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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Decemiier 30, i;i09. 



SANGAMO 



The New Pink 

 Carnation 



Everyone who has seen Sangamo growing, has been much impressed and astonished by its 

 wonderful vigor, rapidity of growth and freedom in blooming. Those who have thus seen it are the 

 ones that are placing their orders. Do not delay too long in sending yours. You will do it sooner or 

 later, so do it now. Price, $12 00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



See page 93, December 16th issue of the Florists' Review, for full page description and photo, and write for Carnation List. 



A. C. BROWN, Springfield, III. 



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DRACUT, MASS. 



Before James J. McManmon built his 

 greenhouses here he had been growing 

 flowers on leased land in Lowell, where 

 his store is still located. He started here 

 fourteen years ago, by buying what was 

 then spoken of as one of the worst pieces 

 of land in the town — a tract of five acres 

 given over to scrub growth and sorrel, and 

 considered so sour and so unfit for culti- 

 vation that the neighboring farmers 

 grinned in good-natured pity of the pur- 

 chaser. Now Mr. McManmon owns fifty 

 acres, one acre of which is under glass, 

 while the rest of it is largely devoted to 

 nursery stock. Among the tropical shrubs 

 in his greenhouses are oranges and lemons 

 in fruit. 



He bought most of the land during a 

 period of industrial depression, when he 

 could secure it at a low price. Now the 

 property is quite valuable, partly on ac- 

 count of its own transformation under 

 Mr. McManmon 's energetic management, 

 and partly on account of the improve- 

 ment in surrounding real estate. It was 

 necessary to reclaim some of the ground 

 by drainage and to clear some of it with 

 dynamite, and most of it was sprinkled 

 to an inconvenient extent with rocks and 

 stones. Every stone used in the founda- 

 tions of all the buildings that Mr. Mc- 

 Manmon has erected, excepting his green- 

 houses, which are now of cement, has 

 come from his farm, and apparently he 

 has used only a small fraction of the 

 supply. One observer states that enough 

 stones have been removed from the 

 ground, by Mr. McManmon and others, 

 to "pretty nearly build a cathedral." 



HoPKiNSViLLE, Ky. — Wm. F. Snyder, 

 at North Main and Fourth streets, had 

 an especially fine and complete stock of 

 plants and flowers for the holidays. 



Albany, N. Y.— The Albany Florists' 

 Club has arranged a banquet to take 

 place on the evening of January 30 at 

 the Stanwix. The committee in charge 

 consists of Patrick Hyde, W. C. King 

 and Fred Henkes. 



Cambridge, Mass. — Much favorable 

 comment was elicited by a design which 

 was made by B. J. Macklin, the florist at 

 Oxford street and Somerville avenue, for 

 the funeral of Sergeant McElroy, of the 

 city police department. The design was 

 an enlarged duplicate of the badge worn 

 by the deceased oflScer, including the let- 

 tering, and was about 18x24 inches, being 

 mounted on a tablet of galax leaves about 

 thirty inches square. 



A. N. PIERSON, Inc. 



CROMWELL, CONN. 



Oar Catalogue for 1910 is out and we wish to call attention to the many 

 good things offered therein. As usaal, we are making a specialty of grafted 

 and own root Roses. We have arranged to graft 350,000 rose plants this 

 year. We call special attention to the following: 



Per doz. Per 100 Per 1000 



White KiUarney ( Waban strain), grafted $2.00 $15.00 $120.00 



Own root 1.50 8.00 75.00 



KiUarney, grafted 2.00 15.00 120.00 



Own root 1.00 5.00 45.00 



My Maryland, grafted 2.00 15.00 120,00 



Own root 1.00 6 00 50.00 



Richmond, Kaiserin, Bride and Maid, 



Grafted 2.00 15.00 120.00 



Own root 1.00 5.00 45.00 



We offer over 30 varieties of Roses and refer you to our catalogue for 



the complete list. If your name is not on our list, kindly drop us a postal 



card and we will be glad to mail you a copy. 



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ADMIRATION 



This carnation we ofler to the trade as being one of the finest Carnationi of any color 

 that we know of up to date. BeinK a beautiful shade of pink, somewhat lighter than Winona, 

 baying that beautiful satin finish, always t'howing up well either in natural or artiflcial light. 

 Plants benched in August are now coming into full crop, carryin;? from 10 to 20 bads. We 

 have been cutting since September 10th. As a money maker you will find no equal. 



The size of the flower is 3 to S^ inches, excellent form, well built up in the center, with 

 the petals so arranged as to make it stand the general requirements of a good fancy com- 

 mercial variety. A grand keeper and shipper. 



The habit is ideal, upright with no surplus grass and every shoot going into flower. Its 

 freedom and earlinesi make it nearly the ideal carnation. The calyx is very tough and 

 seldom bursts. Can be handled with great success either from the fleld or grown inside all 

 summer. No one has to be an expert to handle this variety. It scored 86 points at the 

 American Carnation Society meeting at Indianapolis, January 27 to 28, 1909. 



Price, $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 

 250 at 1000 rate. 



Send for catalogue of all other new and standard varieties of carnations. We are 

 always pleased to have visitors come and Inspect our stock and varieties. 



CHAS. KNOPF FLORAL CO. 



RICHMOND, INDIANA 



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Snow White Sport of HELEN fRICK 



Chrysanthemum 



Special certificate of merit at Maryland Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



Heavy itock plants ISOOperdoi. 



Smaller '" " 2.00 



HENRY EICHnOLZ.WaynestM)ro,Pa. 



Ferns, Crotons^ 



Decorative Stock. 



ROBT. CRAIG CO. 



4900 Market St., Philaddphia, Pa. 



