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A WEEKLY JOUDNAL~» FLORISTS. SEEDSMEN «" NURSERYMEN. 



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FLORISTS' PUBUSHINQ CO., 838 Caxton BulMlns, SOS South D< 



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VoLXXX. 



CHICAGO, AUGUST J, 1912. 



No. 766. 



Asparagus and Palm Seeds 



( NKW CROP-DEUVKRY NOW.) 



• ' ■ 100 Seeds 1000 Seeds 



Plumosus Nanus (Rreenhouae grown) 10.40 $ 3.00 



Plomosos Kaniis (California grown) 30 2.00 



Kentia Forsteriana 60 &M 



Areca Luteacens 1.00 7.50 



Latania Borbonica .80 2.50 



Pbdenix Canariensis. ,.. .86 3.00 



Phowiix RoebelenU 1.26 10.00 



Pandanus UtlUs .......:............................. 1.25 10.00 



MusaKnsete 1.00 7.00 



ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, t^fTlSS^Au. New Y*k 



ALL SEASONABLE 



Summer Rowers 



at Lowest Market Prices. 



Chicago Carnation Co., ^i'JS!:S^ 



* WHOLCSALC FLORISTS 



' 30 East Randolph St., Chicagro, III. 



Pandanus Veitchii 



FINELY SHAPED PLANTS 



Nicely variegated, in specimens, at 



(ISO, $2.S0, $3.00, UM airi ISJO Mck. 



Good value, 

 never had them better. 



J.A.rETERSON & SONS, WettwMd,CiKinuti,0. 



CANDYTIFT 



Our stock of this popular hardy annual is the best possible to pro- 

 cure. Where grown in rows for cut flowers, best results can be obtained 

 only by setting the plants at least a foot apart in the rows and 1^ feet 

 between the rows. 

 8. * W. Co.'a Giant Hyaolntta-riowered. Immense spikes of 



pure white flowers.' >4-lb..' $1>26; lb.,.$400.. trade pkt. 15c:.oz.,-36c. 

 Kmvrass. Flat heads of white flowers. H-lb., $1.00; lb.', $3.00: trade 



pkt., 10c : oz., 80c. 



MIGNONETTE 



B. tt W. Co.*a Trtomph. This MignoneUe is one of the choicest 

 varieties for winter forcing.,. In, type simi ar to Allen's Defiance, 

 except that spikes are more compact and the individual florets are 

 much larger in size. Seed of this grand variety is gruwn in our 

 gieenhouses, and. is. saved from the best spikes. Plants grow from 

 2 to 3 feet high, producing flower-spikes up to 20 inches long. 

 Pkt. (about 1000 seeds). 69c;'^-6z.r 76c oz., f-VOO. • " 



STDHrr & WALTER CO., SO Bwckr StiMt,. New Ywk 

 CLEARANCE SALE 



All stock listed below is in first-class condition. 

 Lemon Verbena, 2c. Asparagus Sprengeri. 2^inch, 2c. Aspara- 

 gus Plumosus, strong 2^3-inch, 2^c. Ageralum, blue and white, l%c. 

 Coleus, 10 varieties, l^sc Cigar Plant, ' l\c. ' Umbrella Plant. 2^. 

 Parlor Ivy. l%c. Jasmines, 4 varieties, 2'ac. Oleanders, yellow, 2'«c. 

 Double Dwarf - Nasturtium,- 2c. - Lantanas, 5 varieties, 2c. Russellia - 

 Elegantissima, 2^c. Lemon Ponderot>a. 2'a-inch, 2^40; 4-inch, 6c. 

 Moss Fern, 2'4-inch, 2c. Tricolor Geraniums, 4 varieties. 3>3C. Fuchsia, 

 Trailing Queen, 2c. Scented Geraniums, Mrs. Taylor, 2c. Silver Striped 

 Peperomia. 2'4c. Hydrangea Arborescens, 2^-inch,- 2%c. Oxalis 

 Ortgiesii, 2'3C. Weeping Lantanas, 2c. ' hinese t-rimrose, 2^c. Mar- 

 guerites, Mrs. Sander and Mme. Gilbert, 2^c.- ' ' \ 



Tffi NcQtEGm BROS. CO., Spriitlidi Okk 



Galvanized Wire StaiCe^ 



No. 9 Wire Per lOO Per 1000 



3-feet ....10.86 $6 00 



Sifl-feet .<.% 90 7.00 



4-feet : , 1.00 8.00 



5-feet... , ,, 1.20 10.00 



No. 8 Wire 



4-feet 1.30 9.60 



5.feet '^^.-n^^ao 11.60 



WRITE FOR PRICE ON LARGER QUANTITIES. J^^ 



TlieW.W.BaiiiardCo.»,J?^£Clucas$ 



BUY NOW! 



SPECIAL OffER IN COLD STORAGE LIUES 



eic«Mt*nma, 7 x 9.S0O to oaM.. ..<..<..... $17.0a.pur 



Album, 8 z 9, 230 to caM 17.90 per case 



3^ cash discoTint with orders. Do not let the other 

 dealer tell yon theee are not as good as others. We do not 

 have to pay traveling men expenses and are giving you the 

 benefit-of-Bune. We guarantee our bulbs. 



W. f. KASTING CO., eihSSSU. Buffi**, N. Y. 



eOMMODORE! 



Our new red carnation, to be disseminated in January, 1913. 



What red shall you plant to supplement Beacon? 

 Try our scarlet-crimson Commodore. 



We guarantee it a money-making commercial. As free as Beacon ; 

 always a better color: the orettiest grower of them all; an easy rooter. 

 Has pleased all the expert growers who have seen it in the past three 

 years. 



$12.00 per lOO; $10<MI0 por 1000 



Let us book your order for eaily cuttings. 



THE E. G. HIU CO., Rlehmond, Imi. 



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