-ln. pots, $10.00 per 100, or 10c 

 each. 



Hydrangea Otaksa, pot grown. Remember, 

 only pot-grown. Can successfully be forced for 

 Easter blooming, nicely branched, 6 to 7-in. pots, 

 25c, 35c to 50c. 



Azalea Indica. Start in now to force Azalea 

 Indica for Chrit^tmas blooming. Deutsche Perle, 

 Simon Mardner, Vervaeneana and Petrick (new 

 pink, $1.10). 50c, 75c, $1.00. $1.25, $1.60 to $2.00 

 each. For Easter blooming, best leading varie- 

 ties, at same prict s. 



Cineraria Hybrlda. H. F. Michell's improved 

 strain, 2'4-in. pots, $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100 

 Polnsettiair, 8-in. pots, 7c; 4 in. pots, 10c. 



ALL GOODS MUST TRAVEL AT PURCHASER'S RISK 

 CASH WITH ORDER, PLEASE 



GODFREY ASCHMANN 



Importar, Wholaaal* Orow«r and Slilpper of Fot Plants. 



1012 W. ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



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Boston Ferns 



Pine, well grown, strong plants, that must be disposed of at this time, to make room for 

 other stock. 



2i«-ln., $4.00 per 100; 5-in., $20.00 per 100; 6-in. plants, $10.00 per 100; 8-in. plants, $75.00 per 100. 



CURRIE BROS. CO., 312 BROADWAY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



