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A WEEKLY JOURNAL"* fLORISTS. SEEDSMEN *"» NUHSERYMEN. 



IXORISTS' PUBLISHING CO., 636 Caxton Bulldine. 508 South Dearborn St., CHICAGO 



VOL. XXXIV. 



CHICAGO. NOVEMBER 5. 1914. 



NO. 884. 



''IT'S A LONQ, LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY" 



SHAMROCK SEED 



TRUE IRISH 



, ; FROM THE OULD SOD . / \ ^ 



i2 tr. pkt. . .^-.VrL. . . $0.25 Tr. pkt $0.40 



Ounce.. . . .^>r;v. 1.00 ^ lb 3.00 



Arthur T. Boddington, ^tT^X New York 



WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF 

 THE FOLLOWING PLANTS: 



BEGONIA GLORY OF CINCINNATI 



BEGONIA MELIOR (New) CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM 

 ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE PANOANUS VEITCHII 



Quality our aim. See our half- page ad in '^"' 

 ./■.•>. this issue for prices, immediate delivery 



J. A. mERSON & SONS, Wntwni, Guuiti. 0. 



Cut in Prices of Bulbs 



We have a surplus of the foUowinfir— all A No. 1 guaranteed bulbs— 

 and In ordnr to move ttiem quickly we offer at exceptionally reduced 

 prices. Offer only holds good until our supply is exhausted: 



LILIUM FORMOSUM (Immediate delivery) 



Credit prices dash with order 



7- 9, 300 to case $16.0U per case; $16.00 per case 



8-10, 225 to case 16.50 per case; 15.50 per case 



9-10, 190 to case. ...... 17.00 per case; 



GIGANTEUM- i *■ 



7- 9, 300 to case 15.00 per case; 



8-10, 225 to case. . .. 19.00 per case; 



9-10, 200 to case 19.00 per case; 



16.00 per cas^ 

 P 

 14.00 per casl^ 

 18.00 per case 

 18.00 per case 



Wm. F. Kasting Co.'"'"^"^^ 



Buffalo. N. Y. 



TheNewRose!orl915 



HoosiER mm 



It is as fragrant aa Richmond ; 



Has more petals, 



A stiffer stem. 



A texture like velvet. 

 In color, glowing crimson with darker shadings, and 

 So free in growth and production of bloom that it is already recog- 

 nized as having the aoaiitles of a great commercial cut-flower variety. 



DDICFC* Own root-S30.00 per 100; t2S0.00 per 1000. 

 ■^■*I**E-«3» Grafted- 36.00 per 100; 300.00 per 1000. 



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



HYDRANGEA OTAKSA. fleld-fiTown. 1 cm.. 6c; 2 crn., 

 8c; pot-grown, 4-in., 1 and 2 cm., 8c. 



Poinsattias, strong 2^4-111.. $5.00 per 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



Adiantum Crowaanum, strong 4-in., 15c; 5-in., 20o. 



Asparagus Sprangeri, strong 4-in., 6c. 



Plumosus and Sptangari, 2''4-in., 2c. 



Tabu Ferns, assorted 2^4-in., $3.00 per 100. 



Cyolaman, flnest mixed, 8-in., 8c. 



Bagonia Kaz, strong 3- in., 5c: 214-in., 3c. 



Vlolata, Gov. Herrick, strong, field grown, S6.00 per 100: S4S.00 per 1000. 



•^vaat Peas, Christmas flowering, pink and white, white, lavender. 



and satin pink. S2.00 per 100. 

 Gardanias, 4-in., I6c. 

 ■"arna, Boston, Piersoni and Whitmani, 6-in., 30c. 



BAUR FLORAL CO., ERIE, PA. 



Narcissus Paper White 



Th« Tru* Glant-flow«rins 



Per case, 1250 bulbs $10.00 



Per 5 cases, 5000 bulbs 37.50 



These bulbs are selected extra size, and the best quality 

 obtainable. 



30 and 32 Barclay Street, 



NEW YORK 



Giant Flowerinsf Primroses 



Price strong, 2^-inch pots. 60c per doz.;S3.60 per 100. Strong, 8%-inoh, 

 76c per doz.; |6.00 per 100. In the following varieties:- 



Mt. Blanc, pure white. , 



CriMaen King, rich fiery red. 

 Rubra Vlolaeaa. purple, tinted with lavender. 

 Karmaalna, bright carmine with yellow eye. 

 Pulchairlma, white, stiiped and blotched pnrple-red. 

 Cocclnaa, bright red. 



Giant Flowering Primula Obconica 



Price, strong. 2>«-inch pots. $3.60 per 100; Siflinch. 60c per dox,; 16.00 

 per 100. In the following varieties:- 

 ' Qlgantaa Rubra, Alba, Karmaalna and Roaaa. 



The above stock is all in fine condition and ready for a shift. 



THE McGregor bros. co., '""ssjt" 



Lilium Candidum 



Extra fine Northern-grown Bulbs— Just Arrived 

 100, $6.60; 1000, $60.00 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 



We can still supply. Write for quotations. State quantity 

 * required. 



Complete Une of Dutch Bulbs 



Write for Our List. 



THE W. W. BARNARD CO.,23ilS?SS:...Ciuciio 



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