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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Decoubbb 23, 1909. 



A SURPRISE 



Was the superior quality of our Carnations in competition at 

 the Chicago and Milwaukee Shows. To get good, vigorous plants 

 that will produce quality, start right by getting good, healthy 

 cuttings, grown under proper conditions and taken from strong, 

 clean, healthy stock. 



OUR WINNERS 



are conceded to be the best paying varieties to grow at the 

 present time. 



TWO GREAT WHITES 



WHITE PERFECTION. Foil flower, immense size, prolific on lone, stiff stem. 



WHITE ENCHA.NTRESS. Tfie true pure white stock, will be a leader for some time to come. 



WINSOR. The best pink in its color for general use. 

 VICTORY and BEACON. Two great reds of equal 



merit. 

 LAWSON ENCHANTRESS. A great improvement 



on Lawson, larger flower and long stemmed. 

 ENCHANTRESS. Still the leader in its class. 

 ROSE-PINK ENCHANTRESS. We have the true 



stock. 



AFTERGLOW. An easy grower and popular variety. 



Strong, well rooted cuttings of the above varieties. $3.00 



per lOO) S25.00 per lOOO. 

 O. P BASSETT. The latest red placed on the market. 



Per 100, $6.00; per 1000, $50.00. 

 MRS. CHAS. KNOPF. A well colored Enchantress, 



grows freely on erect stem, a good aicquisition. $6.00 



per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



Place your orders with us and get select stock, carefully packed, and satisfactory returns for your investment. 



C. C. Pollworth Co., 



Milwaukee 



IN MICHIGAN. 



Burt & Coggan, the Arcade florists, 

 Battle Creek, recently held a successful 

 flower show and many hundreds of peo- 

 ple admired the fine display. Each lady 

 was presented with a potted plant. 



Frank V. Brown has opened new green- 

 houses at Lapeer and is developing a 

 nice trade. 



Fred J. Marquardt, florist at the 

 Michigan Agricultural College, and Mrs. 

 Diana Dingman, of Plainwell, have 

 formed a partnership and will build 

 greenhouses at Plainwell. 



Fire destroyed the large greenhouse 

 of Henry Zeller, near the county farm, 

 Manistee. The loss was $2,500, with no 

 insurance. 



Miss Elva Davis, who started growing 

 violets in one small house at Ionia, now 

 has four large houses, with hot water 

 heat. Last year an office building was 

 added, followed this year by a cold 

 storage room. Miss Davis is a graduate 

 of the Michigan Agricultural College, 

 and while there she gave her spare time 

 to the study of floriculture. 



The Grand Eapids Greenhouse Co., at 

 Grand Rapids, has two and a half acres 

 of lettuce to cut for the holiday trade. 

 Prices are low, now ranging from 5 to 

 6 cents. 



Walter Scott has completed a green- 

 house at Plainwell and will make a spe- 

 cialty of winter vegetables. 



Gerrit Wessink has built a fine green- 

 house on his celery farm near Zeeland. 



Anderson, Ind. — Stuart & Haugh held 

 their eighteenth annual exhibition at 

 their greenhouses on Thursday, Friday 

 and Saturday, November 18 to 20. 



CARNATIONS 



Rooted Cuttings 



SCARLET GLOW. (New) an extra good bright scarlet, a 

 large flower and exceptional keeping qualities. It is in perfect 

 health, and has that early and free flowering habit that character- 

 izes a paying commercial variety. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 

 1000. o 



PINK DELIGHT. Clear waxy shell pink. The variety that 

 won over Enchantress at the A. C. S. meeting, Indianapolis, 

 January, 1909. It has all the good points to make.it the leader, 

 and with its unequaled substance, the best keeping and shippiag 

 carnation in the light pink class. 



In 1909 we had no surplus stock to offer. With our large 

 stock this season we are in a position to take care of all orders. 

 $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. 



We have 

 Enchantress, 

 Aristocrat. 



large stocks of White Perfection, Rose-pin Ic 

 White Enchantress, Winona, Enchantress, 



per 



stocrat. 



BEACON. Selected, healthy, well rooted cuttings, $3.00 

 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



We do not supply the cheapest, but the best. 



LK FSYETTE, 

 IND. 



F. DORNER & SONS CO., 



