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The Florists' Revkw 



February 19, 1914. 



PRONOUNCED THE FINEST 



G. S. Ramsburg. Belvidere, Cal., Jan. 22, 1^14 



Somersworth, N. H. 

 Dear Sir:— Please send ine one packet seed of your -Silver Pink Snapdragon, 

 for which find money order inclos^. I had a packet of your seed last season 

 wliit-h gave excellent results. Every one who saw it admired it very much, 

 and pronounced it the finest thing in the line of a Pink Snapdragon. I can 

 highly recommend it for outdoor cultivation around the Bay region of San 

 Francisco as a bedding or cut flower plant. Yours truly, * 



E. A. ASMUS. 



As usual, our testimonials come 'Unsolicited from satisfied 

 patrons. Our friends and "cronies" wovid be expected to say nice 

 things, especially when solicited. We have a stack of nice letters 

 like the above which are a far sroaater saiisfaction than the dollars 

 that we receive. We had a good thing and started out to encircle the 

 globe. We are getting on well, having this week landed in South 

 Africa, in the Transvaal, right amouK the. diamond fields. Going 

 some! Yes; but it is easy sailing with a high-class variety like our 

 original Silver Pink. Sooner or later you will grow it, not only on 

 account of its beauty, but for its great productiveness and the extra 

 dollars that it holds for you. . •«.. 



Not too early to start bedding stock, which can be had in blos- 

 som in 3^2-iDch pots. Price of seed, $1.00 per trade packet; 3 

 packets, $2.50; 7 packets, $5.00. Plants for Memorial Day, $4.00 

 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. All orders cash, please. 



G. S. RAMSBURG, 



SomersW6rth, N. H. 



Mention The ReTtew when yon -write. 



weather, business was surprisingly good, 

 'the special Valentine's window was an 

 al(tractive feature. 



Tickets are selling fast for the an- 

 nual banquet of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club, at Horticultural hall, 

 Tuesday evening, February 24. There 

 will be a reception from 5:30 to 6 p. m. 

 The banquet will be served as near 6 

 p. m. as possible. 



J. Newman & Sons had a generous 

 share of the Valentine's day orders. 

 They are also being kept busy with 

 funeral and wedding orders. 



W. N. Craig. 



PROVIDENCE, R. L 



The Market. 



Violets and red roses were in great 

 demand for St. Valentine's day and all 

 the florists in the downtown section 

 had special window displays for the oc- 

 casion. There was an unusual number 

 of social events that created a big de- 

 mand for cut flowers, while the call for 

 decorations also kept those handling 

 these jobs on the jump. There was a 

 slight stiffening in prices, but only for 

 a couple of days. Bulbous stock is in- 

 crca?ing in supply and some fine pans 

 are making their appearance and find 

 ready sale. 



Various Notes. 



James Pearson has concluded his serv- 

 ices as gardener at Shadow Farm, 

 Wakefield, the summer home of E. J. 

 Welsh, of Philadelphia, and has gone to 

 Florida, where he has accepted a simi- 

 lar position. 



The case of Lister, Smith & Walsh Co., 

 against the Everett Forestry Co., was 

 heard in the civil session of the Sixth 

 District court last week, and by agree- 

 ment judgment was entered for the 

 plaintiff for $66.89 without costs. 



James C. Potter has been elected a 

 member of the park commission of Paw- 

 tucket for three years. 



The greenhouse men throughout the 

 state have drawn heavily on their coal 

 supplies the last week, zero weather 

 having prevailed most of the time. 



Frederick B. Luther, accompanied by 



FINE PLANTS FOR FIOBISTS 



ASPLENIUM NIDUS AVIS (Bird's Nest Fern). $25.00 per 100 for immediate 

 delivery. For June delivery, in 2M, 3, 4 and 5-inch pots, $25.00, $35.00, $50.00 

 and $75.00 per 100. No finer stock than this can be found in the country. 



CIBOTIUM SCHICDEI, 6-inch pots. $2.00 each. 



SMALL FERNSp 8 to 10 varieties, $4.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. 



AZALEAS* all varieties and sizes. 60c to $7.50 each. 



We are now booking orders for the beautiful, n«w wlntsr-bloomlftj: 

 B«gonia, FLORENCE DAVENPORT, for June and July delivery, at 

 $25.00 per 100. 



A. M. DAVENPORT, WateHown, Mass. 



Mentlwi The Brlew whan yoa writ*. 



Antirrhinum Nelrose 



Th« CHt Flow«r Nevalty of th« Y«ar 



Dozen. $3.00; 25, $5.00; 100, $12.00 

 Delivery in rotation. 



r.W. FLETCHER & CO., Anbvrndale^Nass. 



McntloD Tti» Review when yoo write. 



}iis wife, is at the Ponce de Leon, St. 

 Augustine, Fla., for a month 's stay. 



William E. Chappell is slowly con- 

 valescing from his recent injury. 



Edgar I. Nock has disposed of his 

 automobile business and will devote 

 himself entirely to orchid raising. At 

 present he is cutting about 1,500 to 

 2,000 cattleyas weekly, for the New 

 York and Boston markets. 



George Fenner, of Cranston, is bring- 

 ing in some fine Gloire de Lorraine be- 

 gonias. 



Simon Colitz, of the Rustic Flower 

 Store, Woonsocket, reports an exception- 

 ally busy week with funeral work. 



W. H. M. 



GREENWICH, CONN. 



The regular meeting of the West- 

 chester and Fairfield Horticultural So- 

 ciety was held in Doran 'a hall February 

 13, President Williamson in the chair. 

 There was a good attendance, but not 

 so many as usual, owing to the cold 

 weather. Four new members were 



PINK SUPREME 



The Carnation for money productioa. Early, 

 free, persistent, non-bursting. Makes ideal 

 plant in field and lifts easily. 



Color, lisht shell pink, does not fade in hot 

 weather. Tested thoroughly by five compe- 

 tent growers and easily outblooms all others 

 of its color. 



Awarded Report of Merit by Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of- Boston, February, 1913; 

 First Prize at Show of Boston Co-operative 

 Flower Market, April, 1913. 



Rootad Cuttings, ready now, 

 $10.00 par 100; $100.00 per 1000 



Absolutely none but clean, healthy, well 

 rooted cuttings sent out. 



J. H. LEACH & SON 



North Easton, Mass., or 



J. M. COHEN 



Boston Co-Op. Flower Market, Boston 

 Mention The Review whw> yon write. 



elected and two proposed. The enter- 

 tainment committee made its final re- 

 port and was discharged with the thanks 

 of the society for the excellent enter- 

 tainment recently afforded. The ques- 

 tion of a summer show was discussed. 

 The executive committee was instructed 

 to confer with the hospital mapagement 

 of Portchester, N. Y., with power to 



