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A JODBNAL~« FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN*™ NURSERYMEN. 



FI.OBISTS' PUBLISHING CO., S80 Caxton BnUdlnc, 884 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, DECEMBER i6, 1909. 



No. 629. 



0erry Hhristmas.... 



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We wish every Florist a Success- 

 ful and Happy Christmas and a 

 Prosperous New Year. 



Arthur T. Boddinqton 



Our Stock of 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



are the same price as any reliable 

 firm ; the quality just a little better. 

 That is why our customers are 

 always satisfied. 

 Qive us a trial, if you don't know. 



Chicago Carnation Co./'^ii^' Jolict, III. 



Now Ready for the 

 Christmas Retail Trade 



Begonia Ololre de Lorraine, Begonia Pres. Taft and 

 Cyclamen, in bud and bloom. 

 Polnsettlas In pans. 

 Dracaena Terminalls, well colored. 

 Pandanus Veltchii. Boston and Harrisii Perns. 

 Adiantum Parleyense. 



Price List on Application. 



J. A. PETERSON, Wcstwood, Cincinnati, 0. 



Ten Days* Free Trial 



The Baur Carnation Clip 



Please send without delay 10,000 more of the Baur Carnation Clips. 

 They are the finest thing: on the market. A. J. Boothman. 



Wonderful and simply operated, just the right thing in the right 

 place. Oko. Ekas. 



Sendns no money. The cleverest device ever Invented for 



mending Split Carnations, will be sent to you absolutely free, 



without a cent deposit. Worth many times its cost. 



Outfit (1 plier and 1000 clips). $2.M. Clips: $1.00 per 1000, 

 91.60 per aOOO, $3.25 per 5000, $6.00 per 10,000, $12.50 per 25,000, 

 tW.OO per 50.000. 



SWAINSONA AI£A-8-in., $6 00 per 100. 



BAUR FLORAE CO., Erie, Pa. 



Azaleas 



Lilies 



Of the foUowlng varieties: Smpress of Brazil, Deutsche Perle, 

 Scbryveriana. Empress of India. Simon Mardner, Mme. Van der 

 Orayssen, Vervaeneana, Apollo. John Llewellyn, Nlobe, Mme. Petrick, 

 Sacontala, Prof Wolters. 12-ln.. $7.00 per dos., $50.00 per 100. 14-ln., 

 $8.00 per dos., $60.00 per 100. 



Hydrangeas 



Field-frown, one to two shoots to the plant. $7.00 to $10 00 per 100. 

 SatisfactioD guaranteed. Pot-grown, 4-in., one to four shoots to plant. 

 $ia.00 per 100; 6-in.. three to Ave shoots to plant, $15.00 per 100. 



Qloire de Lorraine Begonias 



8-ln.. $15.00 per 100; 4-ln.. $85.00, 100; 5-in., $50.00, 100; 6-in., $75 00, 100. 



Fall cases at 1000 rate. 



Per 100 1000 



GigaDtaum, 7/9, 300 to case $7.00 $60.00 



Magnificnm. 8/9. 200 to case '. 6.00 60.00 



Auratum. 8/9. 160 to case 0.00 45.00 



Album, 8/9. 225 to case 8.00 75.00 



Chinese LiUes. 80 bulbs to basket. 4 baskets to bale. 



$3.00 per bale 25.00 



Spiraea 



Washingtonia $2.00 per dozen; $10.00 per 100 



Wm. F. Kasting Co., 383-387 Blicott Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 



New Chrysanthemums : : 



Kdmond Albe. Early commercial pink. 



Mid-October. Globular incnrved. 



Elise Papworth. Grand white; won the sweepstakes 

 :irize at the Chicago Show. 



$5.00 per dozen; $36.00 per 100. 

 Earlj Monrovia. $3.00 per 100; $26.00 per 1000 plants, 

 looted cattings, $16.00 per 1000. Splendid, clean stock. 



A grand collection of exhibition sorts. All the best 

 commercials. Write for onr list. 



^. G. HILL CO., Richmond, Ind. 



Bouquet Green 

 Fancy Holly 

 Xmas Trees 



Consult our Special Wholesale Xmas Circular for 

 full line of Decorations and Sundries. 



THE W.W.BARNARD CO., 



SKKDSMKN 

 M-lli W. RWe 



it. Chicago 



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