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The Weekly Florists* Re view^ 



Februabv 4, 1909. 



HUNT'S GUARANTEED FERTILIZERS 



OUR rERTILIZKRS ABE PREPARED ESPECIAIXT FOR IXORISTS* USE and are analyzed by an expert chem- 

 ist to see that they are free from all acids. You can depend upon their being: Just ^iirhat you 

 ■wantt AND SAFE. Tou ouffht to have these on hand at all times, ready for use. 



PURE BONE MEAL 



The brand we are selling has no superior. It is an absolutely 

 uniform grade of pure bone, guaranteed free from acids, and is 

 sold at as low rates as many inferior brands, which cannot be used 

 with safety in greenhouse work. 



Guaranteed Analysis. Per ct. 



Ammonia 4 to 5 



Phosphoric acid 23 to 26 



Equal to bone phosphate 50 to 60 



12 per cent immediately available and 

 soluble In water. 



Price 



50 lb. bag $ 1.25 



100 1b. bag 2.00 



200 lb. bag 3.50 



1000 lbs., ^ ton 15.00 



2000 lbs., 1 ton 27.50 



HUNT'S PURE BONE FLOUR 



This is identical with our Pure Bone 

 Meal, except it is ground to a very 

 fine dust or flour, making it especially 

 valuable for use In liquid form or for 

 mixing with other fertilizers when 

 quick action is required. 



17 per cent immediately available 

 and soluble in water. 



Price 



50 lb. bag $1.35 500 lb. bag $ 9.00 



lOOlb.bag 250 1000 lbs., la ton 16.00 



200 lb. bag 4.00 2000 lbs., 1 ton 30.00 



BLOOD AND BONE 



"' Preferred by many of our best and largest growers owing to 

 its great percentage of ammonia and available phosphate, which 



makes it quick acting. It is a mixture of pure tankage or blood 

 and the best grade of Bone Meal in proportions to stimulate root 

 action and bring out the best color in the blooms. 



Guaranteed Analysis Per cent 



Ammonia 6^ to 7^ 



Bone phosphate 25 to 35 



Price 



50 lb. bag $1.35 500 lb. bag 



lOOlb.bag 2.50 1000 lb. bag, ^2 ton. 



200 lb. bag 4.00 2000 lb. bag, Iton. 



PULVERIZED SHEEP MANURE 



One of the most effective of ferti- 

 lizers and largely used by the best 

 growers, both as a top dressing and 

 in the manure tanks. The raw.mater- 

 ial for Hunt's Sheep Manure is the 

 droppings taken from solid floor sheep 

 corrals. Ordinary manures are 

 largely shoveled up from the ground 

 and contain a large proportion of soil 

 for which you pay, but from which 

 you get nothing except possibly weed 

 seed. A trial order will convince the 

 most skeptical of the superiority of 

 our brand. 



Guaranteed Analysis. Per ct. 



Ammonia 3^4 to i 



Available phos. acid l^a to 2 



Actual potash » 1% to 2^2 



Price 



100 lb. bag $1.50 1000 lbs., ^aton. 



600 lb. bag 5.00 2000 lbs.. Iton. 



.$ 9.00 

 . 16.00 

 . 30.00 



.$ 9.00 

 . 16.50 



Send for "Wise Words," mailed free, it telis all about Fertilizers for Florists 

 E. H. HUNT, 76 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



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American horticultural literature and will 

 prove invaluable to both professional and 

 amateur gardeners of California. 



SAN FHANOSCO. 



The Market 



Not in twenty years has this part of 

 California received such a bounteous 

 supply of rain as has bedn sent to us 

 this season. During the first twenty-five 

 days in January it rained on all but two 

 days, and although the showers have 

 ceased somewhat the end is apparently 

 not yet. The effect has been disastrous 

 to the retail trade. There has been prac- 

 tically no transient trade, as the crowds 

 that usually throng the sidewalks on 

 pleasant afternoons have been noticeable 

 by their absence, and most of the busi- 

 ness has been done by telephone. The 

 weather conditions have moderated, how- 

 ever, and although it is a shade colder, 

 the rain has lessened somewhat. 



Carnations are not in heavy supply; 

 neither are roses; but the demand is so 

 light that the retailers have considerable 

 trouble in disposing of even what they 

 do receive. Paper Whites and other sorts 

 of narcissi are in large supply and move 

 slowly. Daffodils are more plentiful and 

 sell well. Quantities of yellow flowered 

 acacia and Japanese quince are being 

 used in decorative work, and green stuff 

 of all kinds fills the bill when a cheap 

 effect is desired. 



Funeral work, which usually is rather 

 brisk at this season of the year, is rather 

 a thing of the past with many retailers. 

 And the absence of funeral work always 

 is felt in the market for the best 

 grades. 



DAHLIAS 



standard varieties for cut flowers. One of my 

 specialties is growiuK Dahlias for cut flowers for 

 the New York market. 



For prices and varieties please look up classi- 

 fied adv. under heading of Dahlias. 



WM. A. riNGER, Hicksville, L I., N.Y. 



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Various Notes. 



J. J. Karins, representing H. A. Dreer, 

 of Philadelphia, departed January 24 for 

 Los Angeles. Mr. Karins came to San 

 Francisco by way of Portland, Ore., and 

 reports trade as being good in his line. 



The May Seed Co. is in line with a 

 splendid, up-to-date catalogue for the 

 current year. This firm reports a heavy 

 trade in all lines at present. 



The city of Santa Rosa will hold its 

 annual rose carnival in the early spring. 

 The authorities have not yet set the exact 

 date. 



Frank Schlotzhauer has opened an at- 

 tractive floral establishment in the Cali- 

 fornia market. G. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



Chicago, Feb. 2. — Cucumbers, 75c to 

 $1.75 doz. ; lettuce, 37V^c to 45c a case; 

 radishes, 20c to 65c doz. bunches; mush- 

 rooms, 35e to 40e lb. 



New York, Feb. 1. — Cucumbers, No. 

 1, .$1.25 to $1.75 doz.; cucumbers. No. 2, 



Notice 



If you want to buy good stock at right 

 prices look up the classified list under 

 the following heads: 



Asparagus, Coleus, Cyclamen, 

 Dracaenas, Ferns, Ivies, 

 SaMas, Seeds and Vincas. : : 



Satisfaction guaranteed. We want 

 your business. 



D. U. AUGSPURGER ^ SONS 



Box 778 PEORIA. ILL. 



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WAN TED 



300 Kaiserins 



from bench. Send sample and price. 



LEBANON FLORAL CO., Lebanon, Tenn. 



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$2.50 to $4.50 box; leeks, $2.50 per 100 

 bunches; mushrooms, large white, 35e to 

 40c lb.; mushrooms, large brown, 30e to 

 35c lb.; mushrooms, small, 15c to 25c 

 lb.; mint, 60c to 65c doz. bunches; rad- 

 ishes, $2.50 to $3 per 100 bunches; rhu- 

 barb, 40c to 60c doz.; tomatoes, 10c to 

 15c lb.; beet tops, $1 to $1.25 box. 



Boston, Feb. 1. — Mushrooms, $1.50 to 

 $2 box; tomatoes, 30c to 35c lb.; cucum- 

 bers, select, $13 to $14 box; cucumbers. 

 No. 1, $10 to $12 box; cucumbers, me- 



