~mmww9^fj9ii^i\\;'r^-' • 



DECEMBEB 9, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



81 



Prepare for the Holidays 



Christmas 

 Azalea Indica 



Canaan, Oonn., November 23, 1909. 

 Mr flodfreyAschmann, Philadelphia. Pa. _, ^ , 



Dear Sir: The plants which t purchased of you arrived in Rood condition and are very satls- 

 ,,ctory I *™' y.oursjruly 



(Miss) Rose Adams, Grower of Annual and Perennial Flowers. 



A View of one of Godfrey Ascbmann's Gloire de Lorraine Houses, 



taken Nov. 18, 1909. 



Have Lorraines to Beat the Band. Enough for All 



Lorraine, Lorraine, none like this e'er yet seen. 

 Flowers bright like topaz, leaves with emerald sheen. 

 Jeweled bouquets, peerless, transcendent, fair, 

 Matchless and charming, none with them compare. 

 Buy yours of me, and sell as works of art; 

 Worthy a place in palace, home or mart. 



Begonia GIolr« de Lorraine. Have a 

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

 class condition, ready to bloom now and for the 

 bolidays. 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 

 cracker-jacks; 7-in. pots, $1.25 to $1.50; 8 in. pots. 



50c, 75c to $1 00. The 75c and $1.00 sizes are al- 

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



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

 nia Oloire de Lorraine in center, edged with 

 Asparagus plumosus and Sprengeri, or assorted 

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

 per pan. 



Beffonia Flambeau, 4-in.. 15c; 5'4-in., 20c. 

 Begoniaa. New improved Erfordii and Ora- 

 cilis, 5'4-in., $2.50 per doz. 



TESTIMONY FROM MICHELL. 



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

 carlas, Beeonla Gloire de Lorraine, Boston, Whltmani, Scottli^merpoblii, Todeaoides 

 lerna, Rnbber Planta, Kentlaa 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 bis greenhouses filled with plants as good as they are now. 



F. J. MiCHELL. of the firm of henry F. Michell Co., 1018 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. 



i.In*v*'* °°® °* **>* largest Importers of these 

 ni. "» °^° and beautiful evergreen decorative 

 Pianu. the Arancaria Bobnata Compaota, 

 Bscelaa Olanca and Excelia. 



Hi^'jacaria Robnsta Compacta, real beau- 

 ??'/ bai-d to beat, 4-yr.-old, 6-Tn. pots, 15 to 25 in. 

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



.-^'■ncaria Excelaa Glanca, the most at- 

 tractive of the Araucarla family. This is the 

 ,1M? feen variety, combining grace and beauty, 

 «n2 h- ™"c^ admired; 4-yr.-old, 6 in. pots. 4. 5 

 tn lo^il^"' 18' 20 to 25 in. high, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 

 "•" « 00 each. 



lA'o*'"'?''** Excelaa, 1909 importation, in sizes 

 •• herewith stated: 5»2 to 6 in. pots, S-yr.-old, 4, 



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. 

 Weak, delinquent plants will not force success- 

 fully for Christmas. We have the following 

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

 earliest, double-pink variety in existence-never 

 fails to bloom— very scarce and hard to get in 

 Europe; Deutsche Perle (double white) and 

 Vervaeneana (double rose variegated), a well 

 known standard variety, 75c, $1.00, $1-25, $1.50 

 to $2.00 each. 



In Easter varieties, in larger sizes, we have 

 Bernard Andre alba (white), Niobe (white), 

 Helene Thelemann (rose). Empress of India, 

 Apollo (red), De Schryveriana (double varie- 

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

 sen, Louise Van Houtte (double large red), 

 Simon Mardner, Vervaeneana. $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- 

 veriana. 50c, 75c. $1.00 to $1.25; John Llewelyn, 

 75c, $1.00, $1.2.'), $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



We have a house full of Nephrolepis 

 Todeaoides. This fern is a big improvement 

 over all the crested ferns, 5'-2in., 40c; 6 in., 50o to 

 60c; 7-in., as big as a bushel basket or washtub, 

 75c. $1.00 to $1.25. 



Ferns. Nephrolepis Todeaoides and Boston, 

 6, 51a and 6-in. pots, 36c, 40c, 50o Whltmani, 

 7- in., as big as a wash-tub. 75c to $1.00. Boston, 

 Scottil and Todeaoides, 7-in., 75c, $1.00, $1.25 to 

 $1.50 each; as big as a washtub. 



Ferna, Scottil, 6-in.. 50c to 60c; 7-in.. 76c; 7-in., 

 as big as a bushel basket, $1.00. 



Ferna, Wllsonl, bushy. 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. 



Frimola Kewensis.new yellow novelty, rapid 

 grower, flowers stand for months when in 

 bloom, 4-ln.. 16c; 5-in.. 20c. 



Frlmnla Chlnensis, John F. Rupp's beat 

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

 $3.00 per doz. 



Adiantnm Cnneatnm (maidenhair fern), 

 4-in., 10c. 



Aaparaens Flnmosns Nanns, 2hi-ia. pota, 

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



Asparasns Sprenceri, 2ia-in. pota. $8.00 per 

 100; 8-in., $6.00 per 100; 4-in., $8.00 per 100. 



Dish Ferns. Best assortment. 2>9-in. pota. 

 $4.00 per 100; 3-in., $6.00 per MO. 



5. 6 and 7 tiers, 18, 20, 22. 24, 26 to 30 in. high, 60c, 

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



Areca Lnteacens, 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 35 in. high. 6 to 7 good 

 leaves, very bushy. $1.26, $1 50 to $2 00 



Kentia Belmoreana, 3-in., suitable for fern 

 dishes 10c. 



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

 large, 4 ft. high in center, with 3 small aroood. 

 price $3.00 to $4.00; single plants, 6 to 7-in. pota. 

 25, 80, 85. 40 to 48 in. high. $1.00. $1.26 to $1.50, 

 $2.00 to $2.60 each; 4-in. . 20 in. high, 26c. 



Cocoa Weddelliana, SHi-in., 18 to 20 In. iiigli. 

 20c to 25c; 3-in., 15 in. high. 18c. 



Latania Borbonica, 4-in.. 20c. 



Ftcaa Elastica, rubbers, 5^4-in., 25c. 



NOTICE— All our Ferns are pot, not bench-STOwn. All soods must travel at purchaser's risk. Casta '^itta order, please. 



Please state if you ^^rant stock stalpped in or out of pots. 



LOOK! A 7-ineh Whltmani as big 

 as a bushel basket, 76c to $1.00. 



We have a full house each of the finest Amer* 

 pohlii and Wbitmani in the market. Amer- 

 pohlii, 5Vj and 6-ln.. 40c and 60c. Whitman!, 

 6I3, 6 and 7-in., 40c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. 



Cineraria Hybrlda, Aschmann's well-knowa 

 strain, 4-in., 10c. 



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



Jernsalem Cherries, 6-in., full of berries, 

 25c, 30c to 50c. 



Hydrangea Otaksa, pot grown, 6-in., 26o 

 to 36c. 



Godfrey Aschmann,w 



1012 



Ontario St., 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



DAHLIAS 



*p?ro1^°^®"of the very best: have a large 

 ^oi.ection to select from. Send for prices. 



^«*vid Herbert & Son 



ACTO, N. J. 



Julius Roehrs Co. 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 

 Palms, Plants, Orchids, Etc. 



Send for Price List. 



SMITH'S 

 CHRYSANTHEMUM MANUAL 



By ELMER D. SMITH 



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

 paid. 



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



