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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



May 26, 1910. 



"Elastic= 

 Lyke" 



GREENHOUSE 6UIZ:N6 PUTTY 



" SEMI-LIQUID " 



Absolutely the best 

 glazing product ever pro- 

 duced. Guaranteed to be 

 made of purest double 

 boiled Linseed Oil and 

 to contain a greater propor- 

 tion of Pure White Lead 

 than any other product. 

 Weighs 16>^ lbs. to the 

 gallon; each gallon will 

 cover 300 running feet. 

 Can be used in machine or 

 putty bulb and we guar- 

 antee that ten years after 

 using all that is necessary 

 is to break the outer film 

 and the body will be soft 

 and pliable. Impervious to 

 water and will not heave 

 in cold, nor run in warm 

 weather; in fact, it is 

 *' manufactured to 

 meet the ever increas- 

 ing demand of the man 

 ^ho wants the best." 



1 Gallon, $ 1.30 



5 Gallons, 6.35 



10 Gallons, 12.'>0 



20 Gallons, 24.50 



1 Bbl. (50 gallons), $60.00 



Will be pleased to supply 

 special quotations to Jobbers 



Sole Distributor 



E. H.HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Avenue 

 CHICAGO 



day, found their blooms ripening so 

 fast they were compelled to cut at once. 

 The result was a deluge of carnations 

 which sent prices tumbling. The effect 

 upon the supply of roses was less 

 marked, though there was a considera- 

 ble increase in this department, as in 

 practically all others. The effect upon 

 the quality of roses was much more pro- 

 nounced than upon the quality of car- 

 nations, greatly as the latter suffered. 

 It not only opened the roses quickly, 

 but the way the thrips multiplied and 

 the voraciousness with which they at- 

 tacked the flowers was something en- 

 tirely unprecedented. Eose growers are 

 accustomed to an annual spring battle 

 with thrips, but this year it has been 

 more fiercely contested than usually. 

 In addition, following the warm days 

 came cold rain, and not a few growers 

 who had seen their Killarney blooms 

 devastated by the thrips found the 

 foliage in a like stage because of mil- 

 dew. 



Where the wholesalers a week ago 

 had been congratulating themselves and 

 their customers on the superior quality 

 of the stock available for Memorial 

 day, they now find themselves with 

 quality little, if any, better than it 

 usually is at this date. A few growers 

 can congratulate themselves that their 

 stock is holding up well, but the deteri- 

 oration in the majority of the stock has 

 been as rapid as anything this market 

 ever experienced within the short period 

 of one week. 



The principal exception to the rule 

 is the Butterfly sweet peas. This mar- 

 ket never saw so many fine sweet peas 

 as are coming in this week. It is dem- 

 onstrated that success does not depend 

 so much upon the variety as upon the 

 grower, for the same variety in the 

 hands of different men hardly is rec- 

 ognizable as the same article. But 

 many are picking superb peas. They 

 are easily the finest flowers of the sea- 

 son. In retail stores they sell almost 

 on sight, and whenever the weather is 

 good an enormous business is done with 

 them. 



Following the cold rain of Sunday 

 and Monday came bright, cold weather 

 iigaiu, liastening production in all 

 lines and doing something to improve 

 quality. An immense amount of busi- 

 ness is on the books for Memorial day. 

 The wholesalers are practically unani- 

 mous in saying that they have more 

 business booked than ever before. One 

 or two are inclined to question the 

 adequacy of the supply, but the major- 

 ity anticipate that the latter part of 

 the week will see tremendous receipts, 

 and it is expected that all orders will 

 be taken care of. The bulk of the ad- 

 vance orders are for carnations, and it 

 is possible that the supply of strictly 

 first-class stock may be short in this 

 line. Everyone expects enough Beauties 

 and roses. There is some question as 

 to the supply of peonies. The southern 

 crops have been cut and present re- 

 ceipts are from fields nearer home. The 

 number of consignors is increased, but 

 the quantity of flowers coming in is not 

 heavy. It is considered that the total 

 number of peonies available for Memo- 

 rial dav is not as large this year as 

 last. Easter lilies are in heavy supply 

 and a good many will be used. 

 ' The greater part of the shipping or- 

 ders are booked to go out Saturday. 

 This will be one of the heaviest busi- 

 ness davs in the history of the market. 



WORTH 

 READING 



San Fram-isco. Cal., May 13, 1910. 

 "This will advise you that I have thor- 

 oughly tested out your product, Aphine, and 

 can highly recommend same for exterminate 

 ing Aphis. Our outside roses in (Jolden Gate 

 Park weri' ))adly infested with Aiihis. With 

 the first application of Aphine, tht- pest was 

 entirely destroyed.'' i.'^'gd'i John McLaren, 

 Supt. Golden Gate Park. 



"i'^plands"' San Mateo, Cal., 

 May 10. 1!»10. 

 " The Aphine you sold me 1 have used on 

 orchard trees and ornamental plants infestt'd 

 with the scale, green and white fly, thrips, 

 mealy bug, etc., and found, in every case, 

 that it completely destroyed the pests in 

 question, with not the slightest harm to the 

 subjects treated. It is without doubt the 

 finest insecticide I have ever used." (S'gd) 

 William Monro, Supt. to C. T. Crocker, Ksq. 



.Miami, Blscayne Hay, Fla., 

 April 26, l!»10 

 " The sample of Aphine you kindly sent 

 mo was used on a lot of pahns which were 

 infested with mealy bugs and 1 am glad to 

 say it entirely destroyed them without injury 

 to ))lants. I shall inclu<io Aphine in my next 

 order for supplies." fS'gd) E. .f. Andrews, 

 (iardener Hotel Royal Piilm. 



Hill Crest, Purchase, X. Y., 

 May 11.1910. 

 ■ Replying to your letter of March olst, I 

 wish to say that we have given your Aphine 

 a thorough t«st, and have come to the conclu- 

 sion that it is one of the best insecticides ever 

 sent out." (S'gd) A. rnderwoo<i, Supt. 



Morristown, N. .1., April, 2.'). 1'.»10. 

 " It gives mc great satisfaction to tell you 

 that Ai)hine has entirely cleaned my gardenias 

 of mealy 1>ug. I used it one part to :i') water. 

 1 have tried many things with more or less 

 success, but this was the first complete suc- 

 cess. There was no injury to buds or foliage." 

 (S'gd) Kdward Reagan. 



Concord, N. H., May 8, 1910. 

 " Received the .Vpliine and giive it a good 

 test. As I wrote yon before, my 'mums' were 

 literally covered with lice, but that is a thing 

 of the past. I regard Aphine practically as 

 an insurance against in.sects and 1 shall not 

 be without it in the future." (s'gd) ll. D. 

 Whitney. Prop. Kern-Croft Farm. 



Pasadena, Cal., April 11, 1'.ilO. 

 " It may interest you to know that of the 

 three fluid Insecticides which I liave tested. 

 Aphine proved to be the l»est. First— It did 

 not disfigure foliage or flower. Second— It 

 mixed with water perfectly, and last, but not 

 least of its merits, it is less expensive than 

 any of the others considering the work ac- 

 complished. " (S'gd) P. I). Harnbart. Editor 

 of Pacific Carden. 



We will supply many ropoits, 

 ('(iiially as" praiseworthy of tJic merits 

 of Aphine as tiiosc submitted above, 

 or any other particulars you may like 

 to ol)taiii. 



APHINE MANUFACTURING CO. 



Madison, New Jersej 



