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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBBB 21, 190l>. 



the rose for all the people, and to make 

 it especially useful to amateurs." 



It was resolved at the meeting of the 

 executive committee to hold a meeting 

 of tho Rose Society November 3, 1909, 

 at the horticultural exhibition to be held 

 in New York at the Museum of Natural 

 History, to take up such matters as may 

 be of interest to the Rose Society. 



Encouragement to Home Amateurs. 



October 12 there assembled before the 

 Union Free School of Fishkill Landing, 

 N. Y., a company Qj£^/6?er 500 to listen 

 to tho report of a home garden commit- 

 tee, consisting of the Eev. Dr. MacCul- 

 lum, W. J. Pralatowski, and Frank TuUy, 

 the street commissioner. ^ 



For six months this committee bad 

 been overlooking the gardens of the vil- 

 lage, one of which was that of Mrs. 

 Amelia Lefevere, a colored woman, who 

 ' had a front yard devoted exclusively to 



■ roses and so well kept that it attracted 

 , the general attention, and as an encour- 

 agement for home amateurs, the Amer- 



■ ican Eose Society at its meeting in Cin- 

 cinnati voted a silver medal to be 

 awarded in recognition of this excellent 

 example of amateur work. When the 

 medal was presented to her, the whole 

 company cheered most lustily and noth- 

 ing that occurred was of more public in- 

 terest than this particular act. 



The committee also made mention of 

 two children's rose gardens which were 

 really a credit to anyone. One was Min- 

 nie Meyers, and the other Day Burnham, 

 a girl and a boy. Thia sort of work is 

 productive of much usefulness. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y. 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



The Market. 



Another horse show was held in Louis- 

 ville, and is history now. Some of the* 

 best stock in the country was shown, like- 

 wise some of the swellest gowns and 

 quite a few fancy flowers. Some of the 

 florists claim this to be the best horse 

 show, from the florists' standpoint, ever 

 held here, while others are not inclined 

 to think it was any better than the rest. 

 On the whole, everything proved quite 

 satisfactory. The call was for strictly 

 first-class stock and this grade cleaned 

 out every day. To help matters, we had 

 two frosty nights the first part of the 

 week and all outdoor stock was put to 

 the bad, with the exception of a few 

 dahlias which were protected with can- 

 vas. 



American Beauties sold well and were 

 about equal to the demand. My Mary- 

 land and Killarney were used up as fast 

 as they came in and the prices were 

 good. Good carnations were at a pre- 

 mium all through the week. Yellow 

 and white mums also cleaned out well 

 each day. Violets had a good call, but 

 the quality is poor and a few of the 

 stores refused to handle them, depend- 

 ing on orchids and valley, which were 

 fine and sold well. Orchids and valley 

 were the principal flowers used in cor- 

 sages. Gardenias had a good many caUs, 

 but were rather scarce. 



The funeral of Senator Lindsey, which 

 was held at Frankfort, helped business 

 the latter part of the week, as quite a 

 bit of work was sent from here. 



Various Notes. 



Jacob Schulz furnished the bouquets 

 for a big wedding last week. The bride 

 carried a shower bouquet of several 

 hundred valley. The three maids carried 



Dreer's New Crap 



CYCLAMEN PER. GIGANTEGM 



Our strain of this important florist tiower 

 is grown for us by the acknowledgea fore 

 moDt specialist of Europe, a man whr- LJ 

 made thp Cyclamen a life study and whose 

 ttock is justly considered "perfect." it i| 

 grown by the best growers around , iiiu. 

 delphia. and if you want the best you ^i^Bt 

 get this (itrain. 



We offer it as follows: 



Per 100 Pt V 1000 



seeds seeds 



Pure Wlilte $0.75 $6.oo 



Blood Red 76 o.oo 



Brlffht Rose 76 g.OO 



White witb Red Eye 75 n.oo 



Mixed, all colors 60 s.oo 



New Cyclamen 

 Wonder of Wandsbek 



the finest color in Cyclamen to date, being 

 a rich, intense salmon-rose, retalnioR its 

 bright color till the last and never fadini 

 out to the objectionable bluish tint like 

 others. Price, $1.50 per 100 seeds; $12.00 

 per 1000 seeds. 



Our Wholesale Price List contains a com 

 plete list of the best of everything in 



Seeds, Bulbs 

 and Plants 



HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia 



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ir YOU COULD SEE 



OUR BULBS 



you would place an order with us at once. They are large, sound, 

 smooth, bright colored; just the kind for forcing or outdoor planting. 

 Although we have had the largest trade bo far in the history of this 

 concern, we shall not be satisfied until we get your order. 



SPECIAL BARGAIN 



As an inducement for a general order of Bulbs, we offer Mixed 

 Double Hyacinths, for a few days only, at $2.35 per 100. 

 This is the same grade catalogued at $2.75. This offer is made for 

 orders of not less than 50 bulbs, and only to those who mention 

 the Review. Better send us an order today. 



JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. 



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OUR SPECIALTY 



Next fall will be 



Lyooria Squamlrera (Amaryllis Hallii). 



Home-BTown LUluma. 



All Tarieties of German and Japan Iris. 



Write for prices. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Florai Paii, N. Y. 



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LILIES 



LiUom Tenuifolium. Lillum Wallacei, Single 

 and Doable Tigers, named Elegans, German 

 Iris, Delphinium Formosuip. 



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Wading^ River, ttong Island* N. Y. 



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