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A WEEKLY JOURNAL"" FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN*"- NURSERYMEN. 



FLORISTS' PUBUSHINQ CO- 8SS Caxton BttlMhiB, SOS South D«arfeora SU CHICAOO. 



Vol. XXXI. 



CHICAGO, JANUARY 23, J9J3. 



No. 79J. 



Our Wholesale Catalogue has been 

 mailed to every florist in the U. S. 

 and Canada. If a copy has not been 

 received, please notify us at once — a 

 postcard will fetch one by return mail. 



Arthur T. Boddington, sf/^'^'Stt'li New York 



For retail store trade, we have to offer the 

 following^ in choice, well-sfrown plants: 



Cyclamen Giganteum 



Full of flower and bud, 6-inch, @ 50c; 6-inch, @ 75c to $1.00; 

 7-inch, @ $1.50 each. 



Primula Obconica Grandiflora 



Choice colors, 6-inch, @ 50c and 76c each. 



Begonia Glory of Cincinnati 



4-inch, @ 36c each; strong 7-inch, full of flowers, @ $1.50 each. 



J. A. PETERSON & SONS, Westwood, Cincinnati, 0. 

 BULBS 



LILIUM aiOANTBUM 



Immediate delivery. 



7/ 9, 800 to case $18.00 per case 



8/ 9, 250 to case ; 20.00 per case 



8/10, 225 to case 20.00 per case 



9/10, 200 to case 20.00 per case 



LILIUM AURATUM 



8/9, 130 to case $7.00 per case 



8/9, 160 to case 8.50 per case 



LILIUM ALBUM 



^9, 226 to case $17.00 per case 



LILIUM MAQNIPICUM 



8/9, 200 to case $10.00 per case 



All above prices subject to 3% discount for cash with order. 



WiH V VACTTIir TA 383-387 Blllcott St. 

 IIIIl* !• AAOllHU tU«, BUPPALO, N. Y. 



NEW SCARLBT CARNATION 



The Herald 



TWO YEARS THE WINNER OVER ALL SCARLETS 



Best 100 blooms any scarlet at: Cincinnati Show, 1911; St. Paul and 

 Cleveland Shows, 1912. 



Best commercial scarlet, early, free and continuous bloomer. 

 Rooted cuttings, now ready. $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 



Chicago Carnation Co., ^A^SSS^ 



30 East Randolph St., Chicago, III. 



Hyacinth Stakes 



Just the thing for tying up Hyacinths. 

 Tulips, Fuchsias and all pot plants. 



Plain, 12-inch per lOOO, $1 . 10 



Plain, 18-inch " 1.25 



Green, 12-inch " 1 .60 



Green, 18-inch " 1.76 



50 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



The Great Forcing Hydrangea 



Arborescans Grand. Alba or "Hills of Snow." 



We have a fine stock to offer for forcing the coming spring. 



2-year, field. 12 to 18-inch, 2 canes per doz., $1.25; per 100, $ 8.00 



2-year, field, 18 to 24-inch. 4 to 6 canes per doz.. 2.00; per 100. 18 00 



3-year, field, 24 to 30-inch. 6 to 8 canes per doz., 3.00; per 100, 2J.0O 



100 1000 



Asparaaru* Plumosua, strong, 2>4-in. pots $3.00 $27.50 



Asparavua Plumosua, strong, 4-in. pots 8.00 76.00 



Asparasus Spransarl, 214-in. pots 2.50 22.50 



Asparasus Spransarl, strong, 4-in. pots 7.00 65.00 



If you do not receive our catalogue write for it today. 



THE HcGREGOR BROS. CO.. Spii^tU, Okii 



. . . COMMODORE . . . 



-THE BEST RED CARNATION- 



So pronounced by the leading carnation growers. A fine 

 grower, does not split, and is a deep brilliant red. A variety 

 destined to become the leader in its color. Its keeping qual- 

 ities are as good as Pink Delight, which is considered the 

 best keeper among carnations. 



All growers should try COMMODORE, $12.00 per 100; $100.00 per 1000. 

 Fine cuttings ready now. 



THE E. G. HILL CO., Richmond, Ind. 



Flower 

 Seeds 



FOR EARLY 

 SOWING 



Complete list for the asking. 10 

 per cent discount for casb. 

 They're fresh— crop of 1912. 



The 

 W. W. Barnard Co. 



j^eedsmen 



231-235 W.Madison St. 

 CHICAGO 



Tr. P. Oz. 



AlylKum Little Oeni $0.10 $0.:)0 



BaUani Alba Perfects 10 .60 



BeRon la Vernon IQ 



BclUs, double mixed 10 1.26 



Oobaea Scandens, purple 10 .35 



Coleua, choice mixed 10 



Dracaena Indly*8a .10 .26 



Forget-me-not Victoria IS .80 



Lobelia Specloea 10 SO 



" 0. Palace Comp 10 1.00 



Mignonette Machet 10 .80 



Musk Plant. 15 100 



Petunia, Oallf. Giants 25 



Salvia Splendena 15 I.OO 



Shamrock, Irish 10 



Smllax 10 .25 



Stevla Serrata 10 .80 



Stocks Cut and Come Again . .25 



" Ten Weeks, mixed ... .28 ..." 



Verbena, Mammoth 15 106 



Vlnca, mixed colors 10 40 



