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ThcWeekly Florists' Review. 



May 20, 1909. 



BUFFALO. 



Current Q>mment 



The regular meeting of the Florists' 

 Club was held last week. An entertain- 

 ment was arranged, and as a result a 

 large attendance turned out. The regu- 

 lar meeting took place first, and was fol- 

 lowed by boxing, wrestling and a pie-eat- 

 ing contest. The last mentioned afforded 

 the most pleasure. Each contest was 

 brisk, and everybody enjoyed the pro- 

 gram. The evening was finished with 

 pedro. 



After many days of postponement, Mr. 

 Stroh finally succeeded in coming to 

 terms with his landlord, and opened elab- 

 orately May 15. Mr. Berger, who was 

 one of the leading men for Palmer for a 

 number of years, has been engaged to 

 manage the store. Mr. Stroh has exten- 

 sive greenhouses at Attica, which will 

 enable him to keep up stock. 



J. Benson Stafford, late of New York, 

 has added an automobile to his equip- 

 ment. Mr. Stafford has kept up a splen- 

 did show, and is doing a fine business. 



Chas. Sandiford, ex-president of the 

 club, was taken sick last week, and it was 

 thought for a time he would have to un- 

 dergo an operation. The same fate came 

 to Alexander Scott, but fortunately both 

 were able to ward off any serious trouble. 



Decoration day is booming trade for 

 the greenhouse men more and more as 

 the day approaches. Light frost nearly 

 every night prevents any extensive prep- 

 aration, and consequently the busy time 

 comes within a few days. R. A. S. 



Gardner, Mass. — As already reported 

 in the Review, the corporation known as 

 the Riverside Greenhouses has filed a pe- 

 tition for its dissolution. It should per- 

 haps be stated, in this connection, that 

 the corporation's greenhouses, with part 

 of the land, were purchased three years 

 ago by Carl J. Erickson, who is now suc- 

 cessfully conducting the business. 



25,000 FIELD-GROWN 



PANSIES 



bud and bloom, $1.00 per 100; $8.00 per 1000. 



HOIXTHOCKS, 4 colors, double, field, one- 

 year-old, $4.00 per 100. 



GKRANIUM, S. A. Nutt, 2-iD.. $2.00 per 100. 



FXVKRFKW, 2»2-ln., $2.50 per 100. 



FOBGKT-MK-MOTS, from frame, fine, $4.00 

 per 100. 



VINCA Tariegata, extra \&ig6, 4-in., $10.00 per 

 100. 



VIHCA variegata. 5-in.. $15.00 per 100. 



DRACAKNA INDIVI8A, 4-in., $8.00 per 100. 



8MILAX, 2-in., $2.00 per 100. 



r. C. RIEBE, Florist 

 Webster, Mass. 



Mention The ReTiew when you write^ 



4-inch pots, standard 

 varieties, $7.00 per 100 



Grand Rapids erand Ripus, 

 Greenhause Ge. mich. 



A Prosperoos Florist is like the Bee-Never idle 



Mention The Review when you write. 



We have plants to sell, so have thousands of 

 other florists. 



But we have quantity, quality and prices that 

 few can offer. 



Our immense stock of bedding; plants is now 

 ready, every hole and corner full for immediate 

 shipment. 



Geraniums, S, A. Nutt (best crimson), John 

 Doyle and other reds, Mme Thibaut and Jean 

 Viaud (pink), 4-ln. pots, $7.00 per 100. 



Scarlet Sage (salvia). The true Clara Bed- 

 man or Bonfire variety. Ours is the true, medium 

 tall, genuine variety, an immense bloomer, with 

 deep red, brilliant flowers, so well-known and 

 admired in the capitals of Europe and America. 

 The seeds of this famous variety were gathered 

 by me in Zuri<;h, Switzerland, the home of 

 Salvias. Price, 4-in. pots, in bloom, $7.00 per ICO. 



AKeratnma, best of the blue dwarf, 4-in. pots, 

 in bloom. $6.00 per 100. ~) 



Heliotropes, best of blue dwarf variety, 4-in. 

 pots, in bloom, $7.00 perflOO. 



Begonia Vernon, iiewest strain, the well- 

 known dark variety. Our own importation, the 

 seeds having been gathered from the best speci- 

 men plants Dy me on my trip to Switzerland and 

 Prance. It does well in either warm or cold 

 climate and bloomsprofuselyin July and August, 

 even when fully exposed to the sun, and is very 

 valuable for bedding purposes, in many instances 

 taking the place of (ieraniums and other plants. 

 Price, 4-in. pots, in bloom, $8.00 per 100. 



Begonia Erfordll, 4-in. pots, in bloom, $8.00 

 per 100. 



Begonia Flambeau, on account of its waxy 

 foliage (pink flowers in summer), is valuable for 

 window boxes, vases, and makes a striking 

 appearance, 5^4-in. pots, $2.00 per doz.; 4-in. pots, 

 $1.00 per doz. 



Fachalaa, assorted, in bud and bloom, 4-in. 

 pots, $6.00 per 100, worth $10.00. 



Petnnlas, double assorted, 4-in. pots, $7.00 

 per 100. 



Lantanaa, assorted, 4-in. pots, in bloom, $7.00 

 perljOO. 



Naaturtluma, dwarf, assorted, 4-in. pots, $6.00 

 per 100. . 



Stocks, German, six weeks, 4-in. pots, $7.00 

 per 100. 



Vlncas, variegata and periwinkle, 4-in. pots, 

 $12.00 per 100. 



Cobaea scandens, fine, blue, bell-«haped 

 flowered, climbing vine, growing from 30 to 60 

 feet high in one summer, blooming far into No- 

 vember, 4-in. pots, nicely staked up, $8.00 per 100. 



Cannas, 4-in. pots. Henderson, Poitevlne, 

 Bismarck, Mile. Berat, etc., $8.00 per 100. Black 

 Beauty, Austria, King Humbert, 4-in., $10.00. 



Aater Victoria, (German, 5 best sorts, $3.00 

 per 100. 



Honeyanckle, large, 6-in., 50c; 10 plants sold 

 at 100 rates. 



Ampelopsia Veltchil, 4-in., 10c. 



Dracaena indivlsa, imported, broad-leaved, 

 big plants, 50c to 75c. 



SMALL PLANTS 



Petunia California Giant, 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 

 100. 



Petunia Inimitable, 219-in. pots. $3.00 per 100. 



Verbenas, assorted, in bud, 2^-in. pots, $3.00 

 per 100. 



Coleua. Verschaffeltii. Golden Bedder and 

 Queen Victoria, $3.00 per 100. 



Coleua, fancy leaved, 2i<i-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. 



Marigold, Tagete's or French dwarf, 3-in. 

 pots. $3 00 per 100. 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa (Dusty Miller), 

 2»2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Parlor or German Ivy, 2^-in. pots, $3.00 per 

 100. 



Candytuft, assorted, 2'2-in. pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Salpigloasia, assorted, 2ig-in. to 8-in. pots. 

 $3.00 per 100. 



Lobelia Crystal Palace (blue), 2Vin. pots, 

 $3.00 per 100. 



Tradesoantia, green and variegated, 2'a-in. 

 pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Kenll worth Ivy. 2Hi-in. pots. $8.00 per 100. 



Thunbergia.or Black Eyed Susan,2^-in. pots, 

 $3.00 per 100. 



Cupbea, or cigar plant, 2H2-in. pots, $3.00 per 

 100. 



VInca variegata, 3-in., $4.00 to $5.00 per 100. 



Ageratum, blue, dwarf, 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. 



AsparagBS Plnmosus Nanus, S-in.jDOts, $4.00 

 per 100. 



Cosmos, 4 early varieties, separate colors, 

 made up 8 plants in a pot, $8.00 per 100. 



Summer Chrysanthemums, best varieties, 

 3-in. pots, $4.00 per 100; 4-in., $7.00 per 100. 



Pyretbmm Anreum (Golden Feather), 2^-in. 

 pots, $3.00 per 100. 



Boses, Climbing Lady Gay, Crimson Rambler, 

 D. Perkins, 5'a-in. to 6-ln. pots, 25c, 30c to 40c. 



REMEMBER 



We are one of the largest importers of these 

 well-known and beautiful evergreen decorative 

 plants, the Arancaria Bobusta Compacta, 

 Excelsa Glauca and Bxcelsa, and those we 

 offer were imported the Spring of 1908. 



Florists should bear in mind that no garden, 

 lawn, etc., is complete without the Araucaria; 

 therefore, if you wish to make money, recom- 

 mend the Araucaria to your customers. In- 

 troduce this noble plant to your trade. We give 

 you a special price, and it will pay you to handle 

 them. 



Araucaria Bobusta Compacta, Glauca 

 and Kxcelsa. Our reputation of being one of 

 the largest importers and shippers of this beau- 

 tiful evergreen decorative plant is so well known, 

 dating far back into the 19th century, that our 

 name, as well as the Araucaria itself, shall never 

 die out, a^id is still fresh in people's minds, same 

 as when we first started. Why the Araucaria is 

 so popular is because it is an ancient plant, kept 

 by Greeks and Romans as a special favorite in 

 their household, as a good omen. 



Araucaria Bobusta Compacta, specimen 

 plants, 7 to 8-in. pots, 4 to 5 years old, 3, 4 and 6 

 tiers, 20, 25 and 30 mchee high, same in width, 

 $1.50, $1.75, $2.00. $2.50 to $3.00 each. 



Araucaria Bxoelsa Glauca. This is a beau- 

 tiful blue variety, very graceful and beautiful. 

 Specimen plants, S-in.. 7-in.,8-in. pots, 4 and 5 

 years old, 4, 5 and 6 tiers, 20, 25, 30 and 82 in. 

 high, same in width, $1.50. $1.75, $2.00, $2.60 to 

 $3.00 each. 



Araucaria Excelsa, 3, 4 and 5 years old, 4, 

 5, 6 and 7 tiers, 6 in. pots, 20, 25, 30 and 85 in. high, 

 an Elephant for only 75c; a Jumbo for $1.00 and 

 a Holy Terror for $1.25 to $1.50. 



Araucaria Exoelsa, a consignment of small 

 sizes just in, per Steamer Maniiou, 36c, 40c, 60c 

 and 60c. 



Kentia Forsterlana and Belmoreana, 

 just arrived, per Steamer Manitou, from Ant- 

 werp. Price for good stuff, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, 

 $1.60, $2.00 each. 



O! what a sight! 

 Moonvines, moonvines, moonvines— 

 The genuine, pure white, waxy, fragrant moon- 

 vine. 

 With flowers as big as a saucer. 



THE SECRET Of THE MOONVINE 



Look! Life, Life. Lile everywhere! 



What is life? Yourself is a life. Your time is a 

 life. Your porch is a life— a mass of flowers. 

 Your home ft a life. Your garden wall is a life. 

 Oh life and joy everywhere! Flowers and green 

 everywhere-O! what a fine odor! Every spot of 

 our home is a life. All happy. 



"Mein Haeuschen stebt im Gruenen." 



I Am the Moonvine King of America 



Grower and shipper of the so well-known 

 Ipomoea Noctlflora, the pure white, fragrant, 

 waxy mnonvine, bearing flowers as big as a 

 saucer, for which we have a world-wide reputa- 

 tion. For the last twenty years we have con- 

 trollfd the American market of this beautiful 

 climbing vine, which grows 30. 40 to 50 feet high 

 in one summer, covering every spot quickly 

 wherever planted; 25,000 plants are raised and 

 shipped by us every spring into every part of 

 America. Beware of cheap stuff floating around 

 the market. Price, 4-in. pots, nicely stocked up, 

 $12.00 per 100; 3-in. pots, $8.00 per 100; 2'a-in. pots, 

 $5.00 per 100. 



All Kooda muat travel at purchaser's risk. Cash vrlth order, please. 



Please state if you want stock shipped in or out of pots. 



fiodfrey AschmaDn, west oHL si. Philadelphia, Pa. 



IMPORTBB, WHOLESALE GROWER and SHIPPER OF POT PLANTS 



DON'T MISS 



Looking over our adv. l£iJ^'?i**B„*Sl! 



We offered some ?reat values. Some fine 

 Rubbers offered at $3.00 and $4.00 doz. 



Our Flowering Begonias are fine. 



THE REESER FLORAL CO., Urbana, Ohio 



BEDDING PLANTS 



Ageratum, Stella Gurney, 3-in., $3.00; 214-in., 

 $2.00 per 100. ColeuB, mixed, 21^4-in., $2.00 per 

 100. Fuchsias, Minnesota and Black Prince, 

 4-in.. $7.00 per 100. Geraniums, S. A. Nutt, £. 

 H.Trego, Mason, $6.50 per 100; Salleroi, 3-in., 

 $3.00 per 100. Heliotrope, blue, 4-in., 87.00 per 

 100. Petunias, double, mixed, 4-in., $7.00, 100. 

 Vincas variegata, 4-in., $8.00; 5-in., $10.00, 100. 

 SMITH St VAN AART, NEWTOWN, PA. 



