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OCTOBBB 20, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



75 



PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS! 



SECOND SHIPMENT IS IN 



SEVENTY-FIVE CASES of Holiday Azaleas for Chriatmas, Kentia Palms, Latania Borboniea, etc., and 

 to make the importation complete— a whole consignment of our so well-known specialty, the Araucaria Robusta Com- 

 pacta, Excelsa Glauca and Ezcelsa, just arrived per SS. Menominee October 23, from Belgium. Theee, together with the 

 already immense stock of Holiday Plants, will place the so well-known firm of Godfrey Aschmann in first rank in importing, 

 growing and shipping of Holiday Hants. 



CHEAP 



GOOD 



RELIABLE 



Therefore, don't be deceived— be on the lookout! 

 you GOOD BARGAINS AND GOOD STOCK. 



Boy only from the man who is well known to be in a position to give 



Leader in 



Ferns 



scon II, 



SCHOLZELI, 

 WHITMAN! 

 and BOSTON 



6 houses stocked 

 with them, 10,000 

 in all sizes and va- 

 rieties now ready, 

 never before bet- 

 ter than this year; 

 S, S^,6 and 7-in., 

 35c. 40c, 50c, 75c 

 to $1.00. 



Leader in 

 Azalea Indica 



BEGONIA 

 GLOIRE DE 

 LORRAINE 



PALMS, etc. 



Lead you 

 into wealth 



-CAN HANDLE LARGEST ORDER ON SHORT NOTICE- 



Now is the time to force Aisles Indies for 

 Chriitmsa. What varletips will you force? 

 Surely the oni'8. the early varieties, that I know 

 I can get in in time for Xmas. There is Deutsche 

 Perle, one of the best early double whites. We 

 have plants full of buds, at 50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00, 

 $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00 each. Simon Mardner, you 

 know this variety well. It Is an early, deep, 

 double pink variety, 50c, GOc, 75c, $1.25, $1.50 to 

 $2.00 each. Vervaeneana, one of the old stand- 

 ard, well favored, large, double, variegated 

 varieties. 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. 

 Didn't you ever hear of that earliest of all 

 varieties, Mme. Petrick? This is a variety hard 

 to beat, pink, double flowers, full of buds and 

 never fails to bloom. A child can bring this 

 variety into bloom for Christmas. It is very 

 scarce and high in price this fall in Belgium. 

 You must have a few of them anyhow, 50c, 75c, 

 $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



Esit«r Varieties. For Easter forcing we have 

 only the well known standard American varieties, 

 such as Mme. Van der Cruyssen, pink (very 

 scarce this fall in Belgium), 76c. $1.00, $1.25, 

 $1.50 to $2.00 each. Nlobe, double white. We 

 have a large stock of tliis, $1.00, $1.50, $1.76 to 

 $2.00; some, but a limited quantity, at 60c, 60c 

 to 75c. Deutsche Perle, 50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00, 

 $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. Helene Theleman, light 

 pink, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. President 

 Oswald de Kerchove, $1.00, $1.23 to $1.50. 

 Schryverian j and Empress of India, large, double, 

 variegated, 50c, 75c, $1.00. $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. 

 Professeur Wolters, 50c, 60o. 70c, $1.00 to $1.50. 

 Simon Mardner, 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 to $1..'50. 

 Vervaeneana and Apollo, 60c. 73c, $1.00, $1.25, 

 $1.50 to $2.00; dozen or 100 at same prices. 

 Simon Mardner, Vervaeneana, Deutsche Perle, 

 smaller size, 60c each. 



Latsnis Borboniea, 30 to 35 inches high, 6 to 

 7-ln. pots, 50c, 75c to $1.00. 



Araucsria Excels*, raised from top cuttings 

 only (no seedlings), 2, 3, 4 to 5-year-old, 5, 5%, 



G to 7-ln. pots, 12, 15, 18, 20, 23 to 30 Inches 

 high, ^lOc, 50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 to $1.50 each. 

 Robusta Compaota and Excelsa Olsuos, 6-in. pots, 

 $1.00, $1.25, $1.60 to $2.00 each. 



Kentia Forsterisna, in flne shape, 6i^ to 6-ln. 

 pots, 4, 5 and 6-year-old, 30, 35, 40 and 46 inches 

 high, 75c, $1.00, $1.23. $1.50. $2.00 to $2.60; 

 4-in.. 30c. 



Xontis Belmoresna, 5. 6 to 7-year-old, 5, 5%, 

 6 to 7-ln. pots, 50c, 75c. $1.00, $1.25. $1.60 to 

 $2.00 each; 4-ln.. 25c. 



Kentia Belmoresna, combination plants, 3 

 plants In 6 and 7-in. pots, 25 to 30 Inches high, 

 $1.00, $1.25 to $1.50. 



Sago Palms, ready now. 6, 7 to 8-in. pots, 9 to 

 13 leaves, 12c per leaf. 



Asparagus PlumMui, 2^-in., 3c; 3-ln., 5c; 

 4-ln., 10c and 15c. 



Our Fema arc very fine this year and I can 

 give very good value to make room for my large 

 importation of Azaleas. Boston, Soottii, Wbit- 

 mani and Scholteli, 5% and 6-in. pots, 35c, 40c 

 and .TOc; 7-in., large, bushy plants. 75c to $1.00. 

 Special to close out— Scottii and Whitmsni and 

 Scholzeli, 4-in., 15c; flne to grow on. Our ferns 

 are all pot grown — not lifted from benches. 



Ferns, Cordata Compacta, 4-in., 15c to 20c. 



Ferns for dishes, big assortment, 2i^-in. pots, 

 $4.00 per 100; 3in., $5.00 per 100. 



Aspsrscus Sprenceri, 2>4-ln., 3c. 



Hydrsnves Otskss, pot-grown, 6-In.. 25c, 35c 

 to 40c; 7-in., 50c. Only pot-grown, will force 

 successfully for Easter. 



Begonia Oloire de Lorraine. This Is another 

 of our specialties. We have a secret In growing 

 them to perfection, only known to us, giving them 

 a rich, deep color; stand shipping well, traveling 

 2000 to 3000 miles without the least bit of injury 

 If properly handled. We have a big house full 

 In No. 1 condition, 6 to 7-in. sizes, in bud and 

 partly in bloom, ready for Immediate sale or for 



the holidays. Everybody knows that last Christ- 

 mas we had the best Begonia Gloire de Lorraine 

 in the market. They were crackerjacks, indeed! 

 We have the deep pink and the light pink (Lons- 

 dale) varieties, 6-in. pots, 50c, 75c, $1.00; 3-ln., 

 12c to 13c. If you have room order now, because 

 they arc always scarce at Xmas. 



Begcnia Erfordii, newest improved strain. 

 This variety is always In bloom during the whole 

 winter, Xnias and Easter, 4-in. pots, In bud or 

 bloom, 20c; 5V4-in., 25c to 30c. 



Solanum or Jerusalem Cherries, our well-known 

 prize strain, the multlflorum, 6-in., 25c, 35c, 40c 

 to 50c. 



Cineraria Hybrids, Aschmann's well-known 

 strain, 2%-ln. pots, $3.00 per 100; 3-in., $5.00. 



Primula Obconics, big 4-in., in bloom, 15c; 

 5V6-in., in bloom, 23c. 



Primula Chineniis, best strain, 4-in., 10c; 

 5-ln., 20c. 



Shasta Csisiea, pure white, 2% -in. pots, $3.00 

 per 100. 



Poinsettiss, raised outdoors, in frame now — 

 short, stocky plants, large 4-in., ready for a shift 

 into 5, 5Vi or 6-ln., 25c; single or bunched, 6Vi 

 to 6-ln., 35c, 40c, 50c. 



Wilioni Ferns, 3 plants in a 6-inch pan, 2Sc to 

 35c per pan. 



Adiantum Hybridum, large 4-in., 15c; medium 

 4-in., 10c. 



Coooi Weddellians, made up of 3 plants, 4 to 

 5 in. pots, .30c, 40c to 50c; 3-ln., 13c. 



Areos Lutesoena, 4-ln., 3 plants In a pot, 25c; 

 3%-in. pots, 24-ln., 35c. 



Ficus Elastics (Rubber Plant). 5 inch, 25c; 

 3Mi to 6 in. pots, 20 to 25 inches high, 35c. 40c 

 and 50c each; 7-in., 30 to 35 Inches high, 75c to 

 $1.00. 



Cyclamen Orsndiflorum, 4 in. pots, 25c; 5^-in., 

 35c. 



All plant* SS at 100 rat*. Caeb with order, please. All plant* must travel at risk of purcliaser only. 



GODFREY ASCHMANH,ioi2w.o.tari.st,PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



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