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Irtic Flofi^' Review 



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Sbptbmbbr 26, 1912. 



OBAND RAPIDS, MIOH. 



The Market. 



The weather has been ezceptioit&lly 

 fine, continuing so through Fair week. 

 Now we are having more or less rain 

 and cloudy weather. Business is bright- 

 ening up considerably. With openings, 

 calling for plant decorations, and with 

 weddings, receptions and funerals, last 

 week was a busy one. 



Gladioli are about over. They have 

 sold well and are becoming more popu- 

 lar than ever as a summer flower. They 

 help ia decorating the store windows 

 beautifully, yet cheaply. Roses are 

 plentiful. Carnations are beginning to 

 come in slowly, but are short-stemmed. 

 Chrysanthemums are appearing in the 

 store windows. It will not be long be- 

 fore the queen of autumn will be in 

 full swing. Asters are practically over 

 and what are left are of extremely poor 

 quality. 



Club Meeting. 



The meeting of the Florists' Club on 

 Thursday, September 19, had only a 

 light attendance; some have to go to 

 market early, some were out of town 

 and the rest attended. It was deemed 

 best to postpone the meeting until the 

 first Thursday night in October, when 

 it will be held in Henry Smith's store. 



Exhibits at the Fair. 



The fair had good weather the entire 

 week and was a financial success, with 

 the exhibits better and more extensive 

 than ever. In the floral department 

 the competition was keen. Henry 

 Smith, the Crabb & Hunter Floral Co., 

 Eli Cross and H. Danhof were the ex- 

 hibitors. W. L. Cukerski, although he 

 entered for everything, was too busy 

 to show up. In plants the principal 

 premiums were as follows: 



General collection of botbouse and greenbouse 

 plants — Crabb & Hunter Floral Co.. first; Henry 

 Smith, second. 



Best twenty-flve palms— Henry Smith, first; 

 Crabb & Hunter Floral Co., second. 



Collection of ferns — Crabb & Hunter Floral 

 Co., first; Henry Smith, second. 



Collection of crotons — Crabb & Hunter Floral 

 Co., first; Henry Smith, second. 



Rex begonias — H. Danhof, first; Crabb & 

 Hunter Floral Co., second. 



The remainder of the plant premiums were dis- 

 tributed about In the same relative proportion as 

 the foregoing. 



In cut fiowers the struggle was for the floral 

 design. There were four entries. Crabb & 

 Hunter Floral Co. received first; Henry Smith, 

 second; Eli Cross, third. 



Fancy basket— Henry Smith, first; Crabb & 

 Hunter Floral Co., second ; Eli Cross, third. 



The awards for roses went to Henry Smith, 

 Crabb & Hunter B'loral Co., and Eli Cross, In the 

 order named : in carnations, the same awards. 



Gladioli — H. Danhof, first; Crabb & Hunter 

 Floral Co., second; Henry Smith, third. 



The amateurs made a good showing, 



as usual, except in the dahlias. Usually 



that display is a distinct and attractive 



feature of the exhibit, but this year 



the dahlias were of poor quality, on 



account of a heavy rain on the night 



previous to cutting them. They were 



bedraggled and of medium quality only. 



Q. F. C. 



Cranston, R. I. — Fire in the green- 

 house of Geo. W. Lewis caused slight 

 damage September 14. 



J. E. Meredith. Pres. ■ C. W. Stout. Sec'y 



The Meredith Flower 

 and Vegetable Co. 



LIBBRTYVILLE, :: ILLINOIS 



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CANNAS i 



DAHLIAS. 7'r GERANIUMS 



Osntlfl^ ^^^^ ^*^® one-half million roots to die- 



^^*''***'^^ pose of this season. Our roots are as 



good as the best, packed 250 in a box at 1000 rate, $15.00 



per 1000 and up. Special prices on large lots. 



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r\^l-|1|^^ A splendid prospect for an immense 



*^******^^ crop. Our collection is complete. 



Whole field clumps at $6.00 per 100, $40.00 per 1000, 



and up. . . . . . \, 



C\^Yfi t1 1 11 m ^ Every florist knows where Vincent 



^-■^*^****^***^ stands on the Geranium ques- 



tion.. We have doubled our stock this season, having 

 150,000 stock plants of the standard varieties, besides Ivy- 

 Leaved, Variegated, Scented and Novelties. $2.00 per 100, 

 $18.50 per 1000, for 2-in. stock, is the price on 50 of the 

 standard varieties. 



We grow other Bedding Stock. 

 A critical examination of our stock is invited. 



R. Vincent, Jr., & Sons Co. 



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FINE FERNS 



We bave a masnlflcent stock of exceptionally 

 fine NEPHROLEPIS in the followintr varieties, 

 viz.: 



Dasantlaslmat 6-lnch pots, 50c each; 8-inch, 

 $1.U0 each; extra fine specimens, 12-inch, $4.00 

 to $5.00 each. 



Dasantlssima compacta, S-inch pots, $1.00 

 each. 



Harrlsll, an improved Bostoniensis. Extra fine 

 plants, 8-inrh pots, $1.00 each. 



Bostonianals, 8-inch pots, $1.00 each. 



aiatrasll, 8-inch pot«, $lJ09-«Ach; 3^-inch pots. 

 15c each. 



SeettH, (Mnch pots, 60c each; 8-inch, $1.00 each. 

 VIridlsslma. 10-inch pots, $2.00 to $3.00each ; Z^- 

 . inch pots, lac each. 



MasMlfflea, 3^-incb pots, 25c each; 6-inch, 75c 

 each. 



AaparacHS Plumoaus Nanus, 214-iDch pots, 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Crotons 



Best assorted varieties, in 5-inch and 6-inch pots, 

 $6.00, $9.00 and $12.00 per dozen. 



Azaleas 



New Importations, ready in October. 



Bast Standard Commarclal Varlaties. 



Plants 10-12 in. diam $6.00 doz. ; $ 40.00 100 



Plants 12-14 in. dlam 9.00 doz.; 50.00100 



Plants 14-16 in. diam 12.00 doz.; 70.00 100 



Plants 16-18 in. diam 15.00 doz. ; 100.00 100 



Papsr White Qrandiflora Narcissus 



IS c/m bulbs, $8.50 per 1000. 14 c/m bulbs. $10.50 

 per 1000. 



Freeslas— French- grown 

 Mammoth bulbs, % inch and up, $12.00 per 1000. 

 Extra sized bulbs, ^ to %-iiich, 9.00 per lOOO. 



Coid Storage Uly off tlie Valley 



Packed in cases of 500 and 1000. Vary finest 

 quality obtalnabia. 



Cold Storage Lilium GIganteum 



7 to 9 inch bulbs; case lots of 800. 



Phoenix Roebelenil 



The finest and most graceful of all palms. Hardi- 

 est palm for stunmer decoration. Ironclad. 

 Does splendidly out-of-doors. Fine specimens, 

 in new 12-inch tubs, $5.00 each. 



F. R. riERSON CO., Tarrytown-on-Hodson, NEW YORK 



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POT AND 

 FIELD GROWN 



HYDRANGEA OTAKSA 



We have a |l^a block of Hydrangeas, 3000 plants, well ripened, just the kind of plants you want 

 for Easter forcing. Last year we forced 1500 plants for Easter, and our plants could not be beat. 



Pot-srown plants, 6-inch pots, 4 to 6 shoots, 25c. 

 Flald-arewn plants, extra heavy, ready for 7, 8, 9-lnch pots, 2dc, 35c, SOc each. 



Araucaria Excalsa, 5^, 6-inch pots, 14 to 24 



inches high, 50c, 6<jc, 75c, $1.00 each. 

 Ficus Elastlca, 5^-inch pots, 24 inches high, 



10c each . 

 Naphrolapis, Scottil and WhItmanI, 4-inch, 



15c; 512-inch, 85c. 

 Ptarls Wllsoni, S plants in 6-inch pan, very 



strong, 25c. s . 



Basonla Lorralna, 4-iiic|^ pots, extra fine, 35c. 



Dish Fams, the best varieties, 3-inch, $5.00 per 



100; 2>2-inch, $4 00 per 100. 

 Primula Obconica Qrandiflora, 4-inch, $10.00 



per 100. 



Primula Chlnansis, the finest strain, 4-incb 



pots, $8 00 per 10«. 

 Asparasus Plumosus Nanus, 3-incb, $5.00 



per 100. 

 Adiantum Hybrldum, 3-inch, $7.00 per 100. 



Cash with order, please. 



ASCHMANN BROS., Second and Bristol Sts. and Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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