Afbil 23, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



77 



mm 



McALPINE & 



cDONALD 



256 Dtvonshire St. WHOLESALE FLORISTS B O 8 T O 



American Beauties and other Roses, Carnations, Valley 



Gardenias, Cattleyas and all other flowers in season 



FIRST QUALITY GOODS-PROMPT SERVICE-SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 



WILLIAM A. McALPINE •"v* us a call whan In Boston FRANK J. McDONALD 



Mention The Renew when y«o writ*. 



Geraniums and Other Stock 



IN nNK SHAPE 



Out of 214-iiich. 100 1000 



S. A. Nutt $ 2.25 $20.00 



Harcourt (white) 2.60 22.50 



Poltevine 2.50 22.50 



GERMAN IVY, 2'4-inch 2.25 20.00 



BLUE AQERATUM 2.26 20.00 



HELIOTROPE. 2.60 22.50 



SALVIA Splendens 2.25 20.00 



TRADESCANTIA, Var. and Oreen... 2.00 



SMILAX, 3-inch 2.60 



SPRENOERI, 3-inch 5.00 



VINCA VarieRata, 3-inch 6.00 



VINCA Variesrata, 4-inch 7.00 



DRACAENAS, 6-inch 26.00 



DRACAENAS, 6-inch 86.00 



Cash with order, please. 



MACiroS flERSOW, • CiwiweM, Cilia. 



A. N. PIER80N 



INOORPORATED 



Growers of Plants, Cut Flowers, 

 Palms and Ferns 



CROMWELL. CONNECTICUT 



ding. He reports good success in ship- 

 ping unrooted carnation cuttings to 

 European growers. Cuttings received 

 fourteen and sixteen days after ship- 

 ping practically all rooted. 



Penn has been kept busy since Eas- 

 ter with wedding orders. In his win- 

 dow decorations this week yellow mar- 

 guerites, Spanish iris and sweet peas 

 are the chief flowers used, with a back- 

 ground of pink rambler roses. 



M. A. Patten reports heavy sales, 

 both at home and abroad, of Carnation 

 Princess Dagmar. He is growing quite 

 a few tomatoes, Carter's Sunrise, as 

 a side crop at present. 



David Lumsden, of Durham, N. H., 

 and formerly of Boston, has been ap- 

 pointed assistant professor of floricul- 

 ture at Cornell. He will assume his 

 duties June 9. 



McAlpine & McDonald continue to 

 get a good share of the business. 



William H. Carr is at his place at the 

 Boston Flower Exchange after an oper- 

 ation on his kidneys, much improved. 



H. M. Robinson & Co. are busy pre- 

 paring an immense line of Memorial 

 day goods, of which they have im- 

 ported hundreds of cases from Europe. 

 They are having heavy sales of Beauty 

 roses. 



John T. Gale, of Tewksbury, is send- 

 ing in some of the finest pink and lav- 

 ender Spencer peas I have seen this 

 season. 



Perry Green, of Quincy, in addition 

 to his big crop of pansies, has a fine lot 

 of ixias, ranunculi and anemones, all 

 of which are in demand. 



Fred L. Sly, of South Stoughton, is 

 still sending in large quantities of dou- 

 ble violets. He had a grand crop for 



The Story 

 of Nelrose 



F. W. FLETCHER & CO. 



Auburndale :: Massachusetts 



We find we still have about 1000 copies 

 of this little booklet left. They will not 

 last long. Better send name and address 

 today for your copy. 



It tells the story of the best pink An- 

 tirrhinum in cultivation; a variety that 

 has been awarded more first prizes during 

 the past year than ALL OTHER Antir- 

 rhinums shown at American exhibitions; 

 a variety whose flowers have brought more 

 dollars per sq. foot than any other kind; a 

 variety whose introductory sale is making 

 a record that will not be beaten in many 

 years; and the only variety that will suit 

 the grower who takes pride in having 

 the best. 



Mentton The Rerlew when yoa write 



FINE PLANTS FOR FLORISTS 



TABLE FERNS, $4.00 per 100. 



BOUQAINVILLEA8, specimen plants in bloom, $1.00 to $10.00. 



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



We are now booking orders for the beautiful* now wlntor-bloomlnc 

 BOgonlap FLORENCE DAVENPORT* for June and July delivery, at 

 $26.00 per 100. 



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» Wafertown, Mass. 



ORCHIDS 



NILTONIA 

 CONSERVATORIES 



180 Wheeler Ave., PROVIDENCE, R. L 



Mention The Rerlew when yoa write. 



Easter; he also has a splendid lot of 

 sweet peas. 



James Wheeler, of Natick, is cutting 

 yellow marguerites at the rate of 10,000 

 a week. He has splendid snapdragon 

 and as fine Benora, Pink Delight, White 

 Wonder and Beacon carnations as are 

 to be seen here. 



Among W. H. Elliott's roses, the 

 Ward, Taft, Christie-Miller and Killar- 

 ney Queen are showing up particularly 

 well. 



William Sim 's violets are over. He 

 had an immense Easter pick of these, 

 and of sweet peas, over 100,000 of the 

 latter, of magnificent quality. He still 

 has fine pansies. 



N. A. Hudson, of Natick, retains his 

 leadership among the growers of yellow 

 marguerites, which are of large size 

 with splendid stems. 



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SPRING IMPORTATIONS AND SHIPMENTS 



CATTLEYAS 



La>>la«a Mesala* 



Parclvallana Mandallll 



Schroatfaraa SaakalNana 



Olcas Olaas S«nd«rlana 



ALSO 

 Saml-Estabilshad and Kstabllshad 

 Cattleyas, Dendrobiums, Oncidiums, Laelias, 

 Miltonias, etc. 

 Our reputation and experience guarantees all 

 orders. Send for latest prices. 



FREEMAN ORCHID CO. 

 G. L rRCEMAN. Mfr. Fall RIvor* Mass. 



Mention The ReTlew when yon write. 



Work on the convention garden of 

 the S. A. F. in the Back Bay fens is 

 being rushed now that the weather is 

 more agreeable. As late as April 17 

 the ground here was thickly covered 

 with snow and April 16 the maximum 

 temperature was only 34 degrees. 



J. W. Foote, of Reading, and Thomas 

 Capers, of Wellesley, continue to send 

 in superb Beacon carnations. 



A. A. Pembroke has pulled out half 

 of his carnations and planted the va- 

 cant space with tomatoes. His carna- 



