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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OCTOBEB 28, 1009. 



OUR SPECIALTY 



Next faU will be 



Lyoorls 8aiMuniK«ra (Amaryllia Hallil). 



Home-vro^ra LUluma. 



All varieties of German and Japan Xni. 



Write for prices. 



KHIN LEWIS CHILDS, floral Parte, N. Y. 



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LILIES 



LiUum Tenuifollum. LlHum Wallacel. Single 

 and Double Tigers, named Elegans, German 

 Iris, Delphinium Formosum. 



E. S. MILLER 



Wading River, Itong Island, N. Y. 



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tend the interest in and knowledge of 

 one of our most beautiful annual flowers 

 will join the Sweet Pea Society and aid 

 the movement. I may add, for general 

 information, that the secretary is Hairy 

 A. Bunyard, 342 West Fourteenth street, 

 New York. 



Let me repeat again, that corresponcl- 

 ence regarding varieties, history and cul- 

 ture is solicited from seedsmen and 

 originators. John Craig. 



Chairman Committee on Nomenclature. 



GLEN COVE, N. Y. 



Dahlia Show. 



The Nassau County Horticultural So- 

 ciety held its annual dahlia show in Pem- 

 broke Hall on Wednesday, October 12. 

 Never before had a finer display of 

 dahlias been seen in Glen Cove. The 

 hall was literally packed. 



The Dean prize, a much coveted tro- 

 phy, was much competed for. G. Wil- 

 son, superintendent tor B. Stern, Koslyn, 

 L I , was the winner, with a superb col- 

 lection of about 110 varieties. Some 

 fine dahlias were noted in this exhibit, 

 among which were vases of Dreer s 

 White, Grand Duke Alexis, Char es La- 

 nier, Le Colosse, Cuban Giant and many 

 others. J. Duthie, superintendent for 

 G M. Touusend, was second in this class. 

 Mr Duthie 's collection was also of a 

 higii class order, but some of his blooms 

 were a little spent. ^ 



Mr Wilson also won the society a 

 prize for the best collection of dahlias; 

 G. W. Barton, gardener for H. W. Buck- 



noU, second. 



Mr Duthie was awarded first lor 

 twelve distinct cactus varieties; Mr. 

 Eccles, superintendent for M. L. bchitt, 



second. „ . j. . i „ 



Mr Duthie also won first for twelve 

 double dahlias; Mr. Barton, second. 



Twelve pompons, J. Duthie, first. 



Twelve singles, J. O'Brien, gardener 

 for Parker 1). Hanby. first.^ . . . ^ 



Four vases of four distinct standard 

 varieties, S. J. Trepass, first; G. Wil- 

 son, second. , 



V Cleres exhibited some fine vases ot 

 singles, which were awarded honorable 



mention. . ... 



First prize for vase of white was 



awarded J. O'Brien. , t,-,^,. 



The Huntington Nursery Co. exhibited 

 a fine vase of dahlias, which was awarded 

 honorable mention. 



Vase of cosmos, H. F. Matz, first. 



Mr Eccles was awarded a certificate 

 of merit for a vase of white cosmos. 



Mr. Matz received honorable mention 

 for a vase of single violets. 



C. Knight was awarded a cultural 



Dutch Hyacinths 



Per 100 1000 



Selected Single Named Sorts, fine bulbs S4.00 $35.oo 



Selected Slnffle, separate colors 2.60 22.50 



Single Early Tulips 



Johnaon's Ralnboi^ Mixture, our own blending 

 of choice nanfed ttorts, which will bloom at the same 



time and produce flowers of a uniform height 1.00 8.00 



Superfine Single, mixed 80 e.'o 



Superfine Double, mixed 90 8.00 



Miirlllo, pink and white, fine forcer 1.76 16.00 



Narcissi — For forcing and Outside Planting 



PoetlcuB (Pheasant's Eye), Poet's Narcissus, valuable 

 for cutting 60 6.00 



Imcomparabllls, single yellow, for forcing or out- 

 ride planting 76 6.00 



Clioloe Single, mixed varieties, adapted for outside 

 culture 76 6.00 



Cbolce Double, mixed varieties, excellent for cutting .80 6.75 



Clilneae Sacred Lilies (scarce) per basket (80 bulbs). 1.40 



Our complete Ust of biilbs mailed on request 



SEE OUR PEONT OFVER IN LAST ISSUE 



JOHNSON SEED COMPANY, 217 Market street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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NEW CROP SEED 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



True Eastern Greenhouse Strain 



An unusually fine crop enables ue to offer our exclueive quality at the 

 remarkably low figure of $3.50 per 1000, or $30.00 per 10,000 seeds. 



No order accepted for less than 1000 seeds. 



W. W. RAWSON a CO., Seedsmen 



6 UNION ST., BOSTON, MASS. 



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[»^ RELIABLE SEEDS 

 Giant-flo\7ered Cyclamen, carmine, pink, white, each color separate, 

 per 1000, $6.00: tr. pkt., $1.00 

 Myosotis Winter Queen, fine for cut oz., 3.00 .50 



Stocks Beauty of Nice, true carmine, daybreak, lilac, white, each 

 color, oz., 4.00 " .60 



For other varieties see my catalogue. 



O.V.ZANGEN, Seedsman, Hoboken, N. J. 



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PAPER WHITES GRAND. 



13/15 cm , fancy stock, 1000 bulbs to case. $9.C0 per 1000. 

 Paper Wbites Grand., 14. cm. up, mammoth, 1000 to case. $11.00 per 1000. 



Currie Bros. Co., 



Seedsmen and 

 Florists, 



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Milwaukee, Wis. 



Bridgeman's Seed Warehouse 



EstabUshed 1884. RICHARDS BROS., Props. 



Importers and Growers of Hlfcli-BTade 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLSI^TS, Etc. 



87 East 19th Street, Telephone 4285 Oramercy NEW YORK CITY 



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certificate for two vases of chrysanthe- 

 mums, his Beatrice May being excep- 

 tionally good. 



Mr. Nicol and Mr. Kirby acted as 

 judges. 



Society's Monthly Meeting. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 society was held in the anteroom. Presi- 

 dent Everett occupied the chair. There 



