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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Decbmber 23, 1900-. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS. 



60,000 extra strong 2 and 3-yr. asparagus 

 roots, mostly Palmetto. 2-yr., extra heavy, fl.OO 

 per 100, $4.00 per 1000; 3-yr., very fine, |1.25 



per lOo! $5.00 per 1000, packed free. Guaran- 

 teed to please. Ready now. 



Chas. Black, Hlghtstown, N. J. 



Grand Rapids lettuce plants, Irom seed bed, 

 $1.00 per 1000; transplanted, $2.00 per 1000. 

 Elytra Clark, Chelsea, Mich. 



Lettuce. Grand Rapids and Big Boston. $1.00 

 per 1000; 5000 for $4.00. „ . . , „ 



^ J. C. Schmidt, Bristol, Pa. 



Best forcing tomato plants, 2%-ln., $2.00 100. 

 Roney Bros., West Grove, Pa. 



Comet tomato seed toe forcing, $1.00 oa. 

 H. M. Sanderson, 111 Lincoln St., Waltham, Mass. 



VINCAS. 



The FLORISTS' MANUAL, by Wm. Scott, 

 covers the whole field of commercial floriculture. 

 Articles are arranged alphabetically, so that 

 reference Is quick and easy. Price, $5.00, car- 

 riage charges prepaid. Send in your order now. 

 Flor ists' Pub. Co., Caxton Bldg., Chicago. 



Vinca varlegata, 25,000 field rooted tips, stored 

 in cool house, $1.00 per 100. These are first 

 class and will grow Into stock for spring sales. 

 Cash or satisfactory reference. 



C. F. Mahan, R. D. 8, Dayton, Ohio. 



Vlncx var., strong field clumps, selected, 

 $5.00; first quality, $4.00; Becond. $3.00 per 

 100. M. M. Lathrop, Cortland, N. Y. 



Vinca varlegata, strong, Sept. field-rooted tips, 

 $1.00 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. 



v.. J. Engle. R. R. 8, Dayton, Ohio. 



Vinca varlegata, 3%-ln. pots, ready now, $4.00 



per 100. Cash. .. x^ , n 



Job . H. Cunningham, Delaware, O. 



Rooted cuttings of Vinca varlegata, $1.60 per 

 100. H. E. Relmers, Box 255, Spokane, Wash. 



Vinca varlegata rooted cuttings, 85c per lOO; 

 postpaid. Cash. W. E. Gravett, Lancaster, Ohio. 



VIOLETS. 



Marie Louise violet blooms, ready now, A No. 

 1 quality, $1.00 per 100. Cash with ord^, 

 please. C. Lawritzen, Box 261, Rhinebeck, N. Y. 



Dorset, large, best bloomer. Field plants, 75c 

 100. F. A. Haenselman, Boulder, Colo. 



TO EXCHANGE. 



To Exchange— 350 cinerarias, fine mixture, 

 2% and 2% in., at 2c and 3c, ready for 4-in., 

 for S. A. Nutt and B. Poitevine rooted cut- 

 tines or 3 or 4-ln. plumosus and swalnsona. 

 A. G. Larson, Galva, 111. 



To Exchange— Boston ferns, 2Mi-in., $4.00 per 

 100; Beefsteak begonias, 2%-ln., $3.00 per 100. 

 for salmon-colored geraniums, primulas, cinera- 

 rias, or what have you ? 



• R. M. Noel & Co.. Derry, Pa. 



To Exchange— Or will sell. Bedding plants in 

 2%-in., cyclamen in flats, for ferns, rubbers, 

 cannas, rhubarb roots. Write. 



Wm. Eschrich & Co., No. Milwaukee, Wis. 



WANTED. 



Wanted— 10,000 unrooted carnation cuttings 

 from the Enchantress family, good, clean stock. 

 State price and amount in first letter. 



^ Ch as. F. Blanc, Canton, Ohio. 



Wanted— Rose plants of any ^nd. Melrose 

 Garden Co., 90 Melroee St.. Providence. B. I. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



PiUsbnry's carnation ataples. 60c per 1000, 

 Postpaid. I. L. PiUsbury, Gslesbnrg. lU. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



All sizes of cut flower and floral design boxes. 

 Write for our box catalogue. 



C. C. Pollworth Co., Milwaukee , WU. 



Folding cut flower boxes, the best made. Write 

 for list. Holton A Hunkel Co., Milwaukee. Wis. 



_DECORATIVE MATERIAL. 



Write for our special price on a special lot of 



'"'Iff on"unrel festooning for your decora- 

 finna only 6c Der yd.; 10 yds. free with first 

 order. Crowl Ferii Co.. Mllllngton, Mass. 



FLOWER COLORINGS. 



CYACBINE FLOWER COLORING, yell^ 

 orange, pink, blue, green, American Beauty, 20c 



8fV Cranston' 73 Flfleld Ave., Providence. R. I. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Galax, bronze, 60c 1000, $4.00 case of 10,000; 

 green, 60c 1000, $3.50 case of 10,000. 



Henry Hayes, Blowing Rock, N. C. 



GOLD FISH. 



Price list now ready. Extra large and fine 

 crop of fish this season. No fungus; no lice. 

 Our little book, "The Gold Fish Dealer's Guide," 

 tells you bow to handle fish, prevent and cure 

 diseases; free to customers. 



Glen Mary Fish Farm, 



Chas. Pommert, Prop., Amelia, 0. 



Largest gold fish hatchery in the world. 



Gold fish, aquarium plants, snails, etc.. whole- 

 sale. Send for price list. 

 Franklin Barrett, 4815 D St., Philadelphia. Pa. 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nlco-fume," a great improvement over all 

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

 $3.50; 288 sheets, $6.50. 



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

 50c; pint, $1.50; % gallon, $5.50; gallon, $10.50. 



Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville. Ky. 



MATS. 



Mats for hotbeds and coldframes. I make not 

 only the most practical but the cheapest mat on 

 the market. Send for circular. 



J. P. Watts, Kerrmoor, Pa. 



PAPER POTS. 



Paper pots. 6,000 3-in., $5.00; 4-in., $7.50. 

 Shipped flat; low freight rates. 



P. B. Crosby ft Son, Catonsville, Balto., Md. 



POTS. 



Standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 50 miles of the Capital, write us; we 

 can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 28th 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. Pollworth Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



"NUFF SED." Best red pots are made by 

 Geo. E. Feustel, Fairport, Iowa. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesburg ■ Pottery Co., Colesburg, Iowa. 



PRINTING. 



Bookkeeping blanks especially printed for flo- 

 rists. Does away with daybook. Journal and 

 personal accounts in ledger. Full itemized rec- 

 ord, daily and monthly, of business, with no 

 writing except figures. Inexpensive. Write 

 for particulars. Cobb & Bobbitt, Perry, Okla. 



$1.25 per 1000 up, for letter-heads, bill-heads, 

 etc. Cuts used. Samples free. 



Fred A. Sotter, Dept. F, Douglassville, Pa. 



RAFFIA. 



RaflJa (colored), 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

 free. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J. 



or 810-824 Wasbbume Ave.. Chicago. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



A full stock of moss on hand all year around. 

 Sphagnum moss, $1.50 per bale; sheet green 

 moss, $2.50 per bbl.; clump moss, 75c per bag. 

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



Sphagnum moss, best quality, 75c [»er bale; 

 10 to 40, 60c each. Cash with order. 



L. Amnndson & Son, City Point, Wis. 



Ten bales sphagnum, $7.00. 



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



TIN FOIL. 



Tin foil, 10 lbs., 10c per lb.; 100 lbs., $9.00. 

 Wm. Schlatter & Son, Springfield, Mass. 



TOBACCO. 



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

 500 lbs., $3.60; 1000 lbs., $6.60; ton, $12.00. 

 Write us for prices on large quantities. 



Scharflf Bros., Van Wert, Ohio. 



WIRE WORK. 



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

 Manufacturer of florists' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 



620 N. 1 6th St. , Om aha, Neb. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work in the west. R. F. Winterson Co.. 

 45, 47, 49 W abas h Ave., Chicago. 



60 per cent less than manufacturing cost. 

 Our specialty — 100 assorted designs, $10.00. 

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



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

 F. W. Ball, 31 B. 3rd St., ancinnatl, 0. 



William B. Hielscher's Wire Works. 



38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. 



Illustrated book, 260 designs free. 

 C. C. Pollworth Mfg. Co.. Milw aukee, Wis. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 

 Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee , WIb. 



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



Horticultural Books 



Wt can supply any of the fol- 

 lowing books at the prices 

 noted, postpaid, and any other 

 book at publishers' price t 



PronounolnB Dictionary. 



A list of plant names and the botanical terms most 

 frequently met with in articles on trade topics, with the 

 correct pronunciation for each. S5 cents 



Hardy Perennials and Old-fashioned 

 Garden Floorers. 



By J. Wood. Describing the most desirable plants 

 for borders, slirubberies, etc.. foliage and flowering. 

 Illustrated. $!i.0» 



The American Carnation. 



By C. W. Ward. Invaluable to the carnation 

 grower. All departments of the business are treated in 

 a thoroughly practical manner. This book is the work 

 of a careful, studious grower of ripe experience. Fully 

 illustrated. $3.<M> 



Tomato Culture. 



By W. W. Tracy, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. The 

 book deals with every phase of tomato culture and 

 was written for the man who wants the latest and most 

 complete information on the subject. Cloth. 150 

 pages. Illustrated. 60 cent» 



Ornamental Gardening lor Americans. 



By Elias a. Long, landscape architect. A treatise- 

 on beautifying homes, rural districts and cemeteries. 

 A plain and practical work, with numerous illustrations 

 and instructions so plain that they may be readily fol- 

 lowed. Illustrated. Cloth. 3UU pages. j|1.50 



The Forcing; Book. 



/By L. H. Bailky. In this work the author ha? 

 compiled in handy form the cream of all the available 

 information on the subject of forcing vegetables under 

 glass. In addition to this, the experience of many 

 practical growers in different localities is furnished. 



Bulbs and Tuberous Rooted Plants. 



Bv 0. L. Allen. A complete history, description, 

 metiiods of propagation and full directions for the suc- 

 cessful culture of bulbs in the garden, dwelling or 

 greenhouse. The illustrations which embellish this 

 work have been drawn from nature, and have been 

 engraved especially for this book. Cloth. $1.S<^ 



Insects and Insecticides. 



By Clarence M. Weed, D. Sc. A practical man- 

 ual concerning noxious insects and the methoils of 

 preventing their injuries. Profusely illustrated. A 

 generally useful handbook on noxious insects. It cov- 

 ers the whole field of insect pests very thoroughly and 

 is especially valuable for its complete and up-to-date 

 methods of fighting insects. The work is intensely 

 practical. All the important insect pests are described 

 and remedies for them, and methods of preventing their 

 injuries described in detail. Cloth. $1.50' 



Handbook of Plants and General Horti- 

 culture. 



By Peter Henderson. This new edition com 

 prises about 50 per cent more genera than the formei 

 one, and embraces the botanical name, derivation, nat- 

 ural order, etc., together with a short history of the 

 different genera, concise instructions for their propa 

 gation and culture, and all the leading local or common 

 Knglish names, together with a comprehensive glossary 

 of botanical and technical terms. Plain instruction- 

 are also given for the cultivation of the principal vegc 

 Ubles, fruits and flowers. Cloth. $3.U0 



Greenhouse Management. 



By Prof. L. R. Taft. of Michigan Agricultura' 

 College. A manual for florists and flower lovers on thi 

 forcing of flowers, vegetables and fruits in greenhouses 

 and the propagation and care of house plants. It treat? 

 of all the plants commonly cultivated by florists am: 

 amateurs, and explains in a thorough manner the metli 

 ods that have been found most successful in growing 

 them. Particular attention is paid to the growing o' 

 cut flowers, the growing of fruits under glass, etc. Of 

 special value will be the directions for treating plant- 

 when attacked by insects and fungi. The preparatior 

 of the soil, the use of various manures, composts and 

 fertilizers, watering, ventilating and heating recei\^ 

 careful and minute attention. Cloth. 400 pages. $1.»*'' 



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