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A JOURNAL-^ FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN ««> NURSERYMEN. 



FI.ORI8TB' PUBIiISHIHO CO., 580 Oaxton BnUdlnKi 8>4 DcarboTB St., CHICAGO. 





VoL XXIV. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MAY 20, 1909. 



No. 599. 



Fresh Palm Seeds 



Just Received 



Per 100 



KENTIA BELMOREANA $0.50 



KENTIA FOKSrERIANA 50 



COi'OS WEDDELLtANA 1.00 



PHCENIX RECLINATA 50 



PHCENIX CANARIENSI8 50 



SEAPORTHtA ELEGANS 75 



LATANIA BORBONIOA.... 30 



AREUA LUTE8CENS 1.00 



ARTHUR T. B0DDIN6T0N,.4i;;':;r..., New York 



WHITE PERFECTION 



Our stock won the Cottage Gardens $100 on Cup at the National Flower 

 Show. Our stock is the bpst. 



$3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000, from sand. 



WHITE ENCHANTRESS 



We have the beat stock of the pure white. 



$25.00 per 1000. 



$3.00 per 100; 



Orders booked now for field-grown plants: 



early delivery. 



Chicago Carnation Co., 



A. T. Ptfir, 

 Mgr. 



Joliet, 111. 



New Winter-Flowerins^ BEGONIA 



PRESIDENT TAFT 



Awarded Certificate of Merit by Pittsburg and Allegheny FlorisW' 

 and Gardeners' Club; Newport, R. I., Horticultural Society, and New 

 Tqrk Florists' and Gardeners' Club. 



This beautiful winter-flowering Begonia originated In our Nurs- 

 eries about two years ago; It is stronger, sturdier and more beautiful 

 than any of its predecessors. In color it is similar to Begonia Agatha; 

 it is free and coDtinuous flowering from November to April, each 

 flower the size of a silver dollar. Toung plants ready for distribution 

 in June. $4.00 per dozen; $88.00 per 100. Orders filled in 

 rotation. 



Casb with order Irom unknown oorrespondenta 



J. A. PETERSON, Westwood, Cincinnati, 0. 



DRACAENA lNDIVISAtt,5J 



Best Po^nsettias in America 



For June, July and August delivery, akin., $5.00 per 100, $46.00 per 

 1000; 3-in., $7.00 per 100. 



Fuchsia Little Beauty 



Guaranteed the trde variety. Great bargain. 2^-in„ $3.50 per ICO. ' 

 $30.00 per 1000; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. Plants are flrst-clasB in every 

 respect and are loaded with buds and flowers. These prices hold good 

 for a short time to make room. 



COLEUS— Mixed fancy varieties, 2^-lnch, 2c. 



75.000 CHRYSAN THE MUMS- For early or late delivery. Best 

 standard varieties. Stock fine and prices right. Send for list of 

 varieties and prices. 



Roses 



Rhea Reid. Queen Beatrice and Mrs. Jardine, own root, 3-in., $10.00 

 per 100; $90.00 per 1000. 



BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. 



WHITS OB GRXKN KNAMBLXD 



Cemetery or Lawn Vases 



(Peterson Patent.) 



These will give perfect satisfaction to your customers. 



Made in two^izes, at the following prices: 



No. 1 $15.00 per 100; $2.00 per doz. Less 10 per cent 



No.2 12.00perl00; 1.60perdoz. Less 10 per cent 



Let us send you a trial order and convince you of their 

 superiority. We are sole owners of patent. 



Carried by all the leading florists' supply houses In the 



country. 



Bulbs 



Glcantenm, 

 Auratum, 



Album, 



7/9 



8/9 



8/10 



7/9 



7/9 



Melpomene, 7/9 

 9/11 



Macnlflcum, 7/9 



a/9 



Per Casa 

 300 to case $22.50 



160 

 160 

 200 

 160 

 160 

 100 

 200 

 200 



7.00 



8.00 



18.00 



10.50 



8.00 



7.75 



10.50 



11.25 



Melpomene and Macnitioum are an 



improvement over Rubram. 



Wm. F. Kasting Co., «S1 Buffalo, N. Y. 



LANTANAS, Braant'e beautiful dwarfs, all colors, 



$3.00 per 100. 

 DOUBLE PETUNIAS, pure rose color, lovely, good 



double while, $3.00 per 100. <; 



COLEUS, assorted, $2.00 per 100. 

 PARIS DAISIES, $2.00 per 100. 

 HERMOSA ROSES, CRIMSON RAMBLER, $25.00 



per 100. 

 COMMERCIAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS, for June 



planting, $25.00 per 100; rooted cuttings, $15.00 



per 1000. 



The E Q. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind. 



THE W.W. BARNARD CO., 



8KKDSMKN, 

 101- 1«8 Klnzle St., 



Sphagnam 



Fresh packed 

 •tock. 



Clean Moss in 



standard sized 



bales. 



Per bale.y. . .$1.00 



6 bales-l<»^... 5.C0 



10 bales for.. 8.00 



Larger lots at 

 lower prices. 



CNKAN 



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