NOVEMBEB 11, 1000. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



85 



RAFFIA 



ALL COLORS 



RAFriA IN HORTICULTURE 



A skein of raffia is an everyday necessity wherever floriculture or horticulture are 

 carried on. Saffia is the favorite tying material with the plantsmen for several 

 reasons. Not the least of these is its comparative inexpensiveness, but greatest ot' 

 all is the fact that it neither stretches nor shrinks under the influence of heat or 

 moisture. Once properly adjusted, a tie of raffia does not Joosen, releasing that which 

 it was intended to hold; neither does it shrink and cut the plant, perhaps to ruin it. 

 It is soft and pliable, and does not break or ravel when folded or knotted. These 

 qualities bring raffia into general use for many purposes in nurseries and green- 

 liouses, where heat or moisture are always found. Eaffia is also especially adapted 

 f6r grafting. 



WHERE TO OBTAIN RAFFIA 



We import only the best selected* stock. It costs more, but it is money well 

 spent. We can, therefore, offer a choice grade, selected on account of its clear color, 

 for dyeing purposes. -The strands are broad and of good length. 



We carry in stock an assortment of 20 different colors, including brown, 2 

 shades; blue, 2 shades; green, 4 shades; red, 3 shades; old gold, orange, yellow, pink, 

 purple, black and white. Prices on application. Color samples free. 



R. H. CONEY CO. 



DYERS AND IMPORTERS 



CAMDEN, N.J. CHICAGO, ILL. 



2440-2454 WASHBURN AVE. 



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bers to make them so essentially the rules 

 of our trade that no one will think of 

 breaking them? 



Running Down Prices. 



What about price lists? Like some 

 ministers' texts, are they not often used 

 only as a point of departure, only we run 

 prices down, while the reverend is trying 

 to elevate? What about the price list 

 of steol or iron, or a thousand other 

 manufactures? In what other conven- 

 tion in the world could I step from the 

 platform and receive such a variety of 

 prices on what purported to be the same 

 article, and on what other commodity 

 would there be such a diversity in grade 

 or value when delivery was made? 



If you knew nothing about our busi- 

 ness and were made a trustee of some 

 institution whicli desired a bill of trees 

 for its grounds; if you made up a list, 

 asked prices and received bids, offering 

 exactly the same lot of stock at from 

 $318 to $675, and every offer from a 

 reliable house, long in the business, well 

 quoted in commercial reports and capable 

 of filling their contracts, what would you 

 think of the business sense and sagacity 

 of the organized nurserymen? If a tree 

 is worth $1 of any planter's money the 

 first day of April, is it worth only 20 

 cents the first day of May? Have we not 

 deliberately educated buyers to the fact 

 that our products have no fixed value and 

 that our estimated value fluctuates from 

 day to day during the season, according 

 to the way our mail opens up, or our 

 food agrees or disagrees with us? 



Disposing of Surplus Stock. 

 Why are we so anxious to dispose of a 

 little surplus at pricas far below cost, 



The United States Nursery Co 



RICH, Coahoma Co., MISS. 



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Grape Vines 



All Old and new varieties. Large stock. 



Warranted true. Can furnlBh a special 



heavy two-year grade with large roots 



and kood tops for florists' retail trade. 



Write for catalogue and price list. 



T. S. HUBBARD CO., Fredonia, N. Y. 



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that we seem to be willing to, and do 

 make every effort as the season advances 

 to demoralize prices and trade, demor- 

 alize our standing in the eyes of business 

 men, demoralize our chances for selling 

 our next year's products on a reasonable 

 basis? Figure it out, and you will find 

 the ash heap one of the most profitable 

 articles on the nursery grounds. About 

 ninety-nine times out of 100, it is cash 

 in our pockets to sell what we can at a 

 fixed, profitable rate and burn the sur- 



Going! Going!! 



BerberlsThunbergil 



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18-24 in.. $6.50 



12-18 in., 4.00 



Rosa Rusrosa, 2-yr., $ 8.00 per 100 

 Rosa Carolina, 2-yr., 10.00 per 100 



SPECIMEN PLANTS 



Viburnum Oassinoides 50c each 



WRITE FOB UST 



LittleHeld & Wyman's 



North Abingfton, Maaa. 



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PEONIES 



1600 10-YEAR-OLD PLANTS 



Large, strong ciumps of white, red and pink 

 varieties. Must be sold to make room. 

 Write for prices. 



Estate of David Fisher. Montvaie, Mass^ 



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50,000 Catalpa Speciosa S^i^iTSi 

 EVERGREENS tr:£r ''' ^'^'^^ 



California Privet -- 2-year 



Ask for prices. 



HIRAM T. JONES, 



UiiM Canty Itarsaritt SUZABKTH. V. J. 



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plus, to say nothing of the better condi- 

 tion we are in for future trade. 

 Ah long as our price basis is that 



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