OCTOBEB 19, Ifill. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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We mak« StandArd Flower Pota, etc. 



Write ua wben In need. 



WUmer Cope & Bro. 



Lincoln UnlTeraJty, Oheater Co., Pa. 



"NUF 8HD." Beat red pota are made by 

 Geo. B, Fenatel. Falrport, Iowa. 



PWiWTIfiO. ~ 



Florlata' printing. Samplea free. Prlcea and 

 wo rt the beat. . O. K. Fink, Pottatown, Pa. 



RAFFIA. 



Baffla, natoral; good, clean, long atock, S^c 

 lb. to close. Send caab for any quantity from 

 1 lb. np. BelBtle Co., 20 Burd, Shlppensbnrg, Pa. 



Baffla (colorf'd), 20 beautiful shades. Samplea 

 free. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J. 



Or 2440-2464 Waabbnrne Ave., Chicago. 



Baffla for tying regetablea, rosea, carnations, 

 etc. Bale lota or lesa. Write for prlcea. ' 

 McHutchiaon ft Cd.. 17 Murray St., New York. 



SPMAQWUM MOSS. ~ 



Spbagnum moss, clean and freata ia*^nrlapped 

 bales — 



10 bbl. balea |3.S0 



7 bbl. baiee 2.25 



PENNOCK-MKBHAN CO., 

 1608-1620 Ludlow St., Philadelphia. Pa. 



Sphagnum moss, clean stock; 12 bbl. bale, 

 $3.00. Oreen moss, in bbls., $1.00 per bbl. 

 Jamea Day, Mllford. New Hampshire. 



SPRINKLERS. ' ~ 



You make money by baring K'a Florlata' Sprink* 

 lers and Inaecticldes. Jos. Kopcaay, So. Bend. Ind. 



SUPPORTS. ~ 



PLANT SUPPORTER. 

 The best and cheapest ever — for camattona, 

 roses and mums. Coats 75c for material to aop- 

 port 600 plants. Quickly and eaaily made — laata 

 a life time. Full directions how to make It upon 

 receipt of $1.00, Pat. aPPHed for. 



. C. Brcpdet. Mt. Vernon., Ohio. 



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TOBACCO. 



Fresh tobacco atema. In bales, 200 lbs., SI. BO; 

 500 lbs., 13.60; 1000 lbs., |6.60; ton, $12.00. 

 Scharg Bros., Van Wert. Ohlo^ 



Fresh tobacco atema, e5c per 100; $12.00 per 

 ton. F. O. B. N. D. Mills. MIddletown. N. Y\_^ 



WIRE WORK. 



WIRE DESIGNS. 

 Buy In DenT<>r and save freight. Our aaaort- 

 ment and atock are largest in the west. Now Is 

 the time to place orders for winter use. 

 Barteldes Seed Co., DeuTer, Colo. 



Florlata' wire designs and hanging baaketa. 

 Wyandotte Wire Works Co., 

 700 Ferry St., Kansaa City, Kan. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire work 

 In the west. E. F. Winteraon Co., 

 166 North Wabash Ave., Chicago. 



FALLS CITY WIRE WORKS. 

 451 8. Third St., LnnisTllle, Ky. 



William E. Hielscher's Wire Works, 

 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit. Mich. 



Illuatrated l>ook, 250 designs free. 



C. C. PoUworth Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, WU. 



Wm. H. Woemer. 620 N. 16th St.. Omaha. Neh. 



WREATHS. 



Holly wreaths a specialty; in large and amall 

 quantities for the holiday decorations. Write for 

 prices. H. E. Conwell. Milton, Del. 



THREE FINE DSEEB PLACES. 



[Continued from page 13.] 

 ing books on drainage when the farm 

 was purchased. The result has been 

 fully demonstrated during the past 

 rainy season, for a better drained piece 

 of farm land would be diflScult to find. 

 The fertility is due to two things: 

 first, cleanliness; second, intensive 

 fanning. Manures have been used and 

 commercial fertilizers are being used, 

 but just now chief reliance is placed 

 on green crops turned under. The con- 

 dition of the farm, its tilth and vigor 

 of growth are the strongest endorse- 

 ment of the wisdom of this policy. 



The three big crops now being har- 

 vested are peonies, phloxes and Japa- 

 nese iris. Their importance is prob- 

 ably in the order named. It is difficult 

 to form a clear idea of the magnitude 

 of the transactions in these three crops 

 unless a walk is taken over the farm. 

 Then you form a faint idea of the im- 

 mense quantities that are going from 

 this place all over the country. 

 Delphinium Belladonna is another im- 

 portant perennial that is grown here; 

 its dark blue sport and the white, 

 Moerheimi, are the leading varieties 

 of larkspur today. All three thrive 



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PuLvcRizEb Sheep- Fulyerized C/iTTte 



SHREbbEb C/ITTLC 



MANURE 



These Manures are used by the best growers because they are abso- 

 lutely pure, safe and reliable and especially prepared for florists' use in 

 the greenhouse. Insist on getting Wizard Brand from your dealer or 

 send to us direct. Descriptive matter and prices mailed for the asking. • 



The Pulverized Manure Co. 



33 Union Stock Yards, 



CHICAGO 



with tbe amateur. Pyrethrum uligino- 

 sum stellatum, a Dreer introduction that 

 originated here, is a glistening white 

 daisy, the best for cutting; in late sum- 

 mer and fall; it has large flowers and 

 is a free bloomer. "'» . ^J- "> ■ < 



^ There was just ei^ough color left in 

 the phloxes, late in the season as it was, 

 to make them pretty. Three new va- 

 rieties have come strongly to the front: 

 Elizabeth Campbell, salmon pink; Frau 

 Anton Buckner, dwarf, considered the 

 finest white, with large flowers; Bosen- 

 berg, mauve. The roses at the farm 

 have shown wonderful growth this sea- 

 son. The combination of the crimson 

 clover with the soil has proven just 

 what they wanted. Maman Cochet, in 

 poor condition when planted, is fully 

 three feet high, while Papa Gontier has 

 flowers of excellent size and color. 



The greenhouses at Riverview are in 

 splendid condition, showing the advan- 

 tage of an easily run place, for in these 

 tremendously busy fall days the turn- 

 ing on of two or three valves when 

 needed on a night like that of Septem- 

 ber 13 means the diflference between 

 robust vigor and that tired feeling so 

 often seen in plant, as in human be- 

 ings. Riverview is devoted to pretty 

 much the same class of stock that was 

 seen there last March, when the place 

 was first visited by the Florists' Club 

 of Philadelphia. Kentias in splendid 

 condition, the only largo block of 6- 

 inch arecas in the country, ditto varie- 

 gated pineapple in all sizes. Phoenix 

 Roebelenii admirably finished, and a 

 crop of unusual interest, Dracaena 

 indivisa. The place is also strong in 

 ferns. Of the nephrolepis type, Bos- 

 ton, Scottii and Whitmani are the prin- 

 cipal varieties, with W. K. Harris and 

 Scholzeli to complete the quintet. 



A feature of the fern section is 

 Adiantum Glory of Moordrecht that is 

 being tried in nephrolepis temperature. 

 While the experiment is only partly 

 made, Mr. Eisele is confident that it 

 will succeed. The far-reaching effect 

 of this discovery will be seen at a 

 glance. Adiantum Farleyense will be 

 a thing of the past, for Glory of Moor- 

 drecht, wherever graceful sprays of the 

 beautiful Farleyense are desired, is a 

 fern revolution. Mr. Clark has been 

 successful with his first sowing of seed 

 of Adiantum Glory of Moordrecht; he 

 estimates that something like 10,000 

 have germinated. 



The dahlias and eannas have' been 



transferred from Locust Farm to River- 

 view. Evidently they enjoy the 

 change, for a finer lot, E. H. Michel, 

 asserts, the^ never h^ye had, and ^r. 

 Michel ijr'^aa. excellent ;^udg6. ^' 



Coeos Weddelliana is a feature of the 

 Dreer place at Riverton, an exclusive 

 specialty. The specimens of this grace- 

 ful palm are perfect. From the speci- 

 mens down to the tiny seedlings, every 

 size is abundantly represented. Ken- 

 tias in immense quantities are ably 

 grown. The feature of the Phcenix 

 Roebelenii is the tub size four feet high, 

 five feet spread. 



Roses are an increasing industry. An 

 illustration of the interest taken by the 

 amateur in new and choice varieties of 

 roses is shown by the fact that the 

 mere mention of the history of the va- 

 riety Robert Huey brought an order 

 for a dozen at an unusual price. The 

 big range usually filled by azaleas at 

 this season houses new faces: Rho- 

 dodendron Chandleri, the Christinas 

 forcing variety of today, a variety that 

 will hold its buds when bumped or 

 chilled, and araucarias in the three 

 leading sorts are there in fine condi- 

 tion. The azalea has gone, with a sigh 

 of relief. What a difference it will 

 make to the country I 



The holly fern, Cyrtomium Rochfordi, 

 despite the removal of the spore 

 fronds, showed that the claim for its 

 place as a specimen is well founded. 



The appearance of the tables in the 

 packing shed indicated great activity. 



POINSETTIAS. 



When should the bracts on poinset- 

 tias begin to show! If they don't show 

 at the right time, what should I do to 

 stop growth and make blooms? I have 

 some six inches high. Give me the 

 best culture to get them in for Christ- 

 mas. T. S. & F. Co. 



Your poinsettias will show bracts all 

 right in due time, but not before No- 

 vember. Do not on any account do 

 anything to check their growth. This 

 will only cause the plants to drop their 

 foliage and completely spoil them. If 

 they are in a sunny house, kept at 50 

 to 55 degrees at night, they will do 

 well. As soon as the bracts show, give 

 them a night temperature of 60 degrees 

 in order to get them in nice condition 

 for Christmas. C. W. 



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