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AUGUST 12, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



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Write for our special price on a special lot ot 



^*fn' our laurel festooning for your decora- 

 .inn-^" only 6c per yd; 10 yds. free with first 

 rdeV. CroW'' ^®™ O"- MUHngton, Mass. 



^ FL OWER CO LO RING S. 



"rVACEINK FLOWER COLOHING, yellow, 

 opau f P'n^' l*'"*' «r««°' American Beauty, 20c 

 npr lit., by raa"- 

 5 K Cranston, 73 Flfleld Ave., Providence, R. I. 



H galax lea ves. 



■"(J; 'ax leaves, by the case or thousand. 



Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scrantan, Pa. 



HOSE. 



' \\ > have many brands of high grade boee. 

 Gui^'inteed. Look us up and see that we are 

 responsible, then order your hose at these money 

 uiv'.<;: prices. Quick shipment. 



50 ft. 100 ft. 



%-i',., 4-ply, with couplings $3.75 | 7.25 



%.,•., 4-ply, with couplings 4.25 8.00 



% i'i.. 6-ply, with couplings 4.75 0.00 



Sin., 6-ply, with couplings 5.25 10.00 



14-111., extra, with couplings 7.60 14.50 



r,'c discount on 500-ft. lots only. Otherwise 

 net Crestl ine Mfg. Co., Tapx 233, CresUlne. O . 



TYPHOON ;«OSB. 



lliis hose Is the result w- a careful study of 

 the effects of cinder walk»- bench posts and the 

 damp, warm atmosphere OiN:he greenhouse. It 

 13 :i guaranteed hose, with heavy rubber tubing 

 and 3ply heavy hose dneir. 



50 feet, coupled ,» $ 7.50 



100 feet, coupled X- 16.00 



300 feet, coupled .'.., 42.00 



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



T ^SECTIC iPES. ^""^ 



"N'ico-fume," a great improvement over all 

 otlier tobacco papers, 24 sheets, 75c; 144 sheets, 

 $3.r>0; 288 sheets, 16.60. 



"Nlco-fume" liquid, 40% nicotine, % pint, 

 50c; pint, $1.60; % gallon, $5.60; gallon, $10.60. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. 



POTS. 



standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 50 miles of the Capital write us; we 

 can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 28tb and 

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



We make Standard Flower Pots, etc. 



Write us when In need. 



Wilmer Cope & Bro., 



Lincoln University, Chester Co., Pa. 



Standard red flower pots. Buy from the origi- 

 nators and introducers. Prices never higher. 

 C. C. Pollwor th Co. , Milwa ukee, Wis. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesburg Pottery Co., Colesbarg, Iowa. 



•NUFF SEdT^ Best red potiTare made by 

 Geo. E. Fenstel, Falrport, Iowa. 



PHOTOGRAPHS. 



I make a specialty of photographing flowers, 

 plants, etc., for reproduction. Let me submit 

 samples and prices on material for the next 

 catalogue or circular. Special work to order at 

 reasonable prices. Nathan R. Graves, 414 Hay- 

 ward Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. 



RAFFIA. 



Uaffla (colored), 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

 ■'•e. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J. 



or 810-824 Wastabnme Ave., Chicago. 



^SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



A fall stock of sphagnum, sheet, and green 

 oiump moss on hand all the year round. Price 

 Si.no per bale. Write. 

 ''■■ Kenney, 8 8 Rochester Ave., Brookly n, N. Y . 



•^pbagnum moss, extra large bales, $2.50 per 

 I'lle. Nursery moss, $1.75 per bale. Money 

 ^ "i orde£^ James Day, Mllford, N. H. 



Sphagnum. Long fibre. Cheap for cash. Bag 

 bbl., $1.00; 4 bags, $3.00; 10 bags, $7.00. 

 W. J. Olds, Union City, Pa. 



' l>e best sphagnum moss, 5 bbl. bale, $1.00 

 ! ' bale. Cash with order. 



Harry E. Hollow ay, Chatsworth, N. J. 



"rchld moss, the most suitable for growing 

 lias; also peat. 



Juliu s Roeh rs Co., Rutherfor d , N. J. 



■»en bales sphagnum, $7^00 



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



TOBACCO. 



r,,THE FUMIGATING KIND TOBACCO POW- 

 I'lU. The first on the market and the kind that 

 •inti ?* ""sny imitators, has our guarantee tag of 

 V „ ,',^,<^t*on or money back and "The Moon Trade 

 •Mark on every bag; $3.00 per 100 lbs. The 

 '.'■ A. Stoothoff Co., Makers and Sellers, Mt. 

 ^(^rnon, N. Y. 



THE BLACK STUFF FINE TOBACCO POW- 

 DER. Green flies and black ones, too, die on 

 sight of the bag. 'Tls fine as flour and made 

 from the black, strong tobacco. For dusting on 

 foliage It has no equal. 



THE H. A. STOOTHOFF CO., 

 Makers and Sellers, Mt. Ver n on, N. Y. 



Fresh tobacco stems, in bales, 200 lbs., $1.60; 

 500 lbs., $3.60; 1000 lbs., $6.50; ton, $12.00. 

 Write us for prices on large quantities. 



Scbarff Bros., Van Wert, Ohio. 



WIRE STAKES. 



Galvanized wire stakes; also tying wire. 

 Write for prices. 



Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



WIRE WORK. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work in the west. B. F. Winterson Co., 



45, 47, 49 Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



Wm. H. Woerner, Wire Worker of the West. 

 Manufacturer of florists' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 

 820 N. 16th St., Omaha, Neb. 



Best. Cheapest. 160,000 designs always in 

 stock. Quick delivery. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa . 



60 per cent less than manufacturing cost. 

 Our specialty — 100 assorted designs, $10.00. 

 H. Kenney, 88 Rochester Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

 Ball A Betz, 31 E. 8rd St. , Cincinn ati, O. 



Wililam B. Hlelscher's Wire Works, 



38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mlch^ 



Illustrated book, 260 designs free. 



O. C. Pollworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wia. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 



Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wla. 



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



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Handy Manual. 



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