December 2, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



69 



Prepare for the Holidays 



Christmas 



A View ot one of 



Godfrey Asctamann's Glolre 

 taicen Nov. 18, 1909. 



de Lorraine Houses, 



Have Lorraines to Beat the Band. Enough for All 



BeKonla Glolre de Lorraine. Have a 



whole house full of them in 6 in. sizes, in first- 

 class condition, ready to bloom now and for the 

 holidays. Our experiments in the past in rais- 

 ing and cultivating this early Christmas plant 

 put ua in the foreground and now we will be able 

 to deliver them in a much improved condition, 

 with flowers much brighter in color and hardier, 

 standing shipping well. Everybody seeing them, 

 even enemies, must admire them. They are 

 "in. pots, $1.25 to $1.50; 6 in. pots, 



50c, 75c to $1.00. The 750 and $1.00 sizes are al- 

 most as big as 8-in.; 3-ln.pots, 12c to 15c. 



Made-np Plants, 8 in. pans, with 8 3-in. Bego- 

 nia Glolre de Lorraine in center, edged with 

 Asparagus plumosus and Sprengerl, or assorted 

 dish ferns, very attractive. Sell on sight, 60c 

 per pan. 



Besonia Flambeau, 4-in.. 15c: 5^ in., 20c. 



Begonias. New Improved Erfordii and Gra- 

 cilis, &^4-in., $2.60 per doz. 



cracker-jacks: 



TKSTIMONT VROBI MICHBLL. 



1 personally visited Mr. Aschmann's greenhouses September 21, 1909, and found that the Aran- 

 carlas. Beeonla Glolre de Lorraine, Boston, Whttmani, Scottli^merpohlll, Todeaoldes 

 ferns. Rubber Plants, Kentias and Arecas are indeed A No. 1. Have never seen any better 

 plants The Gloire de Lorraine begonias in 6-in. pots are a perfect wonder, bushy and clean. Have 

 never seen his greenhouf^es filled with plants as good as they are now ^ , u. d 



F. J. MicHELL, of the firm of Henry F. Mlchell Co., lOlS Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Four Houses Filled with the Best. With What? Sure, with ARAUCARIAS, Our Specialty 



Araucarias our specialty. More in favor than 

 ever before. 



We are one of the largest Importers of these 

 well-known and beautiful evergreen decorative 

 plants, the Araucaria Bobusta Compacta, 

 Bxcelsa Glauca and Excelsa. 



Araucaria Robusta Compacta, real beau- 

 ties, hard to beat, 4-yr.-old, 6-in. pots, 15 to 26 in. 

 high, $1.25, $1.50 to $1.75 each. 



Araucaria Excelsa Glauca, the most at- 

 tractive of the Araucaria family. This is the 

 blue green variety, combining grace and beauty, 

 and is much admired: 4-yr. old, 6 in. pots. 4, 5 

 and 6 tiers. 18, 20 to 25 in. high, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 

 to $2.00 each. 



Araucaria Ezcelsa. 1909 importation, in sizes 

 as herewith stated: 5^2 to 6 in. pots, 8-yr.-old, 4, 



5. 6 and 7 tiers. 18, 20. 22. 21, 26 to 80 in. high. 60c, 

 75c, $1.00. $1.25 to $1.50 each. 



Areca Lntescens, 5-in.. made up of 3 plants, 

 85c. 



Kentia Belmoreana, 4-In., 16 to 20 in. high. 

 25c: 6 to 7-in.. stocky. 30 to 36 in. high. 6 to 7 good 

 leaves, very bushy. $1.25, $1 50 to $2 00 



Kentia Belmoreana, 3-in., suitable for fern 

 dishes 10c. 



Kentia Forsteriana, 8-in. pots, made ap, 1 

 large, 4 ft. high in center, with 8 small around, 

 price $3.00 to $4.00: single plants, 6 to 7-in. pots. 

 ■26, 30, 35. 40 to 48 in. high. $1.00. $126 to $1.50, 

 $2.00 to $2.50 each: 4 in. 20 in. higb, 26c. 



Cocos Weddelllana, 34-in., 18 to 20 in. high. 

 20c to 26c: 3-in., 15 in. higb. 18c. 



Latania Borbonica, 4'in.. 20c. 

 Ficus Klastica, rubbers, 5'4 in., 25c. 



NOTICE- All our Ferns are pot, not bench-ero-wn. All goods must travel at purchaser's risk. 



Please state U you 'want stocic shipped in or out ol pots. 



Azalea Indica 



in bloom for Christmas, in fine condi- 

 tion, already forced for Christmas Trade. 

 All now showing color, with open flowers 

 and are placed in cold houses ready 

 for shipment. 



Remember for Christmas forcing we have to 

 select the finest, strongest and healthiest plants. 

 Wfak. delinquent plants will not force success- 

 fully for Chiistmas. We have the following 

 varieties for Xmas: Mme. Petrick, the best, new, 

 earliest, double-pink variety in exlstence-never 

 fails to bloom-very scarce and hard to get in 

 Kurope; Deutsche Perle (double white) and 

 Vervaeneana (double rose variegated), a well 

 known standard variety: John Llewelyn. 75c. 

 $1.00, $1.26, $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



In Easter varieties, in larger sizes, we have 

 Bernard Andre alba (white), Nlobe (white). 

 Helene Thelemann (rose), Empress of India, 

 Apollo (red), De Schryverlana (double varie- 

 gated). Dr. Mooie (pink), Mme. Van der Cruys- 

 sen. Louise Van Houtte (double large red), 

 Simon Mardner. Vervafneana. $1.25. $1.50 $2.00, 

 to $2.50 each. In smaller sizes we have Simon 

 Mardner, Van der Cruyssen, Niobe, Empress of 

 India. Deutsche Perle, Vervaeneana, De Schry- 

 verlana, 50c. 75c. $1.00 to $1.25. 



Ferns. Nephrolepis Todeaoldet and Boston, 

 5. 6Vi and 6-in. pots. 35c. 40c, 50o Whitmanl. 

 7 in., as big as a wash-tub. 76c to $1.00. Boston. 

 Scottii and Todeaoldes. 7-in.. 75c. $1.00, $1.25 to 

 $1.50 each: as big as a washtub. 



Ferns. Scottii, 6 in.. 50c to 60c: 7-ln.. 75c: 7-in., 

 as big as a bushel basket. $1.00. 



Ferns, WllEoni. busby, 3 ferns In a 6-in. pan, 

 25c and 35c per pan. 



Ferns, Wimsetti and Victoriae (silver leaf 

 fern). 3 plants in a 6-in. pan. very attractive, 30c 

 per pan. 



Primula Kewensls,new yellow novelty, rapid 

 grower, flower will last for months, 4in., 16c; 

 51n., 20c. 



Primula Chinensis. John F. Rupp's beat 

 strain, assorted. 5'4-ln.. in bloom. $2.50 to 

 $3.00 per doz. 



Adlantnm Cuneatum (maidenhair fern), 

 4-in., 10c. 



Asparaeus Plumosus Nanus, 2^-in. pots, 

 $3.00 per lOO; 4-in. pots. $10.00 per 100. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, 2>9in. pots. $8.00 per 

 100: 4 in.. $8.00 per 100. 



Dish Ferns. Best assortment. 2>a-lD. pots, 

 $4.00 per 100: 3-ln., $6.C0 per 100. 



LOOK I A 7-inch Whitmani as big 

 as a bushel basket, 75c to $1.00. 



We have a full houst each of the finest Amer. 

 poblli and Whitmanl in the market. Amer- 

 pohlii, 6^ and 6-in.. 40c and 50c. Whitmani, 

 b^. 6 and 7 in., 25c. 40c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. 



Cineraria Hybrida, Aschmann's well-knowa 

 strain. 4in.. 10c. 



Cyclamen Glganteum, 4-in. in bud. 25c. 



Jerusal<>m Cherries, 6-in.. full of berrler. 

 25c. 30c to 50c. 



HydranK«a Otaksa, pot grown. 6-in., 26o 

 to 35c. 



Cash vritii order, please. 



Godfrey Aschmaoa,w 



1012 

 Ontario St., 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



SMITH'S 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM MANUAL 



By ELMSR D. SMITH 



jractical work of its kind 

 paid. 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO., Adrian, Mich. 



The most practical work of its kind. 40c. pre- 

 paid. 



Verbenas :: Verbenas :: Verbenas 



The Season is now Open 



OUR BKLECTION 



Rooted cuttings $0.75 per 100; $ 6.00 per 1000 



Strong plants in a^fl-in. pots 2.60 " 2000 



PITRCHASER'S SELECTION 



Mrs. Wm. Tait. Miss Wllmott, rooted cuttings $1 00 per 100;$ 9.00 per 1000 



Rooted cuttings f'O " 8.00 



Strong plants in 2^- in. pots 8.00 " 25 00 



Plants of Mrs. Wm. Taft and Miss Wilmott 4.00 " 30.00 



When rooted cuttings are ordered sent by mail, add 10c per 100. 60c per 1000. to pay votttge. 



J. Le DILLON, :: Bloomsburg, Pa. 



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