December 17, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



73 



ASBESTOS GOODS. 



Cover your boilers and flow pipes with a8l)eB- 

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

 Bonable first cost; easily applied; lasts many 

 years. Send for free catalogue. 



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

 gt.. New York; Boston, Phlladelplila, St. Louis, 

 Milwaukee, C'hicago. Pittsburg, Cleveland, San 

 Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, London. 



BOUQUET GREEN. 



First-class Indian-picked bouquet green, put 

 up in 100 lb. crates, now ready, $4.50 per 100 

 lbs. Special terms made on car lots, f. o. b. 

 iplcklng stations In northern Wisconsin. 



Bouquet green wreathing, heavy grade, per 

 100 yards, $4.50. 



Currle Bros. Co., 108 Wisconsin St., Mil- 

 waukee, Wis. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



PlUsbury's carnation staples, BOc per 1000, 

 postpaid. I. L. Pillsbury, Galesburg, 111. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



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 5c per yd.; 10 yds. free with first 

 order. Crowl Fern Co., Millington, Mass. 



BLUE BIDGE NATURAL LOO MOSS. 

 Fancy sheets, special quality, in S basbel 

 sacks, well filled, $1.50 per sack. 

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



Green and bronze leucothoe, extra large, $2.50 

 per 1000. Cash, please. 



H. H. Hill, Victoria, Macon Co., N. Car. 



FERN LEAVES. 



Fern leaves always on hand, fancy and dag- 

 ger, 35c per 100; 500 for $1.76. 1000 for $3.00. 

 Special prices on contract orders. 



The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Green and bronce galax, small and medium, 

 50c per 1000. Extra large. 75c. Postage pre- 

 paid. Cash, please. 



H. H. Hill, Victoria, Macon Co., N. Car. 



Galax leaves, by the case or thousand. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co.. Scranton. Pa. 



GOLD FISH. 



GOLD FISH. 

 Comets, Fans, Nymphs, Telescopes, $2.50 per 

 100 up; also aquarium plants. To dealers oiUy. 

 J. A. Brlgel, Mt. Airy, ClnclnnaU, O. 



Japanese Fantails, assorted sizes, $20.00 per 

 100. Aquarium plants, $3.00 per 100. Jos. Vols 

 & Son, Dina Ave., Sta. L, Cincinnati, O. 



HOSE. 



TYPHOON HOSE. 

 This bose is the result of a carefnl study of 

 the effects of cinder walks, bench posts and the 

 damp warm atmosphere of the greenhouse. It 

 is a guaranteed bose, with heavy rubber tubing 

 and 3-ply heavy hose duck. 



50 feet, coupled $ 7.Wt 



100 feet, coupled 15.00 



300 feet, coupled 42.00 



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



Showermaker, $1.00. For dealers' price and 

 electrotype to J. Kopcsay, South Bend, Ind. 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nlco-fume," a great improvement over all 

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

 $3.50; 288 sheets, $6.50. 



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

 pint, $1.50: M, gallon, $5.50; gallon, $10.50. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville. Ky. 



MISTLETOE. 



Mistletoe. Silllman's Every Sprig Berried 

 Brand, costs no more; quality considered, worth 

 double. Write for prices. 



A. B. Sllllman & Co., Boone, Iowa. 



POTS. 



Standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 50 miles of the Capital write us; 

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

 and M Sts., N. E., Washington, D. 0. 



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, 361-363 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrlghtwoo* Ave.), Chicago. 



FBEB° TO FLORISTS. Sample box of red 

 pots. Geo. E. Feustel, Falrport, Iowa. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesbnrg Pottery Co., Colesburg. Iowa. 



RAFFIA. 



Raffia (colored). 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

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

 or 810-824 Washburne Ave., Chicago. 



SMILAX-WILD. 



New crop, fresb, now ready, 60-Ib. cases. 

 $7.00. Wire orders solicited. 



The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver. Colo. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Soft, long fibre sphagnum for florists' use. 

 Large bag, solidly packed, $1.00; 6 bags. $5.00. 

 Good moss. Low frelgbt rates. 

 W. J. Olds. Union City. Pa. 



A full stock of sphagnum, sheet, and green 

 clump moss on band all the year round. Prices 

 always reasonable. Write. 

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



Orchid moss, the most suitable for growing 

 orchids; also peat. 

 Julius Roehra Cio., Rutherford. N. J. 



Ten bales sphagnum. $7.00. 



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



TOBACCO. 



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. 8T0OTH0FP CO.. 

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



TOBACCO DUST AND STEMS. Dust in bags. 

 140 lbs., $3.00; stems In bales, 860 to 400 lbs., 

 $2.00. Cash with order. Money back if you 

 say so. Samuel R. Levy, Blnghamton, N. Y. 



Fresh tobacco stems. Bales 200 lbs. upward, 

 50c per 100 lbs. Scbarff Bros., Van Wert. Ohio. 



WAX FLOWERS. 



We are originators of wax designs and still 

 the standard concern. 

 J. Stern & Co., 125 N. 10 St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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. 



Wire designs. Largest assortment in the 

 west. We can save you money and ship from 

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



50 per cent less than manufacturing coat. 

 Our specialty — 100 assorted designs. $10.00. 

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



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work in the west. E. F. Wlnterson Co.. 

 45, 47, 49 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

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



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 

 Holton A Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wla. 



William E. Hielscher's Wire Works. 

 38 and 40 Broadway. Detroit. Mich. 



Best — Cheapest — Try a sample order. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co.. Scranton. Pa. 



Illustrated book, 250 designs free. 

 C. C. PoUworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Manufacturers of florists* designs. 

 Pittsburg Cut Flower Co., Ltd., Pittsburg. 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 



Frononiicing DlotloiiaiT* 



A list of plant names and the botanical terms mosi 

 frequently met with in articles on trade topics, with ths 

 correct pronunciation for cadb W «Mitf 



Th« Dahlia. 



By Lawrencb K. Peacock. A practical treatise 

 on the habits, characteristics, cultivation and histor* 

 of the dahlia with a descriptive list of all the best varv 

 cties. Copiously and elegantly illustrated. 80 oenta 



Smlfh'a CbTTMUiibamiuii Kannal. 



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

 plete practical treatise, concise directions for every 

 stage of the work of propagator and grower. The 

 icsok fd a years* experience. Fully illustrated. 



40 ccntff 



til* noitets* Manaal. 



By William Scott. Covers the whole fieU «• 

 commercial floriculture. Articles are arranged alpha- 

 betically so that reference is quick and easy. It tells 

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

 want to be told. " 



The 'Propagation of Plant*. 



By Anukew S. Ppllek. Illustrated with numei- 

 ous engravings. Describing the process of hybridizing 

 and crossing and also the many different modes by 

 which cultivated plants may be propagated and multi- 

 plied. Cloth. 359 pages. 91.BO 



Oreenhoua* Managramant. 



By Pbof. L. R. Taft, of Michigan Agricultural 

 College. A manual for florists and flower lovers on the 

 forcing of flowers, vegetables and fruits in greenhouses, 

 and the propagation and care of house plants. It treats 

 of all the plants commonly cultivated by florists and 

 amateurs, and explains m a thorough manner the 

 methods that have been found most successful in grow- 

 ing them. Panicular attention is paid to the growing 

 of cut flowers, the prrowing of fruits under glass, etc. 

 Of special value will be the directions for treating 

 plants when attacked by insects and fungi. The pre- 

 paration of the soil, the use of various manures, com- 

 I>osts and fertilizers, watering, ventilating and heating 

 receive careful and minute attention. Cloth. 400 

 pages. $1.50 



Handy *fw"^w*i 



>By J. W. JOHNBON. lUnstnted with plans for 

 greenhouse heating and ventilating, by a practical 

 steam and hot water engineer of long experience. ''116 

 pages. fl.OA 



Conunarolal VIolat Cultura. 



By B. T. Oalloway. An illustrated, comprehen- 

 sive and complete treatise on the commercial cuiture, 

 growing and marketing of violets for profit. Of interest 

 to the amateur as well as the commercial grower. 

 Cloth. S24 pages. tl.M 



Handbook of Practical Landaoapa Gar- 

 4 danlnc 



By V. R. Elliott. Designed for city and suburtHU 

 residences and country schoolhouses, containing 

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

 40-acre plant. Cloth. 91.00 



Gardanlnc lor Profit. 



By Peteb Hkndekson. The standard work on 

 market and family gardening. The successful exper- 

 ience of the author for more than thirty years, and his 

 willingness to tell, as he does in this work, the secret 

 of his success for the beneht of others, enables him to 

 give most valuable information. The book is profusely 

 illustrated. 876 pages. Cloth. 9i.80 



The Hortlculturlat's Bule Book. 



By L. H. Bailey. In no other volume can there 

 be found such a quantitjr of raluable information in 

 such a handy form for florists, fruit growers, truck gar- 

 deners and others. The chapters on insecticides and 

 fungicides, plant diseases, seed tables and planting 

 tables, cements, glues, etc., will all be found exceed- 

 ingly valuable. Cloth. 802 pages. 75 cents 



fhe Chrrsukthemiun. 



By Arthur Hkrrington, formerly president of 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. The most com- 

 plete and comprehensive work on the cultivation of the 

 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, 6x7 inches 



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