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The Florists^ Review 



105 



J®" The old reliabie firm, GODFREY ASCHMANN, is not connected with any other firm and is more active than ever 



PREPARE FOR EASTER 



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From whom will ve purchase our Easter supply? »„Tr;.nihrEis,,r.;;dr.ru>«as"heVMjru;j^^^^^^ 



shall be our man In the future. He always treated us right before, and we can rely upon him. What he advertises is true and ia no bluff. 



Frcm our old friend. OODFREY ASCHMANN. of Phlladai. 



phia, of course. He was our man of the past, and^he shall be 



If you would know the fairest sl^ht your eyes can ever see 



Wherd the moat perfect plants arc Krowo. to Aschmaon's come with me. 



Why! ne'er since flowers beoan to bloom was such a glorious show 



Of all the best that florists need, found In one place to grow. 



The Lilies are the very beet yet seen on Easter Day. .„^. . . tij '-.- 



Azaleas are whole sheets of flowers, perfect In every way. .f-j'ft ' cM >! 



A Photo of a House of Lilium Multiflorum, with Godfrey Aschmann, the Grower. 



For tlie last 3.5 years we have been in the LUy culture, and we have given the growing of Lilies for 

 Easter our special attention; we can safely say that we have reached that point where we can declaie our- 

 selves LUy Specialists. We liave three houses of the best Maltif loruni with buds lianging now, Just right 

 for Easter, of medium height, H^ to 0-ln. pots, 3, 4, 6. 6, 7, 8 buds to a plant, all nicely staked up, 12c per bud 

 for those having 3, 4 and 6 buds to a plant; 10c per bud for those having 6, 7 and 8 buds to the plant. 



Go to Headquarters for Azaleas. 



Azalea Indica Is a specialty with us. grown 

 for us under contract by an Azalea specialist in 

 Belgium for the last twenty years. Have (our 

 houses full of the choicest. Only best well- 

 known American varieties are imported, and are 

 now in excellent condition, covered with buds. 

 Just right for Easter. We ship only good stock, 

 full of buds and flowers. • 



What is the name of the best double pink 

 .TzaleaV Mme. Vander Cruyssen Is the name, 

 originated by the well-known azalea specialist 

 Mr. Vander Cruyssen of Belgium. Millions are 

 raised every year and shipped to every point of 

 the globe from Belgium. We have a big stock 

 on hand of this so well-known and favorite vari- 

 ety in tiptop condition. Every plant Is as round 

 as an apple, covered with buds, just right for 

 Easter trade. 6. 7 and 8-in. Xtote, 50c. 60c, 75c, 

 $1.00. $1.25. $1.50, $2.00. $2.50 and $3.00 each. 

 NOTICE. — A portion of large size Mme. Vander 

 Cruyssen must be ordered in connection with 

 small sizes, because we were able to get only a 

 limited amount of this variety !« stnaller sizes. 



Niohe, double white, 50c, 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25. 

 $1..50 to $2.00. 



Paul Weber, double rose, whft6' border. 75c, 

 $1.00, $1.2.'). 



De Schryveriana, double variegated pink, white 

 border. 50c. (iOc, 75c. $1.00. $1.25. $1.50 to $2.00. 



Vervaeneana. double variegated rose. 50c. 00c, 

 V.'.c. $1.00, $1.?5 to $1..'')0. 



Apollo, double red. $1.00, $1.25, SH.75 to $2.00. 



John Llewellyn, double pink, white border, 

 i(-'1.00. $1.2.% to $1.50. 



Simon Mardner, ilo\ible pink, 50c, COc, 75c. 

 ?1.00. $'1.2.-i to $l..'-.0. 



Empress of India. donl)Ie variegated rose, white 

 t)order; only siuiill plants, 50c to 60c. 



Deutsche Perle, double white. Stock limited 

 of this variety, 50c. 60c, 75c. $1.00, $1.25. 



About 6 more best assorted varieties, 60c. 75c. 

 $1.00. $1.25. $1.50 to $2.00. 



If you leave the varieties to us. we shall give 

 .vou a good assortment in best varieties and sizes 

 according to price. If we are out of variety and 

 size mentione<l In your orders, we shall send the 

 ue.\t best variety and size as near as possible. 



PALMS. 



We are well provided this Easter with a big 

 stock of Kentia Forsteriana Falma. To make 

 room for the new importation coming in from 

 Belgium in April, we will be able to give you 

 excellent good value In them. Just look at these 

 low prices — a bargain seldom offered: 6-ln. pots. 

 30. 35. 40. 50 Inches high, »1.00, $1.25, $1.50, 

 $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00; 7-ln. pots, made up, 

 a large one, about 45 to 50 Inches, in center, 

 3 smaller ones around, $3.00, $3.50 to $4.00; 

 single plants, 5 to 5%-in. pots, 25 to 30 inches 

 high, 50c, 60c, 75c; 4-in., 25c. 



Kentia Belmoreana combination plants, made 

 up of 3 plants, 20 to 25 inches high, 6-in. pot, 75c 

 to $1.00; single plants, bushy, 5%-ln. pots, 50c, 

 60c, 75c; 4 to 4% and 5-in. pots, 25c, 30c, 40c, 



Cocoi Weddelliana, large. 4-ln. pots, 18 to 20 

 In. high. 35c, 40c and 50c. 



Primula Chinensii, in bloom, 5%-in., $2.50 per 

 doz. 



Cineraria Hybrida Grandiflora, Henry F. 

 Mlchell Co.'s new Improved strain. Our plants 

 and flowers of this strain are twice the size of 

 those of other years, with perfect green foliage, 

 almost as big as a bushel basket, 6-in. pots, 26c, 

 35c. 50c. 75c to $1.00 each. 



Spiraea Gladstone. This variety, owing to the 

 dry summer In Holland last year, will be verv 

 scarce this Easter, but we. fortunately, secured 

 enough to fill two houses full, and they are now 

 in fine condition, full of buds. 6 to 7-ln. pots, 

 35c, 50c. 75c to $1.00 each; dozen or 100 the same. 



Ipomoea Moctiflora, purest white moonflower, 

 for which we have a world-wide reputation, now 

 ready, 2'/j in. pots, $5.00 per 100. 



Begonia Argenteo-Guttata, variegated, 4-ln., 

 25c; 214-in., strong, 15c. 



Begonia Luminosa and other fine strains of 

 Vernon type, 5M>-in.. 25c. 



Queen Alexandra Daisies, 5%-ln., 25c to 35c. 



Hydrangea Otaksa, just right for Easter, pot- 

 grown. We have a whole liouse of these, 5%, 

 6, 7-ln. pots, 25c, 35c. 50c. 75c. $1.00. $1.25 

 to $1,150. 



Cyclamen, 5V4-in., In bloom and bud, 35c, 40c, 

 50c; 41n., 25c. 



The Araucarlas, matchless are the Ferns all green. 



With bull)8 and plumed Spiraeas, the best you've ever seen; 



And Aschmann gives a challenge: "Let every florist bear! 



For flowers or prices, eitlier. no rival does he fear; 



If you wish to gather dollars like Violets in the Spring. 



Then send your largest ordei^his plants the cash will bring." 



Specialist in Araucaria Fxcelsa 



Araucaria Ezcelsa, our specialty. We have a 

 stock of 2000. April. 1912, Importation, and can 

 meet all demands. 5. 5%, 6-in. pots, 3, 4. 5, 6 

 tires. 12. 15, 20, 25 to 30 inches high, 40c. SOe. 

 60c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50; SQecimens, 40 

 to 50 inches high, $2.00. 



NOVELTY IN PANS 



All the pans are very fine, well established, 

 filled last fall, and can be shipped safely in or 

 out of pans. 



6-in. azalea pot or pan, filled with a large 

 Wilsonl fern, 50c per pan. 



6-in. azalea pan or pot, filled with a large 

 Pterls Wilsonl fern, and in the center 1 large 

 Dracaena Terminalls, red foliage, 75c to $1.00 

 per pan. These pans are very showy. 



6-in. azalea pot or pan, filled with Albo-Lineata 

 and other large dish ferns of the best varieties, 

 such as Tsussimense, Mayii, Falcatum and others, 

 50c per pan. 



6-in. azalea pot or pan, filled with Asparagus 

 Plumosus, large size, 10 to 12 inches high, 35c 

 to 50c per pan. 



Regular 6-in. pans, filled with Asparagus Plu- 

 mosus or Sprengeri or Wilsoni and table ferns, 

 very attractive, 25c to 35c per pan. 



6-in. pans, filled with Asparagus Plumosus or 

 Sprengeri and dish ferns, aud Kentia Forsteriana 

 in center, only 35c per pan. 



HYACINTHS, TTaiPS, NARCISSI 



All of our bulbs are of our own importation, 

 obtained at very high prices in Holland and can 

 not be compared with cheap bulbs floating in these 

 markets. 



Hyacinths, bulbs of our own importation, first- 

 class. Gertrude, best pink; La Grandesie, best 

 white; Grand Maitre, best lavender blue; King 

 of the Blues, best dark blue, 4-in. pots, in bloom. 

 $12.00 per 100. 



Tulips. Toumesol. best double, variegated red 

 and yellow; Murillo, double rose; Imperator 

 Rubrornm, double red; Couronne d'Or, double 

 yellow, 3 bulbs planted in 4-in. pot, $15.00 per 

 100 pots; will bloom one week before Easter, just 

 right for Easter trade. 



ifarcissi. Von Sion. best double yellow nar- 

 cissus or daffodil, double nose bulbs. 3 bulbs in 

 a 6V1 or 6-in. pot. for Easter blooming. $3.00 

 per doz. pots. 



Spiraea Gladstone. We have a big house full 

 of these, ready, in bloom and bud. one week 

 before Easter or when desired. 6 to 7-ln. pots. 

 35c. 40c. 50c. 75c. 



Primula Obconica. We are well prepared this 

 year, .3000 on hand, all sizes; In previous years 

 we never could supply half the demand; the rea- 

 son the demand was so large is, because they 

 bloom all the time, are good keepers and ship- 

 pers. 4, 4%, 5, 5% and 6-in. pots. In bloom, 

 10c. 15c, 20c, 25c, 35c and 50c. 



Dracaena Terminalis, red colored, 5\(i-\n., 40c. 



Flcus Elastica, or Rubber Plant. We have a 

 large stock, about 1500, American and Belgian 

 stock, spring 1912 propagation. In fine state, 6^. 

 0. 7-in. pots, 20, 25, 30 Inches high. 30c, 35c. 40c. 

 50c. 60c. 75c. 



Aspidistra, 6-in., green foliage, 75c to $1.00. 



TWO HOUSES DEVOTED TO FERNS 



All In fine condition. The 7 and 8-ln. sizes are 

 as large as a bushel basket — some as large as a 

 washtub; ALL POT-GROWN. 



Scholzeli and Whitman! ferns. 5%. C. 7In. 

 pots. 40c. 50c, 75c, $1.00. 



Boston Ferns, 5i^-in. to 6 in., 7-in. pots, 40c. 

 50c. 75c. $1.00. 



Scottii Ferns. 5M!-ln. to 6-in.. 7-ln. and 8-in. 

 pots, 35c. 40c, 50c. 75c. $1.00, $1.25 to $1.50. 



Nephrolepis Giatrasii, This Is a very hand- 

 some fern, resembling the Scottii. but shorter 

 and bushier, with weeping habit, which gives it 

 a very fine appearance and makes it valuable. 

 5. 5% to 6-in. pots, 40c, 50c; 3 to 4-in., 20c to 25c; 

 0-in. pans, 35c and 40c. 



Ferns for dishes, 2V4-in., assorted, SH.OO per 

 100; 3-ln., 7c. 



Asparagus Sprengeri, large 4-ln. pots, strong. 

 10c; 2%-ln.. strong, $4.00 per 100. 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus, spring 1912 sow- 

 ing, large, bushy 4-in.. 10c; large, 3-ln., 12 inches 

 high, $6.00 per 100; 2i^-ln., 6. 8 to 10 inches high 

 suitable for edging pans of hyacinths, tulips, 

 etc., $4.00 to $5.00 per 100; 6-ln. pans, 25c. 



Fern Balls, Japanese, full of foliage. 40c 

 and 50c. 



All Goods Must Travel at Purchasor's Risk only. Cash With Order. Pleas*. Please State Iff You Want Stock 



Shipped In or Out off Pots. All Plants 28 at 100 Rate. «•.»«.» 



GODFREY ASCHMANN, 



1012 



W. ONTARIO ST., 

 Wholesale Grower, Importer and Shipper off Pot Plants 



Philadelphia, Pa, 



