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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



August 10, 1911. 



NEW BEDFORD, MASS. 



The Market. 



Considering the season, trade has 

 been good. Flowers are plentiful. 

 Asters are in full swing. Carnations 

 are about gone, but the young stock is 

 nearly all planted. Asters retail at 

 35 cents per dozen. Owing to the dry 

 spell in July, they are a little late, the 

 early ones being still in full bloom. 

 The recent rains have helped the late 

 ones. Carnations — the few that are 

 brought in — retail at 35 cents per 

 dozen. Boses retail at $1 and $1.50 per 

 dozen; they are fairly good for this 

 time of the year. Gladioli retail at $1 

 and $1.50 per dozen. Sweet peas are 

 none too plentiful, as the dry spell 

 worked havoc with them; 50 cents per 

 hundred blooms is the general retail 

 price. Candytuft helps out a great 

 deal. Funeral work has been good. 

 There is a fairly good call for nice 

 potted ferns. 



Various Notes. 



The stores still close early. Vacations 

 are also on the slate. 



Harry Vranzler, with E. H. Cham- 

 berlain, spent last week at Oak Bluffs, 

 Mass. 



We are having nice weather, with 

 cool nights. W. L. 



BALTIMORE. 



The Market. 



We have had a succession of violent 

 storms and rain, which at times turned 

 roads into rivers, uprooted trees and 

 destroyed growing crops — at one time 

 over six inches of rain fell in forty- 

 eight hours. Cut flowers were excep- 

 tionally scarce last week and stock is 

 poor in character generally, including 

 outside roses, which usually cut a great 

 figure at this season. On all sides com- 

 plaints are heard of the bad effect on 

 all outside stock caused by the hail 

 storm which we had six weeks ago. 

 Carnations were the hardest hit, the 

 hail splitting the plants to pieces. 



Convention News. 



The preparations for the convention, 

 with the exception of a few minor de- 

 tails, are completed. All visitors are 

 requested to stay the full length of 

 time, if possible, for the last day will 

 be .iust as instructive and entertaining 

 as the first one. Q. 



ASHTABULA, OHIO. 



The Tong & Weeks Floral Co. has 

 been incorporated, with a capital stock 

 of $20,000, and will take over the green- 

 houses of the Ashtabula Greenhouse Co. 

 and of Tong & Weeks, as well as the 

 Center street store of the latter firm. 

 H. Tong will have charge of the green- 

 houses and De Forest Weeks will con- 

 duct the store. 



It is the plan of the company to de- 

 vote to growing roses and carnations 

 one-half of the capacity of the green- 

 houses on Bunker Hill, which were for- 

 merly operated by the Ashtabula Green- 

 house Co. as vegetable houses. The 

 other half will be used for vegetables. 

 The benches for the roses and carna- 

 tions have already been constructed. 

 When this feature is developed the 

 concern will start a wholesale depart- 

 ment in flowers. 



WHERE THE BEST IS FOUND 



The wisest men 1 know in the world are those 



who seek the best; 

 The Florists will go to Baltimore, and this Is 



their only quest; 

 To see what the workers are doing, the men who 



put all their thought 

 In the flowers they grew, they love them so, and 



are proud of what they wrought. 



But on tlie way there are marvels, the perfect is 



easily seen 

 In Godfrey Aschmann's greenhouses, where hix 



araucarias green. 



Or covered with azure sheen, where the hue of 



the sky shines clear 

 Through perfect form, made resplendent ia beauty 



without a peer. 



Do not miss them, my brothers; the City of 



Brotherly Love 

 Will give you a hearty welcome, and there you 



will easily prove 

 That Aschmann's will complete your Journey, all 



that Is wanted you'll see. 

 I ask you all for a visit; come, spesd a few 



hours with me. 



REMEMBER 



Arancarias Are Onr Specialty 



We have tbem by the tbousands-front, sides, back, everywhere. 



Araucarias ! Araucarias ! I Araucarias II! 



Fresb and Green. 



No one can beat us in this line. 



WARNING. 



DONT BE DECKI VKD t Now. as well as 



for the last 25 years, we hold the croand 



as leaders In the importing, crowinK and 



shippinc of onr speeialty. the Arancarla. 



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ABAUCABIAS. COCO Just received from Ant- 

 werp, Belgium, more coming by next steamer. 

 Araucaria Excelsa. Kobusta Compacta and Excelsa 

 Olauca, palms, etc. Florists, you know we art; 

 leaders for the last 25 years in Importing, growing 

 and shipping this so well known evergreen deco- 

 rative plant, the Araucaria, more in favor now 

 than ever. Almost every florist knows our 

 Araucarias, therefore no argument is needed for 

 our goods. We know what our customers want 

 and need, and have provided for them and set 

 aside special Bi)ecimen plants of the Spring 

 Importation 1910. These s[)ecimen plants will 

 stand the climate everywhere and are especially 

 adapted for decorating lawns, lurches, verandas, 

 bungalows, private summer residences, hotels and 

 Iwarding-honsos nt the seashore or elsewhere. 

 Our i)rices are very low for fine stock. 



J^Our so well-known Chrittmai Begonia Er- 

 fordlj, a constant bloomer for the fall holidays, 

 and during the whole winter Is never without a 

 flower; In light pink, pink, dark pink and turn- 

 ing gradiiallv into a bright red (big trusses of 

 flowers), 2%-ln. pots, $5.00; 3-in., 8c; 4-ln., 12c. 



Jutt look! Arancarla Exo«lsa, raised from top 

 cuttings, 6 to 7-in. pots, 4 to 5-year-oId, 6, 6 to 

 7 tiers, 25. 28, 30, 35 to 40 inches high, 76c, 

 IIjOO, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 to $2.50 each. 



Araucaria Robuata Compacta and Excelsa 

 Olauca, Q to 7-in. pots, fine busby plants, $1.25, 

 $1.50 to $1.75. 



Araucaria Excelsa, new Importation, 6, 6^ to 

 6-ln. pots. 2 to 3-year-old, 3, 4 to 6 tiers, 10, 12, 

 14, 16, 18 to 20 Inches high, 40c, 60c, 75c to 

 $1.00. 



Araucaria, Rolusta Compacta and Excelsa 

 Olauca, 5% to «-ln. pots, $1.00 to $1.25. 



Xentia Belmoreana, 4-ln., 25c, 30c to 85c. 



Kentia Belmoreana, 4-year-old, 26 to 28 Inches 

 high, $1.00 to $1.25; 4-year-old, 30 to 35 Inches 

 liigh, $1.50. Kentia Belmoreana, combination or 

 made up of 3 plants, 3-year-old, 24 to 26 Inches 

 high, 75c to $1.00; 4-year-old, 26 to 28 Inches 

 high. $1.00, $1.25 to $1.50. 



Kentia Forsteriana, 4-year-old, 24 to 26 Inches 

 high, 75c to $1.00; 30 to 35 inches high, $1.50. 



Cocos Weddelliana, made np of 3 plants, 4 to 

 5-ln. pots, 30c, 40c to 50c; 3-In., 15c. 



Areca Luteaoens, 4-ln., 25c. 



Cycas Revoluta, Sago palm, genuine large leaf 

 variety imported direct from Japan. 6 to 7-ln. 

 iwts, from 5 to 15 leaves to a plant, 10c per leaf. 



Ficus Elastics (Rubber Plant). 5Vi to 6-in. 

 pots, 35c, 40c and 50c each. 



Asparagus Flumoius Nanus, 2-ln., $3.00 per 

 100, $25.00 per 1000; 3-in., $5.00 per 100; 4-ln.. 

 10c each. 



3 HOUSES IN FERNS 



Well grown in pots, not on benches. 



Nephrolepis, Scottii, Scholzeli and Whitmani, 

 51,4-iu. pots, 30c, 40c and 50c. A good assort- 

 ment. 



Dish Ferns, good assortment, 2i^-ln. pots, $4.00 

 per 100. 



Fern Balls, of onr own Importation from Japan, 

 already started, 50c each. 



Solanum Multiflorum, or Jerusalem Cherry, im- 

 proved variety, 2%-ln. pots, $3.00 per 100. 

 Begonia Oloire de Lorraine, 25c and 30c. 



All plants 25 at 100 rate 



INVITATION 



Florists and others, eoing to and fa-om (he convention at Baltimore, 

 are cordially invited to stop off at Philadelphia and give our plants an 

 examination, see them growing on the spot— 



The Great Home of Araucarias and Potted Plants. 



Godfrey Aschmann, ^JiSHLst, Philadelphia, Pa. 



WHOLXSALK GROWER. IMPORTSR AND SHIPFKR OF POT PLANTS 



FERNS— FERNS 



Extra fine in flats or pots, at 

 reasonable prices. 



All Bulbs and Plants In season. 



F.W.O.SCHMITZ, Prince Bay, N.Y. 



FERNS 2Hi-ln. 3-ln. 4-in. 6-fn. 6-ln. Tin. 8-1d. 



Bostons $S.OO fin.OO $15 eO $2S $40 $60 $100 



Whitmani... 6 00 12.60 2000 36 60 85 126 



Amerpoblil 20.00 36 60 86 126 



Plereoni 86 



Superblsslma 86.00 ... 76 100 .... 



Plumosue ... 3.60 8.00 16 00 26 SO 



Snrenireri... 2.60 6.00 12 60 26 



Maidenhair. 6 00 16.00 26.00 



SmallFerns. 6.00 



GEO. As KUHL^'V'fflr. *^.'' 



