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FlBBOART 17, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



59 



Frey's New Single and Anemone Chrysanthemnms 



The BeneatioD at the National Flower Show 1908. Winners of the $50.00 Silver Cap, t firat and 1 second 

 Prize, Certificates of Merit of the Chrysanthemum Society of America and Minnesota State Florists' Association, 

 2 First Prizes at Milwaukee, 1909. 



These are all exceptionally fine for commercial purposes, either for cutting or as pot plants, it being my aim to 

 send out only such varieties as have stood a severe test in this market. The constant gain in favor of these two types 

 has been so rapid and their value for all sorts of decorative purposes so great, that every grower will want to invest 

 in them. It has been stated by authorities that these varieties are a great improvement over those now in commerce. 



1910 NOVELTIES 



Mrs. Theodore Wirth. Anemone, a most beauti- 

 ful, soft pink, with light yellow center, preceding 

 Mrs. John Pesther, a money maker. 



Alpine Glow. Anemone, large white flower, with 

 a glow of pink, very beautiful. 



Christina Scull. Single, medium sized flower, like 

 a golden Marguerite, very profuse. 



Grace Clementina Burki. Single, pure white, 

 large, round flower, very substantial, following Lady Lu. 



Mrs. John Pesther. Single of medium size. 

 Enchantress pink, long, slender, wiry stems, comes for 

 Thanksgiving, extra fine. 



85c each; $8.00 per 10; $15.00 per 100. 



1909 INTRODUCTIONS 



ANEMONES 

 Lida Thomas. Delicate cream, late. 

 Gertrude Wilson. Deep yellow, very fine. 

 Beatrice Asmus. Pure white, one of the best. 



1909 INTRODUCTIONS Continued. ANEMONES 



Mrs. Edw. F. Swift. Delicate pale lavender, one 

 of the first to bloom. 



Mrs. Auflfusta Knab. Creamy white, with yellow 

 center. 



Miss Ida Kroeschell. Light yellow, with quilled 

 petals. 



SINGLES 



Miss Dorothy Deneen. Silvery pink. 



Bishop Henninghaus. Brown red, quilled part 

 bronze, very odd. 



Lady Lu. Beautiful white Shasta Daisy effect, 

 extra 



Minnesota. Very striking, blood red. 



Mrs. T. Edw. Wilder. Beautiful Enchantress 

 pink, extra fine. 



John Ctossweiler. Bronze, resembling Gaillardia 

 Aristata. 



Rooted cutting^s or 8>^-inch pots, 10c each; 

 80c per 10; $6.00 per 100. 



Delivery will commence 2nd week in March. All orders will be filled strictly in rotation. 



ALOIS FREY, 





Crown Point, Ind. 



MentioD The Review when you write. 



in town interviewing the local dealers. 

 He reports a splendid season's trade, in 

 spite of the prevailing cold snap. 



Walter Davies, of Fruitvale, Cal., has 

 leased his greenhouses to David Parker. 



The Piedmont Floral Co., of Oakland, 

 <'al., has given up its Eleventh street 

 store, and will shortly move to larger 

 and more commodious quarters. 



A well dressed young man, wearing a 

 heavy band of crepe on his arm, made 

 his appearance in Oakland during the 

 present week. He made a purchase to 

 tiie amount of $2 and tendered a check 

 for $10 in payment for the same, in 

 several retail stores, receiving $8 in 

 change in each place. All of the checks 

 were returned from the banks marked 

 "No Funds," and the young man had 

 in the meantime disappeared to parts 

 unknown. Among the firms victimized 

 were the Elmhurst Floral Co., H. M. 

 Sanborn Co., and the Thorsted Floral Co. 



James Niven has left the employ of 

 H. E. Bothin, of Eoss Station, Cal., and 

 will enter into the growing of cut flowers 

 :it Fairfax, Cal. 



McBorie and McLaren are at present 

 superintending some extensive plantings 

 tor the Spring Valley Water Co. 



Domoto Bros., of Elmhurst. are in line 

 with 50,000 Easter lilies. Their stock 

 looks healthy and gives promise of a 

 heavy cutting. G. 



NEV BEDFORD, MASS. 



Trade was fair last week. Funeral 

 work was good and used up lots of 

 shorts and splits. Carnations are good 

 now, retailing at 50 cents and 60 cents 

 per dezen. Roses retail at $1.50 to $2 



Last Fall 



My output of California Privet was greater than ever before 



Ribsam's Reputation 



Orders booked now daily. Owing; to bushiness and fibrous roots my plants are far 

 above tbe average grade sold by others at less prices; just one order will enroll you ai one 

 of our regular patrons. Tbanking all for past favors. 



California Privet 



Per 100 Per 1000 Per 10.000 Per 20,000 



Our Special, 3 to 4 feet 96.00 $10.00 $850.00 $650.00 



Kxtra Buatay, 2i« to 8 f eet 6.00 85.00 800 00 -550.00 



Our No. 1, '2 to 8 feet 860 26.00 200.00 350 00 



Our No. 2, l^s to 2 feet 2.50 17.50 160.00 250.00 



Our No. 3, 10 to 18 inches 1.60 12.00 100.00 176 00 



Packed free. Our stock is At In every respect, and I prefer you to call and see it. A 

 trolley line from P. R. R. station leaves you at my gate, only 10 minutes' ride. Hopinic to see 

 you and bave your order as early as possible, ai I have only 300,000 left for this spring's 

 delivery. I remain, yours truly, 



Carlman Ribsam.r:^j,'..";:!!.t Trenton, N.J. 



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per dozen. Violets sell at $1 per hun- 

 dred blooms, sweet peas at $1 per hun- 

 dred blooms. Some nice daffodils, Pa- 

 per Whites, tulips, etc., are to be seen. 

 These retail at 60 cents per dozen. 

 There is a fairly good call for flowering 

 plants, such as cyclamens, primulas, cher- 

 ries, azaleas, etc. 



Monday, February 7, was a bitterly 

 cold day, about the coldest we have had 

 for years. The weather is now quite 

 cold. 



Napoleon Lemay is growing large 

 . quantities of sweet peas and violets at 

 his Hillman street place. W. L. 



Bennington, Vt. — A. J. Holton finds 

 the addition he made to his range of 

 glass still inadequate and is planning for 

 a large addition this coming spring. 



Colorado Springs, Colo. — Frank Hay- 

 den, of the Colorado Springs Floral 

 Co., carried out an elaborate scheme of 

 decoration for the annual reception and 

 ball of the El Paso Club. The large 

 reading room and reception hall were 

 transformed into a Venetian garden, 

 with white pillars bearing electroliers 

 and wound with southern smilax and 

 flowers. 



