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Th^ Weekly Florists^ Review* 



DCTOBEU 1, 1008. 



PUEBLO, COLO. 



On account of the large dumber of 

 exhibits in the various departments of 

 the state fair, it was necessary to begin 

 the awarding of prizes earlier than usual, 

 and the judges were hard at work early 

 on the first day, September 15. All of 

 the floral entries were judged on that 

 day. The awards to professional florists 

 were as follows: 



Asters — One hundred bloons white, Park 

 Floral Co., Denver, first; G. Fleischer, Pueblo, 

 second. 



One hundred blooms red or pink, Park Floral 

 Co., first; W. W. Wllmore, Denver, second. 



One hundred blooms purple or lavender, Park 

 Floral Co. first, G. Fleischer second. 



Gladioli — Collection of twenty-five spikes, any 

 strain, H. J. Berry, Denver, first. 



Vase of twelve spikes, red, H. J. Berry first. 



Vase of twelve spikes, any other color, Wil- 

 liam Clark, Colorado Springs, first; G. Fleischer 

 ^econd. 



Dahlias — Best and largest collection, not less 

 than fifty varieties, W. W. Wllmore first, H. J. 

 Berry second. 



Collection of, twenty-five distinct varieties, 

 five blooms each, W. W. Wllmore first, H. J. 

 Berry second. 



Beet and largest collection of cactus varie- 

 ties, W. W. Wllmore first, H. J. Berry second. 



Twelve varieties, to be Judged according to 

 their desirability for cut flowers, five blooms 

 each, ' W. W. Wllmore first, William Clark 

 second. 



Perennials — Collection of cut blooms. Park 

 Floral Co. first, H. J. Berry second. 



Carnations — Vase of twenty-five blooms, red. 

 Park Floral Co. first; J. W. Smith, Colorado 

 Springs, second. 



Vase of twenty-five blooms, white. Park 

 Floral Co. first, J. W. Smith second. 



Vase of twenty-five blooms, pink. Marquis or 

 lighter. Park Floral Co. first; Pike's Peak 

 Floral Co., Colorado Springb, second. 



Vase of twenty-five blooms, darker than Mar- 

 quis, Park Floral Co. first. Pike's Peak Floral 

 Co. second. 



Vase of twenty-five blooms, any other color. 

 Park Floral Co. first. 



Sweepstakes, vase of twenty-five carnations, 

 exhibited in any six of the preceding classes. 

 Park Floral Co. 



Boses — Vase of twelve American Beauties, 

 stems not to exceed five feet, Park Floral Co. 

 first, J. W. Smith second. 



Vase of twelve pink. Park Floral Co. first, 

 Pike's Peak Floral Co. second. 



Vase of twelve white. Pike's Peak Floral Co. 

 first. Park Floral Co. second. 



Vase of twelve red. Park Floral Co. first, 

 J. W. Smith second. 



Sweepstakes, vase of twelve roses shown In 

 any of four preceding classes. Park Floral Co. 



Plants. Blooms, Etc. — Six geraniums In bloom, 

 pot not to exceed eight Inches, Park Floral Co. 

 first, G. Fleischer second. 



Six fuchsias, one or more varieties, pot not 

 to exceed six Inches, G'. Fleischer second. 



Largest and best collection of greenhouse 

 plants, Including palms, ferns, rubber trees and 

 everything under the head of house and win- 

 dow plants; value, variety and perfection of 

 plants considered. Park Floral Co. first, William 

 Clark second. 



Specimen sword fern, nephrolepls, G. Fleischer 

 first. Park Floral Co. second. 



Three ferns of three varieties. Park Floral 

 Co. first, G. Fleischer second. 



Hanging basket of asparagus. Park Floral 

 Co. first, William Clark second. 



Hanging basket of fern. Park Floral Co. first, 

 O. Fleischer second. 



Hanging basket mixed plants. Park Floral 

 Co. first, G. Fleischer second. 



Six asparagus In 6-Inch pots, not less than 

 two varieties, William Clark first. Park Floral 

 Co. second. 



The Review will send Scott's Manual 

 post paid for $5^. 



Jamestown, N. Y. — Lawrence Cotter, 

 of Dorchester, Mass., has been engaged 

 38 superintendent of the Lake View Rose 

 Gardens, succeeding C. H. Roney, who 

 resigned to go into business for himself. 



Mount Vernon, Ind. — William Kirk- 

 man, who suddenly left this city last 

 May, has returned and accepted a posi- 

 tion with the Mt. Vernon Floral Co. 

 Al^oot the time of Mr. Kirkman's dis- 

 appearance an unknown man was killed 

 on the Illinois Central railroad at Han- 

 son, Ky., and the newspapers immediate- 

 ly identified the man as Mr. Kirkman, 

 and for a short time Mr. Kirkman was 

 I- v'?^4~^l),'^f?(iferi .^.^? Ae.^^papers. 



Facts Worth Learning 



LOOK, BROTHER MINE I LISTEN I -«| i 



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



got to say. He never goes wrong. 



»" HE PREDICTS GREAT PROSPERITY I "^« 

 NOW BEFORE THE DOOR 



You will sell everything you have at good 

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

 rain, sunshine; after a panic, money plentiful,* 

 and you have got a chance 

 TO FILL YOUR POCKETS IF YOU WISH 



TO DO SO. 

 ARK YOU PREPARED FOR THE RUSH ? 



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

 will you start iu? 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 in the foreground of any mer- 

 chant iu 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 TH4N EVER— FERNS TO 

 BEAT THE BAND. 



Four houses full of choice Boston, Whit- 

 maul and ScottU Ferns, 5, 5^2, 6 and 7-in., all 



)ot-grown, raised in snug houses which protect 



r <m stiff frosts; never were so fine as this year. 

 Next on the program we carry a line stock of 

 choice Kentia Palms, Rubber*, Beg'inia 

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

 lenge with tnose of all the notable growers of 

 America and Europe. 



Araucaria Excelsa, &-in. pots. 2 years old, 

 8 tiers, 10 to 12 inches high, 40c; SVz-in. pots, 2 

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

 6-in. pots. 8 to 4 years old. 8, 4. 5 to 6 tiers, 16, 18, 

 20 to 22 inches high 60c. 75c to $1 00 each. 



Araucaria Robusta Compacta, 6-in. pots, 8 

 years old, 3 tiers, hoe, beautiful plants, $1.25 to 

 $1.50 each. 



Araucaria Excelsa Glauca, specimen plants; 

 spring, 1907, importation; suitaole for lawns or 

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

 35 to 40 inches high, same in width, beautiful 

 plants. $1.60. $1.75.12.00. $2.50. $3.00 to $4.00 each. 



Boston and Soottii ferns. 4-in., 20c; 6-in., 

 30c to 85c; SVin. to 6-in. pots, 86c, 40c and 50c; 

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

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

 to $L.uO per pan. Wbitmani, 4-in.. 20c: 5Vin. to 

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

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

 mani, 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, Krown. Amerpohlil, 5-in., 

 30c, 35c to 40c. 



Kentia Belmoreana, 6^ to 6>a-in. pots, 25 to 

 80 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 Forsi eriana. 6 to 7-in. pots, 36 inches 

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

 $2 60 to $3.00; 6-in , 30 inches high, $1.50; e-in., 

 25 inches high, $1.00: 6 in., 20 to 25 inches high, 

 75c; 6 to SVin., 50c. 



Cocos Weddeiliana, bushy plants, 3-in., 16c. 

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



Ferns for Dishes, Iht-in., $4.00 per 100. A big 

 stock, best assortment. 



Cycas Revtilnta, or Sa«;o Palm, 6-in. to 7-in. 

 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 your benches will take. 



Areca Lutesoens, 4-ln. pots, three plants in a 

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



Ficus Elastl^a, rubbers, 5, 5^ to 6-in. pots, 

 25c, 80c, 40c and 50c. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, 2H>-ln., $8.00 

 per 100^ 3-in., $5.00 per 100; 4 in . $10.00 per 100. 



B«>Konia Gloire de Lorraine. Of this so 

 much admit ed Christmas novelty we have a big 

 h 'Ut'C full, raised irom leaf cuttings only, large 

 bushy plants, free of any disease, 5-in. pots, 4()c; 

 5^jto6in pots, 50c, 75c to $1.00; 7 to 8-in. pots. 

 $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



BeKonia, newest type of improved Erfordii. 

 an immense bloomer for Christmas and all winter 

 through, 2 in. pots, $5.00 per 100. 4-in. pots, 15c. 



Begonia Vernon, dark, improved strain, 

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



Primula Sinensis and Obconica, best im- 

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

 each. 



Hydrangea Otalisa, pot grown. Remember, 

 only pot-gr< wn. Uau successfully be forced for 

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

 25c. 35c to 60c. 



Aialea Indica. Start in now to force Azalea 

 Indica for Ohri^tIna8 blooming. Deutsche Perle, 

 Simon Mardner. Vervaeneana and Petrick (new 

 pink. $1.10). .50c, 7Sc. $1.00, $1.25, $150 to $2.00 

 each For Easter blooming, best leading varie-. 

 ties, at same pric. s. 



Cineraria Hybrida. H F. Micbell's improved 

 strain, 2>4-in. pots. $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $).00 per 100 

 Poinsettias, 3-in. pots, 7c; 4 in. pots, 10c. 



ALL GOODS MUST TRAVEL AT PURCHASER'S RISK 

 CASH WITH ORDER, PLEASE 



GODFREY ASCHMANN 



Importer, WhoIaMU* Ctoow«r aod Sblppar of Pot Plmats. 



1012 W. ONTARIO ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



CYCLAMEN 



Giganteum, extra fine, 6-in., $5 00 per doz.; 

 3-in . $5.00 per 100. Primroses, Improved Chin- 

 ese, extra fine. 4-in , $6 00 per 100: 8-in., S4 00 

 per 100. Primula Obconica, large flowering, 

 mix^d, extra strong, 4-in., $7 OO per 100: 

 3-ln., $5.00 per 106. Cineraria, large flowering 

 dwarf . 2-in . $2 00 per 100 Asparagus Plumosus 

 and Sprengeri, str-ng. m in.. $S.0og3er 100 Cash. 



J. W. MIIXKR, Shireinyigtown, Pa. 



Always mention tbe Florists* Review 

 wben writink advertteers. 



EXTRA GOOD SJOCK 



Boston Ferns, bench-grown, ready for 5-in. and 

 6-in. pots, $25.00 and 940.0U per 100. Asparagus 

 Plumosus Nanus, 4 in.. $10 00 per 100. Aspara> 

 gUM Sprengeri, 4-in.. extra heavy. $8 00 per 100. 

 Cyclamep, 4-in.. $12.00 per 100. Carnations^ 

 Enchantress, Boston Market. Queen, H. Fenn, 

 field grown. $5 00 per IbO. Smllax, 2^-\a., $1.76 

 per 100. Cash, please. 



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