NOTBMBBB 16, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



111 



PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS ! 



SECOND SHIPMENT IS IN 



SEVENTY-FIVE CASES of Holiday Asaleas for Christmas, Kentia 



Palms, Latania Borbonica, etc., and to make the importation complete— a 



whole consignment of our so well-known specialty, the Araucaria Robusta 



Com pacta, Excelsa Glauca and 



Excelsa, just arrived per SS. Me- 

 nominee October 23, from Belgium. 

 Thet-e, together with the already im- 

 mense stock of Holiday Plants, will 

 place the so well-known firm of God- 

 frey Aschmann in first rank in im- 

 porting, growing and shipping of 

 Holiday Plants. 



CHEAP 

 GOOD 

 RELIABLE 



Therefore, don't be deceived— be 

 on the locikout! Buy only from the 

 man who is well known to be in a 

 position to give you GOOD BAR- 

 GAINS AND GOOD STOCK. 



What F. J. Michell, of the well-known Seed House, Henry F. Michell Co., of Philadelphia, said : 



"Have just visited the greenhouses of Godfrey Aschmann, and must say that it was indeed a great 

 surprise to me— I have never seen a better lot of Araucarias, Azttleas, Ferns and othei^lants 

 of all sizes and prices than are at Mr. Aschmann's." 



Leader in Azalea Indica, Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Palms, Etc.— Lead you into wealth. 



CAN HANDLE LARGEST ORDER ON SHORT NOTICE 



Now Is the time to force Azalea Indioa for 

 Chriitmas. What rarletles will you force? 

 Surely the ones, the early varieties, that I know 

 I can get in In time for Xmas. There Is Deutsche 

 Perle, one of the best early double whites. We 

 have plants full of buds, at 50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00, 

 $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00 each. Simon Mardner, you 

 know this variety well. It is an early, deep, 

 double pink variety, OOe, COe, 75c, $1.25, $1.50 to 

 $2.00 each. Vervaeneana, one of the old stand- 

 ard, well favored, large, double, variegated 

 varieties, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. 

 Didn't you ever hear of that eatllest Of all 

 varieties. Mme. Petrlck? This Is a variety hard 

 to beat, pink, double flowers, full of buds and 

 never falls to bloom. A child can bring this 

 variety Into bloom for Christmas. It Is very 

 scarce and high in price this fall in Belgium. 

 You must have a few of them anyhow, 50c, 75c, 

 $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



Easter Varieties, For Easter forcing we have 

 only the well known standard American varieties, 

 such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, pink (very 

 scarce this fall in Belgium), 75c, $1.00, $1.2.%, 

 $1.50 to $2.00 each. Niobe, double white. Wo 

 have a large stock of this, 40c, 50c, 60c, 75c, 

 $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. Deutsche Perle, 50c, 

 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. Helene 

 Theleman, light pink, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. 

 President Oswald de Kerchove, $1.00, $1.25 to 

 $1..'J0. Schryveriana and Empress of India, large, 

 double variegated, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to 

 $2.00. Professeur Wolters, 50c, GOc, 70c, $1.00 to 

 $1.50. Simon Mardner, 60c, 75c, $1.00. $1.25 to 

 $1.50. Vervaeneana and Apollo, COc, 75c, $1.00, 

 $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00; dozen or 100 at same prices. 

 Simon Mardner, Vervaeneana, Deutsche Perle, 

 smaller size, 40p, 60c up to $2.00. Also a few 

 more of the best varieties. 



Just Arrived with the azaleas a fine consign- 

 ment of Latania Borbonica, in flrst-class condition. 

 Perfect foliage, 8 good leaves — height given in 

 consular invoice, 35 to 40 Inches, fit for 7 and 

 8-ln. pots, $1.50 to $2.00. Combination Latania 

 Borbonica (3 plants), 6-in. pots, 25 to 30 in. high, 

 forming a bush of about 14 loaves, which give 

 them nn .nttractive appearance, $1.00 to $1.25. 



We have the stock — the best obtainable In Bel- 

 gium — of Araucaria Bobusta Compacta and Ex- 

 celsa Olauca; short, bushy Jewels — none better 

 in the world. 6-ln. pots, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50. 

 Wc can give a special price on Araucaria Ezoelsa, 

 7-ln. pots, 6, 7 to 8 tiers, 30, 35 to 40 inches high, 

 worth $3.00 to $5.00; to obtain room, now only 

 4c to 5c per inch or $1.50 each. Will you let 

 such a bargain pass unnoticed? 



Kentia Forsteriana, in fine shape, 5V^ to 6-ln. 

 pots, 4, 5 and G-yeer-old, 30, .35, 40 and 45 Inches 

 high, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 to $2.50; 

 4-ln., 30c. 



Kentia Belmoreana, 5, 6 to 7-year-old, 5, 5Vi, 

 to 71n. pots, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to 

 $2.00 each; 4-ln., 26c. 



Kentia Belmoreana, which came on the same 

 steamer as azaleas, are potted off combination 

 plants (made up with 3 plants), 22 to 25 Inches 

 liigh, having 12, 13 to 15 leaves to a pot (in 6-ln. 

 pots), 60c, 60c, 75c to $1.00, according to height; 

 still larger sizes, $1.00, $1.25 to $1.50; single 

 plants, 6 leaves, 22 to 25 in. high, stocky SVi 

 to 5%-ln. pots, only 50c, worth 75c. 



Sago Palms, ready now, G, 7 to 8-in. pots, 9 to 

 13 leaves, 12c per leaf. 



Asparagus Plumosus, 2i/j-in., 3e; 3-ln., 5c; 

 4 in., 10c and 15c. 



Leader in Ferns — Scottii, Scholzeli, Whitman! 

 .and Boston. G houses stocked with them; 10,000 

 ill all sizes and varieties now ready, never before 

 better than this year; 5. 5% in., 25c, 35c; 6 and 

 7-ln., as big as a bushel basket, only 50c, 75c to 

 .fl.OO. Scotlii, Whitmani, Scholzeli, 4 In., 15c to 

 20c; fine to grow on. Oiatrasii, 4-in., 20c; 6-ln.. 

 -oc and 30c. Our ferns are all pot grown — not 

 lifted from benches. 



Ferns. Cordata Compacta, 4-in.. 15c to 20c. 



Ferns for dishes, big assortment, 2% -in. pots, 

 $4.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00 per 100. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, 2i^-in., 3c. 



Hydrangea Otaksa, pot-grown. Gin., 25c. 35c 

 to 40c; 7-ln., 50c. Only pot-grown, will force 

 successfully for Easter. 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. This Is another 

 of our specialties. We have a secret in growing 

 them to perfection, only known to us, giving them 

 a rich, deep color; stand shipping well, traveling 



2000 to 3000 miles without the least bit of injury 

 if properly handled. We have a big house full 

 in No. 1 condition, 6 to 7-in. sizes, in bud and 

 partly in bloom, ready for immediate sale or for 

 the holidays. Everybody knows that last Christ- 

 mas we had the best Begonia Gloire de Lorraine 

 in the market. They were cracker Jacks, indeed! 

 We have the deep pink and the light pink (Lons- 

 dale) varieties, 6-in. pots, 6ac, 76c, $1.00; 3-in., 

 12c to 15c. If you have room order now, becaus* 

 they are always scarce at Xmas. 



Begonia Erfordii, newest Improved atraln. 

 This variety is always in bloom during the whole 

 winter, Xmas and Easter, 4-ln. pots, in bud or 

 bloom. 20c; 5%-ln., 26c to 30c. 



Solanum or Jerusalem Cherries, our well-known 

 prize strain, the multlflornm, 6-ln., 26c, 36c, 40c 

 to 50c. 



Cineraria Hybrida, Aschmann's well-known 

 strain, 2Vb-in. pots, $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00. 



Primula Obconica, big 4-ln., in bloom, 15c; 

 .')'/j-ln., in bloom, 25c. 



Primula Chinensis, best strain, 4-ln., 10c; 

 ."-in., 20c. 



Shasta Daisies, pure white, 2V2-ln. pots, $3.00 

 per 100. 



Poinsettias, raised outdoors, in frame now — 

 seedlings, $1.00 per 100; 3-ln., 15c; short, stocky 

 plants, large 4-in., ready for a shift Into 5, 5% 

 <.r G-ln., 25c; single or bunched, 5% to C-ln., 

 ;!oe, 40c, 50c. 



Wilsoni Ferns, 3 plants in a G-lncb pan, 26c to 

 .■Joc per pan. 



Adiantum Hybridum, large 4-ln., 15c; medium 

 4 ill., lOc. 



Cocos Weddelliana, made up of 3 plants, 4 to 

 ."-in. pots, 30c, 40c to 50c; 3-ln., single, 15c; 4-ln., 

 sicgle 25c. 



Areca Lutescens, 4-ln., 3 plants in a pot, bushy, 

 showy, large, 25c; 5%-ln. pots, 24-lu., 35c. 



Ficus Elastica (Rubber Plant), 5-lnch, 25c; 

 .".i/j to G in. pots, 20 to 25 inches high, 35c, 40c 

 and .50c each; 7-ln., 30 to 35 inches high, 76c to 

 $1.00. 



Cyclamen Orandiflorum, 4in. pots, 26c; 5^-in., 

 33c. 



All plants 25 at 100 rate. Casta with order, please. All plants must travel at risk of purchaser only. 



GODFREY ASCHMANN, 1012 w.o.uri.st., PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



WHOLK8AI.K GROWER, IMPORTER AND SHIPPER OP POT PLANTS 



