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The Florists' Review 



Mat 7, 1914. 



PINOIYPTOL 



WEED KILLER 



THE VERY NEWEST AND QUICKEST METHOD OF DESTROYING WEEDS, GRASS AND 

 OTHER GROWTH IN GARDEN WALKS, GUTTERS, TENNIS COURTS, DRIVEWAYS, ETC. 



This fluid absolutely destroys all weeds and other growths wher- 

 ever applied, and its effect on the ground prevents the growth of 

 fresh ones for a year and thus saves a great deal of time and labor, 

 as no cutting, hoeing or hauling away of the weeds is required. 



We MANUFACTURE the STRONGEST LINE of DISINFECTANTS on tke muktt 



PINO-LYPTOL CHEMICAL CO. 



455-457 West 26tk Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



CORRESPONDiaifCE. SOI.ICIT£I> 



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MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



The Market. 



This city has one more week to add 

 to its list of good ones for this sea- 

 son. Market conditions remain about 

 the same as they have been since Eas- 

 ter. Carnations are becoming scarcer 

 every day, and the indications are that 

 the supply of this stock will be far 

 short of the demand for the Mothers' 

 day trade. The stock is of fine quality, 

 however, and although the price is 

 high, purchasers of carnations will get 

 their money's worth. Boses are in 

 fairly good supply, and the quality is 

 fine. Sales on this stock are about 

 normal and they are easily taking care 

 of the entire cut. Violets are about 

 out of the market after an exception- 

 ally good season. Wholesalers are still 

 getting a few small shipments, but 

 these must be disposed of locally, as 

 they will not stand shipping. 



Sweet peas are still in fine shape anJ" 

 are bringing good prices. Bulbous stock 

 is still with us and the stock in gen- 

 eral is good. There is some fine Em- 

 press on the market at this time, which 

 is selling exceedingly well. Tulips are 

 getting poorer every day and this stock 

 will be out of the market soon. The 

 sale of potted plants for spring deliv- 

 ery is exceptionally good and we look 

 for a banner year. 



Various Notes. 



Saturday, May 2, was flower day in 

 Milwaukee, and a great number of our 

 first ladies sold blooms and bouton- 

 nieres in the downtown district 

 throughout the day. The proceeds go 

 to the Milwaukee association for the 

 care of the sick. The cause is a worthy 

 one and the flower venders were well 

 patronized. The wholesalers disposed 

 of lar^ quantities of roses, carnations 

 and spring stock, and so are heartily 

 in accord with any enterprise of this 

 nature. Holton & Hunkel Co. fur- 

 nished, among other flowers, 7,000 

 bunches of yellow daisies for this oc- 

 casion. 



The Arab Patrol of Tripoli Temple 

 gave a May festival at the Audi- 

 torium Saturday evening, May 2. The 

 guests were in gala attire and the scene 

 was beautiful. The decorations were 

 furnished by the A. F. Kellner Co. F. 



Plants at Cut Prices 



AU our CAKITAS are good, strong, plump and 

 well started open air plants. King Humliert, 

 50c per doz. ; $3.00 100. Austria, Allemania, 

 Florence Vaugrhan, Indiana, Crimson Bedder, J. 

 D, Eisele, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Ex. 

 Crampel, good substitute for Ctaas. Henderson, 

 30c doz.; 11.50 100. 



BEGONIA LUIONOSA, bright scarlet, 2^ -In., 

 40c doz.; $2.50 100. BEGONIA LinUNOSA 

 ALBA (white), 2%-ln., 40c doz.: $2.50 100. 



BEGONIA BEDDING QUEEN (pink), 2Vi-ln.. 

 40c doz.; $2.50 100. 



HARDY ENGLISH IVY, 2% -In., 40c doz.; 

 $2 50 100 



ASFAKAGUS SFKENOERI, 2Vi-lnch., $2.50 

 100. 



FEBNG, BOOSEVELT, SCOTTII and BOSTON, 

 2% -Inch., $4.00 100. 



SZTTE AOEBATUMS, 2^ Inch, 35c doc.; $2.00 

 100. 



DOXTBLE GIANT SWEET ALYSSXm, 2^ -In., 

 35c doz.; $2.00 100. 



COLEUS, 2%-ln., 35c doz.; $2.00 100. 



SALVIAS, 2Mi-in., 3.'ie doz.; $2.00 100. 



MIXED VEBBENAB, 2^-ln., 35c doz.; $2.00 

 100. 



EMFBESe NASnrRTnXKS, dwarf, dark Qower 

 and dark leaf, 2>^-in., 35c doz.; $2.00 100. 



- OAK QROVC GREENHOUSE 

 TUSKKaU, ALA. 



Mention Th» R»t1»w wh#n tow writ*. 



FERNS FOR DISHES 



$3.50 p«r lOO $30.00 p«r 1000 



Boston Foms, extra strong 6-inch, 50c each. 



Whltnianl Fomo. fine, stocky plants, 50c each 



Obconica Primrooos. fine colors, 4-inch, $2.00 

 per dozen, 



ERNEST OECHSLIN 



FLORIST 



Gale Ave %ui IMhoa St. RIVER FOREST, ILL 



9 miles west of Chicago. 

 Mention The Review when yon write. 



H. Holton, of the Holton & Hunkel 

 Co., was chairman of the decoration 

 committee and should indeed be proud 

 of the splendid results this committee 

 obtained. As there were about 4,000 

 present at this event, corsages were in 

 great demand, and this caused a short- 

 age of sweet peas for the day. 



Mr. Perkins, of Jackson & Perkins, 

 Newark, N. Y., visited Milwaukee the 

 end of last week. •^»'' 



P. L. McKee; oi Hn'-J. C. Moninger 

 Co., Chicago, was with us May 2 for 

 a short while. H. J. S. 



Paper Pots and 

 Dirt Bands 



(Paper Pots wltbont bottoms, newspapera being 

 spread on tbe bench for bottoms.) 



DIRT BANDS. 



1000 6000 10,000 20.000 60.000 



1%-ln $0.40 $1.50 $ 2.S0 $4.50 $10.00 



2-ln 60 2.00 3.75 7.00 16.00 



2H-ln 76 2.60 4.60 8.60 20.00 



3-ln 90 8.00 6.60 10.00 24.00 



4-ln 1.00 4.60 8.00 16.00 88.00 



6-ln 1.60 6.25 12.00 22.00 60.00 



6-ln 2.10 8.60 16.00 30.00 70.00 



Copyright Directions for use with eacb order. 



Our Square Paper Dirt Bands are the original 

 of all that are on the market today. All others 

 being sold are imitations of these we advertise, 

 and some of the imitations being sold are made 

 of cheap paper, costing only about half as moch 

 as our heavy stock. We sell no experiments. 

 Ours have been tried oat by long use in tbe green- 

 bouse. They will stand up in any wet and heat 

 as long as wanted. Samples of all sises FBBK. 



SQTTASE FAFEB F0T8. 



(E\)ldlng block and tacks Included.) 



1000 6000 10.000 20.000 



l^-ln $0.60 I 2.60 $ 4.60 $ 8.00 



2-ln 80 4.00 7.60 14.00 



2%-ln 90 4.60 8.60 16.00 



3-ln 1.00 4.90 9.60 18.00 



4-ln 1.60 7.60 14.00 27.00 



5-ln 2.76 12.60 23.60 46.00 



DIRT BANDS— Experience in Using Them 



H. B. WBAVBE 



Carnations 



Mignonettes United Phone. 



Sweet Peaa 



Cut Flowers 



Btrd-ln-Hand, Pa., March 28, 1914. 

 r. W. Rochelle & Sons, 



Chester, N. J. 



Gentlemen: In reply to your query would state 

 that I planted seedling stock plants and snap- 

 dragon cuttings in tbe first lot of bands that I 

 received from you early in January. 



We took some of these out and planted them 

 where they are to remain about the IStb of 

 February. They made a GOOD GROWTH while 

 in tbe bands, and transplanted AS THOUGH they 

 bad never been moved at all. 



I have now about 14,000 carnation planti 

 started In 2-ln. bands which are making i RAPID 

 GROWTH, scarcely losing a plant in transplant- 

 ing from the sand. 



I also have about 20,000 aster plants trans- 

 planted In 2-ln. bands which can stay there till 

 time to plant out of doors WITHOUT FEAR OF 

 BECOMING BOOT BOUND, as would be the case 

 If I used 2-in. pots. _ 



Plants SELDOM BECOME ROOT BOUND 

 enough to injure them IN THE DIRT BANDS, 

 and DO NOT REQUIRE NEAR THE AMOUNT 

 OF ATTENTION that a pot plant does. In water- 

 ing, shifting, transplanting, etc. 



I make my bands and set them in flats, aa 1 

 make them up, each flat holding 117. 



When we get crowded Indoors It takes but a 

 short time to move the flats to a cold frame, 

 where we harden them oft before setting them in 

 the field. 



One man can set MORE THAN ANOTHER 

 TIME AS MANY (twice as many) plants in the 

 field from these bands and fiats than he can from 

 pots, and after he is through DOES NOT HAVH 

 THE BOTHER OF GATHERING UP, CLEAN- 

 ING, and STORING AWAY A LOT OF POTS. 



I believe anyone nsing these bands ONCB 

 WILL BECOME A REGULAR CUSTOMER. 

 Yours truly, 



H. B. Weaver. 



Mr. Weaver ordered 6000 Dirt Bands in Decem- 

 ber, 40,000 in January, and 20,000 in March. 



Samples, postage paid. Prompt sblpment. 



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