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Decembeb 24, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists^ Re^dcw^ 



37 



This year's farm crops in America are worth Eight Thousand Million. Leave us alone and BUSINESS WILL BOOM. 



READ THIS GIGANTEUM FOR 1909 



Giganteum is today the best commercial lily produced in quantities for florists' use. Any grower should he ahle to force Uiem for Easter. 

 Retarded bulbs can be forced in from 12 to 16 weeks. Good Gigs can always he depended upon. 



Inferior bulbs are planted near Uie top of the soil, so they will round out and grow to the required size quicker and bring quicker r(!turns. 

 Superior bulbs are planted deep down in the soil, requiring more cultivation, making them stronger before they grow to size, and consequenUy cost 



more to produce. .. , 



Your experience tells you to buy the best, because the cheapest often cost the mosL Remember "He who gives something for nothing, ex- 

 pects something for noUiing in return." Always buy the best and you will generally get iL 



Our bulbs come direct from the plantations owned and controlled by Mr. Seitaro Aral, the largest grower and exporter of high-class bulbs 

 for florists' use in Japan. You may write him direct if you wish, or write us for prices, stating quantities you can use. You incur no obligation 

 whatever in wriUng us. Jobbers and growers supplied only. Cases may be stenciled to order. StricUy wholesale. 



SEITARO ARAI 



No. 1 Onoecho, Yokohama, Japan 



RALPH M. WARD & CO. 



12 W. Broadway, New York Gty 



-ORDIRNOW- 



Longiflorutn, Multlflorum, Qlganteum, Formosas, Auratums, Albums, Rubrums, Melpomene, Mag- 

 niflcum. Aspidistra, Seeds, Selected Nursery Stoclc of all kinds". Fern Balls, Bamboo Canes, etc., etc. 



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ASTER SEED 



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ChrysaDthemoiBS 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO. 



Successors to Nathan Smith & Sod 



ADRIAN, MICH. 



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STOCK SEED 



For Winter Blooming. Our strain of Double 

 Branching Stocks is exceptionally true. 



About 90 p«r eent Double Flowers. 



In colors 's oz., 60c; oz., $1 00 



Pure white 's-oz., 75c; oz., 5.00 



H. E. FISKE SEED CO. 



faneall HaU Bqiutfe, BOSTON, MASS. 



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The Northboro Dahlia and Gladlolvs Gai*d0n offer 



1,500,000 Large Plowering Gladioli 



in mixtures. All premium stock of blooming: 

 age. 



Also 300 selected varieties of Dahlias. All 

 fleld-grown roots. Send for list. 



J. L MOORE, - Northboro, Mass. 



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over from Baltimore. The chief was 

 popular there, on accotint of the good 

 work done there by the District Depart- 

 ment during the Baltimore fire. 



Another piece worthy of mention was 

 sent to the funeral of the late Bev. Kent, 

 of the People's church. It was a pulpit 

 and open Bible. The pulpit was made of 

 green galax and outlined with white roses, 

 with sprays of Maids on each panel. The 

 base was of Gate roses. The open book 

 was made of white carnations, edged 

 with pink carnations. A spray of 

 orchids lay on each page. 



The Gude Bros. Co. had the Portner- 

 Meredith wedding. The church was done 

 in bamboo, southern smilax and palms. 

 The flowers used were Nonin mums and 



Seeds | 



For the Florist 



and Gardener 



FRESH ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN 



•6.60 per too lbs* : . 

 SEND FOR TRADE CATALOG 



Currie Bros. Co., '*"^)3^K!''" 



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FRESH SEEDS READY NOW 



RAWSON'S MAMMOTH VKRBZNA8-Th« most perfect strain. 



FinestMixed ^oz.,30c ob., tl.OO Blue -. i4oz.,30c oz., Sl.OO 



Pink •' 30c •' 1.00 Scarlet " 80c " 1.00 



White.. " 80c " 1.00 Striped " 30c " 1.00 



SALVIA SPLKHOmrS 



Orandifiora ^ oz., 25c oz., $1.50 Lord Pauntleroy, dwarf..^ oz., 76c oz., $4.00 



Compacta " 40c '" 2.80 Zurich " 75c " 5.00 



Bonfire " «c " 2.50 



W. W. RAWSON & CO., 



6 Union Street, BOSTON, BIASS. 



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Bargains \ HYACINTHS I Bargains 



Hrst Size ■- SINGLE AND DOUBLE, $4.50 PER 100 -- Best for Forang 



SUffGLK:— Priestly, Amy; Baron van Tuyll, pink; Charles Dickens, pink; Fabiola, Gari- 

 baldi, General Pelissier, Gertrude, Gigantea, Norma, Robert Steiger, Roi des Beiges, Romeo, 

 Alba Superbissima. Albertini; Baroness van Tuyll, white: Grandeur a Mervellle, La Franchise, 

 La Grandesse, L'lnnocence, Pavilion Blanc, Qaeen Victoria; Baron van Tuyll. blue; Bleu 

 Mourant; Charles Dickens, blue; Grand Lilas, Grand Maitre, King of the Blues, La Peyrouse, 

 Leonldas. Pieneman, Queen of Blues, Regulus, King of Yellows, Haydn, Czar Peter. 



DOUBLE:— Bouquet Royal, red; Bouquet Tendre, Czar Nicholas, Grootvorst, Le Grand 

 Concurrent, Noble par Merlte. Prince of Orange; Bouquet Royal, white; Grootvorstln, La 

 Virginite, Non Plus Ultra, Bloksberg; Charles Dickens, blue; Crown Prince, General Antlndk, 

 Lord Raglan, Goethe, Jaune Supreme. 



State second choice. Mention this offer to secure these prices. 



NARCISSUS 



JAMES VICK'S SONS 



ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 



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