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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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FERN LEAVES. 



Fern leaves always on hand, fancy and dag- 

 ger, 35c per 100; 500 for |1.75, 1000 for $3.00. 

 SDe'clal prices on contract orders. 



The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax leaves, by the case or thonaand. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Seranton, Pa. 



GLASS. 



35 boxes 16x24 double A, band-made tank 

 glass, $3.00 per box. 



James Truitt & Sons, Chanute, Kan. 



GOLD FISH. 



GOLD FISH, fish globes, castles, fish food, 

 aquatic plants. Ask for wholesale price list. 

 Iowa Bird Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 



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 | 7.60 



100 feet, coupled 15.00 



800 feet, coupled 42.00 



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



Sbowermaker, fl.OO. For dealers' price and 

 electrotype to J. Kopcsay, South Bend, Ind. 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nlco-fume," a great Improvement over all 

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

 $3.50; 288 sheets, $6.60. 



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

 pint, $1.50; M, gallon, $5.50; gallon. $10.60. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Kj. 



KNIVES. 



Maher & Grosh Co., 98 A St., Toledo, Ohio. 



Propagating knives, 50c; budding, 35c; graft- 

 ing, 25c; pruning, 75c. Bazor steel, hand 

 forged. Postpaid. Catalogue free. 



LEAF MOLD. 



Peat and leaf mold of all kinds. 

 The W. E. Kirchhoff Co., Pembroke, N. Y. 



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. 



Wilmer Cope & Bro. 



Lincoln University, Chester Co., Pa. 



Flower Pots. Before buying write us for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Sons, 861-863 Hemdon 

 St. (near Wrightwood Av e.), Chicago. 



FREE TO FLORISTS. Sample box of red 

 pots. Geo. B. Fenstel, Fairport, Iowa. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesbnrg Pottery Co.. Colesburg, Iowa. 



RAFFIA. 



Baflfia (colored), 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

 rree. R. h. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., 

 or 810-82 4 Washbume Ave., Chicago. 



SMILAX-WILD. 



m^^^ *''**P' 'resh, now ready, 60-lb. cases, 



$7.00. Wire orders solicited. 



The B arteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Our fresh stock of sphagnum is ready for 

 Shipment. Our goods are second to none. Strict- 

 ly guaranteed. Give us a call. 

 Ocean County Moss & Peat Co., Waretown, N. J. 



Soft, long fibre sphagnum for fiorists' use. 

 Large bag, solidly packed, $1.00; 6 bags, $6.00. 

 Good moss. Low freight rates. 

 W. J. Olds, Union City, Pa. 



A full stock of sphagnum, sheet, and green 

 cinmp moss on hand all the year round. Prices 

 always reasonable. Write. 

 H. Kenney. 88 Rochester Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



. Y'^f •L"^^"' 30c each; ton, $16.00; carload 

 In bulk, $50.00. Write. 



Cleveland A Turner, City Point, Wis. 



Ten bales sphagnum, $7.00. 

 Z . K. Jewett Co., Sparta, Wis. 



TOBACCO. 



-TOBACCO DUST AND STfeMS. Dust in bags, 

 i**' lbs., $3.00; stems in hales, 350 to 400 lbs., 

 9Z.U0. Cash with order. Money back if jrou 

 •ay so, Samuel B. LevrfBinghamton, N. Y. 



THE FUMIGATING KIND TOBACCO POW- 

 DER. The first on the market and the kind 

 that has so many imitators has our guarantee 

 tag of satisfaction or money back and "The 

 Moon Trade Mark" on every bag: $3.00 per 

 100 lbs. 



THE H. A. STOOTHOFF CO., 

 Makers and Sellers, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 



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

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



WIRE WORK. 



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

 Manufacturer of florists' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 

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



Wire designs. Largest assortment in the 

 west. We can save you money and ship from 

 Denver. The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver. Colo. 



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

 BaU & Bets, 31 E. Srd St., Cincinnati, 0. 



60 per cent less than manufacturing coet. 

 Onr specialty — 100 assorted designs, $10.00. 

 H. Kenney, 88 Rochester Ave., Bro ok lyn. N. Y. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work in the west. B. F. Wint«-son Co.. 

 46, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Florists' wire designs and hanging baskets. 

 Wyandotte Wire Works Co. 

 406 Ann Ave., Kansas City, Kan. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 



Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wl». 



William B. Hielscher's Wire Works. 

 88 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. 



Best — Cheapest — ^Try a sample order. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



Illustrated book, 260 designs free. 

 O. O. Poliworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee. Wl«. 



Manufacturers of florists' designs. 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Co.. Ltd.. Pittsbnrg. Pa. 



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



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