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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Febbuaby 17, 1910. 



WAYSIDE NOTES. 



Chas. H. Kaulbach, of Haverhill, 

 Mass., says he has been up and down 

 the ladder many times during his life, 

 but even more of late. He keeps his 

 stock of design boxes in a loft, con- 

 reniently arranged over the workroom, 

 and the rush of funeral work has 

 been the cause of so many extra trips. 



"Let me introduce you to Bon Ami," 

 was the welcome of E. J. Buxton, at 

 Nashua, N. H. I do not remember 

 looking at a finer lot of carnations than 

 what can be seen here — thrifty stock, 

 picked rather closely for the second 

 crop of cuttings in the sand bed. There 

 is a fine batch ready to fill early orders. 

 Granite State is sidetracked for this 

 season, but is strongly in evidence and 

 will be a power among whites when in- 

 troduced next year. Those who are not 

 satisfied with White Perfection or de- 

 sire a better — and we are all looking 

 for the best — should plant Bon Ami. 



Charles Simpkins, superintendent of 

 Mrs. J. C. Eogers' fine estate at Pea- 

 body, Mass., takes particular pride in 

 a specimen of Acacia longif olia, now in 

 full bloom. He annually sends a sprig 

 to many fellow craftsmen at this sea- 

 son. 



John M. Ward & Co., of Peabody, 

 plant cyclamens from seed flats onto a 

 bench and find this answers admirably 

 where a large number are grown. Their 

 lilies are the envy of many other grow- 

 ers; a more even lot would be hard to 

 find. 



W. T. Walke, at Salem, Mass., re- 

 ports an excellent plant season. At the 

 time of my visit he was gunning for 

 bear. His foreman was staging ram- 

 blers and Lilium giganteum that looked 

 promising for Easter. 



L. C. Midgley, of the Worcester Con- 

 servatories, Worcester, Mass., jfroposes 

 many changes in this large plant, which 

 could be appropriately termed Eose- 

 ville, from the splendid roses grown, or 

 Carnation Heights, from the healthy 

 stock grown on a hillside. Commenc- 

 ing at the foot of the hill and looking 

 either to the right or left, one's eyes 

 rest upon a succession of up-to-date 

 houses, filled with forcing stock of all 

 kinds. Mr. Midgley modestly admits 

 he was not always a florist, but good 

 growers, like poets, are often bom and 

 mot made. 



G. H. Sinclair, of Holyoke, Mass., 

 contemplates offering a prize in gold 

 to the successful namer of hit new 

 seedling carnation, which is conceded 

 by all who have seen it to be a grand 

 commercial variety. Owing to the field 

 being well supplied, though there is al- 

 ways room for a good carnation, he has 

 decided not to place it on the market 

 this season. 



H. W. Field, at Northampton, Mass., 

 never had a beter season, and he has 

 some large orders booked for Easter. 

 His stock looks fine. 



Joseph Beach, at South Hadley Falls, 

 Mass., has no kick coming. He says 

 that now and then he gets lonesome, 

 but picks up the Review and his spirits 

 revive again. M. 



Columbia City, Ind. — D. C. Noble has 

 closed a deal whereby he purchased of 

 Lancaster & Simpson the greenhouses for- 

 merly owned by Mr. Npble and sold by 

 him last August to Messrs. Lancaster and 

 Simpson, who came here from East Liv- 

 erpool, 64, Uy take charge. , v. 



Headquarters for Easter Plants 



Prepare for Easter! 



From whom will we purchase our Easter supply? 



THK BK8T KVKR. 



Better than ever are the plants whose gleaminK 

 Blossoma and leaves shine bright in Ascb- 



mann'b atore. 

 Flowers of the kind of which we are alwaya 



dreaming, 

 More nearly perfect than all srown before; . 

 Lilies with whiter sheen, azaleas richly tinted. 

 Ferns with their lacy fronds like bridal veils. 

 The araucarias' branches fiuit with dollars, 



minted 

 For florists' use after the Easter trade. 



This Eeems now to be the daily talk of every 

 florlbt. "I know what I am Koinic to do," a wise 

 man remarted the other day. '•1 have been so 

 often deceived I will be no more, but I shall send 

 in my order oirect to our triend G6dtrey Asch- 

 mann. Ue shall be my man this Easter. He has 

 everything full and plenty and what he adver- 

 tises is no BLUFF. We can always depend on 

 him to get what we need, and cheap, too. As 

 much as we know, he goes himself to Europe 

 and selects in Belgium the cream of Azal«aa, 

 Palma and ArMncarlaa. He does all that fur 

 the sake of his customers, to please them." 



An immense stock of choice Kaster plants, 

 blooming Kaster week, or earlier, if desired, are 

 now reody for immediate shipment. Come your- 

 self or mail your order direct 10 headquarters. 



Our reputation in growing Easter plants for 

 the wholesale market, to which we ship all over 

 the entire country, Uanada and Mexico, from 

 the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, for many 

 years past, is sufficient guarantee to prove our 

 ability. 



Go to Headquarters for Azaleas 



Aaalea Indlca is a specialty with us, grown 

 for us under contract by an Azalea specialist in 

 Belgium for the last twenty years. Have three 

 bouses full of the choicest. Only btst well known 

 American varieties are imported, planted in the 

 fall as soon as they arrive from Belgium into 6-in., 

 7 and 8-ln. pots, placed in greenbuubes and kept 

 cool in the winter and are now in excellent condi- 

 tion, covered with buds, just right for Easter. 

 Please bear in mind the fact (mobtly unknown to 

 some azalea consumers) that fully 80 per cent to 40 

 per cent of the newly imported azaleas in dor- 

 mant state will lose their buds and leaves during 

 sea voyage and during winter up to February 1, 

 and have to be kept over for another year. We 

 ship only good stock, full of buds and flowers, 

 and, therefore, you can't expect an azalea at 

 this time as big and as cheap as if you would 

 buijr them in dormant state in the faU. 



What is the name of the best double pink aza- 

 lea? Mme. Van der Crnyaaen in the name, 

 originated by the well-known azalea specialist 

 Mr. Van der Gruyssen of Belgium. Millions are 

 raised every year and shipped to evtry point of 

 the globe from Belgium. We have a big stock 

 on hand of this so well-known and favorite vari- 

 ety in tip-top condition. Every plant is as round 

 as an apple, covered with buds, just right for 

 Easter trade. All sizes in the following prices: 

 76c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



Azalea Indica 



In large plants we have the following, full of 

 buds: Bernard Andre Alba (pure white), Niobe 

 (pure white) HeleneThelemanu (rose light pink), 

 Memoire de L. Van Houtte, large flowers (double 

 pink), EnpresR of India, lart^e flowering (double 

 variegated), Dr. Moore idoublepiuk), Mme. Van 

 der Cruyssen (best, of all the pink). Apolln (red), 

 DeScbryverlana (double variegated) $1 50. $2.00, 

 S2.50 and tif.OO. In smaller rizes we have the 

 following varieties, full of buds: Deutsche Perle 

 (double white), Mme. Van der Ciuyssen, Vervae- 

 neana (double variegated), a well known stand- 

 ard variety, Apollo (red), Simon Mardner (dou- 

 ble pink), De Schryveriana (double variegated). 

 Empress of India (double variegated), Niobe 

 (double white), all well budded 50c, 75c. $1.00. 

 $1 25 and $1.50. Professeur Wultert $1.00, $1.25 

 to $1.60. This is a well known, bright, variegated 

 variety. When we are out of one color, we send 

 the next similar color: also, if we are out of the 

 size ordered, we send the next size either above 

 or below the price mentioned. 



Eaat«T Ivllleat Lilium Multiflorum, the genuine 

 Japanese Eaoter Lily directly imported by us. 

 We have a friend in Japan who looks after our 

 interests there. He picks out for us only the 

 good, healthy ones, and marks them while they 

 are growing, the 10 in. bulbs, and therefore he 

 ships to us the cream of the plants of Japan. 

 We have lilies this year to burn: can supply, if 

 nothing happens, every customer and others 

 Who want lilies. If you *ee them growing in our 

 greenhouses you must all admit they are "crack- 

 erjacks." We sell them cheap too. Where other 

 florists get 15c per bud, we only charge yuu 10c 



per bud, for plants in 6-in. pots, having 6. 8, 10 

 and more buds to the plant. Plants under 5 buds, 

 12c per bud, 6 in. pots. 



The 9 to 10 Japanese lily bulbs were nearly a fail- 

 ure last fall, owing to the bad weather. While 

 other florists and some dealers only received 

 20 to 30 per cent of their orders, we were one 

 of the fortunate, receiving the full amount of 

 our order (5000) from one grower In Japan. No 

 joke when I tell you our lilies were never so 

 nice and perfei t as this year. Orders for lilies 

 only positively will not be lilled; if you want the 

 lilies It will be neceisary for your order to call 

 for other stock also. 



Toarneaol Tullpa, best double tulips, varie- 

 gated, three bulbs In a pot, $1 80 per dozen pots; 

 $14.00 per 100. 



Begronla, new improved Brfordil, 5 in. pots, 

 $2.50 per dozen. i<lamb«aa, 5 in., $2 00 per 

 dozen. 



Frimnia Obconlca, 6-in., $2 00 to $2 60 dozen. 



Cineraria Hybrida, best plants &>4 to 6-in. 

 poU, for Easter, at $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 to $6 00 per 

 dozen. 



Spiraea Gladatone. We have a house full in 

 very fine condition, in bud now. just right for 

 Easter, large plants, full of buds. Remember 

 Gladstone is scarce thiR year, owing to the dry 

 weather in Holland last year, but we were for- 

 tunate to have received enough to supply all of 

 our customers: price, 6 to 7-in uots. 50c, 75c, $1.00. 

 8aperba, Japonioa, Florlbanda, 6 in. pots, 

 25 to 50c. 



Ipomoea Noctlflora, purest white moor- 

 flower, for which we have a world wide reputa- 

 tion, now ready. 2'a in. pots, $5.00 per 100. 



H7*oliitha, four best colors King of the 

 Blues (dark blue). Grand Maitre (light blue), 

 Gertrude (best pink), La Grandesse (best white), 

 right for Easter, in cold frame, 4-in. pota, lOc to 

 12c. 



BInrUlo Tulips, 3 bulbs in a 4-in. pot. $2.00 per 

 dozen pots; all bulb stock ii- strictly our own im- 

 portation, now in cold frame covt red with litter 

 and will bloom in three weeks after bringing 

 them into the i(reenhou>e. 



Daffodil Ton Slon, best double, three bulbs, 

 12.50 per dozen. 



Areca L.iiteacena, 6in. pots, 3 plants in a pot, 

 36c. 



Fiona Klastlca (rubbers), 6ht to 6-in. pota, 25c 

 to 30c. 



Anr>erpohIll, very fine. 6-in., 50c to 76c. 



Wllaonl in pans, S6c. 



AaparaKna Sprenserl, big stock, 3-in., 7c: 4- 

 in., lOc. 



Aaparaama Plnmosna, large, 2Hi in., 3c; Sin. 

 pots, $6 00 per 100; 4-ln., li c. 



Kentla Belmoreana, 3 in.. 10c; 4 in., 20c. 



Kentla Foraterlana, 6 to 7 in. pots, 40 to 46 

 inrhes high. 76c, $1.00 $1.25 $150 $2.00 to $3.00 

 each: 4 in., 20c; 6^ to 6Hi-in. pots, 20 to 26 in. high, 

 60c to 60c. 



Toooa Weddelliana, 3-in., 15c. 



Nephrolepla Todeaoldea and Whitman!, 

 5Vj to 6 in. pots, 35c 40c, 50c 7Sc to $1.00. 



Ferns lor dishes. 2>a in.. $5 00 per 100. ' 



HydraaK^a Otakaa, pot grown, 6 to 7-in., 

 35c 60c, 76c, $100 to $150. full of buds, in fine 



condition for Baster, 

 All cooda maat travel at pnrohaser'a rlak. Caah with order, pleaae. 



Please state if you wsnt stock shipped in or out of pots. 



All bnlba are now under coT«r In cold frame and will bloom in two weeks from the 



time of brlng^lDK them in the preeahonae. 



GODFREY A8CHMAMM. io'2 west o,tano stn^ PHil AnFlPHlA^ PA. 



IMPORTBR, WHOLBSALS GBiUWEB AND SHIPPER OF POT PLAKTS 



