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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NOTBMBER 4, 1009. 



Beauties 



We have a splendid lot of Beauties — all lengths — 

 stock that is not to be beaten on this market. 



"The proof of the padding is the eating thereof." Try Bome, 

 and Bee for yourself. 



Roses, Carnations, Violets 



Our supply is large and the quality A No. 1 throughout. 

 WILD SMILAX9 constantly on hand, $5.00 per case. 



Vaughan & Spcrry 



52-54 Wabash Avenue, ^^kf*^?; CHICAGO 



CURBKNT PRICK LIST 



Beauties Per doz. 



86-incb and np. . . '. $3.00 



SO- inch 2.50 



20 to 24-illch 2.00 



18-Inch 1.60 



12-incb 1.00 



Short per 100, $4.00 to 6.00 



Rosea * Per 100 



KiUarney 94.00 to t6.00 



Special 8.00 



My Maryland 4.00 to 6.00 



'^ Special 8.00 



Richmond 4.00 to 6.00 



Special 8.00 



Kaiserin 4.0Q.to 6.00 



" Special 8.00 



Maid, Bride S.OOto 6.00 



Field, Perle S.OOto 6.00 



Camatloiis, good 2.00 



fancy 8.00 



Violets 50 to 1.00 



•• per 1000. $7.50 



Mums. . per doz., $1.00 to 3.00 



Easter Lilies doz.. 2.00 



VaUey 4.00 



Smllax per doz. , $2.00 



Asparasrus, string:, 50c to 75c 

 per bunch, 85c to 75c 



Sprenererl, " 25c to 50c 



Adlantuxn 75 to 1.00 



Galax per 1000, $1.25 



Leuoothoe .75 



Wild Smilax, large caDee, $5.00 



Boxivood, $7.50 per 50-lb. case. 



261 Scoop 



263 Spider 



Florists' Baskets 



Here are two of our many and 

 graceful centerpiece and display 

 baskets. The uses of such baskets 

 for decorative purposes are so num- 

 erous that the suggestion of them 

 ought to be sufficient. 



Prices C 12-in. long, $1.00 ea. 21 in. Ion?, $1.60 ea. 

 to the-] 15- in. long, 1.16 ea. 24-in. long:, 1.76 ea. 

 Trade ( 18-in. long, 1.30 ea. 27-in. long, 2.25 ea. 



MADISON BASKETCRAFT GO. 



MADISON, O. 



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chrysanthemums was Edwin Jenkins, gar- 

 dener to Girand Foster, who captured 

 first for twenty-four blooms distinct, 

 twelve blooms distinct, vase of twenty- 

 four blooms, six distinct, six Mrs. D. H. 

 Kahn, six yellow, six red, six pink, six 

 bronze, six President Taft, twelve bronze, 

 and twelve varieties pompons. Thomas 

 Proctor was in the lead for twelve blooms 

 1909 varieties. W. D. Sloane, F. Heere- 

 mans gardener, had the best entry in the 

 special class for the silver loving cup; 

 Mrs. John Sloane, second; E. W. Pater- 

 son, third. W. D. Sloane was also first 

 for ten blooms one variety, six any other 

 color, twelve varieties singles. 



Other prize winners in tfie cut bloom 

 classes were: Mrs. M. K. Jessup, Mrs. 



E. Winthrop, S. Carlquist gardener ; S. P. 

 Shotter, G. H. Morgan. Some of the 

 best of the 1909 introductions noted 

 were: Pockett's Crimson, Yellow Miller, 

 G. W. Pook, C. H. Totty, Mrs. C. H. 

 Totty and F. Payne. Among the older 

 varieties some of the more noteworthy 

 were : Montigny, W. M. Moir, Lady Hope- 

 town, Mrs. J. E. Down, Beatrice May, 



F. S. Vallis, Brighthurst, W. A. Ether- 

 ington, Mrs. H. Barnes, Mrs. H. J. Jones, 

 Guy Hamilton, Mrs. W. Duckham, Clay 

 Frick and Nellie Pockett. 



Eoses made a fine showing. Awards 



were as follows: 



Eighteen Beauties, W. D. Sloane, flret; Girand 

 Foster, second; Mrs. M. K. Jessup, third. 



Twenty-four pink, Charles Lanier, first; Girand 

 Foster, second; Mrs. M. K. Jessup, third. 



Twenty-four white, Charles Lanier, first; 

 Girand Foster, second. 



Twenty-four Kaiserin, Girand Foster, first. 



Twenty-four President Carnot, W. D. Sloane, 

 first; Girand Foster, second; Charles Lanier, 

 third. 



Twenty-four scarlet, W. D. Sloane, first; 

 Girand Foster, second; Charles Lanier, third. 



Twenty-four any other variety, W. D. Sloane, 

 first; Mrs. M. K. Jessup, second; R. C. Dixey, 

 third. 



Twelve Beauties, Mrs. John Sloane, first. 



Twelve plnl£, R. W. Paterson, first; Mrs. 

 J. E. Parsons, second; S. P. Shotter, third. 



Twelve white, W. D. Sloane, first;' Mrs. 

 M. K. Jessup, second; G'. H. Morgan, third. 



Twelve Kaiserin, R. W. Paterson, first? Mrs. 

 John Sloane, second; Mrs. J. E. Parsons, third. 



Twelve scarlet, R. W. Paterson, first; S. P. 

 Shotter, second; Mrs. John Sloane, third. 



Twenty any other variety, Mrs. J. E. Parsons, 

 first; Mrs. G. E. Morgan, second. 



Vase of fifty blooms, W. D. Sloane, first; 

 Charles Lanier, second; Girand Foster, third. 



The carnation classes were keenly eon- 

 tested, the leading prize winners being 

 Charles Lanier, E. W. Paterson, Mrs. 

 John Sloane, George H. Morgan, Joseph 

 H. Choate, Mrs. George Westinghouse 

 and Mrs. J. E. Parsons. 



For 100 double violets prizes went to 

 George H. Morgan and Charles Lanier. 

 For 100 single violets the prizes went to 

 Mrs. J. E. Parsons, Mrs. John Sloane 

 and Mrs. George Westinghouse. 



In the fruit classes Girand Foster had 

 the best collections of apples and pears; 

 Mrs. Eobert Winthrop, S. Carlquist gar- 

 dener, the finest white and black grapes, 

 two bunches of the latter weighing four- 



teen pounds. Vegetables were as usiuil 

 keenly contested. The silver bowl for 

 eighteen varieties went to Mrs. J. E. 

 Parsons, with Girand Foster a close sec- 

 ond. For twelve varieties Mrs. E. Win- 

 throp led, and for six varieties, Mrs. F. 

 K. Stingis. 



Among the miscellaneous displays male 

 were: Nerines and Amaryllis Belladonna 

 from Andrew Pan, gardener to Mrs. C(r- 

 iielius Vanderbilt, Newport, E. I.; fi"- 

 cliids from Julius Eoehrs Co.; schizim- 

 thus, Nerine Fothergilli and a new sefil- 

 ling chrysanthemum from Mrs. Jo'm 

 Sloane; seedling chrysanthemums fri m 

 C. H. Totty. 



The attendance was the largest in tie 

 society's history, many visitors comi g 

 from Boston, New York, Newport a id 

 elsewhere. The judges, who perforii d 

 their arduous duties with general sa' s- 

 faction, were Andrew Merkle, Newp< U 

 E. L; George Mc William, Whitinsvi: •', 

 Mass.; Thomas Eoland, Nahant, Ma ■, 

 and Harry Turner, Huntington, L. -i 

 N. Y. 



The Eeview can supply any horti' il" 

 tural books at publishers' prices. 



Eeading, Pa. — Mrs. Clara Blackm n, 

 of 116 North Ninth street, has recen'ly 

 had especially fine show window displays- 

 She has been in business as a florist in 

 Beading for the last eighteen years. 



