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A journal™ florists, seedsmen*"- nurserymen. 



FL.ORI8T8' PUBLISHIMO CO., 580 Caxton BnildlnK. 884 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, FEBRUARY J7, J9J0. 



No. 638. 



HANNAS 



800 000 F. O. B. New York or Chicago 



We are headquarters for all the most up-to-date 

 and leading varieties of Cannas. For varieties 

 and prices see page advertisement of Cannas iii 

 this issue. 



Our Western Agents for Cannas. 



THE WINTERSON SEED CO. 

 45.47>49 Wabash Ave., CHiCAQO, ILL. 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, 



Seedsman 

 342 W. 14th SL, 



New York 



Rooted Carnation Cuttings 



101 1000 



Conquest 112 00 $100.00 



SatiKamo 12.00 100.00 



Mary Tolman 12 00 100 00 



White enchantress. .S.OO 2.5.00 



White Perfection .... 3 00 25.00 



Enchantress 2.50 20 00 



May Day 6 00 50 00 



Daybreak Lawson... .S.OO 2.5.00 



R. P. Enchantress... 3.00 25.00 



Winona 3.00 25 00 



WInior 3.00 25 00 



100 1000 



Splendor $3.00 $25.00 



Alvlna 5.00 45.00 



Aristocrat 3.00 25.00 



Afterglow 3.00 25.00 



Lawson-Enchantress.. 3.00 25.00 



O. P. Bassett 6.00 50.00 



Beacon 3.00 25.00 



Victory , . 3.00 26.00 



Andrew Carnesfle 3.00 25.00 



Gov. Deneen 6.00 45 0) 



All stock clean, taealtby and w^ell rooted. 

 The best that money can buy. 



Chicago Carnation Co., ^^k^' Joliet, 



We are now booking orders for the follow- 

 ing^ in good healthy stock: 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and Ag^atha, strong young 

 plants, June delivery, $15.00 per 100; $140.00 per 1000. 



Begonia Turnford Hall (white), $20.00 per 100. 



Begonia Preiident Tafl, large, soft, satiny pink, $20.00 

 per 100. 



All propaeated from leaf cuttiues 



Orders filled strictly in rotation 



Cash with orders from unknown correspondents 



J. A. PETERSON, Westwood, Cincinnati, 0. 



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The Baur Carnation Clip 



The Clip That Makes Friends 



Send us no money. Wr want your money after we have 

 convinced you by a ten days' free trial that we have the best 

 thing on the market for mending splits— cleverest device ever In- 

 vented for the purpose. Price per ontfit (1 Plier and 1000 Clips), 

 $2 50 Clips as follows : $1.00 per 1000; Sl.50 per 2000; S3.25 per 5000; 

 S6 00 per 10,000; $12 60 per 25,000; $20.00 per 50,000. 



Testimonials like these are common: 



Your Carnation Clip is the finest Clip on the market. 



David A. Dean. 



You have the only device that does the trick success- 

 fully and with dispatch. W. R. P. Stewart. 



We refit old Pliers free. Send them in and we will repair or 

 promptly send you a new one. 



BAUR FLORAL CO., Erie, Pa. 



Carnation Cuttings 



Now and later delivery. Beacon, P^nchantress, White Enchantress, White Perfection, Winsor, $2.50 per 100; 

 $20.00 per 1000. Winona, Lawson-EuchantresB, $3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. Georgia, $5.C0 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 

 Pink Delight, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. Also any other standard or new varieties at regular market prices. 



Hydrangeas 



Lilies 



A few hundred field grown, one-shoot plants, $7 00 per 100. 

 tion guaranteed. 



Satisfac- 



16x24 ADS f. o. b. Erie or Buffalo. Let us quote 

 you prices before you buy elsewhere. 



Giganteum, 7/9. 300 to case $20.00 per case 



9/10, 200 to case 21.00 



Magnificum. 8/9, 200 to case 11.00 



Auratum. 8/9. 160 to case 7.00 



Album, 8/9, 225 to case 16.00 



Qlass 



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



The cleanest, strongest and 

 best established Mums 



Karly Monrovia, Prime October Frost. Keady now. Assure 

 you gilt edged blooms next October. $:!.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 



Extra select plants of Virginia Poehlmann, ready now. Will 

 sive you fine flowers and long stifT stems. $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



Kdmond Albe. A big fine incurved, ready October 15. The 

 Committee reports it "Satin-pink, score 18" (out of 20 points), with 

 «tem full count. The variety is the best pink of its date for com- 

 'nercial purposes. 



Xllse PapTeortli. White sweepstakei. $35.00 per 100. 



E. G. HILL CO., Richmond, Ind. 



Seeds for Present Sowing 



Novelties for 1910 T. P. Oz. 



Aster, Crimson Giant. $0.25 $2.25 



Salmon King 25 5 00 



Lemon Drop 25 5.00 



Rosy Morn 20 2.75 



Mauve Queen 25 



Cactus flowered. .25 

 Beconla Prima Donna. .25 

 Oeiphlnlnm Belladona .25 



Oerbera Jamesoni 2S 



Stock Abundance 25 



Fully described in Florists' 



Well-known Varieties. T.P. Oz. 

 Agreratnm. Dwarf blue$0.10 $0.25 

 Alyaanm. Little Gem... ,10 .30 

 Candytnft, Empress ... .05 .15 

 CobaeaScandens. purple .10 .30 

 Centanrea gj^mnocarpa .10 .30 



Lobelia Speciosa 10 .50 



BeddinffQneen .15 1.25 



Salvia Splendens 15 1.00 



Vinca, mixed 10 .50 



Verbena, Mammoth 15 1.00 



List-free for the asking. 



For select strains of VEGETABLE SEEDS, Lettuce, Radish, Tomato. 

 Cabbage, Cucumber, etc., consult our Market Gardeaers' Wholesale 

 Llat, now ready for distribution; mailed upon request. 



THE W. W. BARNARD CO., »f l?j".l£r., Chicago 



