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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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February 4, 1909. 



TO EXCMANGE-Contlnued. 



To Exchange — Dbl. alyssum, stock plants; 

 smllax, big and bushy; for dahlias, gladioli, or 

 what have you? Hugo Kind, Hammonton, N. J. 



To Exchange — 2-in. begonias, blooming vari- 

 eties, mixed, $2.00 per 100; for 2 and 3-ln. cin- 

 erarias^ ZImmer & Son, Woodbine, Iowa. 



To Exchange — S. A. Nutt and Ivy geraniums, 

 also double fringed petunia. The Queen, for 

 other stock. Goss & Goss, Falls Creek, Pa. 



WANTED. 



Wanted — Roses from benches, rooted cuttings 

 and 1-year H. P. and H. T. roses. Hydrangea 

 Otaksa and best hardy shrubs, seedlings of ever- 

 greens and perennials, 2-yr. Jap. anemones, 

 hardy mums, Helleborus nlger, choice dahlias. 

 State price per 100 and when ready. 

 Melrose Garden. 90 Melrose St'., Providence, R. I. 



.300 Kalserlns from bench. Send sample and 

 price. Lebanon Floral Co., Lebanon, Tenn. 



ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS. 



We advise the trade In general and our friends 

 in particular that we have opened a department 

 in nrtificlal flowers 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., Nevv York; Boston. Philadelphia. St. Louis, 

 Milwaukee, Chicago, Pittsburg, Cleveland, San 

 Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle. London. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



PlUsbury's carnation staples, 50c per 1000, 

 postpaid. L L. Pillsbury, G'alesburg, 111. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. 

 Write for list. 



Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



CUT FLOWERS. 



Golden Spur, Princeps, Sir Watkln, on and 

 after January 20. Tulips, hyacinths. Emperor, 

 etc., following. Can supply you weekly until 

 June. D' Alcorn Nurseries, Portsmouth, Va, 



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. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galas leaves, by the case or thousand. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



HOSE. 



TYPHOON HOSE. 

 This hose is the result of a careful 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 3-ply heavy hose duck. 



60 feet, coupled % 7.60 



100 feet, coupled. 15.00 



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. 



"NIco fume" liquid, 40% nicotine, % pint, 60c; 

 pint, $1.50; V6 gallon, $5.50; gallon. $10.50. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co.. Louisville, Ky. 



PALMETTO LEAVES. 



Palmetto leaves (buds) for Palm Sunday. Flo- 

 ristM and supply houses, place your orders now 

 to Insure early delivery. Write for prices. 

 Jacksonville Floral Co., Jacksonville. Fla. 



POT HANGERS. 



Gunter's pot hanger, $1.00 per doz., postpaid. 

 The Gunter Pot Hanger Co., 

 811 Kansas St., Peoria, 111. 



POTS. ^ 



Standard Flower Pots. If your greenhooses 

 are within 60 miles of the Capital write us; 

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

 find M Sts., N. E., Washington. D. C. 



We make Standard Flower Pots, etc. 

 Write us when In need. 

 Wllmer Cope Sc, Bro. 



Lincoln University, Chester Co., P«. 



FREE TO FLORISTS. Sample bos of red 

 pots. Geo. B. Feustel. Falrport. Iowa. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesburg Pottery Co., Colesborg, Iowa. 



PUMPS. ETC. 



IRON PUMPS, SPRAY PUMPS, 



HOSE. SUPPLIES and TOOLS. 



THE CRESTLINE MFG. CO., Crestline, O. 



RAFFIA. 



Raffia (colored). 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

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



or 810-824 Wa8bbnm« Ave., Chicago. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Soft, long fibre sphagnum for florists' use. 

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

 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. 



Sphagnum moss and mountain lanrel In bags, 

 bales or car lots. Prices low. Spruce and hem- 

 lock In bales. 

 James Day. Bos 660. Mllford. New Hampshire. 



Orchid moss, the most suitable for growing 

 orchids; also peat. 

 JnlluB Roehrs Co., Rutherford, N. J. 



Ten bales sphagnum, $7.00. 



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



TOBACCO. 



Fresh tobacco stems. Bales 200 lbs. upward, 

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



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. StoothoCr Co., Makers and Sellers, Mt. 

 Vernon, N. Y. 



Tobacco dust and stems. Dust In bbls., from 

 150 to 200 lbs., $4.00. Stems in bales, from .S.10 

 to 400 lbs., $2.00. Cash with order. Money 

 back If you say so. I lead them all in quality 

 and price. Samuel R. Levy, Blnghamton, N. Y. 



WAX FLOWERS. 



We are originators of wax designs and still 

 the standard concern. 

 J. Steru ft Co.. 125 N. 10 St.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



WIRE WORK. 



Wm. n. Woeraer. Wire Worker of the West. 

 Manufacturer of florists' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 

 520 N. mth St.. Om aha. Neb. 



50 per cent less than manufacturing cost. 

 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. B. F. Wlnterson Co.. 

 45. 47. 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



FALLS CITY WIRE WORKS, 

 45 1 3rd St., Louisville , Ky. 



. Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

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



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 

 Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



William E. HIelRcher'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. Pollworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee. Wis. 



E. H. Hunt. 76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



HORTICULTURAL BOOKS 



We can supply any of the following books at the prices 

 noted, postpaid, and any oth^* book at publishers' price 



Pronoanolnc Dictionary. 



A list ot plant names and the botanical terms mot' 

 frequently met with in articles on trade topics, with tht 

 correct pronunciation for eadi. 85 oentt 



The DahUa. 



By Lawrence K. Peacock. A practical treatise 

 on the habits, characteristics, cultivation and bistort 

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

 eties. Copiously and elegantly illustrated. 80 centa 



Smith's Chryamnthemum Manual. 



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

 plete practical treatise, concise directions for every 

 stage of the work of propagator and grower. The 

 result of 22 years' experience. Fully illustrated. 



40 centf 



111* Florists* Manual. 



By William Scott. Covers the whole field ot 

 commercial floriculture. Articles are arranged alphs^ 

 betically so that reference is quick and easy. It telll 

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

 want to be told. |>S.O0 



The Propasation of Plants. 



. By Andrew S. Puller. Illustrated with numei- 

 ous «rngrayings. 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. $1.50 



Greenhouse Management. 



By Prof. L. R. Tapt, of Michigran 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 liave been found most successfu 1 in grow- 

 ing them. Particular attention is paid to the growing 

 of cut flowers, the growing 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- 

 posts and fertilizers, watering, ventilating and heating 

 receive careful and minute attention. Cloth. 400 

 pages. $1.50 



Handy Manual. 



By J. W. Johnson. Illustrated with plans foi 

 greenhouEi heating and ventilating by a practice 

 steam and hot water etutincrr • t Imis experience. 1 5£ 

 la^es. %l.W 



Commercial Violet Culture. 



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

 sive and complete treatise on the commercial culture, 

 growing and marketing of violets for profit. Of interest 

 to the amateur as well as the conmiercial grower 

 Cloth. 221 pages. Sl.50 



Handbook of Practical Landscape Gar- 

 deningr. 



By P. R. Elliott. Designed for city and suburban 

 residences and country schoolhouses, containing 

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

 40-acre plant. Cloth. $1.50 



Gardenins for Profit. 



By Peter Henderson. 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. a76 pages. Cloth. $l.S0 



The Horticulturist's Rule Book. 



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

 be found such a quantity of valuable 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, eloth. 302 pages. 75 centa 



fhe Chrysanthemum. 



By Arthur Herrinqton, formerly president ol 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America. The most com- 

 plete and comorehensive 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 ilktstrated. 168 pages, 6x7 inches. 



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