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Auonw 17, 1811. 



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tions of nursery stock. The firm has 

 had a successful year. 



John Kessler and family, of Kessler 

 Bros., are enjoying their summer holi- 

 days at the seashore. 



Dr. Britton, of Bronx Park; J. H. 

 Troy, of The Eosery, and Alex. Mc- 

 Connell, of Fifth avenue and New Ko- 

 chelle, all left August 9 on the Lusi- 

 tania for a trip to Europe. Mr. Me- 

 Connell will be away five weeks, visit- 

 ing relatives in the Isle of Man and ar- 

 ranging for heavy shipments from the 

 continent. George McGarrett, of this 

 house, and family, have returned from 

 a vacation at Lake Mahopac, N. Y. 



Wesley B. Leach left Saturday, Au- 

 gust 12, for a two weeks' stay at 

 Orange Lake, N. Y. 



Joseph Barnett, with his family, has 

 been two weeks at Crystal Beach, 

 Canada. 



Jonathan Nash, of Moore, Hentz & 

 Nash, with his family, is at Nahant, 

 Mass. 



W. "W. Buruham, formerly with 

 Bloomingdale Bros, and later with 

 Abram & Strauss, of Brooklyn, has re 

 signed his position in the City of 

 Churches. 



Mrs. Charles Millang and daughter 

 are in the White Mountains for the 

 summer. Mr. Millang is too busy, he 

 says, for any prolonged vacation. 



J. K. Allen estimated a quarter 

 million gladioli in the New York mar- 

 ket Saturday. He had 30,000 himself 

 and many new varieties of splendid 

 size and color. 



Paul Meconi, of 55 West Twenty- 

 sixth street, will see his growers and 

 take his vacation at the same time, 

 going as far west as Buffalo. 



Albert Koehler, of Chicago, is in the 

 city. 



Of the force of W. Elliott & Sons, 

 F. P. Stanley and family have been 

 at Cold Springs on the Hudson and C. 

 E. Moles at the Delaware Water Gap. 



Walter Siebrecht and wife are spend- 

 ing their holidays at Saratoga. George 

 Siebrecht has returned from his suc- 

 cessful motor boat contest. New York 

 to Halifax, Nova Scotia. This firm is 

 now handling some grand orchid stock 

 of gigas, Digbyana, Hardyana, Gaskelli- 

 ana, Harrisonee and aurea. 



Robert Craig, of Philadelphia, was 

 in the city Saturday, August 12, and 

 predicts a great delegation from the 

 quiet city. 



R. MacNiff and wife left Saturday, 

 August 12, for Bushnellsville, in the 

 Catskills. Charles MacNiff, a brother 

 of the president of the MacNiff Horti- 

 cultural Co., and with Peter Henderson 

 & Co. since 1889, is now in charge of 



JOHNSON'S 



Prize 

 Wiier 



PANSIES 



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One of uur Kingly Prize Winners 



( New Crop Seed ) 



Large Tr. Pkt. Per 

 (2000 Seeds) Oz. 

 Cilant Adonis, beautiful light 



blue 25c $1.50 



Giant Prince Bismarcli, beauti- 

 ful shade of brown 25c 1.50 



Giant Striped 25c 1.50 



Giant P e a c o c Ic , ultramarine 



blue, claret and white, extra. 30c 2.00 

 Giant Emperor William, the 



best blue 25c 1.25 



Giant Blacl( 25c 1.25 



Giant Wliite, with dark eye 25c 1.50 



Giant Trimardeau, choice mixed. 25c 1.00 

 Giant Fire King, golden yellow 



upper petals purple 25c 1.50 



Giant Mme. Perret, a magnifl- 

 cent giant strain of rare ex- 

 cellence, very early, vigorous 

 and a rich combination of 



colors 85c 2.50 



Giant Lord Beaconsfleld, purple, 



white petals 25c 1.25 



Giant Yellow, with dark eye, 



nne 25c 1.50 



Giant Dark Bine 25c 1.50 



Giant Snowflake, pure white.. 25c 1.50 

 Giant Hortengia, beautiful red 



shades SOc 2.00 



Giant President Carnot SOc 2.00 



Giant PB.vche, beautifully ruf- 

 fled, violet and white SOc 



Large Tr. Pkt, 

 (2000 Seeds) 



Bugnot's Superb Biotcli^d 40c 



Cassier's Giant Five Blotched. .40c 



Giant Pretiosa, carmine purple, 

 bright violet blotches, white 

 margin SOc 



Giant Non Plus Ultra, a rich 

 strain, containing blotched 

 and Masterpiece varieties. .. .40c 



Giant Masterpiece, a magnifi- 

 cent variety with curled 

 petals and many rich colors. .40c 



Giant Orchid-flowered, beauti- 

 ful, rare shades Sr<c 



Triumph of the Giants (grown 

 by Henry Mette, the intro- 

 ducer), a prize strain of 

 curled and fluted flowers of 

 immense size and rare bril- 

 liancy of coloring, per 2000 

 seeds, 75c; 14 oz., |1.50; oz., 

 $5.00. 



Giant O d i e r , extra large 

 blotched, rich colors 40c 



Giant Imperial German Mixed, 

 a rich strain 85c 



Giant Parisian, brilliant colors, 

 mostly five blotched, flne....80c 



Giant Golden Qneen, without 

 eye 2Sc 



New Giant Golden Yellow> five 

 spotted, fine 40c 



Per 



Oz. 



$3.00 



8.00 



2.00 



3.00 



3.00 

 2.50 



3.00 

 3.00 

 1.75 

 1.50 

 2.50 



Johnson's Klns^ly Prize Winners, from the World's Pansy Special- 

 ists. Pronounced by the leading florlkts and gardeners throughout 

 the country as the finest strain procurable. 



We offer seed as follows: 



1000 seeds, 30c; 2000 seeds, SOc; 5000 seeds, $1.00; per oz., $5.00. 

 Write for our Wholesale Bulb List. 



Johnson Seed Co., 



217 Market St., 

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Mammoth Flowering Pansies 



^ oz. %-oz. Tr. Pkt. 



Currie's International Florists' Miztttre $8.00 $L25 $0.50 



Ctarie's Superfine Scotch 8.00 1.25 .50 



Ctirrie's Giant Mixture for Florists 4.00 .60 .35 



Giant Trimardeau, Splendid Mixture 1.00 20 .15 



Freesias, Callas and Harrisii Lili<s now ready. Write for quotations. 



Sphagnum Moss, dry burlap-bakd, $1.00 per balej 6 bales for $5.00. 



Tobacco Stems, wire-baled, $1.00 per 100 lbs.; $14.00 per ton. 



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