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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



January 7, 1909. 



:i ftcr lie i)iic(> luis I'stitblisliod. a new 

 ■-taiKlaril I'or his IkmiK'. I.ast year's Dicei' 

 i-ataluyiie was eiilai'j^cil at neai'Iy dduhle 

 ! he usual eost tn relehrate Ihe seventieth 

 aiiiii\ci'sai y of th(> house; this year's hook 

 ^iies I he litOS hook sixtrrii ])a<j;es better 

 :uiil tliei'e is imp chan^'r in any feature, 

 ^;i\i' the ini|pr(i\'enirnt nf ihi' color plates. 

 A i|r]iarl nil' is thi' ini-iir|i(ii'atiou of a 

 l.ii^c nunilicr nt' cultui'al notes, for which 

 ihii'e i< a s]icci;il iiiilex o\\ the first jiayi' 

 ( f the catalogue, ^uch wiitcrs as Will- 

 iam I'alconiT, dciiryi' W. ()li\cr. W. ( '. 

 Il::an, I'mf. P>;iilcy innl I'llim V,. l\ex 

 loril ciml rihiiic the cultural mailer. 



TENERIFFE. 



Gem of the Atlantic, 



Nature's hainl has L;i\rn a rather odd 

 .■i|ipearaiice to the islanil of 'I'enerilfe. 

 I 'or all the world, it bears ;i <;reat resein- 

 blauce to an enormous shoulder of mnt- 

 lon, the broadei- part of \\hirh faces the 

 southwest, ami th(^ thinner ]iart jioiiits to 

 the northeast. The island is tliirty-oue 

 miles \\id<^ and lifty t\vi> miles li>i;j4. lis 

 :,feoyra]iliic;d Ideation is I's" DO" noi'th 

 latilnde. ].") :•" west of (ireenwlch. In 

 olden times il \\r,s belie\i(l ihat I'aradise 

 had been locatccl in this island, but ther(- 

 are so uiany i-ontradiclious on the sub- 

 ject tiiat 1 lea\(' this important (|uestion 

 to be (liM-ussed by better authorities than 

 myselt'. 



The majestic I'eak ot' Tiiieritfc is 

 Just on tlu' broadest jiart ol' the isl.-unl 

 ami seems to emerLje t'roin the sea as a 

 huye jioinii'd beam suppoi'tiiij^ the sky. 

 The ei'cat peak, li'.noii )V,.t liiyh, is an 

 iiieoni|iarablf ^i^lit. ( .i\eied with snow 

 •it ihe to]i during; the ^nmmer moaths. its 

 brownish sillioiii-t te, ihnist on a elear blue 

 liackerouihl. iiiipresso ihc behiddei' with 

 the awt'id ^re:iiiic^< of' !his >l;il\\art sen- 

 tinel in the unddle o| tjic de<'p. ileep sea. 

 It i> a ;^rand -i^hl fiom I'nerlo ( 'ru/., 

 where the temperature is not ab.,\r that 

 of I- lorid.a spiiiiL; nionilis. 



The nionniani i>- a \(deaiio siiH jn ac- 

 ti\iiy. altliiei^h. fortunately I'or us. it 

 oidy lliriA\s out sulphurous vapors, llow- 

 e\ei', fi'oni time to time we feid the com- 

 motion-^ of inir old tatiier <'hristinas in the 

 shape of slii;ht seismic nuiM'tuents. Just 

 .as a ociitle icmindei' ih.ai he is theri' 

 presi<liiiu <i\ei' the de-^iiiiio-; of' the islaml. 

 We may boa<t of the fact that the oi'eat 

 • ardinal b'ichcdieu summone(| a confer- 

 ence to mducr iiurojieau power< to rec- 

 ognize the l'e;ik of Ti'neiiHV as the 

 eoinnion meridian. 



A lon;i stretch of the iiortiicrii part 

 of the islaml obt.aiiis a ne\er exhausted 

 sup]dy ot' o,ii,,l walei' I'roMi the liu<re 

 basin ot' till- <an;id;is at the foot of the 

 peak, and tioni the melting; smiw of the 

 moi.nt.ain. \o water is wasle(| here, and 

 .all there is available is collected and 

 broueht down to thi' lowlands by means 

 of open (li;niri(ds lunnino alono the top 

 of stone Avails, ami by means of ilams 

 e.xpressly buili to eucdose the waters rush- 

 ing down in the rainy s(as(Ui throufili the 

 lavines ami ooryes of the secondary ridj^e 

 of mountains. 



The Dragon Tree. 



The famous dragon tree is Dracaena 

 draeo. This jdant is a native of the 

 < anary Islaml-. and a remarkable peculiar- 

 ity alioiit it is, that the dead brauidies 

 serve; as a support for the tufts or 

 crowns, the roots of which enciride and 

 conceal the original stem. 'I'hese stems 

 gradually rot .away insiile. Thi^ roots 



DREER'S SUPERB DOUBLE PETUNIAS 



For half a century we have l)een malting a specialty of DOUBLE PETUNIAS, and our strain 

 is accepted as second to none, either here or in Europe. We annually plant many thousand seed- 

 ling's, from which only the linest double fringed forms are selected for propagating purposes, thus 

 improving the strain every season. We offer fifteen distinct varieties. 



3-inch pots, T'lc per doz.: StVOO per 100; the set of 15 for $1.00. 



SEED OF OUR SUPERB STRAIN OF FRINGED PETUNIAS. Double. 75(; per 500 



seeds; SI. 50 per 1000 seeds. Sinslo,50c per trade packet; $1.00 per 1-lti oz.; $l.hO per '-^ oz. 



Our Quarterly Wholesale List offers a full line of seasonahle Plants, Seeds and Bulbs. 



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Forcing Gladiolus 



Gladiolus Gandavensis Hybrids 



Many florists plant these in boxes, or 

 among their carnations, in the winter. They 

 are excellent for decorative imrposes and 

 realize good iirices, either wholesale or 

 retail, (iladioli are a good catch crop and 

 take up but little room. The following are 

 the best for this purpose: 



America. The flowers, which are of im- 

 mense size, are of the most beautiful flesh- 

 pink color. $4.O0 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



AuKusta. The florists' liest white (iladiolus. 

 First size bulbs, 1 'i inches and up. $'4.00 

 per 100; $18.00 per 1000. 



Hulbs. IK; to 1 '4 in.. $1.75 per 100; $10.00 

 per 1000. 



Shakespeare. White and rose. $4.75 per 



100; $45.00 per 1000. 

 May. Pure white, flaked rosy crimson; the 



l>est forcer. Selected bulbs, $1.75 per 100; 



$I5.00 per 1000. 

 Kreiiclileyensis (true). Fiery scarlet. Se- 

 lected bulbs. $1.50 per 100; $I3.00 per 1000. 



First size bulbs, $1.85 per 100; $10.00 per 



1000. 

 KodcMiiKton's White and Li^ht. Extra 



selected bulbs. 1^4 in. and up, $1.50 per 



100: $14.00 per 1000. 

 Hulbs, IK. to l-'4 in., $1.85 per 100; $10.00 



per 1000. 



American Hybrids. A mixture of the 

 choicest varieties of Gladiolus in cultiva- 

 tion. $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. 



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