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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



December 31, 1908. 



SEEDS— Contlnuad 



QreeuhouBe-Krown plumosus seed, ready now. 

 1000 seeds, $4.00; 5000 seeds, $18.7S; 10,000 

 seeds, |35.00; 25,000 aeeds, $81.25. Special 

 prices In quantity. Cnarles E. Meeban, Mt. 

 Airy P. P., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Seed packets and bags. Catalogue, clasps and 

 commercial envelopes, printed or plain. "If It's 

 a Spangler bag. It's a good one." Estimates 

 furnished. 



K. J. Spangler Co., N. Howard St., Phlla. 



Jacques Basslach, seed grower at St. Bemy 

 de Provence, Mimosa Farm, France. First-class 

 vegetable and flower seeds, grown on contract. 

 Novelty: Mount Esterel aster, 1 oz., 50c. 



Ten pounds of the choicest and best varieties 

 of tomato seed, saved from select stock, 85c 

 per ounce; S4.00 per pound. 

 S. J. McMlchael, Box 483, Flndlay, O. 



Salvia Bonfire seed. The best bedder of all 

 salvias. 1908 seed of my own growing, at $12.00 

 per lb. Carlman Rlbsam, Florist, Trenton, N. J. 



BEBBERIS THONBERGII SEIEDS, $1.86 lb.; 

 Rosa rugosa, $1.00 lb.; Ligustrum Ibota, 60c lb. 

 F. M. Hadden, 270 Dudlay St., Roxbury, Mas s. 



Oreenhouse Asparagus plumosus seed, now 

 ready, $3.50 per 1000. „ ,„.«... 

 Scharft Bros., Van Wert. Ohio. 



Seeds for the florist and gardener. Send for 

 trade catalo g. Currle Bros. Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Japan clover at $3.50 per bushel (25 lbs.). 

 Cash. Lehmann's Seed Store, Baton Rouge. La. 



SELAGINELLAS. 



Selaglnella Emmellana, 2%-ln. pots, $4.00 per 

 100. Storrs & Harrison Co., Palnesvllle, O. 



SMILAX. 



Smilax, 2%-in., strong, cut back 3 times, 

 $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. Cash. 



Addems, Morgan & Co., Loda, 111. 



Smilax. Strong transplanted plants, 1-year, 

 $1.00 per 100; $7.50 per 1000. 



F. A. Bailer, Bloomington. 111. 



Cut smilax. A No. 1, 7 ft. long, good and 

 heavy, 15c per string. 



Dana R. Herron, Olean, N. x. 



Smilax, 2)4 -in., $1.00 per 100. Grand Rapids 

 Greenhouse Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 



SPIR>EAS. 



Spiraea clumps. Large clumps with plenty of 

 eyes. Astilboldes floribunda, $4.00 per 100; nana 

 compacta, $4.25 per 100; japonlca, $3.25 per 

 100. Storrs & Harrison Co., Palnesvllle, O. 



STEVIAS. 



Stevla stock plants. Large, strong, healthy 

 plants from bench, 6c each. Cash. 



The Newborys, Mitchell, 8. D. 



STROBILANTHES. 



Strobllanthes. Royal Purple plant, 2V4-ln., 

 2%c. Cash. The Reeser Floral Co., Urbana, O. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS. 



Strong, transplanted Grand Rapids lettuce 

 plants in 2-ln. pots, 75c per 100. 



Warrick Bros., Washington, Pa. 



Strong, field-grown, triple-curled 



parsley 



plants, '$2.00 lOOO. Cash. '„ ^ , _ 

 G eo. F. Hartung, Sandusky, O. 



Grand Rapids lettuce plants, fine, inside 

 grown, $1.00 per 1000. 



Wagoner Floral Co., Columbia City, Ind. 



Comet forcing tomatoes, 2%in. pots, $2.25 per 

 100. B. E. Wadsworth, Box 224, Danville, 1 11. 



Best forcing tomatoes, always ready, 2M-in., 

 $2. 00 100. Roney Bros., West Grove, Pa. 



Lettuce, Grand Rapids. $1.00 per 1000. 

 R, K. Wadsworth, Bx. 224. DanTllle, 111. 



300 Lorlllard tomatoes, 2-in. pots, 2c. 



D. Selby, Marietta, Ohio. 



VINCAS. 



Vlnca varlegata rooted cuttings, well rooted 

 two eye cuttings, with strong shoots starting 

 from bottom; will quickly make good stock, 

 $1.00 per 100, prepaid. „, ^ „ „ „ , 

 G. E. Fink, Roselle, N. J. 



Vlnca var. 15,000 Sept. field rooted tips, 

 strong, vigorous plants, can be grown into stock 

 for spring sales, $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. 

 ^ W. J. Engle, R. D. 8, Dayton, Ohio. 



Vlnca variegated rooted cuttings, Ic or $8.00 

 per 1000; strong 2%-ln. pot stuff, $2.00 per 

 100, $18.00 per 1000. Cash. 



' ' D. B. Herron, Olean, N. Y. 



Vlnca var., 2 kinds; strong rooted cuttings, 

 75c per 100. Cash, please. , « v 



A. Relyea & Son, Ponghkeepsle, N. Y. 



Vlnca, varlegata and green, well rooted cut- 

 tings, $1.00 per 100. ,. ,. ■. . 

 H. T. Hit* & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 



Vlnca var., rooted cuttings, 90c 100; $8.00 

 1000. Liberal count. 

 M. M. Lathrop, Cortland, N. Y. 



Vinca major varlegata, from 3-ln. pots, $4.00 

 per 100. Cash. 

 C. F. Mahan. B. D. No. 8, Dayton, O. 



Vlnca varlegata rooted cuttings, 80c per 100, 

 prepaid. Cash. 

 Shippensburg Floral Co., Sh ippcnsbnrg, Pa. 



Vinca var., 3^-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. Cash. 

 Jos. H. Cunningham, Delaware, Ohio. 



VIOLETS. 



Marie Louise violet blooms, a fine crop, ready 

 now and all winter. Write for prices. 



C. Lawritaen, Box 261, Rhlnebeck, N. Y. 



Dorsett violets, field-grown, $1.00 per 100. 

 F. A. Haenselman, Boulder, Colo. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Achyranthes McNally, 2i^-ln., strong, 2c. Be- 

 gonias, flowering, 2V4-ln., 2c; 3-in., 4c. Cin- 

 erarias, mixed, 3-ln., 5c. Feverfew, dble. white, 

 2V4-ln., 2c. Geraniums La Favorite and S. A. 

 Nutt, 2V^-in., 2c. Smilax, 214 -in., l^c. Prompt 

 shipment. Cash. 



Hammerschmldt & Clark, Medina, O. 



Queen Alexandra Marguerites, 2i^-in., $2.50 

 per 100. Argenteo-guttata begonia, 2-ln., $2.00 

 per 100. Choice mixed Semples' Branching aster 

 seed, 25c per oz. C. A. Musser, Doylestown, Ohio. 



TO EXCHANGE. 



To Exchange — Coleus Verschaffeltii, Queen 

 Victoria and other good varieties, 2-in., $2.00 

 per 100; 300 German ivy, 3-in., $3.00 per 100, 

 It. C, 90c per 100; English ivy, B. C, 90c per 

 100; tradescantias, R. C, 76c per 100; for 2 or 

 2V^-in. La Favorite, Mme. Buchner and Mme. 

 Landry geraniums. It. M. Noel & Co., Derry, P a. 



To Exchange — Or will sell, stock mum plabts 

 of Monrovia, Halliday, Oct. Frost, Polly Rose, 

 Glory of Pacific, J. K. Shaw, Touset, Bonnaffon, 

 Ivory and Dr. Enguehard, $3.00 per 100; or will 

 exchange for good violet clumps. 

 W. W. Coles, Kokomo, Ind. 



To Exchange — Plumosus, 2^-in., $2.60; 8-in., 

 $4.50 per 100; will exchange for geranium cut- 

 tings. Scharff Bros., Van Wert, Ohio. 



ARTIFICIAL F LOWERS. 



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We advise the trade In general and our friends 

 In particular that we have opened a department 

 in artificial fiowers for decorations, and we are 

 ready to provide you all with all kinds of plants, 

 such as palms, blooming plants, and vines of all 

 kinds. Plain or fireproof. 

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



ASBESTOS GOODS. 



Cover your boilers and flow pipes with asbes- 

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

 sonable first cost: easily applied; lasts many 

 years. Send for free catalogue. 



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

 St., New York; Boston. Philadelphia, St. Louis, 

 Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburg, Cleveland, San 

 Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, London. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



Pillsbury'^ carnation staples, 60c per 1000, 

 postpaid. I. L. Pillsbary, Galesburg, 111. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. 

 Write for list. 



Holton dc 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., Mlllington, Mass. 



FERN LEAVES. 



Fern leaves always on hand, fancy and dag- 



fer, 35c per 100; 600 for $1.76, 1000 for $3.00. 

 pecial prices on contract orders. 



The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax leaves, by the case or thousand. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



GOLD FISH. 



SPECIAL OFFER FOR JANUARY. Assorted 

 gold fish, all sizes and kinds. Including Comets, 

 Fans, Nymphs, etc., $5.00 per 100. Others 

 charge $7.50 for this assortment. Glen Mary 

 Fish Farm, Amelia, Ohio. Chas. Pommert, Prop. 



HOSE. 



Showermaker, $1.00. For dealers' price and 

 electrotype to J. Kopcsay, South Bend, Ind. 



PLEASE MENTION THE REVIEW WHEN WRITING ANY 



TYPHOON HOSE, 

 This hose 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 hose, with heavy rubber tubing 

 and 8-ply heavy hose duck. 



60 feet, coupled | T.60 



100 feet, coupled 16.00 



800 feet, coupled 42.00 



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



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; Mt gallon, $5.50; gallon, $10.50. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. 



KNIVES. 



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



Propagating knives, 60c; budding, 36c; graft- 

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

 forged. Postpaid. Catalogue free. 



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 n« for 

 prices. Geo. Keller & Sons, 361-363 Herndon 

 St. (near Wrlghtwood Ave.), Chicago. 



FREE TO FLORISTS. Sample box of red 

 pots. Geo. E. Feustel, Fairport, 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 Washbume Ave., Chicago. 



SMILAX-WILD. 



New crop, fresh, now ready, 60-lb. cases, 

 $7.00. Wire orders solicited. 



The Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, Colo. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Soft, long fibre sphagnum for florists' ose. 

 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 

 clump moss on hand 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 Koehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 



Ten bales sphagnum, $7.00. 



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



TOBACCO. 



THE FUMIGATING KIND TOBACCO POW- 

 DEB. The flrst 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. STOOTHOFP CO., 

 Makers and Sellers, Mt Vernon, N. Y. 



TOBACCO DUST AND STEMS. Dust in bags. 

 140 lbs.. $3.00; stems in bales. 850 to 400 lbs.. 

 $2.00. Cash with order. Money back if yon 

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



Fresh tobacco stems. Bales 200 lbs. upward. 

 50c per 100 lbs. Scharff 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. Woemer, 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 tba 

 west. We can save you money and ship from 

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



60 per cent less than manufacturing coat. 

 Oar specialty — 100 assorted designs. $10.00. 

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



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

 Ball & Bets. 31 B. 8rd St.. Cincinnati. O. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 



Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wit. 



OF THESE ADVERTISERS 



