DDDDDDnDDDaDDDDnnDDDDDnDDDDDDDDD D UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS g R LIBRARY R D D n D D D D D D D D D a D a D o D D D a Di o Di D D D D a n D n D D a n n DDDDODDDDDDDDDDDDDDanaDDDDDDDaDD The m AM BR I CAN ^ FLORIST A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR THE TRADE. VOLUME YIII. CHICAGO: AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 18 9 3. CONXENTS. Ilinstrations are Indicated by an ' f\ yv\ v,*? ; I alias. puttlDK- Abutllun Eclipse 12.8 Aciuiit.x. culture of TW Acncla I irummondl US Actilyphns 1214 Actions lietween partners ^ f^nnn»"«.ro!r"tn i/prniinnta Acii.sIhs. . . . *»tO • Alooahla \Vat80nlana 12tV "Alplnla vlttata 7S7 Alp^ola TitUita (telephone) o29 Altemanthera 1051 Altemanthera, dividing t<60 A Item an the ras, propagating &I4 Altemanthera. propai^tlng 1^7 Alteniantbera rosea nana 1278 AlthcaM 7 Amchinchler, grafting 1U7 American Carnation Society .*. . - 79 Amerlcjin Carnation Society, program 514 AmtTlcim Chrysanthemum Society..., Tt" American Kuse Society "'.' Amount recoverable for discharge ivltliout notice Anna Webb .t83 —Annie Wlegand ^m — •Angoms ^'*I —Attraction oOU —•Aurora - •'^\ —Aurora 7i»8 —Blanche -^lO -•Bllxzard 5?.t -•Brutus ii7y —•Buttercup 5?.) pof reds.. f>8l •(iroupof sciirlela 6?.' •(iroupof variegated sorts 5Kj •Group of whites 677 •Groupof yellows 579 .. 4i« Croton Karl of Derby 12S1 .. ao Croton florlosum 1281 ..758 Crotonllloslrts 13BI .. 600 -Volunteer 530^ . 584 Chrysauihemums- American Chrys- II. 728 i unthemum Society W .. 58:i!— 'A new fungus 75rt ., 581 —A few notes on 103U —At this years' exhibitions 8ti5 -Best early yellow 27S —Black spot (telephone) 210 —•California varieties 2(i3, 3«:j — Chrysanthemum number, our 4fi4 iCoronet 583 —Crimson Corouot 6S»> -•Daybreak SSI -Daybreak 506. 589, SWO. 760 -Dr. Smart 510 -Kdna Craig 750 — "Kmlly Plerson 570 -Kmllv IMcrwon 632. 602 ....1172 '.'.'.'. 575 .... 7.S8! -Houses for , -In California — .lury's verdict, the —Keeping —•Leaf mould of lo-;. *.« — •I>;af spot of 7:11 -Lifting 188.253. 301. 3r>. 588 —Lifting (telephone) SOt; —Markethig carnation flowers &48: -New 8101 —Nomenclature * * " * 1028 —Notes, carnation SiS -Notes on varieties 60fi —Number of blooms cut 1028 -Packing 558 —Pedigrees and registration t?^ -Planting 920 —Planting (telephone) 50t; Phints In open ground.. AnanaMsa varlegata.. □ ber,our..I15(i, V2KA s to tjuestlons '.M*' Autlgonon leptopuH 212 Aponogeton dlstachyon 12S6 Aquatic gardening In Washington 104 Aquatics, new 5S Aquatic plants I2S5 Araucarlas. . Ardlsla crenulata.. Ardlsla itolephone).. Areca lutescens 107. 128. 20'.t Arlstolochla ornlthocephala 2'.'2 Arlstotochla, to propagate 046 iteyper (telephone)-.. 60t' — '(ioMcn Gulc. 570 -<;oldeu Gate 50t;, a^l — '(ioUlcn Triumph hlK' —Golden Triumph 588 — '(iovernor Uussell -W —Governor Hussell 558 -<;raee Battles 1H5 -•Helen Keller... -Hinsdale -•Hln/e*8 White.. -Jacqueminot.. riant'i As It appears through four eyes 1150. not). 1240 "Asparagus house '.Wl Asparagus plumosus. to Increase 04ii •Aspidistra, blight of 42o ^^j',' Aspldlstnis 1300. 132N Mi, Aspidistras, dividing 127.- \it Awardsat Washington 138 — .\i — •Lambom 57 — Ijimbom 75 —•Lizzie MeGowan 57 — TJzzle McGowan 254, 75i Azaleas for Easter (telephone) 753 •.i 1; :- ;; 134>. l',vi, 1.11. Balttmnn- rut H.,wer cxdmnKP. . . . Bank checkB, things to know abou •Bat^kel. the Saillen Bedding In South I*ark. Chicago.. Begonlais, propagating ♦ Begonia Incamata granrilflora.. Beyonla seiupertlorens rosea Begonias, tuberous. t'72. S41. HerheriM, grafting , llshur 558, 577 Fisher ( telephone) .50(1 -Mrs. F. Mangold 5(J(: —Nancy Hanks' 508 -•Nellie Bly 583 -Nellie r^wis 50(; Ophelia 1 *ffi rl ( telephone) -I'..rtlu ■ f 'rule of Kennett I'lidi- of Kennett I'liritun ,. I'liriian Kl'hniond Koh-rt Craig i:niii chTirrhiii (telephone). Bethleheo Iil« huslnt'sw. A Blk-nonlii capreolata... IIJ rraftliig Black tly MO Black fly. remedies for ]2.')S Boiler maiters. the . 000 Boston r.. li-l. no. 180,150.170.100.215,230, 25H,2K4.:^{0,4Ut;.425.444. 4(i8, 400. 612, 63l>. 550.; — -"■ ^■" ""■ 1152. 1175. 1108. 1217, 1238, 12»J0, 1282, 130(1.;- ItnlTnl. 1821. Boston cut flower exchange (>'.M Botanical classlflcatton. a simple.... 812 Huujialiiv lllea glabra 4.13 BouvarUla 1050 How lliiw euiuewl. the 50 Bowling contest -correction 101 Bowling scores 138 Bowling... latO Boxes for bulbs 1280 •Brackeurldge the late Wm. I) 005 Bryn Mawr 283 Buchanan. Isaac 12('rl Buffalo. N t*. '.W. 112. 101. 250, 432, 401, 5;it. •;i4. iu1». lUi, (TO. 710, ?J0. 844, 022. 93i;. W?i. lOOS. lU.',i;. nu, 1174. U9it. 1238, 1283, 1308. I»un>le join , 060 020 Kalslne carnation seedlings 58(1 —Remedies for fungoid disease 733 -Retailer's views, a 758 —•Rosette 725 -•Rust 720 -Rust 040,060 Rust agitation, the. —Rust. Bordea — Seasoti; 401.441. cmlxturefor 300 , 278. 300, 328, 3?2. '..VS. 582, (V20 (US. t.r-'. ♦.'.ul8 Florists' Club 1277. 1297, 1321 Checks, dating 787 Checks, negotiable 787 Checks, presenting, '*"" Checks, signature to Chemical constltuci tlon Chicago 8,111, i;.l. I 280. 302, 331. i^ :. 1 1 53(;,5.')0. COO. 0211. '...,> 812. 848. 012, nf the OSl, 1008, 103-,>, HI."). Chrvsanthemum show flnances. -Chr^-santhemum shows In England 480 -Colors unoer artificial light '21 -Coming New York show "i^ -Correction, a SW -Disbudding Ift'-O -Disbudding 211 -Feeding.. 109i» -Flowere for single stems Ittll -For women's wear 327 -(Grasshoppers (telephone) 210 -•(iroup of crimson and purple shades 361 -'Groupof pink 397 ipofwbltes "^ -lathe south -Inst reductions of 1892., -Judged by experts ... 758 -Market plants In pots —Xew varieties ....826 .... 630 — Overpotttng —•Photographed Nov. h ...1080 .... 857 .. S5» -PrepannB for the exhlbltlonB. . ...1019 — •I'rizecup — Propauatlng .... 696 Retailers chrysanthemums 166 —Rooting cuttings lOat — Shifting 863 -Shows 261, 615 —Show flnances 620 — Single stem In (Mnch pot 1031 — Solffor potting 1030 —•Some late chn'santhemums 687 —Slaking and tying Varieties for sprays lUSl Chrysanthemum shows -Baltimore SS4 -Bay City. Mich 418 —Boston 328,866 —♦Boston, row of big fellows at 855 —Buffalo 86S. 306 —Cincinnati 326. 86B -Chicago ..82«, 866 —•Dinner table at New York Show... 419 —Erie. Pa 400 — Fort Wayoe.Iod 428 iirnatlon Society, ntts- _^ -American Cuniatlon Society' (i>ro^ [ gram) 611 —American Carnation Society, New York meeting .Vti — 'Anthracnoso T^, 7:il —A t Madison Square Garden' Ns; -Blue 81s Botrytls 727, V> lii.-k Hcii H Willi il W. I! -Frederick. Md -Gall. Ont .'.".'.'.'. m 400 38G .. 400, 401 —Milwaukee. Wis —Minneapolis 384 —Montreal 3ffi — New|)ort. R. I 4C0 -Xew York 321 -Oshkosh, Wis 420 -Pblladelphla ...;C5. 306 —Pittsburg — Plttsttnld. Mass 418 8SI7 368 —San Francisco — Springfield, Mass 417 —Washington SSB -Wichita. Kan —•View at Indianapolis 443 —•View at Xew Y'ork show. . . . ...849, 861 -Care of : •Church decoration, a pretty.. .......lass Carnations.. Carnntl.) 251 ?rarlus for Christmas 1280 Clara danda. the 482 •Classifying young rose plants 890 Clematis, grafting 1148 •Clematis panlculnta 1158 CU'orodendron splendens speclosls- .liTKi 443 1 , ,%,l,nd 428, 478, 600, 990, )(M6 11 emulsion tor mealy bugs 2:17 |,i|;' I ,,[.:,:, scandens 785 ... -Ml ( iic.is vveddeliana (telephone) .Via . . loju I Cocos Weddellann, seed 1298 .. itlOli Coleus. mealy bug on 7oO ... 310 Coleus Fire Crest 1278 ...1050' Coleus Moonbeam 12W 530 J Coleus. propagating 1327 . 1U5U I Color question, the Bulbculture In south 182 Bulbs for Faster 785 Bullis. growing in America tili Bulli growing In the south 140, 174 Bulbs, spring 268 Cabomba carolinensls ends Cit'salplnla (iiilicsll Caladluros l(i;i; (.'alaillniii esculentum Till '('aladlums fancy r> CaladlumH. fancy n> Caladluros. fancy, in south I'.U •Calceolaria bench 151 California notes 463 Cnllas i;?; -I'liriiiitloriK III . Michigan 6.* ,, — Cariiatluns. i|._.w. 41111 ,, —Carnation, the origin of 6'.i:i | , — •Clado8|»orluro ?27. ViN '■ i — Clicn: 1 1 Ailiuus. . .iiToiiic .tones. .l.(;. Wlillldln., I.,. C. .Madeira.. 2.M) lug 1 for greenhouse build* ^ -Mrs. Maria Simpson "'■''■' I I-°5!ff"rt'™"'* — Mrs. M..I. Tliomns KiW '""' " """ -Mrs. Robt. Crolg Itt"iO -•NMvoUB 763 -tllga .1(«0 -O.T. Bnssott ItBO —Princess of chrysanthemums 1050 -Roslyn 1050 -Viviand-Morol 530 Ifti0|coryphaaU8tralls IjSJ} ;;;;!!!!!!!!'.!'.'.'.' .'ill tyledons Crassuias 511 Crataegus oxycanthn '^ Cricket 1288 Croton Baron Frank Slolllere 1281 Croton chrysophyilum 1281 Croton Crown Prince 1281 Croton Impcrntor 12S1 Fruitless Industry , IIIW 1*^1 Fuchsia Blaelv Prince 12;i4 .•si Fuclisias, potting ilOS CrotODS for bedding I'^Sl Fuciislas for stock 1214 Crotons. treatment of 12S1 Fucbsia Lord Byron Crude oil for fuel ;i.'. IslS Fuchsia Mme. Thibaut.. Cxiltural notes from a apeclullst 2ti'^ Fuchsia Mrs. E. G. Hill 12TS Cuphea Llava? r27S Fuchsia Penelope. Cut flower exchanges •'>'.';> tMchsia Phenomenal 1278 Cut flowers, prices of -- - -. - Cuttings of bedding; stnfi^ *Cut worms eating smilax Cut worms In smilax beds Cvanophvllums, propagating Cyclamens Cyclamens itelephonei . .- ^Cyclamens at the World s i ih ^Cyclamens, individual fluwiM- *Cyclamen8. Mr. G. Ber;:ni;iii > ^Cyclamen plants at Work! >• i ;ili . Cycia ■- Ola Cypripedii Cyprlpedii Cypripedii Cytlsus, culture of. Cytlsu!' propagating. , Cvtisv .clipping , potting..... i Chamberlainia 1 Constableanur 1 hybrid i arden design and architect's gardens 19t) ;azania splendens ;eneral plan of herbaceous garden ienistiis (telephone) I cuttings I Emile deGlrardin. IS. new ivy-leaved... 1500 , .259, Tot; 12U anlum La Favorite ]278 Geranium JIaster Christine 1278 Geranium Mount of Gold 12", Geranium Sam Sloan 1278 , 5JS Bamages for destruction of trees SOU Damages recoverable for destruction trees 1076 Damages recoverable for delay In transportation, Deal, an unfortunate . Decisions regarding duty on plants.. ■ laugural ball.. ^Decorations at ,.1003. 1005. 100- Denver. Colo. . . .314, 714. 998, lOlS, 1049. 1129 Detroit 151. 5ti0 Deutzli Dichorlsandras 1074 Dicksonla antarctlca 147 Diefifenbachias, propagating 754, 1075 Dimorphanthus Mandschuricus 7 Dipladenias 443, 47f) Distinction in sale and Industrial con- tracts 702 *Door, greenhouse 298 Dracaena Draco 12S Dracsena fra^ _.- Dracsenas, proijagating 754, 1075 Dracaenas, sowing.. *Drac«na Sanderiana 1281 Drainage, excelsior for 228 Duty of purchaser when goods are re- .1057 houses, the most Education, horticultural , Effect of certification of bank check. Effect of soil. .„. Eichhornlas 1235 B Im. grafting 1257 " - -^ 180 4(39 Glass, florists', Glass industry, the Glazing without putty, Gloriosa superba 443 Gloxinia, the 442 Gloxinias G72, 1234 Gloxinias, starting 811 *Goode, Jno 098 Good will and firm name 944 Gordonia lasianthus. Grafting 1052,1147,1256 Green fly on cinerarias 811 Greenhouse shade 21t2 ^Greenhouse walls and benches 1151 Grevillea robusta 1214 Grevillea robusta, sowing *Group of primula flowers "Group of semi-double primulas , *Group photograph of S. A. F Grower and dealer, relations between 094 Growing forcing bulbs in the soutb 'Growing tropical plants, modern methods in 1 H Hail Association Hamamelis, grafting 1148 Hamilton. Ont ♦Hanging baskets 1216, 1217 Hanging baskets 102" Hardy heaths 'l Hardy plants 1214 Hardy plants at Lincoln Park 1302 Harrisburg, Pa Hartford, Conn Has invented a process Heating, locomotive t>oiler for 524 Heating with hard wood 714 Heliotropes, potting 908. 1214 Herbaceous garden, care and manage Key to portraits 1330. 1332. 1334 1330. 1338, 1310. 1342. 1344, 1317. Kosireuteria pan'curata 7 L *Label convenient 169 La;Iias ISO Lapagerlas 2;i5 *Lapagerlas .'J30 Larix, grafting 1147 Lasiandra macrantha 44:1 Lantana Mine of Gold 1278 Late firing 1076 Leaf rollers 1030 Leaves of advice from a limb of the law 218 Lemon verbena 1 197 Leycesterla f ormosa 8 Liability of carriers llt;2 Liability of common carriers lOS-8 Liability of express companies ... ..712 Liability on acceptance of goods not ordered 1088 Lilac, grafting 1147 Lily of the valley, forcing 233. 697 Lilies for Easter — : 756 Lilium Han-isit. forcing 277 Lllium land folium 1237 Lilium lanclfollum album 980 Lilium Harrlsil, treatment on arrival.lS'JO Llmnocharis Humboldtii 1235 Lincoln Park, Chicago 260, 1351 *Lincolu Park, Chicago 211 ♦Lincoln Park, conservatory at 1 125 Linden, grafting 1256 Linum trigynum 946 Llvistona Chlnensis 107 Livistonarotundlfolia 1299 Lobelias 1278 Lobelias 649 Locomotive boiler for heating 550, 690, 786 London. Ont 6 Looking forward 1002 Low prices in Cleveland 1138, 1199 Low retail prices 1068 Louisville 566 Lynn, Mass 250 , 782 Herbaceous garden, preparation of 782 *Eucharis Eucharis amazonica 710. 770, 804 Eucharis grandiflora 443 Hibiscus.. Higher standard, plea for. , Horticultural congress _ Horticultural congress, the 1350 Exhibition atU. S. Nurseries Exhibition notes Exochorda gi-andiflora Exhibitors at the fair, the, Express rates Express rates reduced. . . . *Fancy bedding in Chicago parks.. .1280 , 1328 Fern notes Ferns at midsummer Ferns lor small ferneries Fern pans , Ferns, salable sorts Ferns, seedling Flcus elastica 147 Ficus elastica , culture 1075 Flcus, care of nm Ficus elastica. varieties of i:i02 "Ficus elastica. group grown by \V. K. Harris 1303 Fifty cent poem. a... 570 Flttonias 1U74 Floral arrangement 1132 Floral clock, a r>2 Floral emblem, the 526 Florist's ice-box, the 270 Florist's opportunity, the. is Florist's orchids 1006 Florists' Protective Association 79 Florist's window, the 1 }6 -Flower festival at Santa Barbara. . . .105:J Flowering plants for exhibition ±42 Flower market of to-day, the 1053 Flowers and poetry 642 *Flowers for personal wear 257 Flower show statistics, some 1145 Forcing bulbs, growing in the south. . :i8 Forcing buib industry, the 257, 942. 956 Forcing houses with short span to the south 2(Xp Foreign notes 122, 206,274.342, 482, 500 522, 662, 832, 1022, 1077, 1094, 1164, 1208. Horticulture, unpleasant features ir Hotbeds for bedding etufl' Hot water pipes, packing 542,566 Hot water under pressure 107 ♦House of primulas 817 Houston, Texas 1221 *How a successful grower builds his Houses 297 How to grow cut flowers (review) 904. 988 Hybridizing, hints on 60 ^Hydrangeas 1051, 1214 Hydrangeas 1328 Hydrangeas for Easter 402 Hydrangeas for May sales 980 Hydrangeas, lifting 697 Hydrangea Otaksa 1102 Hydrangea panlcalata grandiflora 7 ♦Hypericum moserianum 811 loqqlHypericums. shrubby , . 7 M Magnolias, grafting 1256 Maples, grafting 1256 Management of exhibitions (tele- phone) 402 Marantas, propagating 754 Marguerites for Easter 754 Maritime law. change in 1134 Mass. Hort. Society 145 Mass. Horticultural Society, (program for 1893) 554 Mass. Hort. Society, plants and flow- ers honored by 60 Material for sash bars 16 Mesembryanthemums 512 Meyenia erecta 443 Mignonette, culture of 786 ♦Mignonette fungus (blanching) 4 Mignonette, sowing 1237 Milwaukee. Wis 559, 750,994,1018 Milwaukee cut flower exchange d'.M Miscellaneous new plants Miscellaneous notes ' ; Miscellaneous seasonable li .- ; 696. 734. 756, 785. 811, 95:;, - ■ ■ 1054,1076,1102, 1171, 1197. l.'l i, I .,-i.. I.'.,, 1280, 1300. 1337. ♦Missouri Botanic Garden, view in 1327 Moles, to kill 946 Montreal 492. 653. 798 Mushrooms 65S, 764,1255 Mushrooms at the World's Fair 664 Mnshroom growing by florists 186 Mushroom shed, to heat 750 — Codman H. S 601 —Cook. Anthony .Ir 538 -Gordon W. J 426 —Hogg Thos 604 — Judd. Orange 538 — Littlejohn James 1176 — McFadden, F. T 90 —Murdoch, Alex 701 —Shaw, Dr. Alex (W4 —♦Starr, Chas. T .593 -Williams, Dr. H. AV 1016 -Williams. W.H 538 Oil in greenhouse heating 256, 294 Old-fashioned garden, a modern Idea for 781 Older than she thought 568 Olearla Haastii 8 Onychlum auratum 147 Orchid. Cattleya Gaskelliana 423 — Cattleya Bowringeana ^ —Cattleya labiata 423. 1196 —Cattleya Mendelii. 423 —Cattleya Mossiae ;... ^ —Cattleya Percivaliana 423 — Cattleya Trianse 423 — CypripedlumChamberlalnianum 1632 — Cyprlpedium Constableanum 262 — Cypripedium Lathamianura ....697, 804 —Cyprlpedium, hybrid 697 — Dendroblum f ormosum giganteum . . 186 — DendrobiumPhalasnopsis 185 Orchids— Cattleyas, seasons of growth and bloom 1256 -Cattleyas, some florists' 423 ^-Cleaning 734 -Dendrobiums 688 -Dendrobiums. timeof bloom 698 -Dendrobiums. time of growth 693 -For cutting (telephonej 1196 -In Hicks Arnold collection 138 -Ljelias 186 -♦Odontoglossums, group of 10.il Oreopanax Sanderiana 1283 Ottawa. Ont 800 Our title page 1348 Overhead system in steam heating 666 ♦Ox cart. South American 1150 Oxydendrum arboreum 7 Natural arrangement of cut flowers. Nepenthes, culture Nepenthes, propagating. Nephrolepls davalloldes furcans 147 Nerve 564 New Haven, Conn 992 New Orleans 653, 1009 New Orleans exhibition. 94,s New Orleans Horticultural Society. 1?: I 'New palm house at Lincoln Park ',:■ i Newport, R. I i ■ ■^ews Notes 14, 118. 171. 194, 224, 266. .SUk, i i. 494, 502, 514, 538, 5l>0, 564, 629, 654, 7111. Implied authority to fill blanks In negotiable paper 702 Imj^atlens Suitani 1278 Indiana Florists, Society of 1270 ins, USS. 127^ Indigofera dosua., Insect enemy, a new , Interests of partners . . , ♦Intermediate primula. . Introduction, a general.. Ivy-leaf geranium ♦Japanese curiosity, a 1075 Japanese cut flowers 646 ♦Jardinieres and fern baskets 299 June beetle, larvae of I4fi Judgement of excellence in design, a Forsythia Fraternal spirit, the '.*.'.'. Fraud which will vitiate general ; signments -From New York Louis Freesia, free flowering Juste the., ..1123 Kaimla latifoUa (telephone) 753 Kentias, importing 12^8 Kerosene emulsion 107, 292, 414 259, 281. 302. 331, 369, 4Wi. 4^. 446. 46S. 490. 512. 536. 559, cm, 629. 650, 676. 700, 735, 761, 788, 814, 840. 892, 934, 958. 983. 1008, 1031. 1054, 1078, 1104, 1128. -1151, 1176, 1199, 1216, 1238, 1258, 1282. 1304, 1386. New York cut flower exchange 694 New plants, three 1279 Not difBcult to raise 316 Nothing to ask of congress 96 Notice of dissolution of partnership. . 702 Not the highest score 138 Novel exhibition, a 436 Now watch the ventilators 920 Number of blooms cut 978 Nurserymen's convention, the 1184 ♦Nymphaeas, group of 2.55 Nymphseas, hardy 123.5 Nymphaeas, new 58 Nympheeas, tender 12:>5 ■'NymphseaDevoniensis 2.55 ♦Nymphaea Greyte 237 ♦Nympheea Marliacea albida 255 ♦Nymphaea Marliacea chromatella 255 ♦Nymphsea Marliacea rosea 255 ♦Nymphaea Mexicana 2.55 ♦Nymphaaa zanzlbarensis, ♦Nymphi Obituary— ♦Brackenridge, Wm. D 678 —Buchanan. Isaac 1258. 1264 Packing... SOI Packing Ice witb flowers ..686 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, spring show.. 837 Painting greenhouses 1257 Palms 107 —Care of injured 934 —Cleaning 933 -Potting 933 —Shading 756 —Shifting 734 —Summered outside 1236 Palm notes 932 Palms, some Philadelphia 86 Palms, care after repotting 1278 Palms, most salable 1298 Palms on benches 1298 Palms outside In summer 1281 Palms, removing scale 1298 Palms, root pruning 1278 Palm seeds 1298 Pandanus, potting 1278 Pandanus, propagating 1075 I'andanus. treatment 1075 Pandanus utills 107.1299 I'andanus Veitchii , 128 Panel, an artistically treated 331 Pansies 522 ♦Pansy blight, a 978 Pansies in frames 756 Pansies, sowing 1237 Paris. 1878; Chicago. 1893 3U5 Parks of St. Louis, the 1324 ♦Parks of St. Louis, views in 1325 ♦Parrot's feat her, the 420 Participation in proflts 713 Passiflora racemosa 235 Passing of title on shipment of goods 806 Patents recently granted ...250, 268, 290, 342, 438, 482, 518, 564, (>43, 714, 968, 1057, 1151. Pelargoniums, culture 1258 ♦Pelargoniums, leaf rot of 1080 Pelargoniums, i)otting 697 Periwinkle, variegated 1051 Pessimism 306 Pests In the greenhouse 102 Petunias. , 672 Petunias, double 188 ♦Petunias, double 189 Phil!Hl"lphi.i I, <;!."■?, 11-, r-^,o,i(,vi.->0. 168, . [.- Ml, ',-. ■ ,- ■■-.' ■.,!. .:ri :,;. in;;, 434 ■: '■]•'; 700. . .( .. -1 , .-!■ ,| ! , .,,. :.v... loot), I1..I. I".-, IM,-, Mm;. II ... :iv II,:;, 1193 l:.'iii. I2:iv. 1-:d\k i:.vj, i:iU4, i;;2.-t. Philadelphia notes 123 Philadelphia's loss 1126 Philadelphia to St. Louis 1323 Phoenix rupicola 107, 209 Phrynlum variegatum. 148. 165 Phyllanthus atropurpureus 165 Pines, grafting 1052 Piping 16, 174 Pistia stratlotes 1235 Pittsburg 616,1110 Pittsburg hail storm, the 1134 Pittsfleld, Mass m ♦Plant for Easter decoration, a good. .1076 Planting bedding stuff 1U76 Planting roses .1197 Plant notes 108, 148, 235, 1074 Plant novelties 81 Plants for baskets 1028 Plants lor the house 953 Plants for the western trade 186 Plant shipments 964 Plants, new and rare 81 Plants, new stove and gi'eenhouse 81 Plants suitable for retail trade In fal!.1327 Plunging soft-wooded plants 1006 Poinsettias , 672 Poinsettlas, propagating 932 Popples, Iceland 1278 ♦Portraits. . . .1331, 1333, 1335, 1337, 1339, 1341, 1343, 1345, 1347, Portsmouth, N. H 1206 Posoqueria longiflora 443 Potting 953 Potting soil 1214 Pot roses 978 Pot roses for market purposes 2 Practical wrinkles In culture 185 Preparing a catalogue, one way of l\Ti President of Pa. Hort. Society enter- tains Columbus i;^ Presumption of title on delivery of eoods 518 •Primulas, fem-lcnved 554 •Primulas, KToup of fem-Ieaved. .. &j(i •IMniulas. Kroup of Italian fern- leaved 255 •I'limulas. Individual flowers 561 •Primula. Intenncdlato leaf fUJ) •Primulas, palmate-leaved (HO 'Primula plants, ^'roup of 071 Primula plants, key to (JTO ■Primulas, serol-double 625 Primulas. pottluK 6813 IMmula sinensis 551 •Primulas, types of tern-leaved . , 5.57 Primulas 1:B8 Primulas tor Christmas 1280 Professors black calla, tlie UiiO Promptness necessary to rescind a purchase 8(?2 Propagation and culture of tropical ornamental plants 1075 PropnKatlon of stove plants 751 Protective A.ssoclatlon, theflorist«' 272 Protest against floriculture, the 1322 Providence, R, 1 937 Prunlni; 957 •Pterls sernilata Eblenli fSl Pteris Vlctorlie 147 Pteris tremula ijmlthlana 1299 Purlins, Iron 298 •Pyrethrum ullglnosum 812.813 Pyrus, graftluK 1147 — Trlomphe de Pernet 1148 — Waban 887 -W, K. Bennett 887 -•White I^ t-rance 7I» -White Perle 529 — Wootton IB4, sa Itosedeal, a iHJii Uose number 'X2 Uose.tbe 8117 Rose Society, American. . . .79, 125, I2i;. 214 Rose Society, American (constitution and bylaws) 890 Roses- anthracnose of Ki —•Anthracno.se of 781 —Atmosphere for 021 —Black spot 82 —Black spot on Beauty (telephone).. 4tH —Brown or soft orange scale on roses t:74 —'Classifying young rose plants S90 —{^limbers and remontants ilM — Commentson varieties ■"*■; —Cultivation lii-.'.. —Cuttings ' i-'i — I>iformed buds (telephone) ■'■■' -Disbudding 250, ;aJMiJ 1 — Kel worms .'S.i — Knemy, another rose 120 —•First-class Mermet from 2is-lnch l)0t,. , 888 Quarantine regulations. , Railroads entitled to special rates 944 •Raising carnation seedlings 580 Rape, annual Hales to St. Louis Reading, I'a Vjai Recent legal decisions ...5H, 7U1. 712, 800, vender and 712 iii't I- iv-iiiislles 632 i;,nn..-i"'i,, -luftlnK 1052 K,.vl.« .,( n,.« plants 50, 81 •Ridgepole ; Rights of seller ' Rights where freight Is Injured In transport ' Rhododendrons, grafting 1147 Rhus semiaiata Osbeckli. , Rooinla. grafting 1257 Rochester, N. Y 21 Roman byacintlis, frozen 67 Roman hyacinths, care of bulbs 128 Rose— American Beauty 185,887 —•American Beauty, showing differ- ence In quality,..*. i —Augustine (iulnolseau 880, L_ -lianjrii'ss i! —Hybrid remontants -14 —Hybrid teas for bedding lus —In southern Florida 3:lt'. —In summer ii.il -Liquid manure for teas. , -Mildew 180 -Mildew, downy 8:1 -Mildew, powdery 82 -Mildew (telephone) 210 -Novelties, revolution in -•Packed properly for shipment -•Packed Improperlv for shlpmunl -•Packing tor the wliolesale mark. -Planting -Poorly colored foliage -Pot hybrids for spring sales -Pot roses for market -Pot roses for market purposes -Problem, a rose -Problem, the rose -Propagation in frames -Propagation of -Remontant '.'.'.i -'Rose beds, wiring -•Hose men at scliool, the ^^ -'Roses and roses -Rose society again, the -Rose society, the -Kust, rose -Seasonable hints 186, 48s. .V, -•Second-class Mermet from 2J^-iiu Sralla.x culture 785 Smllax, plant I ng 12.'17 Smlla.x, temperature 9W; Smllax, stringing 1'>U •Smith, Wm. R 1113 Snails, to catch 10.'il Snake tree, the 12 Society of American FlorisU, 4(3, 1287. 1316 —•A general Introduction 21. 23 —Bowling contest, the 50 —Chairmen of committees at Wash- ington 42 —Comedians, 8. A. F 78 —Convention echoes 79 -■('.. nveiiti.ai pr.igram 2 <■■ n.ii;;-i. II,,- 21 ' ^^ i-ldngton 88 I i . the 77 t ,; program 4*1 I ^.-.-iillv.- c.inimlttee mi-V-tlV,L- .;''l K,-\ I., portraits. ..'.'4. ','!;, ;> -n . , i .N,,Ti,L-iu-lature I :, , .\.,li._-e .-uiiccrnlng transp,.ri>iil.,i, ,1.*,.' •Curiralts of members. ..i.. _;, -".., ul. ;;,;. 35. 37. —Preliminary program of St, Ixiuls. meeting 1253 -Presenlntlou. a 78 r.-M,!..,,,'. ;,,[,lre-is 54 I: i- - : - I -,ils 1193 I '''..: : \he:;;:::;;:;:::::::::: 48 1 1., -hiiHi. iiie 80 S,,lantini |,sell.l.i-<-apslCUm 531 s..ii,l I,,-, Is versus raised benches 1215 >,.i,li,,r;i .laponlca 7 Splia-Ljuynes. propagating 754 '.•^pira-a aruncus 1070 Splrtea Japonlca (tTi Sportsana variations 729 Spring exhibition, N. Y. Florista' Club.llBO Springfleld, Mass 248 Spring flowering plants 7,59 Spring humor 1060 Spring humor, more 1080 Spruces, grafting 1(B2 Start, a good 230 Starting tuberoses 1096 Steam boiler, upright 570, 010 Stevla 1197 StlgraaphvHum cliiatum 212 ■itill vln-_'inL- th- .ilr! «.>n--' '^M 1 Id quality sent Ti-st,,,!! ai,.l Victoria 11 -■'lestuul, liBllubof 4 - 'Third-Class Mermet from 2^-lDch pot .'. i — Topdressing ( — *Two new roses ^ —Various roses, true colors of 1 -Watering young roses i ii.il. iw., ii-.-.i, i;;-. rj.- i .--.i, i m, i.r.'. I.^SD. St. IjOuIs hotels 1277, 12117, 1324 Stoppage In transitu 817 •Story without words, a 1(^79 Stove, greenhouse, or bedding plants. 695 St. Paul Minn : 248 Study of plant life, an elementary In- troduction 11)98, 1121 Substitutes for glass In greenhouse rnnfs 831 Sulitr.,i,l,-al beds 1102 ^1,1,1 [,,|,l,-ii] planting 1 Si,,,,vviiii show, what are the first liv.- ■ ilsltes 1097 ~i,, ..-.i.,ri ,,1 .rops 978, lft->0 ^N, ,11, ,1,1- -,..,,.- useful *iii I , l,nil„ ^^. some good -i,i,i .Ill,- ad valorem 1278 -iniiin. r tr.-atiiient Of decorative plants 1277 'Swalnsona ^aleglfolla alba 1172, 1173 Sweet peas tor cut flowers 757 Sweet peas, sowing 953 Sweet peas, standard list 009 Symbolic arrangement, an admissible. 407 Syracuse, N, Y 217 Violet disease (»>2 Violet Ladv H. Campbell 678 Violets, shading 785 Violets, southern ?i4 Vltcx agnus-castus 7 Vltls, grafting 1256 w Washington .'>. lOil, 131. 189. '280. .104. 403. 468, 513. 07.'i. 1119. 7I». 815, 842. '.CO, SBi. Mt. 1007. 1050. 1101. 1151. 1174. —Washington Convention, the 51 •Washington convention 77 —Washington hotels 44 Water under pre.ssure 1300 Wayne, Pa 191 Wavnc spring exhibition 940 u.-.katUT Kaster, the 910 w :i. -:. y. Mass lOlC w I,, n ,,1-ierson nursery flrois become i.in.iiMg laa Where are they? 1262 Wholesale methods In palms and ferns 12!B Why Insects Infest plants 101 •Wistaria In Japan 1(77 Worcester. Mas: "" *"' "'^ *'" World's congress auxiliary .. .OT. •.«0. 1072 World's Fair, llie— Australian plants ul the c.luiul.lan Exposition 187 -ill-'.. 21,'.. ■-' -Contest 1 -•Cyclai.i. tain at Worids l-^lr.... 1146. 1147 —'Giant tree ferns 510 —■Golden gate of Transportation Building 1152 —'Greenhouses at 280 -•Horticultural Building 279. 1171 —Key to diagram of north pansy bed 1U81 Key to diagram of south pansy bed 1130 • Manufactures Building 1174 '.Mushroom cave 534. •Opening of the World's Fair 1301 beds at World's Fair. 1281 —•Peristyle at the Worids Fair 1195 -•Primulas at Worlds Fair 535 -•Progress of the mound under the great dome 813 -The lagoon 112S —•Tulip border at 171 -•Woman'-" Bi.luilnL- 191 —World".- I :,!. li,i|. ,,--!,, IIS 98, 1001, — •Arlst..!,., : ,1 - -I- , ~iurtevantlll301 -•Diagram II : |,, ! 13I1." -Display ..I , ,i. II- III. 1348 — •Dreers ilispiav m seeil.lepartment.1369 —Gallery of the dome at tiie Hort. Building I34S -•Germany's exhibit In the Horticult- ural Building 1363 -(;l..\iiila- at tin- World's Fair 1304 -•i.l,..vliilasat the Worid's Fair 13U& — •lUteliliigs i Co. sexhlblt 1385 -Japanese garden, the 1356 —•Lord & Burnham Co.'s exhibit 13S7 —New York state exhibits i:«0 —•One of the big beds of cacti 1355 -Ontario's display 1356 — •Ontario's display of decorative plants 1857 —'Partial view of the Japanese gar- 1357 .-vhlblt 1854 llsplay 1300 iii-piay in seed It l>oylestown.l2;'.i I3tc 1302 .v layering 1,302 i'.>iu old plants.l3 -2 *RU8t of garden pink. , Mi. , 210 Mn.e. I'l.ii.- lluUlot 529. N-il, ■"! Mrs, .III... I.aliig Mrs, I'anl .Mrs, W, .1, Grant li .Mphet.'s ", -Niplielos. (-jlor of 2IB, *W. •X.-, -Papa Gontler 8s; -I'apu (Jontior (telephono) 21ii -I'erie des Jardlns Ws ■-Pierre Gulllot ii"t -Prince Arthur tli'. -RodocanachI :., 1 1 ii ,s..i.v.i.li .1.- Mmo. An'tolne l.ov.-i 1 1 1- Salable plants for a retail trade 1234 Sales by sample 829 Sail asn fprtillzer 9.50 Sii.i I-i-ati.-w... 130,063,1161 ^.| II - :. ".I. I, iiiHuenoeof '20.' ,-,. ' i i.ire 1075 >.i.-"" II ' i "I . ".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.im, 932 .■.ee.i,-,..;. i: II ■l.inrl r-MspeOtOf 114 Seeder.. 1 ad 1168 Seed, oiii" Seeds r, , , ii • I In decoration. . 1. II'-'. i.'tU. 151, 109, 191 'U..iilas plants.. . U. S. Botanic Gariiens. notes from. -Rhododendrons at the Worid's Fttlr.1298 • Rhododendrons at the Worids Fair 1299 ■Stag's-horn ferns in Australlnn ex- litl.K i:«> ■1 .,'.:,'",,■''■"!' ■',.'■' .',",':',, ',i' ■' ■',,';;i3flo 1 ,,,,■ l,,,.,- II,, ,, 1 :|,;i;.ii,l ,...1361 1 w w, ,,1-,, , - -,, I- .Aliit.u...l385 ' I I M.l gloxinias • . - , ,11 1363 \ 1,1 I , I , -.-.-ddept.. ..13n \ I, ■,. , N 1 .i.-.-vhlbU 1351 \ l, -,. ,.i p,. I "I I I. - w. ll.lt 1855 III ti..rtli . 1:I61) .lili-li , ..1363 I I, ''.K, ?.B I,-,', 1.1,;, in.;, 112,1. . ij;j. i.m. 1348. Worids Fair World's Fair, the I 1170, 1193, 1313, I-':. I II" . n:<8 ■il,a.. .KW ' ",, '.'.•!•. mil. iu.,b, lui,-.', I'j,-'.. 11-;, I'jui, ITU, I'.'u, i2i'('., . i-i'lanting 932 ■ ... lipids and measures 244 iiii'iiiii im I to the south, 431, 488, -498, 1169, II to I lie south 4411 iin to the south, forcing .1 ^ -iiiitliemum'.!'.'.'.!'.342ia8(i, 30s I. lull trade :!■> Vaporl/lng tobacco 147 •\'arlegateii cut worm, the i*ati ;\;iiiii-^-:ii.-.i ii.ip \, ,.-.,,, I -vii.i tiiiwera \ crania h. .vs *,'.'.'.*.*.'l23.'i, 1237 Voruuda bcxesrHliing.' .'.'.'.' 1051 Veranda boxes, plants for 1054 Verbenas 69 Viburnum, grafting, , r.J57 Victoria reL-la, llio '\'U-ti.rla I. --Ill Vl.-I..rla I.--II. Kan. Ill 'Vl,-«Bal 111. \i-u \..ik shOW...10',«, lOMl •\U-»SI.I L- l,i,..llS.-S ,)f F, L. \...,- 1027. 1029 \lii.ii I. ,-.-11 f... .pagatlng 1234 \ i.u 1- 6*4. 748, 1,371 'Vueeii glorlosa 61 Yucca Whipplel 62 mm^ Rmenca. is "the Prow of ihs UbssbI; ihsrs may be mare camfori Mmidships, but we are ths Srst to touch Unknown Ssas,' Vol. VIII CHICAGO AND MEW YORK, AUGUST 11, 1892. With Supplement No. 219 f LHIIE ^IS!lll!iiMi lF(L@lSI!iir Published every Thursday by The American florist Compaity. Subscription, Ji.oo a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 338 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of the Chicago Pub- lishers' Association. The Eighth Annual Meeting SOCIETY OF fiMERICM FLORISTS WILL BB HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C , AUGUST 16, 17. 18 AND 19, 1892. James Dean, Bay Ridge, N. T , president; W. R. Smith, Washington, D. C. vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, t;7 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass.. secretary; M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. CONTENTS To Washington i Convention program 2 Pot roses for market purposes 2 Ten acres of roses (with illus) 3 A mignonette fungus (with illus) 4 Philadelphia 4 View at Toronto exhibition (illus) 5 Washington 5 New York 5 Boston 6 Toronto 6 Baltimore 6 Indianapolis 6 London, Ont 6 Worcester, Mass 6 The nursery trade ... 7 Trees and shrubs in bloom Aug. 5 7 Chicago. .... 8 Our convention supplement 10 Advertising that pays 10 St. Louis ID The seed trade 12 News notes 14 The florist's opportunity 18 The convention 21 A general introduction . . . .* 2t Growing forcing bulbs in the south 38 Chairmen Washington committees 42 Washington hotels 44 Kntertainment program 46 The trade exhibit 48 The bowling contest 50 We have Received from Mr. C. F. Hale a copy of the souvenir that will be presented by the National Gardeners' Club of Washington to each member present at the convention. It is a neatly bound book of about 150 pages, full of information about the city, and hand- somely illustrated. This souvenir will undoubtedly be greatly appreciated and long retained as a reminder of a conven- tion that promises to be the most en- joyable and valuable in the history of the society. To Washington. All the railroads represented in the Trunk Line Passenger Committee, Bos- ton Lines Passenger Committee, Southern Passenger Association and Central Traf- fic Association have agreed upon a uni- form excursion rate of one and one-third fare upon the "certificate plan," as in pre- vious years. Delegates from points west of Chicago and St. Louis are advised to buy tickets only to those points, or some other point represented in the lines of the Central Passenger Association, from which they can then secure the advan- tages of the regular rebate. But from nearly all the large cities a special low rate has been secured, generally one fare for the round trip, and those from points near these cities had best join the parties starting from such cities and thereby se- cure the benefit of such special low rate. And in most cases where such special rate has been secured the tickets have a longer limit than that allowed holders of certi- ficates. FROM NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. The special train which has been ar- ranged for by the combined committees of the New York and the Philadelphia Florists' Clubs from New York to Wash- ington over the Pennsylvania R. R., will be the biggest thingof the kind onreeord. Satisfactory arrangements have been com- pleted between Boston and New York, and the Boston delegation will join the New York part3' on Monday morning, August 15, at Jersey City, obtaining the same low rate of fare between New York and Washington as has been granted to the New York people. The following is the runningtime of the special train: Leaving from foot of Cort- landt street, N. Y., at 10:20 a. m. Mon- day, August 15. Stopping at Newark, 10:49; at New Brunswick. 11:20; Tren- ton, 11:52. Arriving at Philadelphia at 12:40. Leaving Philadelphia at 2:40, and due in Washington about 6 p. m. The fare for the round trip. New York to Washington and return, will be $6 50. These tickets can not be procured at the R R. station. Parties wishing to join in New York or New Jersey should write to J. N. May, Summit, N. J., enclosing $6 50 for each person going and tickets will be forwarded immediately. That ample accommodations may be secured for all, parties are requested to give not lessthau three days notice of their intention to go. Tickets will be good on any train of the Pennsylvania R. R., and should anything prevent the holder of the ticket from going the money will be refunded upon presentation of the ticket to Mr. May immediately after the date given. Parties wishing to join at Philadelphia should arrange with Mr. John Westcott, 1518 Chestnut street, Phila., who has charge of this matter. FROM BOSTON. The New England delegation to Wash- ington will leave Boston via the Fall River line at 7 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 14, joining the New York delegation at Jer- sey City, from which place a special train will convey the entire party via the Penna. R. R. The price of tickets Boston to Wash- ington and return will be $11.84. These special tickets will not be on sale at any of the offices and can only be obtained from Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield street, Boston, who will also, on request, secure state room accommodations on the steamer Pilgrim for the above date. FROM CHICAGO. The Chicago Florist Club has secured a special low rate from Chicago to Wash- ington over the Pennsylvania R. R., un- questionably the best route, and the train selected will take the party over the Allegheny mountains during the daytime so there will be opportunity to fully enjoy the magnificent scenery. Florists in the west and northwest are cordially invited to join the Chicago party and share in the advantages secured. The train will leave the Union depot at 3:15 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 14, arrive at Pittsburg at 8 a. m. Monday (the Pitts- burg delegation will take same train) and reach Washington at 8:15 Monday even- ing. The Milwaukee delegation will be on same train, in a special car of their own, which will be coupled on to the Pennsylvania train at Chicago. The headquarters of the Chicago Florist Club, 34 Randolph street, will be open from 8a.m. until train time on August 14, and club members and those who reach the city before train time are requested to meet there and proceed to the depot in a body. Tickets at the special low rate can be secured only of the club committee and not at the R. R. office. Tickets may be obtained of the committee up to train time. G. L. Grant, 322 Dearborn street, is chairman of the committee. FROM MILWAUKEE. A special car has been arranged for from this city, leaving earlj' the morning of Sunday, Aug. 14, and reaching Chicago in time to be coupled on to the Pennsyl- vania train leaving there at 3:15 p. m. same day, and that will carrj- the Chi- cago delegation. From Chicago on the party will have tickets at the special low rate obtained by the Chicagoans. Berths may be reserved and further information obtained by addressing C. B. Whitnall, 438 Milwaukee street. FROM PITTSBURG. The members of the Florist Club will leave for Washington on the day express at 8 a. m. on Monday, August 15, via The American Florist. Aug. the Pennsylvania railroad, and arrive at 8:15 p. m. The company has promised to give the florists an elegant car for the trip. The rate has been placed very low, at one fare forthe round trip. and reason- able limits have been assured for those desiring to extend their trip to other points. Any florist in our vicinity wish- ing to attend the convention is privileged to join our party atthe same rate of fare. The fare will be'$S for the round trip be- tween the two cities, and tickets can only be procured from K. C. Keineman, ;!'.» Fifch avenue, to whom application should be made for same not later than Satur- day, August Ki. These tickets can not be had at the railioad station and are for florists and their friends onlv. ST. LOl'IS, CINCINNATI. INDIANAPOLIS. The St. Louis delegation will have a special car and will take the B. & 0. train leaving early the morning of Sunday, Aug. 11, and arrive at Cincinnati at 5 i). ra. same day. Here thej' will be joined by the Cincinnati florists and also by the Indianapolis delegation, and the party will leave Cincinnati at 7 p. m., arriving in Washington Tuesday morning. A very reasonable rate has been obtained by this route. For berths and further informa- tion address E. Schray. 4,101 Pennsyl- vania avenue, St. Louis: W. G. Berter- mann, 37 Mass. avenue, Indianapolis; E. (t. ('■illctt, l.')4 Walnut street, Cincinnati. The Washington headquarters of the Cin- cinnati delegation will be at the Randall. Society of American Florists. CONVENTION PROGRAM. Tuesday, August 16, 1S92. Opening Session 10 a. m. — .\ddress of welcome. Response. President's address. Reports — Secretary, Treasurer, Standing Committees, Special Committees. Mis- cellaneous business. Discussion of Presi- dent's address. Evening Session 7:30 o'clock: — Essay. — Club root on roses and other plants; its cause and probable remedj'. Prof. Byron D. llalsted, Agri. College, New Brunswick, N. J- Discussion. Essay. — Insect pests in the greenhouse; their cause. John Saul, Washington, D.C. Discussion. Wkdnesdav, August 17, 1802. Morning Session 10 o'clock: — Selection of place of meeting and nom- ination of officers for 1893. Reports of exhibition committee. Essay. — The propagation of roses. P:inl Pierson, Scarborough, X. V. Discussion. Essay-. — The European bulb market and the American buyer. John Reck, Bridge- port, Conn. Discussion. Selection of State Vice-Presidents for 1893. Evening Session 8 o'clock: — Essay. — Hybridization and llic iiii provcment of pl.ints and flowers. kich;nil Bagg, Bridgcton, N.J. Discussion. The Question Box. Thursday, August 18, 1892. Morning Session 10 o'clock: — Election of oliiccrs. Review of new plants. Wm. Falconer, Olen Cove, N. \ . Essay. — I'lowers for holiday dcmrinds. Henry Young, St. Louis, Mo. Discussion. Evening Session 8 o'clock: — Essay. — Floriculture for children as a means of increasing and dift'using a knowledge and love for flowers. Robt. Farquhar, Boston, Mass. Discussion. The (Question Box. Deferred business and flnal committee reports. Fkiday, August 19, 1892. In the forenoon a trip to Mt. Vernon by invitation of the National (hardeners' Club. In the afternoon the bowling contest. the question iiox. The following subjects for the (|ucstion box have been already sent in, ami to- gether with those placed in the box dur- ing the sessions, will be assigned to gen- tlemen competent to reply to them, on the evenings of the second and third day. SUBJECTS. What are the best 12 varieties of carna- tions for commercial purposes? What are the best 12 hybrid roses for bedding purposes? What are the best 12 monthly or ever- blooming roses for amateurs? What are the best 12 palms for florists' use' What are the best 12 ferns for florists' use? What are the best 12 orchids for flo- rists' use? What are the best 12 hardy herbaceous plants for cut flowei purposes? Has the steamingof tobacco been found efl'ectual in the killing of greenfly with no evil results. What are the best materials for shading on glass in summer and how applied? How to mend a hose? What admission fee for chrysanthemum shows Is likely to bring the best results in cities of irom 100,000 to 200,000 pop- ulation? How can Florists' Clubs be best man- aged for the interest of their members? What measures should the society take for the protection of its members from outside sharks? THE TRADE EXIIILIIT. The accommodations for the society headquarters, the meetings and the trade exhibit are all underone roof, thelocation being the National Killes Armory on Ci street, between 9tli and loth. The space available for the exhibition is «ot large and already several large sections have been applied for and re- served. Intending exhibitors should lose no time In securing needed sp.'ice. The rule of "first come first served" will be adhered to. .Application should be made to C. F. Hale, 719 14tli street, who Is sui)erintendent of thisdepartment. .Appli- cants should state number of square feet re(|uire(l,the kind of goods to be exhibited and whether floor or wall S])aee is pre- ferred. A printed copy of the rules gov- erning the exhibition will be mailed by Mr. Iliile to those who request It. Do vou WANT an alphabetical list of cayiatlons in commerce in America with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? Vou will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commercein Amcrici, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? Vou will find such a list In our new trade dircctorv and reference book. Pot Roses for Market Purposes. In growing pot roses for market sales during the spring months we should en- deavor to attain as closely as we can to the standard recpiired by popular taste; it is not always possible to produce an ideal, such as an exacting public would like, for the majority of our varieties of roses lack some one or other of the re- (|ulsltes necessary to absolute perfection in human eyes; but with the material at our command, which is ample indeed, let us strive togain plants withclcau healthy foliage, well set with buds, .-lud the re- ward will not be slow, for such stock is alwavs in demand and cagerlv sought for. The propagation of the plants is our firstconslderation; that by cuttirgs seems to be the general mode at present. The cuttings are of two difterent kinds, hard wood cuttings and cuttings from green or growing wood, generally termed sofc wooded cuttings; both are made during the fall months Hard wood cuttings are taken alter the plants in the field have shed their leaves, the cuttings are placed in a sand bed, or in boxes filled with sand, kept In a cold house all winter, and potted during the month of March. The advocates of this method are many, and particular virtues are claimed for the plants produced under this system not possessed by plants propagated from soft wooded cuttings. Soft-wooded cuttings are grown from in-door wood. The parent plants are planted on greenhouse benches as soon as the spring sales are over, in sim- ilar manner to roses planted for flow- ering during the winter months; they must be kept in a growing and healthy condition all summer, and a sharp look- out kept that red spider does not infest the plants, or no cuttings will be the re- sult. The cuttings are made during October, and will root readily, the young plants potted in 2-inch ])Ots, and about the middle of January shifted into 3-inch pots; at this stage, nice salable plants of the ever blooming sorts can be grown for the following spring by shift- ing them on Into 4- and ■'>-inch pots; a good plan for supplying a demand for cheap roses. During March the 3-inch plants arc placed in cold tramej and plunged into refuse hops or any similar material, and will be thoroughly rested and hardened ofl" before planting into the open ground early in April, thus insuring strong, stocky and bushy plants ready to take hold of the soil at once and grow. Many florists adhere exclusively to the uncertain method of hard wood cuttings, claiming that more vigorous plants can be secured; this Is a fallacy. I am positive from repeated ex[)erlments that cuttings taken from greenwood arc fully as vigor- ous as it is possible to obtain plants, always provided that the parent plant was in perfect health at the time the cut- tings were taken; the young plants will grow equally as good as those from hard wood cuttings, make l>etter plants, for they are large, Strang and hardened young stufi in 3-ineh pots, well supplied with working roots, at a time when hard wood cuttings are barely re tdy to be potted into thumb-pots. It Is true they will havecostmore money, occupied valu- able space, etc., but they are well worth the dIfTorence, the increased expenditure being too small to inaterialh' atlect the final receipts. The field into which It is intended to plant should have a liberal supply oi manure, be deeply plowed and have the tSp2. The American Florist, A VIEW IN THE FIELD OF ROSES AT ELLWANGER & BARRY S NURSERIES. soil well pulverized. During the summer months constant cultivation isabsoluttly necessar}', and all flower buds should be picked ofl' as soon as they appear, thus confining the whole energy of the plant to producing vigorous growth. A number of varieties, especially of the finer sorts, will i-ot make salable plants in one sum- mer; varieties of this kind should be planted together, for the purpose of grow- ing them two seasons; they are allowed to remain out all winter, and in the spring following the canes are pruned down to two or three buds, given a top dressing of manure, and cultivated an- other summer, thus insuring extra fine plants, coupled with thefact of scarce and valuable varieties, which will more than repay the extra labor and time required in growing them; the additional cost of production amounting to about three or four cents per plant. This latter method will not apply to such tenderever bloom- ing sorts as will not make sufficiently large plants in one season out of doors; it is lucessary to grow them under glass. It will be found advantageous to plant them on greenhouse benches, thus secur- ing a repeated crop all summer, in addi- tion to large plants in the fall; the crop of flowers paying for the large expense of producing plants under such conditions; they can also \m grown in pots, under glass, and will make good plants in 5-inch pou; the quantity that can be grown in a limited space paying for the extra labor required for them. In the month of November the roses in the open ground are potted, employing good compost prepared during the pre- vious summer for this purpose. Pruning must also be attended to; a vast differ- ence of opinion exists in the performance of this particular operation. Tea roses- can be pruned into symmetrical shape re- gardless of weak shoots, or even not pruned at all, their general habit being such as to produce shapely plants under most conditions. In the hybrid perpetual class all weak canes should beentirely re- moved, the flowering canes alone being allowed to remain; these can be pruned down according to the whim of the grower, or, better speaking, of his custo- mer; if the canes are shortened slightly the crop of flowers will appear in great profusion with short stems; unfortunately with thegeneral public quantity of bloom seems to be preferable to quality of flo wtrs in pot roses; shortening the canes to about two-thirds of their length, trimming to stout buds is the plan in vogue gener- ally and is undoubtedh- the best method. The plants can be wintered in cold frames or cold houses; if wintered in frames or pits the pots should be plunged into someloosematerial,dr}' forest leaves being probably best; in this case a con- stant watch must be exercised to guard against the inroads of field mice, which are very destructive. To obtain a suc- cession of blooming plants during the spring months the plants should be brought into a cool house, as required, from themiddleof February to the middle of April. It is an important fact to start the plants into growth very slowly, in- suring more certainty of a good crop of flowers. The plants should be carefully syringed to keep down red spider, and the houses fumigated twice each week. Mildew is the most dreaded enemy of the grower; many really well grown plants are ren- dered unsalable by this unfortunate fungus. Mildew will appear after the plants have suffered some check, such as a chill caused by exposing them to a draught of air, especially on cool and cloudy days, and particularly if the houses are damp and wet. Alternating extremes of tempera- ture are also apt to invite the attack, and allowing the plants to repeatedly become very dry at the roots is another fruitful sourceof mildew; this latter neglect alone will often ruin the plants of an entire house, aye even the plants of a whole es- tablishment. To prevent mildew con- siderable judgment must be exercised in ventilating, plenty of air should be given and the foliage hardened in the early stages of growth, for soft light green foliage will soon be adorned by a crop of mildew. Slight fire heat at night should be kept up until the first week in Ma3', and later if the nights and da^-s alternate with extremes of temperature. The heat- ing pipes should be kept painted with sulphur, and flour of sulphur dusted over the foliage with a sulphur bellows, very lightly, to prevent the foliage from becoming soiled; if applied before the mildew appears it is very efficacious, as "an ounce of prevention," etc., is very applicable in the case of mildew. Syring- ing occasionally with a weak solution of Peruvian guano is also a good preventive. Manure water should also be given regu- larly to supply nutriment to the con- stantly washed out soil of pot roses. After starting the roses into growth they should stand with about two inches of space between the pots; the more space given the more buslay will the plants be- come, as the lower buds will break into foliage and also produce flowers; but the profit derived will be correspondingly less, for greenhouse space represents money during the spring months. A limited number of specimen plants can be disposed of at fancy prices by every florist; such plants naturally require plenty of "elbow room." To obtain good results constant and hard work is neces- sary and close attention must he given to minor details; the consciousness of success is most gratifying for pot roses stand pre-eminent among all market bed- ding plants. Ten Acres of Roses. Ten acres of roses in bloom is a sight not often met with, but that is what may be seen at the nurseries of Messrs. Ell- wanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., every June. In lieu ot an opportunity to enjoy such a sight, we present herewith an en- The American Florist Aug. II, graving from a photograph of a part of the field. lUit the engraving, lacking color, gives a very faint idea of its beauty. A Mignonette Fungus— Blanching. The mignonette in many parts of the country is badly infested with a blight that causes the older leaves to become ashy white and worthless. This trouble is due to a fungus, Cercospora reseda? fl., that feeds upon the tender toliage at a rapid rate. The fine threads of the fun- gus run in all directions through the leaf and after a time come to the surface and then bear multitudes of long club-shaped spores. These spores, falling away, are carried by the wind or passing water to some favorable place upon a healthy leaf, and then they germinate and produce a new disease spot. Many florists have had their mignonette beds entirely ruined by this fungous pest. If the work of the parasite is confined to the lowermost leaves the only damage done is the check that the sapping does to the plant, but when the upper leaves are attacked they become blotched and prevent the sale of the spikes of fragrant bloom. It is possible to keep this enemy in hand by spraying the plants and in fact the whole bed several times when the seed- lings are small. The substance to be used is the ammonia compound of copper, so effective as a fungicide with many similar fungous troubles. The carbonate of copper, three ounces, is added to a quart of ammonia. This will make enough for thirty gallons of water and will keep until used. When to be used shake the bottle, remove cork and dilute to proper strength with water. By hav- ing a strip of paper glued the length of the bottle the amount to be poured off for a pail full can be marked by horizon- tal lines upon the glued strip of paper. The mixture should Ije thrown as a fine spray upon the plants and bed. The spraying should be done at least once a week until the mignonette is in bloom. The accompanyingengraving illustrates the appearance of a large mignonette leaf that is partl3- destroyed by the cer- cospora fungus. The fungus has not be- come evenly spread over the whole leaf and the spots are quite well defined. The point of particular interest is the close imitation which this leaf has to one that is varieg.ated. At first sight it might be mistaken for one that had no fungus in it, but instead was blanched in some parts, as is the case with many varie- gated leaves. It has been shown in a previous paper that variegated plants are more subject to fungi than those with normal leaves. In the case in hand we have a leaf that has become variegated, so to speak, be- cause a fungus has been preying upon it. Byron L). Halstkad. Rutgers College, Aug. 2, 1892. Philadelphia. The August meeting of the Florists' Club was well attdided. These summer days the members are on hand early and a pleasant half hour or more is spent .ibout the pool tables and bowling alley; some of the boys are getting to be quite expert with the cue. The great majority of them never had a stick in their hands before the club-room was opened, and their playing is quite creditable. The various conimittec re|)orts on the trip to Washington and their discussion were the principal features of the meeting, together with an excellent paper by Mr. MIGNONETTE FUNGOS^ F. Hahman, Jr., on ''Pot Roses for Market Purposes"; this was well received and the thanks of the club given to the essayist. The paper was referred to the publication committee for publication. At the last meeting of the club the Coch- ran Hotel was voted headquarters, the committee, of which Mr. Ball is chair- man, having recommended this house after a visit to Washington for the pur- pose of selection. A few days ago he was surprised to receive a letter from the pro- prietors, who said they would be unable to accommodate the Philadelphia delega- tion as they had determined to close their house during August to make repairs. After considerable trouble room was finally secured at the Ebbitt House, and this will be the headquarters of the club during the convention. Richard Heron, of the committee on decoration, reported that everything would look lovely' on the morning of departure, and we have no doubt that the coaches will be bowers of beauty both within and without. The following gentlemen wereelected to mem- bership: D. T. Connor, Lansdowne; W. H. Taplin, Holmesburg; A. Bitner, Lan- cg,ster; Otto Horn, Sylvester Wunder, James Baynham and F. J. Michell, of Philadelphia. Mr. Battles stated t'nat members of the S. A. F. who desired to pay their dues for this year could send the amount to him and he would give a receipt and badge. The badges this sea- son have a yellow appearance; they may be gold but we have our doubts about it. The great heat of last week increased the death rate considerably, cspeciallj' among the poorer classes, and the "crajjc pullers" had .a harvest. It is astonishing to see thccnergy displayed by this branch of the trade, for it has now become a recognized industry, a business which has a system. Every morningthc papers are looked over, a route from the death column selected, and with a large book of photos under his arm the agent goes from house to house. ( )f course his work is the very finest, and prices, well, he gets all he can, but never refuses an order on account of price. The work sent out by these people has no attempt at arrange- ment, the frame is covered over so as to hide the moss, and this is deemed suffi- cient. In many cases Cape flowers are used to help fill up. Iftlie agent is met with. " We get all our flowers from "s" his answer is, "Yes, I know, he has en- gaged me to work for him, and thinking you would want some flowers sent me to get your order, .\gain, he claims to have known the deceased, used to go to school with him when a boy, etc., etc ; these are facts having come to our notice recentlv. If he fails to secure an order at the house he tries to find out where the deceased was emploj-ed, or if he belonged to a club or society; if so, here is another field, his fellow workmen or associates will most likely want to send an emblem of some kind to show sympathv, and the enter- prizing agent immediately proceeds to capture the prize. Many a nice order is turned out of the regular channel in this way. White flowers have been very scarce lately ;agreat deal of luneral work has been made up and flowers that woidd not have sold at all at other times have been gobbled up at sight. Thos. Cartledge said that as long as he had been in the business he had never known flowers to be so scarce at this season. Hydrangea paniculata has made its appearance; it is a little green yet, but will be all right in a day or two, and then the trouble will be over, as it makes an excellent filling for work of this kind. "Have you heard the latest?" "No, what is it?" " Pennock Bros, have dis- solved partnership." " Voudon'tsay so; whj', when did that happen?" "Wednes- day last." " Well, that is news sure." The above has been the topic of conver- sation heard on all sides the past few days. The firm hasbecnsuch a fixture in Philadelphia that it seemed as if it would last forever, and very likely the firm name Pennock Bros. will. The business was originally started by Messrs. A. I,, and J. L. Pennock about isno. Inafewyears, j. L. Pennock's health failing him, he re- tired. The business was then continued by .\. L. Pennock until I'ebruary, l.'^TO, wnen Thos. Cartledgeand John Westcott were admitted to a h.-df interest. Some years later Herbert Pennock (son of A. L. i8g2. The American Florist. VIEW AT THE RECENT EXHIBITION AT TORONTO. Pennock), who held theposition of book- keeper, was given half of his father's in- terest, thus making four partners with equal shares in the business. Messrs. Cartledge, Westcott and Herbert Pennock were the active members of the firm, Mr. A. L. attending to his greenhouses at Lansdowne, the product of which was used by the city store. For some time past the junior member of the firm has wished to draw out, and on stating his wishes to Mr. Westcott he concluded to accompany him. Mr. Pennock will go south and engageingrowingsmall fruits, while Mr. Westcott will build himself a dwelling and live on his recently acquired place near Laurel Hill. D. T. Connor, lately in charge of La- Roche & Stahl's greenhouses at CoUin- dale, Delaware County, has gone into business for himself at Lansdowne. He is erecting four houses, 20x100, which he will heat by steam; his specialty will be roses, with one house devoted to carna- tions. K. The team of ball tossers from Riverton paid a visit to West Philadelphia the afternoon of August 6 and crossed bats with the florists of the city, on the Craig grounds at Forty-ninth and Market streets. The game was for seven innings and resulted in a decided victory for the Florists. Score, 15 to 7. After the game they all had a y^xy enjoyable time in one of the large packing sheds of Mr. Craig, where they partook of refresh- ments and indulged in singing, dancing, boxing, etc., until they were tired out. J. Walker. Washington. The weather has been more pleasant during the week, greatly to the relief of all, particularly to the florists, who de- pend mainlyupon therain for their water supply. We have had several refreshing showers which had a cooling effect upon the heated earth. The thermometer dropped 15° in one afternoon. Mr. C. A. Small, of the firm of Messrs. Small & Sons, lost his infant son last Tuesday. He has the sympathy of his many friends among the florists of W^ash- ington in his sad bereavement. This was his only child. The JJaltimore Florist club have writ- ten Chairman Smith of the Reception Committee to procure a permit from the chief of police of Washington, allowing them to parade our streets, Aug. 16th, with a band of music. They propose bringing a band of 40 pieces, and are go- ing to wake the city up with " My Mary- land " and other familiar airs. Convention matters are progressing very satisfactorih-. If " Uncle Jerry " will only regulate the weather for us during convention week, I havn't the slightest doubt but what we will have a glorious time. Let everybody in the .florist busi- ness come and take part. Mr. Wm. J. Stewart, of Boston, ar- rived in the city Sunday evening last and departed Monday afternoon. He came on convention business. Crape myrtle, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora and althea are about the only shrubbery in flower in our parks at present. The hydrangea, with its large heads ot white flowers looks most beau- tiful at present. They are planted in groups in some of the parks, producing a much finer effect than where planted singly. In Iowa Circle there is a group of large plants, some six or eight in num- ber, on which 1 counted 382 heads of bloom last week. If more oi this hand- some shrub was planted in our parks it would add much to their attractiveness as it flowers when bloom is scarce. C. Leslie Reynolds. New York. Roses are in a little better demand but trade in general is dreadfully dull. The roses coming in at present are mostly the little weak products of young plantsand the quantity is not large — out-door flow- ers constitute the main crop sent in. Gladiohises, sweet peas, asters, etc., be- ing over-abundant. The final arrange- ments for the representative bowling del- egation to Washington were completed at the meeting of the Bowling Club on Mondav afternoon. The Florists Club held its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening. Samuel Henshaw, of West Brighton, read The American Florist. Aug. IT, an interesting paper on "The Kcniinisccn- ees ol'an old gardener." Mr. \V. .\. Manda has returned from linrope much refreshed J. A. Penmanhas also got back. 1. Fostcrman is out west prospecting for orchid trade. The wonderful checker-playing autom- aton, Ajeeb, at the Fxlen Miiscc, has at last met his match in the person of Mr. John Weir, the Brooklyn florist, who is also an expert, the result of the game be- ing a draw. Boston. There is a decided scarcity of roses and carnations. Either will go at sight if ot passable quality. Asters are not over- crowding the market any as yet, the white ones being at present a great boon for those who have to make up funeral designs. Pink pond lilies have recovered their ground fully and sell quickly. Lily of the valley seems to have lost its sum- mer popularity. No demand for it what- ever. Sweet peas have slackened up, the frequent heavy rains and cool weather liaving contributed largely to this result. They were at their height last week, and the exhibition on Saturday at Horticul- tural Hall was especially fine in the sweet pea department. The August meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club was very slimly at- tended. No business of importance ex- cept report of excursion committee and some amendments to the by-laws. The members of the S. A. F. will turn out very generallv from this section. Sunday, August 14-, is the starting time. Chas. Evans and Wm. Edgar have re- turned from England after a very short visit. They are more than ever convinced that their adopted home is the best place on earth. lix-President J. M. Jordan, of St. Louis, and possible future President H. A. Bun- vard, of Short Hills, have been sojourn- ing for a few days in the modern Athens. Toronto. The establishment of Messrs. Manton Bros, vi-as the one selected by the writer for a visit this week. They run a store on one of the main streets in town, just now filled with palms, Draca;na indivisa, and the like, for decorating purposes, and flowers to supply the small summer demand; but the greenhouses are situated in Eglinton, about four miles north, out- side the city. The ground on which they stand is a gentle slope to the southeast, very sandy, but there is a permanent spring that runs into tanks in the top house, overflowing through pipes into similar tanks in the houses lower down, giving an abundant su])ply of water at no cost and keeping the S()il a short distance from the surface always nuiist. A bed of eallas in the center of one of the houses, which is never watered, were growing as strong and close as buUrushes and give a constant sui)ply of blooms big and little. A large imjiortation of palms of all the leading sorts looked very fine and healthy, also big batches of Dracjcna indivisa and Cy perns alternifolius. Someeyclamens in 5inch pots, grown from Laing's best seed sown last ( )ctober, were doing fine and should go otTlike hot cakes at a pay- ing figure when they begin to flower. A specialty ismadcof small ferns, which Tom says is the best selling stock he raises; they sell wholesale on the market and at the store all the year round, and the supply is never equal to the demand. All thechrysanthemums, of which there is a large stock, are being grown inside this year on side benches and permanent beds. Many of them are only just planted and will be grown single stem single flower. Tom dabbles in orchids to a consider- able extent, but says there is not much moneyin them, if any, yet; comparatively few people can rise to the price. A permanent bed of roses in one of the houses, for summer blooming, was a sight worth seeing. Such growth ! And the bed is never watered. Marechal Niel is found to be very useful grown thisway. Outside herbaceous stuff is gone into pretty largely, the demand for it increas- ing every year. The Manton Bros, have lots of energy and arekeepingup withthe times, and Tom, whose genial, rubicund countenance will be remembered by many who had to do with the trade exhibit at the convention last year, is, take him all round, the best liked man in the pro- fession in the city. The firm are large exhibitors at all the shows. The weather is fine and comparatively cool now. The boys are beginning to talk picnic, and it is probable that those who are unable to take in the grand picnic at Washington will organize one to come off about the end of the month. E. Baltimore. If business can beany duller than it has been this week most of the trade seem to doubt it, though the weather has not been so intensely hot as last week. Funeral work continues the onlv standby and flowers suitable for it the only ones in steady, though light, demand. Asters are making their appearance in fair quantity, fine white ones bringing $1 per 100. Other stuff continues about the same as last week. The "boys" expect to storm Washing- ton on the 16th with all their member- ship and a brass band. No doubt the cars will be full both going and coming. Mr. Geo. Wm. Klein has opened the store 947 Madison avenue with a very complete stock of immortellesand florists' su])plies, including metal and moss de- signs, foil, chenille, etc., etc. As this is stock that will be a convenience to all the trade in town Mr. Klein should succeed. Mr. Jno. Halliday is taking a vacation at Atlantic City. As the convention will be held so near us, next door, or in a neighboring village, so to say, we trust our fellow craftsmen will remember the fact and give us a chance to i)rove that our boasted hospi- tality is fact and not fiction by coming over and pulling the latch-string, which is always hanging out. Mack. Indianapolis. The first .'uinual picnic of the Indian- ajiolis Florists' Club was held July 24-. A very enjoyable time was had despite the hottest day of the season. Trade is very dull. The regular meeting for August was held on the 4th. It was decided to hold a spring exhibition some time before Eas- ter. The usual talk was had on the park question; some good willcome of it soon; it will be taken up by prominent citizens with our assistance. A communication from the State Board of ,\griculture in regard to the flor.'il display at the state fair was received. It was referred to those direotly interested. At a tormer meeting, after several attempts by this club to assist the State Board in arrang- ing the new fair grounds, especially the horticultural building, the committee was received rather coldly and it was decided to not again trv to come nearer to them. Some 20 to 30 florists will attend the convention from this stale. Wm. G. Berterman reported that good progress was being made at the World's Fair by Mr. Thorpe and that all who could should contribute any specimen plants they can spare. W. B. London, Ont. .Notwithstanding the very unfavorable season business has been about eijual to former years. The Gardeners' and Florists' Society will try another Chrysanthemum Show, although the two previous ones were financial failures. A premium list has been issued and can be had on applica- tion to Wm. Gammage, Secretary. A thousand chrysanthemum plants were distributed to school children the first week in June, for which prizes will be offered at the coming show. The Western F'air will be held in Sep- tember. Several hundred dollars are offiered in premium for plants and cut floweis. Their premium list has been issued and can be had on application to Thos. A. Browne, secretary. F. Dicks, who has managed Mr. E. Meredith's greenhouses for several years, has purchased some land, and will erect some houses and go it alone from hence- forth. John Pegler will assume control of the place vacated by Mr. Dicks. J. B. Cairncross has bought a farm of 175 acres near Owen Sound and will shortly withdraw from the firm of G. & J. B. Cairncross. J. Gammage & Sons have completed one house 18x100 for roses, also a shed 1 7x 67. They will alsoaddone house 1S.\100 for carnations and a 6x100 propagating house, "north side," and remodel and rebuild three other houses, the whole to be heated by steam. W. G. Worcester, Mass. It has rained; for two whole days the rain has come down in solid sheets to be greedily soaked up by the parched earth and withered foliage. From July 24 we have had the hottest and dryest spell that we have experienced for many years. The closely cropped lawns were burnt up, bedding stuft (unless it was watered morning and night) drooped and withered, andeven the leaves on trees thirty and forty feet high curled up and turned brown. During the last two weeks there was a little funeral work, but otherwise trade is deader than the proverbial door-nail. Palms, ferns and foliage plants, with six or seven vases of cut flowers, is the usual decoration to be seen in the store windows, and the clerks look as though an eight dollar order would knock them flat. Baskets, bou(|uets, sweet peas, cut flowers , hollyhocks, petunias .'ind Phlox Drummondii was the schedule call for the exhibition July 21, and a large display was the rule in all the classes. Of holly- hocks some very fine blooms were shown. Mrs. v. H. Merrifield was first with a splendid stand of fifteen varieties. F'or stand cut flowers there was a large num- ber of entries and some exceptionally good stulV was shown. II. I'. A. Lange took first premium. Round basket from amateurs: Most of the baskets had the same old fault of being packed in too close, and the flowers all on the same level. Mrs. C. E. Brooks first. Round i8g2. The American Florist. basket from florists: Fair. H.F. A.Lange first. Sweet peas: Verj' large number of very good exhibits. H. A. Jones, who was first, showed twenty-three varieties, with foliage, that were hard to btat. Petunias: H. A. Jones also took first for best stand of petunias with a nice display of single, semi-double and very double flowers. Phlox Dummondii: But two stands of phlox were shown, but these were exceedingly good. Mrs. F. H. Merrifield's was a shade the better and was awarded first. Stand of cutflowers from '92 seedlings: These stands were not as good as they might have been, considering the large field to select from. F. A. Blake, first. August 4 another exhibition was held. Seedling. ITRe RurAer^ Urac^e. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. H. Augustine, Normal. III., president; Z. K. JEWETT, tiparta, Wis., vice-president: Thas. a. Green, Rochester. N.Y., secretary; N.A Whitney. Franklin Grove, III , treasurer. The Eighteenth annual meeting at Chlcaffo, June, 1893. Trees and Shrubs in Bloom Aug. 5. We cannot now expect to find many kinds of trees or shrubs in bloom, ripen- ing fruit being more in the order of things than blossoms. But if we are short in variet}^ some of our shrubs, hydrangeas and altheas for instance, make up for it in display and quantity. And we have quite a lot of roses again. Teas and China roses propagated last winter and planted out in spring, have a good rrany flowers. Bourbons arc perpetual bloom- ers, and, though not very full roses, they are exceedingly welcome at this time of year. Madame Georges Bruant, the h3'- brid rugosa, is at it again in lull earnest, still, at this time of year we prefer to let them ornament the bushes than fill the baskets, because they are so thorny. And the double-flowered Kosa micro- ph3'lla continues to yield its solid blooms. The great variety of other plants now in bloom out of doors, in a large measure make amends for the paucity of flowers among trees and shrubs. We have gladi- oluses, lilies, dahlias, phloxes, fieecy clem- atises, heliotrope, cannas, rnignonctte, early China asters, corepsis, salvias, hi- biscuses, the sunflower family in hosts, and many other useful flowers, and are really pretty well off for bloom. Some of your folks might call it roughstuft'I dare say, but rough as it is it is mighty handy to have when a demand comes on you. Rhus Semialata Osbeckii is a Jap- anese small tree now in full bloom. It is the showiest, so far as flowers are con- cerned, of our cultivated sumachs. The flowers are dingy white and borne in im- mense, many-branched terminal panicles; they last in showy form for two or three weeks and are a happy bonanza for honey bees. It isn't a shrubby plant like our stag-horn sumach, but quite a tree. There is a general belief that it does not sucker, but this is erroneous. A deal of weight is given to the yellow or scarlet tint of its foliage in fall, but I find it best not to build too much on this point for it doesn't always hold good. Our late- summer blooming American sumachs, do not warrant mention on account of their flowers, which are green or greenish and not at all showy. SoPHOEA Japonica, around-headed, in- tensely green tree, from China and Japan is now laden witn large, loosely- branched terminal panicles of yellowish-white pea flowers. Its weeping form is common in gardens, but the type is seldom planted, more's the pity; it is obliterated in esti- mation by the weeper. Another point against it that it does not bloom in early life, it requires age. There is a fine ma- ture specimen of it in the Boston Public Garden. DlMORPHANTHUS MaNDSCHURICUS, Or more properly AraliaChinensis var., will be a fine sight in a few days. Its enor- mous compound panicles of little umbels of white flowers, although terminal, are mixed up among the immense, much-di- vided leaves, giving the whole a pretty eftect. Although exceedingly showy plants at this time of year they sucker considerably and need watching. I had some of them trained as one-stem- med trees, and they were handsome, but so far north as New York this treatment is too arbitrary, and they died out; three or four sprouts is the best way for us to handle them. Tecoma Radicans, the trumpet creeper is very fine, and has been so for a fort- night. A rank, weedy vine in alluvial lands in the South, but one of our indis- pensable garden vines. Tecoma Grandiflora, from China and Japan, is also fine in bloom just now. Where it thrives well — from New York southward — it is as rank a grower as T. radicans, and what a splendid, showy flower it is! It has immense, loose, ter- minal panicles of large, wide-open, red- dish-scarlet flowers. You will find it in fine form just now in the gardens about Washington. BiGNONiA Capreolata, a woody vine, abundant in the northern states, but not very hardy from New York northwards, is also in bloom. It has bunches of orange-colored flowers. Look out for it in the woods around Arlington and Mt. Vernon when you go to Washington, it is plentiful there but going out of bloom. OxyDENDRUM Arboreum, the sorrel tree or lily-of-the-valley tree, as it is also called, is in good bloom. It has panicles of one-sided racenes of small white flow- ers that last a long time in beauty. The foliage of the trees assumes an intense crimson hue in fall. Sometimes this small tree thrives very well if it gets a moist, sheltered place to grow in, and, again, it is very refractory in its behavior. Clethras. — C. alnifolia abounds in the wet, swampy lands about here and most everywhere else in the east, and it thrives just as well in the garden. C. acuminata conies from the forests of the Southern states and is also hardy in our gardens. Both are now in bloom and very showy because oftheirgreatquantity of flowers. Alnifolia, notwitnstauding its common- ness, is the whitest, most fragrant and decorative. Clethra alnifolia var. tom- entosa, a native of the southern swamps, but exceedingly rare, blooms later than the type. We have not got it but I saw it at the Arnold Arboretum, and was in- formed it was hardy there. C. barvineu- sis, from Japan, came into bloom earlier than our natives and isn't quite past yet. It is a beautiful species. Not extra hardy though, but so iar it has with- stood our winters here with impunity. Mrs. Berger, of San Francisco, from whom we bought it says, " A fine bloom- ing shrub or dwarf tree, attains a height ofStolOfeet, covered in early summer with masses of white bloom, in small spikes of delightful fragrance." Tamarix Chinensis is now in fine bloom in open, sunny parts, but barely open in sheltered spots. It has glaucous green, fleecy wands of foliage, and a love- ly and ample spray of pink flowers. It will stay in bloom all through the month.. As this is one of the most beau- tiful and hardy shrubs florists should get it and plant it about their homes. Prune it as hard back in winter as you would an althffia, but bear in mind not to treat the spring blooming species in this way else you'll get no flowers from it. Altheas (Hibiscus Syriacus)in variety are in good bloom. The single varieties that came up spontaneously and have not been pruned have been in bloom for some time, but the hard pruned plants and full double varieties are only in good bloom now, many of them not at their best yet. There are some very fine doubles. In the single totus albus we have a flower as white as snow through- out; creleste is our best blue, and it reallv is fairly blue; at the same time it isn't a pretty shade. Among altheas we also have a host of purple trash that we could get along without very well. HVDRANGE.\ PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA isn't in bloom yet, but the July or early- blooming "single" form is past, and an- other form of the same is at its best; then will come the grandiflora variety, and later still we have another "single" form that comes into bloom. Although all of these "singles" are almost indistin- guishable in general appearance, they are markedly different in their time of blooming. ViTEx Agnus-castus, the chaste tree, is very beautiful with us now. It is a na- tive of Southern Europe, but hardy with us in sheltered ground. The little cymes of small lavender-blue (lowers are ar- ranged in whorls on long spikes in stift" panicles. The whole shrub is strong scented. It likes good ground. Quite a common associate of the crape myrtle in southern gardens and should be more used in our middle states. The shrubby Hypericums keep in bloom still and now show their objection- able feature — their discolored seed vessels — very plainly. Among hardy heaths the several forms of Calluna vulgaris are very fine. Erica tetralix and E. vagans and their varieties are also in fairly good bloom yet. Indigofera Dosua is very persistent, growing and blooming all the time, and better-looking to-day than it was five weeks ago. If Rubus odoratus wasn't one of the commonest plants we have in ravines in rich woods we'd think a good deal of it as a garden plant; anyway its showy purple flowers under the trees are quite pleasing. The early flowering Kc^elreuteria pa niculata is covered with large panicles of inflated seed vessels, but there are still many panicles of yellow blossoms, as good as ever, on the late form. Gordonia Lasianthus, the Loblolly Bay of the South, has commenced to bloom. Its flowers are large, single, white, and remind one of single camellias. The plant is evergreen. Ic isn't quite hard}' with us. I lift it in fall and heel it into a cool pit over winter, transferring it to the open ground again late in April, and it seems to thrive and bloom well every year with this treatment. The Franklinia (G. pubescens, or, as we now call it, G. setamaha) used to live out of doors with us and also bloom nicely in . fall, but this summer both the ones we had out of doors and the specimens, we pitted over winter with safety all died 8 The Americax Fi.orist. A7i » situation with opportunity tor protress. by aymink- man V.ISZVJ1?: t^nir ct^n?fy\^"d^rs^!?'t;Jr,JS of English discpnnejnthe^bu^ness.^Addr^^^ WANTKO Kose grower and quick miin of skm and energy. Special conclitionsmake tnin riirc oppor^Snify tor one or more >"*" o' "PP'^^Ve^^- lty Hoses ferns, orchids, palms, bulbs cut Bowers, etc. Addr.ss stating terms and experience J T, WlI-r.lA-MSo.v. Memphis, lenn. SPECIALTY FLORIST BUSINESS 1 olfcr mv business of rooted ciittinRS, stock, greenhouses, etc., at a fair price. The jrreenhouses to be moved from present location. Correspondence solicited. S. B. riELD, Roaelle, N. J. nd in the city WANTED Thoroughly experienced and steady man to take charge of a large comniercial place of 25,000 feet of glass: "'""»,';<'«,", »"''\'l* growing of roses, carnations chrysanlhemunis, etc^ must also understand the growing ot musnrooms "r market; Knglishman preferred Address with references, stating wages expected. MK.^f M. II RoCKAFEl.i.ow. Maywood. Hi. Chicago. Weather uncomfortably warm. Trade shows signs of life only at long intervals. McKcllar & Sperry have opened a cut flower commission house at 128 and 129 Michigan avenue. Mr. McKellar was formerly with K. IL Hunt. The Wavs and Means Committee ot the World's Fair hasissued an invitation for proposals for the "Flower and Plant Concession." Specifications may be had on application to S. A. Crawford, Secre- tary Ways and Means Committee World s Fair, Chicago, to whom proposals should also be addressed. Proposals will be re- ceived until noon ot August 25. Among recent visitors to the city were K L. Temphn, Calla, ().; LdJansen,New York; E. V. Hallock, Queens, N. Y.; I. Forst'erraann, Newtown, N. Y.; R.W. Car- man, Flushing, X. Y. Buffalo. The Buffalo Florist Club has engaged a special car via the Northern Central R. K leaving Monday night for Washing- ton. The club extends a cordial invita- tion to anv florists at points on the route to join the party. Berths in the sleeper will be $2 or less. Wm. Scott. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. AdTertlsements under this head will be Inserted at th« rate of 10 cents a line (seven "O"-^'* ""J '■"""; lion Cash must accompany order. Plant advi. not admitted under this head. Yi^T^ll ot anr.;^ rf''n'=eT^c^o'r f aVgr^^ l;?oTe?-an'5"f''a^m''i!ia''r 'Wl^l. 'thTfS^rnfJb^,.,- 1 Require the best of "■eMmmendations This wll be a good and permanent position In a olea>ant piaca ^^a competent man 1 will be in WashirgtonJ)^ C . during the Florists' Cinventlon, address me care T C Vaughan. National RlUe's Armory At Phlla- delDhia August 23. address care H A. Oreer At Chl?ago Aiigust27 28. care J. C. Vaughan. It there Is anv one In the vicinity of lliese places contem- nlaling a change I would like to meel you. In Answering address me at any of the a-ove places giving full particulars, references, wages wanted and send a duplicate to my address at Sioux (Ity. """ K i,,^.Tv.,t3/,M Qiniiv ClfV Iowa. i. C. RENNISON. aioux City, Iowa. FOR SALB-No. SUitchings saddle boiler in first cli ■'" FOR SALE OR RENT-Qreenh .uses anil Btock^n growing town with college; no opposition; terms easy Address S S. care American Florist. FOR SALB-One No. 6 Weathered hot water holler, price »100; also 2.111)0 feet 1-inch pine at half prlce*^ Address Mhs. Geo. ^A^LriBAr^EK.^ FOR 8 AI.K- In a fast growing town in Connecticut two houses well stocked, (iood chance for some one with small capital Address . J. care American Florist FOR SALE CHEAP-Uitchings boiler No 16 and lOOO feet l-ioch pipe. Only been In use i. months; good as new. Address B. Rei'Fielii, goou as uo Philadelphia, Pa. FOR 8 >LB OR RENT-Rose growing plant con- taining 25.000 square feet of glass, with property, .Itnated 2,?mlles trom New York City. Stock and hoSsesln ATcondltion, Houses allglanted; mostly American Beauty and La France. Will sell on easy terms. Address Rose Grower, care Am. t lonst. A No. improvea gouu uupmc-o ^,„,,.. ., ...^ «.., rn'g''r,^tV!,';i';fuTiv.^."iiih "* ,«„«.,. ..... nations, decorative and beddfng plants, forcing of O"'""' """" ^'^■"•"""g,' "giVcTrk St.. Chicago. W*encfs''"*""Ko«s!''c™rrl;nor"ckn\M*r^^^^^^ WANTBD-Koses for bench panting. Send Sam pies and price. Address Isaac Si'AniT. Jeraeyvllle. 111. WANTED-IIot water or steam heater for smull house- must be In good condition; self feeder preferred. ' C. K. NEr.niiA.M. (llendora. Cal. WANTKI)-Au lndu«triouB young Horlst to grow cut flowers and bedding plants; must be good ut mHl^lni/ no" must have reference, at making up. mii^ davui.i'I'. I lagerstown, Md. FOR 8ALB-A No. 1 Pratt's steam trap and re- ceiver; will drain 5 000 feet of 1-inch pipe where boiler Is high. Osed six months. Cost Um: will sell for $75 or exchange for palms tor reference about the work the trap does ask Horist Budlong. Bowmanvllle, 111. See his article in the American Florist last year. Also 4,000 feet of 4-inch nlpe at 8 cents a toot. Aliiebt Fur.iR. Bvanston avenue, Chicago, 111. FOB SAIjB CHEAP 3 greenhouses HiTlXI. built In lass on large lot in town, with sashes, frames, tools, pots, winter stock of carnation-, bouvardlaa, violets, chrysanthemums, etc. Heated wllh Meyers hot water boiler, good local trade in town 01 l.OOC; near depot, (.W miles from Phlla.: established stand In 12lh street market. Phlla.; a bargain. »I,2,I0. halt left on mortgage. Address „,,r,'-"'iV'Wo 12th Street Market, Philadelphia. HYDRANGEAS. ROSEA 2>^-inch 5.00 CYANOCLADA 2>2-inch 5,00 WHITE FRINGED 5-inch 10.00 $!|>Ieuilid stock; cle»ii anil well grown. J. H. HAR-VEJ-V, eiCHMOND, VA. THE NEW ROSE second banded boiler (CiinK B.ci.t:... in good condition, to heat abo 800 fce't 1-lnch nlpe. Address stating price II pipe. rtu,ii wrn nvnbii.p* »., '^^ K. Box :W1. Riverside, Cook Co., III. WANTEI)-To rent a Horlst pUco In New Vork or vicinity with at least .. or i; greenhouses, tur. naces and water pipes must be In good order ^late price. W. KccLiis. care I. 1) BIpley. Esq ^ Hempsted, L.ong Island, N. y. ' IiiOR SAI.K Nine greenhouses containing about ' lU.OOO leet ot glass, stocked with carnations and heat'd by steam; grapery SO feet long just connng into bearing, recently built; HO acres of land; abund- ance ot fruit; large house containing 16 rooms, new barn; w thin 3.0 miles of Philadelphia and one mile trom station. Will be sold on account ul ill health. Possession any time Address „. . „ „ ISAAC I.AUKiN. Toughkenamon, Chester Co., Pa. « Liirce Double rink Olemiilerg. I I.HrKi- I'ouhlc Wliltf Oleanders. r, I.urKe White Abutllona. 5 l.iirirc Vellou Almt.llons. r> Largo BcarU-t or Crimson Ahutilons. State tizB and price SAL/.EU SEKO CO., I,a t roBHO. ^Ms. For Sale or to Let. Flori.ts est;iblishiiieiit, six miles from Boston, consi tini; of 4 greenhouses ami Violet pit, all healed liy hut water. Cotta.i;e 7 rooms , 2(1,000 ft land. Greenhouses well slocked. Good local trade. Address. M, care W. J. Stewart. 67 Bromlield St. BOSTON MASS. S0 Sf^l MNN^- FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. NEW JERSEY. *^ROSES.*^ 1000 American lieauties in .5-inch pots, left over alter planting my liouses. I irst-clasa aloi-k: »1.00 per 100: the 1000 for #(!0.00. O. P. BASSETT, Hinsdale, III. Fine healthy slock from '.'^.-Inch pots fo 00 per 100; ..45 00 per 1003. OHITl A V from2Vln.pot8.8tron((.$t-0pperl00; OMILA A *» 01) per 1000. Send lor price list. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishklll, N. Y. Mention American Florist. tSg2. The American Florist. Forcins Roses Cheap Mme. Pierre Guillot, Waban, Ameri- can Beauty, Perles, Duchess of Al- bany, La France, Niphetos, in 2 3 and 4 inch, Gontier, Mme. Hoste, Meteor, C. Mermet, Wootton, Bride, Bon Silene in 2 and 3 inch. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A fe\v fine Hybrids and E^'e^bloome^s left. PALMS. Latanica Borbonica. tine large plants at J4.00 and $6 00 each. A lew left at JS7.00, jSiS.OO and J20.00 per 100. We will be pleased to see our friends that are passing through the city at any time. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, mS N. EalstedSt, CHICAGO, ILL. We still can supply you with a fine assortment of Roses from 2, 3 and 4-inch pots at lowest prices. Please send in your list and we will quote U wast prices. Samples mailed if desired upon receipt of 25 cen s WE ALSO OFFER THE FOLLOWING AT $5 PER 100, 2-INCH POTS. Allamanda Hendersonii. Cissus Discolor. Ferns, Gold or Silver, also Adiantum Hen- dersonii and Formosum. Begonia Re.x, Queen of Hanover. Asparagus Tenuissimus. Ampelopsis Veitchii and Royalii. Geranium Silver Leaved and Lemon Scented. Jessamine Grand Duke and Grand Duchess. Smilax. Palms, leading sorts 1 year old, 10,000 on hand. Forcing Bulbs at lowest prices. ADDRESS iMANZ &. NEUNER, H.OXTIS'VILLE, ICir IMPORTED H. P. ROSES, Worked low on the Manettl Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or IIXK), at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston), MASS. TEAS »30.oo per 1000 HYBRIDS 41.00 per looo Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. XjOttis^t-iijIjE, K:"5r. 1000 ALBANY. 1000 LA FRANCE. 1000 MERMET. From 3 and 33^-iDCb pots. In fine condition, equal to 4-inch pot stock. Price and samples on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. FIELD GROWN, FOR FORCING. GOOD, STRONG BUDDED PLAKTS ON MANETTI ROOTS. HOME GROWN MUCH SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED STOCK. Mrs. J. H. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Gen. Jacqueminot, Magna Charta, and a full list of leading Hybrid Perpetuals for greenhouse and garden planting. LARGE LOT EXTRA FINE MOSS AND CLIMBING ROSES. Our usua. full assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Hardy Shrubs, Hardy Plants, Bulbs, Greenhouse Stock, Etc. LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR LIST OF WANTS FOR COMING SEASON. Fall Catalogue and Trade List Free, ready in August. THE STORRS k HARRISON GO.. PAINESVILLE, OHIO. ROSES FOR BEDDING. We have some extra fine stock of roses for bedding purposes. N1PHET05 $700 $10 00 PAPA GONTIER 7.00 10 00 PERLES 7.00 10.00 WOOTTON 8 00 12.00 LA FRANCE 7.00 10.00 All grown from two-eyed cuttings, DIRECT ALL ORDKES TO ^ _.__■_.», FOREST GLEN FLORAL COMPANY, Forest Glen* Cooli: Co., Jll DUCHESS OF ALBANY $7.00 JlO.OO DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH ....7.00 10.00 MERMETS 7.00 10.00 BRIDES 7.00 10.00 Extra fine, healthy stock. ROSES mediate planting LA FRANCE and AMERICAN BEAUTY, 3 inch pots, S9 co per WABAN. MERMET, SArBANO, BON SILENE, 3 inch pots, 8700; 4-inch pots. ; im- Send for rose circu'ar. We wish every fl We still have for sale 8.000 FIRST QUALITY FORCING ROSES grown from strong cuttings in 3 and 4 inch pots, ready for im- 1; 4 inch pots, SI2C0 per 100. SOUV. DE WOOTTON, FEBLE BBS JABBINS, ).oo per ICO. ist needing roses to read it. rur^XvOiv, :BlooJ:xisl3taLrg;, I*^. tor florists' planting, strong, healthy plants of the leading varieties for forcing. 100,000 ROSES PEKLE SUNSET, WABAN, LA FRANCE, MEKMETS, BRIDES, NIPHETOS, PAPA GONTIBB, MME. CTJSIN, MME. WATTEVILLE, MME. HOSTE and GEN. JACQUEMINOT. 20,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 100 varieties, including Novelties of '92. and the best standard sorts. Send for catalogue. Ooxixi. NOW READY FOR PLANTING All the leading varieties, Beauty, Perle, Metior, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advan- tage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. iwr. A.. HXJIVT, Teri*© Hatite, laatl. CHANGE OF NAME. Chicago, Aug. 2Dd, 1S92 TAMES DAVIS, For many years with Klunder of New York, at present with Chief Thorpe, wishes to inform his friends and the trade in general, that hereafter he will be known as, JAMES IVERA DONLAN. ROSES AND YOUNG SMILAX. STRONG SMILAX PLANTS. US 00 per 1000. THE FLORAL EXCHANGE, 614 Chestnut St., Fhila., Pa. lO The American Florist. Aug. II, Sub-.cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, Su-oo- Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts.6times,5percent: 13 times, 10 per cent, 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tt>c AdTertlslnB liepartroent of the AMERICAN Ft ■>RI3T Is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers in wares Dertainlng to those lines OXLT. Please to remember It. Orders lor less than one-hall inch space not accepted. AdTertlaemenls must reach us hy Monday tosecure insertion In the Issue for the f oHowIdk Thursday. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicaoo. OIR COJVl-£.\r/OJV SVPPEMENT. With this issue we present to our read- ers our annual convention supplement, which will, we believe, be of a great deal of interest to those unable to be present at the Washington meeting, as well as those in attendance at the convention. The interest manifested b_v those who happened into the office and saw prints of the plates before the supplement was issued, bears ample testimony to the fact that the portaits serve a much more important purpose than that of identifi- cation at the meeting alone. The faces of men well known to us by name, but whom we have never had an opportunity to meet personally, are always of much interest, and bring us closer to them. As a means of identification at the meeting we believe the plan the very best that could be devised, particularly with the alphabetical arrangement of names, in addition to the key that accompanies each group. One serious defect of the numbered badge plan is the necessity of a square front view in order to read the number of the badge, and as )-ou haven't the slightest idea as to the general ap- pearance of the man wearing the number you are hunting for, in a large crowd the hunt is apt to be a long and very pro- voking one. With the portrait before you and the general appearance in mind, you can readily determine, even from a side view, whether the party is apt to be the one wanted and the necessity for a close scrutiny of each one is thus avoided. We are convinced that we have very successfully and satisfactorily solved the problem of identification at the annual conventions of the national society, and the number of complimentary letters re- garding the plan that have been sent us, are convincing proof that our plan is thoroughly appreciated. A D \ 'ER T I SING THA T PA YS. We are in frequent receipt of letters bearing unsolicited testiinonj' to the good returns obtained by those using our advertising columns to bring their goods to the notice of the trade. Such proofs of appreciation are certainly very grati- fying, but a still more convincing testi- monv is the continued support accorded us bv the great majority ot responsible and progressive business houses, as shown by the steady increase in the amount of advertising space occupied, which indicates more conclusively than any written testimonials the high esteem in which the .\merica.n Florist is held as a medium through which to reach directly the buyers of the country. That this is being understood more and more in the various departments of the trade will Ije ai)parent to any one who will take the trouble to compare the advertising columns of current issues with those of corresponding date one year ago, and that our advertisers feel satisfied that their money thus spent is bringing in results sufficient to justify the outlay, can not in the light of these facts be questioned. Some of our advertisers have been our staunch supporters all through the seven years of our existence; many more on later occasions. We are proud to feel that reciprocal prosperity has been the result of their cordial relations with us. We have still room for as many more as will come, and the Florist will spare no effort to serve all well and faithfully. With this issue we begin our eighth annual volume. The volume just closed contained 1,182 pages, 166 more than that of the preceding year. The factthat our subscription list is growing just as rapidly as is the trade— which is the very best we can do under our rule to send the paper to those in the trade only— shows that our efforts to keep up and abreast with the times are appreciated. But there is still room for improvement, and though we do not expect to attain per- fection, we propose to make Volume S better than the one just closed. The American Carnation Society will hold an adjourned meeting at the conven- tion hall in Washington at 2 p. m., Aug. 16. A resolution to change the time of annual meeting from the third Tuesday of February to the second Tuesday of December and otter business will be con- sidered. St. Louis, Mo. Trade fair for the season. We have been having cold weathercompared with that reported from other large cities. St. Louis will be well represented at the meeting of the S. A. F. The St. Louis Florist Club will extend an invitation to the S. A. F. to hold its next meeting at this city. Amoiig the attractions of our city are many parks and boulevards, where all styles of landscape in good taste may be seen. Forest Park, with its 21 miles of driveway, through natural woods, over streams, skirting ponds and broad ex- panses of lawn, is worth a journey across the continent to see. Tower Grove Park where the artificial style of park planting is displayed, is admired by all who see it. La Fayette Park is beau- tiful and unequalled. The Missouri Bot- anical Garden, second to but one in the world, should be visited by all growers and lovers of plants. Last but not least, St. Louis entertains all strangers right royally. Members of the S. A. F., we cordially in- vite you to the city on the "Father of Waters" in '93. Do not be afraid of the heat. Coinpare the signal service reports of St. Louis withthosc of other citiesand you will say it is verily a summer resort. J. C. DUFKEV. Works Both Ways. Bob Burdette has made a horticultural discovery that he records as follows: "If you will run your hand, or better, your sleeve, lightly down a blackberry cane, from top to root, you will observe that all the briars hook upward, to catch everything that conies down. Then if you will run up the other way, yon will "observe that all the briars hook down- ward, in order to catch everything as it comes up." Catalogues Received J. L. Dillon, Bloomsburg, Pa., roses; H. F. Michell, Philadelphia, seeds; Hille- brand & Bredemeicr, Pallanza, Italy, seeds; M. Rains& Co., London, England, bulbs; E. Y. Teas, Irvington, Ind., nursery stock; Allen L Wood, Rochester, N. Y.. nursery stock; Fred Djrner, Lafayette, Ind., new carnations; Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Philadelphia, Pa., decora- tive plants; W. J. Hesser, Plattsmouth, Neb., decorative plants; E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland, bulbs; Ellwan- ger & Barry, Rochester, .N. Y., strawberry' • plants, buibs and hardy plants; C, H. Joosten, New York, insecticide (Fostite); Joshua S. Ingalls & Co., Troy, O., box straps for nurserymen. WASHINGTON CONVENTION. HeaiUnarlers Florists' Proiectlye Association, EBBITT HOUSE, 14 h and F Streets. N. W. The Fourth Annual Mefling of the Florists' Protective Association will be held in the .Va- tional Rifles' Atmoiv irashinslon, D. C. from f.jo Iv s f>- "'■• Thursday, ArGcsx 18th, 1892. Owing to the limited time at our disposal all members are urged to be on time, and to come "brim full" of new ideas and enthusiasm. The management will have some new matters to present, which they think will add to the value and efficiency of the service Do not fail to attend this meeting. H. B. BEATTY, Sec'y. The Secretary's rooms are , Ebbitt House, where he will be pleased to have you call. The "latch string is always out '' Come in and reg- ister, leaving any message desired if secretary is absent. NOTICE OF MEETING UK TUB Florisls' linemational Telegrajli-Beliyery issociation. The Ebbitt House will be our headquarters duiiag the S A. F. Convention. The First Annual Mifliiig of the F. I. T.-D. Ass'n will be held in the Red Parlor of the Ebbitt House. Washington, D. C, on Tuesday, August i6th, iSq!, at ^.jop. ni., at which time and place three directors will be elected, and such other business transacted as may come before the meeting. C. B. WHI FNALL. President. H. B, BEaTTY, Secretary, The Secretary's rooms are , where he will be pleased to have you call. The "latch string is always out." Come in and reg- ister, leaving any message desired if secretary is absent. Flowers Wanted. We wish to engage a regular supply of flowers to till our standing orders for the coming season. We make a spe- cialty of filling these order direct from the growers. They are regular daily, tri-weekly and semi-weekly, and will pay full value, but must be choice slock, ordinary common stuck will not answer. Growers, having first class stock in prospact, please cor- respond with us early. The Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 133 Mason St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Good Heavy Smilax. Any ciu.tntity, Jl.vciO per 100. WALTER BONFlELD, OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY Conl.iins a list of all the FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN and SEbDSMEN of the I nited .Stales and Canada AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. i8g^ The American Florist. 1 1 20 West 24:th Street, ^^E:V\r "^CDFRI^ THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE IN TttE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) Full line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Mention American Florist. KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 &, 36 RANDOLPH STREET, Cn^KS A.<3rO, XXiXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, t16 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Closes Mights 9 P. M.: Sunday » P. M. H. L SUNDERBRUOH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &, Walnut streets, DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), iWHOLESALE I 1122 E'llsTE SXE.EE'T, A complete line of Wire Designs. H. BAYERSDORFEE & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, FA. Our new Catalogue is now out, free upon application, HARDY CUT FERNS 11/rOQiC! /SFHAG-Ntrm AND AWLVfOO (GKEEN SHEET. BOUQUET GREEN and FESTOONING of all kinds in any amount on liand. HABTFOBS & NICHOLS, 18 Gbapman Place. BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Flonst. FLORAL DESIGHS. The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harritburg, Pa. ofeAafa MariCaCi*. Cut FloWBTS. BOSTON. AUR. 9. Kosea 3.00® 6 00- Carnation! ■ 1 00® 1 50 Lily of the Valley i (]U Asters 1.00® 1 50 Stocits 1.00 Taberoses 1 00 Sweet Peas .25 Allamanda 3 lO Smllax. 12 50 Adlantum 1 00 Asparagus 60. OU Pint Pond Lilies 8.00 NEWTOBK. Aug. 9. Koses 2 00® H 00 Camations 50 Valley 6. 00 Gladioluses -50® j.'io aweet peas 10® .25 Asters 50® .75 Adiantums 1.00 Smllax 15 00 PHIL ADBLPHL4, Aug 9 Eosea, La France. Albany, Brides 2.0u® 3 00 Perles. Nlohetos 2 00® 3 00 Marie Qulllots 2 00 rarnatlons 50® 1.00 Sweet peas 35® .51 Valley GOO Cornflower .50 Water lilies .35 Smilax 15.00 Adiantums 753 1.00 Asters 1.00 CHICAGO. Aug 9 Roses, Perle, Nlphetos, Gontier 2.00® 4 00 Mermets, La l<'rance Hoste 3 OO® 4 00 Bennetts. Dukes, Woottons 3. DOS 4 00 Albany, Bride 3 00® 5 00 " Am. Beauties 8.ll0®li; 00 Carnations, long i.oo " short .50 Callas, Harrlsii 10 00 Adiantums 75® 1 00 Smllax 16.00 Pansies .25 Gladioli 8.00 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies ^^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTON, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, ; Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Music HalL We keep a large supply of Fancies and Cama tions always on hand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders, AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL. SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses%otlier Cut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per string. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfie'd Ave., Salem. 0. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AND SHIFFEKS OF Clxoio© :E*^lo'wers. EDWARD C. HORAN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 34 W. 29th St., NEW YORK. SUCCESSFUL SHIPPING OUR SPECIALTY. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^^ Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FBANK D. HUJSTER. JAMES PURDY. Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WH0LE8JLE FLORIST, 117 W. 30th ST.. NEW YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 west 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut St$., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. The American Florist. A, URc 3®®^ H^acje AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. C. Vaughan. Chicaico, president; A L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1S93 Appli- cations for membership should be adclress'»d to Wm. Meggatt, chairman membership committee. Wetiiersfield,'conc Mr. W. Atlee Burpee is expected home August 18. Mr. J. B. Deamud, with J. C. Vau- ghan, is expected home from Holland, Belgium and Germany August 20. Reports from pea crop in Northern Wisconsin are unfavorable, especially on extra earlies and dwarf sorts. Beans are looking well. Reports from Southern France state that the crop of early flower seeds are almost a total failure. Hopes are enter- tained that the later kinds will tura out all right on account of some heavy rains in the latter part of July. Calla, O. — L. Templin & Sons are building ten new houses, 20x100 each, on a new place about a mile from the old location, and near to the railroad station. It is their intention to add ten more houses of the same size next year and abandon the old place altogether. The new houses are being put up in first-class style, and when the plant of twenty is completed they will have a model estab- lishment. Their serious loss by fire last spring has caused them to pay particular attention to making their new plant as near fire-proof as possible. The boiler pits — the dangerous points, have been constructed with the prevention of the possibility of fire constantly in mind. Oakland, Cal. — Carbone & Monti are erecting a handsome two-story buildiug at the corner of Park and Blanding avenues. The first floor will be used as a floral store. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY AND Reference Book FOR 1892 1® I«0"W I«BJA.r>'V. It contains an accurate list of the Florists, Nu'- serymea and Seedsmen of America; the statistics of the Florist, Nursery and Seed Trades from the last U. S. census; a complete list of all National and I,ocal Trade Organizations, with just the information ab^uteach that you want convenient for reference; alphabetical lis's of Roses, Chrys- anthemums and Carnations, up to date, and whose accuracy as to spelling of names, class, date of introduction, etc., you can depend upon. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THIS BOOK. Price, »a.OO, roMtpaid. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Deaibarn St., CHICAGO. HYACINTHS, TULIPS, VALLEY, ETC. Owini; to favorable contracts with leading growers early in the season we can make special prices on PRIME QUALITY FORCING BULBS. We carry a full assortment of florists BULBS in quantity. We have secured a special lot of VON SIGN NARCISSUS, line, well ripened Bulbs, which will pay every florist to try, $\2 00 per KiOO. Chinese Narcissus— True stock, Oct. delivery, per basket of 100, $6.50; 3 baskets fl 7.50. Azalea indica — Leading varieties, assorted, 1st size, $35 per 100; larger size, $45. If you want well shaped plants that will reach you in prime condition, send us your orders. VALLEY PIPS— Special'early forcing grade, per ICOO |9.50. Per box of 2,5CO, $9.00 per 1000. Lots of 10,060, |8.S0 per iCOO. FLOWER SEEDS— Pkimulas, Pansies, Calceolarias, etc. Select strains, the best that hard work and money can procure. Try Barnard's Florist Mix- ture of /'ansies; it's made up of the rarest and finest varieties only. Per trade packet, 25c.; 's oz. $1 00; per oz $7.00. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 & 8 N. Clark Street, CHICAGO. Dutch Bulbs. Krelage's Wholesale Bulb List for the present season (No. -460) is now ready and will be sent gratis and post free to nur- serymen, seedsmen and florists only. A General Descriptive Catalogue may he had also gratis and post free. First part (No. 455 A) containing Gladioli and all other Bulbs for Spring planting, was pub- lished in January. Second part (No. 455 B) devoted to Dutch Bulbs, Etc., to be pub- lished as soon as possible. Please write directly to E. H. KRELAGE & SON, HAARLEM, HOLLAND. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QLJHE VrtLLEY FISOST RIPENKD. BKST HA.niJURG Pirs. ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Grt lowest <|uotatioiis, aud order THBO. ^OK;jvisr»'r, SEND IN YOUR ORDERS FOR Dutch and French Bulbs, Lilium Harriiii, Tuberoses, Lily of the Valley, best Ham- burg grown pips. Only llrst-class goods handled. . • . F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY Always mention the American ]"l()- RIST when writinj; to advertisers. JAPAN Send for Catalogue of BULBS, SEEDS, AND SHRUBS. ABAUCAKIAS, 'AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BVLISS AND SJEEUS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED IB78. SAN FSAITCISCO, CAIi. G. J. IMOFFATT, Mannfacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special atteution given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEBT HAVEN COHTJir. Bulbs * Plants. SEND FOR CATAI.Otil'E. C. H. JOOSTEN, ^ IHPORTEH, 3 COENTIES SLIP, NEW YORK. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this pare. lSp2. The American Florist. 13 TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Do you want stock of healthy, vigorous and reliable tubers of the very best strain which it is possible to procure? Gained First Prize Award at the International Horticultural Exiiibition, London, England, July 5, 1892. Extract from Gardekers' Magazine: — "Much encouragement was given in the Schedule to Tuberous Begonias, and the flowers created a brave mass of color. The great class was for a collection of double and single varieties arranged in a space not exceeding 150 square feet, the first prize being awarded to Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham." Extract krom the Gardening World: — "In the nurseryman's class for a group of single and double Tuberous Begonias arranged with foliage plants for effect and in a space not exceeding 150 square feet. The first award was accorded to Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. The white, scarlet and yellow varieties were well distributed for effect, mixed with light and graceful Palms, and the whole evenly sloped up to a background of tall Palms in a central and prominent position." SINGLE VARIETIES IN MIXTURE AND SELECTED TO COLORS. DOUBLE VARIETIES IN MIXTURE AND SELECTED TO COLORS. DOUBLES AND SINGLES EXQUISITE NAMED SORTS. SEED ALSO OF BOTH DOUBLE AND SINGLE KINDS CAN BE SUPPLIED. It is true you can get other strains of Begonias, but is it not important you should have TUB? Ar.Riii^sr BKS'T-? Write for prices and. state quantities recjiaireci to 'X'lxoxxxo^s Hale Farm Nurseries. TOTTENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND. PALM AND ARAUCARIA JUST IMPORTED FROM THEIR NATIVE FORESTS IN THE TROPICS. All fresh, and Largest consignment of these seed ever received in this counlry Guaranteed to grow 90 per cent. Note prices below, which cannot be beaten by any responsible importer in tliis country; besiiies. we GIIARANIKH; <;EKlvrlNATIOrN. Per ICOI I S.OO S.OO 25 00 vhich cannot be beaten by any responsible ii besides, we GUAKANIEK GEKMINATIO Per ICO Kenlia Forsteriana i .90 " Belmoreana 90 Canterburyana 3.00 Per 500 f35.00 35.00 Seaforthia elegans 45 3 50 16.00 Corypha Australls 40 3.00 14.00 Araucaria excelsa 4.5o 38.00 175 00 Areca Baueri 45 3.50 16.00 UNITED STATES NURSERIES. SHO^T HMvIvS, IV. J. APPJOE GERANIUM SEl';D, t'resli feed, just received. DerKO seed. ZSc; lOuj seeds %\ 26. qVCLAMEN. We have an extra fine st'ain. ' $1 OU; Pkt..25c. Emperor William, dark crimson. 50 seeds, 25e. GtKanteum Album, Mont Blanc, pure white, 50 seeds, 50c. Deep crimson, very larse, 50 seeds, 5Cc Atropurpureum, flowers large a d deep, red, 50 seeds, 50c. Sanffulneiim. new, blood red, 20 seeds, 50c. Giant Flowered Varieties, extra choice mixed. 50 seeds, 5Dc.; % ounce, $2.tO. 12 Barclay street, 146 W. Washington St. NewYorlc. CHICAGO. Orchids, Ferns, Shrubs and Trees, Bog Plants and Aquatics, for parks, fiower MICHIGAN ' ornamental waters and carp ponds. The World's Columbian Exposition buys them. Retail, Wholesale and Carp Pond Catalogues, each free. WILFRED A. BROTHERTON. ROCHESTER, MICH. CARNATIONS strong plants, *8 00 per 100. Grare Wilder, Tidal Wave, Silver Spray, etc., etc. BOUVARDIAS Pres. Cleveland, navisonil, Pres. Garfleld, Bridal Bouquet, 18.00 per 100. PRIMROSES, !-',t.inch pots, 14.00 per ICO. WM A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Special Offer to American Trade LOUIS DE SMET, NURSERYMAN, GHENT, BELGIOM, Ofl'er as Specialties: Palms, Azaleas, Araucaria excelsa (thou- sands). Bay Trees, Tuberons Begonias, Gloxinias- New Trade List on application. Always mention the American Flo rist when writing to advertisers. DflMlN TULIPS are now generally recognized as the best strain of self-colored late Tulips in the trade. Please consult special descriptive list (No. 511) containing 300 distinct varieties. Same will be mailed gratis and post free, including supplement on nearly 40 certificated varie- ties, on application to E. H. KRELflGE & SON, HAARLEM, HOLLAND. tr Special terms to the trade. .^1 Mention American Florist. Chrysanthemums. 2H»-tnch pots, 20 leading sorts tor cut flowers, $:j.O per 100. The .-ame. 3J»incli po.s. $4.00. CYCI.4MKN I'KRSICCM GIGANTFUW. assorted colors. 2'4-inch pots, Ifi CO per ICO. Same from 3-lnth pots, fS.OO per 100. Address J. Q. iB^irro-W, FISHKILL, N Y Cut blooms of Asters shipped on short notice. 75 cts. per 100. Address J Q BURROW, FISHKILL. W. Y. SEHD FOR A COPY OFT ouie TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. 14 The American Florist. Auo-. //, n»a3ib Rot«^. Cauthack, Mo.^olin Keller is buil^x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 " THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2^ ft., nicely branched S.OO " 70.00 " Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. Au.RKss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. We«»t Oro-ve, I*^. NOVELTIES OF '92. MRS. K I). ADAMS, er iinlil May. ADDRBS8 p. OUWERKERK, P.O. Box 1845. NEW YORK. Mentton Amerloan Florist. PANSY SEED. Tlie.lennlTiUB strain 01 laruo HowerinB and fancy Pan.les Vou want thia strHin ot I'anaies If ynii the best, Stuck aH carefully Rrown by myseU. pat d Urst-cla 111 say. they will Hrid a decided Improve- last year. Finest mixed, all colors, pkt. 25r..60c and tieacli. Ounce. $»■' tO; ;t or more ounces. %'> 00 per ounce. Larfie yellow, black eye and pure white, In sepa- rate pklB. .'illc. anil 11.00 each free by niali. Pansy plants ready Sept. I. r.Oc per lUO; $.^> per lOUO EI. ^ jxiivraiivc^s, OARNATIO.V, violet ANII PA.N8V OllOWEH. LockBoi364, SOIITHPORT, CONN. Per 100 GREVILLEA ROBUSTA, 2yi-\nc\\ pots. Rood |8.00 ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, jlij-in.. Rood... 8.00 CLERODENDRON BALFOURII, aVoincli good 5.00 Probst Bros. Floral Co., Grevillea Robusta. Perdoz. Per 100 2>^-in. pots, 12 in. high $1.00 $ S.OO 3-inch pots, 15 in. high 1.50 12.00 i'A'm. pots, 18 in. high 3.0(1 (1-inch pots, 2-t to 30 in. high... d.OO NATHAN SMITH & SON. CELERY PLANTS. All the leading varieties, at j;2.00 per 1000. L.rger lots very cheap. Safe arrival and satislaction guaranteed. G. VAN BOCHOVE & BRO., KALAMAZOO. MICH. We have planted out most of the Begonias for tubers, but keep some ready for shipping in 2-inch pots, jS-1.00 and $-4.50 per too. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnelsy/lle. Ohio. Big; Pansies. "^ou can't niis.s it with tiie GIANT MARKKT STRAIN (Zirngiebei's). It is superb. Stocky seedlings 75c. per 100; $5 per 1000. Strong trans- planted plants ready Sept. 25, $1.25 per 100; $ to per 1000. Send your orders NOW. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. BEGONIAS. Per ,03 Rex fine assortiuenl $500 Rex I.ucy Closson 10 00 Listri or Diadem 6.00 Argenlia Guttata 4.00 Metalica, 2% in 4.C0 3'-' in S.OO Hydrangeas Thos. Hogg, Otnksa 2,'i-iii 4 00 Red Ilranched aj^in 600 Sen J for list of Held grown C»rnatlon8 ami Violets. I. N. KRAMER & SON. MARION IOWA. i8g2. The American Florist. 15 ADIANTUMGAPILLUS VENERIS The cotiiing Adianttim for the cut flower trade. The reasons why because it is Best for the grower: ist. Because it can be grown siiccessluUy in a greenhouse with a tuixed collection of slants 2nd. It can be bedded out the edge of a bench, ant years. 3rd. It requires no season of rest. 4th. It will stand watering with the hose and fumigating with tobacco smoke. Best for the Cut Flower man : ist. Because of its density and dark green color; six fronds will go as far as twelve Cuneatum. 2ud. Because it will keep in perlect condition for from four to six weeks in the ice box. Best for the Retail Buyer: Because it lasts three times as long as Cunea tum. Customers ordering in our store almos invariably ask lor the kind that don't wilt. In buying see that you get the true variety, as i has many aliases. Price, strong plants. $8 per 100. Owing to the heavy demand, our stock of this jnost desirable Fern, ready for immediate ship- ment, is getting low. In order to accommodate those who wish to make plantings later in the season, we will book oideis now for delivery any time till July ist. This will give florists who are ' busy with their spring work an oppi to ; cure their stock and have it delr when they can take care of it. ered at ; JOHN IRVINE CO., BAY CITY, MICH. Mention American Florist. CHINESE PEONIES are s;ro\vn in 500 distinct varieties in Krelage's Nurseries at Haarlem, Hol- land. Please write for special descrip- tive catalogue (No. 512), containing ex- act descriptions of over 500 varieties, cultural directions, etc., to E. H. KRELAGE & SON, HAARLEM, HOLLAND. ^»"SPECIAL TERMS TO THE TRADE. °a* AUG. TOEFFAERT. GHENT, BELGIUM. Palms, Azalea Indica, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. TK.ADE LIST ON APPLICATION. '- DREER'S ftARDEN SEEPS Plantb- Bulbs, and Requisites. They are the best at the lowest prices. rRADB LIST isaued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRT A. BREEKc KENT A BELMOREANA and KENTIA FORSTER ANA. ins-inch pots, VERf FINE PLANTS, $50,00 per 100. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, Chestnut Hill PHILADELPHIA, PA Money Order Oftice, Station *'H", Ment' American H^Ioiia GIANT MARKETand FANCY PANSIES New crop seeds of those sup-rb strains now ready, in trade packets of 1,500 and 600 seeds respectivt ly, at one dollar each. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, < IVEEDHAM, MASS. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. Exporters, Importers and Growers of TREES, riflNTS, SEEDS, BUL5S. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. SWEET PEA SEED.— SPECIAL to the trade. Orders are solicited for Fall Delivery, in quantity, of this season's crop of the choice Sweet Pea varieties, named and mixed, that we grow. Please send for trade list. FOR IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE WE OFFER Lily Kulb" on lHrs:«r size Freesia refracta alba, cnod Ho Fieesia refracta aiha seed, appl.c WSO.OU per 1000. loon. 427 and 429 Sansome street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. mURSEBIES: MENLO PABK. CALIFORKIA. AS GOOD AS THE BEST, AND JUST A TRIFLE BETTER. That is what my customers say, and they are in all parts of the United States and Canada— Maine to California, and Montteal to the Gulf of Mexico. I( care and attention will do it, they will be just a trifle better every season: quality is the first consideration, price the second, as an inferior strain of Pansies is dear at any price. Wth superior factlities for haudting trade and prompt attention to all communications I wi 1 make it a pleasure for you to deal with me and would respectful y solicit a trial order. Good stocky plants from seed beds ready J ug:u8t 20th and after, at 75 cents per 100; lflt5.0U per 1000. L. B. 338. ALBERT M- HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. K:TABLISHED 183.'). THE OLDEST NUKSEKY IN THK STATE. THERE ,s MONEY FOR YOU "> -^POT GROWN STRAWBEBRY PLANTS. ^^ One llrm handled 40,000 last year. How many do you want this year.' Now is the time to order. Large quantities raised on contract at special low rates. General list ol varieties, Including the best new, at $10 to $15 per 1000. Isaac C. Rogers. ROGERS' NURSERIES, MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY. ILLUSTRATED FLORISTS' CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS, A* the name price aa Is usually charged for prlntinc without H<>UTI<;ULTURAI. PKINTIlNG. Artistic ftna tirFt-claPS w. at any price We do all our own work barehanded, and under our own personal ^upe^vls for illu-tration of any standard plant or tlower Send lor estimates on what you need. You will ba pleaded with our pricei -PINNEY & SHEPARD, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND, INDIANA. tsar. .^ivBiVivs, B>jvGi:^A.3vr>. Thirty minutes from London. Nice young plants, 2>^-inch, $2.00 per 100; jiSlSOO per 1000. CYCLAMEN PERSICUIH GIGANTEUM strong blooming bulbs, )>8.00 per 100. I^. BLOOMIISGTOIS, ILL. P. SEBIRE & SONS, ITuTSerynien, USSY, Calvados, Prance A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks such asApole. Pear Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz zard Che'ry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens. FO' est Trees. Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very lo Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere Agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920. New York C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., HAARLEM, HOLLAND. Grower and cultivator of choice Dutch bulbs. Hyacinths, Tulios, etc., etc.; alsoof various bulb- ous plants, guaranteed true to name. Beautiful and attractive for gardens and conservatories. Orders solicited. Catalogues Iree on application to his agents. C. C. ABEL & CO , P. 0. Box 920. New York. QUO ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS We oflex a large and fine stock of every descriptioa ^f FRUIT and ORNAMENTAI. TKKE.S, tifirubs, Roses, rinea.Srmall FR (ITS, Hedge Plants. FRUIT and F<)KEST TKKE .SEEDLINiJS. Priced OataloffDe mailed free. Established 1863. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY Siimniin t« SIDNEY TtTTLE « CO., BLOOnUOTOK, Uh i6 The American Florist. Aug. 11^ "Admit Within the Fire Lines." A New York itportL-r who died rcccntl v was very popiiliir with tlic firemen, and they sent to the funeral an "original design," which consisted of ahuseplacfiue of roses, in the center of which was a fac- simile in white immortelles of the re- porter's fircbadge, which bore the inscrip- tion: " Admit only within fire lines. By order of Fire Commissioners." When the design reached the house on the day of the funeral some one had the good sense to turn it lace to the wall, and the sug gestive inscription was not exposed to view. The reports in the daily press credit 1 ?l the florist with giving birth to the great original idea. We are loath to believe this. Material for Sash Bars. Will those who have had practical cx- J3crience in the use of sash bars please say whether cypress bars will last as long and give as good satisfaction in the long run as Michigan, Wisconsin or Pennsyl vania pine? Any light on this subject will greatly oblige a CoM.MERCi.vL Grower. Piping. T would like to hear Irom some brother florist as to whether 2-inch rough iron pipe can be used in connection with 4-ineh east-iron pipe and in which way. W'm. Horlacher. Please mention the Ahkrica.n Florist everv time vou write to an advertiser. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS R JOHN C. MONINGER, a ^ 297 Hawthorne Aye., S L CHICAGO. ILL. W SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING , AND LUMBER. HO WIDS-AWAKE FI.OB.IST need )>e told it will pay him to use SAAH BARS, etc. made from CLEAR CYPRESS. Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet lo&g'. pr- Send for clrcularB and cutliiiates. LOCK LAND LUMBER CO., Hamilton Co.. LOCKLAND, OHIO. LOCK THI-; DOOR BEFORE Til)'; HoRSK IS stoi.i;n. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO, Maitttaclare THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes lin-lnch and 2-lnch, 12 00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. N. P. McCarthy, Treas. & Mangr. Addreit all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Address 13 Green St.. Boston, Mass. ade of wood. A. Rolker & SnD8, New York F. E. McAllister, 82 Iley St., A. I>. Ferry & Co., New York. K. Raairmaii. Phi H. Bayeredo , . A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St . Cleveland. O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. K. M. Hunt. 70 Lake St., Chicago, 111. W. A. Hanft Si Co., 1203 Olive Street, St. Louin, Mo. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason 8t„ Milwaukee. Wis. B. Suoderbruch, 4th and Walnnt Stg., Cin- cinnati, <> T. W. Wood &, Sons, 6th and MarghaU Sta. Kichmond. \A. Jas. Vick, Rochester, N. Y. Mention American Florist. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices • HEREWEARE AGAIN. II LYMAN FF.LI-IE1 CLEAR GVTRE^S Send on your orders Sash bars and vent for sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guarranteed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, (rom bottom gutter up is my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE PA. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for itlierhighor low greenhouses. Send for descrip- on and price list. BAY STATE Hardware Co., T4 I'reeport St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. ^^ T_r mon- iJiir- ///li other Wind Motor^i that require nil this j^B Q finish. The GEM TO WEK liable Wind Mill C( No other company offers equal iiidlicemetit-'i. Send for Catalopue and Price U.S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO RATAVIA. ILL., U. S. A. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green HoaBes or Farmer*6 Sash. Tou can save money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twin PoiBts. THESE POINTS are far superior to the old mode of setting glass, as they will hold each pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box contains 500 rights and 500 lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price, 35c a Box. Driver, 15c. A Liberal Discount to the Trade. These points are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil, Seedsmen, and Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not tind them, send postal for a free sample, or send 69 cents fori package and 1 driver by mail post paid to any part of the U. S. H. W. £AM£S CO., Milford, MaBB., Mention American Florist. •OUR- Half-Jone ^ ^ Engravings • • • ARE MADE BY • • • J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 107 Madison Sireet, CHICAGO, ILL. Their work in this journal speaks for itself Publishers American Florist. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its columns KILLMRIGHT REGISTERED MON poisonous INSECTICIDE LI r L FRUIT, FLOWERS. DEATHT-iTifoi^w' PRICE 21b.CAH.50 51b.$l.2Q IQlb.^2.25 20lb.$4.Q0'^ STOTT '^^^^B^ DISTRIBUTER DIAMEieR 4" SeCTlOKAL VieVJ LeKGTH 30" INSECTICIDE isAUTOMATICALLY MIXED. SAVES TIME. AND MONEY. -5^ PRICE IN COPPER 2CELL$9.00-5CELL$10.5CELL$I2. IE "STOTf PATENT 5PRAYE1 BEST SFfRft'^ LiK.e MlST,K€VeRCLP6S,ALiVAY IN OHDeR ^OTT PAT? SYRINGES. 1 tjQs a**^ -AUTO/«\ATlC INSeCTiCIDe MIXER, _£ fPRia -INCLUDING -TWO §TOTTSPRAYeR5&R0Se $7,004: <|)e/. CAI^iyxor*^', BJ'vc»ns'v-ille', Ix:&cl. TTED tfiARS Clear Cypress. Sliall we liook your order nest? Enclose 'ic. attimp for y^ LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M.STKAKNS, Mngr. l^UUKLANU, OUIU. ICLEAR ICVPRESskfewiEJ JGREEN HOUSE 1?AFTEWS; iVEVTII^TORS i SASH.lUlTTi: IIOTBKDi BINT. sJtc \ FLOWER POTS. SI.Tnil:iu1 Flower I'ols. IMriIiiip r..ts. llaii Maile I'ols, Flotisls' Cut Klowcr I'ols, Saucers, Hanging Hrtskets, iu 12 l.iucy patterns. FIRST. CLA«'°HOT WATER FLORIDA HEATERS FOR GREENHOUSES. Made In 38 Sizet lor Steam: Made in 33 Sizes lor Hot- Water THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS IN USE. Feed. Throws mui .\<, «ia». Jei I'sa unlti.rm heat lars, sent on application. LAMATER IRON WORKS. 21 CORTLANDT ST., NCW YORK, N-Y* D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS fox- X1.0SEI xa:oTT8E:8, c^orrsxixf.'v.A.'X'Ofi.ixis, s:to., xito. Our Olaag received the Highest Award at the Boston Convention of the 8. A. F. 20 The American Florist, Ang. ri, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC&Co 15 Adveitlalns rat«8 ■■ ■■«> Allan David ... .fc Anchoratie Kose Co — 2tj Andorra Nurseries 40 Halter W.I M HallerF A 15 Barliee Wire ft '■■'"' Works * 20 Harnard W W «uo 12 Baasett OP s Bansett Will K jt Bon...2U dayersdorier U & Co 1 150 Bar State Udw Co li: Bell W T 32 Benedict lieo II 38 ueraer H il 4 i;o 12 Hock Will A 13 BonOehl Walter 10 Bonsall Job B i. Son. .11 Boston Letter Co Ill ille Pottery Is Braner A RIchter. . Hrotherton W A .. Brown i OanHald. lARaynor.... r J G.. Ban. Bulz Paul &Son 44 (;arman KW 19 (;armodyJ 1> WW ('hitty U E IS (Mark Bros 48 Cleves W B 50 Crane Stephen 45 Cottaste Garden The ..'M <:reighton Geo 2S Uaaeke HA 2i'. DeLamater Iron W'ks..l!l DeSniet L 13 Detroit Heating and ►.LiXhtlng Co 20 Devines Bo ler Wks ..1'.) Dletsch A* Co !H Dillon J. L.. ..11 42 Diopee & Conard Co. ..14 Donlan .luiues Ivera... n Ureer B. A 15 28 Barnes II W& Co 17 Eckhardt Theo... 12 KllwanKer& Barry 24 Ussex Heights tlorat Co .30 43 Kelbeitu Lyman 16 KleldS B 8 14 Kloral Exchange The. . 0 Florists Protective Florists Telegraph Delivery Ass'n 10 Forest Glen Floral Co.. 9 Freeman Lizzie 38 Gardiner J ACQ... 28 30 X Gasser J M 'Ai Gibson J U 3!) Goodyear Rubber Co. .39 Gutta Percha A Rub- ber Mfg Co. nd W A Hancock Geo 24 Harris Wm K 42 Ha Hartford ANIohoU ....11 Harvey J H 8 Helnl .lohn G X Helnl Joseph 34 Herendeen Mfg Co . . 19 tierr. Albert M 15 2ti Uesser W J 42 Hews AH ACo 18 43 UllflDger Bros 18 Hill EG ACo 15 HIppardB 18 60 HUohlngsA Co ... 20 4T Hooker H.M Co 16 Uoran Edw C 11 37 Hnlsebosch Bros 24 Hunt E U 11 IluntM A 9 Hunter A Purdy 11 Kroeschetl Bros. Kuehn < ha» A Lamb James M Latioone s nta Little W 8 & Ci Lookland LamberCo.. 10 18 44 Long Dan'l B 11 Lonsdale Edwin 15 McBrldeAiex 14 McCarthyN FACo 11 McCulloughJChas.... 40 .McCulldUghs J M Sons.a; McCuilough Seed Co. 38 McFarland J H 11 3ti McFariand J 11 Co 16 McGowanJohn 38 44 McKellar ASperry 31 Mac Bean AS 44 Maltre R 38 Manz J A Co 17 Martng, Hart A Co 18 Marscbiietz ACo 48 Meyer John CACo.... 16 Michel Plant ASeedCo 12 MillerGeo. W 9 Motfatt Q J 12 Monlnger JnoC . Frank L 8 40 MnllenGeo 38 Myers A Co 18 Nanz A Neuner 9 National Hot Water HeaterCo 20 Oelsihig AC 39 Orcutt CoThe 5J Ouwerkerk P . ..14 Peck A Sutherland ...11 Pelrce A Coleman Co.. IT Pennock Samuel S..11 38 Perllch a 45 Phoenix Nursery Co.. ..15 Pierce ButlerAPIeroe. . 19 Plerson A N 9 Plerson FRCo 52 PInney A Shepard 15 Pitcher A Manda 13 Quaker City Mch Wks. . 17 Randall A L 11 Reasoner Bros 26 KeckJohn 38 Roberts D H 19 51 BoehrsTheo 11 Rogers Nurseries 15 Rolker A A Sons 37 Rupp HS A Sons 28 ttupp John F 48 Salzer Seed Co S SanderACo 15 gchmltz F W O A Co. .. .12 Bchnekler Fred 28 Hcbulzjacob 9 Schuster J Henry 45 Scoliay John A 16 45 Seblre P A Sons 15 Sheridan W F 11 32 Sherwood Hall Nur. . . .15 SleberlChasT 14 Blebrecht * Wadley... 41 Situations, Wants 8 Smith Harry 42 Smith C A Floral Co. .11 Smith Nathan & Son. 9 14 Smith A Webster 17 SpoonerWmH 9 Starr Chas T :'l Stiffens N y. .14 Storrs A Harri StottGarden Ii Strebya O ■'Wat'c, '', Sunderbruch H ^ '^'S A Swiiyne Wni ■* TeasE V 12 Thomson Anderson A Kennedy.. is GREENHOUSE HEATING I VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & CO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the "Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGDK. Thos. W. Weathered's Sons, ' • • GREENHOUSE • • • VENTILATING APPARATUS. HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS. -^-^244 Canal Street, NEW YORK. HEATING M, 00(f Trlo»er Wn Tritachler M U S Wind Bngln VanBochove Q A Bro..ll Van Tubergen CG 15 VaughanJC .13 32 34 3S Wagner George 3y Weathered. Ttaos. W . Welch Bros 24 Whllldln Pot Co 18 4."i Wight W P 17 WilksSMtgCO IH jlnFlc Wood Bros. Young Bros 11 23 ZIrngiebel 1> 16 28 THE GREAT FUEL SAVER THE CELEBRATED ITS FIRE HOLDING QUALITIES UNEQUALLED. "greenhouse HEATING. DETROIT HEATING so AND LIGHTING CO. "f" Lieb and Wight Stt , DETROIT, MICH. NKU YdKK Vn; I.llHTly SU CQIrAfH). WH I.iiW.. St. JfEATEn ^^ Hot Water Circulation. Nati ONAL HotVater Keater CTg. Boston, 195 Port Hill Sq. Mew YorH, 94 Cer)tr« 5t. Chicago, 54- Dearborn St. Sao P.'aocisco, 40 5 />\arKet St. LAWhfC ORNAMENTS ^ CHfiiRS,SETTE^i\CM STAWX )-1XTURES, WIRE WORK NETfimS&c Send )^rNa3/ {^'^''•■^^^ .BARBEE WIRES IRON WtiRKS, x /. \/ Catalogue \ ^U&^6 Dearborn ST.CHICJieo, orLaFsyeite Iptl GOOD, CLEAM SPHAGNUM ^ MOSS, $1.00 PER BARREL. I II- in luilk ;it |12.iin por liiO cubic leet. WM. F. BASSETT & SON, Hammonton. III. J. ROSbO. da'teofintr DIRFCrORY contains the oduction and Ihenanie o( all the rosc^ in commerce in America. Pkick, S2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. When writinj; to any of tlio ;ulvfi(isiTs (in this p;ii;e please iiu'iition tlie Amikican I-LOKIST. CONVENTION SUPPLEMENT. Ko/. w//. CHICAGO Alt') NEW YORK, AUGUST 11, 1892. Supplement to No. 219 The Convention. Here we are. The Florist goes with the boys as usual. Call and see us at the Ebbitt House. Didn't know we were so good looking, did you? Step up, gentlemen, and get acquainted with each other. How the Botanic Garden will beam all over, nest week! The shade trees of Washington. These alone are worth the trip. The long talked of rose society is bound to come this time, sure. Be careful about strange water, and don't drink too freely of it. Headquarters, meeting room and exhi- bition room all under one roof. An ex- periment worth trying. That special train with the Eastern delegation will be the biggest thing on record. It is said that not all of the "sure catch" fishermen came home with full baskets. E. G. Hill will make the response to the speeches of welcome. He can do it well. The Canadians will be the "foreigners" this time. Hope they will enjoy the ex- perience as much as we did. Friday will be a great day. The strug- gle for the bowling trophies will be a lively one. May the best men win. "Our John" will be there and will tell us about the World's Fair. The boys will be glad to meet him once more. It is whispered that the Boston delega- tion will not suffer from hunger this trip. Here's hoping they don't get lost in the woods again. The Executive Committee did well when they formulated that new code of exhibition rules. Dan Long had a hand in that. Dan believes in system. Bring your new ideas with you. That "a fair exchange is no robbery" holds true here as in everything else. Don't forget the "question box." It will receive your question and turn you out a correct answer, every time, and no "nickel in the slot" required. Where shall we meet next year? Come on, St. Louis! If you display the same amount of energy which Washington did last year you will deserve to win. Boston gets the most fun out of it this year. The poor broilers on the sleeping cars may well envy the representatives from the Hub on their delightful Fall River line trip. Take your wife along with you if you have one. She is entitled to it, for she did not scold when you came home in the "wee sma' hours" from those florist's suppers last winter. Wm. Elliott and Sam Henshaw ought to finish out that discussion on salt, at Washington. It would be a sterling at- traction at the convention, if carried on between these two learned mineralogists with as much energy as on a previous occasion when it almost created a riot in Dey St. A General Introduction. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO PORTRAITS. Adams, C. Thompson, West Med- way, Mass. 302 Adams, W. A., Buffalo. 149 Ahern, J. W., Mt. Vernon, 0. 122 Allan, David, Mt. Auburn, Mass. 19 Allen, C. E., Brattleboro, Vt. 106 Allen, R. W., Hudson, N. Y. 112 Asmus, Ernst, West Hoboken, N.J. 34 Atkins, F. L., Short Hills, N. J. 143 Atkinson, C. M., Brookline, Mass. 23 Austin, Edward, Effingham, 111. 202 B Ball, Chas., Philadelphia. 255 Barclay, Jno., Philadelphia. 266 Barker, John G., Boston. 7 Barnard, W.W., Chicago. 93 Barnes, W. H., Independence, Kans. 50 Barry, W. C, Rochester, N. Y. 124 Bather, Jno. R., Clinton, Iowa. 65 Bayersdorfer, Harrv, Philadelphia. 164 Beach, F. W., Richmond, Ind. 219 Beals, E. B., Greenfield, Mass. 272 Beatty, H. B., Oil City, Pa. 249 Becker, Frank, Cambridge, Mass. 46 Beckert, T. F., Allegheny, Pa. ] 99 Benedict, Geo. H., Yorkville, N. Y. 208 Bennett, Jos., Montreal, Que. 295 Berkowitz, Paul, Philadelphia. 225 Bertermann, John, Indianapolis, Ind. 310 Bertermann, W. G., Indianapolis, Ind. 176 Bishop, Wm. R., Burlington, N. J. 72 Bitner, J. W., Lancaster, Pa. 234 Blanc, A., Philadelphia. 318 Bock, Wm. A., No. Cambridge, Mass. 170 Bock, Mrs. W. A., No. Cambridge,330 Mass. Bolanz, J. E., Akron, 0. 262 Bonfield, W., Little Falls, N. Y. 194 Bonsall, Jos. E., Salem, 0. 240 Brague, L. B., Hinsdale, Mass. 80 Brechemin, W. L., Philadelphia. 145 Brinton, C. E., Wilmington, Del. 312 Brown, A. C, Springfield, 111. 323 Brown, A. Lincoln, Philadelphia. 267 Brown, Henry W., Danville, Va. Ill Brown, Robt. S., Kansas City, Mo. 179 Bryant, Henrv, St. Albans, Vt. 97 Buckbee, H. W.,Rockford, 111. 1 Buckbee, Mrs. H. W., Rockford, 111. 327 Bunyard, Harry, Short Hills, N. J. 74 Burns, Alex, New York. 98 Burrow, J. G., Fishkill, N. Y. 305 Burton, John, Philadelphia. 161 Bussard, Henri, Yonkers, N. Y. 95 Butler, Tho.s., Philadelphia. 309 Butz, Wm. T.. New Castle, Pa. 123 C Campbell, C, Montreal. 71 Carmody, J. D., Evansville, Ind. 33 Cartledge, Thomas, Philadelphia. 239 Chaapel, Harry, Williamsport, Pa. 167 Champion, John N., New Haven, Ct. 184 Chitty, H. E., Patersou, N.J. 20 Clark, W. S., Washington. 116 Cliflfe, David, Germantown, Pa. 245 Coles, H. J.. Toronto. 244 Comley, James, Lexington, Mass. 42 Connelley, John J., Bryn Mawr, Pa. 269 Congdon, A. R., Oberlin, 0. 47 Cooley, Mrs. I. H , Manchester, O. 335 Cowell, J. F., Buffalo. 135 Crabb, Geo. F., Grand Rapids, Mich. 205 Craig, Robert, Philadelphia. 8 Critchell.B. P., Cincinnati, 0. 63 D Dahl, C. A., Atlanta, Ga. 173 Dale, H., Brampton, Ont. 281 Dallas, Alex, Waterbury, Conn. 67 Davison, W. R., Nyack. N. Y. 119 Davison, Mrs. W. R., Nyack, N. Y. 343 Dayhoff, Mrs. J. W., Hagersto wn, Md.344 Dean, James, Bay Ridge, N. Y. 9 De Cou, Franklin, St. Paul, Minn. 169 DeMuth, Chas. E., Connellsville, Pa. 242 Dickmann, Jos. F., St. Louis. 58 Dihm, Wm., New York. 153 Dillon, J. L., Bloomsburg, Pa. 211 Dirwanger, Jos. A., Portland, Me. 45 Dirwanger, Mrs. J. A., Portland, Me. 325 Doyle, John, Montreal. 192 Drawiel, Chas. F., Brooklvn, N. Y. 204 Dreer, Wm. F., Philadelphia. 107 Dudley, Miss Hannah E., Bath, N. Y. 328 Dunlop, J. H., Toronto, Ont. 263 E Eells, Benj. H., Laredo, Tex. 308 Eisele, C," Philadelphia. 73 Ekas, Wm. A., Baltimore. 304 Elliott, Wm., New York. 213 Ellis, W. H., Milwaukee. 206 Ely, Z. DeForest, Philadelphia. 127 Esler, John G., Saddle River, N. J. 162 Evans, J. A., Richmond, Ind. 54 Ewell, Warren, Dorchester, Mass. 256 Ewing, A. H , Toronto, Ont. 273 F Farquhar, Robt., Boston. 133 Parson, D. D. L., Philadelphia. 136 Feast, Chas. F., Baltimore. 218 Feast, Wm., Baltimore. 220 Felthousen, J. E., Schenectady, N. Y. 119 Ferris, Jas. D., Kingston, N. Y. 284 Ferris, Richard, Kingston, N. Y. 200 Forsterman, I., Newtown, L. I.,N. Y. 24 Foster. F. G., Hamilton, Ont. 315 Fox, Charles, Philadelphia. 193 Franks, Thos., Champaign, 111. 254 Freeman, J. R., Washington. 40 Frost, Adolph, Cortland, N. Y. 100 G Gasser, J. M., Cleveland, 0. 31 Gauges, Philip, Washington. 223 Geduldig, G., Norwich, Conn. 137 Gibbs, C. F.,St. Johnsbury, Vt. 177 Goodell, L. W., Dwight, Mass. 109 Gordon, Mrs. Geo., Milwaukee. 329 Gordon, J. Palmer, Ashland, Va. 321 22 The American Florist. Aug. II, Grant, G. L. . Chicago. < 6 Grant, Mrs. G. L., Chicago. 34-2 Griffin, Thos., Westbury, L. I., N. Y. 306 GritVin, Wm.. Lenox, Mass. 287 Gude, A., Washington. S4- Gude, Wm. F., Washington. Guerinenu, Louis, Cambridge, Mass. Guy, E. W., Belleville, 111. H Haentze, E., Fond du Lac, Wis. Hale, C. F., Washington. Hammond, Benj., Fishkill-on-Hud- son, X. Y. Hammond, W. A., Richmond, Ya. Hancock, Jas. G., Grand Haven, Mich. Hannam, Henry, Wilmington, Del. Harper, Wm. Warner, Philadelphia. Harris, F. L. Wellesley, Mass. Harris, W. J., Portsmouth, Ya. Harris. W. K., Philadelphia. Harrison, J. J., Painesville, 0. Hartje, John, Indianapolis, Ind. Hauswirth, P. J., Chicago. Hay, Chas. E., Springfield, 111. Hay, John S., Oneida, N. Y. Heacock, Jos., Jenkintown, Pa. Heinl, J. G., Terre Haute, Ind. Helms, Walter, Janesville, Wis. Helms, Mrs. Walter. Janesville, Wis. Henshaw, Sam'l, W. Brighton, N. Y. Henshaw. Mrs. Sam'l, West Brigh ton, X. Y. Herendeen, W. L., Geneva, N. Y. Hermann, C, Frederick, Md. Herr, Albert M., Lancaster, Pa. Hesser, W. J., Plattsmouth, Neb. Hews, A. H., X. Cambridge, Mass. Hiehle, Adolph, Parkersburg, W. Va. Hill, E. G., Richmond. Ind. Hill, B. D., Peabody, Mass. Hippard, E., Youngstown, O. Hitchings, Edw. W., New York. Hobbs, T. C, Anchorage, Ky. Hobson, John, Norwvnden, Pa. Horan, E. C, New York. Horan, James, Bridgeport, Conn. Hoyt. R. D., Seven Oaks, Fla. Huisebosch, A., Xtw York. Hunt, E. H., Chicago. Hunt, M. A., Terre Haute, Ind. Hunter, Frank D., New York. I Imlay, J. 1'., Zanesvillc, O. J Jansen, Ed., New York. Joosten, C. H., New York. Jordan, J. M., St. Louis. 79 274- 39 250 21 61 25 195 36 264. 4 62 226 166 91 51 189 182 320 338 129 342 172 217 157 66 215 57 3 32 87 314 165 294 04 59 301 26 13 277 Kane, Hugh A., Washington. Kehrmann, S., Jr., St. Louis. Kennicott, FUnt, Chicago. Kidwell, J. F., Chicago. Koehler, A. Jr., Philadelphia. Koffman, E., Waldcn, N. Y. Kramer, L. K., Wooster, O. Kress, Ivdw., Baltimore. Krick, W. C, Brooklyn, N. Y. Krombach, Chas., Brooklyn, N. Y. Kruegcr, A., Meadville, Pa. Krueger, Mrs. A., Meadville, Pa. Laing, W. J., Toronto, Out. Lamb, J. M., I'ayetteville, N. C. Lane, John, Chicago. Lange, H. F. A., Worcester, Mass. LaRochc, P., Philadelphia. Learn V, Mrs. B. A., Devon, Pa. Lee, W. A., Burlington, Yt. Lombard, K. T., Wayland, Mass. Long, Dan'l B., Bufi'alo. Lonsdale, ICdwin, Philadelphia. Loveless, Alfred J., Wethersfield, Ct. Ludwig, v.. C, Allegheny, Pa. I.udwig, J. W., Allegheny, Pa. 92 293 183 313 103 146 270 186 160 252 26,8 105 115 .H37 180 T.)l 278 290 270 333 1,50 68 6 18 322 207 197 M McAllister, F. E., New York. 151 McCarthv, X. F., Boston. 175 McCuUoiigh, J. Chas., Cincinnati. 159 McFarland, j. Horace, Harrisburg, Pa. 56 McGillivray, D., Brattleboro, Vt. 291 McGowan," Jno., Orange, N.J. "5 McRoberts, Wm., Baltimore. 144 Maitre, R., -New Orleans, La. 214 Mann, R, H., Lansing, Mich. 49 Marchand.Paul.S. Manchester. N.Y. 285 Marshall, Geo. W., Everett, Mass. 209 Marshall, Mrs. Geo. W., Everett, Mass. ( 331 by error of engraver ) 341 Martin, Wm., Brookline, Mass. 251 Mass, Geo. H., Woodstock, Yt. 78 Mav, John X., Summit, X. J. 11 Maybury, Thos., Pittsburg. 279 Maybury, Mrs. Thos., Pittsburg. 336 Maynard, Prof. S. T., Amherst, Mass. 28 Mendenhall.R. J., Minneapolis, Minn. 17 Mendenhall, Mrs. R. J., Minneapolis 326 53 282 130 118 178 275 44 280 300 171 99 Mepsted, Edw, I., Buffalo. Michel, E. A., St. Louis. Miller, Geo. W., Chicago. Moninger, John C, Chicago. Montgomery, Alex, Natick, Mass. Moore, Frank L., Chatham, X.J. Morris, W. L., Des Moines, la. Morton, Jas. H., Boston. Morton, Jas., Clarksville, Tenn. Moss, Isaac H., Govanstown, Md. Murdoch, Alex, Pittsburg, Pa. Murdock,H. L.,West Gardner, Mass.261 X Nanz, Henrv, Louisville, Ky. 148 Nash, S. C," Clifton, N. J. 69 Neuner, Alfred A., Louisville, Ky. 131 Xeuner, Chas., Louisville, Ky. 189 Nickels, Mrs. Anna B., Laredo, Tex. 340 Norton, M. H., Boston. 15 O Oelschig, A. C, Savannah, Ga. 85 Oliver, John, Lowell, Mass. 96 Otter, Harold, Doylestown, Pa. 196 P Palmer, W. J., Buffalo. 1 02 Patterson, R. C, Pittsburg, Pa. 316 Peck, L. T., Boston. 185 Penman, J. Arnot, New York. 286 Pennock,"C. J., Kennett Square, Pa. 319 Pennock, F. M., Kennett Square, Pa. 259 Pennock, S. S., Philadelphia. 156 Pheli)S, H. L., Springfield, 111. 132 Pierson, A. N., Cromwell, Conn. 296 Pierson, F. R., Tarrytown, N. Y. 114 Pierson, Lincoln, Irvington-on-Hud- son, X. Y. 90 Plumb, Wm., Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y. 37 R Raynolds, Jas. D., Riverside, 111. 35 Reck, John, Bridgeport, Conn. 27 Rehder, Mrs. Henry, Wilmington. N.C. 331 Reimers, Chas. W., Louisville, Ky. 241 Reineman, li. C, .\llegheny. Pa. 253 Renard, Jos., Unionvillc, Pa. 311 Rennison, Walter S., Sioux City, la. 2S9 Reynolds, C. Leslie, Washington. 212 Roehrs, Julius, Carlton Hill, X.J. 307 Roehrs, Theo., New York. 2.32 Rolker, Aug., New York. 174 Rose, Lucius, Akron, O. 152 Rupp, D. C, Shiremanstown, Pa. 229 Rupp, John F., Shiremanstown, Pa. 238 Salzer, H. A., La Cros.se, Wis. 29 Samuels, J. M., Chicago. 168 Sandiford, Rob't, Mansfield, O. 70 Sands, Wm. U., Baltimore, Md. 198 Sanford, C. J., rnionvilie. Conn. 265 Saul, John, Washington. 43 Saunders, M. R., Aurora, 111. 260 Schacfer, Francis H., .Xewbiirg, N. Y. Schlegel, F. R., Rochester, N. \. Schmitt. A., Glenville, O. Schneider, Fred, Attica, X. Y. Schneider, Mrs. Fred, Attica, X. Y. Schramm, B., Toledo, O. Schulz, Jacob. Louisville, Ky. Scollav, John, Brooklyn, X. V. Scollav, V. (V, Brooklyn, X. V. Scott,'jas. W.,Galt, Ont. Scott. Wm., Buffalo. Seele. H. D., Warsaw, Ind. Seidewitz, E. K., .\nnapolis. Md. Shea, J. F., Jamaica Plain, Mass. Sheridan. W. F., Xew York. Siebert. Chas. T., Pittsburg, Pa. Siebrecht, H. .A., Xew York. Sinclair, W. A.. Ingersoll, Ont. Singler, X., Morgan Park, 111. Small, J. H., Sr., Washington. Smith, Elmer D., .\drian, Mich. Smith, W. R , Washington. Smyth, W. J., Chicago. Spacht, Isaac, Jersey ville. 111. Spalding, John, Xew London, Conn. Stahl, B., Philadelphia. Stearns, A. M., Lockland, O. Steffens, E., Xew York. Stewart, Wm. J., Boston. Strattan, Geo. M., Yilla Nova, Pa. Sutherland, Geo. A., Boston. Swayne, Edw., Kennett Square, Pa. 243 141 41 82 339 303 139 134 142 60 8(5 299 52 88 48 257 221 203 120 140 38 14 228 233 147 271 89 227 12 210 235 Taplin, Stephen, Detroit. Mich. Tavlor, J. H., Bayside, X. Y. Temple, J. T., Davenport, la. Thorpe, John, Chicago. Tong, H., Erie, Pa. Tricker, Wm., Dongan Hills, X. Y. Trussell, Geo., Montreal. Turnlev, C. W., Haddonfield. N.J. \' Yair, Geo., Toronto. ( »nt. Yan Reyper, E. J., Belleville, X.J. Yaughan, J. C, Chicago. Yirnelson, W. B., Petersburg, Ya. W Wade, J. H., Evansville, Ind. Wadsworth, B. E., Danville, 111. Wagner, C. M., Rider, Md. Wagner, J. L., Lutherville, Md. Waldbart, Alex., St. Louis. Walker, Herbert G., Louisville, Ky. Wallace, D., Philadelphia. Ward, C. W., E. Moriches, X. V. Ward, J. M., Peabody, Mass. Watson, G. C, Philadelphia. Welch, Edw. J., Boston. Welch, P., Boston. Whilldin.J. G., Philadelphia. Whitcomb, A., Lawrence, Kans. White, John, Pittsfield, Mass. Whiting, W. IL. Wellsboro, Pa. Whitnall, C. B., Milwaukee, Wis. Whitnall, Mrs.C. B., Milwaukee, Wis Wicgand, A., Indianapolis, Ind. Wight, Lothrop, Wellesley Hills, Mass Williams, C. O., Batavia, 111. Wintzer, Antoine, West Grove, Pa. Wood, C. F., Richmond, Va. Wood, Elijah A., West Xewlon, Mass Wood, L. i;., Fishkill, N. Y. Woodruff, I). H., Macon. Ga. 187 108 298 10 181 81 101 188 24»> 237 30 292 231 216 236 324 155 i'83 163 125 128 154 317 16 222 113 248 83 ,334 201 .121 258 224 288 .138 158 230 Young, John, New York. Young, Robt. B., New York. Young, Thos. Jr., Xew York. Z Zinigiebcl, Denys, Ncedhara, Mass. 94 126 The iiKAnyuARTERs of the American Fi-ORIST at the Convention will be Room 9, Ebbitt House. Call and sec us. i8g2. The American Florist. 23 Tf you want the best, if the best is none too good for you, "^OUIVG BI^O»., 20 W. 24th street, NEW YORK CITY. THE LARGEST CUT FLOWER COMMISSION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PRODUCTIONS OF THE MOST NOTED AMERICAN GROWERS ARE TO BE FOUND HERE EXCLUSIVELY. !{EMEMBER this as gOON as T^^M gEGlNS. 24 The American Florist. Aug. II, WELCH BROS., Wholesale Shippers of Key to Portraits. AND ALL OTHER VARIETIES OF CUT FLOWERS, FRESH CUT, CAREFULLY PACKED. 165 Tremont Street, BOSTON, MASS. Frice List furnished on application. CARNATIONS A SPECIALTY. I have a large stock of all the NEW and leading varieties includinsi varieties intro- duced this year. Will also list Novelties of '93 as soon as out. Rooted Cuttings, Small Plants and Field Grown Plants in season. Correspondence solicited. Oeo. H^anoools:, GRAKD HAVEN. MICH. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS.Tfc., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemendale and Zant- poort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for General "Wholesale Catalogue. 1 H W. Buckbee. Kockford. in. 2 J. .V.Jordan. 8t. Louis. Mo. 3 K.G. Hill. Kichiuona, Ind. , K. Harris, Philadelphia. Dean. Bay Ridge, N. Y. 10 John Thorpe, Chicago. 11 John N. May, Summit, N.J. I'i W.J. Stewart- Boston. l:i M. A llunt.TerreHante.ln.l, U Wm. R Smith Washington. 15 .M. H. Norton. Boston. V. P. Welch. Boston. 17 K J. Mendenhall. Minneapolis. .Minn. 18 KdwinLons.lale Chestnut Hill, Phlla, 111 David Allan, Mt. Auhurn. Mass. a) II K.Chitty. Paterson. N. J. 21 W. ■ ■■ 22 Edn 2;i C. M. Atkinson. Brooklin'e, Mass. 24 I, Korsterman. Newtown, N. T. 25 Henry Hannam. Wilmington, Del. 2t; A. liulsebosch, New York. 2T John Reck. Bridgeport. Conn. 28 Prof. S. T. Maynard, Amherst, Mass. 29 H. A. Salzer. l.a Crosse. Wis. 30 J.C. Vauglian Chicago. 31 J. M. Qasser. Cleveland, (.1. :« B I). Hill, Peahodv.MasB :;:) J I). Carmody. Kvansville. Ind. ;it Ernst Asmus, West Hoboken, N. J. :i5 J. I). Raynoids. Riverside. III. :j; K. I.. Harris, Wellesley, Mass. :17 Wm, Pluoib. Riverdale-on-Hudson, N. Y. :tS Elmer D, Smith, Adrian, Mich. :;i) C. F. Hale, Washington. 10 J, R, Freeman. Washington. 41 A, Schmitt, Glenville, O. 42 Jas. Comley, Lexington, Mass. 43 John Saul, Washington - BRACKENRIDGE &, CO., Established 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICK LIST FKEK. 1,000,000 CAKE STAKES THE ATTENTION OF FLORISTS and others is invited to our immense stock of FIELD GROWN HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES FOR FORCING, Ready for Shipment October 1st. The plants are principally one year budded low on the Manetti, all of our own growing [which are superior to the imported) and embrace the best kinds suitable for the purpose. Anna de Diesbach, Alfred Colomb, Baron de Bonstetten, Bareness Roths- child, Charles Lefebvre, Countess of Oxford, Earl of Dufferin, Pisher Holmes, Francois Levet, Francois Michelon, Gen. Jacqueminot, Gloire de Margottin, Jean Liabaud, John Hopper, La Reine, Lady Helen Stewart, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, Mme. \'ictor \>rdier, Magna Charta, Marie Baumann, Marie Rady, Marshall P. Wilder, ALiurice Bernardin, Merveille de Lyon. Mrs. John Laing, Faul Neyron, Pierre Nottiug, Prince Camilla de Rohan, Ulricli Brunner. We have also a fine lot of Climbers and Mosses. Parties deiiring particular varieties stiould send in their orders as early as possible. PRICES COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH THOSE OF EUROPEAN GROWERS. Correspondence solicited. ORDER EARLY!! CATALOGUE FREE. EILWANGER & BARRY, MOUNT HOPE NURSERIES, ROCHESTER, N. Y. i8g2. The American Florist. 25 The American Florist, Aug. PflNSIES FOR PROFIT. As profitable an investment ' as a retail tlorist can make is to invest a few dollars in sash, put up a cold frame or two and plant them to Pansies. The amount of money expended is trifling, the labor almost nothing and the returns; well if you have never tried it try it this season, keep a record and see if anything pays you much better. "Well begun is half done" is an old saying that is especially applicable to Pansies, the beginning of which is the strain of seed u5ed. I grow all my own seed, using more care and labor in the selection than would be possible for any one growing seed for sale to use and make a profit on it. More than that, i grow the plants up to a suitable size for planting the frames, and growing such large quantities, sell them so low that, quality of strain con- sidered, they cost you less than if you grew them yourself. The price is 75 cents per fOO, or $3.00 per 500, either by mail or pre- paid express; $5.00 per 1000 you to pay the express. 1 would respectfully solicit a trial of my Pansies, and will be pleased to meet you at the Convention and talk on any of my three hobbies, Pansies, Carnations or Sniilax. A little circular containing a few points on Pansy culture will be sent to you for the asking. Letters of inquiry are answered and orders acknowledged the day they are received. nBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, PA. T HE S A. F. having failea to provide any mea;.s for mutual recognition, the ively American Florist has stepped in with an elegant portrait scheme. There- fore those who want to talk to ,). Horace McFai- land Company about cata- logues or printing can look for Mr. McFarland, who will be number 56 at Washington. He will wear that number on his coat, too ('twill do in place of that " red coat " he ought to have worn at Toronto last year). Mention American Florlsl. REMEMBER US when you need Palms, Rare Tropical Fruit "lants. Florida Plants, or Choice Exotics Send \S\\stanip for full catalogue. ItilJA stock of 500,000 potted Palms. Decorative and other plants, and acres of nursery stock. REASONER BROS., Key to Portraits. Oi Fl( ilia. . lo nd, 4tj Frank Becker, Cambridge. Muss. 4T A 11. Coniiiion, Oberlin.O. . Grant. Chicago. 77 E H Hjunt Chicago. 78 Geo. H Mass, Woodstock. Vt. 79 Louis Guerinean Cambridge. Mass. 80 L B. Brague, Hinsdale Mass. 81 Wm. Tricker. Dongan Hills. N. Y. 82 Fred Schneider, Attica. N. Y. s,S w. 11. Whiting. Wellsboro, ra. 84 A. Gude. Washington. 86 A. C. Oelschig. Savannah. Ga. Shea. Jamaica Plain Mass. s<) A. M. Stearns. Lockland, O. 91 Lincoln Plerson, Irvlngton-on-Hudson, N. V. 91 Chas. E. llsy. Sp'-lngfleld, III. ;i! Ed J an sen. New York, 03 W. W. Barnard, Chicago. 91 Kob't B.Young. New York. .. ___ryBrvant, St, Albans. Vt. [See alphabetical arrangement of wbere 1 T. C. HOHI59, Frest. and Sei'y. (HAS. KAVNKK, MaiiaKer ANCHORAGE ROSE CO. ANCHORAGE, KY , ■W'HOr,EJSA.t,EJ OPJIv'V. Entire Attention Devoted to SPECIALTIES: ROSKS. CARNATIONS, CHRV8AXTHEMI MS ANI> \ lOLETS. Telegraph Orders Promptly Filled Now is the time to make your contracts for the coming season. AGKNTS FOR "The Concentrated Aqueous Extract of Tobacco", the only perfect preDsralion for fumt- (latlEK purposes. Has been tested by us for a year In our new and original apparatus for steam f unilna* lion. Write for circular with price, etc. See^s^Ss, "DUALITY" 410 West Hth St., New York. ^Wflfcll I Forcini); Dutch Hyacinths. LOMAN'S STOCK, ggi^So^T^^r'^^SbSf liiKCINi] TULIPS, assorted. JSIS.OO per 1000. For other goods write for :i list. 8^- 1 liiild Cable Code to procure Rouds quick. Whter Lilies, (^boice ?|quotic5. A .urand collectidii nl the newest and choicest in cultivation. Awarded Certillcate nt llciiiorabli.' Mention at the Convention of American Florists, held at Toronto, Aui;- ust, 2(i|li, 1S91, WATER LILY SEED, HARDY AND TENDER VARIETIES A SPECIALTY. Special Trade Rates. Send for Prices. WM. TRICKER, Dongan Hills, N. Y. i8g2. The American Florist. 27 The American Florist. Aug. Why Ton Should Grow MasUrooms. Because thev are the most prolitahle cron for the outlay that cau be grown an? mav be grown without interfering with other crops. The market is sure, the supply never having been equal to de- maud. When '^ov. Should Grow Mushrooms. During the Winter and Spring months, the first planting in August or Septem- ber with succes*ional planting until April. Where you Should Grow Mushrooms. Under the greenhouse benches, on the greenhouse benches among growing crops, in Rose Houses, in frames in the greenhouse, in cellars, stables or out- houses, in the open field or in mushroom houses. How You Should Grow Mushrooms. First get spawn that will grow. It must be fresh, -well spawned, and in gond condition. Gardiner's Cele- brated EngUsh Mushroom Spawn is the best, aud isal- wavs fresh and relia- ble' The details of culture are given con- cisely in our treatise, *'Miishrooms for the Million," Mailed liee. Falconer's **Mushrooms and How to Grow Them." Published at Ji.so. (Gardin- er's price $1 ',s post free.) Robinson's "Mushroom Culture," 50 cts. post paid. GARDINER'S ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. John r.ardiner ,'i: Co., have made a special ty of choice spawn lor years, and their celebrated English brand {made by the best maker in England, specially for their trade), has gained an enviable rep- utation among critical growers for its uniform good quality, and can be thor- oughly relied on to produce a good crop of the' best mushrooms. Orders booked now for delivery as wanted, $S.oo per 100 lbs. Special rates to large growers Address all correspondence to 31 Norl' Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN GARDINER & CO Mention American Florist. 50,000 8M1LAX PLANTS Out of 2 inch pots. ?2 per 100; J15 per 1000. Samples will be sent on receipt of loc. Terms Strictly Bash. FRED SCHNEIDER, Wholesale Florist, ATTICA, Wyoming Co., N. T. ZIRNGIEBEL NEW GIANT PANSIES. lluKe .Jewels of velvet android.— Boston Transcript. Zlrn(iiebel New Giant Pansies have opened a new era in Paneles The muKnitlcent Bpecimens that we have erhihlied and sent lo Boston. New Vorh Phil- adelphia, Detroit, Hartford. Baittmord, ("nlcaKO. e'c, etc.. have shown to what perfection of color and ptze the Pansy of to day can attain when weii (jrown. The display we made on May lOth in Boston has probably never been etjualied even in Europe, not a few of the dowers measurinR four inches across, ami colors rivaliinK the best orchids. The Result of 40 Yrs. Experience in Growing Pansiet. OUR GIANT MARKET is truly the variety for the million, beinp of immense size and brieht colors. We have greatly improved them. (letting more variety of colors, eaoecially in the lipbter shades. Trade packaees, 1.510 seeds, $1 each. THE <;1ANT FANCY we tlnd it impossible f) improve on. They are certainly tne ne plus ultra in Pansles now They reiiuire hxah cultivation to de- velop well. Trade packaKCs. 5U0 seeds, $1 each. Kuil directions how to grow paneles with each package Very Flattering Testimonials From the Trade all Over tha tlountry. BITGNOT AND CASSIER PANSIES. We oirer also seed grown for us by the above specialists, from specimen blooms only. From past experience we will guarantee O') per cent to be exhibition flow- ers, and these to be IOj percent superior to anything else in cultivation the two strains together forming the rioheet combination of colors, form and size ever seen In pansles At the same tiine we with to inform our friends that the Genuine Strain is the most expensive grown. We couia not even supply it at fr>) per oz., as but very little seed is obtain- able, while it is, if quality is a consideration, the cheaoest strain we ever handled, as the percentage of high grade flowers is so large We have sold plants from that seed at $12.00 per dnz. We will sell it in trade packages of i.'i'J seeds at -*I 00. also. DENYS ZIRNGIEBEL, Needham, Mass- PRIMROSES. Plants now ready for 3-incl! pots. Twelve sorts; flowers all fringed, large, and brilliant colors. Price for the single, per 100 plants J 2.60 ■■ UOO plants 3) 00 double (white and red) per 100 5 00 We send additional plants with each order to pay good part of the express charges. Remittance may be made by M O. on our P. (). Address HEITRY S. BUFF & SONS, Shiremanstown, Fa. WILLlflM SWftYNE, Kcnnett Square, Pa. CARNATION CROWING A SPECIALTY. Key to Portraits. Alex Burns. New York. Alex Murdoch, Pittsburg. A.lolph Frost. Portland. N. Y. (Jeo. Trussell. Montreal. W. J. Palmer. Buffalo. Flint Kennlcott. Chicago. Uenys Zirngiebe], Neeobam, Mass. CbaB. Strombach. Brooklyn. N. Y. C. E.Allen, BrBttleboro. Vt. Wm. F. Dreer. Philadelphia. John H. Taylor. BaysliJe. N. T. L W. Goodeli. Dwight, Mass. J, 1), Imlay. Zmesvllle. I). , Whitcomb. Lawrence, Kans. F. K. Pierson. Tarrytown, N. V. A Krueger. Meadville. I*a. W. K. Clark, Waihlcglon. W. K, Davison. Nyack. N. Y. John C Monlnger. Chicago. op Wight. Wellesley Hills, Mass. J. W. Ahem, Mt Vernon. O. Wm T. Buiz. New Castle. Pa. W. C. Barry, Rorhester. N Y. C. W. Ward. B Moriches, N. Y. Thos Young. Jr., New York. Z. Ue ' orest Biy, Philadelphia. J, M, Ward. Peabody, Mai.-.. Samuel Uenshaw. W. Brighton. N. Y. ueo W, Mider, Chicago Alfred A, Neuner. Louisville. Ky. H, I.. Phelps Springfield. 111. Itob't Kar L FarfOD. Philadelphia. G,<3eduldig, Norwich, Conn. KlijBli A Wood. West Newton, Mass, Jacob Schulz, Louisville. Kv, J. H. Small, Sr , Washington. F R. Schlegel. Rochester. N Y. U. G. Scollay. Brooklyn, N, Y. F L Atkins, Short ddls, N. J, Wm. McKoberts, Baltimore. W. L. Brechemin. Philadelphia. J. F Eidwell. Chicago. John Spalding, New London. Conn . Henry Nanz,, Louisville, Ky. W. A. Adams. Buffalo. W. A, Lee, Burlington. Vt. F. E. McAllister. New York. Lucius Rose, .\kron, O. Wm, D'hm, New York. 3ee alphabetical arrangement of nan; ere. I George Greighton, GKOWKl! OF Carnations and Violets, OF MEOr HAMBURG, N. Y.. Has removed to Poughkeepsie, N. Y. To which place everything intended for him should be addressed. DREER'S SELECTED BULBS FOR FORCING. The Largest and Best Stock of Early White Roman Hyacinths. Per 100 Per 10X0 E.xtra Selected bulbs $i oo |25 00 First size bulbs 2 50 22 50 Second size bulbs 2 25 20 00 BERMUDA EASTER LILIES. CHOICB HULBS* ANIJ PURE STOCK. In Incircuuiterence. Per 100 Per 1 COT 4 to 5 $2 50 |20 00 5 to 7 3 00 25 00 7 to 9 H{ICK SrKRKY. McKELLAR & SPERRY, Wholesale Commission Florists 128 AND 129 MICHIGAN AVENUE, ZTear Madison Street, f "■ t_J T ^ /~V ( '~ ( N I, K. John Bjrton. Cnestnut Hill. I'lHla. Jno O . Ksler. Saddle Klver. ^ . J . I) Wallace. Pbiladelpiila JIarry Bayersdorfer. i'liiladelphla. T. C Hobbf*. AnthrjraBe. Ky. P.J. Hauswirtb.i hicaeo. tarry Chaapel. \ViiiiaiiiB,>ort. Pa .1. .M. Samuel8. Chicago, prankf ~ ' ■■ W. A. Isaac H. Moas. Govanstown. il W. 1> Ilerendeen. Geneva, N. C. A L»ahl. Atlanta. (la. August KjUer, New Vork. N. K McCartby. BoPlon W G Bertermann. Indianapo C. F Gibbs, St. Jobnsbury, VI. [ MontKOmery. watick Ma HuKb A Kane, Wa?hioKton Jno N. Ch*mpion.^^lW Haven L T, Peck. Boston. E. Koflman, Walden. N. V. Stephen Taplin. Detroit. Mich. NOTICE. — We will be piepaied on and after August l5 to receive all cot signments and lill all orders with which you may favor us. St^ire open Day and Night, excepting Sundays we close at noon. Harold Otter. Doyleatow J- W. LudwlB. Alleglieny. Pa. VFm. B Sands. Baltimore. T. V. Beckert, Alleeheny. Pa. Richard Ferris. Kingstown, N. V. A. Wlegand. Indianaiolis. Ind. Kdw. Austin. Efflngbam, III. W. A. Sinclair. Ingersoll. Ont. Cbas. K Drawlel. Brooklyn. N Y. Geo. F. Crabb. Grand Kaplds, .Mich. W. U. Bills. Milwaukee. Wis. E. C. Ludwig, Alleglieny. Pa. Geo. H. Benedict, Yorkville. N Y. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this paee. ^X'- CONSIGNNVE"^ ^^GL-ANd ^^ ^ :,.:.,:. f rhe what, when, where, ,tnd how to grow, are the priililems which are contin- ually pressing for solution upon those engaged in com- mercial tloriciiltiire, and on the wisdom displayed in solv- ing these questions depends, to a certain extent, the success or failure of the year's labors. Kw aiiv tlorist tn caivfiiUv read is told in our Florists' Wholesale List in as concise a manner as possible and it will over the information therein contained for hints on this important point. To a certain extent growing should be kept up all the time, but study should b.^ given to the m.issing of production at such periods as call for extraordinary supplies, such as Christnns and New Year, Faster, Decoration Day and Thanks- giving. Planting done in succession to have small supplies continually coming in between these periods and extra batches for these great occasions will be found most profitable. is a question best answered by each individual for himself according lo his facilities. Hulbs take up less room an.l m.iy be stowed away in cellars, below benches and in many cases outside under ashes, for a great part of the time; and they take up little space in the greenhouses even when being brought into flower there. Calculating the time and space needed for production of a crop, bulbous stock is the most protitable that can be grown. We do not profess to teach experienced plantsmen how to grow Bulbs, yet the cultural hints on the "Forcing of Lily of Valley", "Forcing Dutch Hyacinths", "Forcing Tulips", and cultural hints on other species given in our Florists' List will, we think, be helpful to many who have not given this matter much attention. Few subjects are more easily grown than Bulbs, and a safer class nf stock for the inexperienced is not to be had. Send fur our Flori.'^ts' List. Free (n all in the trade. JOHN GARDINER & GO., BULB GROWERS, IMPJRTERS AND DEALERS, PHIladelpHia, Pa. i8g2. The American Florist. 3t 32 7 HE A MBRICAN F LOR I ST. Av' VAUGHAN'S INTERNATIONAL MIXTURE Put up, named and sold by us I the past four years, from tfie I Lst strains direct from origina- I ism Europe. Our Gassier Pansy Seed is i;rown b\ M Gassier liimselt at Suresne. Our Bugnot Pansy Seed is sup- plied by J. Busjnot, the originator. No other llrm is authorized to otter our Vnighan's International Mixture, and those using this name to sell other mi.xtures, are ■•imitators.'' The genuine can be h.id in our packages only. We sell NEW CRO" ONLY as soon as it is ripened, BUT NOT BEFORE. PRICES: rkt. 60c.; 1-8 «/.. W1.50: o/,. BIO. m Seeds lor Florists. NEW YORK . J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO. DESIRABLE PLANTS FOR FLORISTS Latanla Borbonica, from 4-incli pots, per do/. II 50. LUlum Harrisli, Bermuda bulbs that have been forced; strong and healthy, per 100 Jl. 00. PandanuB ntills, lariie and fine, B-lnch. per doz JG.OO. Veitchil, nne plants, 50c. tof5 OOeacli. PhffiDlx Heclinata. from fi-inch pots, per do/, »3 51. W. T. BELL, Franklin, Pa. IMPROVED GLAZING. Zinc Joints for butting glass without laps. No leakage. No sliding of glass Practically air tight- Keeps out cold winds, thereby saving fuel. No laps saves enough glass to pay for the zincs. No breali- age of glass on account of frost or ice. Some of tlie largest growers in the country are using "Gaseer's Patent Zinc .Joints" with entire satisfaction. Write for sample and price list. J. M. GASSER, FLORIST, 101 Euclid Ave, CLKVELANU, O. Key to Portraits. aw Geo. W. Marshall. Everett. Mass. 210 Geo. M ,ii.uht glowing carmine. Of this variety Mr. .hilin Ihurpe says: "The Richmond is A No. 1; it comin.g near, very near to my ideal, i'/i inch diameter, 26 inch stem. SPARTAN -Deep carmine with scarlet shading, large. We will have a large, clean stock, perfectly healthy and free from rust, spotorauy other disease. READY FOR DELIVERY IN FEBRUARY, 1893. «a>-ORi3E;i«» i£]varE[;x«i£i> ivow. C. W. WARD, Manager, I ASTIKN Alif.M lOR FBED. DORNEB. of La Fayette, Ind. THE GOTTflGE GARDEN GREENHOUSES, EAST MORICHES, N. Y. i8g2. The American Florist. 35 3^ The American Florist. Aug. 11^ BULBS FOR FLORISTS. •j-L _ C?»akertn Xa/Hv ^"'' ^>"si"<^-s has grown to its present proportions ' ' '' is simply because it is conducted on business princi- ples. We take pains to get the best stocks; we sell at a moderate profit; and give the most careful attention to every detail of the business. Our extensive knowledge of the best sources of supply in all parts of the world enables us to offer stock of unsurpa.ssed quality, and our customers not only get reliable stock bv trading with us, but they save money as well. We shall be glad to estimate at anv lime on your wants. Trade price list free on ajiplication. CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. It's all in the 5train. \ choice strain of Cvclamcn, Primula, Cineraria or other Florist's Flower is not produced by chance. Neither isexccllence of quality main- tained without intelligent effort and the most vigilant care. Care and intelligence must be paid for, and that explains the high cost of a choice strain of seed. With us, cost has always been a secondary consid- eration : quality comes first. That our customers appreciate this fact, our large and" increasing trade in this line furnishes ample evidence. Trade price list free on application. MUSHROOM SPAWN. /-^^^ A /Sew Industry Created. '^^''^ do not underestimate the great ' labors of the pioneers in Jlushroom Culture in this country, nor the intelligent efforts of clever authors to popularize the subject ; yet we may honestly claim to have been the first to practical! v call the attention of the commercial florist to the money-making side of the subject, and by persistent advertising, year in and year out, to so " hammer it in " that even the most skeptical has at last come to the conclusion that there mav be something in it. There is. There is room for all hands to take part in sup- plying that ten million pounds that come over every year from France. Give the American public good mushrooms instead of these leathery, tasteless paro- dies, and they will soon make it twenty million. The best place for spawn you doubtless know. We are not writing this and paying the Amkrkwn Fi,ORiST hard cash for the space for fun. There's money in it for us; but there's more in it for you. Get our primer and price list, free. JOHN <5<^R[>INER & QQ., FHIL/lbELPHm, Frt., M. 5. A, To our Friends and Patrons: We desire through the columns of the American Florist to thank you for your es- teemed patronage, and desire to call your attention to the fact that this fall we shall be in the market with a full line of "Flo- rists' Supplies." Our Wholesale Cut Flower Trade, which is one of the largest in the west, will be rep- resented at Wasliingto]) by Mr. E G. Gillett, who will take great pleasure in hookinj; your orders for our "Specialties" and Cut Flowers in i;eneral. Our Catalogue of Flo- rists' Supplies will be ready in October, which we shall be pleased to mail on appli- cation. Again thanking you for your es- teemed patronage, we remain. Very Respectfully, J. M. McCullougli &, Sons, 134 & 136 Walnui St., CINCINNATI, 0. Strong plants from J-iiich pots $2 per doz.; Sl2 per 100; 5too per lOOO; from 2\-.- inch pots |1.5o per do/.; $10 per lOd; $S0 per 1(100. Papa Gontler, Brides, Mirmets, Meteor, from 2;^-inch pots ?6 per loo; |50 per 1000. Monthly Pelarg. Fred Dorner, from 2;^-inch tiots, $,S per 100. CYC<\S REVOLUTA. Sago Palms, the llnest slock in the coun- try, all sizes, with line stems and foliage, ranging in price from 5o cents to $10.00 each. Address JOHIS G. HEIIVL, TERBE HAUTE, IND. Always mention the American Flo- rist wheji writing to advertisers. Key tj Portraits. . J. A. DirwaTifrer, Portland. Me. U .1. MendenhaU. Minneapolis. Minn . H. W Bu?kbee. Kockford 111. ah E. Dudley, Bath, N. . Geo. Gnrdo . W. A. Bock. North ( Henry Rehder. Wiln ikee. Wis imbrldKe. Mass. ingtoD, N. C. . ('hicano E A Lcaniy. Devon, Pa. C. R. Whltnall. Milwaukee. Wis. .1, II. Cooley. Manchester. O. , Thoa. Maybury. PittsborK. . A. Krueirer. Meadville. Pa. WTaltei- Helms. Janesvllle. Wis. Fred, Sjbneider, Attica. N V. . Anna B. N'ickels, I^aredo. Texas. . G. W. .Marshall. Everett. .M liroUKh error on pait of engraver). ■Hi Mrs. J. W. Dayhoir, Ilagerstown, Md. HARDY TWO YEAR OWN ROOT ROSES. From open ground. Price, plants two to four feet high, OUR SELECTION, - $100 per 1000 BUYERS " - 120 CLIMBING ROSES, - SO ROSES. A VE1£V FINK LOT, INCLUUING THE HEST HARDY 80RT.S. Price, plants from open ground, ready for shipment Oct. 1st, $100 per 100. Plants in lO-inch pots, for immediate shipment, ^15.00 per dozen. Addr LITTLE & CO., W. S. '^""''"'N'il.'sERtES. Rochester, N. Y. New Yellow Canna nellie bowden, PURE YELLOW. Liberal terms to Catalogue men. PANSIES from best strains, August delivery and later, 75c. per 100; $6 00 per 1000, by mall. JOHN McGOWAN, OBANGE. N. J. PANSIES. THE JENNINGS STRAIN OF PAN- SIES ARE IN BIG DEMAND. Seed by the paper or ounce. Plants ready last of August, in any quantity you wani. Go cts. by inaii, JS.Oo, thousand by express. CARNATIONS 2o,iioo line Held grown plants, ready in September, in variety, stock is extra line, also 5,00(1 MAKIE LOUISE VIOLETS. E. B. JENNINGS, SOUTHPORT. CONN. Lock Box 254. i8g2. The American Florist, 37 EVERY VISITOR To the Convention who stops at New York on his way from or to his home is RESPECTFULLY INVITED to call at our stores 136 and 138 W. 24th Street, and examine our full line of ]Voveltio:» foi- l^OS, JUST ARRIVED. •• AUGUST ROLKER & SONS. EDWARD C. HORAN, WHOLESALE FLORIST, ''"'*• SSSiiraXrif"'"*'"' 34 West 29th Streets, NEW YORK. 38 The a me rica n F l o a ist. Aug. II. Growing Forcing Bulbs in the South. I have read with much interest Mr. Allen's article on page 1 1 74-, because dur- ing a recent trip through the same range of temperature in Georgia the possibilities of bulb culture were made evident. The "Piedmont ridge" meets the conditions, and on that ridge in Georgia, both in the northern and central portions, are loca- tions which only need development. .\11 bulbous plants seem to grow marvelously well and in that favored region, with its long season, low average summer tem- pt-rature and light winter frosts, I fully believe bulb culture could be made most profitable. The land can be had at from .$5 to $12.") per acre — the land-poor cotton growers are glad to reduce their acreages — and the common labor is good, abun- dant and cheap. The climate is fit for anyone to live in, too; the cool nights in summer make one happy. I have wondered why someone has not taken his Crozy cannas down to Georgia to get up stock; they grow there wonder- lully. And caladiums — well, I won't start anv fish stories. The possibilities of these undeveloped southern states, under care- ful and thrifty horticultural handling, are beyond estimate. I hope to hear of a trial as to "Dutch" bulbs. J. Horace McFarland. Do voti WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commerce in America, with the class, habit, date of introduction, name of introducer, and a brief accurate de- scription of each one, and with synonyms all noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Cyclamens. Strong plants for potting on. $7.00 PER 100 $60 00 PER 1000 DAVID ALLAN, MT. AUBURN. MflSS. :{000 JAt'(jrK.'»II\OT UOSES. from :liii. luits. $.') iJiM- IIKI; tin. piit.s, It; |iit IIX). 2,(HJ0 BcKDiiia Rhx fniiii ;)in. pots. $5 |iiT IIXI. ;i.(XKi KiiKlisli Ivies Iroiii 4iii. pots, :ift. IiikIi, $t piT IIHI. .-i.lKIl] l':m,-li>li Ivii's. s:irni- size, liftcil fi-om open -n.niMl.*;; p'TlKI. 1II,(K111 Vi,.l,.|> Mari,. l.cmisf. strol.K Jmi.' cut- tiIl^,'^. I'oo .■clout door, positiviO.vii.Mlisriis,., *i |,CT- IIKJ. ■>.m\ Hovr:ir(l a Darvidsonii ami Alfi.il Ncuii-r, froinll'.ir . pots, m IMT KHI. M) ipots of A Mirns varic^uata. str.Mii; i.laiits, liiic^ fi>r triiiiii iriL- in fuii.-ral \v,.ik. Jin piT lOU. All Kyy.u-.i 1 1..1.,- iiu'.i,..ii>an.l hr-althy. Will rX,' la.ii; i.MH.Mialilr li-rins for thrifty .v.. ni«v|,„.U ,,r IJoi, ^il,.,i.' liosi's. JOHN RECK, Bridgeport, Conn. WlifU orclrriiiK nu'iiliiiU AMl:ltl(AX Kl.DKlST. Mention Amtrlosn riorlit. CROZY CANNAS. We are very nearly HEADQUARTERS for 1 -j^ these new and popular plants. Our New f "SPECIAL CAMA LIST" will offer besides all tlie standard new kinds, several CROZY NOVELTIES owned and entirely controlled by us. As we said before "they will Make Money Faster for you than any other class of plants." NEW vork: 12 ^ax-<-lay Stx- ,,.J. C. VAUGHAN, CIIICAC50. GEO. MULLEN, WHOLESALE if COMMISSION DEALER FRESH GUT FLOWERS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 17 Chapman Place, - BOSTON, MASS. OH School St , opposite City Hall. ' Orders by Mail, Telephone, Telegraph or Express promptly filled. Samuel S. Pennock, FLORIST, 38 South Sixteenth Street, PHILflDEUPHm. Pfl. Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Wholesale and Retail THEMgGULLOUGHSEEDGO.. 385 Main St., CINCINNATI 0. Water llyaeiiillis $6.00 per Mu Cooperia I'tfdunculata 3.00 per lOO Zephyranthes AiulersuniTexanalll.SO " lOO Crozy's French Cannas, mixed, $l.oo " t1oz Full or Spring: Delivery. MISS LIZZIE FREEMAK. 1203 Eait Avenue, AUSTIN, TEXAS. CAMPHOR TREES. rf LAl'Rrs CAMPHORUS is without a doubt ore best evergreen trees, quite hardy m all noumern Stales; the best shade trees that can be used for street planting in city suburbs. Can be as nicely shaped as its near relative, the Sweet B^y {L nobilis), and quite as useful in plant dec- orations. In 3 inch pots, per hundred. - $20 00. Larger plants in 16-inch tubs. > ach, $1 75. Gactiis Gereiis Graiiditloriis. It. St stool to graft the Ctab-Claw Cactus Epi- ohjluni truncatusoii Pieces in iiinch lengths, per iuindied JS co. Addres. i^ MAITRE, Florist, •■HOME OF F10*ERS." St. C^ilrle!^ An- and < iiitoii SI., NEW ORLEANS, LA. (JEO. H. BEHEDICT, Wholesale Plorist KSTABI.I.SIIKIJ ISSl. i.i jjrf cnliouscs, 50,000 scpiart: It of glass; grower of Koses, Stiiilax and Violets. Telegraph and contract orders leceive my special attention. YORKVILLE GREENHOUSES YOBKVILLE. N. Y. KOR SALE Two greenhouses , span. uo.X.'o It- each, with plants. North s'de propagating house attached. 10c \(.. Healed l.v hot water. (C.nrtiey lloiler.l Hour miles Ironi San Francisco, Cal Klectric cars pass door, 3 minutes from R. R station. Long lease ol land, for particulars, address, FLORIST. 1441 POLK ST., SAN FRANCISCO, C.VI,. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers l8g2. The American Florist. 39 KENNICOTT BROS., ^r^^m WHOLESALE ^^^^^^ CUT FIvO^VS^ER^H, 34 & m^ Randolph St., CHICAGO. Largest wholesale cut flower establishment in the west. The very best facilities for handling cut flowers so as to reach customers in perfect condition. WIRE WORK A SPECIALTY. FLORISTS VISITING- CHICAGO are cordially invited to make, our establish- ' '"' '~' ment their headqitarters while in the city. BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG WHAT? Bis Daisy Snof Crest. BIG plants, BIG roots, BIG eaves, BIG long stems, BIG tlowers, BIG crop, BIG sales, BIG profits, BIG satisfaction all round. There will be a BIG lot wanted. Order early and get a BIG start and help supply the BIG demand. 25,000 now on hand, $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100; $80 per lOOO. 200,000 would scarcely suttice to supply all who ought to have it with a few plants to start with. Remember when we are sold out we are done, there has been no substi- tute found yet for this Daisy. SNOW- FLAKE, good as it is, can not compare with it. A few hundred of the latter still on hand, $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per ICOO. Yours very trtdv, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. Asparaps Plmosis FRONDS. 12 to 36-inch, delivery now or later, oftered for sale by the thousands. GEORGE WAGNER, SAVANNAH, GA. Mr. A. C. Oelschig will take orders at the Convention. Heaflprters i Camiiis. We will bave 50.000 square ft of glass this winter devoted togrowinKthe following carnations. Our Introduction: Florence VanReyper, WMie: Rutli Clinrcliill, Criinsou. And a Large Stock of Daybreak, Lizzie McG'^wan, Attrac'ion, Mis Robert Hitt Ben Hur, White Dove, Mrs. Faw- cett. Golden Triumph, Thos Cartledge. Pearl, Grace Darling. Aurora, Dorinda, Buttercup. Golden Gates, Scbafier. Lady Chfltham, Tidal Wave, American Flag, Lamborn, Century, Amy Phiops, Peachblow Coronet, Crimson Coronet, La Creme, Chris'mas, Chester Pride, Portia, Ladv F:mma. Fred Creighton, Wm. F. Dreer. G. C. Tyler, Nellie Lewis, Clara Mawer. Ohio, Hector, J. J. Harrison, Edelweiss, White Wings, John McCullough, Hinze's White, Mrs. F. Mangold, Columbia, Tendresse, Grace Wilder, Alexandria. May Flower, White Grac- Wilder. Ferdinand Mangold, Hinsdale, Dawn, Snow Bird, Orange Blossom, Louise Porsch, Pride of Kennett, Silver Spray, May Queen, Mrs. Fisher, Brilliant, Grace Fardon, Constancy, Anna Webb, Orient, Gar- field, J. R Freeman. We will have a lar|re stock of Rooted Cuttings of the above, and having increased our propagat- ing facilitie? to four houses, each ioxio6 feet, we feel assured that we will be able to fill all orders promptly and satisfactorily. ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO.. Be'leville, N J Palms and Ficiis Elastica Well grown at reasonable injures. NATIVE . DECORATIVE GOODS. Cane Stakes for Greenhouse Use. A. C. OELSCHIG. SAVANNAH, GA. GEO. GLflPP, flcjeiit. ALL GRADES RUBBER HOSE, Including our Celebrated GOLD SEAL, SUPERIOR A1, EXTRA QUALITY A1, STANDARD, ETC. Largfe assortment of Couplings, Pipes and Sprinklers. AVrite for Discounts. 141 Lake Street, CHICAGO. EVERY DESCRIPTION RUBBER GOODS. A FIXE LIXE OF ROD N & GRUB MclNTOSH G4RMENTS ROSES FOR PLANTING, FINE HEALTHY STOCK, NONE BETTER. Perles, Sunset, Hoste, Me f met. Brute, H'aban, Alhauif, La France, Seautjj, NijiJietos and Mine. P. Guiltot, from 3 and Zh in., latter equal to 4 inclies, Also fine CHBYSANTHEMITMS, 2V2, best varieties. Write for prices. QU.iLITY our motto. BROWN k CANFIELD, SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 40 The American Florist. Aug. Has Invented a Process. A florist in California claims that he has in vented a process whereby cut flowers can be kept in a perfect condition for thiity days without placing their stems in water. lie states that he has sent them to Utah and Wyoming, and that he intends in another year to send them to Chi- cago, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Eventually he expects to supply the flower merchants ol the Atlantic cities. He declares thai flowers can be raised so cheaply in California that he can, by his process, undersell florists in other parts ol the country where the climate is less favorable. If his statements are true it seems certain that the greenhouse will soon be a thing of the past. Glass and steam heat are costly, and the rales for transportation are low. — /Ja/Zi I'rcss. How delightfull And how curious that in the favored region where these flowers are to be produced it is found necessary to grow roses in greenhouses in order to get really first class flowers, outside of a week or so in spring, when the east also has a surplus of fine stock. Some curious ideas get into the head of the reporter out after items. 4t The New^ Pinl< Rose of SUNNYWOODS Is the IVIermet's % v5! Ai-id has come A-ddress '^. to stay. If you have any really good thing to sell to florists, don't fail to show it at the trade e,\hil)ition at Washington in con- nection with the annual convention of the Society of American Florists. All the live men in the trade will be there, and they are the men who arc quick to discern merit in anvthing that really possesses it. HEADQUARTERS FOR GRASS SEEDS Recleaner of Kentucky Blue Grass, Red Top, Orchard Grass, Clover and Timothy. Write for priies. J. CHAS. McCULLOUGH, N. E. Cor. 2nd & Walnut Streets. CINCINNATI, 0. Mention Amertosn Florist. FRANK L. MOORE, ^/. ^ •Oix^tlK^.sara , Pfe-w- Jersey. ^) (Kour=inon f'lants: S2 5.00 per lOO ) FICUS ELASTICAr Extra strong plants, 6-inch pots, $50 00 per 100 W»l. WARNER HARPER, AN DORR A NURSERIES, A\ANA lirl-r. \Vi' will I, Hi, .11.11 U:i~llllmt Illllli- till' .■..llVlMlti..ll ,.r Ihr Aiiif.icMii Hi. .IMS. I'la.its fnmi tw,. 1.. M'vcii foot hit'li. iilsi) several sizes, Krmvn inti. Iioo sliaiio which is the most hoautifiil ol ;iii.\ fiM-ni. Tho iiMli-iiiM-il nilihor, many feet sk.vwanl. takes it>l..ltv llii;lit WluMi fi.-tn.d hv skillful care, slio ilisplays liraiitv instoa per 100. Large stock of all kinds of Greenhouse Plants. Low prices. 130 Monroe St., Crrand Rapids, Mich. EVERGREEN CUT FEENS. Rs|iocially fur \\»mU' I so. $1.25 per 1.000 Ferns. ill I.I "l'l'1.v Discimiit iiu liirfjo iirileis. .Spui-iiil alliMit TrndB. WrilLi fur yriii's. BOrHlJRT OUKJICW for Holiilny Triulc, %-i.m pit Imn iir $11. IK) 1>IT 100 pouiiils. NfyKiillKI n SIO-X M .ipii'lnlly. Lniif;, cli-un fllirf, dry n bnrri-l, or II Imiri-ls Im- -W.OO. W rili- fur llMlUB nil lurt'i-' liits. CHKIMT.TIAH TURK- AliiiTii-nn Wliili' Spnici-. linii-li licKpr slift, i-oli.r lluin llli- lilui- STiru.-.., ills > linlinm Fir rrnlii :i to :)0 f....t, l.l-li. S| r Ihu WholL'SlllB I (30 iimiuds); Krue:i, *1 00 pur rl.iii.l lols Wnlofnr pi L. B. 8RAGUE, Hi FIELD GROWN CARNATION PLANTS. Wc will W pleasL'd lo cmivspniid with p.uiics iiocdim; C.inuUioiis Inr WINTER FORCING. We have over 5o,()00 planted out, and we believe they are not surpassed in quality. J. L. DILLON, - BLOOMSBURG, PA. Mentkin American Kliirlsl. l8i)2. The American Florist. 43 ^/^fJiir/i^^^'^^^^ OF FBswr rot We are manufacturing a car load of STANDARD FLOWER POTS daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the BE^T made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. JUST WHAT YOU IVAJXTT. STOP YOUR GLASS FROM SLIDING BY USING E. J. VAN REYPER'S PERFECT GLAZIERS' POINTS. Endorsed by leading Horists. Try them and you will use no other. Made of Steel Wire and Galvanized. No Rights and Lefts. OVER 8,000,000 IN USE. For sale by all Seedsmen, Hardware Dealers and Florists' Supply stores (, throughout the Ignited States. If you fail to procure them, send direct to ESSEX HEIGHTS FLORAL CO., BELLEYILLE, NEW JERSEY. On these products there is no discounting their value. They ARE USED BY FLORISTS AND SOLD BY SEEDSMEN. For pamphlet, address 44 The American Florist. Aug. 11^ Washington Hotels. Below are given the names and loia- tions of the hotels with which rates have been made by the local committee for convention week, together with the rate per day secured: Made's, cor. 3d street and Penna. ave- nue, N. W., American, $2. Belvedere, N. W. cor. 3rd street and Penna. avenue, American, $2; European $1 and upward. Renter's, 4' :.. street and Penna. avenue, American, $2; European, $1. Meyer's, 470 Penna. avenue, N. W., American, $2; European, 75 cents. Metropolitan, Penna. avenue, bet. 6th and7thSts., special rate, American, $3. Ebbitt, cor. 14th and F streets, special rate, $3, no charge for parlors. St. James, cor. 6th street and Penna. avenue, N. W., European, $1 to $3. Howard House, cor. 6th street and Penna. avenue, special rate, $2. Randall, S. E. cor. 15th street and Penna. avenue, American, $2.50. Riggs, cor. 15th and G streets, N. W., American, $3. Arlington, Vermont avenue and H St. N. W., special, $4. Welcker's, 15th street near Penna. ave- nue, N. W., American, .$3; European, $1. Hotel Johnson, cor. 13th and li streets, N. W., European, $1 to $2.50 each. Willard's, cor. 14th street and Penna. avenue, American, $3 and upward. American House, cor. 7th street and Penna. avenue, American, $2. Cochran, cor. 14th and K streets, X. W., American, $3. Normandie, cor. 15th and I streets, N. W. Special, $3.50. Oxford, cor. 14th street and New York avenue. Special, .$2.50. Hillman House, North Capitol street, bet. B and C streets, N. E., $2 and up- ward. National, cor. 6th street and Penna. avenue, American, $2.50; European, $1. Hotel Arno, 16th street between H and I streets, N. W., American, $3. GHAS. T. SIEBERT, OP PITTSBURG, PA., Grows and Sells PLANTS A few tlioiiHan4l t.lirifty .voiiimr Rogee, :(-in. at »(i.00 i>er 100. CHEAP FOR CASH. LA FKAN<'K, SOUV UK WOOTTON, PERLK, C. MERIMKT, NIPHETOS, MIIE. H08TE. Per ion PalmB, Areca I-.ule»cen8, BeedllnK out of Hats..! 5 CO 2^-lnch atronK 8 00 S-lnuh " IS. 00 " PlychoHperma Alexandrea. :Mn. stronK 15. OO WaslilnKtonla Killfera. 3!.e-tn., Btronff.. t:.(0 PandanuB lltlllB. H-lnch, strong 12.00 Veltchll. .•land<-lnch 260010 60.00 Adlantum Cuneatum.,^lncb, Btr Bg S 00 UydranKeaB. Ued Branched. 2 and 3-)nch...4 to t;.00 White Kringed, 2 and 3-Inch 4 to ll.OO "taksait Thos. UoKK. 2and Vln.4 to GOO CARNATIONS. Field grown, ten best forcing Borta. ready Sept. 1st. before buying elsewhere aend for prices by 100 and 1000. HYI)K.VNst£iLl3lisl:iecl IS- GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture andBuilding. •il^ ^f^ ■!)(. "^iW ^t? w ^!^ ^!& "JJl*- •Jl^ ^1? "y|^> ^1^ ^!& S/k •)\f ""iW •i'l^ W ^!? ^? ,, ilif FIVE STYLES OF BOILERS. TWENTY-FOUR SIZES. GREENHOUSE PIPE AND FITTINGS. PERFECT SASH RAISING APPARATUS. Commercial Rose and Grreenhotises erected, complete, or ttie Structural Iron Worlc shipped ready for erection. SECTION OF OUR STANDARD IRON FRAME COMMERCIAL ROSE HOUSE ON EXHIBITION IN CONVENTION HALL. 23^ Mercer Street, NEW YORK. 48 The American Florist. Aug. 11^ The Trade Exhibit, Exhibitors would do well to carefulh- read the following rules which were adopted by the Executive Committee at the January meeting:. In accordance with Rule 2, Mr' C. F. Hale, 719 14th street, Washington, was elected superintendent ofexhibitionfor 1S92. 1. The Society of American Florists shall, through the Executive Comraittee, control all features of the trade exhibition. 2. There shall be app'inted annually at the January meeting of the Kxecutive Committee a superintendent of exhibits. The vice-president of the S. A. F., or the local organization in the place where the convention of the current year is to be held, shall be invited to recommend such superintendent for election by the Executive Committee, as aforesaid. 3 Said superintendent shall have general charge of all details of the annual exhibition and shall be under seven days' full service and pay at and during the convention. 4. He shall receive all applications for space and assign the same in the orJer in which they are received by him. He sh^U provide and ar- range all necesiary tables and staging. 5. Judges shall oe appointed by the Executive Committee and the superintendent of f xhibition and duly notified not later than at the first morn- iag session of the couveniion. 6. The exhibitio 1 shall be riosed between the hou-s of 2 and 4 p. m on the first day of the con- vention, during which time the jud^jes shall pass on the exhiViits, and they shall report promptly to the secretary on tlie same day. 7. Awards shall l>e given as follows: Highest— Certificate of Merit. Second — Honorable Mention. Third— Highly Commended. S. No awards, except the above named, shall be made on any article exhibited. 9. Doors of exhibition shall be closed five min- utes before the opening hour of each session and remain closed during the session. 10. Exhibition to he open not less than two hours before the opening of morning sessions, to remain open during the day, except during ses- sion hours, and as provided in Sec. 6, and to re- main open one hour after the closing of the even - 11. Wall space shall be measured 4 f^et in height and wnen practicable a table not less than I foot wide shall be added gratis, if desired and applied for with entry. 12. Space desired shall bedesigoated in square feet. A uniform charge of 25 cents per square foot for all space will be made, excepting that all plants and flowers contributed for exhibitii, n purposes only shall be admitted free. 13. All adjustments not covered by rules or published action of the Executive Committee shall be referred to that committee. 14 Exhibits not in position before i p. m. on the first day of the convention may be excluded from the report of awards. 15. No articles exhibited shall be removed un- til after the close of the last day's session except by permission of the superintendent of exhi- bition. t6. Exhibition classes to be arranged as fol- lows: A— Plants, B-Cut Blooms; C— Boilersand Heating Aoparatus; D — (ireenh >use Appliances, including Flower Pots; E— Florists' Supplies, in- cluding Fancy Ea' then ware; F— BuHjs and Seeds; G— Miscellaneous. 17. Pilxhibitorsmay group their goods together, excepting in the case of living plants and cut flowers. These shall be shown in a separate de- partment from the other classes PAPER SEED BAdS. CLARK BROTHERS, Manufacturers, 61 fliiil SI., NEW YORK. Flower Seed Bags a Specialty. EXTRA PANSY SEED. Muiiimoth SunlM-ani Strain. A Krand collection of Klant tlowerlnn varieties, very lar^e, of perfect form, and choice colors; care- fully Relented; receive h\u\\ praise from my custom- ers. Every tlurlsi should be sure to bow It. Trade pkt.OGO seeds. 25 CIS.; 3 pkts. tlOcts.; tj pkts. $1.00. .lOIIN V. KUr»', Shir« iniuiHtovvn. I'a. Mention American Flori.st. Philadelphia, Aug. 1, '92. SPECIAL « ANNOUNCEMENT. CONSOLIDATION. Two (il Ihtf leading" Florists' Supph' houses, viz: M;irschuetz & Co. and The Phila. Immortelle Desii;n Co., which hereafter will be known as MARSCHUETZ & CO., 23 and 25 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. The members of the new lirm consist of Jos. Marschiietz and M. Rice. Will from this date endeavor to carry the Finest and Largest Stock of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES EXCLUSIVELY to be found in the United States. By the combined forces of the two establishments, the savings thus made, will allow us to sell goods at " ROCK BOTTOM PRICES." 1I>0^'1* place your order, no matter how large or small it may be, until you have consulted us in regard to PRICE, QUALITY, WORKMANSHIP. In these three we are going to take the lead, and )'our trade is what we want, and with the above three most important points in business to guide you we should tind no difficulty in "GETTING THERE." Our stock will consist of all the newest goods, as our Mr. Jos. Marschuetz has just returned from the foreign markets with Novelties unsurpassed, which will be a revelation to the trade. Thanking our many patrons and friends for past favors and bop: for a con- tinuance of the same. MARSCHUETZ & CO., 123 «B 12S IV. ^tia St., r»Mii:^Ai:>Ejrvi»mA., r»A., 1P^- FLORISTS OR OTHERS^=^=:^^ ^i«-DO YOU BUY IN A CASH MARKET? PAIIVX ^"^^ ^"•'" ^^^" M^L) • • • OR PUTTY THAT WILL STICK. We make paints, because we know how, ship to all Railroad Stations or Boat Landings without regard to distance, and will make prices for jjoods laid down at your Station at ligures that will pay you to patroni/e us, if you buy in a cash market. Try it ! Bf-^CcrreH|>ond, the gift of Mr. J. ]. Forsvth, 120S F street X. W. We hope to secure one or more prizes for individual scores, and 1 have no doubt we shall be able to do so. Entries are already recorded from Pitts- burg, Chicago, New York, Boston, Phila- delphia, Baltimore and Washington, and it is almost certain that Summit and Buffalo will be heard from. So far as the prizes given in Washing- ton are concerned, no particular time has been decided upon to close entries, so that any team may enter during the conven- tion if they desire. The rules governing the contest will be the same as those adopted by the Amateur Athletic Union, with the exception of using three alleys instead of two, which was agreed upon as the fairest, all things bein^ considered, as it does not seem possible to bowl more than two games each unless the timeisextended. The cal- culations made are that it will take from nine to ten hours for nine teams to compete two games each, and that too by every one being promptly in his place It is proposed to draw lots for the posi tion as to time of rolling and also which alley shall be rolled on by the drawer For instance, if Boston's captain should draw No. 1 ticket his team takes No 1 alley and rolls one game, at the same time that No. 2 and Xo. 3 roll. No 1 would follow on .Xo. 1 alley. No. 5 on No. 2 alley, No. 0 on No. 3 alley, and so on. Hut every team must roll out one game before any team commences its second game. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 will finish the series first, and 7, S and 9 last. One thing I wish to impress on all the members of teams is the absolute necessity for prompt compliance with the regula- tions as agreed upon, so as to save as much time as possible. J. K. Fkkuman, Chairman Committee on Bowling. STANDARD VeiitilatinC> IV. P^ovlrtla Street, r»H:irvA.r>EJi:^F»MIA., ARTISTIC COLOR WORK. COMPX LITHOGRAPHERS, 48-50 Wabash avenue, W. B. ORCUTT, GenI Mgr. CHICAGOi FIRST-CLASS WORK. NO FANCY PRICES. GIVE US A TRIAL theMALTESE cross BRAND THEVERjrBEST or GARDEN & LAWN iHF Qi Si ^' if vour dealer doesM haveitsend direct to IheTnaTiufdcturers TlieGiittaPrta&Riil]l)erMa.Co;"c 35 Warren Street NEW YORK. Lake Street. CHICAGO. 11^ WON'T HREAK. r;,'wr,i'^i?„r.?,'e'!t'i.'i,'xr;ea^ sulti on appliCHtlon. tiardemr's Ti-owilg an::=^ii=:3> OUR GLASS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST AWARD AT THE BOSTON CONVENTION OF THE S. A. F. 52 The American Florist. Aug. 11^ Tuberous Rooted Begonias. FLORISTS SHOULD PLACE THEIR ORDERS FOR THESE BULBS, TO SUPPLY THEIR WANTS FOR THE COMING SEASON AT THIS TIME, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOW PRICES HERE OFFERED. Our stock of this popular flower is not excellect anywliere, eitlier in quality or quanticy. Tiie bullis we utTer are large, line, of superior quality. We offer them in S separate colors. Tuberous Rooted Begonias will undoubtedly be one of the best selling bulbs for the retail florist the coming season, as they are justly becoming very popular on account of their exceeding brilliancy and extraordinary beauty. They are simply gorgeous and beautiful above description, being covered with a wealth of bloom from June to November that is simply dazzling: the flowers of many of our choice kinds being 4 inches in diameter; the colors range from the most delicate shades of yellow and salmon to the most striking crimson and scarlet. These are a specialty with'us and we handle them in very large quan- tities, and in consequence our prices are less than small seedling bulbs are usually sold at. A trial will convince you SINGLE FLOWERED VARIETIES, in separate colors. White, Crimson, Pink, Scarlet, Yellow, Extra sized bulbs, unusually large and fine, $7.00 per 100: $60.00 per 1000: 5,000-lols, $50.00 per 1000. DOUBLE FLOWERED VARIETIES, in separale colors. While, Crimson, Pink, Scarlet, Yellow, Extra sized bulbs unusually large and fine. $16.00 per 100: $150.00 per 1000. Ready for Delivery in January. ALL KINDS OF BULBS For Forcing. HYACIIVTHS, TULIPS, CALLAS, NARCISSUS, ETC. See our Special Low Wholesale Price Lists before buying. You will save money by doing bo. ***** Palms, Panflaiis, Etc. FOI! CONSERVATORY AND HOUSE DECORATION. Our stock of" I'alms is very large and is in fine shape, having been grown cool. We invite intending purchasers to person- ally examine it before bu\-ing. Those who cannot, should send for our Whole- sale Price List whicli gives prices, sizes and condition of plants. We carry prin- cipally salable sizes read}- for immediate retail sales, all of which are in best pos- sible condition. Our slock of small Kentias is very large and in finest possible condition. Florists will find this cheap stock and very profi'able for growing on. We offer strong 3-inch pot plants at $12 per 100: $100 per 1000: and 3 1-2 inch pot plants, very much stronger, with 3 to 4 leaves at $25 p«r 100: $200 per 1000. We can supply these in November, with fine bushy tops, about 15 inches high, with heads about 12 inches across, of the best selected varieties for forcing. All named kinds, $7,50 per dozen; $50.00 per 100. THE NEW GflNNflS. MflD. GROZY. STAR OF '91, ice. \Vc have without question the larj>cst stock of these New Cannas in the United States, ijnd have prol>ahIy more available stock than is held by all other American houses combined. Florists who issue catalogues should write us now for special prices for dormant roots for delivery in spring, 1893. These will make fine selling novelties for 1893, as we can wholesale them next season so that retail prices can be made that will put them within the reach of ordinary buyers, and immense ()uantities can be sold in consequence. Florists who issue catalogues should not fail to list them. Give us an idea of your wants and we will (|uotc best possible terms according to quantity wanted. If the season is favorable we expect to have at least 100,000 of these varieties to oiTer. We can furnish colored plates of "Mmc. Crozy," with name and address printed on as desired at low rates. TRASi: LISTS ON APPLICATION. Address F. R. PIERSON COMPANY, TARRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON. N. Y. fm^mmmm OriLiiiiir Rmerica is "the Prow of ths I/essel; thsre man be mare comfort Amidships, but wb are the Brst to touch Unknown Seas,' Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, AUGUST 18, 1892. No. 220 f LHiiE ^m^mmm ^mmm Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Subscription, $i year. To Europe, |2.oo. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. FLORISTS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. Gives Information to members regarding ttie finan- cial standing and business Integrity of those In the trade. H. B. BSATTT, Seo'y, Oil City, Pa. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. Kdwin Lonsdalb, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa., president; C. J. Pennock, Kennett Square, Pa., secretary. AiHERICAN CHRYSANTHEMDM SOCIETY. John Thorpe, Chicago, president; Kdwtn lons- DALX, ChestnatHlll, Philadelphia, Pa., secretary. FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. Insures greenhonses against damage by hail. JOHN a. BSLIB. Secretary, Saddle Biver. N. J. CONTENTS. The Washington convention 53 Response to address of welcome 53 President Dean's address 54 Yucca filameutosa (illus) 55 Secretary Stewart's annual report 56 Extracts from review of new plants 56 Yucca baccata (illus) 57 Yucca filifera (illus) 59 Hybridizing and improvement of plants . . . .60 Yucca gloriosa (illus) 61 Yuccas 61 "Snake tree" 62 Philadelphia 64 Boston 64 Worcester, Mass 64 Toronto 66 Growing bulbs in America 66 Sea sand as soil 66 Buffalo 68 Cincinnati 70 New York 70 Baltimore .- - 72 St, Louis 74 Election of Officers, S. A. F. St. Louis was Si.lected as the place of meeting next year, and officers for the ensuing term were elected as follows: William R. Smith, Washington, president; Professor William Trelease, St. Louis, vice-president; William J. Stewart, Bos- ton, secretary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The weather was pleas- ant all through the convention and not nearly so warm as had been anticipated. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. The Washington Convention. The attendance at the Washington convention was even greater than antic- ipated. On Monday evening the dele- gates began to arrive by car loads, the Philadelphia train of six cars being the firs.t to arrive, closely followed by the combined New York and Boston party with ten cars. These two trains carried 450 delegates. Then came Chicago and Milwaukee with 65, Pittsburg and Alle- gheny with from 40 to 50, and St. Louis, Indianapolis and Cincinnati with 30. In addition to these main parties smaller delegations came on every train. The Boston and New York people were loud in their praises of the hospitality of the Philadelphia brethren, and Boston had a big story to tell of the kind entertainment furnished by the New Yorkers to their friends from Yankeeland. On Tuesday morning Baltimore made a triumphal entry headed by a band, and halting in front of the convention hall made the echoes ring with the strains of "Mary- land, My Maryland." The proceedings opened at 10:15 a. m. The large hall which was beautifully decorated having every seat full and overflowing into the hallway. Never before was there such a large attendance at the opening session. In the gallery the band discoursed sweet music. On the platform were the officers of the society, Hon. John W. Ross, Com- missioner of the District; Hon. Edwin Willitts, Assistant Secretary of Agricul- ture, ex-Presidents Thorpe, Craig, Hill, May, Jordan, Norton, and members of the executive committee. The proceed- ings opened by the introduction of Hon. John W. Ross by Vice-President Smith, who made a very cordial address of wel- come on behalf of the District of Columbia, and was followed by Hon. Edwin Willitts, who made a splendid address on the high mission of floriculture, and who also ex- tended a sincere welcome on behalf of the National Government. Ex-President Hill followed with a characteristic response, w^hich appears in full below. President Dean on taking the chair was presented by Mr. Smith with a gavel made of wild cherry from Mt. Vernon, a gift from Mr. Franklin A. Wheland, gardener at Mt. Vernon. President Dean was re- ceived with enthusiastic applause and his annual address gave great satisfac- tion. The reports of the secretary and treasurer followed and showed the affairs of the society to be in a most prosperous condition. Mr. J. N. May made announce- ment of the sad intelligence received of the death of F. T. McFadden, of Cincin- nati, and a committee was appointed to prepare resolutions of condolence. In the discussion of the president's address ex- President Jordan spoke of the great im- portance of obtaining a national charter, and of the project to establish a set of medals and highly praised the auxiliary societies. The address was further dis- cussed by Messrs. May, Beatty and Craig. The trade exhibit was the best ever made at a convention. MR. HLLL'S response TO THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Afr. Mayor, President Dean, and Ladies and Gentlemen: We have been delighted by your earnest, hearty welcome to this beautiful city of Washington; we thank you most heartily for this tender to us by you of the hospitality and freedom of the capital cit3'; we have caught glimpses of your magnificent avenues lined with splendid trees, your open spaces and parks dotted with shrubbery and planted with flowers, and we are prepared, sir, to believe that you have not told one- half of the truth concerning the beauties of the capital of our great Republic. I never quite understood before why so many of the citizens of my own beloved commonwealth were so anxious and de- sirous of making this their place of resi- dence; even the most distinguished of In- diana's sons is not averse to a further residence of four years with you, and I note that the distinguished gentleman who is at present fishing and sojourning oft" the Massachusetts coast was so de- lighted and so charmed with his four years of life with you that he, too, like the distinguished gentleman from Hoo- sierdom, wishes to duplicate his four years of residence with you. It is cause, Sir, for patriotic congratulation to state that whichever of the two honorable gentlemen may be favored with a four years residence, dating from next March, either one of them will, Sir, add luster to American citizenship and honor to this fair city. We have looked forward with pleasure and delight to this happy day, the day when we should assemble together at the capital of the nation; we have come, Mr. Mayor, with three distinct purposes in view; the first is that we may have an interchange of thought concerning the experiences of the past year; we have problems to solve and difficulties to over- come, and we meet in annual assembly from all over this great country and Can- ada that we may decide questions that confront and perplex us; in other words, we come that we may learn wisdom one from the other; in the second place we gather here for recreation and pleasure, to renew old acquaintances; the boys — and some are quite old boys, come to bowl balls, knock the pins; some of the younger gentlemen come to woo young maidens fair, and the maidens come to be wooed; we make confession, Mr. Mayor, to all these things. Our third purpose in gathering here at the city of Washington is that we may do honor to one of your own honored citizens; a man who has lived in your midst for over a half cen- tury; a gentleman who has contributed 54 The American Florist, Auc. iS, more to horticultural knowledge and bo- tanical science than perhaps any other gentleman in the country. We take pleas- ure and delight, Sir, in thus being able here in the city ofWashington and at his own home to testify to the worth and work of our first vice-president of this society. Superintendent of the Govern- ment Botanical Gardens, Mr. William R. Smith. We have had his kind and inter- ested counsel and advice ever since the inception of our organization; we have drawn from his store-house of informa- tion time and again, and we have noted that as the j-ears have grown upon him Jie has grown more genial in heart and broader in mind, and we feel honored ourselves in thus honoring him. Our society, Mr. Mayor, is interna- tional in character, and we have with us this morning a goodly number from the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. We are proud of our Canadian brethren, proud. Sir, because thej^ are the peers of any on this side in regard to cultural skill, knowledge and moral worth. I think and believe that they are, Mr. President, a fine type of Anglo-Saxon civilization; on their behalf I thank you for your elo- quent and fitting words of welcome. The history of floriculture on this con- tinent is creditable alike to the American people and to the florists; to the people for their appreciation of the products of cultural skill and their willingness to pay remunerative prices; to the florists for their persistent efi'orts to raise the standard of excellence in the face of great difliculties incident to the country's in- dustrial development. It is only within the past 20 years that practical horticul- ture has attained a place and position in the commercial world. The struggles and triumphs of the florist's profession are matters of knowledge to most of the gentlemen present this morning; but a better day has dawned, and in all mod- esty I assert that floriculture and flori- cultural art are destined to play an im- portant part in Anglo-Saxon civilization, unnoticed, perhaps, by many, if not by most, of our fellow-citizens. The cultural skill of many of the gentlemen present has had an important influence upon art and upon the younger generation of ar- tists; the studios and picture-galleries give unmistakable evidence of this. Varieties of roses, chrysanthemums and other flowers and plants are drawn and painted with a faithfulness to outline and color that was not thought possible a generation ago. The highest and most pel feet developmentof the rose is wrought and perfected by the consummate skill of American rosarians under the roofs of American greenhouses, and these furnish models of artistic excellence for brush and pencil. I repeat again that we are glad to be here in this magnificent city, a city that is representative of the best thought and noblest impulse of American life, a city that is rich in its history and its associa- tions; we glory in the development of this city, in all that makes Washington great and grand, we are proud of it because it has given shelter and home to Washing- ton, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, Garfield and other noble and worthy men. We hope it may grow in grandeurand beauty until it shall shine forth like a diamond in the circle of cities that shall compass the earth with a girdle of Anglo-Saxon civilization. Again I thank you on behalf of the officers of this society, the membership, the ladies who accompany us and myself individually, for your cordial greeting to the Society of American Florists. President's Address. Ladies and Gentlemen and Members of THE Society of American Florists: It is a pleasant duty which custom has assigned your presiding officer, to open the business part of our annual meetings with an address upon such subjects as in his judgment merit your consideration for the well-being and advancement of our societ}', and for the elevation of its aims to the extent of improving the call- ing of floriculture. The presence of this large and intelli- gent audience here assembled at our eighth annual meeting shows the extended inter- est which our society has awakened among floriculturists of the countrj'. Many of you have come from long dis- tances, undergoing the discomforts of summer travel, that you might gain and impart knowledge and discuss the recom- mendations presented to you, with a view to their ultimate realization. It is to be especially hoped that the essays so care- fully prepared for presentation to this meeting will receive the attention they deserve and will call out discussions which cannot fail to be of great benefitto us in our business. We open this convention under the most favorable auspices; onr roll of mem- bership is steadily increasing; our treas- ury shows a most creditable balance. The business both to the retailer and grower during the past y«ar has sur- passed that of any previous year, and there is a steadil3' growing demand for a better grade of plants and flowers. Es- pecially is this noticeable in the high erade of plants required for bedding pur- poses, such as crotons, the new French cannas, tuberous begonias and aquatic plants. Since our last annual meeting the inter- ests of our society have been pushed by an able executive committee, and as a re- sult it was hoped that we would be able to convene for the first time under the protection of a national charter; but it was found impossible to secure its consid- eration by congress at its last session. It is hoped, however, that the bill will be called up next December and passed. Permanent rules and regulations have been adopted go verning our trade exhibits held in connection with our annual meet- ings, which are intended to so aid the "manager in the classification of the vari- ous exhibits and so facilitate the work of the judges as to enable the exhibitors to display their certificates of award on the evening of the first day. The offering of gold, silver and bronze medals by the society to the originators of new hybrids or novelties raised from seed, or for the discovery and introduc- tion of new species that are decided im- provements o verexisting varieties, should be an inducement to our floriculturists to persevere in hybridization and cross- breeding of plants with the view of ob- taining new and better forms. These advancing steps of the society show its growing strength and unity. But we must not rest here. We must continue to advance. We must gather members from all classes concerned in horticulture, from the growers, from the florist supply men, from dealers in cut flowers, from gardeners, and last, but not least, from the employes of all these classes. We must continually draw closer the bond of our common weal and by our unity and high purposes be a power for good, not only for the benefit of florists, but also for the benefit of their patrons. We must, as a national organization. encourage and aid the organized efforts of our state horticultural societies and kindred associations. The amount of work accomplished during the past ten years by these societies is not as well understood as it should be. The great improvements made in the chrysanthe- mum, rose, carnation and many of the other flowers can be traced directly to the high standard of excellence adopted at their exhibitions; in this connection we are pleased to note the progress being made by the chrysanthemum and carna- tion societies formed within our own mem- bership, each with the special purpose of improving the class of plants and flowers it represents. I would earnestlj* recom- mend the closest affiliation between these associations and the main society. We are about to organize a rose society, with possibly an orchid society, and at the rate we are advancing we may have a "palm" society and a "fern" society. The danger is that we may so divide our forces as to weaken ourselves, and, in some degree, impair our usefulness, unless these sub-societies work hand in hand with the parent association. The import- ant meetings of the auxilary societies will doubtless be at the time of our an- nual meeting, when the widely scattered members can conveniently get together. It is confidently expected that these ex- perts in each special line will be enabled to do good work in the departments, and I suggest that a review of their work and of the latest developments should be em- bodied in a report by one of the members, selected for the purpose, to be read as part of the proceedings of this society; in this way can the latest and most com- plete information in each line be given to the whole association. The Hail Association is now established in permanent usefulness and the Protect- ive Association has proven to be of great benefit. Our advance as a societj' must be com- mensurate with and excel the advance of floriculture, which during the past twenty j'ears has been phenomenal. The trade has now assumed colossal proportions in America. The characteristic features of this advance are the erection of better plant houses, the adoption of improved methods of cultivation, the growing of specialties, a more general employment of labor-saving devices and a noticeable increase in the mental alertness and busi- ness ability of florists. These have to-day brought floriculture to be a leading industry of the country. From the census of 1891 we learn that the number of commercial establishments in the United States, devoted to floricul- ture, are 4,569; that they have in use 3S,S23,2-4-7 square feet of glass; that their value, including tools and fixtures, is esti- mated at a total of $40,000,000, and that they give employment to 16,847 men and 1,958 women, who earned in wages during the year $8,483,657. The sales of plants during that year amounted to $12,036,477.76; of ' cut flowers to $14,175,328.01— a total of $26,211,805.77. These sales were those of commercial establishments alone and take no account of the large number of plants and flowers grown and used in private establishments. I wish now, fellow members, to call j'our attention to two urgent needs of our profession felt tor years by every flo. rist in the country, and which it is within the province of this society, if not to sup- ply, at least to agitate until agitation shall culminate in realization. I refer first to the need of a college where a scientific i8g2. The American Florist. 55 yUCOA FILAMBNTOSA. training combined with a general busi- ness education can be had for our young florists, second to the need of an experi- mental station to which florists can refer the vexed questions that constantly arise in the practice of their profession. These needs have been clearly outlined by former presidents of this society. I believe the time has now come for action on the subject. In floriculture as in any other profes- sion the beginner needs a proper train- ing. As a rule we have grown solely in practice, with no knowledge of the scien- tific possibilities of plant cultivation. Ig- norance of the correlative laws that gov- ern plant demand and soil supply balks us at every step and has retarded the gen- eral advance of floriculture many years. It forbids the advances we long to make and leaves us helpless in the face of great possibilities. Another burden under which we labor is the lack of practicable business methods. This lack is the cause of many a dollar wasted or lost and of the scarcity of rich men in our profession. We need a college to remedy these two failings, from which the coming genera- tion of florists may issue, trained in the science of their callings and in the busi- ness methods so necessary for success in any walk of life. We also need an experi- mental station such as the Department of Agriculture has instituted in nine of the states of the Union. The florist is perplexed with some ques- tion pertaining to the constituent parts of the soil and how best to adapt their chemical actions to the needs of the grow- ing plants. Or the florist discovers a new variety and wants it classified and named. He would turn to the experi- mental station with the assurance that his perplexities or new discoveries would be carefully considered. But why should not the laboratory of the college where the students pursue their study in floricul- ture under the direction of the professors, be of itself the experimental station which we so much need? That, fellow members is the key-note of my recommendation. Under one head and in one institution can beestablished thecollege and station. The laboratory that fulfills the needs of the students could be utilized to meet the needs of the florist. The students and professors alike would form the working corps of the station. Indeed, what better material could be provided for the labora- tory researches of the students than that supplied by the army of inquisitive and eager florists throughout the country? Such an institution would be of untold value to our profession. It would be the organized center of investigation and training and the impetus it would thereby give to making discoveries and to dissem- inating the knowledge of plant life would establish floriculture as a science as well as a trade. I cannot urge upon you too strongly the beneficial results to be ob- tained hy providing for these two urgent needs of the florist. I therefore recom- mend that you appoint a committee to investigate the feasibility of this plan or any plan providing for the training of young florists and meeting the needs of an experimental station and to report how they can best be put into execution. It is to be hoped the society will take some action in this direction. It may be found by the committee that union with horticulturists in this matter would be advisable and that a college and sta- tion for both floriculturists and horticul- turists could be planned on a much broader basis than one for floriculturists alone. The coming of the World's Fair next year calls for our serious attention. The horticultural and floricultural exhibits there will surpass in magnitude any of a like nature the world has ever before seen. The Horticultural Building, which is now complete and ready for the reception of plants, is the largest building ever erected for an exhibit of plant life. It be- hooves us as a society and as individuals to see that every aid is extended to ex- President Thorpe, who has charge of the exhibit, in making it worthy of the occa- sion and of the country. Our state vice- presidents and state horticultural socie- ties and kindred associations should see that their respective states make a credit- able display and assist in ever3' way pos- sible the departments of horticulture and floriculture in preparing for their exhibit. A chief difficulty to be met is that of ob- taining and transporting specimen plants of sufiicient size to show well in a build- ing of such immense proportions. It should be the endeavor of every one interested in floriculture to secure such specimens. There are many public spir- ited citizens owning desirable plants, who, if they knew of the need of the exhi- bition, would gladly loan or give them to the department if relieved of the cost of transportation and of the work en- tailed in packing and shipping. I strongly urge the state and local soci- eties to do their utmost toward securing such plants and to see that transporta- tion shall not be lacking. And now comes the saddest part of my duty, to report the loss, by death, of ten of our members during the past year. Some of these had been closely identified with the societj' since its organization, and invariably took an active interest in its welfare. Their wise counsels and fam- iliar faces will be sadly missed at our an- nual meetings. To the press in general I desire to ex- tend the thanks o( oar society for the un- varying courtesy extended to us; our trade papers in particular I wish to thank for their untiring and successful efforts in behalf of our society and of horticulture. 56 The American Florist. Atic. i8. secretary stewart s report. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle- men: It becomes my pleasant duty to add to our lengthening history as a soci- ety the record of another 3'ear of advance- ment and to congratulate you on the steady development which is fitting us for future achievement in the great field which is peculiarlj' our own. The convention at Toronto in 1891 was a most successful one and the attend- ance large, considering the small extent of the local horticultural industry as compared with that in the thickly settled localities where most of our meetings had previously been held. The published re- port of the meeting contained 192 pages, 52 more than that of the Boston meeting which preceded it, proving that the pre- dictions of an industrious session for 1891 were well founded. Among the notable features of the meeting were the invalua- ble report on nomenclature by Mr. Wm. Falconer, the recommendation of Mr. John Thorpe for the position of Chiei of Floriculture at the Chicago Exposition, which doubtless had much to do with his subsequent appointment, and last, but not least, the welcome and hospitality we enjoyed at the hands of our generous Canadian brethren. The executive committee met according to custom in this city last January, the session lasting three days. Among the many matters discussed and acted upon were the needs of the Horticultural De- partment of the World's Fair, the incor- poration of the Society of American Flo- rists, the necessity of a more systematic management of our trade exhibition, our relations with the various auxiliary soci- eties which have been springing up in our midst, the limit to which the indulgence in sports and recreation may be encour- aged in connection with our meetings, the reduction of express rates on plants and flowers and the adoption of a set of medals to be awarded to originators or discoverers of new and improved species and varieties of plants. The number of members of 1890 who have failed to respond for 1891 is 251. Whole number of dues collected for 1891 was 827. Of this number 132 were new names. The new members came from the various states as follows: From Penn- sylvania, 24; New York, 22, Canada, 22; Massachusetts, 16; Illinois, 9; New Jer- sey, 7; Michigan, 5; Kentucky, 4; Ohio, 3; Alabama, Connecticut, District of Co- lumbia, 2 each; Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Min- nesota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Ver- mont, West Virginia, England, 1 each. The number of deaths in the society re- ported since we last met is ten, Jens Lar- sen, Indianapolis; F. Lucien, New Or- leans; J. W. Page, Medfield, Mass.; J. H. Butterfoss, Lambertville, N. J.; James Taplin, Maywood, N. J.; Albert Benz, Douglaston, N. Y.; S. Davies, Utica, N. Y.; E. H. Rath, Flushing, N. Y.; Chas. T. Starr, Avondale, Pa.; and J. A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wis. For the first time, in accordance with the vote of the executive committee, we have an official registry book for the members, which all are requested to sign to-day. Another innovation of this year is the abandonmentof hotel headquarters and centering ol all the interests, com- mittee meetings, etc., in this building. This change will doubtless meet with spe- cial approval by the exhibitors. It is gratifying to be able to state that we have received more consideration and better terms from the railroads than ever before. The officers of the society and the members in general have all placed your secretary under great obliga- tions to them for their courtesy and kind assistance, which have been freely ex- tended at all times. treasurer's report. Receipts from July 1, 1891, to July 1, 1892: Balance on hand $1028.55 Membership fees 2358.00 Interest account 41 67 Total $3428.22 Expenditures $1097.28 On hand July 1 $1430.74 Extracts From Review of New Plants. BY WM. FALCONER. [Pt-esetited at the IVashington Convention oj the Society of American Florists.] Roses. New Roses.— By Mr. Ernst Asmus, W. hoboken, n. j. In France the very severe winter of 1890-1891 killed most of their roses, con- sequently very few seedlings or new roses were sent out by French growers last fall. The few that I have tried this year I can, unfortunately, tell you very little about, as I have been away down south for my health the time they were in bloom and did not set much of them and my foreman omitted to make notes of those that did bloom. I shall, therefore, test them all over again the coming season. I will, however, let you have the benefit of what I did observe. Among the new teas the most promising are: Medea, in style of Perle des Jardins, a little lighter in color, more cup shaped and very double. This ought to prove a good rose for the south, but for forcing under glass in our latitude I think it is a little too double. The next best I think is Souvenir de Madame Antoine Level, that is if the name does not kill it. It is a new shade among teas, being much like William Allen Richardson in color, a shade of fine orange yellow, small to medium in size, but rather too thin petalled, bearing its flowers mostly single on stiff" stems. A rather poor grower. I have tried seven or eight other teas, but for reasons given above can give no descriptions of them, I hardly think, however, there is anything good among them. As to Hybrid Teas, I rather think the raisers are improving on them, and I think two or three of them will turn out well another season. Hybrid Tea Empress Auguste Victoria, white, deliciously fragrant, the perfume resembling that of our wild magnolia, grows and blooms freely; the flowers are somewhat after the style of Bride. I think this will turnout to be a good rose. //. T. .lugustinc llalcm — A little lighter in color than Ameiican Beauty, has me- dium sized flowers and is a very free grower and bloomer so far as I have seen it. I think this will make a good rose for small growers who want flowers of this color and can not get along with Ameri- can Beauty, as it is a rank grower and continually in flower. Its flowers are a little larger than those of Perle des Jardins. II. y\ la Fraichcur — I have only seen one flower of this, but the color struck me as very fine, somewhat in the style of Anna de Diesbach. It is a little slow in growth. Shall give it a thorough trial next year. I will now give you my experience with the two varieties 1 kept over for a second year's trial from last year, namely. Souv- enir de Pernet Pere and Mad. Caroline Testout. The first named I found to my sorrow to be verv fine in the fall; thought sure I had struck something good, so bought all the stock I could get, only^ to find that it was good for nothing in winter. But we all have to pay for our experience, and I think I am well paid in what I found in Mad. Caroline Testout. Here is a rose which I think is the best Hybrid Tea the French have sent out up to date. It is clear pink in color, there is nothing that I know of in the rose line that can approach it in color, and the flower is as large as a Baroness de Rothschild, and as free as a La France, and if my judgment is not mistaken it will make a sensation in the cut flower market when it is brought in in good shape. Roses. — By Mr. J. N. May, Summit, N.J. Elyse I/eyvianu. — Flesh colored rose, of the past season; a strong grower, but of little value. Grand-I>uc Cuillaunie de Luxembourg . — Lemon yellow, very pretty but too thin in petal to be of any good in our climate. (irande Duchesse Hilda de Bade. — Of very little use. Madame lienoit Riviere. — Similar to Elyse Heymann, of no material merit. Madamoiscllc Genevieve Uoiigon. — Pale French white, flushed with rose color. Souvenir de Madame Antoine Level. — A strong grower but pale bloomer. la Fraiclirur. — A variety which ob- tained high honors in France, but has certainly nothing of particular value for our use. Madame Pernet Lhiclier. — This is a large, fine i ose, for summer blooming only . Gustav Regis (climber I. — This is a very fine hybrid tea forsummerbloomingonly. Madame Caroline Testout. — Of last year's importation. Somewhat in the wayofMme. Cusin, and promises to be of value to us as a forcing rose. Color somewhat deeper than Mme. Cusin. Fine vigorous grower and very free bloomer. Oakmont. — Hybrid perpetual of Ameri- can origin, sent out this year. This will be a valuable rose for market purposes, or for summer blooming, but it is not suitable for forcing when other varieties can be had, though it will be of consid- erable value as an early variety. Color somewhat in the waj* of Paul Neyron; very fragrant and very free bloomer, nearly as large as the above named variety. F. B. Hayes — Hybrid China. — This is a summer bedding rose; will be invaluable as it is very free blooming and of a bright, clear crimson color. .Margaret Dickson. — The finest of all white H. P. roses. It has taken more first premiums in England than any other variety in this class, and is regarded there as the best rose of recent introduction. With me it is a very fine grower and will make a very fine summer bedding rose, but of no use for forcing. Marchioness of J>ufferin. — Another fine new rose of this year's introduction. In the way of Queen of Queens, but a much larger and fuller rose. This is a grand acquisition to us as a hardy summer bed- ding rose. There are several other varieties of new French roses of last year's importation, but so far they have proven of very little value, in fact they might be classed as of no value to the American grower. Marion l^ingce. — A new American rose of this j'car's introduction. Promises to be of value for summer bedding only. As far as my experience has gone it is o lSp2. The American Florist. 57 YUCCA BACOATA. bright crimson, clear color and very free bloomer. Golden Gate. — An American rose of last year's introduction. Delicate yellow suffused with deeper yellow at the base of the petals. It would be very beautiful if it had a little more substance; as it is it is a little too thin to meet the require- ment of a rose of the present day. Bridesviaid. — One of the best intro- ductions among tea roses for forcing pur- poses. A fine, clear, dark pink, the coun- terpart of Catherine Mermet in every particular excepting somewhat deeper in color, but not so deep as Waban, and it has not the bad habit of the latter of bursting its flowers and coming mal- formed. The OueeJi. — One of last year's roses. It is a white sport of the old favorite variety. Souvenir d'un Ami, but not as good a variety as that. The flowers are not very full, but the petals are of a beautiful waxy white color. Having other much better white roses this one has never become a favorite. Iletiry M. Stanley. — This rose and Pearl Rivers were introduced with Golden Gate, but none of them have proven of any special value except for summer bedding; there they have found their place. Earl of D ufferin , — I regard this hardy rose, which was introduced a few years ago, as the most valuable of the whole. It has large, fine flowers of a brilliant crimson color, is very fragrant and a free bloomer and is as hardy as Jacqueminot. American New Roses.— By the Dingee & CoNARD Company, West Grove, Pa. Marion Dingee. — This is one of the best new tea roses. Flowers large and full; color bright crimson; produces beautiful buds; foliage healthy and strong. A very profuse bloomer. Golden Gate. — Flowers large and full; buds very large and well formed; color creamy white beautifully tinged with golden yellow; petals often marked with clear rose. One of the most promising varieties. Pearl Jiiz'ers.— Flowers large, quitefuU, buds often of fine peachy red. The petals are delicately shaded and bordered with clear rose; flowers very fragrant. The Queen. — Flowers very large; color pure white, fine in bud and one of the best to retain its color in open ground. Highly esteemed in England, where it has been awarded several medals. Very sat- isfactory for general purposes. New French Roses.— By the Dingee & CONARD Co. Madame Victor Caillet (tea). — Flowers large, fine and of regular form; moder- ately double; color bright rosy pink shaded with salmon and coppery red. Distinct and promising. Etoile Polaire (tea). — Color delicate shade of salmon pink faintly colored with red and canary yellow. Quite promising. Madame la Gerierale Gourko (tea). — Color soft reddish pink passing to bufi" and China rose; quite double: plant a strong, vigorous grower. Grand Duchess Hilda de Bade (tea). — Color rich creamy white; base of petals faintly tinged with pure golden yellow. A neat compact grower and free bloomer. Grand Duchess Guillainme de Luxem. bourg (tea).^Flowers large and double, well formed petals of great substance; color clear salmon rose, reverse of petals delicate peach; produces fine buds. Madame Louis Patry (tea). — Plant ro- bust and healthy grower; color creamy white delicately shaded with rosy blush; quite double and very fragrant. Promis- ing variety. //. Plantagenet (tea). — Plant a healthy robust grower; color beautiful China rose shading to bright pink and carmine; produces beautiful buds almost free from thorns. Madajne Bessonneau, (tea). — Strong grower; flowers very large and full, some- times globular; color rich apricot yellow tinged with amber, outside of petals creamy white; very fragrant. Rosario Caslel (tea).— Flowers quite full; color soft creamy white, rose-colored center; plant a good grower. Elysc Ileymann (tea). — Plant strong grower; color bright glowing pink, out- side of petals golden yellow sometimes shaded with saffron rose. Monsieur Ti llier (t^a). — Flowers quite large; color carmine passing to coppery red. Quite pretty and distinct. Augustine Halem (hybrid tea). — Flow- ers quite large and full; color clear red verging to crimson. Habit of plant healthy; good substantial foliage; a con- stant and profuse bloomer; very fragrant. Baronne G. dc Noinnont (hybrid tea). — Flowers large and full, good substance, resembling the La France rose in forma- tion of buds; color delicate shade of rosy pink, the reverse of petals satiny rose; very pretty. La Fraicheur (hybrid tea). — Flowers large and well formed; color beautiful pearly white shaded to bright pink, darker towards the center, reverse of pet- als carmine. Grand Duchess Alphonse de Luxem- bourg (hybrid tea). — Flowers large and full; color bright glowing pink with a shade of coppery yellow, the reverse of petals salmon pink. i\Ladame Pernet Ducher (hybrid tea). — Flowers moderately double; color bright canary yellow, outside petals light car- mine shaded to creamy white; quite hand- some and desirable. I.ydia (hybrid Noisette). — Flowers me- dium size, finely formed and borne in clus- ters; a very profuse bloomer; color beau- tiful white shading to carnation' pink in centre. Souvenir du Lieutenant Bujon (Bour- bon).— Flowers large and well formed; color bright cherry red passing to rosy carmine; very fragrant. Monsieur Reve (hybrid perpetual). — Plant a vigorous grower; color salmon S8 The American Florist. Ajisr. i8, pink, quite distinct in shade from most other roses; flowers very large and double. Promises to be a tree bloomer. Frerc Marie-Pierre (hybrid perpetual). — Somewhat on the type of Baroness Rothschild; flowers are produced singly on strong canes; quite a free bloomer and almost thornless; color fine rose and pinkish red. Hardy Roses.— By Wm. H. Spooner, President Mass. Hort. Society, Ja- maica Plain, Mass. There is very little in the list of new garden roses that is worthy of special mention. The H. P.s now in cultivation are so good that it requires rare excel- lence to merit a competing place in the garden for the new comers. Margaret Dickson, with a gold medal attached to its name and blazoned before the world by the nimble tongue as the greatest acquisition of modem roses, is, I fear, likely to be a little disappointing, for with me the plant has run to blind wood, under glass as well as in the open ground. The color of the flower is white with pale flesh center; very full, with pet- als of great substance, in the waj- of Merveille de Lyon, but larger. The plant is a very strong grower, much stronger than the last named rose; even stronger than Her Majesty, but like that much recommended rose, not a free bloomer. A few months' experience with plants grown under rapid propagation, how- ever, is hardly a fair test of their best qualities. Marchioness of Dufferin, another gold medal seedling of Dickson's. In color a beautiful rosj' pink; like most of this strain the foliage is fine, the growth strong, the plant a free bloomer, almost as fine as Jennie Dickson. It bids fair to become an acquisition for the garden, and with its fine color a forcing rose. Annuals, etc., for Florists' Use.— By Denys Zirngiebel, Xeedham, Mass. Aster, Early Dwarf, The Parisian, is without question the earliest in cultiva- tion and the only aster that will stand torcing, our plants blooming in eight weeks from the seed. Grown on a bench planted six inches apart they will aver- age about five or six flowers only to the plant. Aster Candelabrum, an odd growing variety; dwarf, close, compact grower, with large flowers of red, pink and white shades. Owing to its compact habit and lasting properties, will make a capital variety for massing. Aster, Black Purple.— k novel color in asters, of the pompon class and the dark- est grown. Of no special interest to flo- rists. Calendula grandiflora nana, a splendid variety and superior to all either for cut flowers or plants for market. K dwarf compact grower and forces well. Large, double deep orange flowers. Candytuft, Empress.— GooA enough for massing in beds, but rather dwarf for cut flowers, the also new Dobbie's Spiral be- ing superior in that respect, as well as the Giant Rocket, which is largely used in the Boston market. Celo.ua Thompsoni, or Triomphe de ['Exposition, is a very showy annual. We are inclined to think the handsome crimson plumes will become useful as cut flowers, as they are very showy. Rather late, however, for spring sales. New early dwarf white stock. A capi- tal variety for florists and best of all for inside work, coming quickly in bloom, and having large trusses of compact flowers. As an intermediate crop, will prove very hand3- to florists in case of failure of violets, etc.; a well paying crop producing two-thirds double flowers. Golden Fleece. — An interesting variety of the above stock of a pleasing shade of yellow and of the same habit as the pre- ceding. Pansies.—We do not have to add any- thing to our report of last season. The two new varieties. Cardina and Meteor, are small in size and the bright red shades are the same as prevalent in the Bugnot pansies which are three times as large. By the way, we are trying, with Air. Bugnot, the crossing of his strains with the Trimardeau race, which is probably the hardiest of all pansies, and we are glad to report some interesting results which will render those splendid strains more popular still. Reseda Odorata, Golden Queen. — A rather pretty shade of yellow and very fragrant. A proper selection will be nec- essary, however, to compete with the large-flowered varieties in the market now. Zinnia, New black red colored. — Quite a handsome shade and the darkest yet attained in zinnias. As zinnias are get- ting in favor as cut flowers, it will be val- uable as a florist's flower. Aquatics. — By Edmund D. Sturtevant, BORDENTOWN, N. J. Besides the aquatics mentioned last year the following new varieties are fast becoming popular: NyniphiTa Marliacea albida. — Th\s plant belongs to the same class as X. candidissima. with flowers of a more pearly whiteness and somewhat less stiff" in form. It is hardy and free blooming. Nympha-a odorata sulphureaxsahyhrid between N. odorata and N. flava. The flowers have the form and fragrance of N. odorata, with a light yellow color slightly deeper than X. M. chromatella. They stand out of the water a few inches. The plant is hardy and free blooming. Nymphtra odorata exquisita is a new variety, resembles X. odorata rosea in all respects except in color, which is a deeper shade of rose. Nympha-a pygmcea helvola is a cross between X. pygmrea and N. flava. The flowers are larger than those of X. p\-gma?a and of a very pale yellow color. Nympha-a Laydeckeri rosea is the vcrv' latest introduction. It is a hybrid be- tween X. pygma;a as the seed parent and some rose colored species (possibly the Swedish Pink Water Lily) as the pollen parent. The flowers are twice the size of those of X. pygmiea, pale pink on first opening, changing the second and third days to deep rose color. It is a gem of the first water for amateur collections. Cahomba Carolinensis is not new. being a native of the south. It is a submerged plant with delicatelv divided rich green, very ornamental foliage. It has proved to be the very best plant known for keep- ing in aquariums with gold fish. The fish will always remain healthy so long as the plant is kept flourishing. Japanese Tree P.bonias.— By Mrs. H. Berger, San Francisco. The new single and semi-double Japanese tree i)a;onias are exceedingh- showy; their flowers are very large and artistically beautiful, and they have a loveliness peculiarly their own and without a grain of coarseness. Last year we got three in particular that are extraordinary in size and beauty of blossoms. One is semi- double, white with pink shading; another is an extra large double rose colored variety, and the third has bright scarlet unusually large flowers and frilled petals. Carnations.— By Fred Corner, Lafay- ette, Ind. We grew 1,500 seedlings in 1890. These we have weeded down to ten. Of 2,000 seedlings of 1890 we have 125 on trial again this year, and have 2,000 seedlings of this year planted out. I must say there is a marked improvement in these carnations from year to year, and if the 1891 seedlings again on trial turn out as satisfactory as did those of the year be- fore we shall have some surprises, espe- cially in white and scarlet varieties. The following are the selected 10 from among 1,500 raised in 1890. Blanche. — Flowers pure white, medium to large, fringed, pr'j. Is loose, standing erect in middle. Fne l)looniing, growth vigorous, habit branching, foliage pale green. Calyx never bursts. Dr. Smart. — Pinkish cream color striped with crimson, flowers medium to large, and mostly one on a stout stem 12 to 15 inches long, and of excellent keeping qualities. Plants dwarf but vigorous. Madame Diaz Albertini. — Flower verj' large, flesh pink, strong clove fragrance, keeps well. Calyx cup shaped and the points pressing against the petals and in this way stiffening them. Strong grow- ing, free blooming during the whole season. Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds. — Flowers bright, clear pink, very large, delightfully fragrant. They also open early and keep growing larger for three or four days after thej- open. Plant vigorous, foliage heavy. Purdue. — Flowers deep pink, even bril- liant by gas light, large, globular and excellent keepers. Richmond. — Flowers brilliant carmine, unusually large, of fine build and fringed, and they keep well. A very vigorous grower and has stout, stiff", long stems. Spartan. — Flowers brilliant carmine shaded with scarlet, very large and full, and borne mostly singly on strong stems 12 to 15 inches long. Of rather dwarf but vigorous habit; foliage long and of grassy appearance. Western Pride. — Flowers white striped with bright scarlet, medium to large and calyx never bursts. A dwarfish, very free blooming variety with stout stems. Wabash. — Brilliant crimson, medium to large, never bursts and of fine build. Growth very strong, foliage heavy, ten- dency free blooming. Stems strong, branching, need disbudding. Requires staking. Wm. Scott. — Flowers of a Grace Wilder pink color, large, non-bursting and cap- ital keepers. Growth vigorous but not rank; tendency very free blooming and from early to late. Chiysanthcmuin Esther. — This is a beauty and the best of my recent seed- lings. The color of the flower is a clear, delicate, flesh i)ink, without a trace of purple; the blossoms are very large, in- curved and full to the center. Miscellaneous Xew Plants —By H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia. Nciu double White Daisy Snow Crest. — An entirely distinct variety, and a great improvement on all existing sorts. Its habit of growth and size of flowers in comparison with older varieties are gigantic. The flowers, which are borne on stout, stiff stems from 6 to 10 inches i8g2. The American Florist. 59 Yucca Fim^EiiA, long, are the purest white and full to the center when fully developed. They rise to a conical or sugar loaf form and well grown specimens will cover a silver dollar. As a plant for cut flowers it is invaluable. Fuchsia triphylla. — An entirely dis- tinct species, somewhat resembling the fulgens type, but with much smaller flowers of a brilliant orange scarlet, borne closely together on the ends of the branches in such a manner as to remind one of a small spray of bouvardias. The foliage also is quite distinct, being of a bronzy purple color. Fern, Pteris tremula var. Smithiana. — A crested form of Pteris tremula. This plant forms large, deep green fronds, with the ends of thepinnee crested and tasseled, forming semi-pendant tufts. The whole plant presents an unique but graceful appearance, and will undoubtedly make a useful exhibition as well as florist'sfern. Hardy garden pink, Her Majesty. — An immense improvement on the popular Mrs. Simkins or Snow. The flowers are pure white, as large as a carnation and very free. Clematis paniculata.—kn old species that is but little known, which will un- doubtedlj' take a leading place amongthe hardy climbers in the near future. Allamanda Williamsii. — Entirely dis- tinct from other varieties in habit of growth, it being quite dwarf and in no way resembling a climber, but forming a compact bush with trusses of bloom at every point. The flowers are 3I2 to 41,2 inches in diameter, of a rich yet delicate tint of yellow. IVY LEAVED GERANIUMS. Including newer varieties as well as in- troductions four or five years old, but all of exceptional merit. Flambeau. — Flowers of enormous size, of a rosy scarlet color and a strong grovrer. Robert Owen, rose red, very double and perfect in shape. Soiiv. de Chas. Turner, one of the most desirable varieties producing trusses 6 inches across with flowers two inches in diameter, of a deep pink shade, feathered maroon in the upper petals. .-llice Crousse, deep magenta, flowers very large and free. P. Crozy, a most distinct and pleasing variet3-, being the nearest approach to a scarlet yet introduced; habit of plant very dwarf and compact and almost as free flowering as a zouale. NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Leila, an entirely distinct and novel variety on account of the peculiar twist- ing and overlapping of the petals, which gives the flower a grotesque but at the same time graceful appearance; this, to- gether with its color of the most delicate, soft Mermet pink, will undoubtedly make it a valuable and popular cut flower variety. Logan, a magnificent large incurved variety, flowers white, beautifully striped with rose, reverse of petals silvery pink. Spring Grove, flowers very large, of a rich crimson color, reverse of petals deep bronze. Mrs. H. B. Hall, a pleasing shade of pearl pink; flowers very large and of per- fect shape, petals narrow. Will become a favorite cut flower variety. Mrs. J. D. Eisele, almost as early as Gloriosum; rich orange shaded with crimson; flowers laree and of good sub- stance. Rosstrevor, a grand variety and entirelv distinct from all others; in color it is a pleasing shade of bronzy yellow and of large size, borne on stout, stiff" stems; petals stiff and crisp, beautifully incurved! forming a rounded surface very similar in shape to the popular Harry E. Widener. iMrs. IV. F. Dreer, a magnificent va- riety; flowers large, reflexed, very double, the outer petals dark brown, shading to light in the center. 31 rs. R. C. Ogden, an immense sym- metrical flower of a beautiful bright pink color, of good substance and form. Rockland, flowers large, rich golden amber shaded with bronze, petals slightly toothed; fine flower, beautiful fomfand an improvement on Frank Wilcox. Marguerite Graham, incurved, of per- fect form; flowers erect on stout stems when opening a pale lemon changing rapidly to pure white; an acquisition for cut blooms. Rev. J. C. /-/anna, very large perfectly formed flowers, pink with ends of petals tipped with silvery white. / zVfor, one of the best; flowers excep- tionally fine and perfect in shape; in color it is a rich golden yellow, slightly shaded with bronze. CANNAS. Among the recent introductions in cannas we are only able to name a very few varieties, owing to the extreme dry weather during June and July, but a limited number have flowered. Among the promising sorts are: Admiral Gervais, somewhat on the style of Mme. Crozy, but smaller. The flowers are of a crimson scarlet edged with golden yellow, the lower part of the petals or center of the flower also being marked with the same color. Countesse Olivier de VEtoile, a most beautiful golden yellow regularly and evenly spotted throughout with ver- milion; undoubtedly the finest spotted variety that has come to our notice. Chas. /lendcrson, a fine compact grow- ing variety with broad, heavy petals of a rich cherry carmine; a beautiful flower; a distinct and handsome variety. Emperor^ William, a compact growing variety, with flowers of a medium size of a crimson scarlet color. 6o The Americax Florist, Aug. iS, Maurice Mussy, very large orange crimson flowers, free and distinct. Nardy Pcre, foliage green with purple stems aid veins; flowers of fair size, very bright cherry carmine; promises very good. Paul Bruant, large flowers with broad, bold petals, of a rich orange scarlet, very dwarf and free. Secretary Stnvart, bronzy purple foli- age; flowers large, arranged in close, erect heads of bright cherry carmine. The following varieties, to which we called attention last season, are showing up exceptionally fine and should be well known: Alphonsc lioui'icr, this is the gem of the lot, and will undoubtedly take the place among crimsons that Mme. Crozy does among the scarlets. Capt. Suzzoui, a fine spotted yellow. J. D. Cabos, orange salmon. J. Tlioiiiayer, rich orange scarlet. /'. Marquant, bright salmon scarlet. Among the best of the older varieties, introductions of 18S9, '90 and '91, the fdllowing are all good: Ampere, Antoine e'rozy, Antoinc Chantin, Boucharlet Aine, Comte Horace de Choiseaul, Command- ant Dubois, Clievallier Besson, Doyen Jo. Sislej', E. Chevreul, Edward Michel, Francois Crozy, Geoffry St. Hillaire, Gen. Baron Berge, Henri L. Vilmorin.LaGuill, Mr. Lefebvre, Mme. Antoinette de Alle- raany. Mile, de Cruillon, Mr. Cleveland, President Hardy, Perfection, Princess Susignani, Souv. de Jean Charreton, Sec- retaire Nicholas, Segionaire, Petit Jeanne, The Garden, Vitticeulteur Gaillard, W. Pfitzcr. Plants and Flowers Honored bv the Mass. Hort. Soc'y.— By Mr. Robert Manning, Sec'v. Aivards by the Conunitteeon Flozt>ersiSc)i . Silver medals at chrysanthemum show, November 10-13, 1891. Pitcher & Manda, seedling chrysanthe- mum Harry May. Henry A. Gane, seedling chrysanthemum Mrs. Jennie Jones. First class Certificate o/A/erit. March 31, Jas. Comley, seedling rose Oakmont. June 27, John C. Hovey, seedling pansy M"ilton Hill. August 1, H. H. Hunnewell, Lilium Wallichianum superbum. January 31 , Arthur H. Fewkes, Clivia ininiata John L. Flanders. March 31, John H. Pond, seedling car- nation Golden Triumph. November 10, T. D. Hatfield, seedling chrysanthemum Walter Hunnewell. November 10, James Wheeler, seedling chrysanthemum Joseph H. White. Honorable Mentiojt. January 31, Richard T. Lombard, new yellow carnation Golden Triumph. February 7, John Fottler, Jr., new Tropa;olum. February 7, Jackson Dawson, new lily from Formosa. February 28, H. H. Hunnewell, Phal- a'nopsis Stuartiana. March 31, J. C. Chambers, Toughkcn- amon. Pa., new carnation Grace Darling. August 1, Wra. E. Endicott, seedling gladiolus Lemoineii hybrid. August 15, Dr. C. G. Weld, seedling gladiolus Dr. C. G. Weld. September 1, James S. Cowles, New- port, K. I., chrysanthemum Golden Fleece. September 1, Jos. Breck & Son, Glox- inias Hithusit hybrids. November 10, John H.Dunlop, Toronto, Ont., new ro§c Toronto, November 10, Sewall Fisher, seedling carnation No. 113. November 10, C. D. Kingman, seedling chrysanthemums Eglantine and Kildare. November 10, Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., seedling chrysanthemum Annie Manda. November 10, Norris F. Comley, seed- ling chrysanthemum No. 21. November 10, T. D. Hatfield, seedling chrysanthemum Star of '91. November 10, Geo. B. Gill, seedling chrysanthemum Adeline Bradbury. November 10, Jacob Eaton, Jr., seedling chrysanthemums 1-91 and 2-91. Awards by the Committee on Plants, 1891. Silver Medals, Spring Exliibition. March 31, H. H. Hunnewell, Amaryllis vittata. May 9, Rea Bros., Spirea Japonica grandiflora and Spirea astilboides. June 26, David Allan, Odontoglossum vexillariuni Harrisianum. September 1-4, Geo. McWilliam, Alo- casia Sanderiana. September 1-4, Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., Pteris VictorijE. November 3-6, Geo. McWilliam, Den- drobium formosum giganteum. First class Certificate of Merit. March 7, Jackson Dawson, Hybrid Seedling Rose, a cross between Multiflora and Gen. Jacqueminot, a rapid grower and hardy. March 7, Botanic Garden of Harvard University, Astilbe Japonica grandiflora. June 6, David Allan, Odontoglossum vexillarium AUanianum. June 6, Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., hybrid Cypripedium Brownii and hybrid Anthurium No. 1. September 1-4, Pitcher & Manda, Dra- caena argentea striata. September 26, Chas. Stover, Aerides Sanderiana. Ifonorable Mention. . March 31, Lewis H. Farlow, Cattleya chrysotoxa. Awards by the Committee on Flowers, 1892. January 9, Thomas Graves, Cypripe- dium insigne var Gravesianum, F. C. C. M. March 12, Jackson Dawson, new hybrid rose Rugosa X Jacquinot, F. C. C. M. March 22-25, Siebrecht cS: Wadley,New York, seedling Nepenthes, F. C. C. M. March 22-25, Sewall Fisher, seedling carnation (rich pink) Hon. Mention. March 22-25, Joseph Tailby, seedling carnations. Honorable Mention. June 10-11, Thos. C. Thuriow, Fagus purpurea tricolor. F. C. C. M. June 10-11, Jas, Comley, seedling rhodo- dendron Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Silver Medal. June 22-23, Jackson Dawson, seedling J'hiladclphus, F. C. C. M. Awards bv the Committee on Plants, 1892. January 2, John L. Gardner, Cattleya Percivaliana, Silver Medal. Januarv 16, Joseph Tailby, new dwarf Calla, F.'C. C. M. March 31, E. W. Gilmore, variety of Odontoglossum Pescatorei, spotted and shaded, F. C. C. M. March 31, Edward Butler, Odonto- glossum ncbulosiun, F. C. C. M. May 21, John T^. Gardner, Cattleya Rcinerkiana, F. C. C. M. fuly 2, John L. Gardner, Thunia Vcitchii, F."C. C. M. Easton, Pa. — Wm. F. Keller is building a new rose house 21x113, to be heated with steam by the overhead system of piping. He will later build a chrysanthe- mum Itouse 70x12. Hints on Hybridizing and Improvement of Plants. HV RICHARD BAIiG. IIRIDGETO.N. X. 1. {Read hcfnre the Society^ oj American FlorisU at the Washington Conrention.\ The only law relating to this subject that I am aware of is: "Like produces like or the likeness of some ancestor." Plant some variety of nasturtium seed, say Empress of India, and it will come true to kind; if we ask why this is so the answer is that for years the plants have been bred by careful selection of those for seed until the strain was fixed. In other words there are generations of ancestors behind it of the required type. Plant General Jacqueminot rose seed and the result will be a lot of nondescripts with perhaps a few approaching its par- ent in size, color, etc. This seems to con- tradict the law, but on second thought it can be readily seen that it proves it, for the Jacquemi. ot has no more ancestors now than on the day it originated; all the plants of this variety in existence are young wood of the original plant. If we were to select from General Jacqueminot's seedlings one or more that are most like their parent, save seed from them, sow and select again, and so on for a hundred years more or less, we would get a strain of seed that would produce true General Jacqueminot roses. Of course any admix- ture of foreign pollen would have to be guarded against. Apples, pears, any- thing in fact, could be made to come true from seed by following this plan. So far we understand this law and work in accordance therewith, but it does not satisfactorily account for fine varieties suddenl3' coming into existence, often by unaided nature; crossing and hybridizing may produce them, but if once why not always? It is doubtful whether much advance can be made in this line unless seedlings are selected for crossing with a definite purpose in view, with a strict regard to get nearer a given ideal, and the ideal should be more than a flower; it should embrace the whole plant. Take the car- nation for example; we want strong stems, compact healthy foliage as well as fine flowers, and the time is coming when size and color alone will not ])ass a car- nation into favor; beauty of form and distinctive fragrance will be required in them as much as it is now in roses. Peo- ple are learning to appreciate perfection in flowers faster than it is produced. We cross variety A with Z, B with X, not knowing exactly how it will result, for though there surely are laws that govern this they have not been discov- ered, consequently we work in the dark. The probabilities are that the qualities of a plant are decided in the embryonic state, at the time of fertilization, but what are the influences that work when a fine variety of fruit or flower is called into existence? Are the conditions that govern its production hidden in the soil, the atmosphere, the plant, or is a com- bination of all required? A carefully kept record of all plants crossed, failures as well as successes, would help us to see into nature's plan of working; and if we could find time when making a cross to note the state of the weather, amount of moisture in the .tir, temperature, elc, also the condition of the plants, it would be interesting to notice if it aficcted the results in any way. Hybridizing is crossing distinct species and often produces plants incapable of bearing seed — mules, in fact — and who can tell what ;i mule will be? Teas crossed with pcrpctuals belong to this class, and the seedlings from this cro?g r8g2. The American Florist. 6i YUCCA GL0RI03A.. seem to have some element of discord in their constitution; many are weak grow- ers, some start oft' as if they alw.-iys in- tended to climb and never bloom, others seem strong and robust, but generally the flowers are not as large as those of either parent. Roses can be crossed at almost any time except perhaps duringthe short win- ter days. Seed should be sown as soon as ripe and will germinate in from three weeks to three months. Seedlings from teas crossed will bloom when a few months old; those from teas hybridized will take from a few months to several years. I have some lour years old that have not bloomed and they don't look as though they intended to. Carnations are easily grown from the seed; a large proportion will be double with a great variety of colors, shades, markings. In every lot of seedlings there is almost sure to be a few equal to some of the named varieties, but we want something better and they come up scarce. The best time for crossing carnations is in March or early part of April; later the sun makes the houses hot and the seed does not set as well and insects are more apt to interfere. When ripe pick and put away. Sow soon after the middle of January, keep moderately wet until they germinate, then stop watering, do not give any more until the plants are large enough to pot; never mind the soil look- ing dry, it will not hurt them at that season and if watered they are liable to damp off. After potting treat the same as rooted cuttings and they will begin to bloom early in July. Those that do not bloom before it is time to house them are not apt to be as free as the earlier bloomers. There has been some discussion as to which parent seedlings most resemble; the majority seem to think that the male has the dominating influence, but as this is an open question we will take a walk among the seedling carnations now be- ginning to bloom and see if any are ad- vanced enough to help give light on the subject. There are 18 plants of Anna Webb crossed with Portia, 13 of them have the Portia foliage, while in 5 it is intermediate, only 3 in bloom, 2 scarlet, one crimson. Next, seven plants from Portia crossed with Anna Webb, two with foliage resembling that of Anna Webb, five with distinct Portia foliage, one in bloom of a crimson color. Then, nine plants of Hinze's Improved crossed with Buttercup. (Hinze's Improved is a seedling resembling Hinze's White, but with a somewhat stronger stem). Five have foliage like Buttercup, the remainder intermediate, three in bloom with light yellow flowers and good stems. Next, eight plants of Hinze's Improved crossed with Lamborn, all likeLamborn in foliage and full of white bud and bloom, n8ne averaging over a foot in height, both parents appear to be represented in the flowers, but until cooler weather it is hard to tell much about it. This makes 42 plants, the foliage in 30 of these re- semble that of the male and 12 that of the female parent. Have crossed a single white petunia with a colored double one and the results have been both double and single flowers, ranging in color from white through dull lilac to full red; but the division of color does not often run so uniform between the parents. Some seem to assert them- selves no matter which side they are on. Take the Wootton rose for example, cross it with Bon Silene and the result is a red rose looking like extra poor Woot- tons; cross it with Madame Hoste, red roses again, reverse the cross but the results are similar; all the seedlings take after the Woottou in foliage, form and color of flowers. The most remarkable seedlings I ever had was about 100 strawberry plants, every one was prolific and all except two or three bore large to very large berries. This set was produced by crossing Cres- cent with Sharpless, selecting a fine berry from the seedlings and crossing it with Parry. Have thought of trying these crosses again to see if the results would be similar, for it is such a strange experi- ence to have nearly all the berries large when usually they run small with per- haps a few of a fair size in the set. Should any one wish to grow some seedling strawberries be sure to*take for seed the first berry that ripens on the selected plant, for it will give the best results, and the last berry ripe the poorest. It can be said that our path is literally strewn with flowers, but, for all that, we are not exempt from thorns. Difficulties known and unknown stand in the way; unremitting attention is necessary to attain any degree of excellence, though so much has been done in the way of im- provement of plants the work is only in its early stages of development. The field of possibilities spread out before us is greater than that of Columbus when he discovered the New World, or of Ponce de Leon when searching for the fabled "Fountain of Youth." Yuccas. Although Yucca is not an extensive genus of plants, some of the species are very well known in gardens, Y. filamen- tosa in our outdoor gardens in midsum- mer, and Y. aloifolia among fine-leaved plants in our greenhouses. The genus Yucca is strictly American and ranges from Central America through the Southern States of this country, ex- tending north in the case of Y. angusti- folia to Dakota. Engelmann recognized fourteen species, and Baker, of Kew, made half as many more out of what Engel- mann considered mere varieties. One of these varieties, namely Y. baccata var australis, has now, by general consent, been raised to specific rank with the specific name filifera. Brandegee has added Y. valida from Mexico; and Baker has added Y. Hanburii, which is said to come from the Rocky Mountains. This gives us seventeen species. The American Florist. Aug. i8^ In the last report of the Missouri Botanical Garden we find a very full and detailed account of the \'ucca moth and yucca pollination, together with several fine plates of the insect and its work, also some beautiful plates of the more import- ant species of jucca. And through the courtesy of the energetic director we are enabled to place some of these pictures before our readers. The seventeen species above referred to are: Yucca aloifolia. Y. Yucatana, \. Guatenialensis. \. Schottii, \. macrocarpa, \'. valida. Y. Treculeana, Y. baccata. Y. filifera, Y. brevifolia, Y. gloriosa. Y. rupicola, Y. angustifolia. Y. elata, Y. filamentosa. Y. Whipplei and Y. Hanburii. Yucca filamentosa is the one we find so much of in all Northern gardens, and where it seems to make itself as much at home as it does in the Southern States, its native habitat. There are many varie- ties of it, distinguished by differences in in their flowers, habit of growth, or foliage, and an exceedingly pretty one has variegated leaves. All are hardy. Yucca baccata is an arborescant species indigenous to California and Texas, in the arid zone. In some parts of the desert regions of Texas it forms open forests. But in gardens or green- houses it never forms a good-looking plant, at least I have never seen one. It is precariously hardy in the Middle States. But in my opinion it isn't worth growing as a decorative plant. Yucca filifera is the most gigantic of all yuccas. It is indigenous to the arid plains ot Northeastern Mexico where it forms broad-headed, much branched trees, 30 to 50 feet high, with short trunks 9 to 14 feet in circumerference. A most curious thing about it is that in- stead of* the panicles of bloom being up- right as in our own garden yuccas, they are pendulous. This species is the Palma of the Mexicans; they plant it around their houses as a hedge plant. It is not hardy in the North, but in the Gulf and Pacific regions it maj- be cultivated. It is much grown now in the gardens along the Mediterranean. Our illustration is of a plant growing at the Villa Thuret, Antibes, France; from a photograph taken in 1891. Yucca gloriosa is indigenous to our Southern States, and it is a very beauti- ful and much planted species. It assumes a branched tree form, but not the pro- portions of a tree. In the Northern States it is not hardy. Our illustration represents a garden-grown plant in France, and while it is perfectly true of a young plant it gives us very little idea of what a handsome object a mature speci- men or group of plants ot this is when in bloom. There are a good many varieties of it in cultivation, and one of the best and commonest is called recurvifolia. Yucca Whii'PLEI is a stcmless species found on dry rocky hills from Monterey to San Diego, and thence into Arizona. Our illustration shows a group of "plants in full bloom, from a photograph taken near San Luis Obispo, Cal., in 1873," and are the prettiest set I have ever seen. Some botanists insist on separating this species from the genus Y'ucca altogether and calling it Ilesperoyucca Whipplei. Do YOU want the government statistics of the Florist, Nursery and Seed trades from the last census where you can have them convenient for reference. You will find them all in our new trade directory and reference book. Horticultural Education. On page 998 of the America.n Florist for June 2 we find this quaint little piece of information: "A pleasing sign of the times is the action of the Leland Stanford Junior Uni- versity, Palo Alto, Cal., in the establish- ment of a department in which may be obtained a broad education in horticul- ture and floriculture, etc." When this project was first suggested some time ago, I, and no doubt many others, passed it by as an idle dream of a few visionary men. But since an effort is really being made to establish such an institution it is my opinion, after due consideration, that every practical man in this calling or profession should op- pose it. This business is not suffering from want of educated help. There are over and enough intelligent and practical men in this calling. Whatever trouble there ex- ists should be laid at the feet of unreason- able employers. Because one is an em- ployer and in business for himself is no evidence that he is an intelligent and practical man. Floriculture is suffering from being overdone. There is to-daj- man)- a one in business for himself who is racking his brain how to make both ends meet, and who would never have gone into business for himself had he had better luck in finding an agreeable situa- tion. Many can testify that to one agreeable situation there are a dozen or more intolerable ones, and they are made so because the employer lacks in judg- ment, intelligence, and, above all, in prac- tical knowledge of the business. These are generally men who failed at their first calling and were enticed into the florist business through the foolishness of prac- tical men who are too swift with their pen. Every calling places barriers in the vi-ay to avoid a rush; only we open every nook and corner and invite everybody to come into the business and promise to post them in every detail, four times a month, not saying anything about books, to which there is no end. This is not sufficient, we must open a college and prepare more recruits for the business. Can those who are foremost in this project prove to us that such institutions have proven successful anywhere? Has one produced a noted gardener? I have yet to hear of one. Further, have these gentlemen who created this institution considered the degrading position that many of their graduates must occupj' in this industrial world? They should know that an educated person is also cultured; let these men take a trip around and see for themselves, and they will be aston- ished to find what a low and servile open- ing awaits their shining lights. This deplorable fact will deter many from going out as employes, and the result will be they will start for themselves. Another question — is California a pro])er state? I doubt it; the geographical posi- tion is against it; a Palo Alto graduate could not take charge of a commercial place in the northern states the first year; he woidd have to put in one year as a helper. Pessimist. The "Snake Tree." Not to be outdone by the jour- nals who are rehashing the old sea- serpent stories Frank Leslie's. Weekly brings the "snake tree" again before the gaping ])ublic, with some slight varia- tions from the original tale. For the amusement of our readers we jtrint below some extr.'icts from this revised version: "A late traveler was in Mexico on a botanical expedition. One day he ob- served a dark obiect on one of the outlay- ing spurs of the Sierra Madre Mountains, which so excited hiscuriosity heexamined it carefully through his field-glass. He saw it was a tree of such an unusual ap- pearance he decided to visit the spot. He rode on horseback to within a few rods of the summit, when he came to an abrupt rise he could not climb. On the top stood the tree. He saw it had long, slender limbs drooping like a weeping willow. They had a slimy, snaky appearance, and at times the whole tree seemed to writhe. This curiosity led him again and again to visit the spot to learn more, if possible, about this horrible tree. One day he saw a bird circle about it for some time and then alight on the top. Then the branches began to move and curl upward. They turned around the bird, which began to crj', and drew it down until he lost sight of it. The botanist tried, as he had several times before, to climb the steep. The rock on which he stepped loosened and fell, himself with it. He was not in- jured, and he found that the rock had left quite a cavity. He looked in and saw- quite a cavern, and felt a current of fresh air blowing on his face. With his trowel he enlarged the hole so as to admit of his ascent. He saw the flattened body of the bird fall to the ground, which was covered with bones and feathers. "He approached the tree as closely as he dared. It was not above twenty feet in height, but covered a great area. Its trunk was of prodigious thickness, knotted and scaly. From the top of this trunk, a few feet from the ground, its slimy branches curved upward and down- ward, nearly touching the ground with their tips. On his venturing to touch lightly one of the limbs it closed upon his hand with such force it tore the skin when he wrenched it away. The next day he visited the tree, carry- ing several chickens with which to feed it. The moment he tossed the fowls into the branches they began to sway to and fro with a snaky motion. After they had become gorged they were perfectly quiet, and he ventured to approach and examine them closely. They were covered with suckers similar to those of the octo- pus. The blood of the fow-ls had been absorbed, leaving crimson stains on their surface. There was no foliage whatever on the tree. " The clipping from which the above is taken w-as sent us by Emily Louise Tap- lin who writes: "I once wrote asportive account of a plant that devoured a bot- anist, all but his boots and waterburj", which was copied into the patent insidcs as a fact, but the above makes mv- story seem ver)- small." Ik you have not already ordered acojiy of our new director)- and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. Do YOU want an alphabetical list ot carnations in commerce in America with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. iSgz. The American Flo just. 63 Forcing Roses Cheap Mme. Fierxe Guillot, Waban, Ameri- can Beauty, Ferles, Duchess of Al- bany, La France, Niphetos, in 2 3 and 4 inch, Gontier, Mme. Hoste, Meteor, C. Mermet, Wootton, Bride, Bon Silene in 2 and 3 inch. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A. few fine Hybrids and Everbloomers left. PALMS. Latania Borbonica, fine large plants at jt4.00 and $6 00 each. A few left at $7.00, $15.00 and |20.00 per 100. We will be pleased to see our friends that are passing through the city at any time. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, ms N. Existed St., CHICAGO, ILL. 3000 JACQUEMINOT ROSES, from 3m. pots, $.1 per 100; 4in. pots, $6 per 100. 2,000 Begonia Rex from Sin. pots. $5 per 100. 3,000 English Ivies from 4in. pots, 2ft. high, $4 per 100. 5,000 English Ivies, same size, lifted from open ground, $3 per 100. 10,000 Violets, Marie Louise, strong June cut- tings, rooted out door, positively no disease, $2 per 100. 2,000 Bovrardia Darvidsonii and Alfred Neuner, from 3' iin. pots, $5 per 100. 300 pots of Acorus variegata, strong plants, fine for trimming in funeral work, $10 per 100. All guaranteed to be vigorous and healthy. Will exchange on reasonable terms for thrifty young stock of Bon Silene Roses. JOHN RECK, Bridgeport, Conn. When ordering mention American Floeist. THE NEW ROSE ;VV\V>^« ,^N^^- ^VV* *" FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New Jersey. TliAS S30.C0 per 1000 HYBRIDS 40,00 per looo Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. Ja.oot» Soli^a.!^, LOTJISVILLE, ICIT. Wabaii, Mermet, I'erle, Mme. de TVatte- villc, Bride, Papa Gontier, Niphetos, La France, Bon Silene, Souv. d'un Ami, Fine, healthy stock from 2!.>>-lnch pots $5.00 per 100; .i46 00 per 1000. pots, strong, fi. 00 per 100 ; "■" Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill, N. Y. Mention American Florist. 1000 ALBANY. 1000 LA FRANCE. 1000 MERMET. From 3 and 3>6-inch pols. In fine condition, equal to 4-inch pot stock. Price and samples on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. FOBOIMQ BQSIS. Leading sorts, 3 and 4-inch pots. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, New Jersey. ROSES. FIELD GROWN, FOR FORCING. Mrs. STRONG BUDDED PLANTS ON MANETTI ROOTS. HOME GROWN MUCH SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED STOCK. J. H. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Gen. Jacqueminot, Magna Charta, and a full list of leading Hybrid Perpetuals for greenhouse and garden planting. LARGE LOT EXTRA FINE MOSS AND CLIMBING ROSES. Our usua. full assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Hardy Shrubs, Hardy Plants, Bulbs, Greenhouse Stock, Etc. LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR LIST OF WANTS FOR COMING SEASON. Fall Catalogue and Trade List Free, ready in August. THE STORRS k HARRISON GO.. PAINESVILLE. OHIO. THE ATTENTION OF FLORISTS and others is invited to our iminense stock of FIELD CROWN HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES forFORGING, ^ea. delphla August 23. address care U. A. Dreer Chicago August 27-2S, care J. C. Vaughan. If there Is any one in the vicinity of these places contem- plating a change I would like to meet you. In answering address me at any of the ahove places giving full particulars, references, wages wanted und send a duplicate to my address at ttioux City. J. C. Rennison. Sioux City. Iowa. F OR SALE David Smith boiler No. 5, In u years. Address J. B. Reynoli>s. Marblehead. Ma FOR SALE OK RENT— Greenhouses and stock, in growing town with college; no opposition; termf easy. Address S 8. care An Box 20, care Am. Floritt, Chicago. FOB SALE— A liorist sfre with greenhouses at tached, doing a first-class business. For par* tlculars apply to W. Ellison, 2602 Olive St., ISt. Louis. Mo. FOR SALE OR KENT -Rose growing plant con- taining 25 000 square feet of glass, with property, situated 26 miles from New York City. Stock and houses in Al condition. Houses allplanted; mostly F° Chicago, one-fourth mile north of Galewood on St. Paul railroad, will be rented with or without plants for cash rent or on shares. Apply to 8. P. Bond, on the farm. Or to Edgar Holmes. 88 Washington St., Room £9. Chicago. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN -Only greenhouses In city; (l.OOO feet of glass 4 greenhouses In good repair, steam and water heating, tine stock of plant*, splendid trade all year. 5 acres land, small fruits— big crop this season. Everything being prepared for tills winter's bloom. Commodious dwelling house, barn. etc. Will exchange for farm or other property. Write to W.J. Bi«.xnr. The place is well known and does a large shipping business in adjoining states. One half of the houses are at present devoted to cut flowers, bal- ance to plants Stock, tools, wagons, horses, etc to be bought by the one leasing the place. This is a good opportunity for anyone who has the capital to run a place of this size. And I will rent the place low as other business in which 1 have en- gagtd occupies my entire time. Do not answer this unless yon mean business and have the capital which a place of this size demands. Address BOX 50, cHre Am. FlorlHt, Chicago. i8g2. The American Florist. 65 20 ^A<^est 24th Street, ^^E:W "V^CDFRK THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE. IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) FuU line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Mention American Florist- KENNICOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 Sl 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. McKELLAR & SPERRY, 128 &, 129 MICHIGAN AVE., Near Madison St., OHCrO A.OO. Store open Day and Night, excepting Sundays we close at coon. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4.TH & Walnut streets, WHOLESALE FLORISTS 165 Tremont St., BOSTOK, MASS, We make a specialty of ahippinR choice Roses and olber Flowers, carefully packed, to all points id Western and Middle States . Return Telegram is Bent immediately when it is impossible to fill order, WHOLESALE FLORIST. Florists' Supplies Always in Stock. (Off School St., near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telegraph, Telephone or Express promptly filled. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. F"KCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application . (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), ! WHOLESALE B^^ 1122 i=iite; stuebt, Jk. complete line of Wire Oesigms, oFe<«af0 MariCat*. Cut Flowers. BOSTON, Aug. 16. Roses 2.00® I (10 Carnations ' 1 00® 1 50 Gladiolus 2.00® 3 00 Pink Pond Lilies 8.00 Av-lantum 1 00 Bmllai 12 60 Asparagus 50.00 New YOBK, Aug. l(i Roses 2 0U@ "I 00 Carnations .50 Valley 6.00 Gladioluses -51® 1.60 Sweet peas 10® .25 Asters 50® .75 Adiantums 1.00 gmilax 15 00 PHIL ADELPHIA , Aug 16 Roses, La France, Albany, Brides 2.0 J® .S 00 Paries. Ninhetos 2 00® 3 00 Marie Gulllots 2 00 Carnations 60® I 00 Sweet peas 35® .51 Valley 6 00 Cornflower .50 Water lUiea .35 Smllax 15.00 Adiantums 75® 1.00 Asters 1.00 CHICAGO, Aug 16 Roses. Perle, Nlphetos, Oontier 2.0O® 4 00 Carnations, long 1.00 " short .75 Smllax 1.60® 2.00 Asters 60® .60 Auratums, doz 75® 1 00 Gladlolus.doz 05B CO Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Out Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE, ^s- 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTON, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, ; Music Hall Place. BOSTOU, MASS. Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Music HaU. We keep a large supply of Fancies and CariR tions alwaysonhand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL. Mention American Florist. NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER &. CO., 289 Devousliire Street, BOSTOIT, MASS. WHITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. FLORAL DESIGNS. The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of i6o pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburg, Pa CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per string. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfie'd Ave.. Salem. 0. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 Wast 28lh Street, WKOLESALi: I)EAI.EBS IX AND SHIPPERS OF Ctioic© rMo^wers. EDWARD C. HORAN, WHOLESALE FLORIST 34 W. 29th St., NEW YORK. SUCCESSFUL SHIPPING OUR SPECIALTY. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut -^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FKANK D. HUNlVEa. .IAMBS PURnV, Formerly 112 W. 4(ith SI JAMES HART, WH0LE8SLE FLORIST 117 W. 30th St., new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Ametican Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia.Pa. 66 The American Florist. Aug. i8, Not having much spare time this week 1 visited some of the private establish- ments in the heart of the city, very pretty old places they are too, mostly owned by some of the oldest inhabitants. They are getting few and far between now though; as the old people die ofT the voung ones cut them up into building lots, and the taxes on them must be quite a burden. The first place visited was Judge Mc- Lcnnan's where Mr. I>. Moodie is the gardener. There only two small, low span-roofed houses here, but Mr. M. grows some of the finest adiantums in the city, some plants of cuneatum and gracillimum being nearly 4- feet through, also a very large plant of A. assimile. There are also quite a few orchids look- ing the picture of health. A plant of Oncidium incurvum had four very long spikes of flowers, Cypripedium Dominia- num, Chysis aurea, Oncidium tigrinum were also flowering well. Outside, it being a very shady place, not much is done in the way of bedding, but the ferns were most luxuriant, .\ltogethera lovely spot for a hot day. A few blocks from this place is the resi- dence of H. H. Cook, Esq., W. G. Wadds being the gardener. Here was to be seen a large house of very fine grapes, and a magnificent lot of gloxinias, of which Mr. Wadds makes a specialty. The next place was The Grange, where Mr. Goldwin Smith, of literary fame, lives. The greenhouses here are very old, but Mr. Chappell, the gardener, manages to grow plants somehow. The whole place occupies a large square, and is a veritable oasis in a desert of bricks and mortar. There are many large fine old elm trees which are objects of great solici- tude to Mr. Smith. Sir Casimir Gzowski's place, a very large block, is another lovely spot for the middle of a city, so shady and cool, and so many pretty little vistas through the trees of smooth green lawn and gay flower-beds. The greenhouses are very old fashioned, having been built over thirty years ago, and are being replaced by more modern structures. Mr. R. Marshall is the gardener. I am glad to see that your correspond- ent, G. S., of Buffalo, has come out in de- fense of his country, and 1 think his idea of an international show is a capital one, and also that Buffalo is the right place to have it, and the time summer, 1S93, when the country is over-run with World 's Fair visitors, (i. S. speaks of me as the spokesman of the "Canucks;" that is an office, however, which I can scarcely lay claim to , but perhaps I may be allowed to say for the "Canucks" of Toronto at least, that we have heard ol those vil- lages mentioned by G. S., viz,, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, in fact some of us have actually visited these villages, and have gone so far out of our way as to call on some of the principal horticul- tural establishments there, both private and commercial, and unless these estab- lishments keep their best plants in the cellars and caves I don't see my way to taking anything back that I said before, and 1 will say again that there are as good (if not better) si)ecimcns of stove and greenhouse plants in Canada (or Toronto, if you like) as can be shown on this Continent and (as G. S. says, talk is cheap) we in Toronto arc willing to send over a car-load or two to an interna- tional show next year at Huflalo as sug- gested by (;. S., but we want to show against some of the people from those villages mentioned above, we don't be- long to the genus "hog" and have no desire to make a show of Buffalo. I wish it to be remembered that I said in ray former letter that our show could not be beaten on this continent for the quality of the stuff. I am well aware that as re- gards quantity we should be nowhere. Now I would say that if an interna- tional show is held in summer 1893 it ought to be announced in good time, as it is very possible that some European growers might wish to take part in it. There is no reason why it could not be made the biggest and best horticultural show ever held in America and be of great benefit to the profession generally. Growing Bulbs in America. Ed. Am. Florist:— Having noticed sev- eral articles about growing bulbs in America lately, I thought 1 would let you know what we have been doing down in this part of the world. Last year alter our Harrisiis were through blooming we planted them out in the nursery and in the fall dug them up and found that they had multiplied considerably; there were from 2 to 3 large fine solid bulbs and a number of smaller ones. The bulbs were far su- perior to any we have bought and we also got much finer blooms from them than from the bulbs we had bought. Talking about Roman hyacinths, one old resident here planted out a few bulbs a number of years ago and now he has about an acre and the bulbs appear to be as fine as imported. He cuts large quan- tities of bloom during January and Feb- ruary every year. There is a Frenchman here who has about one acre in bulbs and he supplies this market with about all the hyacinths and narcissus blooms that are used. He had them in bloom and of much finer quality from open ground than were grown from imported bulbs in the green- houses, more especially the hyacinths. Some of these bulbs he has had for 20 years and they appear to get finer every year. He has raised some very fine seed- hng hyacinths and for several hundred yards round where his bulbs are planted the rains have washed the seed around and you can see hyacinths blooming everywhere. Twenty years ago he planted one bulb of the State General narcissus and to-dav he could easily dig 20,000 bulbs. He furnished us with narcissus cut flowers all last winter and they were the finest we have ever had. much stronger and thriftier than the paper white, though of course not so pure white. We shipped some to St. Louis and found they sold well there, and we feel confident they could be shipped to any point in America with perfect safety all during the winter. I predict a great future for the bulb busi- ness in Texas. R.Nicholson. Dallas, Texas. were cultivaled by a skillful gardener in a rich soil of a garden close by, and grew to a height ol about four leet, while those in the sand, with water and the minute chemical salts, reached a height of eight feet.— /^o/. AluaUr in No:embei Cetilury. Growing pea straw (spindling it we presume ) eight feet long in sea sand and four feet long in rich ground out in the garden is nothing strange; we would rather have a comparative test of the quantity and weight of the peas pro- duced in both cases, than the length of the straw. Last winter we stored a lot of dwarf French cannas under the green- house bench on a hard clay floor which the roots did not penetrate, or try to, and about theend of March some of the plants had grown five feet high, that, planted out of doors in summer, never were more than three feet. Old stocks of erythrina laid on the same floor threw out spindling shoots seven feet long that didn't make more than five feet shoots outside. And in our cellars we have before now found old tubers of Madeira vine runout shoots twice as long as they would in the open air. But what was the good of these ex- tenuated spindles? They were worse than worthless. Had they been grown in pure, moist sand, in the open air, however, all the shoots they would have made would have been useful shoots, however, green and healthy , and they would have flowered well, but when it should come to ripening a crop of fruit thentheirenervated nature would reveal itself. Sea sand as soil is absolutely worthless in itself. Mixed into stiff land, however, it has an opening, correcting effect, and when liberally enriched with composted muck, cow manure, or the like, many soft- wooded plants will luxuriate in it, or rather in the manurial substances mixed with it, so long as it is kept moist. For propagating purposes, manj- flor- ists, near the sea coast, use it altogether, and find that cuttings of common plants strike in it as readily as they do in pit sand. Some might think that the saline matter in the sea sand would have a deterring effect upon the spread of cutting- bench mould, but no, this fungoid pest flourishes in sea sand just as bravely as in river sand. W. F. Sea Sand as Soil. It is hard to think of anything more barren, Tuoie destitute of fertility, than sea sand. In con- nection with some studies of the chemistry or vegetable production in the laboratory of Wesle- van t;niversity we have been growing plants in juat such sand, brought from the shore of Long Island Sound. To divest it of every possible trace of material which the plants might use for food, except the sand itselt, it was carefully washed with water and then heated The young man who prepared the sand for use, in his zeal to burn out the last vestiges of extra- neous matter, he.ited the iron pots in whicli it was calcined so hot that they almost melted. The sand was put into glass jars, water was ad- ded, and minute iiuantities of chemical salts, which plants take Irom the soil, were dissolved in it. In the sand thus watered and fertilized, dwarf peas were grown. Peas of the same kind Galveston, Texas.— Palms are very largely used as lawn ornaments in this city, few lawns of any extent being with- out a number. Some of the date palius thus used are 8 to 15 feet in height, and one recently noted w.is 40 feet high. ADIANTUMGAPiLLUS VENERIS The coming Adiantum for the cut flower trade. The reasons why l^cause it is Best for the grower: 1st. Because it can be grown successfully in a greenhouse with a mixed collection of plants. 2nd. It can be bedded out on a bench or under the edge of a bench, and will last for several 3rd. It requires no season of rest. 4th. It will stand watering with the hose and fumigating with tobacco smoke. Best for the Cut Flower man : ist. Because of its density and dark green color; six fronds will go as far as twelve Cuneatum. 2nd. Because it will keep in perlect condition for from four to six weeks in the ice box. Best for the Retail Buyer: Because it lasts three times as long as Cunea- tum. Customers ordering in our store almost invariably ask lor the kind that don't wilt. In buying see that vou get the true variety, as it has many aliases. Price. »trong plants. $8 per 100. Owing to the heavy demand, our stock of this most desirable Kern, ready for irainediate ship- ment, is getting low. In order to accommodate those who wish to make plantings later in the season, we will book orders now for delivery any time till July ist. This will give florists who are now busy with their spring work an opportunity to secure their stock and have it delivered at a time when they c.in take care of it. JOHN IRVINE CO., BAY CITY, MICH. r8!! oz. »4:.35; 1 oz. ISS.OO. SEED GROWERS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS. » 21 N. Thirteenth Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA.. U. S. A. The American Florist. Alto-. iS, Buffalo. Our forces at Washington will arrive in detachments, but before the convention is over we shall be fairh- well represented. Mr. Long goes round by New York and joins the big party. Mr. and Mrs. Hale also go via New York. Cnfortunatcly the Bufialo exposition opens on the 17th. The management has been liberal with premiums for plants and flowers and the liorticultural department being under the care of the Buffalo Florist Club several of us will have to stop behind and get ex- hibits in shape. The "professor" can't leave till Thursday, being superintendent of our department, and Mr. Ed. Mepsted will be be looking after his employer's interest at the show and watching that Mr. Rebstock and Mr. Pickleman don't get ahead of him. But all those 1 have mentioned have promised to be at the capital on Thursday or Friday. We shall have a bowling team without doubt and a special committee will be there ( of non bowlers) to convey the cup or cups to Bufialo. Mr. Christenson had the mis- fortune to cut a tendon of the wrist on his right arm and for several weeks has lost the entire use of his hand. There are strong hopes of his getting that useful member in perfect order again, but he feels he had better stop at home for the present. Mr. Henry Breitmeyer of Detroit and his youngest son are in town and will join the Buffalo and Toronto party going south. White flowers have been very scarce here. White asters are now coming in, which is a great help, for carnations in this neighborhood areabotit gone. They have "played out" much sooner than usual this year, for what reason it is hard to tell. The writer was able to pick good Wilders and Silver Spray last fall till the 15th of September or till the benches were cleared off to prepare for the new crop. I would like to see those progressive men who grow carnations without stakes do this. One of the leading causes of losing the plants in warm weather is because tying and trimming up the plants is ne- glected; air and light is excluded. They flop over on each other and with the amount of water and syringing they then require rotting soon takes place and off goes the plant. Good careful tying and letting in daylight between them will pav a hundredfoldatany time of the year. A fine lot of Lilium lancifolium roseum and album have been grown by one or two of the florists and very useful they are. In designs they are grand and as a hunch they are beautiful. They don't have the coarse look of auratum or its overpowering odor. G. S. Thk advertisement of Z. De Forest Ely which appears in this issue was intended for our Convention Supplement, but was accidentally omitted. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. AUG. TOEFFAERT. GHENT, BELGIUM. Palms, Azalea Indica, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. TIJAIIK LIST ON AI'I'I.U'ATION. Gardiner's Bulbs. **CMii:contiilnlnK nil HVHilable InforniH- lion on the subject NOW KKAKY. Price, ll.fiU mull. Address II. K. OIIITTIT. ritliTHoii. N..I Mention American Florist AUGUST ROLKERi SONS Supply the tr:i. »(iO.()0 1'KK TIIOISAMI. DAVID ALLAN. Mt. Auburn, Mass. Always mention the Ami:kican FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers. l8g2. The American Florist. 69 Dutch Bulbs. Krelage's Wholesale Bulb List for the present season (No. 460) is now ready and will be sent gratis and post free to nur- serymen, seedsmen and florists only. A General Descriptive Catalogue may be had also gratis and post free. First part (No. 455 A) containing Gladioli and all other Bulbs for Spring planting, was pub- lished in January. Second part (No. 455 B) devoted to Dutch Bulbs, Etc., to be pub- lished as soon as possible. Please write directly to E. H. KRELAGE & SON. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY oTfflE VALLEY ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. RIDER'S P. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention American Florist. APPLE GERANIUM SEKD, fresh feed, just received. nerlLO seed. 25o; lliUJ seeds. $1 25. OVCLAMEW. We have an extra Hne sfaln. Cyclamen Persicum, finest mixed, !s ounce, " SI OtJ; Pitt . 25c. Emperor William, darli crimson, 50 seeds, 25c. Giganteum Album, Mont Blanc, pure white, 50 seeds, 5Uc. Deep crimson, very large, 50 seeds, 50c. Atropurpureum, flowers large aid deep, red, 50 SanKuineum. new, blood red. 20 seeds, 50c. Giant Flowered Varieties, extra choice mixed, 50 seeds, 63c.; ;.^ ounce, $2.lO. J. C!. "V.a.trC3rH:.A.KB-, 12 Barclay street, Ui W. Washington St. New York. CHICAGO. C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., HAARLEM, HOLLAND, Grower and cultivator of choice Dutch bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, etc., etc.; alsoof various bulb- ous plants, guaranteed true to name. Beautiful and attractive for gardens and conservatories. Orders solicited. Catalogues free on application to his agents. C. C. ABEL & CO., p. 0. Box 920 New York. LILIUM HARRISII. Original and largest growers of this important bulb. True Stocfe. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARBTTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. H. BAYEESLOEFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, etO KT. 41:]:i Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Onr new Catalosrne is now^ oati free upon application. FL0R18T8' • SUPPLIES MARSCHUETZ &, CO., 23 and 25 N. 4th Street. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Usntlon American FlorUt. Due Von Thol Tulips. SPECIAL. Our agent has secured very low rates on these valuable early forcing Tulips by buying in large lots, and we are able to make the follow- ing SPECIAL. Order now. Per 1000 Per 100 Scarlet S4.25 $ .60 Red and yellow 7.25 .85 Rose 17.50 2.00 Willie 17.00 1.90 We make a Specialty of all Bulbs for Florists Forcing IN SEASON.' NEW YORK 12 Barclay Street. J. G. VflUGHflN. CHICAGO p. 0. Box 688. JAPAN G. J. IVIOFFATT. Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. TiEVS HJHTEKT- COIDID. Send for Catalogue of BULBS, SBBDS, Ain> SHKUBS. ARAUCARIAS, 'AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CAI.1FOKNIA BUJLBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER &. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAK FBANCISCO, CAI.. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemendale and Zant- poort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for Qeneral Wholesale Catalogue. -^ DREER'S (Garden seeds Plants. Bulbs, and Requisites. Thevarethe bestattheiow^est prices. TRADB LIST Issued quar- terly, maUed free to the trade only. HENKr A. DBEER, PIiUadel!?lii# BERLIN LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS We are now ready to take order.s for Ernst Reim- schneider. Altona. Hamburg. CELEBRATED BERLIN LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS. Catalogues free on application to his agents, C. C. ABEL & CO., P. O. Box 920, New York. Please mention the American Flo- rist everyjime you_write any of the advertisers on this page?J "^T^ P. SEBIRE & SONS, Kurserymen, TJSSY, Calvados, France A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks suet as ApDie. Pear. Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Maz zard Cherry, Angers Quince, Small Evergreens. For est Trees. Ornamental Shrubs. Roses, etc. Thi largest stock in the country. Prices very low Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send ror quotations before placing your orders elsewhere Agents for U. S, America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York SPECISL BaRGJURI JIB Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ABAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC. Send for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Bulbs # Plants. SEND FOB CATALOGCE. C. H. JOOSTEN, .. IMPORTEH, 3 COENTIES SLIP, NEW YORK LILY Ot IIIG VALLEY. (Hamburg grown, best for. early forcing).. 1,000 » 7.50 10,000 73.50 50,000 337.50 m Prices on larger quantities by correspondence.' -^ F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., §0 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 70 The American Florist. Aug. i8, Cincinnati. The Cincinnati delegation, accompa- nied by the St. Louis florists, left Sun- day evening over the B. & 0. for the con- vention, with colors flying. The gentlemen from the "Mound City" were met at the depot bj- the Cincinnati boys and escorted to the dining rooms of Thomas J. McClear, the caterer, where a bountiful spread was laid in honor of the guests. The table was beautifully deco- rated by Mr. Tom Hardesty. The center was a star of yellow gladiolus and hy- drangeas, while on either side were cres- cents, flats and rounds of the same flow- ers. After satisfying the inner man, Mr. Albert McCullough, on behalf of the Cin- cinnati florists, gave a short and cordial address of welcome to the St. Louis dele- gates, which was responded to by Mr. Michel in a very able and pleasing manner. There were present eighteen members from St. Louis and twenty-two Cincinnatians. St. Louis is Cincinnati's choice for the convention for '93. Mr. Otto Walke, of the firm of Gear & Walke, has bought out Mr. Emil Schmid, 617 Central avenue. .\s Mr. Walke is a hustler, there is no doubt but that he will establish a large up-town trade. We had the pleasure of entertaining Miss Mary Ostertag of St. Louis for a short time Sunday evening. She was on her way to the convention. Mr. Frank Huntsman captured a small green snake in one of his greenhouses the other day and placed it in his show-win- dow, where it attracted considerable at- tention. The neighboring florists were surprised to see such large crowds around his window, until they made a personal investigation, and then they went away wondering what they could do to coun- teract the attraction. E. G. Gillett. New York. The Florists' Club is making an effort to arouse greater interest in the horticul- tural department of the World's Colum- bian Exposition and are advocating unity of action between the Florists' Clubs and Horticultural Societies, that all the New York state exhibits may be exhibited in one section, and an endeavor will be made to get a specified amount set aside for the general appropriation for the horticultural department. The new Ijadges of the club are in the form of a button of oxidized silver, bear- ing the inscription "N. Y. Florist Club." They are exceedingly neat. At the last meeting of the clubWm.Tricker exhibited a vase of splendid nyrapha'as. HARDY CUT FERNS IVrrkfSC! J SPHAGNUM AND al.\9aa Igbeen sheet. .A. 1 IVS" XiEJ^'VES. BOUOUET GREEN anil FESTOONING of all kinds In any amount on hand. HARTFORD & NICHOLS, 18 Obapman Place. BOSTON, MASS. Nice youiii; plants, 2|^-inch, |2.(i0 per lOO; jfis.oo per KiOO. CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM. strong blooming bulbs, $8.00 per 100. H*. BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Good Heavy Sniilax. Any quantity, J15.00 per 100. WALTER BONFIELD, TTLE y-A-IiXiS 3Sr. Y. ^*PALM SEED* JUST IMPORTED FROM THEIR NATIVE FORESTS IN THE TROPICS. Largest consignment of these seed ever received in this country. All fresh, and Guaranteed to grow 90 per cent. Note i>rlce!4 below, which cannot be beaten )>y any responsible importer In besidee, we GUARANTEE GERMIN.\TION. Per 100 Kentia Forsteriana $ .90 " Belmoreana 90 " Canterburyana 3.00 Seaforthia elegans 45 Corypha Australis 40 Areca Bauer! 45 UNITED STATES NURSERIES. JSMOI«T Hllvr^S, IST. J. In this conntry; Per 1000 $ S.OO Per 6000 $35.00 8.00 35.00 25 00 3.50 16.00 3.00 14.00 3.50 16.00 KENTIA BELMOREANA and KENTIA FORSTERIANA, in 3-inch pots, VERY FINE PLANTS, 150.00 per ico. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Money Order Office, Station "H". Mention American Florist. The finest stock In the WORLD. Nearly five acres devoted to their culture. Thirty minutes from London. BRACKENRIDGE &, CO., Establiihed 1854. Govanslown, Md. PRICE MST FREE. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES DflRWlN TULIPS are now generally recognized as the best strain of self-colored late Tulips in the trade. Please consult special descriptive list (No. 511) containing 300 distinct varieties. Same will be mailed gratis and post free, including supplement on nearly 40 certificated varie- ties, on application to E. t1. KREUflGE, & SON. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. I»" .Special terms to the trade, .ja Mention American Florist. Chrysanthemums. ai^a-lncli pots, 20 leading sorts for cut flowers, J3.0 per 100. The pame. llVi-lnch pots, $4.00. CYCLAMEN I'ERSIOUM . :b«;i.x-x-o^w-, FISHKILL, N Y Special Offer to American Trade LOUIS DE SMET, NURSERYMAN, GHENT, BELGIUM, Otrer Hs Specialties: sands), liay Trees, TiiberouH Itef^^onlaa, Uloxinlag. New Trade Lilt on application. C. C. Abel & Company P.O. Box 920, NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the followinj; Well Known and Reliable Houses, C. G. VAN TITIiERGEX, Jr., Florlat and Seeds- man, Haarlem, UoUand. Choice Dutcb Bulbs, NoTelties. etc. PIERRE SEBIRE & SONS, Nursemnen, Ussy, France. Roses, Fruit and Forest stocks. V. LEMOINE & SONS. Florists, Nancy, Valley a specialty. THE TOTTENHAM NURSERIES, Linit'd, Detleiiisvaart, NetherlandN. Managlne Dl- rectors: A. M. C- Jongkindt Conlnck, A. M. C. Vander BIst. ratalOKues (mention which) free on application written and addressed to i CACTI ! CACTI ! AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. I have over one hundred varieties named, and many yet unnamed. Also Agaves, Aloes. Yuccas. Dasyllrlons, Zamias. Encephaiartos, and Orchids. In many varieties, collected for the trade at low rates Collected from Texas and Northern Mexico to PactBc Coast and Gulf of Mexico. ANNA B. NICKELS, Florist. Grevillea Robusla. Perdoz. Per 100 2^-in. pots, 12 in. high gl.OO $ 8.00 3-inch pots, 15 in. high l.SO 12.00 yyi-\n. pots, 18 in. high 3.00 6-inch pots, 2A to 30 in. high... 6.00 NATHAN SMITH &, SON, WATER LILIES. HARDY AND TROPICAL. DAY AND NIGHT BLOOMING VARIETIES. All the newest and choicest in cultivation. Cata- logues free. Special trade rate. Wai. TBICKEB, Dong-an Hills, B. I.. H. T IVIAGNOLIAS. ■J years In open air. DANVILLE NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE CO., Danville, Virginia. i8g2. The American Florist. 71 Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special prices or come and examine our stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBREGHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries. New Rochelle, N. Y. CHINESE PEONIES are grown in 500 distinct varieties in Krelage's Nurseries at Haarlem, Hol- land. Please write for special descrip- tive catalogue (No. 512), containing ex- act descriptions of over 500 varieties, cultural directions, etc., to E. H. KRELAGE & SON, HAARLBM, HOLLAND. ■W-SPECIAL TERMS TO THE TRADE."®* Mentton American Florist. CABBAGE PLANTS. BEST LATE FLAT DUTCH, $1.50 per 1000; 6.00 per 5000; |10.00 per 10,000. Cash with Order. !-.'-• S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO. MUMS., NOVELTIES OF '92. MRS. E. D. ADAMS, KOSLYN. GEO. W. CHILDS, W. A. MANDA, DOUBLE SWEET ALYSSUM, from 2M-inch pots, J2.50 per 100. STEVIA, very stocky plants, from 2Jo-incli pots, J2.00 per 100. from SVlnch pots, 15. 00 per 100. CASH, or C. O. D. S. B. FIELD, RoseUe, N.J. CARNATIONS strong plants, $8.00 per 100. Grace Wilder, Tidal Wave, Silver Spray, etc., etc. BOtJVABDIAS Pres. Cleveland, Davlsonll, Pres. Qarlleld, Bridal Bouquet, $8.00 per 100. PRIMROSES, 2:'i-lEch pots, tJ.OO per ICO. WM. A. BOCK^ North Cambridge, Mass. HYDRANGEA PANIGULATA GRANDIFLORA The most profitable and satisfactory plant for florists to buy and sell. The very best Ornamental shrub. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters if it is brought properly to their attention. Largest stock in America. Splendid plants. Cheaper and better than Imported. See prices below : ONE YEAR, 12x15 inches, fine $S.OQ per 100; S40.00 per 1000 TWO YEARS, 18x24 inches, fine 6.00 " 50.00 " TWO YEARS, extra selected, 2^x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 " THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2>^ ft., nicely branched 8.00 " 70.00 Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. ADBRKss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. AS GOOD AS THE BEST, AND JUST A TRIFLE BETTER. That is what my customers say, and they are in all parts of the United States and Canada — Maine to California, and Montreal to the Gulf of Mexico. If care and attention will do it, they will be just a trifle better every season; quality is the first consideration, price the second, as an mferior strain of Pansies is dear at any price. With superior facilities for handling trade and prompt attention to all communications I wil make it a pleasure for you to deal with me and would respectfully solicit a trial order. Good stocky plants from seed beds ready Augrnst 20tli and after, at 75 cents per 100; S5.00 per 1000. L. B. 338. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. FICUS ELASTICA. Extra strong plants, 6-inch pots, $50 00 per 100. WM. WARNER HARPER, AN DORR A NURSERIES, MANAGER. CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA, PA ESLiBtlSHED 1835. THE OLDEST NDRSEKI IN THE STATE. "AND STILL THEY COME!" Our orders for Pot Grown Strawberries are already several thousand ahead of last year, and still the orders come. Have yon sent yours yet? There is money In It for you. Try it. Don't forget our large stock of Parker Barle. Terms to suit purchasers, or 12 Ist, upon satisfactory reference. Isaac C. Rogers. ROGERS' NURSERIES, MOORESTOW N, NEW JERSEY. Big Pansies. You can't miss it with the GIANT MARKET STRAIN (Zirngiebel's). It is superb. Stocky seedlings 75 c. per 100; $5 per 1000. Strong trans- planted plants ready Sept. 25, $1.25 per 100; $\0 per 1000. Send your orders NOW. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. EXTRA PANSY SEED. Mamuiotli Sanbeaiu Strain. A grand collection of giant flowering varieties, very large, of perfect form, and choice colors; care- fully selected; receive high praise from my custom- ers. Every florist should be sure to sow It. Trade pkt. 500 seeds, 25 cts.; 3 pkts. 60 cts.; 6 pkts. $1.00. JOHN F. RUPP, Shiremanstown, Pa. BEGONIAS. Per Rex fine assortment $ 5.00 Rex Lucy Closson 10.00 Listri or Diadem 6.co Argentia Guttata 4.00 Metalica, 2^ in 4.00 " 3/2 in 8.00 Hydrangeas Thos. Hogg, Otaksa 2^ in 4.00 " Red Branched 2j^in 6.00 Send for list of field grown Carnations and Violets. I. N. KRAMER & SON. MARION IOWA. PANSY SEED. The Jennings strain of large-flowering and fancy Pansies. You want this strain of Panaiea if you want the best. Stock all carefully grown by myself, and flrst-class in every respect. To all my old patrons, will say, they will find a decided improve- ment from last year. Finest mixed, all colors, pkt. 25c., 50c. and $1 each. Ounce, $H.0O; 3 or more ounces, $5 00 per ounce. Large yellow, black eye and pure white, in sepa- rate pkts. 50c. and Jl.OO each, free by mall. Pansy plants ready Sept. 1, GOc. per 100; $5 per 1000 CARNATION, Violet and Pansy Grower, Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT, CONN, Mention American Florist. GIANT MARKETand FANCY PANSIES New crop seeds of those superb strains now ready, in trade packets of 1,500 and 600 seeds respectively, at one dollar each. DENYS ZIKNGIEBEL, ^ ISEEDHAM, MASS. We have planted out 'most of the Begonias for tubers, but keep some ready for shipping in 2-inch pots, i!4.00 and $A.SO per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnelsville, Ohio. 72 The American Florist. Aug. i8, The temperature rises and falls, rises frequently and falls seldom. The feelings of the dealer rise about as often as the temperature falls, so that, as a whole, the week may be said to have been one of high temperature and low sales, in spite of a fall in the former to nearly GO" Saturday morning, and in spite of the fact that high temperature means high death rate and much funeral work. The quality of the stuff brought to town is decidedly poor, and the demand is, though slight, pretty nearly as good as it would be at any season, for the average buds that are oft'ered. Asters are fair but we may expect slow sales from now until fine flowers are on sale and that will not be much before chrysanthemum time. There was a surprisingly large attend- ance at the club meeting Monday night, though it was very warm. All wanted to find out who were going to Washing- ton and how, and when. After every- thing had been fixed, and the time of leaving decided, the club was treated to a surprise by their advertising agent, who, having been commissioned to secure advs. for the blank pages in the premium list for the fall show, turned his guns on the club and nearly filled his spaces by a short lecture and personal canvass of the members present; the said members thus paying a man to get them to put their own advs. in their own list. The most debated question in the ques- tion box was " What is the cheapest and best covering forvioletframesin winter?" Mr. Moss used straw mats; Mr. Mc- Roberts used 1-inch boards, 12 inches by 16 feet and thought, if fitted together at all neatly, they would keep out as much cold as a dry mat, and a good deal more than a wet or frozen one. Mr. Tischinger used hay and boards to keep it on. Mr. Cook used U'-inch boards madeinto shut- ters lined with building paper and having straw fastened inside of that by string and staples. Mr. Grebb thought if rye was cut green the mats made of it would stand much longer that when cut after ripening. Mr. McNab thought double glazing might answer. Mr. Seidewitz had known of building paper being used alone and giving satisfaction. Mr. Moss knew a place where the mats were always covered with a strip of canvas the full width and length of frames. It is a ques- tion bearing on almost every member, and the general feeling seemed to be that while mats are clumsy, costly and perish- able there is no sure substitute. Other questions were decided as follows : Is butted glass a success ? Yes. What will prevent scale?' Fir-tree oil. What is a remedy for thrip? The debate on this brought out the fact that there was a diversity of opinion as to the identity of the insect, and the librarian was re- quested to get us some works on destruc- tive insects. Should a premium be offered for wild flowers ? Several thought yes, and Mr. McRoberts offered $10 for best collection freshly gathered ajld correctly named. Mack. Winnii'IK;, Man. — The recent flower show in Industrial Hall was a success In every sense, the exhibits being very at- tractively arranged. Braxton & Hower received 1st prize for a specimen pan- danus, 2nd prize for ,S0 assorted plants, 1st prize for tuberous begonias, and also prizes for fuehsi.-is, geraniums anti hang- ing basket. The same firm secured prizes for bouquets. R. Alston received 1st prize for group of pahns and ferns. There was an interesting displav by amateurs and a good variety of small fruits. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. Kxporter.-^, Importers and Growers of TREES, ELflNTS, SEEDS, BULBS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. SWEET PEA SEED.— SPECIAL to the trade. Orders are solicited for Fall Delivery, in quantity, of this season's crop of the choice Sweet Pea varieties, named and mixed, that we grow. Please send for trade list. FOR IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE WE OFFER C'alla Lily I5ul)>«, 4 ou larger sl/eK (»d appllr: Freesia refra<'ta allia, good Freesia refracta alba seed. « 30.00 per 1000. Prices 427 and429Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. nURSEBIES: MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA. ARTISTIC COLOR WORK. "GIxo CoMPr IITHOGRAPHERS, 48-50 Wabash Avenue, W. B. ORCUTT.GenlMgr. QHICAGOi FIRST-CLASS WORK. NO FANCY PRICES. GIVE US A TRIAL No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green Houpes or Farmer's Sash. You can save money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twin Points. TH£SE POINTS are far superior to the old mode of Betting glass, as they will bold each pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box containa 500 rights and 500 lefts. We aleo make a tool for driving the points. Price. 35c a Box. Driver, 15c. A Liberal Discount to the Trade. These points are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil. Seedsmen, and Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not llnd them, send postal for a free sample, or send 69 cents for 1 package and 1 driver by mail, post paid to any part of the U. S. H. W. £AM£S CO., Milford, UaBS., Mention American Florist. Association "Flora* JVUI«SiBJI«^'' CO., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. 1 No ADDRB88 P. OUWERKERK, p. 0.80x1845. NEW YORK. Mention American Klorlat. GOOD, CLEAN SPHA(;NUM ^ MOSS, $1.00 PER BARREL. Or in bulk .il |I2.(ki per UiO cubic led. WU. r. BASSETT & SOU. Hammonton. N. J. Mention American, Florist. HEREWEARE AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash liars and Ven- li'ating Sash. All kinds on hand, PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates L^iven, and cost ot Ircight guarranteed. ORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, roni bottom gutter up my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE PA. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED PUTTY BULB, For Glazing Saah, Etc. — ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkle: For sale by your Seedsman, or sent, postpaid, for fltl.OO. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, c^ 74& 7G Myrtle .Vve., *~ BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalo|;ae. IMPROVED GLAZING. zinc .lolnts for luittlnK RlasB without laps No leakuKe. No sllillnt; i>l' kIhss Practli^ally air tiKht. Keeps out cold winds, thereby saving fuel. No laps stives enouKh Klass to pay tor the zincs. No break. Hue of Klass on account of frost or Ice. Borne of the largest urowtTS In the country are usIhk *'. JULIUS TESMER & CO., ManolHcturer.'>nr all kinds ol ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS. !i;t: to !»ll N. We-trrii Ave., CHICAGO. Telephone West i;70. lSp2, The American Florist. 73 Butted GLASS iBars 0( 6 +> ij^^l-^. FINE • LITHOGRAPHIC • WORK • IN COLORS. • • Seed Bags, • • ? NURSERYMEN'S • PLATES, =? Catalogue Covers, Stecher Litho. Co., Rochester, n. y. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M. Stearns, Mngr. LOCKLAND, OHIO. c H Y O P r R CLEAR B E E S _^ — 1 D S G R rCYPRESS / A N D E E \ / V N H XSASH/ E N T O \ / 1 U IV ) ( yi L s x_y ^^ A E M . BARS ^ I A \ / N T JOHN NGER (a E r C. MONI S . A ^ 297 Hawthorne Aire., S L CHICAGO. ILL H BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Mannfacture THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes IH-lncti and 2-lnch, fS.OO per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut in next week's American Florist. AGENTS: A. Rolker & Sons, New York; P. B. Mc- AlUster,22 Dey St., N. Y.; B. Kaufman, Philadelphia; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry St Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, 116 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago; W. A. Hantt & Co., 1202 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch. 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O. ; T. W- Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshal! Sts.. Richmond, Va.; Jas Vick, Kochester, N. Y ; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agt. or Canada. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price £ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., S. 7. W.G.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood or metal frames having holes drilled in them to Insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All Infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-lnch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and , compare with any I other letter in the larket. W. C. KRICK. 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan. Chicago. III.; H. Bat- ERSDORFER & CO., Phila., Pa.; N. Stefpens, N. Y.; Aug. Rolker & Sons. N.Y.; Ed. S.Schmid, Wash- ington. D. C. ; JAMES ViCK's Sons, Rochester N. Y.: T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers, Toronto, Ont. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFariand Co., HARBISBURO, PA. WIRt FLOWER POT STANDS Copyrig:hted. No. 433>i. Flower Stand. Seed for Catalogue showine: over 30 different designs with our new style CLOVBK LEAF BORDER. Address BARBEE WIRE AND IRON WORKS, 44 & 46 Dearborn St., CHICAGO. •OUR- HALF-yONE ^ ^ Engravings • • • ARE iHADE BY FRUITEVAPORATOR I IIUI I THE ZIMMERMAN - - -w - .p,,^ Staiulard TIaebine Different sizes and prices. Illastrated Catalogue free. THE BLTUTEK IBOK WOKK8 CO., Cincinnati, O. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb LiRer. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 373 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 107 Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. Their work in this journal speaks for itse/f. Publishers American Florist. JJJLOOiUlNtJTON (I'llOiNl.X) NlIKSER'a. 600 ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS Priced Oatalogue PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY SacceHo™ to SIDNFV TliTTLE & CO.. BLOOOIIAGTOH. IM^ LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. U. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL 74 The American Florist. Aug. i8, St. Louis. An inch of rain and a fall of tempera- ture this week are among the things we art to Ijc thankful for. All outside plants are doinjj well. The St. Louis Florist Club held its reg- ular monthly meeting August 11. The following otiicers were elected for ensu- ing year: President, John Young; vice- president, Robert Tesson; secretary, E. Schray; trustees, Messrs. Connon, Koen- ing and Webber. Mr. Guy brought to the meeting a spike from one of his last year's seedling cannas. It was large and well formed. The flowers were 3^el- low spotted with buff. It was consid- ered a very good yellow canna. Mr. Saunders exhibited a couple of sprays of Hydrangea paniculata graudiflora. Very few of the flowers of the panicle had opened and these were small and poor. Mr. Saunders said they were from a lot of stock imported last year and which bloomed well that season, but gave no good bloom this year. Mr. Sumey, head gardener at Botanical Garden, tells me that poor bloom is the rule with this vari- ety, while the H. paniculata is a good bloomer. H. paniculata is in full bloom here now and as a late summer flowering shrub it can not be excelled. J. C. DUFFEY. Just So. The following choice specimen of Eng- lish as she is printed in Holland we clip from a catalogue recently received: "The best months for schipping Hya- cinths are August and Septembre, to be able to ensure receiving fine quality. Vindication fore the good flower do I not take up me, as it much hang down from the weather and the good treatment and we send only such bulbs from which you can expect the best. Observations of which temper, are not taken into consid- eration when she not happened in 30 days. Only answered we for the good- ness and health of the bulbs with the sending. The prices are in sterling Eng- lish Coars." PRESsJ&taEi USEltAFTEllS: .TORS HOT Bl^Di TTEBINGsJtcI STANDARD POTS. Price Hat for any number. -Inch, per 1000. PM Mnch, perlOO, Jl.S i " •' :).60 « ■• " 2 5 t " " 4.00 7 " •• 3.E 5 00 8 " •' 6.C « " " 7.26 « •• •• 8.C HILFINGER BROS.. Fori Edward, N. Y. FLOWER POTS. standard Flower I'ot.s, Machine Pots, Hand Made Pots, Florists' Cut Flower Pots, Saucers, Hanging Baskets, in I2 fancy patterns. FIRST-CLASSDGOODS. LOWEST PRICES. Bend tor price list. Ulve us a trial. o We will sure ly satlBty you. BOWMANVILLE POTTERY, Bowmanvllle, Chiraeo, III. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the B!ESX made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBBIDGE, MASS. "STANDARD" FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best ^est. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottepy Company Branch Warehouse : 713 & 715 Wliarton St., FhiladelpMa, Pa- Randolph Ave. A Union St., Jertey City, N. i; «^- FLORISTS OR OTHERS H^-DO YOU BUY IN A CASH MARKET? PA IIMT ^"^^ ^""^ ^^^" ^^^^''^ • • • OR PUTTY THAT WILL STICK. We make paints, because we know how, ship to all Railroad Stations or Boat Landings without regard to distance, and will make prices for goods laid down at your Station at figures that will pay you to patronize us, if you buy in a cash market. Try it ! E^^ Correspondence solicited, and all inquiries treated considerately and conrteously. ttflMMOND'S PflINT AND SLUG SfiOT WORKS, N. H. Comer Long Dock. FISHKILL-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, mi A -r CD ROSE HOUSE, WATER NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can bo accnniplinlud by UHinp th.' IiniTovcd RIDER I3:OT-.A.IH. ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE (':itali>pue with full partic liirs, sent on application. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT St.. New YORK, N.Y. Mention American Florist. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. 1IHD&STRU6TIBLE. CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. THE PEIRCr&COLEllAN CO., I>^3rt:OEl., Ol:llo» Mention American Fiona. i8g2. The American Florist. 75 KROESCHELL BROS. XBXf>3».C3'V£:Z> Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 5S Erie St., CHICAGO. Boilers made of tbe best of material, shell, firebox sheets and heads of steel, water space all aronnd (front, sides and back). Write for Information. A Carmody Boiler will Cost less, Use less Fuel and has more advantages than any other Boiler in the market. Send for Descriptive Catalogue. J. D. CARMODY, EVANSVILLE, IND. MflRlNG, ttflRT & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass We make a Specialty ol GLASS FOR HOT-HOUSES. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this pag;e. THE LATEST AND BEST for heating GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES. This heater has water way front and back ends, with double return flues at bottom, thoroughly utilizing and exhausting the heat before it reaches the chimney. The fire is at the top — thus delwermg the water into the pipes at a higJj temperattLre, without concur- rent circulation, large The Qurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Very large grate and heating areas, thus insuring greatest possi- ble economy in fuel. All screw joints, or iron to iron. Leading florists say it is the best yet. Send for Descriptive Matter. GURNEY HOT WATER HEATER GO. 163 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. Selling Agencies: (New York: JOHNSON & CO., 7t John Street. Chicago: RICE & WHITACRE. 49 So. Canal St. ( Philadelphia: J. C. TRACHSEL, 246 Arch St. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices. SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE, FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, lOS r^alt© street, = OHICA.OO, IX^r^. Mention American Florist. PERFECT 0171^1 /^U T^TT "17 Awarded HIGHEST PREMIUM DRAINAGE XJjJjlVl^rl. L JlLJJLJ, Wherever Exhibited. Used by ALL leading growers and horticultural builders. For circulars, etc., address "W. I». "WIOUT, UPLAND GREENHOUSES. •'^.^^^^^^^^-^ MADISON, N. J. Save your Coal by using the FLORIDA I HEATING APPARATUS For Greenhouses BEST IN THE WORLD. PIERCE, Bl'TLER k PIERCE MFG. CO SYKACrSE, N. Y., U. S. A. 13. XX. fI.C3:^EIXt.'I'S, 159 & 161 South 5th Ave., New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for Rose Houses, Conservatories, etc., etc. Out glass received the highest award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. F. THE sTANDARDYentiiatjng Machines Received best awards at BDFFALO, N. Y., BOSTON, MASS., TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. Mention American FIorlBt. 76 The American Florist, Aug. i8. Index to Advertisers. AbelOC&CO raiio Allan David ts- Andorra Narseries 71 BallerF A "0 Barbee Wire * Iron Works 73 Rarnard W W *Co ilS Bay State HdwCo. Bereer H H 4 Co. BIymverlron Wks. Bock Wm A Bonfleld Walter Bonsall Job B & Son. BrackenrldBe ACo 70 Brauer 4 KIchter 71 Brown i Cantleld (13 Burns 4 Ray nor (15 Burrow J G 70 Carman B W 73 Carmody J D 7.'j UeLamalerlron W'ks./ OeSmet L : Detroit Heating and JLighting Co Dietscb A4Co 7< Dillon J. I. to Dlngee 4 Conard Co. . .71 Dieer B. A 09 Barnes H W 4 Co 72 Bckhardt Theo 09 Ellwaoger^t Barry 63 Kly Z l)e Forest 4 Co. .fir Felhelm Lyman 72 Fields B U 71 OardlnerJ4Co 117 1,8 Gasser J M 72 Gonzalez 4 Co W" Gurney Heater Co — 75 Hall Association 73 Hammond Benj 74 Hart James tI5 Hartford 4 Nichols ... .71) Ben, Albert ISd 71 Hews AH 4Co 74 HllflDger Bros 74 Hill BG4CO r,B HlppardB 75 HltohlniTB* Co 7t; Hooker H.M. Co 75 Horan Bdw C M HalsebOBCh Bros tv.) Hunt B H ft> HuntM A f,3 Hunter 4 Purdy 115 Irvine John Co IV. JenningsE B 71 JooBten C H i;si Kennlcott Brra 155 Kramer I N 4 Son 71 Krelage E H & Son... Lonsdale Edwin McBrtde Alex 71 McCarthy N FACo i;5 McFarland J H (55 McFarland J H Co 73 McKellar & Suerry ft5 Mac Bean AS e3 ManzJ 4Co 73 Marlng, Hart 4 Co 75 Mar8chuetz4Co C'J Meyer John C4Co. Moore f'rank L. Mullen Geo G5 National Hot Water Heater Co 7ti Nickels Anna B 70 Orcutt CoThe 72 Ouwerkerk I* 72 Peck 4 Sutherland (55 Pelrce 4 Coleman Co.. 74 Pennock Samuel S 155 Phoenix Nursery Co.. ..73 Pierce Butier4Pleroe. .75 Plerson FRCo m Pitcher 4 Manda 70 Randall A L 155 Reck John 53 Heed 4 Kellar 63 Riemschneider Ernst 69 RobertsD H 75 Koehrs Theo 65 Rogers Nurseries 71 Bolker AABons 158 Rupp John F 71 Bander 4 Co 7(1 Schmitz F W O * Co. .. .69 Schuiz Jacob 6^^ Scollay John A 72 Sebire P & Sons 69 Sheridan WF 155 Sherwood Hall Nar....72 Slebrecht 4 Wadley.. .71 Situations, Wants 64 Smith C A Floral Co ..63 Smith Nathan & Son63 7i) Smith 4 Webster 75 Stccher Lltho«o 73 Storrs 4 Harrison Co.. 63 StrebySO. Sunderbruch H L — Tesmer Julius 4Co.. Toeffaert Aug Tricker Wm VanTubergen CU... Vaugha .65 .69 Weathered, Thoi. W. . .76 Welch Bros 155 Whiiidin Pot Co 74 Wight W P 75 WilksSMfgCo ...75 Wisconsin Flower Hi.. .68 WoltTLMfgCo 76 Wood Bros 153 Voung Bros 65 Zlrngiebel D 71 If you have any really good thing to sell to florists, don't fail to show it at the trade exhibition at Washington in con- nection with the annual convention of the Society of American Florists. All the live men in the trade will be there, and they are the men who are quick to discern merit in anything that really possesses it. Do YOU WANT a list of the leac" ' -o- cem- etery superintendents? You (i "•id such a list in our new trade dir" a r'^Oq?, reference book. GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St.. New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. ^ Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. jf% Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of ^''' Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOK ILI,USTBATED CATALOGUE. Thos. W. Weathered's Sons, • • • GREENHOUSE • • • HEATING f VENTILATING APPARATUS. HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS. ^^^^244 Canal Street, NEW YORK. ffim^riliaiise Pii)e and Fittings! ■^s^ OUR HEW TRADE '^ DIRECTORY E*Oft. XSS2 Contains a list of all the FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN anil SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. ITS FIRE HOLDING QUALITIES UNEQUALLED. GREENHOUSE HEATING. DETROIT HEATING sole AND LIGHTING CO. mfrs. Lieb and Wight Sti., DETROIT, MICH. NK'\ YdKK IVti l.it..Tty SL CniCAOO, fts I.siVr SI. Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, verj' little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOK ILLUSTRATED CIROULAK. -jA(AtEB J{E/VTE^ ^^ Hot Water G'RCULation. Rati onalHot^A/ater Heater CTg. Bostor?, 195 Port Hill Sq. Chicago, 54 Dc^rborp St. Wew YorKr 94- Centr« St. SaO Prapcisco, 40 5 />^2krKet St. ITujiie M^mmmM OnLiiiiir RmETica is "the Prau/ Df the UessbI; there may hs mars com fori Mmidships, but we are the Erst to touch Unknown Seas,"' Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK, AUGUST 25, 1892. Ho. 221 f LHIIi ^l£Slii0®Mi lFlL@l!9a@ir Published every Thursday by The American Florist compaht. Subscription, $i.oo a year. To Europe, $2.00, Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAME9 Dean, Bay Ridge. N. Y., president; W. R Smith, Washington. D. C.. vice-president; Wm. J Stewart. 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre tary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug' US'. 18P3 The new officers to be installed January LlSySa Wm. R. Smltn, Washington, president; Prof Wm. Trelease, Mt Louis, vice-nresident; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1893. CONTENTS. The Washington convention 77 The eastern special 77 The entertainments 78 S. A. F. comedians 78 A presentation 7S The society in session (illus) 79 Convention echoes 79 The American Rose Society 79 The American Chrysanthemum Society .... 79 The American Carnation Society 79 The Florists' Protective Association 79 The trade exhibit 80 The bowliug contest 80 A corner of the trade exhibit (illus) 81 Extracts from review of new plants 81 Roses— Fungus and other rose troubles .... 82 Breakfast on the Pilgrim (illus) 83 The propagation ot roses 84 Ferns at midsummer 85 Some Philadelphia palms 86 Baltimore 86 The carnation, its history and management , . 88 Obituary— F. T. McFadden \ 90 Springfield, O 90 Philadelphia 92 Toronto 94 St. Louis 96 Nothing to ask of Congress 96 BuflTalo qS Tomato seed growers report damage from tomato worm. Several pea growers report early wrinkled sorts do not average over half a crop. Do you WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory ;ind reference book. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commerce in America, with the class, habit, date of introduction, name of introducer, and a brief accurate de- scription of each one, and with synonyms all noted? You will find sucha list in our new trade directory and reference book. HE WASHINGTON CONVENTION. When the returns are all in we believe it will be found that for members in attendance, interest and value of the sessions, unlimited hos- pitality and perfection of detail in all the arrangements this meeting stands pre- eminen tly ahead of any former gatherings. When such smoothness in the carrying out of all the details occurs, for instance, at Boston, nobody thinks of being surprised, for long experience in such matters has given the managers of such occasions there the necessary training. But in Washington the conditions are diftereut, and rherefore Messrs. Smith, Hale, Reynolds, Oliver, Clark, Durfee, Freeman and Ley, with their associates on the committees, have earned and are entitled to the highest praise for the phenomenal perfection of their work. More especially will every recipient oi their favors be glad for them and extend the heartiest congratulations on their success, as they recall the selfish and unpatriotic course taken by certain of their townsmen in not only refusing to beat a hand with them in their labors, but in doing all they could to place obstacles in their way and em- barrass them. All hail the National Gar- deners Club of Washington! The florists of the country take off their hats to you and wish you long life and prosperity. The Eastern Special. The great excursion to Washington from the northeastern part of the country was much like the boy's snowball which starts with a handful, but by steady roll- ing increases to mountain size. An indi- vidual here and there from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont speeding along with faces Bostonward, that was the be- ginning. A magnificent two section train of 20 loaded cars, beautifully decorated, that was its proportions when the great excursion rolled into the Capital City. From Boston the route was via the Fall River Line to New York. A surprise was in store here for the delegates. When they reached Fall River and boarded the steamer Pilgrim the party was ushered to the dining room and it was ascertained that the generous New York committee had been at work and a compHmentary supper was in waiting. After full justice had been done to this part of the pro- gram the balance of the evening was spent as it can be spent nowhere except- ing on a Fall River boat on a moonlit summer night. On arrival at New York the boat was boarded by the representatives of the New York Florists' Club, including Pres- ident Dean, J. N. May, Alex Burns, John Young and others, who after much mys- terious running to and fro made announce- ment that the whole party was invited to breakfast with the N. Y. Florist Club. The spacious dining hall was beautifully decorated, each table bearing a basket of flowers such as can be found at this sea- son of the year nowhere excepting inN'.w York, and each bearing on a card t!'.c name of the donor, the list representi ig the most notable of New York's growers and retailers. In the meantime another committee was hard at work decorating the cars of the special train at fersey City, which when the big baskets from the tables had been added presented an appearance fully worthy of the festive occasion. As to the incidents of the trip a volume might be written. Those who know how well flo-, rists can forget their cares and enjoy such a holiday can easily imagine how fun reigned supreme. One hundred and eighty-seven was the number of the New York addition to the part}', and various smaller accessions on the way to Phila. brought up the full number on board when Phila. was reached to over 300. At Trenton the train was boarded by the Philadelphia committee, consisting of D. D. L. Farson, John Walker and W. P. Craig, who took formal possession of the party and announced that they were now the guests of the Phila. Florists' Club and were invited to partake of a collation on arrival at that city. Accordingly, on reaching Philadelphia the guests formed in procession, carriages being provided for the ladies, and pro- ceeded to Horticultural Hall, which was superbly decorated with palms, crotons, etc. A few words of welcome from Robert Craig opened the proceedings and two hours of social intercourse followed, after which the train, now consisting of two sections, started on its way to Washing- ton. The Philadelphia boys were not to 78 The American Florist. Auo-. 25 be beaten by their X. Y. brethren and lavish decorations of engines and cars were provided. The baggage car was transformed into a concert garden where skirt dances by Charlie Weathered, Major Rogers and others, trumpet solos bv D. D. L. Farson and E. Koftman, together with other diversions of a like nature furnished unlimited fun for the spectators and made the time fly rapidly. Promptly on time the train arrived in Washington, without a single mishap, the reception committee of the National Gardeners' Club assumed its duties promptly and the great excursion was a thing of the past. The Entertainments. Never in the history of S. A. F. conven- tions has the work of entertaining been carried on in a more liberal scale than at Washington. It was one constant round of jollity from beginning to end, excepting only the time devoted to the regular sessions. The time allotted to the serious work of the society was sacredly respected and thus the question of the rival claims of fun and business received a practical solution, and it is to be hoped that the customary fault-finding on this score will be missing this season. To recount all the hospitalities received by the visitors from their generous hosts would take many columns. The reception at Mr. McLean's garden was a rousing success, being attended by over 1,500 people, and here, as elsewhere, the efficient gentlemen on the entertain- ment committee left nothing undone for the comfort and pleasure of the visitors. After the evening session the musicale also gave great satisfaction, the music being furnished by the Haltimore Man- dolin Club and the Washington Zither Circle, while refreshments were furnished to the audience. On Thursday .ifter- noon the ride to Strauss & Co.'s green- houses was enjoyed by many, the invita- tion being given by the Herendcen Co. and C. Strauss & Co. On Thursday afternoon, and in fact at all times during the week, Mr. J. R. Free- man and Strauss & Co. kept open house at their places of business, which were constantly filled with a merry crowd. On Thursday evening one of the richest entertainments on record took place at Strauss & Co.'s, where the efforts of a number of shining lights in the society, as amateur minstrels, brought down the house repeatedly and kept the company till well towards daybreak. The trip to Mt. Vernon will be a red letter day in the memory of all who par- ticipated. The delightful sail down the historic Potomac, the opportunity to visit the sacred spot where sleeps the father of his country, the kind attention shown b}' the committee in charge will be long remembered. And it is safe to say that the grimaces of the colored gentle- man with the cavernous mouth who helped furnish the musical entertainment will never be forgotten by any who were fortunate enough to get a look at this characteristic southern product. The many places of interest which the visitors were anxious to visit gave the entertain- ment committee a full share of work to do, and it was well done, with only one end in view, viz., to give all the pleasure possible to the guests, in which ambition they succeeded well, for everybody was taken care of. The Columbia Athletic Club deserves great credit for its kind hospitality ex- tended not only to the bowling fraternity but to the whole society in offering all the conveniences and privileges of their rooms to the members during their entire stay in the city. S. A. F. Comedians. A new departure in the way of enter- tainments at the annual conventions took place in the parlors of Strauss & Co.'s store on F street Thursday-Friday (note the hyphen). The proceedings be- gan after the regular session closed at Armory Hall Thursday 10 p. m. and con- tinued into the wee sma' hours Fridaj' morning. The affair was conducted by the S. A. F. Comedians, a new organization which gives great promise of furnishing high- plane amusement at the coming con- ventions. The courtly Mr. Durfee, mine host of the evening, furnished forth the audience room in all splendor and served a per- petual feast of delicacies both solid and liquid with that liberality and grace for which he is noted, so that none were hun- gry or thirsty and the inspirational moods ot the artists and audience were continu- ally attuned to the highest pitch. Rea- son feasted, soul flowed and hilaritj' reigned supreme, but decorouslj'. Such a galaxy of entertainers has rarely been heard, even in the ranks of profes- sional amusement producers. There were President-Elect Smith, in a dignified and characteristic specialty backed up by Judge Hoitt, who was "retained" for the occasion; Sec'y Stewart, in his inim- itable dissertation "Bean Porridge"; John Thorpe in his great dual character of "Dogberry" and the "Dandy Copper"; the rotund and genial Burt Eddy, as "Sir John FalstafT '; "Great Scott," as "Bluff" (Who could portra3' this better?); Elijah A. Wood, in his role of "Chippie"; Edwin Lonsdale as the grand "Duke of York"; Dan Farson, full of "Great Expectations"; J. R. ^■'tceman, in his original character of "Ten Strike." Such an olio was never before given in the whole realm of amuse- ments and will be long remembered. Without being invidious in description where everything was so uniformly excel- lent we gladly notice the great elocution- ary treat of theevening furnished by Burt Eddy in his famous recitation of "The Old Man Dreams," his masterlv reading of "Roll Call After the Battle,'"' in addi- tion to his personation of bluft""Sir John Falstaff." Burt is a raconteur as well as being one of the best amateur recitation- ists in the country. His stories would make the sphynxes grin. "Little Woodie," in his mellifluous and dainty songs, won repeated encores and rounded out the general joy. Indeed, to those who know these two gentlemen, their disparity in size exhibited on one stage is mirth-provoking of itself and alone worth high-priced admission. Considering the general excellence of the whole entertainment, we seriously recommend a permanent organization to rehearse a complete exhibition to enliven future meetings of the S. A. F. and on such a scale as to include the whole con- vention for an audience. The talent evinced on this occasion was too bright to hide under a bushel and we hope the moving spirits will elaborate a programme for the St. Louis meeting which will be educational and recreative and show more generally the versatility we have within our ranks. Well. Well i Yon Hebe A Presentation. Could a more appropriate place than the porch of the house so long occujiied by Washington at Mt. Vernon have been selected for the honoring of a president of the Society of American Florists by the presentation of a token expressive of appreciation of his labors for the welfare of the society. Ki. an opportune moment on Friday afternoon the members present at Mt. Vernon were called together in front of the house, and President Dean was presented with a handsome silver tea-service by the members of the S. A. F., Mr. E. A. Wood making the presentation in the following words: "Ladies ana iu'iitlemcn : You have been called upon to-day to do honor to one who has stood at the helm of our ship for the last twelve months and landed us safely here in this city whose name is one that every boy was taught to lisp upon his mother's knee. "Once every year we meet, and it is our duty and pleasure to select one of our number to preside at our meetings i8g2. The American Florist. 79 THE SOCIETY m Session. and act as our president. We try to be careful to select a man whose integrity and whose honesty is undoubted and un- questioned— a man who is willing and ready to give his valuable time and who has the best interests of our association at heart. Last year, at Toronto, we se- lected such a man, and, Mr. President, I have been selected — I know not why^to preseut to you this token of the esteem of the members and ladies of the S. A. F., to show you their appreciation of the manner in which you have conducted their deliberations, the courtesy you have extended to the speakers; of the manner in which the gavel was brought down when, perhaps, the younger mem- bers in the back of the hall thought their conversation was a little more important than that of the man who held the floor. [Laughter.] "In presenting this to you, let me say that it is the wish of one and all of us that you and your good wife may live to enjoy many years of happiness and pros- perity, and when you look upon this small token; think of the many good friends you met and will leave when you return to your home." [Applause.] Mr. Dean, in reply, said : "Mr. Chair- man, Ladies and Gentlemen : It is on oc- casions like this that I wish I had the eloquence of the gentleman who has so ably presented this beautiful present. "On this historic ground, surrounded by everything connected with the name of Washington, a name dear to the heart of every patriotic American, I feel it a great honor to receive this token of your respect and esteem. I will not attempt to make a speech — you all know I am not a public speaker; but I thank you hear- tily for your beautiful present; and if I have done anything at all to merit it I am certain I am not aware of it. I thank you again for the present, and rest as- sured the Society of American Florists shall always have my best wishes." [Loud Applause.] Convention Echoes. Not so hot after all, was it? St. Louis went in to win, and she did win. Our "Uncle John" received a hearty welcome. The Philadelphia contingent made its share of noise as usual. What a nice little presentation speech "Little Woodie" can make. One of the happiest men in the world was our president-elect, W. R. Smith. John Reck is an enthusiastic shark hunter. We hope he will catch them all. The group photograph taken at the Botanic Garden is a remarkably good one. Brother Hale as Superintendent of Ex- hibition was the right man in the right place. What a crowd of handsome ladies there were! We never had so many at a con- vention before. "Some people often think they are thinking when they are doing nothing of the kind."— W. R. Smith. The "Brave Old Duke of York" never received a better rendering than at Strauss's on Thursday evening. The questions about coal and heating apparatus got a few of the boys started, but were far from warming them upas in the days of yore. What to do with the "mule variety of kickers" is, according to Mr. Ewing, one of the most important problems before the florists' clubs. The essay by Mr. Rob't Farquhar of Boston on "Floriculture for Children" was one of the best written papers ever presented to the society. The plan adopted this year of having two or more replies to each of the in- quiries from the question box added much to the interest of this feature. W. S. Clark seems never so happy and enthusiastic as when dispensing refresh- ments to a crowd and the hungrier and the thirstier they are the better he likes it. Mr. T. P. Sheridan extended a cordial invitation to the members of the S. A. F. to visit Buena Vista on the Potomac, with a free ride and admission to the grounds thrown in. According to some of the orators in her behalf, St. Louis is a notable summer resort. One of her representatives asserts that on a certain year frost was recorded for every month in the year. The kind invitation of Mr. H. E. Smith of the Department of Agriculture to visit and inspect the forecast room and other points of interest at the Weather Bureau was gladly accepted by many of the vis- itors. The souvenir of Washington prepared and presented to the visitors by the Na- tional Gardeners' Club is a beautiful token and contains an immense amount of well written and reliable information. It was a happy idea. The receipt of a telegram from Boston announcing the arrival of a 14!-pound boy at the home of Mr. P. Welch set the Boston contingent in high glee as visions of a future christening rose before their eyes. And it explained also his absence from the meeting. The committee on final resolutions ex- tended the thanks of the society to Com- missioner Ross, Assistant Secretary Wil- lits, Hon. John R. McLean, the National Gardeners' Club and its efEcient commit- tees, the Columbia Athletic Club, the ex- hibitors, the essayists and the officers of the S. A. F. The American Rose Society. In accordance with announcements previously made a meeting for the organ- ization of a national rose society was held during the Washington convention of the S. A. F. Mr. M. A. Hunt was elected temporary chairman and Mr. H. B. Beatty tem- porary secretary. A call was made for 50 or more who would be willing to con- tribute $100 each for the privilege of becoming corporate members. Twenty- one responded from those present, which was certainly very gratifying. Messrs. E. G. Hill, J. N. May and Robert Craig were appointed a committee on constitu- tion and by-laws. The plan reported by them at a later meeting provided that only corporate members should be eligible to election as officers, except the vice- presidency, which latter position might be held bj' an associate member. The by-laws confined all voting to the cor- porate members, but this was amended, giving this right to the associate mem- bers as well, though the amendment was unsatisfactory to the minority of those voting. Organization was not perfected on that account. K circular letter will at once be issued by the temporary secre- tary and the work of perfecting the or- ganization carried on. The American Chrysanthemum Society. At the annual meeting of this society held in Washington officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Wm. K. Harris, Philadelphia, president; E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., vice-president- Edwin Lonsdale, Chestnut Hill, Phila- delphia, secretary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The following classification of varieties of chrysanthe- mums was adopted: Incurved, Japanese incurved, Japanese reflexed, anemone, pompon, single. The American Carnation Society. At the adjourned meetingof this society held in Washington the question of changing the time of annual meeting was acted upon and it was voted to make no change. Pittsburg was selected as the place for the next meeting, to be held the third Tuesday in February, 1S93. The Florists' Protective Association. This association held an important meeting at Washington and inaugurated some very useful new departments. The work of the association during the past 8o The American Florist Aug. 2s, year lias been of great value to the mem- bership and in extending its scope its usefubiess to the trade will be greatly increased. The officers remain the same as belore. Every one selling to the trade should belong to this association. The annual membership fee is only $2 and the inlormation given is far more reliable than that to be had from the expensive commercial agencies. H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa., is secretary, to whom all cor- respondence should be addressed. The Trade Exhibit. The trade exhibit was the most com- plete and comprehensive ever made in connection with a convention of the society. It was certainly a very valuable feature of the meeting and it was very ably conducted by Superintendent Hale, under the rules and regulations adopted by the executive committee last January. Following is a list of those making dis- plays. Awards are mentioned where given: H. Kayersdorfcr & Co., Philadelphia. A full line of baskets and other florists' supplies. Honorable mention. Ernst Kauffman, Philadelphia. Baskets and supplies. Highlv commended. Mrs. A. B. NickeIs,'Laredo Tex. Cacti. Certificate of merit. Wm. Tricker, Dongan Hills, N. Y. Aquatics. Highly commended. D. Wilhelmi, New York. Baskets and metal designs. Hulsebosch Bros., New York. Bulbs, in great variety. John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia. Bulbs. An excellent display of bulbs of fine quality, for which certificate of merit was awarded. Mushroom spawn. New spray pump "Little Climax," to which honorable mention was given. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago. Bulbs and immortelles, the former in variety and of excellent quality. Also garden tools and florists' supplies, for which honorable mention was given. J. W. Elliott, Pittsburg. Tuberous be- gonias. Certificate of merit. Oasis Nursery Co., Westbury Station, N. Y. Seedling tuberous begonias. Cer- tificate of merit. C. E. Brinton, Wilmington, Del. Seed- ling white carnation Excelsior. Honor- able mention. F. L. Moore, Chatham, N. J. Blooms of the Bridesmaid rose. Essex Heights Floral Co., Belleville, N. J. Glazier points. Michel Plant and Seed Co., St. Louis. Greenhouse and hardy plants. Honor- able mention. Chas. D. Ball, Holmesburg, Phila. Palms and decorative plants. Highly commended. F. K. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. New cannas Alphonse Bouvier, Paul Mar- quant and Capitaine P. de Suzzoni. Cer- tificate of merit for Paul Mar(|uant. Kob't Craig, Philadelphia. Ornamental foliage plants. Honorable mention. W. K. Harris, Philadelphia. Ficus clastica. Fine specimens of trade sizes. John Burton, Chestnut Hill, Phila. I'alms. In fine condition. Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J. Palms and decorative plants in variety. A large display for which certificate of merit was aw.irded. Bulbs in variety — highly commended. Orchids — certificate of merit. Anthuriums — Hon. mention. H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia. Palms, ferns and decorative plants for which honor- able mention was given. The collection of ferns included a large number of vari- eties. Bulbs— a fine display. Blooms of double petunias — certificate of merit. Iron plant stand of the style first used by W. K. Harris. Safetj- thermostat. Display of wooden and metal labels— Highly com- mended. John H. Ley, Anacostia, D. C. Orna- mental foliage plants — certificate of merit. Plant of Coccololia grandifolia — certifi- cate of merit. C. S. Ford, Philadelphia. Immortelle letters, wheat sheaves, etc. D. H. Roberts, New York. Natural gas made glass of fine quality. Certificate of merit. The Reed Glass Co., New York. Glass. Honorable mention. D. B. Long. Buft'alo, N. Y. Floral photographs. Certificate of merit. J. A. Penman, New York. Horticul- tural books. Honorable mention. W. H. Ernest, Washington. Flower pots. Edwards & Docker, Philadelphia. Flo- rists' cut flower boxes. Certificate of merit. N. Steffens, New Y'ork. Floral wire designs. Edw S. Schmid, Washington. Aquaria and aquaria supplies. Hon. mention. Cincinnati Dessicating Co., Cincinnati, O. Bone flour. Stott Garden Implement Co., New York. Patent syringe and sprayer tor insecticides. Certificate of merit. Marschuetz & Co., Philadelphia. A full line of baskets and other florists' sup- plies. Certificate ot merit. Boston Florist Letter Co., Boston. Immortelle letters and inscriptions and cases for keeping same in. C. H. Joosten, New Y'ork. Magazine bellows for distributing insecticide pow- ders, and samples of Fostite, the new insecticide. Cert, of merit for bellows. L. B. Brague, Hinsdale, Mass. Fern leaves and evergreen trees. Honorable mention. Z. De Forest Ely & Co., Philadelphia. Bulbs. A large displav. Hon. mention. Whilldin Pottery Co., Philadelphia. Standard flower pots and jardinieres. A large display of excellent ware. Highly commended. E. Hippard, Youngstown,0. Ventilat- ing apparatus. Quaker City Machine Works, Rich- mond, Ind. Ventilating apparatus. Hitchings & Co., New Y'ork. The Hitchings boilers. Ventilating appar- atus. Section of iron frame greenhouse — certificate of merit. D. C. Schofield, New Brighton, Pa. Standard pots. Benj. F. Sill, Long Island City, N. V. Window garden sprayer. Honorable mention. Hcrendeen Mfg. Co., Genev.'i, N. Y. The Furman boiler. W. P. Wight, Madison, N. J. Bench tiles. Iron frame for bench — certificate of merit. Cut flower shipping case — certifi- cate of merit. J. D. Carmody, Evansville, Ind. Ven- tilating apparatus. Honorable mention. W. C. Krick, Brooklyn, N. Y. Immor- telle inscriptions and monograms. A fine display. W. H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass. Aspar- agus plumosus nanus. Very longstrings. Wm. H. Diven, Laurel, Md. Ventilat- ing api)aratus,iron rafters, guttering, etc. A. Lc Moult, New York. Photographs of floral designs. Honorable mention. John McGowan, Orange, N. J. Liipiid manure distributor. Cert, of merit. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our new trade directory and reference book. The Bowling Contest. It was a great contest, but no heavy scores were made. The alleys were uni- formly good, but the pins were not verv large, which left considerable space be- tween them and they would not all go down unless taken in just the right spot. A ball placed too near the center would be sure to mow a swath through the pins and leave some standing at each corner, and as a result strikes and spares were not as common as usual. Mr. C. L. Doran, of the New York team, carried off both 1st individual prizes with a single score of 204 in the second game and a combined individual score of 'X\7 for the two games. In view of the fact that last year the highest individual score was 193, Mr. Doran, and the whole bowling contingent as well, are to be congratulated on his high score. Cer- tainly nothing less than 200 should carry oft the first individual prize in such a con- test. We are progressing. The second individual prize was won bv Mr. S. Lipman, of the Boston team, with a score of ISl, and the third indi- vidual prize went to Mr. S. Coleman, also of the Boston team, on a score of 1 TO. Philadelphia won both the Gait and Spaulding cups, the second Washington prize going to New Y'ork and the third to Boston. Following is the score in detail; PHILADELPHIA. 1st Game, jd Game. Geo. Anderson 165 122 R. Kilt 145 133 C. Longinette 144 131 L. Brown 1G9 136 Geo. Craig 128 166 J. Kennedy 130 114 881 802 Total 1683 NEW YORK. T. Roehrs 141 136 E. Leulv 142 112 C. L. Doran 133 204 J. Roehrs 117 120 C. H. Allen 112 135 A. S. Burns 106 127 751 834 Total 1585 BOSTON. W. H. Elliott 161 122 S. Coleman 170 156 S. Lipman 181 127 T. A. Cox 104 124 W.Martin 83 106 M. H. Norton 123 149 769 784 Total 15.53 WASHINGTON. G. W. Lewis 155 157 A. Glide 151 136 G. Cook 123 116 C. Bringer 118 119 W. H. King 102 93 J. K. Freeman 120 123 769 744 Total 1513 CIIICAOO. P.J. Hauswirth 131 116 G. L. Grant 126 12S P. Rcinberg 118 150 A. lender 131 136 A. Ringier 112 120 J. C. Vaughan Ill 108 729 758 Total 1487 lSg2. The American Florist. 8i A CORNER OF THE TRADE EXHIBIT. SUMMIT, N. J. Tos. Manda 125 139 "H. a. Stollery 133 128 F. McDonald 139 97 H.Jueneman 130 107 Tohn Clark 106 109 W. A. Manda 117 100 750 680 Total 1430 BUFFALO. W. Scott 145 110 D. B. Long 100 109 W. Muston 95 101 M. Bloy 119 111 G. Asmus 97 139 P. Scott 151 120 707 690 Total 1397 BALTIMORE. I. H. Moss 116 98 Alex Scott 109 140 Edw. Kress 103 108 John Wiedey 108 109 Harry Lehr 99 102 Robt. Halliday 122 81 657 638 Total 12S5 PITTSBURG. John Bader 101 112 A.W.Smith 90 116 J. W. Ludwig 92 113 E. C. Ludwig 101 105 G. Oesterle 91 89 E. C. Reineman 102 97 577 632 Total 1209 The arrangements for the contest as perfected by Mr. J. R. Freeman were so absolutely satisfactory to every one that not even a single criticism could be thought of. The comfort of all was pro- vided for in a right royal way and in an openhanded genial manner that made every one happy and at home. In addi- tion to the freedom of the elegant club house a side room was stocked with re- freshments that were dispensed with a generous hand to the on-looking members of the S. A. F. as well as to members of the competing teams. At the close of the contest rousing cheers were given with a will for the Columbia Athletic Club, Mr. Freeman and the National Gardeners' C lub for their generous hospitality. And as the boys had their lungs in play they delivered similar volleys in honor of President-elect Smith, Uncle John Thorpe and the genial, hard working C. F. Hale, whose management of the trade exhibit gave such great satisfaction. It was a jolly crowd. Extracts From Review of New Plants. BT WM. FALCONER. [Pfesenied at the Washington Conventioti oj the Society of American Florists.'] Plant Novelties.— By R. Lindsay, Cur- ator, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edin- burgh, Scotland. I scarcely ever remember a year when so few plant novelties have been intro- duced into this country, excepting or- chids, which have been rather numerous. I refer more particularly to hard}' peren- nials. I may mention the names of a few^ plants, which though not new, are not sufficiently known. They are all hardy perennials and real good things. Aciphylla sguaiTosa, New Zealand spear grass. An excellent yucca-like, sharp leaved plant, most usetul for rockeries. .Ister alpiiiiis spcciosus. — Flowers much larger and showier than the normal type, Celmisia spectabilis. — A New Zealand composite of great merit, having large star-like, pure white flowers. Clintonia Andrcwiiana. — A North American liliaceous plant having red flowers succeeded by turquoise berries; foliage also good. Pcntstcmon Mcnziesii, from the Rocky Mountains; the best shrubby Peutstemon that I know. Veronica Fairficldii. — New Zealand, verv fine, like V. Hulkeana. Veronica linifolia. — New Zealand; one of the most distinct of the genus. Hcuchera nan guinea. Spirca Kanischatica. Polygon Hin iphocrostachyuin. Priinnla Poissonii. — A new species from Yunnan, China, produces whorls of flow- ers somewhat like P. Japonica, but larger and dark purple in color, a fine distinct plant but not very hardy. Primula imperialis. — From mountains in Java: also produces whorled spikes of flowers of a rich golden yellow color; an excellent plant, but requires to be grown in a frame or greenhouse. Tufted Pansy Olivette. — A new race of bedding plants raised by Dr. Stuart, of Chiruside Berwickshire. Viola cornuta is the origin of this race, a large number of which are now on trial. The best 1 have seen are Olivette and Sylvia. The former pure white, small flowers; the latter creamy white and large flowered. The character distinguishing them from all others is their strong, delicious per- fume. The fine odor prevails throughout the whole of the race; the colors are as varied as in ordinary pansies. Erica Stuarti.—K new heath of great merit botanically, and of no small value horticulturallv. Found by Dr. Stuart in a wild state in Connemara, Ireland, dur- ing an excursion with the Scottish Alpine Botanical Club. It is unlike any other of our native heaths, the mouth of the corolla is open and reflexed slightlv; the color is rose pink and the plant is very floriferous, probably a sport or hybrid from Erica Mackayana, which abounds in the district where it was found. Olearia insignis.—h. native of New Zealand, the finest of the genus, but, un- fortunately, tender in this country. It has large, handsome, woolly foliage, shrubby habit and produces stiff', erect flowers, pure white about two inches wide. Campanula persicifoliagrandiflora.-k.n excellent bellflower; flowers pure white, very large, twice the size of the ordinary persieifolia. Cytisus Andreanus.—k. fine dark flow- ered variety of the common Broom, very handsome and unique. New akd Rare Plants.— By Thos. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten- ham, London, England. Below is a list of new and rare plants not yet in commerce, which are not enumerated in my catalogues, and of which I have a very limited stock. Of the White Papaver Orientale I have only a single plant: Papaver Orientale alba. Armeria cepha- lotes alba. Chrysanthemum Leucanthe mum semi-duplex, Sparaxis William 1st, Chionodoxa Allenii, Lilium Lowii, Car nation Pride of Great Britain, Carnation Horace Dan, Genista Andreana. Stove and Greenhouse Plants.— By V. Lemoine & Sons, Nancy, France. Pavonia intermedia rosea. — P. inter- media is a hybrid between P. Makoyana and P. Vioti; the sort rosea has the same habit, but rosy pink flowers. ( Lemoine.) Begonia Haageana -Introduced through the gardens of Kew; it does not seem to be a true species, but shows a relation with B. Scharfliiana and B. metallica. Beautiful foliage, large white flowers in enormous cymes, very show}'. Begonia Schinidti liybrida rosea. — Ob- tained bv us in crossing B. semperflorens vernon, or rubra, with B. Schmidti. It also was at the same time obtained and sold in the neighborhood of Paris as B. Versaillensis. Flowers pink, foliage bronze green, very useful for bedding. Some other h3'brids obtained by us by crossing B. semperflorens gigantea with other sorts are very good plants for winter decoration and for bedding. B. la France and B. diadem are the bestofthis section. A new set of Gesneraceous plants sent out by Danzanvilliers, of Rennes, France, the result of crosses between Isoloma hirsuta and Tydfeas, contain some grand varieties, very free and vigorous, with large clusters of blooms. Among the stove and greenhouse ferns the best is Pteris VictoriEe, sent out by Wm. Bull, London, the pinnules are green variegated with silver. A lot of other good plants were raised in the cretica section. Pteris cretica serrulata densa, The American Florist. Ajig. 25, Pteris serrulata plumosa. P. Iremula Smithiana is also a very good plant. Aspartigiis re/rofraclus arbotrus, intro- duced from the Hungarian garden, is different from the other sorts and begins to be much in favor, as the branches are more slender and the leaves longer than in the previous sorts. Cdhi-flloria Triouiphe de Verricres, raised by Yilmorin Audrieux from crosses of C. rugosa, is a good bedder. In callas wte have the form with very large spathes, C. grandiflorum, intro- duced, as we believe, from Madeira. We have also a dwarf form named Little Gem. It is now much spoken of. Calla Ellioliana, with yellow spathes, the result of a cross between C. rethiopica and C. albo maculata. The entire stock of it was sold at a high price in Kngland. Caryopteri mastacanthus is not a new plant, but begins to re-appear in the gardens. It is a verbenaceous plant, with a profusion of blue flowers produced in succession till the frost kills it down. We have a new set of hybrid crassulas, raised by M. Foucard, of Orleans, in crossing C. jasminea and C. coccinea. The six varieties obtained are good mar- ket plants, covered with large corymbs of bloom, ranging from white to pink and carmine. We shall not speak of Nicotiana colossea as it is sufficiently known now. Among the cannas with large flowers Mme.Crozy is still the best, with Alphonse Bouvier (large crimson scarlet flowers) and Eldorades, a sort of our raising, the best yellow. The fuchsias are still progressing slowly; in the sorts of the last year we shall men- tion among the best: Buffon, Ulysse, Trelat, Constancy, Mrs. Ch. Daniels, Alphonse Karr, Celine Montaland, etc. In pelargoniums, show and Zonale, there is so large a number of novelties that they deserve a special study. Primula Poissoni is nearly hardy. Our plants resisted the winter in open ground, but were killed by late frosts. It is a beautiful sort, introduced from South China bv the Abbe Delavay and grown in the Paris Museum. It is much in the way of P. japonica, but with larger blooms and putting forth a succession of new scapes throughout the summer. Among other perpetual flowering sorts is P. Forbesi, introduced by Vilmorin Andrieux, it has slender stems and little pink flowers borne in quantity. Among h;irdy shrubs it is not necessary to speak of Deutzia parviflora, well known in America; Genista scoparia Andrianea is also much used; the hybrid Mock (Jrange.Philadelphus Lemoineiand Lemoinei erectus are much praised by amateurs. The best novelties in double lilacs are the double white Mme.Lemoine and the double pink Belle dc Nancy. A beautiful shrubby spirca was raised by us from a cross between Spirea crispi- folia (bullata) and Spirea bumalda; as it retained much of the habit of the latter it was called Spirea Bumalda ruberinima, the flowers are larger than those of both parents and of a dark carmine. Among the hardy herbaceous plants Clematis Davidiana is sufliciently known. Dodccatltro}! I nnoinci and D. I.tiiioinci robnstuiii arc the first terms of a series of hybrids between D. integrifoliuni (splen- dens) and L). JaflVanum, where are to be found vigorous plants carrying many flowers of the brightest carmine. /loleiii jirpO)iita coinpacta niuHiJlura and its ally, Spirca astilboidesfloribunda, much superior to their respective ty|)es, are now extensively grown for forcing and for market sale. H. japonica and Spirea astilboides will soon be discarded in their favor. In chrysanthemums we have a new series of early flowering sorts, raised by Delaux of Toulouse, so that we shall have chrysanthemum blooms from June till January. In hardy bulbs Croeosmia aurea imper- ialis is a grand plant, with flowers and flower stalks twice as large as those of Croeosmia aurea. It is a handsome sight. Our new sorts of Gladiolus Lemoinei and Gladiolus Naneianus are always im- proving; they would deserve a special stud}'; you will understand that their eulogy can not be made by us. In Tuberous Begonias the new sweet scented Baumanni, good for bedding without shade, as well as B.fulgens, from the same country (Bolivia), were intro- duced by us and we shall not speak of them. Roses. — By E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind. .^h'dca (Tea). — Foliage dark and thick, very much like that of Perle des Jardins. The color of the flower is soft creamy yellow. This variety brings some buds of immense size and very double, texture firm and heavy, and models of what a tea rose should be; on the other hand, quite a number of short, blunt buds are produced. Must have further trial. K'aisoi)! Augusta I'icforia (H. T.) — One of the most promising of the new roses; color pure ivory white, quite full and of beautiful form; stems long and finely foliaged. A limited test last winter leads to the belief that it will prove a fine variety for forcing. Salamander (H. P.)— Very promising; color crimson scarlet, double and of fine size; outer petals nicely reflexed. Spenser (H. P.) — Soft shining pink in color, quite full and of handsome rounded form, outer petals changing to pale pink and beautifully reflexed. Mme. .higelique J'cyssct (H. T.)— "Striped La iFrance;" quite identical with La France save in the very pretty striping of pale and bright pink; the bloom is of fine size. Mme. Caroline Testout ( H . T. ) — A grand addition to the La France family, very similar in habit, foliage and form of flower, but of immense size; its special recommendation is its brilliant pink color which never shows a faded tinge, yet is far from the shade of Uuchess of Albany. A grand new rose. Danmark (H. T.)— The flower is of im- mense size, extremely double and of ex quisite rounded form, quite after the model of some of the finest of the H. Ps. The color is soft bright pink. Fungus and Other Rose Troubles. BV BYKON U. IIALSTED. \Read bffore the Society 0/ American Floiists a/ the Washington Convcnt'ion.\ The writer considers it no empty honor to be invited by the Society of American I'lorists to prepare a paper for this meet- ing upon the topic assigned. Since the notification from your secretary the sub- ject has been under more special consid- eration than previous!}', and the rose in- doors and out, both in sickness and in health, has been a theme ot frequent thought. Take it indoors and out, wild and cul- tivated, the rose in all its species and va- rieties has a full share of the fungous dis- eases. No less than 165 kinds are re- corded in the books. Many of these are not considered injurious in ])articular, and will be passed without further no- tice. It is the purpose of this paper to treat of those species that are most troublesome to the practical rose-grow- ers, for they have been making serious complaints for some months, and special attention has been paid to these subjects. THE BLACK SPOT (.Uliiiouciiia /\'oser, Ft.) The black spot is a very wide-spread and conspicuous disease of the rose, first described in 182G, now known in many countries and often much dreaded. The foliage, when attacked, soon develops the characteristic black spots, and the leaves become elsewhere pale and shortly fall to the ground. As a result rose- houses badly infested with the black spot show but few leaves and fewer blooms. The microscopic structure of this fungus has been fully considered with plates in the first annual report made by Profes- sor Scribner as Chief of the Section of Vegetable Pathology of the I'nited States' Department of Agriculture for the year 1S87. It only needs to be said here that experiments with this fungus have been carried on sufliciently by the New Jersey station to warrant the as- sertion that it can be controlled by the proper use of fungicides. This trouble may be held in check by the carbonate of copper compound, using three ounces of the carbonate of copper, one quart of ammonia and 50 gallons of water. The spraying should be done once a week, using a hose and a nozzle that gives a fine spray. The point should be to wet every part of the plant and yet not drench it. It many leaves have fallen from the plant they should be gathered up and burned. As with many other diseases some va- rieties art more liable to the black spot than others. When possible, that is, when all other things remain the same, it is, of course, wise to grow those least susceptible to the disease. It may be said in passing that within the past week the black spot has been observed by the writer upon a species of wild rose (Rosa humilis) where it was causing the leaves to become spqtted and yellow. It is not surprising, for the wild plant was grow- ing but a short distance from a neglected estate where garden roses were badly spotted. POWDERY MILDEW OF THE ROSE. (Sp/lrC- rotlieea pannova . ) One of the oldest troubles of the rose- grower is the mildew. This develops very suddenly upon the foliage in tie green-house or outside of it, giving the leaves a powdery appearance and caus- ing them to become more or less mis- shapen. In ;i mild form the foliage may be only mealy, but frequently the surface becomes uneven and the whole leaf twisted. If lelt unheeded the enemy will ruin the plants attacked, and knowing this, remedy has been found and long ap- ])lied in the shape of sulphur in one form or another. Prol. Maynard, of the Mas- sachusettsKxperimentStation, finds that a small kerosene stove is the most con- venient for this purpose, and the sulphur, by means of it, is boiled in a kettle for two or three hours twice a week, the house being closed during the operation. i8g2. The American Florist. 83 BREAKFAST ON THE PILGRIM. The only precaution is to use no more heat than is suiBcient to boil the sulphur, for should it catch fire it might damage the plants. In the American Florist for July 7, of the present year, Mr. John N. May writes that the best way to get rid of the mildew is to close the house about 8 o'clock in the morning, run the temperature up to 75°, then with a bel- lows fill the house full of sulphur, let the house remain closed until it reaches 85° to 90°, then let air in gradually. A con- stant circulation of air is-likewise recom- mended for roses at all times. Potassium sulphide, one ounce to two gallons of water, sprayed upon the plants, has proved an effective remedy. Gardeners from long experience have come to the belief that rose mildew is induced bv a weak condition of the plant resulting from partial starvation, irregular or ex- cessive watering and undue exposure to drafts of cold air. The best success in rose-growing, as in all other things, at- tends those who give constant intelli- gent care to the many details. DOWNY MILDEW OF ROSE. (Peroiwspora Sparsa BcrJc. ) Same rose-growers are troubled with a second form of mildew which differs in many ways from the one just mentioned. It is less easy to detect, and being more deeply seated may do greater damage before detected than the powdery mildew. It is likewise les? easy to eradicate be- cause it thrives within the substance while the sphiEnthiea feeds superficially. The Peronospora Sparsa is a close rela- tive of many of the most serious mil- dews, as those of the grape, onion, let- tuce, spinach, and the rot of the sweet potato. The treatment for this is the same as for the anthracnose, to be men- tioned later. ROSE RUST. (PJiragiiiidium Afucrona- 1 11)11.) Tne genuine rust of 1;he rose, similar to the rust of wheat, oats and other grains, is not common in our section of the country upon indoor roses. It is not un- likely that it may become a pest here as it now is in California and other states in the Union. Those who are familiar with the rust of the blackberrj' need no further words of general description of this fungus. The writer has seen the pest so violent in its attacks upon roses in Santa Barbara, Cal., as to ruin them, causing the canes even to become blis- tered, knotted and otherwise distorted, the whole being covered with a mass of orange colored spores. There is very little to be said in the way of treatment save that of cutting and burning all af- fected plants. A ROSE ANTHRACNOSE. (GllSOSpOrilim RoscT, Hals.) Many sick rose plants that have been sent to me for inspection have exhibited only one species of fungous disease, namely a gkcosporium. When a rose is badly infested with this fungus the leaves are small and pale and the canes die at the tips; sometimes the stems may be dead for a foot or more from the ex- tremity; not infrequently one branch will be dead clear to its base, and sometimes two or more are thus destroyed. The dead twigs show pimples quite evenly distributed over the surface, and from some a minute, often curved, horn of a reddish color protrudes. When such stems are placed in a moist chamber the whole decaying surface becomes closely covered with the numerous, almost brick- red, masses of spores, and the disease spreads rapidly through the adjoining parts of the twigs that seemed healthy when placed in the moist chamber. The rapidity with which the fungus would spread was a subject of surprise. In four days from the time spores were intro- duced into sterilized sections of rose- twigs in the test-tubes the whole of the culture would be covered with the spore masses. This anthracnose appears to be new in that it has not before been studied microscopically. EEL-WORMS. One of the leading reasons for the many complaints made by rose-growers during the past year is a microscopic worm that works principally in and at the roots. These worms are in outline like that of an ordinary eel, and under the micro- scope are seen in almost constant mo tion. They cause an enlargement of cer- tain portions of the roots, and by means of these galls ?)r knots are easily detected with the naked eye when a plant is re- moved from the soil and carefully washed of the adhering earth. The writer fur- nished an article on this subject to the special spring number of the American Florist, accompanied by a photo-en- graving of a badly infested root-system of a root-plant. Some of the following notes are taken from that paper. The term nematodes is also given to the eel- worm, but whatever the name they go by there is no doubt about their injuri- ousness. The point that most interests rose-growers is how to get rid of the pest. In order to do this it will be of much assistance to know where the worms come firom, how they propagate and get into the roots of the infested plant. These eel-worms are much more abundant than generally supposed, and it is only when they get numerous that their mischief become apparent. The nematodes are, as a rule, much more abundant in warm climates than elsewhere, and the unusual abundance of these pests in northern gardens for the past two years is likely due to the lack of the freezing of the soil. The green- house furnishes the proper conditions for the propagation of the eel-worms, pro- vided they are there to begin with. This naturally raises the question of how they first get into the bed. This may be in one or more of several ways. They may be already in the roots of the plant, but in small numbers, when the plants are placed in the house. To guard against this the roots should be examined as closely as possible for the galls when the beds are set. All galled roses should be excluded. The nematodes may come in with the earth. As before stated, the worms infest a large number of kinds of plants, and it is an easy matter for them to come in with the soil. Soil that has not been used for growing plants in the garden is not necessarily free, but may, if taken firom a pasture or meadow, con- tain many nematodes. Then, again, they may be taken with the manure that is used. Just what may prove to be the best precautions remains for the principal rose-growers to determine. Cold in ex- cess will probably destroy the worms, and likewise a high temperature is inim- ical to them. Both of these conditions may be impracticable to apply to the soil, the one being impossible in some cases and the other too expensive. Rose- growers might make the experiment of heating the soil of a small portion of the bed before setting the plants and satisfy himself if such a treatment will pay. If manure is the chief vehicle of the worms it may be possible to grow roses in soil containing less of it. It may be that roses can be grown with a furrowed soil to which all the necessary elements of plantfood have been added in the form of commercial fertilizers. It may be, however, that the pampered rose will not perform her part unless fed in the ordinary way to which its ancestry has been accustomed. The fact is that the worms are doing much damage. When they are once in a plant there is no known way of driving them out. New conditions may induce the formation of new roots and a sick- ened plant may revive, but such ways are not to be expected under such circum- stances. It is possible that some substance may be put on the soil that, while not injur- ing the roses, may kill the worm not al- ready in the plants. Lime has been thus used, and with favorable results. Sprinkle the lime upon the surface of the bed, or better mix it with the soil, and each watering will tend to bring it in contact with the tender bodies of the worms. It is not unlikely that some of the fertilizer compounds may be formed that at the same time they furnish food for the plants will deal a death-blow to the nematodes. Kainit may thus prove an efficient remedy, and it only remains for some enterprising rosarian to take the matter in hand and demonstrate the truth or falsehood lurking in the sug- 84 The a mer i ca x F l or/ s t. Aiii^. 25, gestioii. It is easy to obtain and apply, and the amount to use must be deter- mined by trial. All that has been said regarding the habits of the rose eel-worm applies equally well to those of the violet, eoleus, lantana,bouvardia, geranium and a long list of other plants that are freeiucnt or occasional victims to the same trouble. The treatment will vary with the nature of the plant whether annual or perma- nent, woody or succulent, large or small. The Propagation of Roses. BY PAUL Jl. riKRSON, TARRYTOWN, N. V. [Read before the Washington meeting of the Sacietv 0/ A merican Floriils. I Mr. Chairman, Lai)ii:s and Gicnti.e- men: — Many proverbs are the embodi- ment of truth, some of falsehood. As the "twig is bent the tree's inclined" belongs to the former category. This afternoon 1 am to tell you what little I know of correctly bending twigs as ajjplied to rose-growing, for I am to speak of "The Propagation of the Rose." As in man and the inferior animals, it is essential that the youthful environment should be such as to encourage healthful growth and correct tendencies, so, in the propa- gation of a rose, it is of the utmost im- portance that constant attention and care be given to every detail that will aid the perfect development of our rose-plant that is to be. Roses can be successfully propagated at any time of the year, though experience has taught us that better plants can be produced from wood, taken during the late winter and early spring, than at other seasons. At that time the plants are in their most vigorous condition, having responded to the longer days and increased sunlight by producing wood that is firm, strong and healthy; fortunately this is also the season at which we are forced to do most of our propagating for the coming season's stock, in order to have plants in proper condition al planting time, so that in this case necessity and advantage go hand in hand. Earlier, the wood is apt to be soft and sappy, later the plants have become weakened through excessive heat and continued cutting. In selecting wood from which cuttings are to be made, careful attention should be paid to the selection of only healthv and vigorous shoots. Wood that is mil- dewed to any extent rarely does well, as the diseased foliage is in a debilitated condition and unfitted to endure the or- deal of the unnatural conditions to which it is to be subjected, for the month of its transformation from a fresh cut- ting into a healthy rooted one ready for its first pot. During this period, when devoid of root, the cutting is dependent on the healthy condition and vitality of the wood from which it is made ; hence the necessity of care in its selection. Foliage infested with red spider should be avoided, as from the position in which the cuttings are placed in the bench with the foliage close to the sand it is impos- sible to syringe the underside of the leaf where this pest is wont to lurk, and as a result it multiplies so rapidly that by the time the cutting should be rooted we find it eaten up, or so sapped of vitality as to be worthless. A cutting should never be made of wood whose foliage is black-spotted, for every leaf so infected, whether the spots be large, small, many or few, is certain to sicken, die, and finally drop on the sand of the bench, there (if not removed at once) to bleed the dreaded cutting bench fungus, and thus not only does your infected cutting die itself, but spreads disease among its health}' neighbors. If the cutting be made of wood too hard or over-ripe, the tissues will have become contracted and the power to absorb water from the sand much reduced, resulting in the foliage quickly turning jellow and dropping, or if the cutting roots at all, it will be ob- served that the callous forms very slowly and the roots that finally develop do so after a much longer period than would be necessary with a proper cutting, and will be slender and lacking in strength, resulting necessarily in a plant wiry and without the vigor so essential to the best results. Again, if wood be taken too soft, the j'oung and tender foliage will evaporate moisture faster than it can be supplied, and the result will be a quickly wilted and ruined cutting. Wood that is half ripe, experience has proven best suited to root quickly and strongly, and hence produce a vigorous plant — a condition that is hard to describe to a novice, but which is easily known at a glance by the experienced. A good idea may be conveyed by saying that the con- dition of wood found on shoots whose buds are beginning to show color is the ideal, and in the best possible stage of maturity; but in my opinion it is not necessary that the shoots from which cuttings are made should terminate in a bud. It will be observed that I have in- sisted on the selection of perfecth' healthy wood, and wood in the proper condition respecting maturity; but I am inclined to difi'er from the authorities regarding the importance attached to the selection of blooming wood for propagation. My objections to this practice are two-fold; first, it is verj' expensive. The time when most of us do our propagating is during the first three months of the year, Jan- uary, February and March; we may do some earlier, some later, but much the greater amount of it is done in these months when the price of the flower is highest. Let us look at the subject from the standpoint oi first cost of the cut- tings for a moment, and we shall realize what a great and, I believe, needless ex- pense is here incurred. Flowering canes of the class of Mermet, Bride, Cusin, La France, etc., when cut back so as to leave at least two eyes on the plant, contain as a rule no more than six to eight joints; adopting the old rule of making the cut- ting at an eye requires at least two eyes to each cutting, very often an eye or two will be wasted in making, so that each shoot taken will on an average make no more than thi'ce cuttings. The imce of cut roses will, of course, vary with the locality, but adopting the ruling price in New York for last season we find that the average price for this class of roses of good quality for January and February was about 10 cents, for March some- what less, but would average for the three months about nine cents; thus, if only blooming wood be taken, and each cutting made at an eye, every cutting as it enters the propagating bed represents a cost of three cents, but there is always an unavoidable loss occurwng during the process of rooting and growth through damping oflin the cutting bed, and while becoming established after potting, and a certain proportion that are weak and unfit for plailting when that time ar- rives; so that to produce a thousand plants that will be in projier condition lor planting it will be necessary to take at least one-third more cuttings than the actual number of plants needed. This will raise the cost of the wood alone from which the cuttings are made to grow a thousand good plants to the snug little sum of $40. To plant our rose-houses at Scarborough requires something over 20,000 plants, to pro- duce which, in accordance with the two- eyed blooming wood theory, would represent a sacrifice of $800 worth of buds, an expense which, it necessary, would certainly be a severe tax. If it be proven that this great expense insures stronger or better plants, and therefore a product correspondingly greater or of higher qualitj* than could be produced by other plants, then we must admit its wisdom ; but on the other hand, if it be possible to demonstrate that this enor- mous drain on the product of our toil not only does not produce better results but that it is a matter of grave doubt if the advantage does not lie with the pro- duct of other wood, then there is but one conclusion, that many of us are yearly, needlessly and foolishly sacri- ficing thousands of dollars. 1 contend that cuttings made from blind wood not only produce plants fully as good in every waj', but, if there be any diflerence, better plants than usually grown bloom- ing wood. I do not mean by blind wood all the light, twiggy, wiry stuff that eomes, but on almost every variety a certain amount of wood comes blind, and yet short -jointed and firm (there are some exceptions to this rule, Wootton being one variety that rarely produces a blind shoot), but it is true of most varie- ties, and where such wood can beobtained and taken when in proper condition, I be- lieve it produces the very best possible plants. This wood should be torn from the plants and the knife used as little as possible, the cutting rooting much better when it is torn than when it is cut. My reason for holding this class of cutting to be the best that can possibly be taken are several ; first, such cuttings root much more quickly, three weeks being sufficient; second, the roots are both stronger and more numerous than can be obtained from other wood. I have trequentl}', on digging such cuttings from the propagating bed, counted from ten to fifteen strong, healthy rootlets started from the heel, and as abundant healthy roots are such important factors in the growth of a strong plant, the value of this point will be readily admitted. Third, this wood is short-jointed and full of dormant eyes at the base, giving promise of abundant bottom shoots as the plants develop. To satisfy myself on this point every plant that was planted on our place last summer had its pedi- gree with it, that is to say, a record of the class of wood from which it was made, whether blind, single-eyed, or se- lected two-eyed cuttings made from bloomingwood,the date the cutting was made, potted, shifted and ])lanted ; at the expense of a great deal of care we had these records follow every batch of cuttings from the time they were made until they were finally jilanted, when each lot was carefully labeled. This ap- plied to every variety and to every plant on the place, so that we knew the com- plete history of every plant in the estab- lishment. In planting we were very care- fiil to allow no advantage to any class of plants, to avoid which we planted in bands across the benches; first, a certain number of rows of plants grown from single-eyed cuttings, then a number of rows grown from selected wood, double- eyed cuttings, and then those grown from blind cuttings; and repeating these changes in the class of plants until we hail a scries of such bands planted across each house. It is needless to say we watched the results of this experiment i8g2. The American Florist. 85 with great interest ; and I wish here to confess that I fully expected to prove the great superiority of blooming wood as material from which cuttings should be made; but the plants giew, and there were no startling difterences developed, unless it be startling to say that in a few instances the selected wood showed signs of weakness, but, as a rule with most va- rieties, there was absolutely no difference, either in the rapiditj- of growth, strength of wood, quality or quantity' of flowers, general health, or in any other respect so far as T could see, and a number of gen- tlemen high in the fraternity, whose at- tention was called to the experiment, confessed to the same fact. From what I have said above, I do not wish to con- vey the idea that a double-eyed cutting made at the sacrifice of a bud will not produce a good plant; but I firmly be- lieve that a blind cutting will produce fully as good a plant at a saving in the aggregate of many a hard earned dollar, will root quicker and with far less per- centage of loss than the other. In taking the cutting, care should be used to prevent the foliage from wilting; our practice is to line a basket or box to contain them with wet burlap, and to frequently sprinkle the cuttings until they are safe in the sand of the bench. In making, the knife used should be keen and the cutting severed by a quick, sharp stroke. The wood should not be held against the thumb, but free, to avoid even the slight bruise that is unavoidable if pressure be brought against the knife. All very soft foliage should be cut away and the old foliage trimmed back ; this will prevent too rapid evaporation and also enables us to place more cuttings in the bench without overcrowding. Our custom is to stick the cuttings about an inch apart in rows, and the rows about two inches apart ; of course this is sub- ject to variation, as the cuttings may be heavy or light. The bench appears much neater it the foliage all presents the upper side of the leaves toward the walk. As soon as stuck, every few lines should be soaked, so that the bed will be thoroughly settled and all crevices run together. Watering a propagating bed is largely a matter of judgment; after the first drenching the bed will probably require little water for a day or two, for if properly done at first they will be wet enough; but the foliage should be sprinkled dailv, and if the atmosphere is hot, dry or windy, should be kept con- stanth' moist. During the first week in the bench they should be kept rather wet, constant care being employed to prevenf; wilting and a damp atmosphere main- tained, though not a close one. After the first week less water should be applied, though the condition of the sand should never be allowed to approach dryness. We use an iron-frame bench with slate bottom, on which we place about two inches of ordinary sharp bank-sand, well firmed down and perfectly smooth; and believe it pa3'S us to remove all sand after once using, and replace with fresh for each successive batch of cuttings. A regular bottom heat, day and night, of not over 55 degrees, and a top of 50 to 55 degrees, with a free circulation of air, will supply the right conditions of tem- perature. Shading is of great import- ance, as too much sun will bring ruin to a freshly stuck cutting, though a little night and morning is,l believe, beneficial, and, as the cutting becomes harder, more sunlight can be allowed. It must also be borne in mind that a draught of air is fully as injurious as sunlight; on windy days the beds must be protected, or dam- age will result. I do not believe in shad- ing the glass, as often done, for the rea sou that such shade cannot be removed at will, and of necessity must remain both on cloudy days and at night, when all the light possible is desirable. Paper or other material spread directly on the cutting is both untidy and a great deal of labor, but worse than either it pre- vents the free circulation of air over the bed, maintaining a close, warm atmos- phere about the foliage that supplies the best possible condition for the spread of fungus. The most perfect arrangement for shading, so far as I have seen, con- sists of light frames made of furring strips, six feet long and the width of the bench. On these frames is tacked the hghtest grade of muslin, tightly drawn and fastened around the edges with lath strips; this material allows sufHcient light to penetrate, but shades from di- rect sunlight. At intervals of about a foot, lath are tacked across the under- side to prevent the muslin from sagging; this makes a very light, durable and portable shade that can be used any- where, as it fits both propagating bed, greenhouse benches and hotbed sashes. We have used them constantly for a year, and to all appearances they are as good as new. They cost but a trifle, and with us have become a necessity. It may prove of interest to some here present to listen to a few words regard- ing summer propagation. As the days grow hotter in the late spring and it is no longer necessary to maintain fire for the greenhouse and undesirable to keep a special fire for the propagating bed, the conditions in the greenhouse become un- favorable for successful propagation, for we now have a cool bottom temperature and a hot top, the reverse of what is needed. At this season and all through the summer the very best results can be had by rooting the cuttings in hot-beds. The wood for this purpose should be grown under glass and made the same as for indoor propagation; the hot-bed may be made very cheaply by building upon top of the ground, and common hemlock boards can be used for sides. Beds thus made will retain their heat for a long time at this season. Make the bed the same as usual and cover with from two to three inches of clean sand. When the heat of the bed has subsided to from 70 to 75 degrees the cuttings may be stuck; keep them thoroughly wet and covered with sash night and day, allow- ing plenty of air during the daj' and enough at night to prevent sweating. Keep shaded from direct sunlight, but not too dark; if careful, there should be very little more loss than would occur indoors. This method will prove of great advantage to firms having a large trade in plants for bedding purposes. Stocks can be worked up during the summer when business is dull and work not so pressing, and carried over in cold stor- age to be sold the following spring. Stock thus grown will prove profitable alike to grower and purchaser, for it will both sell well and grow well. Before closing, allow me a word in re- gard to potting. When the cuttings have formed roots from H to Is inch long, which will be in from three to four weeks if the wood and the conditions have been proper, they will be ready for potting. I do not believe in potting when the roots are shorter than this for the reason that many other roots are just about to start and they are not sufficiently strong to take quick hold of the earth and thus in- sure rapid growth. On the other hand, if allowed to remain in the bench a day or two too long, the roots become long and wiry, making it much more difiicult to pot them, and they lose something of their ability for quick work, which is es- sential. It is just here at the potting stage that many an otherwise perfect batch of cuttings is lost or made worth- less, the novice thinking that now they are so nicely rooted all danger is past, when the fact is, I believe that fully as many cuttings are lost after potting as when in the bench, and it is almost al- ways through carelessness in regard to some little detail during the first few days. The cuttings should be carefully dug (not pulled) from the sand, and care taken to avoid breaking the roots, which, if healthy, are very brittle, the least touch snapping them. Great damage is often done by digging up a large number of cuttings at once and allowing the roots to become dry before thev can be potted. Only enough cuttings should be dug at a time to last the potter not over 10 or 15 minutes at the longest, and these should be in a box lined with wet burlap, or some similar material, and every care taken to prevent wilting of either foliage or roots. The soil used for potting should be the best that can be obtained, the same that is used for plant- ing, and for this first potting should be sifted. If very heavy, add a little sand, and see that the soil is neither excessively wet nor dry; in the former case it will pack like a brick, and in the latter not enough, and will absorb the moisture from the roots, in both cases retarding rapid potting very much. Do not make the too frequent mistake of potting too firmly. The old idea that a rose requires a soil packed as hard as possible is all wrong, two quick pressures with the thumbs is all that is necessary, and a good, ordinary potter, if the cuttings are dug for him and the plants set, should pot from 300 to 400 an hour. As soon as potted they should be set, thoroughly watered and, if the sun be shining, shaded. After this first thorough water- ing keep moist, but not wet, until rooted through. Frequent moistening of the foliage will be a great benefit. Do not shade the plants too long after potting; for a day or two they should be shaded from direct sunlight, after which it should be allowed to shine on them morning and evening, gradually increasing the amount until after a week none will be needed, and the roots will be showing through, growth commenced, and the propagation of the rose completed. Ferns at Midsummer. At this season of the year there are various operations to be remembered in the fern department, among which there is usually some potting to be done, either of seedlings that need their first pot, or of some of an earlier crop that are now ready for shifting on. In the potting of seedlings some care should be observed, in order to preserve the roots in good condition as far as pos- sible, and fine soil is preferable also at this time, on account of its being more convenient to use in the small pots, otherwise the average trade ferns are not very exacting in the matter of soil, and light loam answers very well for such purpose. For the first few days after potting the seedlings should be protected from the air to a certain extent and should not be allowed to become dry, thus ensuring their rapid establishment under the new conditions, and a little care given at this time is well repaid by the very small loss 86 The American Florist. Aug. 2s, among seedlings to which such attention has been given. After the young plants become estab- lished they may be placed in well-shaded frames outdoors it space is limited in the houses, and any ol the strong-growing sorts, as the various ptcris and ncphro- diums and others of like character will grow providing proper attention is paid to watering. It is also well to remember that there is no time like the present for the plant- ing out on benches of those adiantums or other species from which fronds are to be cut during the ensuing winter, for it is essential that the fronds be well-matured before cutting, else they will not last. Good, strong adiantums from 3-inch pots ate a satisfactory size for planting out for the above purpose, and they may be planted in a bench containing about five or six inches of light loam, the latter being enriched with some thoroughly rotted manure. Some shading is necessary at this sea- son over the adiantums planted as above, but as the sun becomes less pow- erful later in the season this should be gradually dispensed with in order to se- cure firm foliage for cutting. As noted before, there are other species well-adapted for cutting from in addition to the popular maiden-hair, and a little variety of such foliage often proves very nsefulin the retail trade, and also very effective. Among the sorts to be recommended for this use are Pteris serrnlata, P. cre- tica albo lineata, P. cretica, and Adian- tum Wiegandii, all of which last well when cut, and are also rapid growers. Some preparation will also be needed from time to time where specimens are grown for exhibition purposes, some of these requiring to be potted on, if not al- ready in large enough pots, and if in the latter condition some liquid manure will be beneficial as the plants become root- bound, though it is always well to use a comoaratively weak solution of manure for this purpose, as it can thus be applied oftener without fear of injury. Some basket-grown ferns can be used to advantage for conservatory decora- tion, or for a show-window display, and it is not too late to prepare some for this purpose, as with generous treatment thej- soon become presentable. Among the species specially adapted for such use are Adiantum dolabriforme and A. ciliatum, Nephrolcpis davallioides furcans and X. pcctinata, and Platyce- rima alcicorne, all of which are readily grown in this manner and require no special nursing to secure a good result. W. H. Tapli.n-. Some Philadelphia Palms. This city is no doubt the ]);ilm and fern centre of the country, thousands and thousands of these plants being shipped constantly to the various cities, some from the seed pan or small pots to be grown on and others in medium sizes and specimens ready for sale. H. A. Dreer's establishment at Riverton is the great ])alm nursery of the country; there are at l)rescnt at "least 200,000 seedlings in sight, 75,000 being Areca lutescens. A batch of 10,000 areca seeds had been planted, and not coming up in the ex- pected time, another lot was hastily im- Ijorted, when it was seen that the first importation was all right. The second lot was put in immediately, as Mr. liislc, the foreman, about whose good judg- ment too much cannot be said, says that nothing suifers more by laying over than palm seed; he says it should be planted as soon as received. Usually it comes up very well, but of late they have had con- siderable trouble, which he attributes to an extra demand lor seed which may be hard to supplj- and as a result modern methods and old seed arc introduced and the result is far from satisfactory. "This batch of Pandanus utilis came up very poorly; we used to get from 100 to 1 L'O plants from a O-inch pot full of seed, now we only get about 10 per cent of that quantity. Some say that the pandanus is not a perfect plant, th.it the seed ]iods sometimes ripen without being fertilized, but I do not know that this is true. I only give it to you for what it is worth." Most of the seed comes from Cuba and Brazil. Cocos Weddeleana is grown in large quantities, the majority of plants being in .'{-inch pots, pcrlect in form and conilition. Phrvnix is also seen in quan- tity, mostly reclinata; the seed ot this variety comes from Italy. Latanias were well represented, there being two houses of them, and selling well even now. There were also two houses of Keutia Fosteriana and Belmoreana, fine healthy plants in 5 and G- inch pots. Areca lutescens is the most largely grown variety and was to be seen in all sizes, there being a great many in from 0 to 10-inch pots, mostly 3 plants to a pot. Care is taken in potting to have different sizes planted together, as the pot presents a much prettier and more shapely appear- ance when ready for sale than if all plants were the same age when planted. "You use slate as a weatherboarding for this lot of houses. Do you like it?" "No, the wood rots out underneath and it is too much trouble to make re- pairs. We shall not use it again. We are putting up a lot of houses for palms here; there will be six of them 105x25, but they will practically be one house, as there will be no partition walls between; the gutters are six feet high and the height to the ridge pole is 12 feet, G inches. We save considerable room build- ing them this way. We shall heat them with hot water under pressure." "Why, I thought you were great advo- cates ot steam." "Well, so we are, but we have heard so much about hot water under pressure that we are going to give it a trial." "Do you like these slate tables?" "Like slate tables! Wish we had them in all the houses. There is no question they are the best." "Vou seem to havea great many ferns." "Yes, we have over 200,000 potted now. We keep them in these frames out- side. They grow hardier and are not so likely to damp off. Aou see the sash are raised on supports about a foot above the frame, allowing for a tree circulation of air." "You have a nice arrangement tor watering." "Yes, you see the water pipe running across the middle of each range of frames with an outlet between every otherframc and is raised so that you can walk under it. It is more out of the way arranged overhead and the men can work the hose easier then in winter; the water is easily drawn out. Several frames were planted with I'icus elastica. These were one or two eye cut- tings rooted in the propagating bed and planted out in the frames to be lifted and I)otted in the fall. Mr. Eisle expressed himself as being very well satisfied with this system. Two tanks of water lilies looked flourishing. A new variety .\yniph;ca chromatcUa Marliacea, a fine yellow flower 3 inches in diameter, a free bloomer, is recommended. The old favor- ite the camellia is not forgotten and quite a stock is to be seen, most of which is sent south. Mr. IJisle thinks that of the new cannas Alphonse Bouvier is the best, it lieing very floriferous, a perfect color and a good grower. He also thinks well of the Croton, which will be very largely used as a bedding plant in the future. K. Baltimore. Who says Washington is not a nice place to go to? Let him keep away from the Baltimore delegation who enj<>yed the hospitality of the national capital while he says it, for all are agreed that, taking everything into consideration, the Strauss trip, the McLean reception, the Mt. \ernon trip, and the general experi- ence of the week, they could hardly have had a better time. The boys mustered according to arrangement at the hall on the IGth at 7 a.m., and notwithst.inding the early hour at which they had to leave home to be there, ninety-one put in an appearance and marched behind the band to I'nion Station. (If course more went over on later trains until the city was represented by close upon 100 wear- ers of the black button and orange rib- bon, which badge, by the way, gave more general satisfaction than any we have had yet. The first day was enjoyable enough, meeting old friends and listening to the addresses, in the morning partaking ol refreshments and listening to the Marine Band at Mr. McLean's in the afternoon, but for hilarious jollity the ride to and fromStrauss's greenhouses on the second day "took the cake," or what was left of it after the "races" at the said green- houses. The races were immense, and though the little bow-legged, flea-bitten gray that won seemed a general favorite. it is the candid opinion of the scribe that the black stallion was the better horse, and was too he.ivily handcapped. Another entirfainment not down on the programme was the grand terpsi- chorean, musical and ventriloquial ex- hibi'^ion after the morning session on Tuesday. Though held in the open air and apparently gotten up without pre- vious preparation, it was pronounced by all present a complete and brilliant suc- cess, and opinion was greatly divided as to whether the sprightly delicacy of the music, the easy grace and insousciancc of the dancing, or the seductive blandness and insinuating persuasiveness of the collecting was the more praiseworthy feature. Taken altogether it was a great convention, indoors and out, and if St. Louis beats it, she will have to " hustle." Business is a shade better, and there is a fairly good demand for reasonably good stufi". Prices are still low, gladiolus becoming plentiful; so are tuberoses and dahlias. As an illustration of what a lack of ad- vertising will do: the Baltimore men were considerably surprised to find on exhibi- tion at the armory in Washington sash lifting apparatus, iron extension gutter plate and several other devices for use in and about greenhouses, all patented, in- vented and for sale by a resilient of M.'iry- land, of whom and his inventions none of our members there present had ever heard. As his work seemed good and very low in price he was advised to carry an ad- vertisement in the American Florist so that the trade hereabouts might have a chance to patronize home products. Mack. iSgs. The American Florist. 87 Forcinn Roses Cheap Mme. Pierre Giiillot, Waban, Ainevi- cau Beauty, Perles, Duchess of Al- bany, Iia France, Niphetos, in 2 3 and 4 inch, G-ontier, Mnie. Hoste, Meteor, C. Mermet, Wootton, Bride, Bon Silene in 2 and 3 inch. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A. fe\x- fine Hybrids and E^'erbloonners left. PALMS. Iiatauia Borbonica, tine large plants at $1 00 and $6 00 each. A few left at $7.00, gl5 00 anci J120.00 per 100. We will be pleased to see our friends that are passing through the city at any time. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, ms N. HalstedSL, CHICA&O, ILL A. CUNK.».TUM. ne pbape to shift for winter cutting. 2-inch, iS4.00 per 100; ^30.00 per 1000. 3-inch, 5.00 per 100; 45.00 per 1000. 8-inch, 5.00 per dozen. Mine. Chas. Wood, very strong, |50 per 1000. rORCING VARIETIES. Meteor, Niphetos, Perle, Gontier, Guillot, Albany, Mermet, La France, Sunset, Beauty and Hoste. A few more tine plants on liand in o-inch pots, at IC.OO per 100. M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind. IMPORTED K. P. ROSES, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist blooming freely and Kiving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. "Fine plants /or sale by the 100 or IWK), at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, .rAlVtAICA PLAIN. ^Boston), MASS. ) per 1 TE.^S $30.c HYBRIDS 40.; Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plauts of the Newest Chrysanthe raums. aart general greenhouse stock. Tiade list on application. 1000 ALBANY. 1000 LA FRANCE. 1000 MERMET. From 3 and Sl-^-inch pots, In tine condition, equal to 4-inch pot stock. Price and samples on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. Roses for Forcing. Per 100 500 American Beauty, from 4-in. pots |S.00 100 La France, from 4 & 5-in. pots 9.00 Strong and healthy stock, the 600 for jS40. 2165 Mackinaw St , SAGINAW. (West Side). MICH. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. ROSES. FIELD GROWN, FOR FORCING. STRONG BUODED PLANTS ON MANETTI ROOTS, HOME GROWN MUCH SUPERIOR TO IMPORTED STOCK, Mrs. J. H. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Gen. Jacqueminot, Magna Charta, and a full list of leading Hybrid Perpetuals for greenhouse and garden planting. LARGE LOT EXTRA FINE MOSS AND CLIMBING ROSES, Our usua. full assortment of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Hardy Shrubs, Hardy Plants, Bulbs, Greenhouse Stock, Etc. LET US ESTIMATE ON YOUR LIST OF WANTS FOR COMING SEASON. Fall Catalogue and Trade List Free, ready in August. THE STORKS k HARRISON GO., PAINESVILLE. OHIO. THE ATTENTION OF FLORISTS and others is invited to our immense stock of FIELD CROWN HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES for FORGING, Hteacly for Slr»li3»:ia.©iit Ootot»e>r Xst:. The plants are principally l year budded low on Manetti, all of our own growing (which are superior to the imported) :yriA embrace the best kinds suitable for the purpose. We have also a fine lot of Climbers and Mosses. Parties desiring particular yarieties should send in their orders early as possible. Prices compare favorably with those of European growers. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. ORDER EARLY. CATALOGUE FREE. ELLWANGER & BARRY, Mount Hope Nurseries, I«OCHEJSTEJI«, :n. Y". THE NEW ROSE ^V^^ \V)^5 ^M^- FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New Jersey. !. Mme. de Watte- itier, JNiplietoB. L.!* France, Kt*n -Siiene, Souv. d'un .^mi. Fine, healthy stock from iJ«>-ineh pots $5 00 per 100; Ui 00 per lOOD. WOOD BROTHERS, Fishkill. N. Y. NOTICE. Our roses are all sold. We are now booking orders for Field Grown Carnations, of which we have about 50,000 plants. Send for prices. J. L. DILLON, Bloomsburg, Pa. 3000 JACQUEMINOT ROSES, from Sin. pots. $•=> per 100: lin, pots, $6 per 100. 2,000 Begonia Rex from Sin. pots. $5 per 100. 3,000 English Ivies from 4in. pots, 2ft. high, $i per 100. 5,000 English Ivies, same size, lifted from open ground, $3 per 100. 10,000 Violets. Marie Louise, strong June cut- tings, rooted out door, positively no disease, $2 per 100. 2,000 Bovrardia Darvidsonii and Alfred Neuner, from 3'iin. pots. $5 per 100. 500 pots of Acorus variegata, strong plants, fine for trimming in funeral work, $10 per 100. AH guaranteed to be vigorous and healthy. .. Will exchange on reasonable terms for thrifty young stock of Bon Silene Roses. JOHN RECK, Bridgeport, Conn. When ordering mention American Florist. Carnations for Winter Flowering BUTTERCUP, and all leading kinds. Estab- lished in pots. Roots kept intact. No risk in shipping. Write for prices including e.xpressage. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. CARNATIONS strong- plants, *8 00 per 100. Gra-e Wilder, Tidal Wave, Silver Spray, etc.. ei;. BOaVARDIAS Pres. Cleveland, navlsonli, Prea. Qarheld, Bridal Bouquet, tS.OO per 100. PRIMROSES, 2;»4-lDChpot8, Sl.OO per 1[0. WM A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Mention American Florist. Special Offer to American Trade LOUIS DE SMET, NURSERYMAN, GHENT, BELGIDM, oner as Specialties: Palms, Azaleas, ,4raucaria excelsa (thou- sands). Bay Trees, Tuberous BegroDias, Gloxiniaa. New Trade Lis njn application. Mention American ii''lorrat. 88 The American Florist. Aug. 25, Sub-jcription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Adverlisement.s, 10 Cents a Line, Agate. Inch. Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts, 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertlslne Department of the American Florist is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. THE CARNATION, ITS HISTORY. PROPER- TIES AND MANA CEMENT. Literature upon this popular flower i.s Iways welcome, and especially at this ime when the Divine Flower is meeting with more favor than usual, and when the subject is treated in an intelligent manner by a master-hand who has been in close touch with it his whole lite long, it is doubly valuable and interesting. The author, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, treats upon a dilVerent section of these favorite flowers from those which are popular in America, but what are recognized as good properties in a carnation in Etiropc are not detractions in our ever-blooming and winter-flowering varieties here. Especially is this so when it is under- stood that the varieties which are grown in such enormous quantities here are de- velopments from the older sorts, as writ- ten about by Mr. Dodwell. The book before us is the third edition, the first being published about the vear 1885, the second in 18S7, and the third during the present j'ear. The title in the first and second editions of this book was "The Carnation and Picotee, Their History, etc.," but in the present edition the author makes a statement in Note FOR Title as follows: "The use of the conjunction 'and' before picotee in the earlier editions, following the method of former works and associations de- voted to the culture of the flower, has been misleading, as suggesting a dilVer- ence other than that of characterization, the picotee being simply a section of the carnation with the bizarre, flake, self, fancy or yellow ground. The generic term carnation is therefore only used." This change will be greeted with satis- faction by many florists here, for we fre- quently hear that certain varieties have some picotee blood in them or "it re- minds me of the old picotee." Such ex- pressions act like discords in music. The History is a lecture delivered by the late Mr. Shirle3' Hibberd in the year 1881, before the Carnation and I'icotec Society (of ICngland), and which is con- sidered by Mr. Dodwell "the most trust- worthy sketch which has ever appeared." From this we (piote as follows: "Indeed the dianthus faniilj' appear to have some- what of the same social temper as the singing birds; they appear to love the habitations of man, and hence the pru- dent botanist who wants a specimen of the true ty|)ical Dianthus caryo])hylliis will begin to hunt for it on the castle walls, ruins, or on the roofs of old sheds and cottages." Another quotation will be appreciated: "It is interesting lo note that two great authorities give the florists full credit for their making of the flower that has thus far occipied our at- tention to-day. Turner, writing ;ibout 1550, quaintly says: 'The gatdhi xr/oiic'fs are made so pleasant and sweet with the labors and witt of man, and not by nature,' while Withering in the eighteenth century wrote: 'The art of floriculture, sometimes despised with a reprehensible degree of fastidiousness, has in this instance transformed a plant comparatively obscure into one of the most delightful charms which the lap of Flora contains'." As Mr. Dodwell has taken prizes with his carnations as long ago as 1850, it naturally follows that he knows some- thing about their management. He fa- vors firm potting. He says: "Firm pot- ting gives us many advantages. In the first place it saves from the great injury of extreme saturation and its correlative evil, drought; and further, as soil well finned is not subject to the e.xcesssivc fluctuations of heat and cold, which fol- low that of a loose texture, and as ex- perience and theory alike teach that suc- cessful cultivation depends upon the nearest realization of an equable tem- perature, gradually increasing according to the necessities of the plant, and the avoidance of sudden changes from heat to cold, and drought to moisture, firm potting going far to produce for us these conditions; therefore, I prescribe it. If the cultivator feels like making the ex- periment, to which, however, I do not recommend him, he will find that plants firmly potted are stouter iti their growth than those in a loose soil, shorter jointed and have a much more fleshy root. But while thus recommending firm potting — more enforcing it as a first necessity — the cultivator must remember the me- chanical condition of the soil must be ap- propriate. This should neither be so dry as to fall to dust, nor so clammy as to form, when pressed, a compact ball, im- pervious to the air. I do not know how better to describe its proper state than to say it should, when taken into the hand and pressed, readily cohere, show- ing the imprint of the fingers and palm, and when pressed the opposite way as readily crumble." Every month has its duties in the suc- cessful cultivation of the carnation, no matter whether it is for exhibition in July in Europe or whether the results are looked forward to for winter-flowering in America. We may adjust the knowl- edge gleaned so as to suit our own par- ticular wants. It is a pleasure to read the details as laid down by Mr. Dodwell for each month of the year, and as ((uality in carnations is to play a very im|iortant part in the future, these de- tails could with profit be read by all who are interested. Such points as those which follow are frequent all throughout the book. "Disbud as soon as the young buds can be conveniently removed." "As the buds swell, a gentle application of weak manure-water will greatly assist them." "Hybridization, or fertilization of the flowers for seed should be dili gently attended to." "Leave nothing to chance." "The raising of seedlings is the opening up of a new world, a world of sensations, surprises, delights. Every step is a new enjoyment." "It must be borne in mind th.-it .amongst carnations as with all things in nature no ;idv.iiue upon existing beauty will be obt.ained save by .a resort to the best types for parents, and by their judicious employ- ment." A chajiter on what constitutes excel- lence is also interesting: "Size" — mere size I think Mr. Dodwell means— "as a point of excellence deserves the least con- sideration. Any limit between 'J'i inches as a minimum and 3'^' inches as a maxi- mum will be found to afford ample ground for admiration." This is getting ((uite close to the size which has l)een set by American enthusiasts. Mr. Dodwell, continuing, says: "In competition, other jjoints being equal, of course the larger size would win." The chapter on "Dressing the Flowers" will be read with interest by many, for, although the practice may never find much favor here, it is worth knowing how to begin where Dame Nature leaves ofi, and perfect what she has left imper- fect. "Diseases of the Carnation" could be read with profit, and "Diflerences of Habit, induced by Mode of Propaga- tion," would give food for thought. There are between two hundred and three hundred varieties tlescribcd. The descriptions are elaborate and appear to be faithful, and carry conviction that they are done by a loving hand. The additions to the ])resent edition are a stipplement.ary chapter on yellow varieties, and a descriptive list of a num- ber of this desirable class of carnations of the author's own raising. It is with much pleasure that this little volume is recommended to all who .are interested in horticulture, feeling assured that all who peruse its overflowing pages will be amply repaid for their trouble. E. L. THE WASHINGTON CONIE.XTfON. Readers of the Florist who for the past eight years have read with interest the accotints of our .annual conventions, and each succeeding year been told that the last exceeded all, will, unless' they have frequently been in personal attend- ance, feel their credulity drawn unon when we claim this Washington meeting to be again the largest, best arranged and most satisfactorily carried out of all. Experience is a good school. The working machinery of the S. .\. F. directed by its eflicient secretary, Mr. Stewart, has, with the wise assistance and liberal entertainment of the National Gardeners' Club, made the occasion one to be pleas- antlj' remembered by every visitor whether grower, exhibitor, botanist, bowler or sight-seer. Washington in August proved warm it is true, but not as hot as was fe.ircd, and its location and .attractions seem to h.ave tempted the largest gathering yet re- corded by out society. The work goes bravely on. Now for St. Louis — and the World's Columbi.an Exposition. All members of the S. A. F. in good standing and who were unable to attend the Washington convention may secure copies of the souvenir presented to mem- bers of the society, bv applying early to C. 1". Hale, 719 1-ltli'strcet,' Washing'ton, D. C, aeeoinp.anying the .application with G cents in stamps to pay postage. Flowers Wanted. We wish 111 eiii;:i.i;o .1 ri'i;iil;ir Mqipiy of Ikiwcis to III! our .staiulin.i; orders lor the coniiiij; se;isoii. Wc make a spe- cialty of filiinj; these order direct from the growers. They :ire rei;iil.ir daily, tri-wcekly and semi wccklv. and will pay bill v;ilue, but must be choice steck, indinaiy lOinnion sti.Lk will not answer, (i^(>ul.'l^. having first class slocit in prospect, pkase cor- icspoiul w illi lis eailv The Wisconsin Flower Escbange. 133 Mason SI.. MILWAUKEE. WIS. l8<^2. The American Florist. 89 20 West 24tl:i Street, I^E:W^ ^^CDFRPC " THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE, IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Streef, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) Full line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Mention American Florist KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday S P. M. McKELLflR k SPERRY, Wlioiesaie Commission Florists 128 &. 129 Michigan Ave., Near Madison St., CH[IOA.OO. Store open Day and Night, Px^pting Sundays we close at 10 jn. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut streets, Oinol*XM.ta.tl, 0» DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SDPFLTES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists. Terms. &e, on application (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), I WHOLESALE ^^^ 1122 I^IITE STH-EET, A complete line of Wire Designs. Mention American Florist. WM. ELLISON, iLate 0( ELLISON & KUEHN). WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS- SUPPLIES. 1402 Pine St. ST. LOUIS, MO. FLORAL DESIGNS. The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Uarriiburg, Pa. ofeiftafa MariCst*. Cut Flowers. New York Aug. 2;j Valley BOSTON Auk. t.\. f*lnk Pond Lilies s.oo Rofles, La France Alba hetOB PHILADELPHIA ny, Brides Auk 23. 2.uu plHntft and cut tiuwers; une who underHland-* decoratlnK and puttlriK up deMiKHB 'if'd cut Howers. S^tate ane ami Kive refereuceB. AduresH IN Ai'Miu.M.. DunvlDe, III. WANTKI) A competent Hardener and Morlst. to lake cliarKe *'I ttarden, lawn and Kreenhouoe; plDKie man preierred. Tlewt of references required. Permanent eiiipluvment it aatlintacttirv ud treat- ment: a single nian LJeriuaii preierred. Address OTTO Bai'.mann. J'.HS. Water St., Manistee. Mich WANTKIJ AT DNCK A Kood. steady, ftober. hon- esi rose, plant and cut tlower Krower; also must have some experience in deHlKon nu others need apply Slate waneM. Keferences requirea. Addrestt Wm. a. Bock, North Cambridge, Mubb. Marblehead. Mass. IpdK SALE Locoiuc ! power, in Kood coi Jus. K S.I e steam boiler. 2U horse- llon A.ldress ■H. Kast Burliri:ton. N..T. IroK SALK— One No. tl Weathered hot water boile ' price $lflO; also 2.tVjO feet 4tnch """"'Mich at halt MK8. GEO. WALIHtArElt. Sagii ihouses at tached. doinK h tlrst-claes^ bupiness Kor par- ticulars apply t FCR BALE OR LEASE OM eatablished tlorist plant business. 7 ^raenhouses. inside Chicago limits, city water, good location. A barfc'aln. Ad- dress H. care American Florist, Chicago. FOR SALK— Flower store, VM Michigan Ave. be- tween MaiUson and Monroe Sia. i beap rent, plate glass window 9 feet across Must sell at once: have two places, cannot attend to both eltaated 2o miles ti-om New York City. Stock and houses In Al condition Housesall planted: mostly American Beauty and La Friince. Will sell on easy terms. Address RoskGkuwkk. cure Am. Florist. ifOR SALE AT A BARGAIN Only greenhouses ' In city: 'i.OOD feel of glass 4 greenhouses in good repair, steam and water heating, tine stock of plant*, splendid trade all year. 5 acres land, small fruits— big crop tills season. Evervthtng being prepared for tills winters bloom. Commodious dwelling house, barn. etc. Will exchange for farm or other property. Write to W. J. BniUAU, Fremont. Neb. TjioK SALE-Nine greenhouses containing about Jj lO.OOOteeiof glass, stocked with carnations and heated by steam; grapery SO feet long just coming into bearing, recently built; ;tO acres of land; abnnd- from station. Will be sold ( Possession any time Address Isaac Lakkin. Toughkenamon. Chester Co.. Pa. FOR SALE OU KENT Two greenhouses L'i4S ft. each, on lot I25xr.;5 ft, in very good location in fast growing town In Missouri. i;OUU inhabitants. The property is valuable and nicely laid oul and Im- proved Plenty of water; gond slock of roses, car* nations, chrysanihemums. geraniums, etc No opoosllion. Must have ?'no ca«h, rest on morlgage. -- ■■ - 1 ba A tlrst-clHSs greenho ble building land; 7 city water; buHi ■ full growing order A One thing for a yttungKeni man with capital. Owner has to change place residence. For particulars addrecs B C. care American Florist. Chicago One No, 5 Weathered boiler and lijO teat \ UI-ASS-4,ono feet lOxl'i single thick S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N, J. H. BAYEKSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Oar new Oataloeae Ih now out. free upon application. We have planted oul most of the Begonias for tubers, but keep some ready for shipping in 2-inch pots, 44,00 aiul Jl,5n per inn. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnelsfille. Ohio. P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USST, Calvados, France. A Reiier,il assorhiieiit of Fruil Tree Slocks such as Apple. Pear, Myobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- /ard i:h»>ry. Angers Quince. Small Eveigreens. For- est Trees. Ornamenial Shrubs. Roses, etc. The lalKest Moi-k ill Ihr coiiiitiv, I'ricts verv low. I'ackinK semteil, CalaloKue Inr, .Semi lor h peed, just received, ner UO seed. 25e; lUUj seeds. *l 25. rvCL-AMK^J. We have an extra line stain. Cyclainen Persioum, flnest mixed, \% ounce. ' Jl 00; Pkt . 25c. Emperor William, dark crimson, 51) seeds, 2^c Uiganteum Album, Mont Blanc, pure white, 50 seeds. 5Uc Deep crimson, very larKe, 51 seeds, 5Cc Atropurpureuoi, flowers large a d deep, red. 50 seeds, 5l)c. SanKuineum. new, blood red, 20 seeds, 50c. Giant Flowered Varieties, extra choice mixed. 5D seeds. 50c.; H ounce, $2.i0. 12 Barclay street, Uli W. Washington St. Xew York. CHICAGO. LIUUM HflRRISn. Solid « ell-ripened Bulbs. 7 to 9-inch, per 100, $5.50; per 1000, |50.00 9 to 12 " " 11.00; " 100.00 All bulbs for floriats in season. W. W. BARNARD &, CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street. CHICAGO Grevillea Robusta. Per doz. Per 100 2>^-in. pots, 12 in. high $1.00 $ S.OO 3-inch pots, 15 in. high 1.50 12.00 3'A-\n. pots, IS in. high 3.00 6-inch pots, 24 to 30 in. high... 6.00 NATHAN SMITH &. SON, C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., HAARLEM, HOLLAND, Grower and cultivator of choice Dutch bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, etc., etc.; alsoof various bulb- ous plants, guaranteed true to name. Beautiful and attractive for gardens and conservatories. Orders solicited. Catalogues free on application to his agents. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920, New York. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Due Yon Thol Tulips. SPECIAL. Our agent has secured very low rates on these valuable early forcing Tulips by buying in large lots, and we are able to make the follow- ing SPECIAL. Order now. l>.r 1000 I'er 100 Scarlet $4.25 S .60 R6tl and Yellow 7.25 .85 Rose 17.50 2.00 Willie 17.00 1.90 W^e make a Specialty of all Bulbs for Florists Forcing IN SEASON." NEW YOR 12 Barclay Street ^ J. G. VflUGHflN, CHICAGO p. 0. Box 688. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS. ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemendale and Zant- poort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for General Wholesale Catalogue. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QLTM VALLEY ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Get lowest quotations, and orde soon from LILY 0! llie VALLEY. (Hamburg grown, best for eany farcing). I.OOO * 7 50 10,000 73.50 50,000 337.50 Prices on larger quantities by correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. CYCLAMENS. strong plants for potting on. .»7.00 PEK HUNDKEO. *60.00 PER THOUSAND. DAVID ALLAN, Mt. Auburn, Mass. LILIUM HARRiSII. Original and largest growers of this important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRITOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW TOBK. JAPAN Send for Catalogue of EUI.BS, SEEDS. AND SHRUBS. ARAUCaRiaS. "AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER &. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FRANCISCO, CAI.. G. J. MOrrATT, Manufacturer ol PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NErar HavEK. cowht. Bulbs t Plants. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. C. H. JOOSTEN, 1 IMPORTEH, Chrysanthemums. 2H-lnch pots, 20 leading sorts for cut flowers, 13,0 per 100. The .-ame, 3,M;-incli pots, $4.00. CYCLAMEN PEBSICDM GIGANTEUM. assorted colors. 2i'.i-inch pots. $6.00 per ICO. Same from S-incli pots, 18.00 per 100. Address J. O. JB^AX-r-O-W, FISHKILL, N Y 92 The American Florist. A7t< Philadelphia. Didn't we have a grand time. Hurrah for Smith, Hale, Freeman, Clark and all the rest of the boys who fairly outdid themselves in making our visit one never to be forgotten. Monday morning all was hurry and bustle. The committee on decorating cars was earl3' on hand and under the directions of Chief Heron soon had them tit for a queen to ride in. The committee certainly deserve great credit for the very complete manner in which they did their work. The reception com- mittee headed by Edwin Lonsdale was at the station to meet the brethren from New York and Boston who arrived about \2:'M and were escorted to Horticultural Hall, the ladies in busses while the gen- tlemen were marched down in a body. Arriving at the hall the delegates were welcomed in a few fitting words by Pres- ident Craig, and immediately proceeded to do justice to the lunch provided. The hall jjrescnted a very neat appearance, the stage and tables being nicely decor- ated, John Westcott had charge of the arrangements here and everything passed off pleasantly as a matter of course. Re- turning to the station the Phila. folks boarded their special train, which pulled out about 2:40, followed in a few minutes by New York and Boston. One of their members, not the largest in stature, but great elsewhere, was captured by the rhila. boys. His name is Wood, "Little Woody" they call him for short, but the man that can find anything small about "Woody" has not been seen or heard Irom up lo date; his songs and stories on the way down were the inside features of the trip. There was a band on board and they played, music? well, maybe they thought it was, they blew hard enough and long enough, but as they didn't seem to get tune enough they finally adjourned to the baggage car. The Phila. edition ol John Thorpe was a very energetic member of the band, and we doubt if the original John could have done any better. .\rriving in Washington about (> p. m. a dash was made for the hotels, most of the club going to the Ebbitt House, where an hour was spent getting rooms and removing the dust of the journey, alter which it was one continual round of pleasure and sight seeing, aside from the time spent in committees and on conven- tion work. There was so much to see, so many places of interest to go to that not an idle moment was spent and it was Saturday and time to go home long before we were ready for it. The entertain- ments given by Messrs. Freeman and Strauss & Co. were largely attended arul everybody seemed to enjoy themselves hugely. To the bowling contingent the Columbia Club was a pleasant place to visit and as the time for the match to take place drew ne.ir the pin boys were kept l)usy setting them up for prospective medal winners. We forbear for several reasons, prifcipally modesty, from say- ing very much about the match except to praise the work of Capt. Anderson, whose l)rilliant finish, together with the good work of Brown, did so much to place us in the lead, and also in the second game when Craig showed the bo3-s he could put up as good a game as any of them, and thereby put us in a safe position for the prize. We felt then as if we ought to shout just a little. .Mr. Dor.'in's score, 204, was a dandy, and we extend con- gratulations, as he has made a new rec- ord, the former highest score made in the matches during former conventions being 11)7. K. HYDRANGEA PANIGULATA GRANDIFLORA The most protitahle and .satisfactory plant tor florists to Iniy and .sell. The very best Ornamental shrub. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters it it is brought properly to their attention. Largest stock in America. Splendid plants. Cheaper and better than Imported. See prices below : (INE '>EAR, 12x15 inches, fine S5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000 TWO YEARS, lSx24 inches, fine 6.00 " 50.00 " TWO YEARS, extr.-! selected, 2)^x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 •' THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2)^ ft., nicely branched S.OO " 70.00 Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. Au.KKss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. NOW, when you have your houses ready for planting, fill them with something that will bring you the biggest returns. This is just what .Ispai-aous pliiinosns nanus will do, and we offer strong plants, full of roots, in the following sizes : I'er VI I'er 100 Per 100 4-inch pots $6.50 $5000 $450.00 5-inch pots 7.50 69.00 550.00 6-inch pots 8.50 70.00 650.00 7-inch pcits 9.50 SO.OO 750.00 PITCHER & MANDA, UNITED STATES NURSERIES. «SMOI«T HXL,i:*S, IV. J. MUMS. NOVELTIES OF '92. MKS. K. I>. ADAMS, KOSLVN, tiKO. W. CHILES, W. A. MANUA, DOUBLE SWEET ALYSSUM, Irom '.J'i-lnch pots, K.W per 103. STEVIA, very stocky plants, from 2L..-inch pots, $2.00 per 100. from a^s-lnch pots, S.'> 110 per 100. CASH, or C. «). D. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J. CABBAGE PLANTS. BEST LATE FLAT DUTCH, $1.50 per 1000; 6.00 per 50C(); Jio.oo per 10,000. Cash with order, h-/-* S. O. STREBY, Lock Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY. OHIO. When you write to Any ot the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. DflRWlN TULIPS are now sener.illy recognised as the best strain of self-colored late Tulips in the trade. Flease consult special descriptive list (No. Sll) containinj; 300 distinct varieties. Same will be mailed .uratis and post free, including supplement on nearly 40 certiticated varie- ties, on application to E. H. KREUflGE, & SON. HAARLEM, HOLLAND. t»-S|H trail.-, .jjj Mention Atuerloan Florist. Association "Flora' ivui««s:ri«^^ CO., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. AlwajH her uiilil I>la.v. ADDRK88 p QUWERKERK, p. 0. Box 1845. NEW YORK. SEKD FOR A COPY OFT OlJI« TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. l8g2. The American Florist. 93 ADIANTUMGAPILLUS VENERIS The coming Adiantum for the cut flower trade. The reasons why because it is Best for the grower: ist. Because it can be ^own successfully in a greenhouse with a mixed collection of plants. 2nd. It can be bedded out on a bench or under the edge of a bench, and will last for several years. Srd. It requires no season of rest. 4th. It will stand watering with the hose and fumigating with tobacco smoke. Best for the Cut Flower man : ist. Because of its density and dark green color; six fronds will go as far as twelve Cuneatum, 2nd. Because it will keep in perfect condition for from four to six weeks in the ice box. Best for the Retail Buyer: Because it lasts three times as long as Cunea turn. Customers ordering in our store ah invariably ask for the kind that don't wilt. In buying see that you get the true variety, has many aliases. Price, strong plants, $8 per 100 Owing to the heavy demand, our stock of this most desirable Fern, ready for immediate ship- ment, is getting low. In order to accommodate those who wish to make plantings later in the season, we will book orders now for delivery any time till July ist. This will gi%'e florists who are now busy with their spring work an opportunity to secure their stock and have it delivered at a time when they can take care of it. JOHN IRVINE CO., BAY CITY, MICH. CHINESE FBONIES are grown in 500 distinct varieties in Krelage's Nurseries at Haarlem, Hol- land. Please write for special descrip- tive catalogue (No. 512), containing ex- act descriptions of over 500 varieties, cultural directions, etc., to E. H. KRELAGE &, SON, HAARLEM, HOLI.AND. •»- SPECIAL TERMS TO THE TRADE. "KW Mention American Florist. AUG. TOEFFAERT. GHENT, BELGIUM, Palms, Azalea Indica, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. TRADE LIST ON APPLICATION. -- DREER'S ftARDEN SEEDS „Plant!.. Bulbs, ancf .Requisites. TheT are the Ibest at the lowest prices. TRADB LIST issued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREEK, PhUad«Ip«j.l» KENTIA BELMOREANA and KENTIA FORSTERIANA, inainch pots, VERY FINE PLANTS, $50.00 per ico. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, Chestnut Hill. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Mouey Order Ottlce, Station *'H". Mention American Florist. GIANT MARKETand FANCY PANSIES New crop seeds of those superb strains now ready, in trade packets of 1.500 and 600 seeds respectively, at one dollar each. DENTS ZIKNGIEBEL, • MEEDHAM, MASS. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. G. BENARD, Orleans, France. ROSES AND YOUNG PLANTS A SPECIALTY. Particular offer of fine plants in large quantities. ROSES ON OWN ROOTS. HYBRID, BOURBON. ETC., sucli as Per 1000 L.a France, Ulrich Brunner, Captain Christy, etc S 4U 00 On owD rooid. or grafted on Dog rose. Tea and Noisette, sucli as Marechal Niel, Marie Van Houlte. Catlierine Mermet. etc $50.0U to 55 CO Hermosa, Common Bengal, etc., lat choice ]7 50 On own roots, extra choice 26 00 Cramoisi-Snperieur, Eugene de Beauharnais, etc., Ist choice. ' jg OO Extra choice 3j cO Madame Lauretta de Messiny 40 CO Mile. ADguetine Guinoiseuer (or ^hite flowering France) 60 00 Climbing Roses, asESoried, my choice of varieties, such as Ruga, Foliclte, Perpetue, etc 15 10 ■\VHITw; MULBERRY, very floe. 2 years transplanted., iJKUTZr-V Ok.A<5ILIS, 2 years y 50 HV1)KAN<;EA PANI« ULATA GRANDIFLORA, 2year8 13 OO c)is, 15.00 per 100 <'upe.laeinlnen.2!^-inch pots, K. 00 per 100 Kuon?raus. H colors, 2!i,lncli pots. $1 10 per 100 Blue Water Lillet, 2!*-lncli pots, ft. 00 per dozen Other aquatics bb cheap In proportion Hooted CuttlnKS rape .lannilnes. tl per 100: $j per 1000 Bouvardlas tl.COperlOOO 1 will sell the above for cash, or oxchanKe same, as well as larKe Palms anil other lolhiKe plants, lor winter tlowertiiK bulbs. Address F. .1. rLHKIClIT, Klonst. AnDlston, Ala. Mention American Florist. BEGONIAS. Per 100 ..J5 0O Rex fine assorlnient Rex Lucy Closson Listri or Diadem 6.00 Argeutia Guttata 4.00 Metalica, 2% in 4.00 " 3'.. in 8.00 Hydrangeas Tlios. Hogg, Otaksa aj.in 4 00 Red nranched Send for list <»t deld tirown Carnations and Viotets. I. N. KRAMER & SON. MARION IOWA. i8g2. The American Florist. 9-5 Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special pi ices or come and examine our stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBREGHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG WHAT? Bii Daisy Snow to. BIG plants, BIG roots, BIG leaves, BIG long stems, BIG flowers, BIG crop, BIG sales, BIG profits, BIG satisfaction all round. There will be a BIG lot wanted. Order early and get a BIG start and help supply the BIG demand. 25,000 now on hand, ill. 50 per doz.; $\0 per 100; J!80 per lOOO. 200,000 would scarcely suffice to supply all who ought to have it with a few plants to start with. Remember when we are sold out we are done, there has been no substi- tute found yet for this Daisy. SNOW- FLAKE, good as it is, can not compare with it. A few hundred of the latter still on hand, jSl.50 per 100; JS12.00 per 1000. Yours very truly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. AUGUST ROLKER I SONS Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seeds* Bulbs, Imported Plants, Supplies Fitc., Etc. For prices exaiulue Wholesale Catalogue. Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24fh Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. PRIMROSES. Plants now ready for 3-inch pots. Twelve sorts; flowers all fringed, large, and brilliant colors. Price for the single, per lOO plants $ 2.50 " 1000 plants 20 00 " " double (white and red) per 100 5 00 We send additional plants with each order to pay good part of the express charges. Remittance may be made by M. O. on our P. 0. Address HEITBY S. RUFF & SONS, Shiremausto^'ii, Pa. JULES BE COCK, NURSERYMAN, Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium, offers ARAUCARIAS, ASPIDISTRA, AZALEA INDICA, DRACAENAS, PALMS LAURUS TINUS and NOBILIS, with crowns or pyramids, SPlRyCA JAPONICA, and AUR. RET., all by the thousand. Packing free for cash with order. Price list on application. SPAULDING'S MAMMOTH STRAIN OTSf TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The above strain I claim to stand unrivaled, equal to any, surpassed by none. Trusses immense, ranging in size from 4 to 6 inches, of the most intense and brilliant shades. Sound bulbs of largest size READY TO DELIVER IN DECEMBER OR LATER. Why be deceived and pay fancy and extravagant prices which are named on account of the popularity and novelty of this most beautiful flower when you can purchase the very best and choicest varieties at the following moderate figures : Singles in White, Fink, Tellow or Rose, 100 $6; 1000 $50; 5,000 $225. Crimson, Scarlet, Brilliant Red or Mixed, lOO $5.50; 1000 $45; 5,000 $200. Doubles Mixed, all shades, $13 per 100; $120 per 1000. These bulbs will be planted in immense quantities the coming season, and florists intending to grow or catalogue, will do well to place orders at once, as prices are liable to advance. T. H. SPAULDING. Orange. N. J. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 MYRTLE AVE., GREENHOUSE HEATING Ventilating Apparatus. Patentee and Manufacturer of HOT WATER BOILERS, If GREENHOUSE PIPE, PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, TANKS, ETC. XatE" ){EATE,i "^^ Hot '\yAT;ER G'RCULation. Kati onal^HotVater Heater C^o. Bostoi7, 195 Port H1H Sq. Chicago, 54 Dejirborn St. rtevsf YorH, 94 Ceptr? 5t. San Praijcisco, 40 5 .<*\arHet St. ^ertd Fpyi)/a3j M^'^'-^^^cB/lRBEE WJRE& IRON WORKSl Y /.\/ G^iqld^ae\'^^&^6 Df^RBORN^T. CHICAGO, , or La Fay ette/ fqjJ. Arrived. Prices on application. H. BAYERSDORFER &. CO., 5G N. 4tli St., PUUadelphia, Pa. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. 96 The American Florist. Aug. 25^ St. Louis. Weather pleasant. The lawns in parks, gardens and private grounds are in fine condition. The bedding in the parks is very attractive this season. The beds in Forest Park are especially fine. Forest and Tower Grove parks have fine dis- plays of aquatics. J. C. D. Nothing to Ask of Congress. Commenting editorially upon the recent convention of the S. A. F. the Chicago fournal says: "The last of the great conventions that assembled this year was that of the So- ciety of American Florists, which has been in session at Washington during the past week. Although over 2,000 delegates were present it was harmonious. What seems strange, too, is the circumstance that they did not ask congress to do any- thing for them. They met at Washington because they could get good accommoda- tions there when the politicians arc away, and because thev could see the grounds and conservatories of the department of agriculture. During all the time they were there they passed no resolutions de- claring that the world was out of joint, and society going to the dogs. Blessed be flower raisers and may their way of running a convention become con- tagious." Do YOU WANT the government statistics of the Florist, Nursery and Seed trades from the last census where you can have them convenient for reference. You will find them all in our new trade directory and reference book. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. NO WIDX-AWAKE FI.OBIST need he told it will pay him lo use SASH BARS, etc. made from CLEAR CYPRESS. Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet loikg. PF" Senil for circulura »ncl pstlinateB. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., HMallton Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO. LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK HORSE IS STOI.KN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. i. HAIL BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Manalactnre THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes l!^-inch and 2-lnch, 12.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. N. P. McCarthy, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addreti all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. h box uiade of wood, epreseuted In the cut. .A.CarEirS'l'S ■ A. Rnlker & Song, New York. F. E. McAllister, 22 Oey St., New York. , D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. K. KauDuiar H. BayerHdn A. C. Kendal Philadelphia. Pa. fer & Co., Philadelplits, Pa. 115 Ontario St.. Cleveland, O. rs, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. E. H. Bunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, lU. AY. A. Hanft & Co., 1202 Olive Street, St. Louis, IMo. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and W^alnut Sts., Cin- ninnati, O T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts. Mention American Florist. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices. ■ — — — • HEREWEARE AGAIN. lYMAN FELHEIIVI, Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Kstimates jjiven, and cost oi M , treiglit guarranteed. V' CORRESPONDENCE / SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, j honi lioltoin (;uUei \t\i CLEAR GVPREd '; •"="'"^™"''- _ \ I Lyman Felheim, ERIE PA. YOU GUN SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sash Lifter. The best lluijf; of the kind ever invented, for sitlifr high or low greenhouses. Send lor descrip- tion and price list. BAY State Hardware Co., i72 Fret-port St., IIOSTON, M.VSS. Mention American Florist. IMPROVED GLAZING. Zinc Joints for butllnK glass without laps. No leakBRB. No slirtin^i ot kIhbs Practtoally air tight. Keeps out cold winds, thereby saving fuel. No laps saves enough glass to pay for the zincs. No breas* age of Klass on account of frost or ice. Some of the largest arowers i n the country are U8lng **GH88er*H Patent Zinc Joints" with entire satisfaction. Write for sample and price list. J. M. GASSER, FLORIST. 101 Kuelid Av«"., rrKVKI*ANI>, O. GOOD, CLEAN SPHAGNUM ^ MOSS, $1.00 PER BARREL. Grin bulk al f l2.(io per 100 cubic feet. IVM. F. BASSETT & SON. Hammonton. H. J. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTyPING. Done with expert ability for FloriStS; Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., IIAKRISIilIKU, PA. NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. WlltTB lam ^AMI'LES ANU ruicKS. lSp2. The American Florist. 97 THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: iBt. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2n(3. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the roof.) 3rd. Give the length of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of roof. 5th. Give the thickness and width of rafters or Bish bar. sFlorists,Nurserymen& Seedsmen WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER aod practically no attention, : able thao other Wii are manufactured and guaranteed bv tlif y>\A<'^ and most reliable IVind Mill Companr iti exist enctf.and who build the Hnllnday HtniMhtrd Pumnliiir and Geared Wind Mills I'li^ Standard VanelcsH and U^ 8. 8olid Wheel Wind Mills. Pumps. Tanks. Hor; Hay Tools, ha. No other company offers equal inducements. Send for Cn.talogue and Price U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. HATAVIA, ILL., U. S. A. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green Bouses or Farmer's Bash. You can save money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twin PoJDts. THESE POINTS are far superior to the old mode of setting glass, as they will hold each pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box contains 600 rights and 600 lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price, 35c a Box, Driver, 16c. A Liberal Discount to the Trade. These points are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil, Seedsmen, and Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not find them, send postal for a free sample, or send 69 ceots for 1 package and 1 driver by mail, post paid to any part of the U. S. ~^, H. W. EAMES CO., Milford, UaBS., Mention American Florist. OUR- Half-Jone ^ ^ Engravings ARE MADE BY • J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 107 Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. Their work in this journal speaks for itse/f Publishers American Florist. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its columns KILLMRIGHT REGISTERED NON POISONOUS mSECTICIDE: UUMI n ' MILDEW LI I L ' FRUIT, FLOWERS. PRICE 21b.CAN.50 5lt).$l.2Q lQlb.$2.25 20lb.$4.0Q'^ STOTT "^^P^^ DISTRIBUTER DlAMEieR 4" SeCTlONAL VICW -, LSKCTH 30" INSECTICIDE isAUTOMTICALLY MIXED. SAVES TIME AND MONEY. ^{PRICE IN COPPER 2CELL$9.00-3CELL$10.5CELL$I2. HE "STOTt PATENT SPRAYE] BEST §l^rWj^LIK.eMlST,X€VeR.CLPGS,ALyVAY INOJlDfeR. STOTT PAT9 SYRINGES. ,.-AUT07^ATlC IKSeCTlClDe MIKER. fPRiCeiNCLUDlN.O -TWO STOTT 6PRAYeRS&R0§e $7.00^ C^^^ ^Q-nV) FOR. eiReULAR ^ ..;.if^ 0TOTT Garden implementCoMP I36l.lBeRTY ST. .New YORK. -rr: SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE, FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 10S r^als:© Street, = OHIOA.OO, JI^T^. Mention American Florist. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH, INDESTRU6TI5LL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE VJOOU WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices* THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., Mention American Flor's;. S5,'S6, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDS, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, ^-inch 1042 inches diameter. The mailing, vending or use of any Serviceable ....,,.... 0,,-,-i r.iiiii..,..„-,^..ni-nsEs^3r Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- 6PR1NG STEEL GALVAMIZU.^^^B^^' ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealeror user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO., Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter.Grip Armored Hose Patmts, 49 Warren Street, New York. J. C. VAUGHAN, Agent, CHICAGO. S!v^^^^^ PERFECT X3X7'1\Tr^"U T^TT XT' Awarded highest premium DRAINAGE ijX!ji\l_>'Jri 1. lljiZi. Wherever Exhibited. Used by ALL leading growers and horticultural builders. For circulars, etc., address "W. I*. "WIGHT, UPLAND GREENHOUSES. •-*.-*^^'-*--^» MADISON, N. J. 98 The American Florist. Aug. 2s, Buffalo. The floricultiual department of the exposition opened in full on Wednesday, Aiig. 17, It occupied one of the large areas of the Main building, having a floor surface of 100x150 feet. At one end was a stage lGx60 feet finely decorated with groups of stove and greenhouse stuff, the front being banked with small foliage and flowering plants punctuated by a few vases and specimen palms. Every available space was well filled and there was a large amount of good material. The Edison Klectric Co. supplied the light- ing and under the direction of Supt. Cowell some very pretty effects were pro- duced. The exhibits of gladiolus and lilies were very creditable. Roses were good con- sidering the season, and some very fair carnations were shown. There werejust orchids enough to give the newspaper men a margin to stand on. Altogether the display attracted a great deal of at- tention, and it seems to be admitted that the floral department was one of the most attractive features of the fair. Friday, the 19th, the first installment of designs came in and contained some good pieces, though many of them lacked the finish that usually characterizes the work of our florists — the difiiculty of ob- taining good fresh flowers in time had something to do with this, however. The principal exhibitors were Scott. Reb- stock, Milley and S. Pickleman.in plants; and the same, with the addition of Adams & Nolan and D. D. 0'Connell,in cut flow- ers and designs. The amateur classes called out but three competitors, who brought in some very creditable stuff, however, both in plants and cut flowers. The whole department is under the management of President Cowell, of the Florists' Club, and he seems to be well supported by all our florists. The ar- rangement of the plants and flowers is being changed more or less every day so that there has been a fresh impres- sion every day. On August 23 the second lot of designswas to beshown, andasthe boys would all be back from the conven- tion an immense displaj' was expected. The show will continue through to the 27th inst. J. F. Cowell. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE STANDARDYentilatJng Macliines Received best awards BUFFALO, N. Y., BOSTON, MASS- TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. GREEN-HOUSE HEATraC. Meyers & Co. H73 S. Ninth St., PHtLADELPHIA. CARNATION CULTURE I L. L. LAMBORN. Tliird Kiliti»n:conMilnlnK all available InforniH' .ion ontliB subject NOW KKAOT. Price, H.SU nail. AddresB II. K. CHITTS, I'atersou.N.J STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. "STANDARD" FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best ^est. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottepy Company Branch Warehouse: 713 & 715 Whaiton St., FMladelpliia, Pa Randolph Ave. k Union St., Jersey City, N. J; MflRING, tiflRT & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass Wa ■naka a Specialty oi GLASS FOR H0T-HOUSE& STANDARD POTS. Price list for any numl per 1000, $:i.25 6-inch, Low freight rates to all poin HILFINGER BROS.. Fort Edward, N. Y. *'^or4ETl3i(^G (:IeW unDer t13e pQN,,' IS THE -iv|E)^ DEPARTURE." For you never before saw a Saw that not a Saw, or a VK TILATING APPARA- Tl'S for so little money. iriFirrrrrFfirr^ WSend for our TREATISE ON VENTILATION and learn all abont It. And, It you need the best Boiler In America, send for catalogue of our ** CHAIVII'ION.*' Butted GLASS Sash ^ARS, Doe.s a way with all puttying and trouble in replacing broken lights of glass. We have been busy fill- in? orders for this kind of a bar, in Glev Cypress. AI)]>HE8S LOCKLAN A. M. Stearns, Mngr. Qj^pi^i^r;' D LUMBER CO. LOOKLAND, OHIO. USE ItAFTEIlS .TORS HOT Bl^lDi TTKBING sJtc FLOWER POTS. Standard Flower I'ots, Machine Pots, Hand- Made Pots, Florists' Cut Flower Pots, Saucers, Hanging IJaskets, in 12 fancy patterns. FIRST-CLASSDGOODS. LOWEST PRICES. Send lor price list. Olve us n trial. c We will sure ly SKtiaty you. BOWMANVILLE POTTERY, llxu:e:s, x:«o., lEito. Our Olagg received the Highest Award at the Boston ConTention of the S. A. F. lOO The American Florist. Aug. 25, Index to Advertisers. ; ,(S LuriL' 1 liin 1 11 S'.l Allan David IM I.UIlvil 1,' Ivln-ln . !« Andorra Nurseries Stil M.Url ,• .\l.-x . !K BallerF A it:: MrCiii 1|^ \ F.SlCo.. «l Biirl.00 Wire \ Iron M. 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Danville, III.— The funeral of Grat- tan Hall, one of the directors of the Ma- ple Hill Floral Co., occurred here August 19, and was largely attended. Lowell, Mass. — A Florists' Club has been organized here, with the following oflScers : President, Richard Griffiths ; vice-president, (i. W. Patten; secretar C. L. Marshall; treasurer, Marcellus P ten. OOf, -^■^^-i Col ITS FIRE HOLDING QUALITIES UNEQUALLED. C8PECIALLV ADAPTING IT TO GREENHOUSE HEATING. DETROIT HEATING sole AND LIGHTING CO. **f''^- Lieb and Wight sis.. DETROIT, MICH. NK.U VllUK .-. ; Lit). rty St, CHK^Adl). B I.rili BOSTON. 4'i Pi arl ai ST. LIlUIS, 4 1 h 'H; W. Weathered's GREENHOUSE Sons, HEATING f VENTILATING APPARATUS. HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS. -^^^244 Canal Street, NEW YORK. When you write to any of the ad- verti.ser.s in tliis paper please say tiiat you saw tlie advertisement in the American Florist. ROSES. ciui TRADE DIRECTORY coataiiis 111 ilatc ot introduction and tlie nam i-er o( all the roses in commerce i 'KICK, »2.O0. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. Hmerica is "ths Prow of the I/bsseIj there may be mare camfori Emidships, but we sre the Srst to touch Unknown Seas,' Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 1, 1892. No. 222 f LHIIE ^y!liD@M) 1F1L@@I!P7 Published every Thursday by THE American florist Company. lUbscription, $i.oo a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 323 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of tbe Chicago Pub- lishers' Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAUSS Dban, Bay Bldge, N. T., presldentLW. R. Smith, Washlntrton, D. C., vice-prealdent; WM. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug- ust. 189,S The new officers to be installed January 1 , 1893 are : Win. K Smitn. Washington, president; Prof. Wm. Trelease, 8t Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS. Why insects infest plants loi Pests in the greenhouse 102 Horticultural education 102 William R. Smith (with portrait) 103 Aquatic gardening in Washington 104 Group photo of S. A. F. (illus) 105 Recolieclions of an old gardener 106 Palms 107 The Cjlumbian Exposition icS Plant notes 108 Agave Engelmanni (with illus) loS Washington loS New York iic Boston no Chicago Ill Philadelphia 112 Buflfalo 112 Toronto 112 The seed trade 114 Baltimore 114 Rose propagation in frames 116 News notes iiS Cincinnati 120 Foreign notes 122 A floral clock 122 The Bowling Contest at Washington. A CORRECTION. The score of 170 credited to Mr. Cole- man of the Boston team, in our report in last issue was an error, as his first score was 117 instead of 170. The third indi- vidual prize therefore went to Air. A. L. Brown of the Philadelphia team, on a score of 169 instead of to Mr. Coleman as reported. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of carnations in commerce in America with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Galesburg, III.— a fine new floral hall is to be erected immediately upon the fair grounds. Why Insects Infest Plants. By John Saul. {Read before the Society 0/ American Florists at IVashiJigton.'] The observation and experience of a long life devoted to horticulture leads me to theconclusionthatinsects never attack plants or trees unless the same have had a check or shock in some way that has impaired or injured their vital power, either from unsuitable or und rained soil, too much or too little water, want of pure air, sunshine, or one or more of the many causes that impair or check vege- table growth. Any one of those happen- ing, insects immediately appear. I believe it is possible to grow plants and crops with such health and vigor that those pests will not put in an appearance. I am aware that some scientists are of a different opinion. When sickness and dis- ease are abroad it is the duty of the physi- cian to combat it, as his greatest duty is to find out its origin, and prevent the organisms, bacteria, or whatever may cause disease, from taking form and spreading. In like manner it is well to destroy those insects that are injuring our crops, plants, trees, etc., but of still greater importance to discover the cause that called them into existence. Man, when in robust, vigorous health, will not take fevers and other diseases; he must receive a check or something must be wanting before the disease will catch, as in plants. Weare told sanitary measures are necessary to avoid disease; these must be cleanliness, pure air and water, and whatever may be necessary or conducive to health, and this is what is precisely requisite in plant life. Though this paper is more particularly intended to apply to plants, I have to step aside occasionally to illustrate what I have to say. At the meeting of the American Pomo- logical Society, in September, 1891, at Washington, Mr. Latham, of Norfolk, Va., read a paper on the cause of pear bh'ght, in which he took the ground that it was caused bj'a sudden fall of tempera- ture when the trees are in vigorous growth, say the middle or end of June; a fall of 30° will produce it. Bacteria is not the cause, but the effect; it follows thej' are the scavengers to clean up decaying vegetation. This is what horticulturists know in many other cases. I walk along one of ovir streets and observe the trees on its sidewalks are not healthy; if elms, the foliage is gone by midsummer, and if silver maples they arc covered with scale, and so of many other trees. Those insects were not the cause of disease, but the trees first received a check, either want of proper soil, insufficient moisture, atmosphere, etc., but as soon as that cheek took place insects appeared. The same species of trees, or trees growing in the humid, rich valley of our beautiful stream, Rock Creek, would be pictures of health and vigor. The check was neces- sary to bring forth insects. Other Cases — Take for instance roses. If I have a house of roses in perfect health, without a speck of mildew during fall, winter or spring, the atmosphere inside is about 60°, moist and genial, and my roses look happy; outside it is cold and raw. Suppose I open the side ventilators for half an hour, and a cold draught of air passes over the plants. What will be the result? The plants have been chilled, taken a violent cold, and in a short time will be covered with mildew. Mildew follows from the check to plants, a violent cold; any personmay try a similar experi- ment on himself. Again, I have a house of pelargoniums, it is spring, say March or April, they are growing freely, a cold, harsh air prevails out doors, some side air is given; as a result my pelargoniums are chilled, take cold, and by the follow- ing day are covered with green fly. Had they been grown nicely on, unchilled, there would be no fly. Take a lot of gar- denias, neriums, tabernajmontanas, etc.; it is summer time, and we have them out doors growing freeJj-, clean, free from scale or other insects. When placed in the greenhouse in the autumn into too great a degree of heat, and want of air, thej' are soon covered with scale, mealj' bugs and other insects. Those same plants covered with insects, if planted out doors in May, the insects will disappear and the plants become perfectly clean when they get a suitable atmosphere. Pineapples in some countries are forced under glass; when the temperature is not •suitable, the plants become covered with scale, yet I have known good growers take these scale covered plants, place them among clean, healthy plants in a suitable atmosphere and they speedily, as they say, grow out of it. If I take aucubas, which are nearly or quite hardy, and place them in a close, warm, unven- tilated greenhouse they soon become cov- ered with scale, but when the same plants are removed outdoors in spring the in- sects soon disappear. If an orchid grower has a look among his orchids and finds an odontoglossum affected by scale he sees at once the plant has too much heat and not sufficient ventilation, but place it in a more even temperature with better ventilation and the plant soon improves' such plants come from the mountains of Central and South America and need a temperate, moist cHmate. He sees other species such as saccolabiums, phatenopsis, etc. which are also affected, but from a different cause; they are from the hot jungles of India and need heat and moist- ure. Under glass in forcing houses plants are infested with insects, invariably caused by too much, or too little heat want of moisture, bad ventilation, etc! The experienced plant grower can avoid all this. Insects follow, but are not th<> I02 The American Florist, Si-pf. cause; this holds good in all the insects that have come under ray observation, under glass as well as outdoors. It is said bacteria can be propagated; ol course they can, so can all the diseases of the animal as well as of the vegetable kingdoms. Plants are never attacked by insects, whether in the greenhouse or outdoors, if in vigorous health, growing in a suitable well drained soil and a climate or arti- ficial atmosphcrein perfect harmony with what the particular species requires. If oranges and other fruits are afiected with any particular species of insect in Cali- fornia, or any other country, rest assured there is something lacking in that climate (however beautiful it otherwise may be) to that particular species of plant; when the climate is perfectly suited there are no insects. In placeof spraying and destroy- ing insects after the life of our trees and plants has been sapped away let us take a lesson from stock breeders, see how careful they are of pedigree, to secure un- tarnished blood, free from disease, how careful they are that no check or injury shall in any way impair growth or vigor. They know too well that an injured or stunted animal can not be perfect or beautiful when matured. In precisely the same way must the horticulturist pro- ceed, he must start right with his plants and follow the same unerring laws, when he will encounter but few insects. One of England's greatest naturalists, Clias. Waterton, gave it as his opinion that no tree in perfect health was affected by insects, when insects appeared why then disease and death. I am no scientist, but a practical horti- culturist, who has observed much in a long life. I have as great a respect for science as any man, being fully alive to what it is doing, not in our particular ecial appropria- tion was made for the garden, and Mr. Smith was appointed its superintendent in 1S54-, which position he has held ever since. The growth of the Botanic Garden, its importance to the country in famishing rare trees and plants to every section, in determing by practical experi- ment the species most suited to different climates, and in making known those that are most desirable for shade trees in the cities, are strong testimonials to his industry and devotion to his work. Group Photograph of the S. A F. We present in this issue a reproduction of the group photograph of the S. A. F. taken in the Botanic Garden at Wash- ington. The group, containing between 700 and 800 people, was arranged between the famous Bartholdi fountain and a point 100 feet directlv west. The large central figure of the fountain is a beautiful moulded circular water shed, crowned by three water nymphs and supported on the uplifted arms of the three heroic fig- ures representing the three graces. Back of this again ranges an irregular row of grand trees, and towering above all these is a most striking reproduction of the Capitol of the Uoited States. We may safely say that the Capitol Building, the most magnificent structure in the world, has never been displayed to better advan- tage on cardboard and it would be im- possible to conceive nobler surroundings as a setting for a group picture of the members of the S. k. F. The size of the picture is 20x26 inches. There were two exposures made, one in the sun, the other in the shade. The lat- ter shows every face in a surprisingly dis- tinct manner, with the single exception of Mr. John Thorpe, who moved during the exposure. Copies of the photograph will be ex- pressed to those wishing them, on receipt of $1.50. by applying to C. Leslie Rey- nolds, U. S'. Botanic Garden, Washing- ton, D. C. Aquatic Gardening in Washington. Within the past year or two the taste for aquatic plants has developed wonder- fully, particularly so with those in charge of government greenhouses and foun- tains. At the Botanic Garden four years ago Supt. Smith purchased a few nym- pbaeas, had them planted in tubs and placed in the small fountain south of the large conservatory; they grew rapidly, and produced a quantity of flowers, at- tracting the attention of even,- one visit- ing the gardens. The following year a few more varieties were purchased by Mr. S.: they were planted in boxes and placed in large tubs of water. The tubs used were made out of large wine casks sawed in half; these were arranged on either side of the walk leading from the conservatory to the small fountain, where the larger varieties were growing. This proved a very attractive part of the gar- den, and it was determined the following year to try them in the large Bartholdi Fountain, the basin of which contains more water than all the other fountain baiins in the city put together. It is 140 feet in diameter and 5 feet 6 inches to coping, affording a grand opportunity for a handsome water lUy display. Last year a plant of the famous Victoria regia was grown in this basin, the leaves of which covered a space of 47 feet across, the largest leaf measuring 7 feet 6 inches in diameter, and easily holding a child weigh- ing SO pounds. This was the first at- tempt at growing the Victoria in water not artificially heated. This plant pro- duced 16 very large flowers, and if warm weather had continued for a week ortwo longer in the fall it would have ripened its seed. The seed was sown January 27, germinating March 10, and was planted out in the fountain June 1 in a box 8 feet square, 3 feet deep, the box being placed upon stones so that the surface of soil in box was about IS inches under water. This year four Victorias are planted in the large fountain, two regia and two of its variety Randii: they are at present every bit as promising as the plant grown last season, though they suffered con- siderably recently during a severe wind storm accompanied by hail. The largest leaf on the regia is 4 feet 9 inches in diam- eter. Besides these there are 64 large plants of water lilies in this basin, repre- senting nearly every species and variety in cultivation: they are planted in boxes and tubs made out of whiskey barrels. To bring them to a proper height they are placed on other boxes or tubs, which are weighted down with stones. They are all in fine condition and are flowering nicely. From the beginning of July to the middle of October this feature of the garden attracts great attention . especially in the evening when the big lily comes into bloom and the surrounding grouiids are beautifully lit up by electricity, 12 lamp pests on the coping around the fountain, each having three burners with red, white and blue globes or shades pro- ducing a fine effect. The flower of the Victoria opens the first evening about 8 o'clock, closing at 11 the following day; on the afternoon of the same day it opens for the last time about 4 o'clock, chang- ing color from white to a blue red. The daily city papers published a highly col- ored account of this marvelous plant and its magnificent flowers, arousing the curiosity of the entire country. So great was the crowd the following day after the departments closed that when the hour came for locking the gates the crowd besought Mr. Smith to open the grounds until 10 o'clock in the evening. The re- quests were so numerous that he could not refuse, so he ordered the gates opened and the fountain lamp lighted. It is sate to say that at least 10,000 people came to see the Victoria the two nights the garden was opened. 01 those grown in the Bartholdi basin with the Victoria among the best varieties of the night flowering are Xympha;a Devonien^is, said to be a garden hybrid; there are at least two forms of this, a light and a dark, both are very pretty and are worthy of a place in every collec- tion; X, rubra, a very rampant grower and a good bloomer, this and N dentata I white) produced flowers last year 14*+ inches in diameter, X, Sturtevantii (fig- ured in the Florist last tall I and said to be a sport of Devoniensis, is one of the largest flowered, a deep bright rose color; however, it does not bloom so freely as the other varieties. .\11 of the above arc exotics ot the day flowering. The Zanzi- bar varieties have light blue, dark purple and rose colored flowers, they are exotics. Of the hardy varieties they have pink, red, blue, yellow and white flowering soi1:s. This season the small fountain south of the main conservatory is used exclusively for the botanical collections of hardy nymphceas. several species in this basin seldom being met with outside of botan- ical collections. The yellow variety of X. pygmaea flowered with us for the first time this season; it seems much more floriferous and larger than the type. Our success with this beautiful and interesting class of plants was such that Mr. Geo. H. Brown, Public Gardener, in charge of the public parks and grounds, could not re- frain from trying them in the many foun- tains under his charge; the following are the locations of the principal fountains in the city reservations under Mr. Brown. One in Judiciai^r Square, Iowa Circle, Lincoln Park, Reservation in front of Xational Theater, Washington Circle, Franklin Square and Reservation in front of Providence Hospital. The above are all devoted to aquatics and fish.thelatter in days gone by held full sway. The red varieties grown in the fountains in the parks are X. Devoniensis, odorata rosea, rubra and Sturtevantii. White varieties; X. dentata, X. alba odorata, Marliacea variety alba, Canadense and tuberosa. Blues: Ccerulea, azurea, Zan- zibarensis, X. scutifolia and X. gigantea; all excellent varieties and do admirably here. Scutifolia is the only one hardy among them, the others have to be taken in for the winter, and this is the chief drawback to success. Some of the exotics require warm winter quarters and should have more attention and room, when Mr. Brown is compelled to use all the avail- able space to get room for the enormous quantity of soft bedding plants which he is required to propagate for the parks and reservations. Xevertheless he makes a very creditable display, adding much to the attractiveness of the parks containing fountains. Mr. Phster. head gardener at the Execu- tive Mansion, has been growing aquatics for several j-ears past. The large foun- tain in the lawn south of the Executive Mansion, between itand the Washington Monument, contains jiemianent hardv kinds, chiefly X.alba.X.candidissima and Marliacea chromatella. The last named variety has completely taken the place of flava the Florida yellow; it does grandly and flowersabundantly,theflowers being large as albacandidissima. .\mong these are planted a few of the exotic species, chiefly the red varieties. The north foun- tain, between the Executive Mansion and Pennsylvania avenue, contains various rare kinds of exotic lilies, which are kept in pots, watched and grown on for plant- ing out the following year. The east fountain, between the White House and Treasury building, contains the following: Papyrus antiquorum, Myriojihyllum pro- serpinacoidcsi parrot's feather iPontederia azurea and P. crassipes, Lirananthemum Humboltii and Limnanthemum Plumierii (water poppy I, and four varieties of nelumbium.yellow,whiteandred. .\mong them is a fine plant of the new Xjmphjca tSp2. The American Florist. 105 Marliacea rosea which seems to do better than the Cape Cod varieties in this lati- tude. This is really a beautiful addition to the collection, and it shows every sign of being an abundant fiowerer; we shall watch it very closely. These are all tender exotic varieties and require to be taken in as soon as the cool nights set in. I might safely say that almost the entire stock of water lilies used in the city for decorating the parks were obtained from the Botanic Garden. The stores and market stalls are always well supplied with the various colored species and varieties. These are grown principally in exten- sive water lily gardens along the shores of the eastern branch of the Poto- mac, also in Prince George County, Maryland. At the former place a large surface which formerlv w^as covered by high tides has been dammed in, the water used being supplied by springs, the soil at the bottom being made very rich. In these places nymphaeas grow luxuriantly. These are the property of Mr. W. B. Shaw, a gentleman who takes a deep interest in aquatics, and from a tew grown for his own amusement has sprung quite a farm devoted to the cultivation of this class of plants, from io6 The American Florist. Sift. which he realizes a fair income. Mr. Shaw finds that two weeds trouble him greatly in these ponds, the Caboniba viridifolia and a species ot niiphar. C. Leslie Reynolds. Recollections of an OM Gardener. \Rfail before the Neu- York Florists' Club bvSnii:- iirl Hrnshifn; ll'esi Brighton, Stateii Island.] In these days of intense competition in the different branches of horticulture there is a tendency' to lose sight of the changes that have taken place within the last fifty years. The men are fast leaving us who have done so much to bring about the prosperous and emi- nently respectable position occupied by the different members of the profession to-day. Amongst some of the recent be- reavements in our immediate circle, of men whose places it would be impossible to fill I might mention I'eter Henderson, lobn Henderson, William Bennett, James Taplin, Charles Anderson, James Y. Murk- land, Dr. t>eorgeThurber, Charles Down- ing, Charles Ross, William Chorlton, and many others, some of whom could have treated this subject much better than I am able to do. It is impossible in this short essay to do more than glance at a few of the changes that have come un- der my own observation. It would take a series of papers to do full justice to this subject and say all that I would like to say about it. When I was young it would be impossible to find a florist who would stock a place with plants for the sake of producing cut flowers. Florists and nurserymen at that time grew a gen- eral assortment mostly sold as pot ])lants. If only flowers were wanted, as much would be charged for the flowers on the plants as if the whole plant was bought. I have seen one dollar asked for one bloom on a young camellia, and when the customer asked how much would be charged for the plant, both plant and flower could be had for the same money. When a florist got an or- der for cut flowers or any decorations, he usually had to depend upon the sur- plus that could be bought from a private grower, or any of his friends in the busi- ness who would be willing to accommo- date him^ expecting to receive the same in return at some future time. All the flowers at that time were made up by gardeners. The late John Henderson was the first florist in the neighborhood of New York who made a business of grow- ing cut flowers for market, and he was laughed at for doing so by his friends, who told him he would make a failure of it. There were no establishments devoted wholly to the growing of roses, orchids, palms, etc., as we see them to-day. The ])resent state of jjerfection to be seen in the cut blooms of roses and other flow- ers is due in a great measure to some of our best men making specialties of their favorites, and by devoting the whole of I heir immense establishments to the grow- ing of one or two kinds of plants they are liound to come out ahead of the man who grows a miscellaneous lot of cut flowers. And this running into special- ties is making our bright young men ])iish their way into these places for a year or two, after learning the general routine of plant growing, just to sec how the thing is done, knowing full well that their services will be in demand in the near future elsewhere, or to go into busi- luss on (lieir own .'iccount. And just lure I might say that the young nun of Lijilay have .1 gre;it ;ulvaiitage over the youth that went apprentice to gardening fifty years ago. At that time there were no such things as florists' clubs, free libraries, periodicals such as the Ameri- c.\.N Florist, and cheap literature de- voted solely to horticulture and kindred topics, full of articles written by men who are enthusiasts in the cultivation of some particular plant, and who give their unreserved experience in its growth, habits, and other points in its culture likely to be overlooked by a novice. A young man going into one of these estab- lishments to-day is not put to the same menial work and drudgery that was common to all apprentices when I was a boy; they are not kept at the foot of the ladder so long. We hear of no such thing as an apprentice for seven years; the young man of to-day expects long before that time expires either to marry the proprietor's daughter, and so become a partner, or to be running a place of his own just to show the public what an old fogy his late employer was in his anti- quated method of doing things. We were expected to take a much longer time to learn all about the profes- sion when I was young, .\lthough mv father was a gardener, he did all he could to persuade me not to be one; but it was of no avail; a gardener I would be. When he found I was bent on it, he took me into the garden and started me at the foot of the ladder, and, during working hours, showed me no more favors than the rest of the apprentices. One of the first jobs a boy was expected to learn was weeding; all the kitchen garden crops were sown broadcast in beds four feet wide, with one foot alleys between; no crops were sown in drills, conse- quently the hoe could not be used except in the alleys. This hand-weeding was a tedious, back-aching job, and a boy very soon learned all he wanted to know of that branch of the profession. On wet days there was another job always star- ing him in the face, and that was wash- ing empty pots, .\fter we were proficient in washing empty ones we were taken into the conservatory to wash full ones, "by way of a treat;" this meant scrub- bing off' all the green from the outside, and for an inch inside the rim. This pot washing, weeding and scrubbing was kept up week after week with very little variation, in fact so long that we thought there was nothing more to be learned in that line. Another wet day job was making labels and flower sticks. Some of the boys got to be very pro- ficient in this work, and took a great deal of pride in it. When a label was used, one side was painted with a dab of white lead, put on with the end of the finger; but if for conservatory use, they were painted all over, tied in bundles and stored away until wanted. Flower sticks for geraniums, calceolarias, cinerarias, and other dwarf plants, were made of split laths, shaved to the right thickness with a pocket-knife and painted green. When a boy got old enough to join in the general run of work it did not take him long to think that he knew some- thing, and he began to look down on the poor laborers who had been at the same work for a lifi--time and often knew more about it than the apprentice ever learned; still, they were only laborers, and, we thought, had no ho])e of ever being any- thing else. Garden tools at that time were heavy and clumsy, and were h.ard on the boys. All the lawns were cut with tlie old- fashioned scythe, fitted with a handle cut bom the limb of .-i tree. Spades, forks, rakes and hoes were made of iron tipped with steel. Wheelbarrows were as heavy as a cart, and contained enough wood and iron to make two. Many of the tools in common use now had not been invented. There were no lawn mowers; all the apprentices were given particular instructions in mowing short grass and how to whet a scythe. In fact, so imjjortant was this in a journeyman gardener that one of the first questions asked him when applying for a job was, "Can you mow short grass and whet your own scythe?" In cutting the lawns the mornings were taken advantage of when there had been a l^eavy dew, as the grass cut easier. The young men were expected to turn out early on that ac- count. We have often seen the poor la- borers coming to work across the park when we had been at it for an hour or two. We were also taught that the plants were injured if watered when the sun was shining; consequently during a dr\' spell we saw these same poor labor- ers going home at six o'clock, while we were kept to work until dark. When we got older vi-e often thought this was a mean swindle out of our time and money, and I made up my mind that when 1 got to be a boss all extra labor should be paid for. either in time or money. When lawn mowers came into use we thoiiglit there were easier times in store for us, but we were mistaken. Horses were not used for a long time, as it was thought the foot-marks would show. Often two boys were put in front of the mower, and a man holding the shafts. We often thought we pulled both the man and the mower. It was hard work with the old- fashioned shanks mower. The foreman in one of the large estates was a man of considerable importance, and it was in his power to make it very unpleasant for the young men in the bothy if he took a dislike to anyone. It was his duty to lay out the work for the day, and I have known him set us to work nailing in wall trees when the day was so cold and the branches so coated with ice that we could not tell whether we hit the nails or our fingers. He would pick out the brightest day for pruning succession pine apples, no shade to the houses, and the temperature over 100°, making us roll up our shirt-sleeves so as not to catch in the leaves, until our bare arms would be bleeding from the spines along the plants. Life in a bothy was not always as mon- otonous as some writers would make believe; it meant several young appren- tices living in a cottage, or lean-to, in the rear of the greenhouses, leading a very free and easy life after working hours. .\t that time there were very few, even on the large estates, that provided a woman to cook and care for the rooms; consequently the young men had to do it in turns of a week each. In most places vegetables were allowed in the bothy. Some of the young men were Ijorn cooks and could make an appetizing meal out of very little. The best dishes dises iind tt.irUf^ -Mt.ic'k SITUATION WANTED By a younii man, 32, will- InK to work at* aafllstant In private or ctunmer- clal place; li ve tiad 0 years' experience. Address H It. 4:)fi Tenth St.. (rear), Hyde I'ark Scraoton, Pa. Kaye's I'ark, Lake (iene st ii(*e«l not apply. Marbtehetid. Mass. W. A. Lkk. Burlington. Vt K :?MITH. East Burllr FOR SAI-iE A Horlst Bfre with greenhouses at lached. doinn a tlrst-claes buplness. For par- ticulars apply to W Ellison. 2602 OUve St.. St. LoulB. Mo. Fi»K SAI.K NiiiMTN iitiH Iruil l:niii..l 411 luTcs. with ji^snrtmiMil .■( live-, -miill tniitv, tlnw erinu ^Imihs FCR SALE OK LEASE -Oht established tlorlst Dlant business 7 Kraeohouses. inside Chicago limits, city water, good location. A bargftfu- Ad- dress H, care American Florist, Chicago. F(Ht SAI.K I'liul K. R.. win iHsh rent or on fiiriu, or Edgar business y locution; flowen yourself. Possei ires my liorlBi cry desirable u' and see for run bejireatly FOR SALE OR RENT-Rose urowinfi plant con- tainlpK 25 000 square feet of glas"*. with property, situated 25 miles from New Torb City. Stock and houses in a 1 condition. Houses allp tan ted; mostly American Beauty and La Fn ter FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN Only streenhouses In city ; ti.CUO feel of glass 4 greenhouses In good repair, steam and water heating, tine stock of plants splendid trade all year. 5 acres land, small frulta- blg crop tilts season. Everything being prepared for this winter 8 bloom. Commodious dwelling house, barn, etc Will exchange for farm or other property. Write to W. J. Bii;iite: sth,eet, A complete line of Wire Deglgiu. ofeAafs MariCst*. Cut Flowers. NEW YOKK. A" 3, IVrlos. Simsety. Gonliers 1 I Mcnuets. Brides. Nlphetos Wnttevllles, Hostes, Bennetts I.IJ l.n Krance. Albany Beauty 1U«1."> 50® LUO@ li BOSTON. Auk. Ailtanium 1 i bnillax 13 1 Asparagus 50.1 PHILADELPHIA, Aug 311 Roses, La France. Albany. Brides 2.Ujia :i ( Perles. NiDhetos 2 00® li ( MarleQulllots ■-> ( Valley (i ( Sweet peas 25® A Qladiorus , 2 00® 4 1 Tuberoses 1 ' flarnatlons .1 Asters ri3@ A Adlantums 1 I Smllax 15.00 CHICAGO, Aug :ii Boses, Perle, NlphetoB, Gontler 2 CO® 4 00 Carnations, long 1.00 " short 75 Bmllax 1 508 2.i'U Asters 5otiier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 5. 7th Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Mention American Florist. CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per string. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. B0N5ALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem, 0. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 Wast 28tli Street, WHOLESALE DEALERS TS Am) SHIFPEKS OF Otxoio© PMowers, WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ~- WHOLESALE p^x c — >T=? I c=>nn 32 West 30th Street. NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut- Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. JAMES HART, WHOLESSLE FLORIST 117 W- 30th ST., NEW YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sfs., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Ameslcan Florist SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Pli ladelphia, Pa. WM. ELLISON," (Late of ELLISON &KUHHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS- SUPPLIES. 1402 PINE St. ST. LOUIS, mo. 114 The American Florist, Sept. /, 7Re ^eec^ H^ac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATIO.X. J. C. Vauc.han, Chicago, president: A I*. Hon, New York, stcrelary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago. June. iSgj Appli- cations for niembershio shou'd be adarcss-d to Wm. Meegatt, chairman membershipcommittee, Welhersficid, Conn. The Di;M.\Nn for freesia Inilbs seems to cxeeed the sujjply. Tiiic onion seed crop in Kansas is ex- pected to turn out fair. Mr. BuRi'EE says radish seed is a very short crop in Europe. EcK['iiRi) has named a fine new white sweet pea Blanche Burpee. First class freesia bulbs are scarce; so are L. Harrisii of 9 to 12 inch size. KiXE.sT reportsfrom California indicate a poorer crop ofotiion seed than was first expected. Rastern crops are said to be good. Mr. W. Ati-eic Burpee and wife re- turned from Europe August 18. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Maule arrived on the same steamer. Mr. F. Barteldes passed through Chicago recently on his way to Klkhart Lake, Wis., where his family has been spending the summer. Mr. S. B. Dicks, representing Cooper, Taber & Co., of London, is making his fall journey in this country. He reports spinach and parsley seed scarce. The onion seed crop in Michigan is re- ported to have suffered from blight in common with that of California, only Connecticut reporting a good yield. .\UGUSTA, Ga.— The store of the Alex- ander Drug and Seed Company was destroyed hv fire .\ugust 27. They will resume business as soon as satisfactory ipiarters can be found. Ti[i; Giant gladiolus hybrids of Samler- soni X G.andavensis originating with Max Leichtlin will probably be intro- duced by John Lewis Childs the coming season together with the new Lilinm speeiosum Opal. A Big Business and Growing. Statement of amount of business done at Floral Fark, N. Y., post office, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, with comparison to the previous year: 1892. jSifl fnnfa*r. No. aaons dispatched... 12.S)a .Mra 108 per el. No. res. letters Imndled »1.8TU YASia saHSpc-rcl. No. of money ortlurs and postal notes KJO.lilU Ul.ia. .uK'l'crct. Am't nostuife stamps sold. . .* 21,618.85 « 11,456.39 ffi%i per < Prospects of the Seed Crop in HoUand It is well Uiiuwn that large breadths ( I agricultural and garden seeds arc grown in the Netherlands. Advices from<)ne of the most important seed producing dis- tricts- Enkhuizen show that there, as in England, the harvest will depend largely on the prevalence of dry sunny weather during the next two months. Cauliflower is in full bloom and decidedly promising. Cabbage, Savoys and winter greens look satisfactory on the whole, but the cater- pillar has injured them in some parts. Swedes look well. Turnips and mangels are by no means favorable. Beefs prom- ise well at present. Spinach and peas are satisfactory, but radish a poor crop, with the exception of the white Spanish. Onions are good. Beans and encumbers stand well, but want warm weatlur. Carrots look satisfaetor}-, and jjarslev, which promises to be a thin crop in this country, is represented as being very good. The next six weeks will be an anxious time for the seed grower at home and abroad. — o'ardriters' C/iroiiiclc .Im;- iisl JO. Baltimore. There is nothing new about business except that each slight change in the weather for the better, that is the cooler, improves trade slightly. The supply is fully up to the demand in everything. The state of things may be guessed when fair Perles and La France are hawked about from store tn store at l'_> cents each. The club meeting was well attended. Secretary Esler, of the Hail Association was out and talked to the boys. The question box when opened had at least one question that attracted a good deal of attention. Who is the best looking man in the room?' provoked such a dit- ferencc of opinion that it was put to a vote, and Mr. Gilbert Patterson securing the Ifirgest number of ballots, was awarded the palm for beauty. It would no doubt l)c interesting to know the points that influenced the votes and left so many able competitors behind. Mr. R. Vincent reports a surprising yield of callas. l>oni a solid bed in the center of his greenhouse containing 500 plants he cut .500 dozen flowers during last winter. His houses are on marshy land with water within eighteen inches of the surface; the bedsin which he plants the roots are made up twelve to eighteen inches above the floor ot the houses. All hands have ab lut stttled down to hard work again after the Washington trip, but the memory of it will be a pleas ure to (hose who went for a long time yet. Mack. Newport, \i. I.— The New])ort Horti- cultural Society will hold its fall exhibi- tion of fruits, flowers and vegetables Sep- tember 0 to ,"<. The exhibition will be held in a large waterproof tent at the cornei- of ivist Rowcrv and Bcllevuc ave. HARDY CUT FERNS H/mCC! I SPHAGNUM AND aix/aa , green sheet. -A. 1 ivy LEJi^VES. BOCQUKT GKKEN ami KKSTOONING of all kiiid.s iu any uiiiiiiiiit on hand. HARTFORD & NICHOLS, kS Chapmau I'lare. 1(USTU>', MASS. Mention Amerloan Klorlst. CALLAS. Dry bulbs difl,-ii-ul si/.e^, 3 to 10 cents. TUBEROUS BFGONIAS. lly nii(. |.,'r ll«l; .VIn. ]...!>. tS |„T IHF ■.Mmi ti.-BOlll inic sl/.f. lllU'tl fn)in open- .'iii-.'. sinuit: .Mine cuttiUKs. > ii,..liM.aM-. f-.'l'er III). iKoiiil :\m\ .altrri^ inch pots, $2.00 per 100; $15,00 per 1000. GEO. SOUSTER, * * «• ELGIN, ILLINOIS. REX BEGONIAS. l.5oO line assoitment in 2;i .ind 3 inch puts, stroni; pl.uits, ^4 oO per 100. Also Pleris tiemula, f.^. I'ash with oriler. LOUIS STELZIO, Florist, K. Main Strei-t. SPIt INCV I EI.I>, O. -V DREER'S Garl-en seeds I'lants KnlhH, and rHADK LIST iK.sued qu Lerly, niHtle^l fr«?e to tn« trade only. HKNKY A. OitBKK, »»>>l",!s''ell>n<.» Mention American Klorlst. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Oar new CHtHlosae Ih now out» free upon applU'atlou. Mention Aniertoan rio''i«t LILY 01 me VftLLEY. (Hamburg grown, best lor early forcing'. 1,000 » "no 10,000 Ts.no -.0,000 :t:f;..'-.o I'rireB on iHrKer MUHntitlect by correapondunce. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., bO Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. r8i)2. The American Florist. IIS Why You Should Grow Mushrooms. Because thev are the most profitable crop for the outlay that can he grown and may be growu witiiout iuterfering with other crops. The market is sure, the supply never having been equal to de- mand. When You Should Grow Mushrooms. During the Winter and Spring months, the first planting in Anj^ust or Septem- l.ier with f.uccesaional jtlanting until April. Where You Should Grow Mushrooms. Under the greenhouse benches, on the greeuliouse benches among growing crops, in Rose Jlouses, in frames in the greenhouse, in cellars, stables or out- houses, in the open field or iu mushroom houses. How You Should Grow Mushrooms. 1 irst get spawn that \\\\\ grow. It must be fresh, well spawned, and in good condition. Gard iner's Cele- brated English Mushroom Spawn IS the best, and is al- wa\s fresh and relia- ble The details of culture are given con- Lisely in our treatise, ''Mushrooms for the Million," Mailed Iree. Falconer's "Mushrooms and How to Grow Them." Published at $1.50. (Gardin- er's price Ji ;^5 post free.) Robinson's "Mushroom Culture," 50 cts. post- paid. GARDINER'S ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. John Gardiner & Co., have made a special- ty of choice spawn lor years, and their celebrated English brand (made by the best maker iu England, specially for their trade), has gained an enviable rep- utaiion among critical growers for its uniform good qualify, and can be thor- oughly relied on to prod. 'ce a good crop of the' bist mushrooms. Orders booked now for delivery as wanted, JS.oo per 100 lb;, Sjiecial rate's t ) large growers Address all correspondence to 21 Norti Thirteenth Street, rhiladelphia, Pa. JOHN GARDINER & CO. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS, ETC.. ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemendale and Zant- poort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3113. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for General Wholesale Catalogue. ULIUM wm%\\. Solid well-ripened iiulb!s, 7 to 9-incli, per 100, J5.50; per lOOO, |50.00 9 to 12 " " 11.00; " 100.00 All bnlb3 for florists In season. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street. CHirAGO. C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., HAARLEM, HOLLAND, Grower and cultivator of choice Dutch bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, etc., etc.; alsoof various bulb- ous plants, guaranteed true to name. Beautiful and attractive for gardens and conserratories. Orders solicited. Catalogues tree on application to his ageats. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0. Box 920. New York. G. J. .MOrrATT, Manufacturer of nm BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special atteutiuu given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEiar HJHTEKT. coisnr. Due Von Thol Tulips. SPECIAL. Our agent has secured very low rates 6n these valuable early forcing Tulips by buying in large lots, and we are able to make the follow- ing SPECIAL. Order now. Per 1000 I'er lill) &Garl6l $4.25 S .60 Red aiKl Yellow 7.25 .85 Rose 17.50 2.00 Wliite 17.00 1.90 We mate a Specialty of all Bulbs for Florists Forcing IN SEASON. NEW YORK 12 Barclay Street J. G. VflUGHflN, CHICAGO: p. 0. Box 688. N'i=^5 BXJJUBS, 410 West 14th Street NEW YORK. DUTCH BULBS IVOA^Vr I^E>^\.I3"V^ IMPERIAL GERMAN PANSY SEED, $4 00 per ounce. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY OLTHE VALLEY ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Get lowest quotations, and order gi>on from THKO. EJCICiVHtrJT, RIDER'S P. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention American FlorlBt. Send for Catalogue of BULBS, SEEDS, AXD SHKUBS. ARAUCARIAS, 'AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER &, CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBAITCISCO, CAI,. JAPAN Bulbs t Plants. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. C. H. JOOSTEN, .^ IMPORTEB, BERLIN LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS We are now ready to take orders for Ernst Reim- schneider. Altona. Hamburg. CELEBRATED BERLIN LILY OF THE VflLLEY PiPS. Catalogues free on application to his agents, C. C. ABEL & CO., P. O. Box 920, New York. Grevillea Robusta. Perdcz. PerlOO 2i^-in. pots, 12 in. high gl.OO $ S.OO 3-inch pots, IS in. high 1.50 12.00 3%-m. pots, IS in. high 3.00 6-inch pots, 24 to 30 in. high... 6.00 NATHAN SMITH A. SON, MAotlon AmarloAn Flortst. LILIUM HARRIS!!. Original and largest growers of this Important bulb. True stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAKBIIOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YOBK. ii6 The American Florist. Sept. /, Rose Propagation in Frames. T am now at this time, and have been since spring, propagating roses (both in- side and outside wood ) in frames l)y ;i new arrangement ol' mj' own lor bottom heat, which does away with manure and works better down here. ; My frames are 3x12-4- sash to a frame IS inches high at the fron*, 24 inches at the liack, a board bottom 0 inches from the top, on which is put a layer of moss and then 2 to 2' i' inches of sand in which the cuttings are put. At the back and in the middle I have a small door on hinges which opens under the bed of sand, where 1 have a small oil stove with sheet iron drum and tin pipes ( 2 and 3 inches) leading out four ways under the sand bed. I can regulate this to any heat I desire, burning day and night and using less than 1 f|uart of oil in 24 hours. 1 had good success with the last lot potted off a week ago — some varieties were rooted and potted in 21 days. 1 now have three beds going. The pipes are run on an elevation from the drum, 1 inch to the foot, and a vapor pan on top of the drum. The cost of the oil stove and pipe lor each frame is $4. The moisture is so great from underneath the sand bed that I scarcely use any water at all on the cuttings, none at least for 10 or 20 days. Tennessee. John M. Gift. Shading. — .\ point noted at the U. S. Botanic (larden in Washington was the employment of wire mosquito netting lor giving a very light shade. The netting was tacked on light frames about the size of sash which were used over plants in outside tranies. BEGONIAS, re .00 Rex fine assortment I 5 oo Rex Lucy Closson lo oo Listri or Diadem 6.00 Argentea Guttata 4.00 Metalica, 2'/^ in 4.00 " 3'i in S.oo Ifvdrangeas Thos. Hogg, Otaksa 2'jin 4 00 Red Branched 2!rin ... .6.00 Send for list of Held grown Carnatlone and A'ioIetB. I. N. KRAMER & SON. MARION IOWA. Garnationsfor Winter Flowering BUTTEKCUP, .ind all leadiiiK kinds. Est.ib- lished in pots. Roots kept intact. No risk in shippini;. Write for prices inoludini; express.ige. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. CYCLAMENS, strong p!ants for poltiag on. WI.OO PER IIUNDKKU. »(!0.00 PKR THOIISAM>. DAVID ALLAN, Mt. Auburn, Mass. Chrysanthemums. 24.10011 potn, 20 leadlHK sorts for cut Uowers, $:l.O per 100. The panie, :iit.lnch pois, W.OO. CYCLAMKN rERSIODM <1I(JANTEIIM. assorted colors. 2'4-lnch pots. f« C(l per ICO. Same from li-With pots. fS.OO per 100. Addreti J. Q. :Bt;iirrO'W-, nSHKILL, N Y CARNATIONS. HKCTOH. Tll)*l. \\ tVK, SILVER SrK4\ Sln.nt' |.lMi.lv^». III. 111. I f.s III |i.T liKl: i:t: Kliiml J F. STfCKEL & SO . North Cambridge. Mass. 250 DALLAS, ^^''p.^r^.^:^ bww wi-ikhi-iw) ,vith order 25 at loo rate. W. A. LEE, Burlingrton,.Vt. I'ansies are all sold until the latter part ol September; expect to have them then by the 100,od this season. When vi tions, think about me. Write and see what I can do toi- vou. think about Carna- ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. CARNATIONS. VIOLETS. 20,000 fine, stocliy, field grown plants I'rr Km ORANGH BLOSSDM f lo oo MAY FLOWi:r, fine fancy 7 co SNOW BIRD, white 5 oo WHITK WINC.S 5 oo WEST END, pink s co TIDAL WAVE 6 oo GRACE WILDER 6 oo HIN/.E'S WHITE, extra fine stock . ... .s oo LIZZIE McGOWAN h 00 MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS S oo Tile above all fine healthy plants. Ani.KGss E. B. JENNINGS, l....l( l«i\ -.'..I SOUTHI'OKr. OllNN. CARNATIONS IVr Km . ..s '.\.m ... lO.lHI Address GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box m;. GKFEN'.S FARMS, CONN. CARNATIONS -40,000 plants of the new and standard varieties. $6 per 100 and upwards. Send for price list. Oeo. M^i:i.ooolc, GRAND HAVEN, MICH. CARNATIONS stroiiK plants, »8 00 per 100. Grae Wilder, Tidal Wave. Silver Spray, etc., etc. BOUVABDIAS Prea. Cleveland. Kavl.lTOnll, Pres. Oartleld, Bridal Bominet, *8 00 per luo PBIMROSKS. 2'1,-lnch pots. II 00 per I'O WM A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. CARNATIONS Field grown plants, $(. iS; $1 per ICO. GRACE WILDER. SILVER SPRAY. HECTOR. ETC. GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. Mention American FlnrlBt. NOTICE.^ — Our roses are all sold. We are now bookin,c; orders for Field Grown Carnations, of which we have about 5(1,000 plants. Send for prices. J. L. DILLON, Bloomtburg, Pa. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS, READY SEPT. 15 of llM' followine varietiva: HINZE'S WHITE. SILVER SPRAY, PORTIA, AND GRACE WILDER. J. A. TRACHT & SON, Gallon, Ohio. Big Pansies. ^ou can't miss it witli the GIANT MARKHr STRAIN (Zimgiebers). It is superb. Stockv seedlings 7'ic. per 100; $5 per 1000. Strong trans- planted plants ready Sept. 25, Si. 2 "5 per 100; SIO per ITOO. Send your diders NOW. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. PANSY SEED. The Jennings strain ot larKe Howerinir anri fa"cy Panties You want this etraln nt Pansier If you want the best, Stuck all carefully grown by tnyBelf, and tlrst-claas In every respect. To all my old patrons, will say, tbey will find a decided liuprove- Flnest mixed, all colors, pkt. '25c-. 50c. and II each. Ounce. ^\ 10; 3 or more ounces. $.^ 00 per ounce, liarjre yellow, black eye and pure white, In sepa* rate pkts. ft c. and tt.OO each, free by mali. Pansy plants ready Sept. 1. f.)c. per 100; $5 per 1000 CARNATION. Violet and Pansy Grower. Lock Box 254 SOITHPORT, CONN. Mention Amerloan FloiiBt C • S*IER, BUGNOT and ODIKR STKAIvp, Khich torsi/ 1 form "ubstance Hri1 beautiful coloi- InH are unrivaled. Eod jrsed by tlie best .iudgee in Europe and Aiiiericji. From imporied seed, and warranted genuine Strong plants Sept. 1st, by mall. $2 00 per I 0; Jls On per 1000. Splendid Bngllsh. all colors, very fine, assorted. 75 cents per 100; J5 00 per 1000. Ff. A.. :ba.i.,i^e>r* 15LO<)MI>GTON, ILL. APl'l K OKRANIIIM SEKD, frefh feed, jusl received, ner 1.0 seed. 'J5c: lloj seeds $1 25 nvccAMKN. We liavean eitra flne st aln. t'vclaineii Fersicuni, Onest mixed, ^h ounce, ■ »1 Oui Pkt .2.x:. Kniperor William, dark crlmsr GiKanteuni Album, Mont Bli seeds. .'>Uc Deep crimson, very largi Alropurpurenm, flower: seeds, ,SUc. Sansulneuni. new. blooti red. 20 seeds, ,')0c. Giant Flowered Varieties, extra choice mixed, seeds. 5Jc.: •■t,ounce,$2 tO. J. c;. ^vAsuor^i.j^va, 12 Barclay street. Hi: W. Washington S New York. CHICAGO. P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, Trance. A general assortnieiit ot Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apole. Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- zard Cherry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens. For- est Trees. Ornamenial Shrubs. Roses, etc. The tartest stock iu the country. rrice.>? very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Sen^-inch pots, in fine condition, equal to 4-inch pot stock. Price and samples on application. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Adrian, Mich. Mention American Florist. SURPLUS STOCK OF ROSES. Pur 11» Mermets, Brides, La France, Duchess of Albany, 3J2 inch pots 8 6.co Smilax, 3-inch 4 00 Asparagus tenuissimus, 3-inch 5,00 The above is all strong and healthy stock. 330 Moran Street, DETROIT, MICH. MERMETS, MME. DE WATTEVILLE, LA FRANCE, SOrV. DTN AMI, MME. CU- SIN, TVABAN, BON SILENE, SAERANO, CLIMBING PERLE. Sln.iij,-, lieuUhy plant.s. From :i-incli pots, .ts.llll pt-r KX); *7.).UU per KXO. 2'4-ln. pots, Ja.lX) per 100; «r).llO per lOUO. CARNATIONS. Slmns, lieulthy. Held grown pliintB. Silver Spray, Grace Wilder, Fred. Creieh- ton. May Queen, Tlie Century, Portia, Mrs. Fisher, Hector Orient, .» J. Harrison. 1st size. 9S.II0 per lOU: $70.00 per lono. 2nd size, SU.OO per 100; S,i0.00 per lOOO. PURITAN, best new white. GOLDEN TRIUMPH, Yellow. AURORA, Pinli. $3.00 per dozen; .H5.00 per lOO. MARIE LOUISE anil SWANLEV WHITE. 1st size, $8.00 prr KHJ: .?;.'.. 00 |,rr llllll. 2nd size, $0.00 pur 100 ; r.i:<.m pur 100(1. ardsize,$;'i.00 pur IIKJ; HO. 00 pur KKIO. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, Mention American Fioriat. ROSES. Per 100 PERLE, 2j^-inch, fine $ 5.00 SUNSET, 2%-mc\\, tine 5.00 C. SOUPERT, 21/2-inch, fine 5.00 MME. P. GUILLOT, 2>^-in., fine.. 8.00 AM. BEAUTY, 3%-mc\\ 14.00 J. C. VAUGHAN, p. 0. Box 688. CHICAGO. ii8 The American Florist. Sept. Recuid RoteiS. Warren, Ohio.— Geo. Gaskill has built two new houses, 121x20 for roses and smilax. Wii.TON, Iowa.— John Beinford, who makes a specialty oi'pansies, is erecting a new liouse 20x40. Marion, Ind. — Mrs. Ida M. Fravell has built four new houses, 20x112 each, put up in first-class style. IloLYOKE, Mass.— The Horticultural Society has decided to hold a chrysanthe- mum show next November. South Easton, Pa.— Hiram Kleinhaus is building two new houses, each lOxSO, to be heated bj- hot water. Houston, Texas. — At a recent recep- tion the rooms were decorated with stalks of sunllowers and hollyhocks in bloom. Lai'ayette, Ind. — Fred Dorner is build- ing several new houses, and will arrange to heat his entire plant by steam next winter. Floral I'ark.N. Y.— John Lewis Childs donated a car load of gladiolus flowers to the Long Branch Flower Festival, August 22. Detroit, Mich.— Mr. T. S. Balsley has turned over to his sons the business of the Detroit Flower Pot Manufactory, and the firm style will hereafter be T. S. Balsley's Sars. Fort Wayne, Ind.— Geo. Doswell has torn down all his old houses and built new ones, putting in all latest improve- ments. The houses are heated by steam, part overhead and part below the benches. Janesville, Wis. — Three houses, con- sisting of rose house, carnation house, and house for general plants, are being erected here by the firm of Long & Hod- son. Both members of the firm are fem- inine. Winnipeg, Man.— Some important er- rors were made in the report of the Win- nipeg exhibition. Mr. Richard Alston won twelve first prizes instead of one as reported, taking most of the leading prizes. Richmond, Ind. — Fulle Bros, have started into business here with three new houses, having a total of about 3,000 or 4,000 feet of glass. One of the brothers was formerlv with Gause & Bisscll and the other with Hill & Co. Rii'ON, Wis. — C. H. Hamilton, whose funeral took place here August 18, was widely known in this part of the state during its early settlement. In addition to his horticultural work he was for many j-ears a Methodist clergyman. Peoria, III. — Cole Bros, are adding about .'),000 feet of new glass to their establishment, to be devoted mainly to roses and carnations. James C. Murraj' is building five new houses about 20x90 each, mainly for cut flowers. Spring trade was excellent. Los Angeles, Cal.— The Southern Cal- ifornian Horticultural Commissioners have passed a resolution declaring that nurseries in all the six southern counties of the state are infested with insect jiests, and demanding that the trees be dipped tir fumigated before removal from the nursery. This resolution has ciiisid great iiiilign.'ition among the nurscrynien. PALMS AND OTHER DECORATIVE PLANTS The season is now approaching when large Palms and choice Decorative Plants will be needed. As the}' will be ver}' scarce this season, it will be to \o\\r advantaoe to SEICTJIMi your supply at an earl}' date. ^s- PLEASE GALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK, ^ after which we will be happy to book your orders for immediate shipment, or at any other date desired. PITCHER & MANDA, UNITED STATES NURSERIES. JSH0:RT Hirvr^SS, JV. J. LAINCrS Tuberous BEGONIAS. BEST IN EXISTENCE. LISTS FREE. BEGONIflS, GUOXINIflS. GflLflDIUMS. GLIVIflS. JOHN LAING & SONS Beg to ofter their Immense ;uk1 Superior Stocks of above by the 100, lOoO or 10,000. I'lill particulars and special catalogues mailed free. Seed, P/ant, Bulb Merchants, Eic, FOREST HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND. MUMS.. Good varieties from 2' -inch pott, $2 25 per 100. NOVELTIES OF '92. DOUBLE SWEET ALYSSUM, from 2>^-inch pots, K.SO per 103. STEVIA, very stocky plants, from •.Ji-j-lnch potB, t2 00 per 100. from 3Vlnch pots, f.^.OO per 100. f.VSH, or e. O. D. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J. KENTIA BELMOREANA and KENTIA FORSTERIANA. injincli pots, VERY FINE PLANTS, $50.00 per 100. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELPHIA. PA Money <>r^.x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 " THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2>< ft., nicely branched .S.OO " 70.00 Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. --- THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. West Oro^^e, I*£». ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STRINGS, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 eenis each. 18 to IS feet long, *1.00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Kstablishcd ISSr.. ROGERS NURSERIES. Oldest in tlif Sta*<-. 1 mwtn Turki-v Bc;inl (.Xcinplivllu M'll in quitnlilv- l>l■ll(•l■^ I lii'.l II. K l!-t. up.in ^!lli^lll.■tuJV f.-fclvIMr Isaac C. Bog'ers. f |i.>ni iiii^'i-i Mill stork wt Strawberries. Asparagus, Ktc. ROGERS NURSERIES, MoORESTOWN. N.J. LOUIS BOEHMER, Nos. 4, 5 and 28 Bluff, YOKOHAMA, - JAPAN, Begs to inform the trade that he will sell for cash, and freight prepaid in Yokohama, to every one who will favor him with an order. Catalogues on application. The freight has to be paid in U. S. gold exchange; the goods are, however, paid for in Mexican dollars. CYCAS REVOLUTA, per 100,000 pounds, jj 5 cents Mexican silver dollars in Yokohama, freight to San Francisco charged for extra. CYCAS REVOLUTA. 10,000 pounds, @ 6 cts. Mex. '* " 1,000 pounds, fn' 7 cents Mex. PLECTOGYNE VARIEGATA. 30 cts. per S inch pot. RHAPIS FLABELLIFORMIS, 25 cts. per shoot. For LILY BULBS, ETC., apply for Catalogue. LOUIS BOEHMER, Nos. 4, 5 & 28 Bluff, Yokohama, Japan. AUGUST ROLKER l SONS Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seeds* Bulbs» Imported Plauts, Supplies £tc.. Etc, Por prices examine Wholesale Catalogue, Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. strong plants, from 3yo-in. pots, $i per 100 " " 2^-in. pots, $2 per ion A.. J. 'VJ»KBM^A.I«I>, riOO West Side Ave., JER.SKY CITV, N. J. ADIANTUMGAPILLUS VENERIS The coming Adiantum for the cut flower trade. The reasons why because it is Best for the grower: ist. Because it can be grown successfully in a greenhouse with a mixed collection of plants. 2nd. It can be bedded out on a bench or under the edge of a bench, and will last for several years. 3rd. It requires no season of rest. 4th. It will stand watering with the hose and fumigating with tobacco smoke. Best for the Cut Flower man : ist. Because of its density and dark green color; six fronds will go as far as twelve Cuneatum. 2nd. Because it will keep in periect condition for from four to six weeks in the ice box. Best for the Retail Buyer: Because it lasts three times as long as Cunea- tum. Customers ordering in our store almost invariably ask for the kind that don't wilt. In buying see that you get the true variety, as it has many aliases. Price, strong plants. $8 per 100. Owing to the heavy demand, our stock of this most desirable Fern, ready for immediate .'ship- ment, is getting low. In order to accommodate those who wish to make plantings later in the season, we will book orders now for delivery any time till July ist. This will give florists who are now busy with their spring work an opportunity to secure their stock and have it delivered at a time when they can take care of it. JOHN IRVINE CO., BAY CITY, MICH. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4lh St , PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ^"tn^^rn" ^^ NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER <&. CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. WHITE foil SAiMI'LKS AIJU PllIOES. I20 The American Florist. Sept. Cincinnati. One by one the florists returned home, feeling hale and heartj* and well repaid for their trip to the Capitol. Business, both wholesale and retail, has been very dull, only a little funeral work now and then, not near enough to keep our people respectably busy. The show windows are looking dull and bare, there being no roses displayed. The wholesale prices are the same as they have been for the last four weeks. The hand of affliction has again been heavily laid on Mr. Chas. A. Jones, Sr., of Newport. Onh' six weeks ago his son Frank, 19 years of age, died suddenly after two or three daj'S illness. A week after the funeral Mr. Jones was thrown from his wagon, severely injuring him. On August IS another son, Craig, aged 31, died at his residence in Home City. He had been sick for some time and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Jones has the sympathy of his many friends. Mr. Fred Ostertag, of St. Louis, was with us for a few dajs, enjoying himself in our little town. Mr. Wm. Stichtenoth, Jr.,of the Clifton Rose Company, has returned from an extended tour through Italy, Germany and Switzerland. E. G. Gillett. If you have not already ordered a copy of our new directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG WHAT? Bis Daisy Snow Crest. BIG plants, BIG roots, BIG 'eaves, BIG long stems, BIG flowers, BIG crop, BIG sales, BIG protlcs, BIG satisfaction all round. There will be a BIG lot wanted. Order earlv and i;et a BIG start and help supply the BIG demand. 25,000 now on hand, $1.50 per doz.; $10 per 100; $80 per 1000. 200,000 would scarcely suffice to supply all who ought to have it with a few plants to start with. Ktmember when we are sold out we are done, there has been no substi- tute found yet for this Daisy. SNOW- FLAKE, good as it is, can not compare with it. A few hundred of the latter still on hand, $1.50 per lOO; $12.00 per 1000. Yours very truh-, J. C. GIBSON. Woodbury. N. J. SHADE TREES. I have a fine stock c f Pea-s App'et, Cherries, Quinces, Small Fruits. 30 kinds ol Grapes. ines 2 to 10 It. 1 to 7 ft. 7liO Horse Chestnut, i; to 12 ft. .■iOO Blood leaved "spies. 4 to r, ft. 700 Birch. Ki^iillsh and (^ot leaved, li to VI ft. SOO Oaks, four kinds. C, to 10 ft. 2.000 White Krlrxe. .Itollft. 1.(00 Tree Fit'onles. extra stronK. 5.0U0 Cal. Privet 2 to 4 ft. Best of facilities for Shipping— two Railroads and NORWICH NURSERIES, Stephen Crane. Prop. NORWICH, COXIV. Kstabllahed 1870. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. Kxporters, Importers and Grull>s. ».3.00 per 1000. i Violets, strong runuers, free from KIITZI » G«A«:ILI-, 2 years 3 60 HYI)K,\N<;K.V I>ANI ULATA GKANDIFLOR.A, 2 years 13 00 «)I,EM.ATI- VITICPLLA, 2 years 4 00 LILAC CUAKI.ES X 2 years grafted 22.00 '• In nots. 1st choice, for forcing. JIT.On per 100; same, extra, »20.U0 per lOO Fruit Tree Stocks in large iiuautities: Apple, Cherry, Hum, Ouince. etc. For further Information apply to C. RAOUX, P. 0. Bo.x 2938, 296 Pearl Street, NEW YORK, or E. BENARO, P. O. Bo.x 620, SAN DIEGO, CAL., Sole Agents for the rnite-A; to nil N. Western Ave., CIIICAtiO. Telephone West 1.70. GOOD, CLEAN SPHAGNUM « MOSS, $1.00 PER BARREL. Or in bulk at 112.00 per 100 cuMc feet. WM. r. BASSETT i SON, Nammonton, //. J. lS^2. The American Florist. I2l Butted GLASS Sash ^Bars Does away with all puttying and trouble in replacing broken lights of glass. We have been busy fill- in? orders f-r this kind of a bar, in Clear Cypress. Enclose 2c. stamp for e zc. stamp lor ^y^/y ;//;// Vx X' sample. V/'^>i^^/^<%XJ ADDRESS N ^JL, ___: ^ LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M. Stearns, Mngr. liOCKXAND, OHIO. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 291 Hawthorne Ai/e., CHICAGO, ILL. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. laMlacture THE BEST LETTERS IN TEE MiRKET, sizes IJi-inch and 2-lDch. 12 00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. AGENTS: A. Rolker & Sons, New York: F. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St., N.T.; B Kaufman, Philadelphia; H Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, N T.; A. 0. Kendal, 116 Ontario St . Cleveland, O.; E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago; W. A. Hanft & Co., 1202 Olive St., St. Louis. Mo.; Wisconsin Flower Kxchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis.; H. Sunderbruch. 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T. W Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts.. Richmond. Va ; Jas Vick, Rochester, N. T ; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. T. ; C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agt. for Canada. FRUIT EVAPORATOR FINE • LITHOGRAPHIC • WORK • IN COLORS. • • Seed Bags, • • = NURSERYMEN'S • PLATES, =? Catalogue Covers, Stecher Litho. Co., Rochester, n. y. t^m^ •€•^1 THE ZIMMERMAN Tlie .Standard Iflaoliine Different sizes and prices. Illustrated Catalogue free. TUE BLTMYEK LBON WOKKB CO., Cincinnati, O. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in tire orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Iiist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. T. W.G.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc, wood or metal frames having holes drilled in them to Insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All Infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-inch Letters, 13 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and .compare with any /other letter in the market. W. C KRICK, 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111.; H. Bay- ersdorfer & Co., Phila.. Pa.; N. Steffkns, N. Y.; AUG. ROLKEE & SONS. N Y. ; Ed. S- Schmid, Wash- ington. D. C. ; James Vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y.; WIRE FLOWER POT.STANPS GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HABKISBURG, PA. SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the iind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 373 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. YOU CAN Copyrighted. >o. 438!^. Flower Stand. Sera for Tatalogue showine over 33 ditrerent designB with our new ►tvla OLOVUK LEAF BORDER. Address BARBEE WIRE AND IRON WORKS, 44 & 46 nearborn St., CHICAGO. OUR- HALF-yONE ^ ^ Engravings • • ■ ARE AUDE BY • • • J. MAKZ & CO., Engravers, 107 Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. Their work in ttiis journal speaks for itse/f Publisliers American Florist. BLiOOIHINGTON (PHIEMX) NURSERY. 600 ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AED PLANTS We offer & large and fine stock of every descnption cl FRUIT and 0RN.4ME>TAI> TREES, Sbrobs, Roses, Vines. Small FRTITS, Hedge Plants, FRCl^ and tOREST TREK .SEEDLINGS. Priced Oatalogne mailed free. EstRblished 1852. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY Sseeauon to SinNFY T( TTI.K A CO.. BI.nnnINHTOH. £U> LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THEjHGRSE'lS STOLEN^ DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Seo'y F. H. A., Saddle River, H. J. HAIL I22 The American Florist, Sept. /, Foreign Notes. Tiiic Ilollaud Florists' Society held its .lUiuial meeting at Appckloorn, July L'S. Hilling the day a visit was niade to the country place of the Oueen of Holland. In the evening the members enjoyed an excellent supper at which many happy speeches were made. August 4 there was an exhibition of roses at Leiden. The third national chrysanthemum show will lie held in Amsterdam November 10-11-. Ai.KX. Dickson & Sons, Belfast, Ire- laud, have been appointed rose groAvcrs to the (Jueeu, which in Great Britain is a distinction greatly esteemed. A Floral Clock. Theie has been on exhibition in Paris this summer a clock, consisting of an im- iMcnse bed of dwarf variegated plants, representing a dial, 30 feet in diameter, with the dots and figures of a clock face, enclosed in an ornamental frame. Over the dial move two hands, consisting of wooden rods, decorated with flowers, which are propelled by machinery en- closed in a case, buried in the center of I he bed, and driven by a water motor. The clock is said to keep reasonably good lime. T. M. Clark. Boston. A Query. Will someone tell ns the best thing to ]ircvcnt greenhouse gutters from leaking? I'aint was used last year, but did not prove satisfactory. BrSCH & PURZNER. Jefferson City, Mo. HEREWEARE AGAIN. 1;' -3' LYMAN FELHEI CLEAR GVPFSE'^S I fH,( Send ou your orders ''""'"" "■ for Sash Dars and Ven- tilaliut^ Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. IlLiuized Kstimates f>iven, and cost ol ireight guarranteed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, (roiii liottom gutltrr up IS my si.ecialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE PA. I'ijKl llie P.iwd.r, «s c o iv r^ A. ^' heiKlx I lie OXJIV By Mail for $1.25. BttUWS \ All n„rl-u Hn,l »n,»teur. M,„ukl BULB \ Insect Powder Bulb. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, •,\ .V ~,i\ IVlyrll"' Ave.. BROOKLYN, N. Y. I'lease mention American iriorlBt. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If tliey were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE, MASS. "STANDARD" FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best fest. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company Branch Warehouse : 713 & 715 Wharton St., PhiladelpMa, Pa Randolph Av«. Ji Union St., Jertey City, N. J; Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, i«f A -r c B ROSE HOUSE, WAT E R NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be acconii>liphod bvuBing the Imiroved RIDER HOT-.A.IH. OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE — . 'ataliiRuc with full partic lars, sent on aprlication. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 Cortlandt St., NEW YORK. N.Y. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH, INDESTRUCTIBLE. CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for priceH. THE PEIRCE & COLEMAN CO., Mention American Flor's- STANDARD POTS. I'rice list 1 per 1(100. U:. Low freiKht rules to all points, 'rerniscasli. 1. o. b. HILFINGER BROS., Fort Edward, N. Y. Mention American Florist. FLOWER POTS. St;iii<1ar» aUSS Irm H«lT-HfflMS5^ When writing^to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. THE LATEST AND BEST for heating GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES. This heater has water way front and back ends, with double return flues at bottom, thoroughly utilizing and exhausting the heat before it reaches the chimney. T be pre is at the top — thus detroering tt?e water into tl.v pipes at a luglj temperatirre, without concur- rent circulation. The . Qurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Very large grate and heating areas, thus insuring greatest possi- ble economy in fuel. All screw joints, or iron to iron. Leading florists say it is the best yet. Send for Descriptive Matter. GURNEY HOT WATER HEATER CO. 163 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. Sellina (K??* York: JOHNSON & CO., VlJohn Street. Aaencie?- Chicago; RICE & WHITACRE 49 So. Canal St. Agencies. ( phiiadelpliia: J. C. TRACHSEL, 246 Arch St H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices « SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE, FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 rvafa;© Street, = OHICA.OO, TT^J^, Mention American Florist. PERFECT T>T71\T/^"rj rpTT T? Awarded HIGHEST PREIWIUIVI DRAINAGE j3JLi\|^rl 1 lljJL. Wherever Exhibited. Used by ALL leading growers and horticultural builders. For circulars, etc., address "Vi?", I*. "\^7'10HT, UPLAND Greenhouses. •'«'-«''«.'«''«.• MADISON, N. j. SaveyourCoalbyusingthe FLORIDA I HEATING APPARATUS For Greenhouses BEST IN THE WORLD. PIERCE. BITLER k PIRRCE IIFC. I'd SYRACUSE. N. v.. IT. S. A. 33. -BX.. El.OI^EIIEI.'Z'S, 159 & 161 South 5th Ave., New York. NATURAL Gas Made Glass for Rose Houses. Couservatories. etc , etc. THE STANDARDVentilatJng Machines Received best awards at BDFFAI.O, N. T., BOSTON. MASS.. TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. Mention American Florlat. I 24 The American Florist. Sept. /, Index to Advertisers. AlielCC&Co..iin Hi; ii'.i Allan David Ili; BallerF A Iir, Barbee Wire & Iron Wk» I'-'l HRmard \V W \ &1....II.' I'll Win F\ Sim...!'.!! r.rlcrll/ ' llil M.'l'iirl .M.Klirl M.K.ll Mii.ii.-; \\n\ Mm KcMur.l (; I'.'" Ik-wrU H.^ Co II.". Blyuiver Iron Wk8 I'.'l Bock Wm A II'; Boehraor Louis IT' BonsallJos K * Son... 1 1:1 Boston liPtter Oo. r.'l BowmnnvMle Pottery . . ir.' BrnckenrirtBe \ Oi lis BrauerA; Rlchter III Bums J:Knynor 11:: Bilrrcw .1 G II' Hu.vlnnCi'o 10 II riiniiiiii U W I Inniio.lv .III I Chltlv li K I ■' Coles w w 11; Crane Steplii-n.. rji Daaeke U A II.' Ue Ooek Jules lis I)e 1-amater U'on Wks.r,'^' DeSnict L IHI Detroit Heating and LlKhtlngCo IW Dletseh A & Co vn union .1 1, .. Iti; Dlnpec. ,v I'.iiiiiiil 1 .' ..11'-' Dreer II .\ ...111 Karnes 1 1 \\ ,\ ' .' .... r.'ii Eckhanll 'I'li.." M."' miiott w H 11* Ellison Wm 11 KllwanKer & Barry. ,11. Kellielm Lyman 1 -'-' MeMSB II- Florists Hail Ass'n Ill Forest Glen Floral Co. . H '. Gardiner.] & Co ll.i Gibson J C l-'ii (ioetz.lolin K 11; Gonzalez \- Co I Hi (iurneylleuterC.. I';:: Hall Assn l.'l Haneoek (;.■!> Il'l Hart.laui..> II : llartfor.l \ Ni.liiiK II 1 llerr AII'iTt M ll'l lleivs A II \ I " r.".' Illltlnt-er linis I','-' 1 nil K(. .V c,i lis llllipiinl V. I'i; Hit..iini;;^\ C" l-'l lloftuievcrC K Ill ILwikri-ii :m .\ iM i-';; llu I'Uchur A: Jlaii Randall A L. . 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Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. Mention American Florist, L. WULhr MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE »'()K ILLUSTKATEU CIRCULAK. ■^^ Hot Water G'RCuIation. National KotVater Keater Co. Bostor), 195 Port Hill Si- Chicago, 34 Dearborn St. flew Yorl\, ?4 Centr« Jt. San Francisco, 40 5 AVarKct St. fill ^mmmm ^mmwr Mmsrica. is "the Prow of ths UbssbI; thsre may be mnre camfari Mmidships. but we btb the first to taucti Unicnawn Ssas." Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 8, 1892. Ho. 223 Copyright, 1S92, by American Florist Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter. Published every Thursday by The ambrioait Florist company. Subscription, $i.oo a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMEBICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 338 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMSS Dean, Bay Bldge, N. T., president; W. B Smith, WaBhlngton, D. (5., vice-president; Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Au&r- UBt.. 1893 The new officers to be installed January 1 , 1893 are Wm. R. Smltn. Washington, president; Prof Wm. Trelease, st LouU, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892- CONTENTS. American Rose Society \2^ Rose Mme. Caroline Testout 126 Another rose enemy 126 Fancy caladiums, Plate I (illus) 127 Fancy caladiums 128 Philadelphia notes I2S The Columbian Exposition 128 Fancy caladiums, Plate II (illus) 129 Toronto 130 Philadelphia 130 Washington 131 Chicago 131 Cincinnati 131 St. Louis 131 Baltimore 134 The seed trade 136 San Francisco 136 Orchids in bloom 138 Not the highest score 138 Award at Washington 138 -The bowling scores 138 Bulb growing in the south [140 G azing without putty 142 Piping 142 In a RECENT LETTER to the FLORIST Mr. L. p. Worl, Birmingham, Ala,, ex- presses rea;ret at the lack of contributions from southern florists, and urges us to invite such communications. We very willingly reiterate the invitation we have often before extended to the florists of the south to make use of our columns. The Florist is for the whole trade, south as well as north, west as well as east, and we are glad to have communications on trade subjects from each and every section. If you have not already ordered a copy of our new directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. American Rose Society. Since the close of the convention of the S. A. F. much interest has been manifested in the plans for forming a rose society by those who did not take part in the meet- ings which were held for the purpose of trying to organize such a society, and by others who are very much interested in the matter. The universal opinion, so far as I have ascertained, seems to be that it is useless to attempt to organize a rose society on any such basis as other auxiliary societies of the S. A. F. are formed. In other words, it is generally conceded that a considerable sum of money will be necessary to make such a society of any practical value and benefit. How and by what means this fund can best be obtained are matters for careful consideration; but it has been decided to send out a prospectus as quickly as it can be gotten ready to all who are known to be interested in this matter, and it is hoped that every one receiving the same will answer either for or against it as their own inclination may lead them to determine. One of the principal reasons that the society could not be started in Washing- ton was that the meetings were too in- formal. Again, many of our best people who would take the most active interest in such a society were not present. It has occurred to mc— and several others also, I alight say, to whom I have talked— that if it could be arranged to get saj' one hundred corporate members who would be ready and willing to advance the sum of one hundred dollars each for the pur- pose of establishing a fund to be invested as a sinking fund, or, in other words, as a reserve fund to be used for purposes that may be decided upon by an executive committee afterward to be chosen from said members, then to organize, duly elect ofiicers, executive committee, etc., it would be the best course to adopt. We could then invite all others who are willing to do so to enter as corporate members, paying a like sum, and those who feel that they could not afford to pay such an amount of money could be admitted as associate members by paying the sum of five dollars per year. But it should be remarked here that there is no intention on the part of an3' one interested to ex- clude the members paying one hundred dollars each from paying their regular yearly dues the same as the associate members. Then, in the election of ofiicers the cor- porate metnbers might be entitled to elect two of their own number, viz.; — corpor- ate members to serve on the executive committee; the associate members, or rather the association, which, of course, includes the associate and all other mem- bers, should be entitled to choose from the association two other members which they should have the privilege of voting for, one of whom would be the Vice Presi- dent. This would give the charter or corporate members the voice and right to elect six members of the board of directors, and the association at large would have the privilege of electing four others for the same board, making their own choice and including the Vice President. These appear to be the most generally expressed views. It must be borne in mind that no one going into this scheme can possibly go into with any view of making money out of it directly or indirectly. The main object of the association is to encourage, firstly the raising of new varieties in our own country. It is almost universally conceded that we have soil, climate and all other conditions necessary at our command. All we want is to stimulate some enthusiastic rosarians who have the time and means to put into the hyri- dizing and raising of improved varieties. Thus by securing a good sum of money as a reserve fund, in the very near future the association could offer very liberal premiums, one, two or three thousand dollars say, for a certain class of rose, whether it be for forcing for the cut flower trade, for general bedding pur- poses, as a cHmber, or for any other pur- pose which it might be decided by due deliberation of the board was the great- est desideratum. There is not the least doubt in the minds of those best informed on the subject that such a liberal offer would be the means of stimulating many of our enthusiastic amateurs as well as professionals, and probably it will be from the amateurs, who have more time to devote to this particular purpose than florists who have to work for their bread and butter every day of their lives, that such varieties will spring. With the immense demand for finer roses of every class and description on this continent to-day it does seem rather strange when one looks into the subject that we have up to the present time had but very few who have given any time or thought to this subject — I mean the rais- ing of new and improved varieties. Up to the present time the whole number of such men may be counted on the fingers of one hand. Why should this be so? The answer is simple; because our florists "are too bus3'," too much engrossed with their business to be able to devote the time necessary thereto; but, once give them a start, stimulate them by more The American Florist. Scpf. S. liberal inducements than have ever been otTered in this or any other country, and we shall have plenty who will not only go into the business for the sake of winning the dollars that may be behind it, b'.it will go to work intelligently, as many of the European rosarians have done of recent years. Many will say, perhaps, the European rosarians have not gone into this for money. I do not profess to answer this either j-es or no, but I do know that the idea of making money out oftheir produce is the incentive of many of the growers. As an evidence of this see the high prices for all the new varieties introduced here every year from Europe, and, what is the greatest draw- back, ninety-nine per cent of them are entirely worthless for our purpose in this country in any way whatever. They are novelties only in name. Now, if we have them raised right under our own eyes we will have every opportunity of knowing before they are ever on the market whether they are suitable for our purpose or not. The success which one or two who are engaged in the business already have achieved through their efforts should be a stimulus to make others "go and do likewise. ' ' There is no doubt that although the Souvenir de Wootton has been roundly abused in many sections of the country, still it is growing in favor steadily, and to Mr. Cook, of Baltimore, many of us are indebted for a really good thing. Others, I have no dotibt, will follow in due course of time, but why should we wait the slow course of one or two raisers when by oifering a just and suitable re- ward for their labors we can get one hundred where we now have one. Furthermore why should we spend the large sums of monej- that annually go from the pocketsof floristsinthis country to Europe for worthless goods when better and finer material can be purchased at home for less monej-? This is onlyoneof the many things that such a society could do to advance and elevate the "Oueen of Flowers." Some will say, possibly, the rose will not always remain in favor. My answer to them all is that she has held supreme her right for many decades, and will too, in all prob- ability, for many decades yet to come. The establishment of a head center, recognized not only in our own country, but all over the world, as virtually the tribunal before which Queen Rosa shall be tried, tested and adjudged, would in my estimation not only place us in a position where we could cater for new varieties in our own climate, but I very much doubtif the raisers of Europe would hesitate or refuse to send their new varieties to such a recognized association for trial to be tested. They might lose some of their pets by such proceedings, but if they had a real gem to offer us the sale for such a variety would be enhanced a thousand fold in one year from the time it was sent here, where it could be finally and practically tested in ourowu climate. This would be an immense gain not only to the large importer but to everj' amateur and florist in the country, and would cer- tainly be worth a jjreat deal more than the ann'ial subscriptions that such a society would call for. Again, the establishment of an experi- ment station where diseases could be thoroughly investigated and their cause and cure tested, would be of inestimable value to every grower, whether large or small, throughout the country. All this and very much more are easily within the scope of such a society if money can only be procured to back it up. Nothing produces nothing, but the old adage isjustas applicableto day as it ever was — "It's money that makes the mare go." Without it the society would be practically worthless; with a liberal sup- ply of it at its command it could do much for the benefit of every grower in the countrj-. A few years ago one of the leading nurserymen of England asked me why in our country, where the rose is grown, particularly under glass, to a greater state of perfection than anywhere else in the world, such a society had not been formed. My answer was we had not been able to get enough of our practical men to think the same way. The bidk of us had been too busily engaged chasing the "almighty dollar" to think about anything further than the present mo- ment. But we have come to a time now when we should do something more in this line. I doubt not many will look upon this matter with a diflerent view, but if among your readers there ate any who can suggest a better and more prac- tical plan, I for one am perfectly willing to indorse the same, and I have no doubt there are many' others of my associates in this matter who can also be convinced if there is a better plan offered. Certain it is the quicker the whole thing is venti- lated, opinions expressed, and a definite plan of action adopted the quicker can we realize some fruits of our labors. I have heard it said within the last two or three weeks that it looks somewhat selfish for the corporate members to want to control a majority of the board. I can not see it in that light. I can not see where the man advancing $100 is any more selfish than the man who wants the benefits of the association for $5. 1 can not see that it is any more selfish for the man contributing the $100 to want to control the way in which it shall be spent than it is for a man to buy a certain amount of railroad stock because he is convinced that the right management is at the helm. Wherein does the man pay- ing his $100 down gain any more benefit from said association directly than any other member of the fraternity in the country? What benefits one benefits all. If a yellow Mermet, for instance, is pro- duced by the efforts of said society will not every grower be benefitted thereby? The man putting $100 in has no better show to get anything out of this than the man who simply pays his yearly dues. .\nother plan has been suggested and that is to form the society' in the stape of a stock company, offering all members alike to take as many shares as they feel disposed. Those who feel they can only take one, which should be in the form of a yearly- payment, shall be entitled to one vote, those feeling able and inclined to pay twenty five ($25) to five votes, and so on. The greatest objection to this plan would be the complication it would cause the secretary, renderingit necessary for a roll call at every election, which, if the society should become a strong one, would entail a great amount of detail work. I do not know whether my views will coincide with very many of your readers, but, as I suggested above, a practical discussion by those interested in the matter will eliminate many obstacles and help us to arrive at a definite conclusion as to the best course to pursue. loHN N. Mav. Madame Caroline Testout. Mr. Ernst Asmus certaiidy struck the keynote when he said he thought the above rose the best hybrid tea the French have sent out up to date. It is without question a great acquisition. I have grown many varieties of roses, but have never seen one with so many good qual- ities as the above. It is somewhat in the style of La France, but a much more pleasing and cheerful pink; it has not the dull washy tint so often seen on the out- side petals of La France, but retains the clear bright color from center to outside. The flowers will average much larger than La France; it is a stronger grower and freer bloomer. I shall be very much mistaken in my prediction if we do not find within a few years that there are a thousand Testouts grown for every hun- dred of La France. I know I am making a broad assertion, as La France is one of the best roses we have for general pur- poses. I planted 25 Mme. C. Testout last summer and after they had bloomed through November and December to Jan- uary 15 I started to work up stock. At the present time (just one year from planting the original plants 1 1 have raised over 2,500 Testouts, which I think is a conclusive proof of its strong growing qualities. I am growing more of this than any other one variety for next win- ter's cutting. I was rather surprised to see that Mr. May classes this rose with Cusin. I do not think it bears any resemblance to this rose, any more than Cusin resembles La France or Mrs. Jno. Laing; the only resemblance I can see is its free blooming. Kaiserin Augusta Victoria is .another rose I tried last winter, which appears a valuable variety; it is a very large free blooming and fragrant white rose; growth and habit like Mme. C. Testout. Eliza Fugier is a very free blooming small rose, Ijut without improvement on Niphctos. W. W. Coles. Another Rose Enemy. We have received from Messrs. Reinberg Bros , the rose growers of Bowmanvillc, Chicago, some rose foliage infested with a small white worm about 3-16 of aninch long that has been playing havoc with their roses this year. We forwarded the specimens to Prof. Davis, of the Michigan Agricultural Col- lege, who writes: "The white worms are the larva; of some fly unknown to me. It probably is very closely related to the Hessian fly of the wheat. As to remedies, there is prob- ably nothing that will be entirely satis- factory after the maggot has gotten in between the petals. The larva must be prevented from entering and as the eggs are probably deposited on the calyx the young can be killed when they first com- mence feeding by- the use of a solution of paris green. If it is thought dangerous it is probable that hellebore will answer the purpose. If this does not prove sat- isfactory I know of nothing from f he present limited knowledge that will. Kerosene emulsion might work, but it is apt to injure those in bloom. Will try and rear the specimens sent and so learn more of them." Messrs. Reinberg state that they have been using hellebore, but with appar- ently little effect. Have any other read- ers of the Florist been troubled with this little worm, which eats the foliage aruutul the buds, and if so has a means of conibattitig it been discovered? The American Rose Society. All persons taking part in the organiza- tion proccedingsat Washington, and also all persons interested in the organization i8g2. The American Florist. I27 FANCY CALADIUMS. PLATE I. Itaqui. Sieboldii. Mme. A. Bleu. Max Kolb. Unnamed. Leplay. Mme. Hardy. Hatzer. Bellevmei. t,8 Th'e American Florist Sep/, s. of such a society, are requested to at once send their names to H. B. Beatty, nil City, Pa., for draft of proposed constitu- tion and by-laws. Those taking part at Washington will kindly say whether they desired to join as corporate or associate members. Fancy Caladiums. Fancy caladiums form a most useful group of plants for summer decoration in the conservatory, but while their at- tractions are always recognized they are not, in this country, grown as ciiten- sively as they deserve to be. The characteristic leaves figured in our illustration are from the collection at Lincoln Park, Chicago, where they are admirably grown. Mr.Strombach starts them in February, the tubers being about the size of small "potatoes. They are left entire instead of being cut to the several eyes; although more plants may be ob- tained by this latter system, if desired, they are much weaker than when the whole tuber is left to form one plant. They are started in clean sand in a cut- ting bed where there is a temperature ol 75= to S0°. There is no risk of the tubers decaying if started in sand, while this is apt to occur when soil is used from the first. As soon as they are well started the tubers are potted in 3 or 4-inch pots, the soil used being rich black loam mixed with well rotted cow manure. Abundant drainage should be secured, as they need plenty of water; they may be syringed two or three times daily after potting, being kept in a stove temperature of 75° to 80°. When they are growing well they should receive frequent watering with liquid manure. They will require shifting on into larger pots as they in- crease in size. The heat and humidity of the house should continue, though they should be moderately shaded from hot sunlight. In a dark house they fail to show their brightest color, but strong sunlight is equally detrimental. In the autumn, about October, the leaves begin to fade and the plants should then be gradually dried off until the leaves have all died down. Water should not be entirely withdrawn, as that is very apt to make the tubers decav inside, but they should be occasionally moistened, even during the dormant period when the pots are laid away under the benches. Even in this dormant period these tender tubers will not endure a temperature lower than 55° or 60°. The lack of proper temperature is the most common cause of failure with fancy caladiums. Very few true species of caladiums are grown, those most familiar being garden hybrids chiefly from C. bicolor. Our illustration represents the leaves one fourth natural size, the relative pro- portion of each being accurately pre- served. Among those figured Reine Vic- toria is especially robust and showy; it has green veins and margins, spotted and marbled with white and deep Indian red. Mme. Alfred Bleu is deej) green with broad bright crimson veins and white blotches; Louise Duplessis, red ra} s and veins on a white ground, green margin. Clio has a deep rose colored ground, shading to white, with green ribs and margin. Belleymei is one of the finest with green and white leaves. Duchartre is very noticeable, with a white ground flushed with rose, green veins and red blotches. These leaves show every pos- sible variation of red, white, green, and some yellow tones, although this color is less brilliant than the varied reds. A goodly number of fine hybrids have been raised in California, four of those figured owing their origin to this country. We arc constantly receiving fresh forms from Brazil, for the most part unnamed; the hybrids vary so greatly under different conditions that it is not very easy to keep them true to name. To sum up, rich soil, heat and moisture are the chief factors in success with fancy caladiums. When they are potted for the second time several tubers may be put in one large pot, thus giving a mass for effect when the plant is well grown. Cold is the greatest possible enemy the plant suffers from; as soon as the temper- ature of the house drops in the autumn the foliage begins to go. Philadelphia Notes. Wm. K, Harris' new place is now com- pleted, for this season at least, and con- sists of 37,500 feet of glass, heated by two 60-horse power boilers. These were made to his order and are likely to last a long time. A recent visit iound the gentleman him- self superintending the finishing touches. The houses extend out from either side of a center shed 208 feet long by 24- wide, almost large enough for a circus; in fact the show that will be held in this struct- ure every spring just previous to Easter will be as good as a circus to Mr. Harris and his men. Mr. Harris takes great pleasure in showing his visitors about, as he is sure to have something fine for them to see. Of late years he has turned his atten- tion to specialties, growing largely of rubbers, pandanus and dracjenas, and recently he has added arecas and latanias. Mr. Harris was the first to grow Pan- danus Veitchii in quantity, and succeeded in getting it into salable plants much quicker than other growers before him had been able to do. His success with this led him to try other tropical plants, which he finds yield to his treatment equally as well. His plan seems to be to keep a plant always in good growing condition, never allowing it to get checked, pushing it along from the time it leaves the cutting bed or seed pan until it is ready for sale. He says, "If you want to get up a good stock of anything you musn't sell the small plants." For instance, his Pan- danus Veitchii in 6-inch pots brought $2 each; he had none smaller for sale, and if the sizes were small he would say, "I know they are not quite as large as they ought to be but they keep carrying them away and won't give them time to grow larger." He has a very fine lot of Areca lutescens in 4-inch pots, 14 months from seed pan, 18 inches high, with 7 to S leaves and so broad that they are frequently taken for kentias; in fact one large palm grower in passing through one day said, "Why, I thought at first these were kentias; I never saw them with such broad leaves before." They are on side benches plunged in coke dust. "How is it you get such broad foliage; is it a variety or is it the treatment?" He replied, "It is our fostering care," and we passed on. Rubbers are to be seen on all sides and in various stages of growth. A great many are grown into trees or plants having from three to five branches. This is efi'ected by rooting the top while on the plant, which, when rooted, is cut oflf and then the old plant sends out two or more branches. "Here is a lot," said he, "that are double cut. We like them single cut the 1 best, but we can't always get them to break as we would like; when they don't break to suit us we cut them down again. We have some dandies here that have broken of their own accord, or rather without cutting; they are what 1 would call natural grown. Nearly all this lot are breaking nicely. How to make them branch without rutting out the top is a little wrinkle I have gotten hold of lately. Here is one seven feet high with 26 shoots; it is not two years old yet and quite a number six feet, with from eight to twelve branches; and further alongis a lot about eight months old with from three to six shoots; these were cut, however." "You have a great many in the open frames outside; do they do well there?" "Yes, we find they get strong and hardy and the leaves present a glossy appear- ance they don't get in the house." "There is cement on some of your tables, do you like it?" "Yes, we shall fix all of them this way. We find by put- ting a thin skim of cement on over the boards thej' last much longer." "How about the variegated rubber, it's a good thing isn't it?" "Y'es. a great addition. I find it stands the hot sun admirably; it will make an excellent plant for bedding out." "You use a good many pedestals." "Yes, I think I was the first one to bring them out. They are very useful, as plants on them grow to a better shape and there is plenty of room underneath for young stuff to come on." "Those Drac-ena fragrans are nice." "Yes, they are making fine plants. I buy all my sniall ones of these and grow them on, keeping the house at about 80°; they grow very fast when started." "Do you like Dracaena Draco; you have some ol it here?" "No, it is nice in alarge plant and very hardy, but it is too slow to be profitable." "With such stock as you have about here the business must be good." "It is, excellent. Last season was the best with us so far; in fact it is hard work to keep up with the demand for our best stock." K. The Columbian Exposition. Work is now begun on the large aquatic bed, which will occupy the southern court in the Horticultural' Building. The lily tank will be lined with cement, resting on a clay bed, brick or stone being considered unnecessary. The loss by drainage will be but small; simply the cement lining is found all that is necessary in most cases, and naturally it materially lessens the expense. The corresponding court in the north end of the building, which is now occupied by thousands of tiny pansies, will be devoted next year to the Califor- nian orange grove. Among objects of interest during the past week were two large plants of Phyllo- cactus latifrons (Syn. Cereus latifrons) one bearing eighteen, the other twenty- two flowers. It is a night-blooming variety, one of the strongest growers of the species. It is Mr. Thorpe's intention to make a special exhibit of night-bloom- ing flowers; he is endeavoring to secure a large collection of these cacti, which will be most interesting in conjunction with the night-blooming nymph.xas. The early-flowering chrysanthemums, which arc to be in time for the dedicatory ceremonies, are still being disbudded. An admirable idea, worthy of being copied where effect is required, is that of planting several plants in one box. It is less trouble than to cultivate a single large plant, while giving the same effect. This would be a very convenient thing for lSg2. The American Florist. Clio. Louise Duplessis. Joaquin. FANCY CALADIUMS. Plate II. Chantinii. Reine Victoria. Unnamed. Duchartre. Mme. A. Blanchard. decorating a show house. The varieties being treated this way comprise some of the most reliable earlj' sorts, among them Jessica, Firenzi, Troubadour, J- C. Vaughan and Gloriosum. The mari- golds which are to be used in decorating are planted in boxes, heavily mulched; the buds will all be pinched off until the middle of September. A handsome bedding plant noted is Celosia pyramidalis Thompsonii; it is an unusually tine type of pyramidalis from a Scotch grower. It is Mr. Thorpe's inten- tion to make a fine display of the ama- rantaCcB in bedding, comprising all the I30 The American Florist. Sept. S, ornamental varieties procurable. The tuberous begonias still show the surprising difference between shaded and unshaded plants, the former retaining their marked superiority both of flowers and foliage. A collection of foliage solanums is at- tractive, and suggests fine effects in com- bination with shrubs. These solanvims are bold and noticeable in habit, requir- ing the companionship of plants too robust to be extinguished by them. An- other collection of unusual interest con- sists of eucalyptus, a family little known among us, excepting the familiar .\us- tralian Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus. All the family are noticeable for peculiarity of habit or foliage; they are also remark- able for peculiarity of fragrance. One variety, E. citriodorus, is remarkable for a strong lemon verbena odor, strangely in contrast with its prickly glaucous foliage. Theseeucalyptuswill beamarked feature in the subtropical bedding. Among the ornamental grasses to be used in bedding are the pcnnisetums, which form a most attractive border plant. Both hardy and tender grasses will be used, some being grouped in the herbaceous garden on the wooded island. In the rose garden Mrs. Jno. Laing is blooming abundantly, the flowers being excellent forthisseason. Clotilde Soupert is also flowering admirably; this little rose seems to be a regular gem, giving satisfaction to every one. A big Musa ensete is a recent accession to the large plants, which is lengthening out at about the rate of twelve inches a week. This is expected to find a place under the dome, on the mount, where very large plants will be needed. The lawns, all of which were sodded, are in very fine condition, and the roads are being rapidly improved. It is not intended to make any display of purely formal orcarpet bedding, which is already well represented in the city parks; all the planting will be in the natural style. Toronto. "Canada's greatest fair" opens here beginning Monday, the 5th inst. and lasting until the 17th. As a great many Americans visit this exhibition, excur- sions being run to it from many points in the United States, many of your readers may have heard of it and probably some will visit it. The horticultural part of the show is always well worth seeing and some fine stuff is put up, but as the majority oi the people wlio go to these fairs are more agriculturally than horti- culturally inclined the whole thing does not inspire the same interest in the bosom of a gardener that a horticultural show pure and simple would; to hear an orchid called "a kind of a lily" and the astonish- ingly funny names given to other plants is apt to make him tired and in despera- tion plunge into frivolities, such as "merry go rounds," switch backs and other side shows. This week I did myself the pleasure of visiting the establishment of Mr. J. H. Dunlop, and of a truth it is always a pleasure to see it at any season of the year. Mr. Dunlop needs no puffing from me and I can have no interest in puffing him, but I can say with truth (and any American who has seen his place can bear me out) that there is no ])lace in tlic United States or Canada where roses are better or more intelligently grown than here. The houses are all well painted, clean, tight and tidy and everything in them and about them shows that atten- tion is given to small as well as to great things (it is wonderful how it tells when these small things are not neglected |. But any one who talks to "Johnny" for a time and walks round his place with him can see that his whole heart and soul are in the business and that he loves his plants as he does his children, and I don't believe he could sleep at night unless he knew they had been given what he thought proper attention. All the roses are certainly in the pink of condition, those first planted being up to the top of the stakes with strong healthy growth and some cutting has already been done; a bench of Niphetos in this house was thickly set with buds and growing most luxuriantly, .\mong those in the second house planted a bench of Bouget— a most useful rose very much like Mermct — had made wonderful growth for the time they have had to do it. In the carnation houses the benches were being prepared to receive the plants. Mr. Dunlop said that nowhere in his travels had he seen nearlj' as good plants as his own and I certainly don't think a better or evener lot could be found any- where. Beds of Garfield, Tidal VVaveand Welcome were every plant about 7 or 8 inches through. Silver Spray seems to be the best white in these parts, and large quantities of it were growing well here. Other standard sorts are also grown in quantity and many of the latest new ones are being given a trial. Violets were in good shape and showed not a sign of disease as yet. Great credit should also be given to the foreman, Mr. H. J. Cole, who by the bye is a disciple of Mr. John N. May, for the way in which he does his part. All l:he glass in these houses is butted and there is not a doubt but what il is the neatest, quickest, most convenient and best way of glazing; no putty is used, the glass is simply laid in the grooves and the cap screwed down to the bar. Mr. Dunlop was surprised to find at Philadelphia that the florists there had not made a success of it, but properly done there is nothing to beat it, it is tight, simple and neat. Talking over convention matters Mr. Dunlop was enthusiastic over all the pro- ceedings and entertainments and gave glowing accounts of all his experiences in Washington, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Buffalo. On my way to Mr. Dunlop's I called on Mr. A. McPherson, gardener to Colonel Sweny, whose fine residence is on St. George street. Here I found a lot of chrysanthemums which are likely to make their mark next November; some of them are already three feet through, all vigorous and healthy; the mystery to me was where room is found to stow them all when they attain their full size. There are also many single stem plants in 4-, 5 and G-inch pots. Large quantities of flowers are used by Mr.McI'.'s employers and to all appearances they get all that could possibly be squeezed out of the small area ofglass on the place. Thegreenhouse is a T shaped span roof, well constructed and situated for producing bloom. A bench or two of roses, lots of poinsettias, primulas, cinerarias, etc. were all prom- ising good things for the future. .\ fern and orchid house on the north side of the T was also looking fresh and green, among other large specimen adiantums I noticed A. cardiocl.unum and A. Pecottci, the latter very pretty with fronds just the thing for boutonnieres. Mr. McP. goes in for hybridizing to a considerable extent and is anxiously awaiting results from several crosses in carnations and chrysanthemums, E. There is very little doing as yet in the cut flower stores, but customers are be- ginning to return to the city and florists arc looking for an early revival of trade, although experience has taught them an election year is not to be depended upon for a brisk fall business. The last day of August marked the end of the early clos- ing season and now all the stores are open well into the evening. Gladioluses, Japan lilies, hydrangeas and asters form the larger part of the window decora- tions, but there are some very fine roses of the common varieties to be seen. Mermets, Perles, Xiphetos, La France, Brides, etc. are unusually good for this time of the year. Carnations are very scarce. Strange as it may seem the fakirs seem to get holdof mostof the carnations coming in, and while some of the best stores arc nearly starving for them they are at the same time to be found in lim- ited quantity and best quality at the fakirs' stands. Tuberoses are very abundant. Asters almost gone, the recent heavy rains having done great damage to them. Several new flower stores have been talked of, but only one has so far mate- rialized. Daniel Gormley has opened a neat little place at 35 Tremont street. Welch Bros, are getting gradually set- tled into their new establishment on Beacon street. A silver medal was awarded on August 27 for a splendid pan of Hippeastrum reticulatum exhibited by F. L. Harris, gardener to H. H. Hunnewell. It bore 21 spikes with 120 flowers and buds, and made a beautiful show in Bowditch & Long's window where it remained for a week after the exhibition. Visitors in town this week; J. T. Anthony, Chicago; C. H. Allen, New York, and A. Ingram, of London, England. Philadelphia. There has been a decided change in the weather, it now being cool and pleasant; people havethrown asidethat tired worn out look and with a bright invigorating expression on their face they seem ready to enlist for the campaign of home life and engage again in the social battles of the fall and winter season. We as of yore stand ready to deliver the ammuni- tion, hoping that war will soon be de- clared and that the campaign will last long into the spring. For the season business has been fairly good and the early skirmishes in the shape of estimates for the October wed- dings have commenced. The supply of flowers in almost anj' variety is cjuite sufficient for the demand. Asters have been very fine this season. K. M. Kisenhart, of Ilolmesburg, hasjust cut out a house of as well grown flowers as we have seen for a long time; they have brought from 75 to 1.50 a hundred. Tuberoses may be had in any quantity for$3a hundred stalks. Koses bringfrom 2 to 4 according to quality and variety; they are very nice for the season. The Eleventh street boys are enlarging their grip on the business. George Craig has added a new bulk %vindow similar to the one ei-ected last season; the front now presents a very attractive appearance. The store and greenhouse have also been wired throughoutand fitted with fixtures for incandescent lighting, which by the wav is the only light suitable for a flo- rist's establishment, and should be used wherever obtainable; gas is a hack num- ber, to be kept turned ofl" at the meter iSgs, The a merican Florist. 131 and only allowed in the building in a case of emergency. Robert Crawford has torn his place completely inside out, erecting practically a new greenhouse, and put in new bulk windows the length of his store. On entering the front door one is now able to take in the whole establishment at a glance; the change has been a very com- plete one and adds considerably to the beauty of the place. Mr. Crawford is a very hard worker and deserves the suc- cess he is having. John W. Young suffered a severe loss in the death of his father, which occurred on August 28. The boys were considerably excited over a bowling match which took place at the alleys of the club on the evening of September 1. John Westcott picked out a team and challenged the winners of the cups at Washington. The match con- sisted of three games, but one was enough although the three were rolled. In the first game a new record for our club was made, the Washington six making 955 pins, an average of over 155 for each player, which is very good in a match. The final result of the contest was, Wash- ingtonians or cup winners and defenders, 2686; their opponents (no name) 2478; the Washingtonians winning by 208 pins. The first six men in the match made averages of from 152 to 157, which is good rolling. K. Washington. Business is very dull about the flower stores and the flower stands in the mar- kets. About the only thing the florists are called upon to do is to make up fun- eral designs; the demand for this class of work is unusually large at present. The weather is cool and pleasant but remarkably dry. Have had no rain for more than five weeks and a brisk N. W. wind and the warm midday sun is telling on all vegetation through and about the city. Trees and shrubbery on the streets and in the parks are suflering very much and some are dying for the want of rain. Though Potomac water is being used freely in some of the squares and reser- vations, yet that don't seem to answer the purpose altogether, tney continue to lose their foliage. The dairy men in this section are complaining about the con- tinued drought, saying their pastures are burnt up and they are obliged to feed their stock as though it was midwinter. Victoria regia and its variety Randii in the Bartholdi basin and the V. regia in the fountain in the south lawn of the Executive Mansion are flowering very freely. The plants in the Botanic Garden have produced some eight or ten flowers this season. The warm weather has a good effect upon them as well as on the other water lilies in the fountains throughout the city; if it does no other good it produces flowers on this class of plants. The ficus bed at the Botanic Garden I think would please even Deacon Harris. The plants have improved wonderfully during the hot weather of the past few weeks and with a liberal use of Potomac water. The variegated form of Ficus elastica seems to do far better planted out in the open air where it can get the full sunlight; it takes on a brighter variega- tion. The plants in the sub-tropical beds, the coleus, acalyphas, achyranthes, alter- nantheras and abutilons are 50% better and brighter than they were during con- vention week. The gardens and parks, so far as the bedding plants are con- cerned, present a far handsomer appear- ance now than they have at any time since being planted, though a number of men are kept constantly watering them with the hose. Never since the parks have been planted with this class of plants has so much water been required at this season of the year. Geraniums, salvias, vincas and zinnias are about the only plants in flower at present. The bedding plants at Soldiers' Home are actually dead from the want of rain, they having no supply of city water, de- pending entirely upon springs for their supply. The forest trees are also suffering greatly and a number are dying. C. Leslie Reynolds. Chicago. Flowers have wonderfully improved within the past ten days, and trade is cor- respondingly brighter. Outdoor stuff is greatly reduced in quantity, but there is an excellent demand for this stuff, so far as it can be obtained. As soon as the outdoor flowers are out of the market roses will materially increase in price. Asters have come to an end, the last con- signments being rather poor, and gladio- his are becoming spindling and spare of flowers. Dahlias are generally poor, com- ing mostly with short stems. This has been an unfavorable season for them and they have proved disappointing to their growers. Sweet peas are now off crop, but we are told that some growers intend protecting them outside, in the hope of late cutting. Single violets are coming in, though not in large quantities; they are the only violet now in the market. Carnations still continue to be scarce; nearly all are from outside plants and many are short stemmed or off color. However, they sell easily enough; it ap- pears as if buyers will find the carnation supply very short all this season. No fancies are coming in at present; merely the standard whites, pinks and reds. But- tercup, Wilder and Daybreak are out of the market. Kennicott Bros, speak very highly of Daj'break, it being more satis- factory to many purchasers than the Wilder; its color always sells it. Roses are finely colored and firm in sub- stance, the cool weather having been highly beneficial. Perles are coming in finely and a good supply of first class Al- bany is in the market. La France is good, but Albany is better just now. Papa Gontier is fine and has now taken the place of Bon Silene completely here. Beauties are chiefly cut from young plants, so the flowers run rather small, but excellent in color. The project of a Chicago Cut Flower Exchange has been revived, Mr. 0. P. Bassett having taken hold of the matter with a vigorous hand. At a meeting held last Tuesday afternoon several hun- dred shares of stock were subscribed and Mr. Bassett stands ready to take any re- maining stock after all have had a chance to take what they want. It was finally decided to issue a call to every florist in and around Chicago to attend the next meeting, which will be held in the club room of the Sherman House, at 11 a. m. Wednesday, Sept. 14. The call will be signed by the following; 0. P. Bassett, Schiller & Mailander, Peter Blaumeiser, Jacob Meyer, J. T. Anthony, Geo. Klehm, W. L. Smith. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Cincinnati. During the latter part of the week end- ing August 27 and the fore part of the following week business got a little move on itself and reminded us of the busy days of Januarjr, but now it is back in the same old summer state of inactivity. The market is flooded with roses and they are good, too, for this season, but the demand is very slight, so thej' stay in the ice boxes until time for them to make their final pilgrimage to the ash barrel. There have been some calls for asters, especially white and purple, there is noth- ing in them, though, on account of their bringing a very low figure. Carnations are scarce. We don't miss them much for the demand is small. There will prob- ably be an advance in the price of Brides and Mermets about the 12th inst. On the 10th inst. one of our largest retail dry goods stores will have its first grand opening, and the successful bidder will receive one of the largest contracts for floral decorations ever given in this city. At least 40,000 roses will be used. Robert Ehrgott has now the entirecon- trol of the Cincinnati Floral Company. Messrs. Corbett & Wilson and Mr. Walter Gray, of College Hill, are erecting new houses, while Mr. Fred Walz, of Cumminsville, and the Brunner Bros, of Price Hill, are putting on new roofs and doing repair work in general. Mr. E. G. Hill, of Richmond, spent Saturday with us. I/Ct everybody look out for the "finest show on earth." That is, the floral ex- hibition and display of chrysanthemums to be given by our florists during the second week of November of this year. It is really and truly to be a whopper. All our growers are hustling for it and the dealers are not behind them in the good work. All the special stock being grown for this occasion is getting along in great shape. Keep your eye on Cin- cinnati. E. G. GiLLETT. St. Louis. The weather here has been cool and pleasant but a little dry. Florists are preparing for an active season. The chrysanthemum show is stimulating the production of fine specimen plants. Florists shipping to this market will have a choice of three commission houses. Mount & Co. are receiving consignments at their old stand, C. A. Kuehn continues the business of Ellison & Kuehn, while Mr. Wm. Ellison has opened up a hand- some store at 1402 Pine street. J. C. DUFFEY. Using 2-inch and 4-inch Pipe Together. In reply to Mr. Wm. Horlacher's in- quiry on page 16 of the Florist for August 11, will say I have used 2-inch pipe in connection with 4-inch and with good results. A. H. C. Kennett Square, Pa. — At the last meeting of the Chester County Carnation Society the subject for discussion was the Washington convention , and aU who were present at the convention united in making a favorable report. The subject for the next meeting is: "What is the best treatment for carnations after housing?" Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of carnations in commerce in America with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. 132 The American Florist, Sept. 8, SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. A.lviTtTscninitw iiTi.kT tlii^. Iii'lld «i liiMit.'.! iit tiM- rat.' "I Ml ■■•■TitN n lliir iw-Vfii w(,nl») iwli iriMT- tlnn Cii^li musi ucrniiiininv urder. Plant h«K'». not ndniillfl UT ■ tlii> iR'Ucl. SITlATliiN WANTKIi l!v ii slnclu ycmnK iimn with lljvoiir»'.'.v|...|i. nrr A.hlrcss l-i.ii:i-i III - rlarkSt.,ChlcoKO. SITIATKIN WANTED- III miiir' ni.-l.rn ,ity. l.y ,i man (if jrrwit oxiHrk'nre: a iiiisltmn iis l..rini:in or nmnaKcrlnn fomraerelal tliirlst estahlishnH'iit: lMi;h- cut references. S. care American !■ lon^t. Qrli A'l'lliN WAN'l'KIl ity a lii>t-.las.- 1I..I M aii.l SlTlATIIlN WANTKI) Hy American, as sec.mil ^'artici In both private and ecimmercia erences from last employer: H' SrrrATid.N \v.\> man. n.Mlill.lr. conntrv. K.im- ^i. landscape t'anli'TiJh 1, K SITI:ATI(1N WAXTKD-lty a (k-nnan finlencr. thoronyhlv c.vpcrienced in in >r and .inHvork. in- clu.llni; treatment of orchids, and use.l t.j ollice work; cood references. State waj-'cs. 11 U, care American Morist, Chicago. SITUATION WANTED— By B youDE man, single, age 27, on a commercial place; thoroughly understands greenhouse work; strictly soher, honest and studious to the business. Philadelphia preferred. Address Co.MPETENCY. care American Florist. St business, sl.v JITIWIKIN WANTKII 1!> ot CliicaL-o.irwcst prclcrrcd: I.", y.-ais ,.M„.|i,.,ir,. la all branches; JOnglish; :;U; single; Isl class rrl,T,.|.ccs. Address .\, care American I'lon.st. store; understands design work of all kinds of cut. n tlHcinl and dried tiowers. Address Mis.? B. HlLDESUEHf, oaro Mrs. Emmott, Nantucket, Mass. TTITANTKI) A young man about IT fur i-oninierciii VV place. Address IJo.V.il. Norlli In.llanai s. Ind. KAiK & Dane, bo.x 311, Altoona, Pa. WAXTKl) A tood steady Hi.rist to work in g.U'cn- laaiM's under foreman; ninst have c.v|.crienrc; i;ennan prclerrc.l Addl•l•^s M.il.VNi'. linos. Akron, (iliio. W'^h.'.'i'^'' t American Florist. •^ANTKIi Km WANTKII Til lllvNT .\ ll.irlsl cstalilisliiiieTit with at l.'asi ;, nr.itovri uses; luasl l,ciri«..o, n- ditlon. State price and fiirllicr details. Wll. care .los. Wvss. N. W. (or. Klin iiiid i;eorge streets. . ■IX/'ANTEI)-T\vo e.xperlciir.d .■..iMiii.ivlal green- I w WANTKII My s.-iilcli r l.'.th or l.cfolv. slimlc ma sober. li.iMcst. liiduslrlMUs and wHlliii; 1.. « oi I go.id giowi-r and propagalor and able t ..• n .Must have good ivlcivii,'.- ollirrs n iiol appl Wages *;ai per inoiilli nilli hoanljind r.inii,, .\d(HvsM 1.. .1. SMITH, Madison Wis. FOR SAl.K— A florist store with greenhouses at- taciied, doing a tir8t-<-lHss business. l<"or parlie- ularsupplvto W. K,l,l.lso\. 2i;02OllvcSt., St. J/iids, .Mo, Foil SAI.K -Nursery assorimelit ri will M-jl. l.-a-.'.ir l.'l l,.ilis H. 1 .' IV I'lia III slia 'if ll.ir 111 St Il- ly F"'in.' ill .\ i'c can liea .\ddress \I,K dies in. lit III! KKNT l!ii-i - rni'i'nNen'v'i'irir.'i; I'l'.'l l.a Fran.-.'. W ail 1 Mll-l ^, si ri- TTliMi SALK-At n bargaln,a well c-stalilishc'd Urn r business In a western city i.l II.IIIIJ Inliahital .'i..".(Nl feet of glass, well stoekeil; city wati-r. elect lighted, steam heated, in good repair; trade mos cut tiower work, good paying trade. Must he sold account of illness. Address ABC, care American !• loris ly FCIll SAI.K AT ,■ i-ily: r,.ii(«llci-t s'illendi'il''tra.l..'all ye crop this season. Kv winter's bloom. Oi et<-. Will exchange I AT A liAH(;AlN FOR SA1.B CHJ5AP— 3 greenhouses 60.vl2, built in 1888 on large lot in town, with sashes, frames, tools, pots, winter stock of carnations, houvardlas, vio- lets, chrysanthemums, etc. Heated with Myers hot water lioiler: good local trade in town of 4,1X10; near depot, 111^ miles from Phila.; established stand in 12th ed li ALE— Nine greenhoii: u feet of glass, stockei grapervSU fe. iilau new ham ; within .iS'mTles of Philadelpliia and one mile from sta- tion. Will be sold on account of ill health. Possession any time. Address 'is.y.yc L.MiKI.N. T.iughkenanion, Chester Co., Pa. Extra Fine, Strong, Field Grown CARNATION PLANTS. HINZE'S WaiTE, POKTIA. FRED CREIOHTON, GRACE WILDER, LIZZIE MctJOWAN, VV. F. DREER. Send l.ir prices tu EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, W.viulmoor. Chestnut Hill, Fliila., Pa. NOTICE.^ — Oui' roses are all sold. We are now booking orders for Field Grown Carnations, of which we have about 50,000 plants. Send for prices. J. L. DILLON, Bloomtburg, Pa. NANCY HANKS HORSES if CARNATIONS. Ider but of stronger ot these and Day- Send for price list. GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. I'lili-ag.i limits. .It ,-\.l.li-.".s 1 l-l.irlsl. Chicago. Carnations tor Winter Flowering BUTTERCUP, and all leading kinds. Estab- lished in pots. Roots kept intact. No risk in shipping. Write for prices including e,\pressage. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. CARNATIONS Field grown plants, Jd & $7 per 100. GRACE WILDER. SILVER SPRAY, HECTOR. ETC. GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS, READY SEPT. 15 <.f I lie lollowliiK Mirieties; HINZES WHITE, SILVER SPRAY, PORTIA, AND GRACE WILDER. J. A. TRACHT (S SON, Calion, Ohio. AURORA AND OTHER Carnation Plants FROM THE FIKLD. Send for price list I:DW. SWAYNE, Camationist, Kennett Square, Pa. 10,000 CARNATIONS. Per lUO. Cnrtleld. Hlnze's, Wilder, Mrs. K. Mnngolri and .1. .1. Harrison Sli.UU, S'-;,UO and $ 8,0(J KOSES-Alhanv, I.a France. .Memiet and Sa- frano. from :t-lncli pills li.OO Alhnnv. La JYance and Wootton. from 2-in iiota 3.110 liride. Mermct.Safrano and lion fiilene, 2-inch pots 2..* VIOLETS-Mnrie l.«-lueh pots S.OO DracH-na Indlvisa :Hn. pots . . »1 .Ul per do/.. 8.(10 Fern Pterig Serrulata, 3-in pots. .$I.UU a doz. S.OO " ** •* 2-inch pots.. (iOc a doz. -4.00 Grevillea Robust- r to ISln.liigh.ROOadoz. 15.00 Fan.I»«J .Marie L.iiiis.. Vi.ilets, *is.iiiy 725 fine strong, field grown Carnations. 3-0 being Hinze's White, and tlie balance assorted, iuclnding Silver Spray, Gar- field, May tjneen, ('.race Wilder, Black Knight and J. J. Harrison. UavUvlUe 1*. O., Nurtli Toronto, Out. TSg2. The American Florist. ^Zl Forcin9[ Roses Cheap Mme. Pierre Guillot, Wabau, Ameri- can Beauty, Perles, Duchess of Al- bany, La Prance, Niphetos, in 2 3 and 4 inch., Gontier, Mms. Hoste, Meteor, C. Mermet, Wootton, Bride, Bon Silene in 2 and 3 inch. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A. few fine Hybrids and Everbloonners left. PALMS. Latania Borbonica, tnie large plants at $4.00 and ?6 00 each. A few left at ?7 00, jj! 15.00 and i;20.00 per too. We will be pleased to see our friends that are passing through the city at any time. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, im N. Existed St., CHICAQO, ILL. MEKMETS, MWE. DE WATrEVIL'LE, LA FRANCE, SOUV. D'UN AMI, MME. CO- SIS, WABAN. BON SILENE, SAFRAKO, CLIMBING FERLF. Strong, liealtliy plants. From H-incli pots, .W.OO per lOOi ST.i.OO per IIXK). 234-1n. pots, *.').(J0 per lUU: $4,').UU per lOtX). CARNATIONS. strong, healthy, tiekl {^'own plants. Silver Spray, Grace Wilder, Fred. Creieli- ton, May Queen, The Century, Portia, Mrs. Fisher, Hector. Orient, J J. Harrison. 1st size, iS.m per 100; *70.00 per 1000. 2nd size, .fO.OO per lOU; $50.00 per lOOO. PURITAN, best new white. GOLDEV TRIUMPH, Yellow. AURORA, Pink. $3.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, at rock bott 3ta prices We need roomand money acd the stock must go. IiOSEJ«. Per 100 400 Perles, 2Va-inch pots $3.50 75 Brides, 4-ineli pots 8,00 125 Brides, 2-inch pots 2.50 100 Mermets. 2-inch pots. 125 Hoste, , 1-inch pots li.OO 200 Eliza Fagier, 2Vi;-inch pots 3.00 150 Mme. Watteville, 2)<;-lnch pots 3.00 200 Mme. Ousin, 2J^-inch pots 3.0O 150 La France. 2V^-inch pots 3.50 Canna Mme. Crozy $4.00 per doz. W. W. COLES, Kokomo, Ind. WHO Wants mm? 10,000 fine, large Climbing Roses, 2 years : Greviile, Baltimore Belle and Tennessee Belle, |S.00 per 100. SPEAK Ql;lCK. WM. B. REED, Florist, : : : ; ChAMBERSBURG, Pa. FORCING ROSES. To close out we offer plants as follows Per 100 :. $8.01) 1. 8.0O TOO AT.B.\XY IWncIi. $0.1 500 \V.\B.\N' ... :;-inch. (l.( 200 MKUMKI- . :;-inch, 0.00 oJa-in. S.OO 200 AMEUKA.N l!K\ri\ ::-inch. 0.00 300 NlPIlH'Ids :;inch, 7.00 100 MIIK. HUSTK ;i-lnch. 7.00 2U0 MMK. P. UUILLOT ;Hnch, 8.00 All strong, healthy stoclc. BROWN & CANFIETD, Springflf Id. 111. SEHD FOR A COPY TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. NOW READY FOR PLANTING. All the leading varieties, Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. JM, JS.S HUJVT, Terr© Hatxte, Ind. ROSES. In Leading Forcing Varieties. CARNATIONS. strong plants from open ground. EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet $10.00 After three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the b5st scarlet varirty I have e?er seen, and shall this yjar grow no other for cut b'.ojm. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 $60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7 0° Neapolitan per lOOO $70; 8.00 The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 8.03 5. OOP ADIANTUMS. 20,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in too leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell. Conn. ROSES. PERLE, 2yi-\ac\\, fine : $ 5.00 SUNSET, 2>^-inch, fine 5.00 C. SOUPERT, 21/2-inch, fine 5.00 MME. P. GUILLOT, 2>^-in., fine.. 8.00 AM. BEAUTY, 3)^-inch 14.00 J. C. YAUGHAN, P 0 Box 688. CHICAGO. THE NEW ROSE ^^ \^^S ^?s^' FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. IMPORTED K. P. ROSES, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, ofTer the best re- Bults to the florist blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOU or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. TEAS $30.co per loco HYBRIDS 41.00 per lOOO Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general fifreeuhouse stock. Trade list on application. ROSA CANINA STOCKS SCHULTHEIS BROS., STEINFUKTH, NATJHEIM, HESSE GEB. 1000 extra choice, SOa, 1 year seedlings. 1 1.000 plants, eitra choice 250s, 1 ytar seedlings. 1000 plants, l8t choice, straw thick, 12s, 1 yr. seedlings. 10,000 Dlants, lat choice, straw thick, 115s, I yr. " Cash with order. Send via Bremen Loyds. HARDY " wo YEAR OWN ROOT Please mention the Aeerican Florist every time you write to an advertiser. ROSES. From open ground. Price, plants two to four feet high, CUE, SELECTIOir, - $100 per 1000 BUTERS " 120 CLIMBING ROSES, - 80 "'^ISl^Ts ROSES. A VEKY FINE LOT, INCLUDING THE BEST HAKDY SORTS. Price, plants from open ground, ready for shipinent Oct. 1st, jlOO per 100. Plants in 10-inch pots, for immediate shipment, |15.C0 per dozen. Address y/^, 5. LITTLE & CO., COMMERCIAL Rochester N Y NURSERIES. nocnesier, n. t. Mentlor Amerioan Florist. 3,000 JACQUEMINOT ROSES, From S-in. pots. ?o per 100; 4-in. pots, 10 per 100; 5-in. pots, S« per lUO. 2.U00 tiegoniu •^♦x from :Wn. pots, ?5 per 100. 3,000 Png^lish Ivies, from 4-]n. pots, 2 It. high, U per 100. o.OOU Eag ish Ivies, same size, lifted from open ground, ?o per 100. 10.000 t- inlets- Marie Louise, strong Jiine cuttings, rooted out door, positivelv no disease. %2 per 100. 2,000 BouV'traia David-*ouii and Alfred Neu- ner. oV^-in. pots. i?5 per lUO. 500 pots ol: Ac"ru8 varli'gatji-. strong plants, fine for trimming in funeral work. -¥10 jier lOU. AH guaranteed to be healthy and vigorous. Will exchange on reasonable terms for thirty young stock of Bori iilene Boses. «»OHN RECK. Bridgeport, Conn. When ordering mention American Florist. Kaiserin(iwess)Aupsta Victoria THE COMING WHITE H. T. ROSE. liaving g months. I c _ . _ _ _ ._ is a very strong, healthy grower, with beautiful foli- age, nearly eveiT shoot producingafloweron long erect stems, of ivory whiteness and beautiful shape. I have a house full of them which is arJmired by every florist. My stock comes direct from tlie ori;;inator. Price of Plants io 3-incli pots. $5.00 per dozen. Price on larger quantities on application. Cash with the order. J. COOIC, 318 Charles Street, BALTIMORE, MD. SURPLUS STOCK OF ROSES. Per 100 Mermets, B.ides, La France, Duchess of Albany, 3.'- inch pots % 6.co Smila.s, 3-inch 4 00 Asparagus tenuissimus, 3-inch 5.00 The above is all strong and healthy stock. 330 Moran Street, DETROIT, MICH. Perle, Mermet, Bride and La Frances Roses, in 3-in. pots; also Smilax in 2-in. pots. Prices on application. : : : : Address A. T. JACKSON, BOWMANVILLE, ILL. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 134 The American Florist. Sept. <<>s<'rlptive price list en ai>plii-iition. Wisconsin Flower txchanae, 13 1 Mason St, MILWAUKEE. WIS. Ficiis Eiastica. * E.\tra strnnj; plants, (>-inch pots, "^> — $5.00 per hundred. ANDORRA NURSERIES, CHESTNUT HILL. P.HILA., PA. Wm Warner Wa pe Wanted at Once. 1,^011 :V\AK1K l.OlilSl: VIOLtiTS. 500 ROSA MULTIFLOR.A, (OR WHITE BOUVARDIA). Please correspond with foz:hi.ikian bros., Morton <;ro^<■. Co' k Co., III. Azalea Indica. Tremendous stock of large plants specially grown in pots for forcing and e.xportation. lur i.iiivs :in.l ,i.irtl(i.l!irv. .ii.i.h t.. EDW. PYNAERT, Nurseryman, GHENT, BELGIUM. VIOLETS WANTED. Any grower having from 23 to 50 or more blooms please txpiess them at once and te!c graph us at our expense. Do not d Jay. We want a quantity hy Saturday. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE. 131 >IaROu St , MILWAIKKE. WIS. JULES DE COCK, NURSERYMAN, Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium, offers ARAUCARIAS, ASPIDISTRA. AZALEA INDICA, DRAC.CNAS, PALMS LAURUS TINUS ard NOBILIS, with crowns or pyramids, SPlRitA JAPONICA, and AUR. RtT., ail hy ilie thousand. Packing free for cash with order. Price list on application NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER 4, CO.. 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. WKITK FUU S.\MI'I.ES ANI» ('KICKS. I^OI« SiVXvEC. — • CLEMATIS CKISPA. Also .x.VKKACK.NIAS. UIONEA MU.S- ClfUI-.\, mill "Ihir l,iM.,llv,,i,.iir. i.liiiils. Write for |ll■l"■^, MISS FANNIE JOHNSON, 70% Dock street, WlluiiuKtou, N. C. i8g2. The American Florist. 135 20 West 24th Street, ISr:E:W "VCDFRK THE LflRGEST GUT FLOWER COMMISSION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) FuU Une of FLORISTS' SUPPIilES. Mention American Florist. KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE CUT FLOWERS, 34 &, 36 RANDOLPH STREET, Cm.IC.A.<3rO, IXjXi. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. McKELLflR & SPERRY, WHOLESALE Cut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1'2S & 12i» 3Iicliiean Avenue. Near Madison St., OHIOA.OO. Open Day and Ni^ht. Sunday until noon. Consign- ments Solicited. :ivi:. oi^soiv,— — ^.^ -«^' FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGKAPHS. Lists. Terms, &c. on application. to ELLISON & KUBHN), i WHOLESALE B^^ 1122 IPIITE STIiEET, A complete line of Wire Designs. WM. ELLISON, iLate of ELLISON & KUBHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 1402 Pine St, ST. LOUIS, MO. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.S0 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburg, Pa. ©Y^ftofeiiafe Marfteti). Cut Flowers. Sept. Wattevilles, Hostes. Bennetts 1.0U(ff' 2.t '* La France, Albany 2.UU@, 4.t Beauty S.00(«'15.C Carnations f)0@ .1 Valley 4.0U@ fi.t Adianturas l.t Srnilax lU.C BoSTOX. Sept. c. Roses. Niphetos. Gontler 2.0U('( '.)X Bride. Mermet. Wootton :i.m-> 4.1. La France. Meteor ■i.iiOOr (i.t Perle. Sunset S.UO^ 4.L Beauty 8.00(«il2.C Carnations Asters., Valley.. Tuberoses .; Gladiolus 3.m& 4.1 Hydrangeas 3.00@; 4.[ Japan Lilies (rubrum) 2.( talbumj., PHILAIH Roses. La France. Albany. Bride Perle, Niphetos Marie Guillot , 1 be roses.. Carnations , Asters Adiantums., Chicago. Sept. ts. . Perle, Niphetos. Gontier 2.0U@ 4.( tions.long l.( Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Fiowersi Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE, ^s- 67 Bromfleia Street, BOSTOHT, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, / Music Hall Place. BOSTOtf. MASS. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Cama tions alwaysonhand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL. SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses^otiier Cut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 77 S. 7ih Street. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. Mention American Florist. CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per string. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfie'd Ave.. Salem. 0. HARDY CUT FERNS IVTI^GiG! fSPHAG-NUM AND JM.\/0» tGBEEN SHEET. .A. 1 I"V2" IjE-^^^IES. BOUQUET GREEN and FESTOONING of ail icinds in any amount on hand. HAKTFOR,]} & NICHOLS, 18 Cbapmau Place. BOSTON, MASS. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALi: DEALERS IN ANS SHIPPERS OF Olaoic© E^lo^vvers, WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shippedto all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut Flowers 51 W. 30tli St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMBS PURDY. Formerly 112 W. 40th St JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST 117 W. 30th St., new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE KLO R I ST, 111 WEST 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. H. L SUNDERBRUOH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4th & WALNUT Streets, WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Pli ladelphia, Pa. 136 The American Florist. Sept. 8, Ufie ^eecj ll7a<:|e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIA TION. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, president; A L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1S93. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. Mepgatt, chairman membership committee, Wethersfield, Conn. Joel Horner & Son, Delair, N. J., have failed. H. W. Landreth, seedsman, Battle Creek. Mich., has sold out. We beg to remind Velox that we do not print anonymous communications. Visited Chicago: Henry A. Salzer, F. W. Barteldes, James Sprou'le, C. P. Bras- Ian, M. Englemati, of Omaha. Incoming steamers from Holland with Dutch bulb shipments are now being de- layed from five to seven days at quar- antine. Visited New York: Mr. J. Comont, from Carter, Dunnett & Beale, London; Henry A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wis.; R. Maitre, New Orleans. Good authorities express the opinion that owing to the cholera epidemic pre- vailing in Hamburg, few, if any, lily of the valley pips will be imported this season. San Francisco. A perfect "studio" of flowers is in exist- ence on Powell street in this city, oper- ated by that genial Englishman Tom Stevenson. The show window is par excellence, filled as it generally is with finest blooms obtainable of La France, Perles, Duchess of Albany, Papa Gontier, Brides and Beauties selected from the stocks of Pottet, Timothy Hopkins, Hale and others. A drawing card is a foun- tain in the window, in the basin of which gold fish sport among masses of min- iature umbrella plants. In the "interest of the trade" Tom is getting thin study- ing a process for the preservation of blooms for shipping to the east. Pottet, of the Mission District, has a choice variety of plants in his 14 large greenhouses. He is a busy man, as every inch of ground and all details of his ex- tensive business are at tended to by himself, and yet to all callers he is the personifica- tion of courtesy. At Menlo Park Timothy Hopkins' harvest of sweet pea seed is fast getting into shape for the market. The estimate is not an easy one, but judging by the force at work and the heaps everywhere around the yield must be away upamong the tons. Mr. Robert Armstrong, well known to nurserymen in the east, is a recent arrival here, and with his usual energy is making his presence felt to advantage. As elsewhere, business in this section has been unusually bad, but florists and horticulturists are looking eagerly for- ward to the chrysanthemum season and hope that the long dull sjiell will soon be forgotten by the big demand for what is certainly in this locality a favorite flower with all classes. Let us hope so. Gardenia. No. H; llllchliii;" licillcT Mii.l ;ij(l li'rl )-liu-li i.lpo. Must IK' 111 1; I ciiHlltlcm lor ciish. AddresM Cape May City. N. J. ROMAN HYACINTHS. We carry a good stock of these as well as all others. BULBS FOR FLORISTS FORCING. I'er lUO rer 1000 • While, 1st quality, 11 to 12 ctm. St. SO |l5.oo a •' select, i2toi5ctm. 2.60 23. 5o J " XX. l3tol5ctm. 3.00 27.50 J Single Blue 2.00 17.50 f Light Rosy 1-75 1600 f Dark Rosy 1-75 15.50 j^ Single Yellow 4.00 35.00 • WRITE FOK SPECIAL PRICKS ON LAR«iEH l-OT-J. NEW YORK: T f VAUGHAN CHICAGO : la B^.-ol«y S«,-„«. J » ^* VAU\J11.^11\, ,46 & 148 W. Washington ?t. Pansies are all sold unMl the latter part of September; e.xpect to have them then by the 100,000. Price, free delivery, 75 cts. per 100; $3 per 500. You to pay e.xpress, $5 per lOOO. CARNATIONS. My Carnations are looking extra good this season. When you tliink about C.trna- tions, think about me. Write and see what I can do for you. I..B.388. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. LOUIS BOEHMER, Ho5. 4, 5 and 28 Bluff, YOKOHAMA, - JAPAN, Begs to inform the trade that he will sell for cash, and freight prepaid in Yokohama, to every one who will favor him with an order. Catalogues on application. The freight has to be paid in U. S. gold excliange; the goods are, however, paid for in Mexican dollars. CYCAS REVOLUTA. per iop.coo pounds, S 5 cents Mexican silver dollars in Yokohama, freight to San Francisco charged for extra. CYCAS REVOlUTA, 10 coo pounds, @ 6 cts. Mex. •* " I, coo pounds, /" 7 cents Mex. PLECTOGYNE VARIEGATA. 30 cts. per S inch pot. RHAPIS FLABELLIFORMIS. 25 cts. per shoot. For LILY BULBS, ETC., apply for Catalogue. LOUIS BOEHMER, Mos. 4,5 & 28 Bluff, Yokoltama, Japan. The Cultivation of Mushrooms. MUSHROOM CULTURE Robinson $ .50 MUSHROOMS-How to GrowThem. Falconer 1.35 MUSHROOMS FOR THE MILLION, IG pages, Free. JOHN GARDINER &. CO., Seed nnd Bulb (irower.s. linpurli r» lui.l Dvalcia. D Philadelphia. l"a , I). S A. AUG. TOEFFAERT. GHENT, BELGIUM. Palms, Azalea Indica, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. TRAIJE LIST ON Al'f I.IC.VTION. DREER'S GARL'EN SEEDS lltn Htllhx. BID) rUAUK LIST iKsued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HKNKY A. DREEK, Philndelphla Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. PANSY SEED. The Jennings strain of larRe-tiowerinK and fancy Pansies. Tou want this strain of Pansies if you want the best, Stock all carefully grown by myself, and drst-class in every respect. To all my old patrons, will Pay, they will find a decided improve- ment from last year. Finest mixed, all colors, pkt. 25c.. 5Ue. and II each. O'.ince. $t; CO: 3 or more ounces, $3 00 per ounce. I>ar(ie yellow, black eye and pure white, in sepa- rate pkts. 5,c. and 11.00 each, free by mali. Pansy plants ready dept. 1, COc. per 100; J5 per 1000 CARNATION, Violet and Pansy Gkower. Lock Box 264. SOVTHPORT, CONN. Mention American Florist C SSIER, BUGNOT and ODIKR STKAINS, which for sfz ) form, substance and beautiful color- Ins are unrivaled. End jrsed by the beat Judaea in Europe and America. From imponed seed, and ted genuine Strong plants Sept. lat. by mail. 12 00 per HOi SIS 01 per 1001). Splendid Enpllph. all colors, very fine, assorted, 75 cents per 100; $5 00 per lOOO. 15LOO.-H1XGTON, ILI,. Big Pansies. You can't miss it with tiie Ciant Market Strain (Zirnsiebel's). It is superb. Slocivy seedlings 75c. per 100; J5 per 1000. Send your orders now. ALEX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. NEW AND KAKE PLANTS, ORCHIDS. ETC A Inri;.' OMllr.-tlMii .,l 11,,iIi,,um' and (iTvcnhou.so Phillip ciin-lulu -[..«!! .-il l.,w rales. Knat Indian, N.n iOHl -i.in.i.n.i 1 -, nirr and hoautlful Trees, Hhiulis, l.;v.,[;lv.ns, ,1.. 1 al.,l..uMl.>..Mai.pll,-,ltl..„. JOHN SAUL. Washington, p. C. llIiO(>MIN(iT<»N (I"II(1:M.\) MIUSERV. eOO ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS We offer a lar>fo and fine atook of every descnption c* FRUIT and OI(N.\.1l i:>T.* I, Til 1;KS, Shrub*. KoHeB, VInrN, ^N,Mnll Kit I ITS. IIi-iIkc PlanCa, KHIIT nnd KOHi;sT TUi;i'. SKlfllMNtiS. Pncral llMnloKue niHd.'d fr.-... ICKliiblinlirJ \Sh'i. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY SucMMur. 10 biil\H 11 nl.K i 111.. lll.llO.niMilU.-i. in. WATER LILIES. HARDY AND TROPICAL, DAY AND NIGHT in.OOMING V.\RIKTIES. All the newest and choicest in cultivation Cata- logues free. Special trade rate. WM. TBICKEB, Dong-an Hills, S. I, N. T l8t^2. The American Florist. 137 Mention American Florist. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemendale and Zant- poort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BBOS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for General Wholesale Catalogue. JAPAN Send for Catalogue of BULBS, SEEDS, AND SHKTTBS. ARAUCAHiaS, 'AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CAIIFOBNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBANCISCO, CAL. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY OLTM VALLEY FROST RIPENED. BEST HAMBURG PIPS. ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Get lowest quotations, and order soon from THRO. BjcicA.ier>T, RIDER'S P. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention American Florist. G. J. .MOFFATT, Mannfactnrer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEmr HAVEKT. COHTIg. Bulbs ^Plants. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. C. H. JOOSTEN, -^mm. IMPORTEH, 3 COENTIES SLIP, NEW YORK Mention American FlorlBt. DUTCH BULBS. '"^plllS™ Solicits consignments this season of bulbs of Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissus, to grow for dealers, to be reshipped by July ist, 1893. See recent articles on this subject. United States Nurseries, THE LEADING IMPORTERS and HEADQUARTERS FOR • • • BULBS- • • • From FRANCE, HOLLAND, GERMANY, BERMUDA, JAPAN, ETC. Ai-e filling all orders for Roman Hyacinths, Lilium Harrisii, and other bulbs for present delivery. Should any tiorist have been disappointed by receiving shoit deliveries, we can supply their wants, at early quoted prices. DWARF CAI.I.A I.II.Y " EIilIOTT'S IiITTIiE GEM." price tor large quantiiies. Grows from 9 to 12 inches in height; flow profuse than the common Calla, which makes it indispensable for &• CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM SEED. Best English strain. New crop now Large flowering bulbs. Special rs smaller, pure white and more UNITED STATES NURSERIES. PITCHER & MANDA, ady. SHORT HIUvI^S, 2V. J. Say, Look Here ! •* * * * Fancy. What is the use of spending your time gathering and storing away Ferns for winter use. Do you know that Brague makes a Specia'ty ol the Fern business, having a lot of buildings all fitted for storing them, and almost an army ot trained men to eather them; putting awav millions of the being the oldest, largest and most reliable dealer in the U. S. And you can buy Ferns from him one-half that you can get them for, and at any season of the year. FIRST OUALITr EVERGREEN CUT FERNS, .«1.35 per 1000. In lots of 5000 and upwards, IS^I.OO per lOUO. Also dealer Spha.g'nuni Moss, Bouquet Greens, Christmas Trees, etc., etc. LAING'S Tuberous BEGONIAS. BEST IN EXISTENCE. LISTS FREE. BEGONIAS, GLOXINIAS, GflLflDIUMS, GLIVIflS. JOHN LAING & SONS Beg to offer their Immense and Superior Stocks of above by the 100, 1000 or 10,000. Full particulars and special catalogues mailed free. Seed, Plant, Bulb Merchants, Etc., FOREST HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND. Fr66§ia RetracM ftlDa. ;^el(.•l•tl'fl 1!uUk, .fl.UII jjer lOIJ; .?T..5IJ |)IT Vm. NOW READY. Chinese Narcissus Bulbs, per 100, W.oO. DUTCH BULBS ready tliis week. W. W. BARNARD &. CO , 6 and 8 North Clark Street. CHT AG 0 LILY Ot 1116 VftLLEY. (Hamburg grown, best for early forcing). 1,000 * 7 50 10,000 73.50 50,000 337.60 Prices on larger quantities by correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. LILIUM HARRISII. Original and largest growers of tbis importantbulb. True Stocfe. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAKRYTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. ABOUT 1000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS left, including only best varieties, clieap. or exchange for Violet clumps. Will exchange for Roses The Sride, only good stock. C. E. HOFFMEYEB, Alleg-heny. Fa. Arrived. Prices on applicatiou, H. BAYERSDORFER &. CO., 56 N. ItlicSt., PliUadelplila, Pa. Magnolias. ** IN VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES EOK HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardv ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOBBISVII,!.!:, PA. Association "Flora* 3VUie«SEjie^v oo., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND, ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Always on hand in New Yorlc from Novem- ber UDtil May. ADDRESS p OUWERKERK, P.O. 80x1845. NEW YORK. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. 138 The American Florist. Sept. S, Orchids in Bloom in the Hicks Arnold Collection. Among the many specimens now in flower in this collection is Cypripedium Arnoldianum, the plant bearing two flow- ers on a spike, the flowers lemon j'cllow in color and dotted all over with small vinous purple spots. This was the first American hybrid and was raised in two years — the quickest time on record. The grand C. Morgania; Burfordense, much superior to Morgani;L', is also in bloom, and the noble C. macropterum is at its best. There are also to be noted some very dark and light types of Dendrobium Phalasnopsis Schroder.-c, Dendrobium no- bile nobilius, a very dark form of Mil- tonia Morcliana, two fine specimens of Cattlej'a Dowiana, a grand specimen of Angnecum cburneum with five enormous flower spikes, L;clia anceps alba, Daw- sonii and other varieties and the beautiful CoL-logyneMassangeananow coming into bloom. Jos. Manda, Jr. Not the Highest Score. My attention has been called to a note by K. in the Florist for August 25, in which 197 is given as the highest score made at the convention bowling matches until Mr. Doran put up 204- at Washing- ton. I beg to remind K. that at Boston J. A. Penman, of the New York team, made a score of 234, and this still stands as the banner score made at the conven- tion bowling matches. C. H. Allen. [Mr. Allen is correct. See page 41 of the Florist for Sept. 1, 1890.— Ed.] Awards at Washington. The following was omitted from the report of the cut flower committee at Washington: To W.H. Elliott, Brighton, Mass., for Asparagus plumosus nanus, a certificate of merit. Wm. T. Stewart, Secretary. The Bowling Scores. In our report of the Washington con- test the first score of Mr. A. Gude, of the Washington team, should have been 152 instead of 151, and the first score of the Washington team should have been 770 instead of 769. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Watch this Space for what wc have in the near future. S. O. STREBY, Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKr, 0. P. SEBIRE & SONS. Nurserymen, USST, Calvados, France. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple. Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaleb and Maz- zard Cherry, Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees. Ornamenial Shrubs, Roses, etc. Thc largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agents for U. S. America and CanaHa. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA The most profitable and satisfactory plant for florists to buy and sell. The very best Ornamental shrub. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters it it is brought properly to their attention. Largest stock in America. Splendid plants. Cheaper and better than Imported. See prices below : ONE YEAR, 12x15 inches, tine $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000 TV/0 YEARS, lSx24 inches, fine 6.00 " 50.00 " TV/0 YEARS, extra selected, 2;^x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 " THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2>^ ft., nicely branched S.OO " 70.00 " Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. ADOKKss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 'West Oro-ve, I*^. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices. # Mention American Ftortst. ROBERT B. YOUNG & CO., Plants, Biill)S, Shrubs, Orchids, Etc., 205 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK. Our rejfular sales of Palms and Ornamental Plants for present season will beein the third week in Seplember. Special days have been set apart for tlie sale of Orchids. CATAtOGI E.S ON ArPLICATION. ASTILBE JAPONIGA VAR. GRBNDIFLORA. '■THE PEEK AM<>N(i FOKCIN(i PLANTS. " Splendid stock of well t;ro\vn plants for forcinj;. Special rates on application. CLEMATIS PANICULATA. ''^*'r.S';V°itT?aU".'!.'°°^' Immense stuck of splendid plants. Special rates on application. •iff- Our Fall Traile List is roaily. Were you overlooked? (Estawisheai854, jHE READING NURSERY, • JACOB W. MANNING. Proprietor. • ^^A.Ty\^^G^ JVXi%.;SS. Mention American Florist ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. \3d 111 m MANUFACTURED BY N. STEIFFEKS 335 EAST ZW ST. NEW YORK. l':iliHli<'il ix:;. UOOERS Nl'KSERlKS. Oiliest In tiie State M.^\rE> ^^OI^T A. I3E^^%.I^r>V Isaac C. Boerers. ROGERS NURSERIES, MoORESTOWN, N.J. l8g2. The American Florist. 139 Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRACAENA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special piices or come and examine our stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBREGHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. BIG! BIG! BIG! BIG WHAT? Big Daisy Snof Crest. BIG plants, BIG roots, BIG eaves, BIG long stems, BIG flowers, BIG crop, BIG sales, BIG profits, BIG satisfaction all round. There will be a BIG lot wanted. Order early and get a BIG start and help supply the BIG demand. 25,000 now on hand, jSl.50 per doz.; JlO per 100; j580 per 1000. 200,000 would scarcely suffice to supply all who ought to have it with a few plants to start with. Remember when we are sold out we are done, there has been no substi- tute found yet for this Daisy. SNOW- FLAKE, good as it is, can not compare with it. A few hundred of the latter still on hand, $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. Yours very truly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. AUGUST ROLKER I SONS Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, SeedSf Bulbs, Imported Plants, Supplies Etc., Etc. For prices examine Wholesale Catalogue. Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. SPECIBL BARftflllM IM Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Slirubs, ARAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC. Bend for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St.. SAN FRANCISCO, CAt. MICHIGSN Orchids. Ferns, Shrubs and Trees, Bog Plants and Aquatics, for parks, flower gardens, rockerie , _ ' ornamental waters and carp ponds. The World's Columbian Exposition buys them. Retail, Wholesale and Carp Pond Catalogues, each free. WILFRED A. BROTHERTON, ROCHESTER, MICH. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKIKS. Exporters, Importers and Groovers of TREES, riflNTS, SEEDS, BULBS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS- SWEET PEA SEED.— SPECIAL TO the trade. Orders are solicited for Fall Delivery, in quantity, of this season's crop of the choice Sweet Pea varieties, named and mixed, that we grow. Please send for trade list. FOR IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE WE OFFER Calla Lily lJulb«, 4 to 5 inches in circumference, S30.00 per 1000. Price on larger sizes on application. Freesia refracta alba. Rood flowering bulbs. I$3.00 per lOOO. Blarie Ijouise Violets, strong runners, free from disease, ,%30.00 per 1000. 427 and 429 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NURSERIES: HEMLO PARK. CALIFORWia. Adiantum Capillus Veneris. The most profitable variety for the commercial florist; for reasons why, see Florist issue Sept. ist, page 119. The extraordinary demand for this variety has made it impossible for us in the past to fill all orders on time. "^^r;^ ;^J'0"%^^ have a fine lot in splendid condi- tion, ready for immediate shipment. PRICE, $8.00 PER 100. A. Cuneatlim, 5-inch pots, splendid specimens, 50 cents each; I5.00 per dozen. JOHN IRVINE CO., G. BENARD, Orleans, France. ROSES AND YOUNG PLANTS A SPECIALTY. Particular offer of fine plants in large quantities. ROSES ON OWN ROOTS. HYBRID, BOURBON, ETC., sucll as Per 1000 La France, Ulrlch Brunner, Captain Ctirlsty, etc t 40.00 On own roots, or grafted on Dog roae. Tea and Noisette, such as Mareclial Niel, Marie Van Houtte. Catherine Mermet. etc $50. 00 to 55. CO Hermosa, Common Bengal, etc., latcholce IV 50 On own roots, extra choice ?5.00 Cramoiai-Superieur, Eugene de Beauharnais, etc., 1st choice 19-00 Extra choice 30 OO Madame Laurette de Mesainy 40.00 Mile. Angustlne Guinoiseuer (or Wliite flowering France) 60.00 Climbing Roses, asssorted, my choice of varieties, such as Ruga, Fellcite, Perpetue, etc 15. CO DKUTZrA GRACILIS, 2 years J 50 HYDRANGEA P.4.NI. Perry * Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, Ne York. v.. KHairman, Philadelphia. Pa. H. Bayersdnrfer & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. A. 0. Kendal. 115 Ontario St , Cleveland, '>. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, Wisconsin F _ Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cln- cionatl. O T. W. AVood & Sons, 6th and aiarshall Sts. Richmond. Va. Jas. Vick. Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn. 1132 Pine St., St. Touts, Mo. Marsclinetz & Co., 35 X. 4tli St., Phlla., Pa. Mention American Florist. To the Florist Trade. We call afiention fo the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED dirterent shapes and designs, in every variety of color — Yellow, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. All early call will pay you. • Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO., ii'? Sa J$0 a^Iiirray Street, :ivi5w ^"Oi-eic ^SWS£S' Wf^tmitri (Reservoir & Centre Orainaie^ LAWkCoRJ^MkNtS- CHfiiRS, SETTEES &cM STABLE, fixtures: WIRE WORK NETTINGS &>. Send For No.3/ \'^'^'^'-^^^ cBARBEE WIRES IRON WORKS, Catalo^ue\^U&46DeARBonNST.CH/C/fGO, orLaFayette Ipd. GOOD, CLEAN Sl^HAGNUM ^ MOSS, $1.00 PER BARREL. t)rin bulk at |12.(Hi pi-i IdO lubic leet. WM. r. BASSETT d SON, Hammonton, N. J. IMPROVED GLAZING. liiittInK Kl" DUt laps. No leakaue. N.i bIIiHpk of glttss I'ractlinlly air tlRht. Keeps i>ut colli wliiils. thereby savinu fuel No laps mives enouKh KlHss to pay I'or tl! BKe of illHSH on iic'count of frost i larKCnt Browcrs In the No break- Ice. Some of the ) usInK •'iiassrr'H lit ZliK- .loiiils" with entire satisfaction. Write for sample and price list. J. M. GASSER, FLORIST, 101 Euclid Ave., . , CI-EVELANU, O iS^2. The American Florist. 141 THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. w J w CO t '-' ■58 12! WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: l8t. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 3nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the roof.) 3rd, Give the length of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of roof. 6th. Give the thlcknesa and width of rafters or B^sh bar. sFlorists.Nurserymen & Seedsmen GEMSM WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER eati th lish. The GEM TOWER ■ength, durability, Eimpl' ity to the greateat extent aud has no equal combines beauty, : Hay Tools, &c. No other company offers eqi iiidiicemeols. Send for Catalogue an ~ U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. <»ATAVIA, ILL., U. S. A. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green EonseB or Farmer's Sash. Tou can savo money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twitt Points. THESE POINTS are far superior to the old mode of setting glass, as they will hold each pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box contains 600 rights and 500 lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price, 36c a Box. Driver, 15c. A Liberal Discount to the Trade. These points are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil, Seedsmen, and Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not ttnd them, send postal for a free sample, or send 69 cents for 1 package and 1 driver by mail, post paid to any part of the U. S, H. W. EAMES CO., Milford, UasB., •OUR- HALF-7ONE ^ ^ Engravings • • • ARE MADE BY • • • J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 107 Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. Their work in ttiis journal speaks for itself Publishers American Florist. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its columns KILLMRIGHT REGISTERED NON POISONOUS mSECTICIDE PRICE 2lb.CAH..50 5lb.$l.20 I0lb.$2.25 20lb.$4.00-» STOTT ■#iWMi» DISTRIBUTER DIAMETCR 4" SeCTlOKAL VIEW -. LSNGTH 30" INSECTICIDE isAUTOMATICALLY MIXED. SAVES TIME. AND MONEY. -5^ PRICE IN COPPER 2CELL$9.00-3CELL$10.5CELL^I2. mE'STOTT>ATENT 5PRAYE1 BEST §I^PWj< LIK.e MlST,>f€VeRCLPS&.AWAY IM OR.DeR SFOTT PATP SYRINGES. UJIB wlj/t»i^t -AUTO/-\ATlC INSeCTlClDe MIXER. -£! fPRlCe -INCLUDING -TWO STOTT SPRAVeRS&ROSe^T.OO^s. <-r-^_ e->'n 1 lljjji. Wherever Exhibited. Used by ALL leading growers and horticultural builders. For circulars, etc., address "W. I*. "WIOHT, UPLAND GREENHOUSES. •^^^^^^t^^^^-m MADISON, N. J. 142 The American Florist. Sept. S, Glazing Without Putty. Some three years ago we were glazing a lot of cold trame sash, and as we had more or less trouble from the sash getting leaky from rough handling, the putty workingout and causing re-glazing every year or two, we concluded to try a little experiment, and the following method was adopted with very satisfactory re- sults: We first used a string of common round lamp wicking, stretching it tightly the whole length of the groove in place of putty, fastened each end with glazing tacks to keep it in place while laying the glass, and fastened the glass in, making small laps, then we filled in the sides with a mixture of oil, puttj- and paint, one third of each, by measure, not weight; we use a putty ball for distributing the mixture, the mixture running down and in to the wicking keeps it from getting rotten and at the same time forms a per- fectlv tight joint. We have used these sash for three years and all the repairs needed was to run them with the putty ball and paint the wood work once in two years; they are as tight to-day as the day they were glazed. This may not be anything new to some of your readers, but we never saw or heard of its use else- where, and it may be of some benefit to some one, so we give it for what it is worth. We shall glaze a house by the same method next season as an experi- ment, as we feel confident it will give the best of satisfaction, besides being a great saving in putty and labor in putting on. F. W. Beach. Butted Glass. I would like to ask readers of the Flo- rist who have tried butted glass whether they would advise others to adopt that system of glazing. Or is it best to stick to the old way. James. Piping. Replying to the query of P. N., in piping don't fall near your boiler after you begin to rise, and don't rise near your boiler after you begin to fall. F. D. B. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directorv and reference book. THE STANDARDYentilating Machines Received best awards BUFFALO, N. T., BOSTON. MASS., TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. Meyers & Go. 1173 S. Ninth St., PHILADELPHIA. HV CARNATION CULTURE; l.l.lamborn. Third Kdltion^containlnR all available Informa- tion on the subject NOW RKAItT. Price, 11.60 niall. Address II. K. CIIITTT, PaterHoii, N..I. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., Jtily 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. "STANDARD" FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried oflF highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best ^est. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottct^y Company Branch Warehouse: 713 & 715 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa Randolph Ave. k Union St., Jersey City, N. J: MAKING, HART & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass acxrnroxxt, xrrxi. We make • Specialty ol GLASS FOR HOT-HOUSES- OUR HEQT TRADE DIRECTORY Contains a list of all the FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada. :Px-ioe, 92.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. ''goCvlETl^iI^G (^eW unDer t^e ^Qn,,' IS THE -NEW DEPARTURE." For you never before saw a Saw that was not a Saw, or a VKN TIIjATING appara TUS for so little WWWWWWWWWW' WSend for our TREATISK ON VKNTII.ATION and learn all abont It. And, If you need the best Boiler In America, Bend for catalogue of our *• CHAMPION." Butted GLASS Does away with all puttying and trouble m replacing broken lights of glass. We have been busy fill- ing orders fjr thia kind of a bar, in Clear Cypress. ADDRKMS LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A.M. STEAKN8, Mngr. LOCKLAND, OUIO. CLFARl GREEN- VEN\TIIi S€l MO.. PRESSJ&EJNE USE 1?AFTEUS JORSHOTBl^Di TTEBING sJtc FLOWER POTS. standard Flower Pots. Machine Pots, Hand- Made Pots, Florists' Cut Flower Pots, Saucers, HaiiKing IJaskets, in 12 lancy jiatterns. FIRST-CLASSDGOODS. LOWEST PRICES. Send lor price lint, (live us 11 trial. L We will sure ly BBtlsfy you. BOWMANVILLE POTTERY, Kowmanvllle, CliicaKo, III. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writinjj to advertisers. i8g2. The American Florist. 143 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrouffht Iron Hot Water Boilers Capacity from 350 to 10 000 feet of lour-inch pipe. Send for New I^ist. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OHIOA.OO. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse 41 to 69 Erl« St.p CHICAGO. BoIIerB made of the best of material, shell, flreboi BheetB and beads of steel, water space all aronnd (front, sides and baok). Write for information. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this page. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Act.. 291 Amity Street, FUJSHLNG, Queens Co., N. Y. ©liiffitelLiS fffl^^ ^^^ /fn^i Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot- Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M.ntlon American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOB IttUSTBATED CIBCULAK. FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial - Safe; 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water Heating These Boilprs have a hich reputatinn for StannchnoHg, Dnrahility and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Miininum Friction and __ MaximomVelocityorilyobtainedbyVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION, — Send for new 150-page booli giving full particulars and a great _deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, ^-with plans and tables for correct hot-water worU. Mailed free. Address HERINDEEN MFG. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA, N.Y. SaveYourCoalpiTHTMw n nnini steam^^hot water FLORIDA HEATERS FOR GREENHOUSES. Made in 38 Sizes lor Steam: Made in 33 Sizes for HoJ-Waler. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS IN USE. His a naeazine Feed. Tlirows out Si'o Can. Sa, e» *» I'*'' cent in Tuel. Gives a uniform heat day and nii^lit. Fully warranted in every respect anrt guaranteed to give satisiac- ti n Reliable Agents in all the leading cities and towns in tb» I nited States. Send for new catalogue. Address PIERCE, BUTLER&PIERCE MFC. CO. SYRACUSE, N. Y.. U. S. A. Do You Want RELIABLE SUPPLY OF DE For Your GREEN HOUSE, lAIATCD ROSE HOUSE, WAT E R NURSERY, _ Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OF TIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplisbed by using the Improved RIDER ZXO^D-.^IZl. E».o°s"so. PUMPING ENGINE Catalogue with fuU partic^ Jars, sent on application. LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT ST.. NEW YORK, N.Y. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS Oar Glass received the Highest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. f1 The American Florist. Sept 8 Index to Advertisers. /AbelCC &Co i:'. Andorni Nurseries 1:^ BallerK A l:« Barbae Wire & Iron Wks »i Barnard W W & Co.. ..!::' Bassett \Vm F&S0D...U1 Bayersdorfer H & Co . . .: 137 IS Benard G l;t! BergerHH&Co i:i Bock Win A !;;■ M.Fiirland.I U I:ir> M.l-liilali.l .[ 11 C" UU MrKclliir \ Sperry Ulo HniKUc 1. II Braiier \ Uicliter Brutherton W A... 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AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. Rmsrica is "the Prow of ths UessbIj there may be mare com fart Rmidships, but we are the Srst to touch Unknown Seas,' Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER 15, 1892. No. 224 f LHIli ^^IJlf li!®/Mi iFo.@is(!@ir Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST OOUPAin. Subscription, $i.oo a year. To Kurope, |2.oo. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 332 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES DBAS, Bay Bldge, N. T., president; W. R Smith, Washington. D. C„ vice-president; WM. J. Stewart. 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug- ust. 1893 The new officers to be installed January 1 , 1893 are Wm. B. Smith. Washington, president; Prof. Wm. Trelease, St Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS Mass. Hort. Society exhibition 145 The florist's window 146 Proper names for colors 146 Vase of wild flowers (with illus) 147 Miscellaneous notes . . 147 The Columbian Exposition 148 Plant notes 148 Map World's Fair grounds 149 New York 150 Boston 150 Philadelphia 150 Toronto 151 Calceolaria bench (with illus) . 151 Detroit 151 Chicago 154 The seed trade 156 Baltimore 158 St. Louis 160 Greenhouse gutters 162 Philadelphia. The establishment of H. Bayersdorfer & Co. was badly damaged by fire Mon- day night last. The firm had all their force working at night being very busy, and those on the fourth floor of the build- ing narrowly escaped with their lives. The firm is now located at No. 19 North Fourth street, where orders are being filled. A large lot of goods Irom Europe were en route and are expected in a few days. The loss is estimated at $10,000. If you have not already ordered a copy of our new directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. Flease mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Massachusetts Horticultural Society. ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS. The annual exhibition opened on Sep- tember 6 and lasted four days. It was, as usual, a magnificent display of decora- tive and ornamental foliaged plants from the many fine private collections in this vicinity, cut flowers of garden blooming plants and aquatics. It was like its pre- decessors in the high quality of the plant exhibits, the very small public attendance and the inadequacy of the halls to prop- erly displaj' the specimen plants. It was an improvement on most of its predeces- sors in that the weather throughout was superb, the cu*' flower collections far su- perior to the average and the palms and other decorative plants singularly perfect in every point and uniform in size. The tanks and tubs for the aquatics, abominable concerns at best, were out of place in the upper hall. The lower hall would have been the best location for them. They marred the beautiful picture otherwise presented by the splendid ar- rangement of the plants with which the upper hall was filled. The groups were marvelous exhibitions of taste and skill in arrangement. Theyconsisted of palms, cycads, aralias, tree ferns, crotons, dra- CEenas, caladiums, ferns, lycopods, etc., the largest contributions coming from H. H. Hunnewell, J. H. White, G. A. Nicker- son, N. T. Kidder, John L. Gardner and Dr. C. G. Weld, with smaller lots from W. H. Lincoln, A. Galbraith and Mrs. A. D. Wood. In Mr. Huunewell's group the magnifi- cent specimen of Licuala graudis, recently illustrated in the American Florist, was a prominent object. The central plant in Mr. Nickerson's group was a large and perfect Kentia Belmoreana, and conspic- uous throughout were his crotons, which are always a special feature with him. The caladiums and crotons from N. T. Kidder were finely colored and one of the handsomest plants in the show was a big specimen of Nephrolepis rufescens tripin- natifida. The groups of adiantums and other ferns from Messrs. Kidder, Nicker- son. Weld and White were all very fine. Shady Hill Nursery Co. and W. C. Strong each contributed a large and in- teresting group of hardy coniferous trees not natives of New England. These col- lections, however, were somewhat out of place among the banks of exotics and would have looked better by themselves on the stage or in the vestibules. From Pitcher & Manda came a small group of new and rare plants, one of which, Mormodes pardinus unicolor, was awarded a silver medal. It was a hand- some specimen bearing two large racemes of flowers. In this exhibit were also new sorts of helianthus and heliopsis and an asparagus with glaucous foliage and much more rapid growth than plumosus, which Mr. Manda believes to be a new species. The aquatic plants were the great at- traction of the show and it was about these that the crowd, when there was any, congregated. It was evident from the interest displayed that aquatics are rapidly becoming very popular. An ex- clusive exhibition devoted to these inter- esting plants may not be very farintothe future and is no more visionary than the proposition of a special chrysanthemum show would have been a few years ago. It would create a sensation, it would give scope for entirely new features in the exhi- bition line and it would pay. The principal displays of aquatic plants were from Dr. R. H. Faunce, Benj. Grey and Dan'l D. Lee, who were awarded first, second and third prize respectively. Dr. Faunce received a certificate of merit forNymphKaLaydekeri rosea, a beautiful little gem distinct from anything of the kind ever seen here. Among the most admired flowers in his collection were Nymphffia gigantea and Nelumbium Ker- mesinum. Benj. Grey exhibited a hybrid nymphsea from scutifolia gigantea and gracilis. It was awarded a certificate of merit and was christened Nymphaea Greyje. He also received honorable men- tion for a sport from alba candidissima, creamy in color shaded with light pink. The displays of cut flowers, especially those in the hardy herbaceous section, were very fine, the weather having been quite favorable for them. As usual at this time of the year the compositje fam- ily was extensively represented, asters, solidagos, boltonias, rudbeckias, sil- phiums, helianthuses, etc., being shown in large quantity and variety. The prin- cipal exhibitors were Harvard Botanic Garden, Shady Hill Nursery Co., J. W. Manning and N. T. Kidder. All were carefully named, therefore very interest- ing, but Mr. Manning's system of printed cards giving the botanical name, com- mon name and native locality in plain letters is worthy of special commendation. Zinnias, tropseolums, tuberous bego- nias, gladioluses, petunias, Drummond phloxes, dahlias, cannas, etc., were all shown in large quantity by many exhib- itors. The display of French cannas from Fisher Bros. & Co. was far ahead of any- thing in the canna line ever seen here. Among the prominent visitors to the ex- hibition were Mr. A. Veitch of London, Mr. A. Ingram of London, Mr. Benj. Dur- fee of Washington and Mr. W. A. Manda ofShort Hills, N.J. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commerce in America, with the class, habit, date of introduction, name of introducer, and a brief accurate de- scription of each one, and with synonyms all noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. 146 The American Florist. Sept. 15, The Florist's Window. Window decoration is such a necessity, both for gaining and retaining trade, that the subject is well worth stud_v, even in the dead season. During the winter arrangements of cut flowers prevail, but there are many months in the 3'ear when it is impossible to keep many flowers in that situation owing to unfavorable tem- perature. At such times too many store windows have a makeshift and deserted appearance, which might readily be ob- viated by a proper selection of plants. Again, carelessness in the arrangement of the flowers used will give an extremely tasteless look. X background of sickly moss, with a fewunsightly jars of flowers stood about hap-hazard, will naturally lead one to suppose that the same lack of daintiness will characterize the florist's work generally. As a groundwork for all arrangements nothing excels the little lycopodium com- monly seen; when in 3inch pots it can be massed closely together, forming a carpet of living green in the bottom of the win- dow. This lycopodium alone, with a mass of palms or ferns at the back and a single vase of some striking flower in the center, will make a thoroughly eft'ective window when good flowers are scarce. Foliage alone is extremely restful in hot weather and gives opportunities for plenty of variations. A pretty window noted contained simply a carpeting of lycopodium with the usual background of palms; the only relief was an irregular group at one side, consisting of Papyrus antiquorum, Darlingtonia Californica (the Californian Pitcher Plant) and An- thuriura .\ndreanum. There was noth- ing extraordinary about the window, but everyone turned to look at it. The common wild Pitcher Plant (Sar- racenia purpurea ) is used to good effect in the window; being odd and unusual it attracts a second look. Some of the New York florists have used it this summer with good efl^ect. A few pond lilies on a moss background, with a group of sar- racenia and fancy leaved caladiums, is a good combination; a few diontea might be added. In the winter, when flowers last well, there is an opportunity for fine efltcts, and the florist must depend on skillful arrangement or rarity of material for a striking window. Sometimes he secures this by massing one variety only; for ex- ample, a showy Easter display was made by filling two large windows entirely ■with blooming genista, ranging from huge bushes 12 feet high down to plants in 4-inch pots. No other flowers were visible, and this golden mass commanded much attention. Equally striking, and more artistic, was a window where the genista simply made a background for Bermuda lilies in pots. Araucaria cxeelsa is now very largely used in florists' windows, shapely plants about two feet high being a good size. A summer window recently noted had a carpeting of lycopodium, with a screen of palms at the back. A few araucarias were dotted here and there through the moss, while about a dozen Odontoglos- sum citrosmum growing in baskets were hung from above, the pendent spikes of bloom showing finely against the green. A few orchids, either i)lants or flowers, •will always make an attractive feature. Still, there are many places, even large cities, where orchid flowers can not be sold except at a loss, and naturally there is little inducement to grow them. How- ever, some of the cool house cypripe- diiims, odontoglossums or oncidiums arc no trouble to grow, and the3- will add to the attraction of the window amaz- ingly. In New York where there is more demand for these flowers they are a familiar feature in window decoration. A beautiful arrangement seen there was a combination of mauve and white. The window was bedded in adiantum, with a heavy border of violets. In the center was a large vessel draped with asparagus and ferns; a broad sash of mauve ribbon was tied around it in a huge bow, with several spikes of Oncidium ornithoryn- chura caught in the bow. I have a strong impression that the vase itself was a small barrel, but its humble identity was lost in the draping. It was filled with a loose mass of cattleyas and lalias, light- ened by a little fern, and the whole win- dow was the very daintiest arrangement one could conceive. In the spring bulbs forced in flats may be used to great advantage, being placed closely together so as to make an entire bed of bloom, sloping up to the back. Again, these bulbs may be shifted into flat square baskets with high handles bearing a ribbon bow to harmonize with the flowers. Either in the flats or bas- kets narrow ribbon of the harmonizing color should be tied loosely around the plants, so as to keep them from sagging over. A window filled with pink and white tulips and hyacinths is very showy; they are grown in flats specially for this purpose. When cut these bulbs are always best displayed in the mass.Iooselj- arranged in a big bowl,of course without any admixture of other flowers or foliage. The same may be said of carnations. Forced flowering shrubs or any un- usual plant give a good touch to the windows. Gloxinias make a good dis- play, and so do good cyclamens. The same stock plants may be varied indefi- nitelj' if a little taste is used in altering the arrangement or the variety of flowers used. Ferns in baskets are excellent for this purpose, while the large davallias or nephrolepis make a desirable change from palms. No florist should rest with the idea that flowers alone, with perhaps a few scrub plants, will give him an at- tractive window. He must have good plants enough to give him change in this way. .\nother point to be observed is the use of attractive vessels for contain- ing flowers. They need not be expensive, but they should be attractive in form and color. Retired pickle bottles and sad gray earthen jars may be a little cheaper at the start, but in the long run decor- ative vessels will pay the best. A man whose business depends on his good taste and decorative skill can not aftbrd to be slovenly in any of his belongings, and the prettier his place of business is the more readily will people believe that equal taste governs his professional skill. Emily Louise Taplin. Proper Names for Colors. THE |.\COUEMI.NOT AND MPHETOS ROSES. It is a popular belief among many that the Jacqueminot rose is crimson in color. Nothing is further from the truth; it is a crimson rose if you will, but it is farmore than that, so much more that the crim- son part of it represents not more than 30 per cent of its true color. If we will look into the heart of the Jacqueminot we will see there an intensity of red color, which is entirely different from the deep bluish red we call crimson; if wc look upon the back of its petals we will see crimson diluted with a whitish tinge. Hefore we call a rose crimson in color wc should know exactly what crimson is. Crimson is one of the namesfor red color, but unfortunately it is most generallj' applied to the dark reds. Red is either pure in character, i. e., free from jellow or blue, or it is diluted with white or darkened with black. It may be also qualified by a mixture of any or all of these outside elements; but truly speak- ing the genuine red is free from all outside influence whether it be yellow, blue or black. Consequentl3' crimson is not a true red, nor is scarlet or magenta. But crimson is a bluish red, and not neces- sarily a dark red, because it is possible to produce dark red without any admixture of blue. I should say, therefore, of the Jacqueminot that it is a deep red rose, not a crimson one, because in no wise is the latter predominantinitscomposition, and besides, in the heart of the rose the reflex color smacks strongly of a red qualified with some yellow. The Jacque- minot is a rose again of composite color. The petals on the reverse side are crim- son diluted with more or less white, the inner petals nearest the center of the flower are strong pure red inclined toward the j-ellow tone, the outer petals are influenced by crimson tones, yet are in the main of a pure intense red color. We have nothing to do with the Jacque- minot after it has passed its prime. Then its color tone has undergone a com- plete change, and it is of no consequence to us what that change has brought forth in point of color. We have to deal now only with the true color of the rose in its normal condition. When I say a deep red rose I do not mean a dark red rose. Darkness implies more or less shadow, total darkness, blackness. Nature, I be- lieve, does not mix black with any of her colors. So unless the Jacciueminot has black in its composition it can not be dark in any respect. Deep red is a term with quite another significance. It means intensity without obscurity, rich redness without shadowy redness. I have an intense red poppy in my gar- den, but with a black center (no mixed black, a splotch of it for the sake of con- trast). This red poppycould be described as a deep red poppj', exactly as I have described the rose as a deep red rose, but I should have to temper mj' description of the poppj' by one qualifying addition, i. e., tinctured with yellow. This makes all the difference in the world, and my poppj- beside the rose would show itself deep red with an entirely different aspect. Now, in exactly the same respect the relation of crimson to the Jacqueminot is about the same as white to the Niphetos. The latter is not really a white rose in the true sense of the term. One careful look at the Niphetos will discover a con- siderable amount of green mixed with its white. And the white itself instead of being pure in tone is yellowish. To prove this clip otT two or three petals and spread them out on a piece of pure white (not cream laid) writing paper. The result will be surprising, and we will wonder at the apparently white rose showing itself in a fair test so yellow looking. I should call the Niphetos, therefore, a greenish yellow white rose. And it is not a rose of composite color so distinctly marked as the Waban or Jacqueminot. The tone of the greenish yellow white is even in most specimens I have examined. The impression which is retained in my memory of the Niphetos white is rather of the delicate semi-transparency which characterizes wax or alabaster. Itscolor eflfeet docs not impress (me with its com- posite character, but rather with its dreamy luminosity. Either under arti- ficial light or daylight this character of i8g2. The American Florist. HI VASE OF Wild flowers. the color is retained. I believe these two descriptions of the colors of two roses which are marked in their individuality are pretty near the truth, though they are dependent upon what might be called impressionism rather than analysis. Still, after careful examination I can not think that we can describe the colors more accurately than these specific terms I have employed do. After all the truest part of anything we happen to see is that part of itwlich produces the profoundest impression on our minds. F. Schuyler Mathews. Vase of Wild Flowers. The collection of flowers which is so tastefully arranged in the vase before us consists apparently mostly, if not altogether, of wild species. The pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea, with its pitcher-like leaves will be recog- nized by most every one, and it will also be seen how well it fills the place of ground-work to the whole. While not succeeding as a garden plant, even when in a quite damp place, it thrives well set in a pot with sphagnum moss about its roots and the pot placed in a saucer of water. On the right-hand side, resting on a leaf of the pitcher plant, is a flower-head of the lizard's tail, Saururus cernuus. To those familiar with the border plant Lysi- machia clethroides it will be noticed how much the flower- heads of it look like this. But while both have white blossoms, the lizard's tail is a marsh plant and will thrive only in such situations. It grows two to three feet high, the slender flower spikes drooping at the summit. As it spreads fast, large patches soon form, and when in flower these clumps present a most pleasing appearance. The little clump of flowers in the center, just above the rim of the vase, is made up of heads of Polygala lutea, one of the showiest of the manv beautiful flowers of the sandy parts of Xew Jersey. A little spike eight to twelve inches high bears a terminal head of orange yellow flowers. There are requirements for its successful growth which it seems hard to meet with outside of its native soil. The spikes of white flowers which stand conspicuously above all the others are of the Aletris farinosa, a plant found in low ground in many parts of the country. If the spikes were not so tall and the flowers appeared set spirally on the stem, they would be named ladies' tresses, Spiranthes cernuus, a pretty orchid, which could well take the place of the aletris in the vase. Joseph Meehan. Miscellaneous Notes. Calling on Robert Craig recently we found him inspecting a lot of Trumpet Major, which had just arrived from the other side direct. "Be careful to keep each grower's lot by themselves," he said to the men engaged in counting them. "I find that some lots will average three or more flowers to a bulb, while others will hardly produce two; by keeping them separate and noting the result we will know who to order from another season. They're pretty sharp over there, however; whenever they find there is a run on any particular variety up goes the price at once; there are some kinds of tulips for instance, that it hardly pays to import any more, the first cost is so great that there isn't any money in grow- ing them." "Like to take alookround would you?" "Yes, if you have the time." "Certainly, come right along. Here's something nice in ferns — Onychium aura- tum; it is much handsomer in every way than ]aponieum and will be a success I am sure. " "We have at last succeeded in getting Pteris Victorije from seed. This is it here. I regard it as one of the greatest acquisitions in the fern line. Pteris nobilis I find comes up freely, it is also a very fine variety. I think these three varieties are very valuable additions to the list of everyday commercial ferns. "Ain't these pretty," holdingupa plant of onychium and P. Victorise, "I tell you they're beauties. Here's a lot of ferns that came up in the small thumb pots you see there. They were imported from Europe and contained Asparagus plu- mosus, but it was too young, carried badly and soon died. We may get some- thing good in the ferns as there is quite a mixture among them. "Nephrolepis davallioides furcans is a grand fern; itmakes a splendid decorative plant; it is rather slow to propagate, as it does not seed, but when planted out on a table this way it sends out runners freely which soon make plants. We can't get enough to supply the demand. Mealy bug is bad on furcans, and fir tree oil is the remedy; it knocks them every time. Gather them up this way and dip them into the mixture so the ends are sure to get saturated, for that is where the insect lodges. "Here's a consignment of Dicksonia antarctica from Australia via London. They carried beautifully, not a plant having died in the whole business. They are all the way from one to six feet high as you can see. It is the best of the tree ferns for commercial purposes. "Here is our ficus factor}'," said he as we came into a house, the center bed cf which was planted w^ith Ficus elastica. The bed was 100x15. All the leading shoots had been pierced and then covered with sphagnum. "We root the top in this way, getting a plant which, when potted, is well clothed with foliage to the bottom." "How many varieties of Ficus elastica are there?" "Well, I have noticed at least a half dozen. This variety I think is the best; it is the one Mr. Harris thinks so well of, and he is authority on ficus." Standing in the shed at the end of this house was a splendid lot of bays just over, they had carried very well. "Fine plants, ain't they? It's the best lot we have ever had." "What's this thing for?" Oh, that boiler there, it is for vaporizing tobacco extract, and I think it is a very good thing. You see it is a common kitchen range boiler and is connected with our steam boiler by this 2-inch pipe and the 2-inch outlet is carried along under the center bench, having T pieces every second length; the opening from these is turned so that the direction of the steam is toward the ground. The boiler is placed as you see in an upright position, the steam supply pipe reaching nearly to the bottom; the boiler is then half filled with tobacco extract and water; when the steam is turned on this is carried out in the form of vapor and completely fills the house, settling on the plants both on the upper and lower sides of the leaves; we use it for about 15 minutes at a time. 148 The American Florist Sept. IS. It does not injure the most delicate leaf; we placed some adiantums in here when we first vised it and they were not injured in the least. I think when used once a week as apreventiveil will be exceedingly useful. This is an idea from the Wash- ington convention, lam very favorably impressed with it." "You seem to have lots of young kentias." "Yes, I judge we have the largest stock of this palm in the country and the best we ever had at this age. Here's a lot on this table from 4-inch pots planted out. I tried it this season for the first time and like the system well enough to do more of it, they make such stocky plants. This method prevails extensively in Europe, they are very little trouble. I have failed as yet to find any scale on this lot, they are too strong and vigorous for the pests to get a hold." A house of araucarias is a very pretty sight, plants from one to four feet high, all in perfect condition. "This lot of seedling arecas is the best 1 ever had, 95 per cent of a batch of 20,000 seeds coming up; they are grow- ing fast. I believe in giving young palms gentle heat to start them off and they should always be allowed plenty of room and then all are salable. "Here is a plant we have been testing outside, Phrynium variegatum, and find it will stand "very well if slightly shaded from the noonday sun. I think it will be a first class commercial plant; its worst enemy is red spider, but this can easily be overcome by an occasional bath with the vaporizer. "There is something good, Acacia Drummondii, it is an admirable Easter plant, roots as freely as a cytisus from cuttings and it makes a handsome pot plant. "This is the year for the larvae of the June beetle, the white grub which plays such havoc with the roots of roses; it develops every third year. We have to watch as we put in the soil and pick them out by hand. "This has always been a great favorite with us, Dracaena fragrans; when care- fully grown it makes a beautiful plant and sells well. "Grasshoppers have troubled us some but we cover the inside of the ventilators with netting and find it a good pre- ventive. One hopper can do a great deal of damage in a short time when shut up in a house. "Here is a sample lot of palms, speci- mens, one of a kind, that I received re- cently from one of the largest wholesale growers in Europe. They are not any better than American grown stock and the price is prohibitory, as we can grow plants like these for one third less than their figures, and they always get more or less damaged coming over." A lot of valley just received from cold storage was being boxed. The pips looked well and just as good as when put away, they have to be planted at once as they begin to grow directly and will be in flower in a short time. "Are you getting many contributions of plants for the World's Fair?" "Yes, a great many, although 1 have been hin- dered by the absence of many owners of fine collections who are awav on their summer outings. Those whom I have been able to see have all assisted wil- lingly. This part of the exhibition will I am sure be a great success. "The croton is a plant that's coming up. We found an excellent demand for them last spring, in fact we could have sold more of some sizes if wc had had them. 1 am satisfied they will be used very largely in the future. We are grow- ing a lot into larger sizes; they make nice centers for vases as well as being useful for bedding. "This is about all I have to show you to-day, but come around later and I will show you some chrysanthemums. They are better with us this year than we have ever had them before." K. The Columbian Exposition. Preparations are now being made for the removal of tender plants indoors, a Irost last week having cut some of the coleus, though other bedding plants are untouched. The pansies, which are in various stages of growth, will be win- tered in cold frames; it is estimated that 500 12-foot frames will be required for this purpose. In addition to the decoration required at the dedicatory ceremonies next month a large display will be needed next spring when the exposition is formally opened. Among the plants intended for the latter purpose is a collection of wall flowers, which, it is expected, will make a fine show. For use next month a quantity ot marguerites are now planted in boxes, several plants to a box. Gloxinias are being grown on for use next year. It is Mr. Thorpe's intention to plant a quantity of them in baskets. This is not very commonly done, but it is peculiarly suited to the habit of the plant, giving the leaves room to spread, as is their nature. A variety of other gesner- aceous plants are to be grown. The shaded tuberous begonias are flow- ering very freely. One or two unshaded plants here and there are doing well, being those with a preponderance of Boliviensis in the strain. The Peruvian forms are more tender than Bolivian. In the Horticultural Building cobreas are being planted at intervals along the walls; others, in baskets, will be disposed among the central girders of the roof, so that they will arch across to meet the lateral plants, covering the interior with verdure. Where these vines are planted a hole is dug about a yard square, this is filled in with rich soil, as the cobsa is quite a greedy feeder. The eminence under the dome is still in a skeleton con- dition, but rich soil is being filled in wherever possible, it being considered wiser to do so while practicable, to pro- vide against future contingencies. Among the bold leaved plants for future bedding Ferdinanda eminens attracts notice; it is eminently suited either for subtropical beds or rock work. It is a fitting companion to the wigandias, or some of the large leaved solanums. Another fine foliage plant seen at the Exposition greenhouses is the new Nico- tiana colossea, a Sumatran tobacco with broad spatulate leaves. A showy flowering plant, which will be used in the bedding next season, is Cassia corymbosa, with its showy corymbs ol deep yellow flowers. C. tomentosa is another showy variety. These plants are highly attractive, though but little known, and should make a good feature in liedding. Grevillea robusta will also be used largely; we arcnow quite familiar with this graceful plant, which with us forms a tender shrub; in Australia it makes one of their most useful timber trees. The main nursery exhibit will be held in an enclosure in the Midway Plaisance, apart from the floricullural display, although ornamental trees and shrubs 1 will be seen on the wooded island. The scope of the nursery display is as yet uncertain, it being less advanced than the purely horticultural section. Fine specimen plants are to be received from Mr. H. H. Hunnewell, of Wellesley, Mass., from Mr. J. L. Gardner, and from the Cambridge Botanic Garden. Owners of fine plants have shown the greatest readiness to assist the commission by tendering such exhibits, and this will result in an unusual display. \ notice- able feature is the willingness to assist shown bv foreign seedsmen and growers, who fully realize the value of such ex- hibits from a business as well as an edu- cational standpoint. The World's Fair Grounds. We present in this issue a map of the World's Fair grounds showing the loca- tion and comparative size of the various buildings and the grounds that surround them. The Horticultural building is on the west bank of the lagoon directly oppo- site the wooded island. To our mind it has the very best location of any building on the grounds, as it can be seen and its beauties enjoyed from every direction for a considerable distance, which is not the case with most of the other buildings which have not sufficient open space around them to show off' to advantage such monster structures. The green- houses are in the space west of the Horti- cultural Building and are not indicated on the map. .Vs will be noted, bridges connect with the wooded island at each end of the Horticultural building, and on the island is a large share of the open air ex- hibits, including the rose garden and the ornamental trees and shrubs. The Horticultural building has to our eves the richest architectural effect of any building on the grounds. It is a noble structure, rich in decoration without be- ing over-ornamented and far more beau- tiful than as presented in the architect's drawing, of which we published an en- graving last year. Plant Notes. Tacsonias— These graceful climbers form a very useful group for conservatory dec- oration and deserve to be more widely grown. It is admitted that tacsonias are of little value as cut flowers, but then this is not the sole object for which plants are grown, though naturally a very essential point with most trade growers. The plants in question are of free and rapid growth, readily propagated, and do not require more than a moderate temperature, say from 55° to 00' during the winter. The best results arc obtained by planting them out in a bed at the end of a greenhouse, the shoots being trained on wires along the roof, this method dis- playing the pendent blossoms to the best advantage, and for compost a good rose soil is all that is necessary, though proper precautions should be taken in the matter of drainage. Propagation is usually by cuttings, it being preferable to make the latter from shoots, the stronger growths being too sappy to furnish good cuttings, and in this operation it is advisable to cut the wood into thrce-ej'c lengths, as some oi the eyes arc found to be abortive. Three or four species may be specially noted as being the best of those at pres- ent in cultivation and of these Tacsonia Van Volxcmi is at the head of the list. This species has bright green thicc-lobed l8g2. The American Florist. 149 MAP OF THE WORLD'S FAIR GROUNDS, JACKSON PARK, CHICAGO. leaves and bears an abundance of crimson flowers, the latter being shaped like those of a passion flower ( to which these plants are allied), about 5 inches in diameter and suspended on slender stems a foot in length. The flowers are produced singly from the axils of the leaves and have a singularly graceful effect when swinging about on their long footstalks from the roof of a greenhouse. Fruit is also borne quite freely by old specimens of this spe- cies and bears some resemblance to an elongated green gage plum and is consid- ered edible, but after having had some experience I cannot recommend them highly in this particular. Another good variety is T. exoniensis, a garden hybrid originated by Veitch & Sons a number of years ago. It much resembles T. Van Volxemi in general ap- pearance and habit, but has flowers of a peculiar shade perhaps best described as magenta. T. insignis is a third member of this genus that is specially noteworthy and is also verv distinct from those above de- scribed, the foliage of T. insignis beingfre- quently almost entire in outline and ob- long in shape. The young leaves and stems of this plant are more or less cov- ered with short, brown hairs, the flower stems also being clothed to some extent in like manner, while the flowers are dark crimson and sometimes attain a diameter of 6 to 7 inches. The fourth species to which attention is ISO The a mer i ca n F l o r i s t. Sept. 15, invited is T. Buchanani, also known as Passiflora Buchanani, and is much the strongest growing species in the genus. Its leaves are three to five lobed and somewhat wooly beneath, dark green and of stout texture, the flowers being bright scarlet and ver3' freely produced on a well established plant. This is an admirable plant for alarge conservatory, where its vigorous growth would be an advantage, and under such circumstances will continue blooming through the whole summer and fall. Another point in favor of these plants is the fact that they are but little subject to insects, with the exception of red spi- ders, but the latter will not give much trouble, providing the plants are properly syringed. Thunbergia Harrisii. — This is oneof the best representatives of its family and makes a very showy roof climber when treated in the same manner as that rec- ommended for tacsonias, and bears a wealth of light blue, trumpet-shaped flow- ers from three to four inches in diameter. It is of very free growth and will bear hard pruning after the flowering season is over, after which a top dressing of good soil will induce a rapid growth of new wood. Thunbergia Harrisii is very easily propagated, either by root cuttings or by those made from the shoots, and can be safely recommended as a climber for pot culture or to be planted out as above noted forconservatory decoration. W. H. Taplin. New York. The only scarcity in the cut flower market at present is in carnations. All colors are in short supply. Roses are improving every day in quality, but un- fortunately the demand continues light. Possibly the detention of incoming steam- ers and other conditions resulting from the cholera scare has some effect on the cut flower trade. At the SJ-th street ferry the prospects are good for a big winter's trade. Every foot of table space has been leased and more space is demanded. Several parties are contemplating the erection of large refrigerators on the spot. There is some talk of leasing the floor above if a fair rent can be secured. The supply men are in constant trouble on account of the quarantine regulations and it begins to look as if azaleas and other plants from European ports will be pretty scarce here this season. The im- portation of such stock is now accom- panied by so much risk that large import- ing firms have requested of their customers to relieve them of their contracts. It has been officially stated that cargoes from ports not infected will not be subjected to fumigation, but the conditions or quar- antine regulations under which thegoods reached the non-infected ports must be taken into consideration, and so much risk is involved that the successful impor- tation of plants at the present time is next to impossible. It is hoped, how- ever, that cold weather will have such an effect upon the epidemic and upon the regulations at this port that by the time lily of the valley shipments are due there will be little or no detention or trouble. The Harrisii and longiflorum trade is seriously disturbed by the non-arrival of Bermuda stock, resulting from the late heavy rains which visited that section and which caused heavy loss from rot. In some localities the bulbs were com- pletely ruined. This means serious inter- ruption to the lily forcing industry, foi the bulbs from other countries will be fully two months later than the Ber- muda crop. A very pretty novelty in the florist sup- ply trade is in the line of jardinieres of maple wood, highlj- finished and decor- ated. These will soon be or. sale at the leading supply establishments. They are very pretty and serviceable. "is there any money in orchids grown for cut flowers?" is an oft-repeated ques- tion. In answering this question a sig- nificant pointer will be found in the fact that such conservative and careful men as John M. Keller, of Baj' Ridge, and Julius Roehrs, of Carlton Hill, are going quite heavily into Cattleya Triana;. The plants cost on an average about $1 each. The fact is that at no time last winter was there any overstock of this flower in the New York market, a ready sale being found for them at all times at about $6 per dozen, and there were times when the demand was far in excess of the supply. A fair estimate of the annual production is about six blooms to a plant. The Flatbush florists have organized a bowling club. The membership is limited to 25 and alreadj' 22 are enrolled. Officers have been elected as follows: President, Eugene Dailledouze; Vice-Pres- ident, L. Schmutz; Secretary and Treas- urer, L. Kretschmar. Gordon Bell, gardener to Chas. Butler, Hartsdale, X. Y., died suddenly on Sat- urday, August 20. He was a member of the N. Y. Florist Club, and was very well known and highly esteemed. He was considered one of the best grape growers here and raised large quantities for the N. \. market. His funeral was attended by a large number of the private gar- deners, and the N. Y. Florist Club sent a token in the form of a large anchor, which was made bv Mr. Chas. L. Doran. Boston. There has been no revival as yet in the cut flower trade. The principal attrac- tion of the week has been the exhibition at Horticultural Hall and the social inci- dents which always accompany such oc- casions. The decorations seen in the flo- rists' windows consist mainly of the sun- flowers, hydrangeas and other coarse garden flowers, no attempt being made to attract attention to the choice varie- ties. Good roses are coming in on all sides, but the buyers are not inclined to invest heavily in them yet. In most of the rose growing establish- ments the stock looks well and is very promising. Bride, Hoste, Gontier and Mermct are planted very largely, with Perle, Niphetos and Bon Silene in some- what reduced quantities, and the success of some growers last year with Meteor has encouraged the planting of this vari- ety to aconsiderable extent. Many have dropped the Waban, but not all. Several of the best growers have faith in it still and propose to give it another chance this year. Chrysanthemums aiein splendid shape. I'nlesssome unforeseen disaster overtakes them the Boston growers will hold their own in this season's exhibitions. The chinch bug is giving considerable worry to the chrysanthemum growers in some localities. This insect is also very severe on single dahlias and has made it next to impossible to get a perfect flower. At the September meeting of the Mass. Horticultural Society the committee to nominate candidates for oflice lor the en- suing year, to be voted for October 1 , re- ported the followingehanges: President, Nathaniel T. Kidder, in place of William H. Spooner, who has served three years, and who goes on theexecutive committee in place of Frederick L. Ames, who is nom- inated as a vice-president, in place of Mr. Kidder. On the committee on publica- tion and discussion W. H.Hunt takes the place of C. Minot Welch, and the same gentleman takes the place of Joseph H. Woodford on the vegetable committee. J. W. Manning, Jr., takes W.J. Stewart's place on the flower committee, the latter gentleman going on the library com- mittee. The committee appointed last winter to consider the interests and proper rep- resentation of Massachusetts in the hort- icultural department of the Columbian Exposition has got to work at last and although it is very late the prospects are that something will now be done. .V re- quest for a grant of a certain sum of money from the state appropriation has been promptly responded to and $3,500 devoted to the committee's use, subject to the approval of the state commission. Mr. Patrick Norton has been selected to oversee and take charge of the collection, packing and transportation of all plants which are to fill tbe space allotted to Massachusetts, ai.d shipments will begin at once. Mr. John J. Duane of West Medford died on September 2. He has been asso- ciated with his father, Mr. John Uuane, in the greenhouses for a number of vears. Philadelphia. The regular monthly meeting of the club, held Tuesday evening, 5th inst., was very well attended. In the absence of both the president and vice-president Robert Kift was elected to preside, .\fter the routine business had been transacted William J. Muth and J. Albrecht were elected to membership and several names were placed in nomination for action at the October meeting. Nominations for officers to serve for the ensuing year were now made, resulting in the old board remaining as it is: For president, Robert Craig; vice-president, Chas. D. Ball; treasurer, Thomas Cart- ledge; secretary, Henry F. Michell. The club had the pleasure of meeting Mr. M. F. Gallagher of Chicago, who is spending a few days in this city accompanied by his family. In a few well chosen words he expressed his pleasure at being present and meeting the members of the trade in his native city. His remarks were well received . The silver cups won in the bowling tournament at Washington were brought in by Captain Anderson and very much admired. There is a bit of a string at- tached to one of them, but Mr. Lonsdale thinks that by a good steady pull it may be detached some time next summer. Ouite a number, by the vv'ay, arc already talking ,-ibout the St. Eouis trip, and we fully expect to see a large delegation from this vicinity. Mr. Craig's paper on "A review of the convention at Washington" was prom- ised for the next meeting and will no doubt be a very interesting essay. Business is improving slowly and the quality of the stock ofTercd is getting bet- ter. Albanys, La France, Mermcts and Brides are beginning to look like some- thing and arc in demand, the best selling for 4, other varieties being from 2 to 3. The new rose so highly spoken of by Mr. Asnius at the convention, Mmc. Testout, is likely to have a good trial about here; Messrs. Craig and Lonsdale have each quite a batch planted and be- lieve it will take the town by storm when put on sale. i8g2. The a merican Florist. iSi The Wayne Horticultural Society of Wayne, Pa., was organized recently. The officers are: President, Christopher Fal- lon; secretary, F. Smith; treasurer, J. P. Wood — all of Wayne. The society starts o£Fwell with a membership of 150. They will hold their first exhibition in the Wayne Opera House September 15 and 16. John G. Gardner of Jobstown, who is managing an estate at Wayne at pres- ent, will be superintendent of the show. The affair promises to be a, grand success, as the members ai-e very enthusiastic and working hard. Florists and private gar- deners are among the active workers, one ot the prominent members being John Hughes, gardener to Mr. G. W. Childs, the gems of whose collection will help the exhibition very materially. This effort is due to a description of a California flower show in one of the horticultural papers, which attracted the attention of Mr. Fallon, who thought, "why can't we have something of the kind here." On looking about he found plenty of material and friends to help and the result was a new horticultural society. Score one for the horticultural press and Mr. Fallon; may they both live long and prosper! John Nisbet, the redoubtable bowler who will never say die, selected a team to defeat the Washingtons on Thursday' night last, but he fared even worse than did Capt. Westcott's team. In keeping with the event of the week and to have the prestige of a victorious name he styled his men the Corbetts, while Capt. Ander- son's men had to be satisfied with being dubbed Sullivans, but they proved them- selves to be veritable Corbetts, as they knocked out the other fellows, beating them by 297 pins in three games. The score was: Sullivans, 2,697; Corbetts, 2,400. Capt. Nisbet set a fine pace for his men, but they couldn't keep up to it. He was No. 2 in the match with 483 pins. Brown being No. 1 with 495. The West- cotts are to try their hand again next Thursday night. K. Toronto. "Exhibition" is the sole topic of con- versation this week and will continue to be so until the end of next week. The show in the Horticultural Hall is cer- tainly the best ever held in this city, both for quantity and quality of plants, and I heard it remarked several times by those who know what they are talking about that no one city in Canada or the United States (with the exception of Boston per- haps) could bring together as fine a col- lection of well grown stove and green- house plants. The section that brought out the most competition was for the best display of plants on tables 16x19 feet; there were six entries for this, three from florists and three from Public Gar- dens. The prizes were liberal and worth trying for (thanks to former efforts of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association) and the boys put their heart and soul in those tables. Looking them over just after they had been arranged I thanked my stars I was not a judge, there was so little difference between the three best. Brother F. G. Foster, of Hamilton, has his work cut out for him but he is with- out a doubt quite able for it, a more con- scientious, painstaking judge never ex- isted. I see since by the papers that George Reeves, of Reservoir Park, cap- tured the first prize; John Cotterill, florist, Deer Park, second, and Wm. Houston, Central Prison, third; and on thinking things over I don't see how any fault can be found with that. Next week when the cut flowers and designs will be staged I purpose sending you a detailed account of the show. Great Scott, of Buffalo, will judge the cut flowers, etc. A meeting of the Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Association is called for the 13th inst. for the purpose of discussing the desirability of sending a horticultural exhibit to the World's Fair next year, and the commissioner for Ontario is to address the meeting. Trade always brightens up a bit during the exhibition, the city being chuck full of visitors and most of the residents have returned from the summer resorts. I found Mr. Geo. Vair busy overhauling his greenhouses at Chestnut Park (the residence of Sir David McPherson) and of course the first thing I did was to get him to tell me all about Washington and the doings at the convention. He was disappointed in the shade trees, of which so much has been written, and says they are not so vigorous and healthy looking as those in Toronto; the absence of flower- beds also struck himunfavoi'ably.but the evergreens seem to have charmed him greatly. Chestnut Park is a delightful place to spend an hour or two; it reminds one more of the old English country seats than any place I have seen on this side of the Atlantic; the smooth, well kept lawn, surrounded and dotted with fine old trees, the large conservatory attached to the house, the kitchen garden and orchard with borders of herbaceous plants and annuals, all make it a delight to the soul of the visitor with an eye for the beauties of nature. The palms, of which there are some extra fine specimens, were all standing out doors under the shade of wide spread- ing trees; amongst them was the very fine specimen of Kentia Belmoreana, which I have mentioned before in my notes, a Cycasrevoluta on which I counted ninety-six perfect leaves, several large well furnished Latania Borbonica, and many others. In the conservatory (undergoing repairs), planted out, is a magnificent plant — or tree rather — of Theophrasta imperialis, eighteen feet high , its large, glabrous leaves making it ver3' effective, also verj' large trees of Ficus elastica, Abutilon "Boule de Neige," Habrothamnus elegans, a musa reaching nearly' to the top of the dome, rhododen- drons and other flowering shrubs. In the stove, the roof of which is cov- ered with Allamanda Hendersoni, now in full bloom, is a goodly collection of orchids, aroids, bromeliads, ferns, etc. A batch of calanthes were looking very lusty, and showed signs of flowering pro- fusely later on. Oncidium varicosum, Dendrobrium densiflorura, Stanhopea tigrina ( on a block ) and a few others were in bloom. A large panand several smaller pots of cyrtodeira with pretty deep scarlet flowers and dark foliage were growing luxuriantly (this was labelled C. chontalensis, but I see in Nicholson that this variety has lilac flowers, yellow center and whitish tube). A large speci- men of Platyceriumgrandeis also worthy of notice; one does not often meet with it. But Meyenia erecta, a little greenhouse shrub, withgood sized dark purple flowers and white throat, struck me as being par- ticularly beautiful and worthy of a place in every collection. A large vinery and orchard house I did not go into for want oftime. Chrysanthemums were indoors and out doors in great quantity, of all sorts, sizes and shapes, but the bug had been making itself obnoxious on those out doors; it does seem now as if the only way to grow chrysanthemums successfully was under glass. On the beauties of the kitchen garden, orchard and sundrj^ other nooks and corners I can not now dilate. Mr. Vair overlooks all with a fatherly eye and treats everything with that feeling which onlv true gardeners possess or under- stand. I should like to describe Mr. Vair himself, but he is so well known it is hardly necessary, so I will spare his blushes and simply say that amongst Canadian gardeners he is the G. 0. M. E. Calceolaria Bench. The accompanj'ing cut explains itself; it is the excellent device arranged by Mr. Thorpe for carrying young calceolarias safely through the hot weather. The bench is arranged with a false bottom, the intervening space having a depth of % about 15 inches. Lumps of ice are stored in this space, resting on a bed of moss. In the front the space is closed by a board hinged at bottom and hooked at the top. The young calceolarias are plunged in sand on the bench, thiis receiving the cool temperature underneath which they so urgently require. Under tnis treatment there is a very small percentage of loss. Detroit. In connection with the 4th annual Detroit International Fair and Exposi- tion, August 23 to September 3, was held a grand flower show, and looked at from a horticultural standpoint it far eclipsed any former effort. The building in which it was held was formerly an art gallery, and I never saw plants show to better advantage; the dark draped background from which in former years hung pictures and works of art was gayly decorated with wreathing of "Jersey laurel, " Kalmia latifolia, and bracketted here and there were small groups of palms, from which drooped vincas. The one noteworthy advantage was the overhead light, which came from the skylights, superior in every way to the side light of windows, which is usually endured at exhibitions, and which but half shows the beauty of plant and flower. The judges were, for plants, Prof. L. R. Taft, of the horticultural department of the college at Lansing, and for designs J. M. Gasser, of Cleveland. The principal exhibitors were J. Breit- meyer & Sons, Detroit Floral Co., E. Ferrand & Son, G. A. Rackman, F. Schneider and Chas. Bogula, of Detroit; United States Nurseries, Short Hills, N. J., and Alex. Common, Gait, Ont. Bruno Schroeter was also a large exhibitor, though not for competition, owing to his position as superintendent of the floral department. Wm. Ferguson, superin- tendent of Belle Isle Park, contributed an interesting exhibit in the collection of water lilies which he sent; among others it included Nelumbium speciosum, Nym- 152 The American Florist. Sept. IS, ph.-ea odorata rosea, the Cape Cod lily , etc. The exhibits were divided into five classes, plants in pots, cut flowers, floral designs, stove and greenhouse plants, and beds. The latter included carpet beds, subtropical beds and beds of plants in blossom, which were arranged parallel with the front of the hall, and proved quite a drawing card. In the collections of stove and green- house plants the U. vS. Nurseries were first with a nice clean lot, including alocasias, dieffenbachias, nepenthes, anthuriums, and a grand piece of Ananassa sativa variegata. J. Breitmeyer & Sons re- ceived second in this class; Detroit Floral Co. third. For collection of palms (25 varieties) J. Breitmeyer & Sons took the "palm" with a grand lot of decorative stuff, kentias, both Forsteriana and Bel- moreana, Areca lutescens, Rhapis flabelli- formis and Phoenix rupicola particularly fine; they also received first for specimen Chamferops excelsa. For 12 palms not to exceed 8-inch pots the U. S. Nurseries obtained first with some very choice varieties, Ceroxylon nivium, Chama^dorea Ernest Augusta and Astrocaryum mexicanum being among them. Second prize went to De- troit Floral Co. for well grown florists' varieties. For collection of orchids the U. S. Nurseries obtained the "Association Diploma," also first for collection of five varieties, for pair Araucaria excelsa and for collection of dracoenas, which included the handsome D. Lindenii, D. Gladstoneii and D. Shepherdi. Detroit Floral Co. secured first for a representative collec- tion of ferns, also first for single speci- mens, all well grown. J. Breitmeyer & Sons were first for collection of crotons, well colored and including well known varieties. For flowering plants F. Schneider carried oflF the principal prizes, while the balsams were divided among Alex. Common, Chas. Bogula and E. Ferrand & Son. J. Breitmeyer & Sons secured all the firsts for cut roses, while the prizes for miscellaneous cut flowers were divided among the other local exhib- itors. As the show lasted fully 10 days the idea of having the cut flowers replenished at the middle of the exhibition was a good one, as was also the case with floral designs. This included the mantels and table decorations. There were, however, only two exhibitors in this class (surpris- ing seeing how many good florists there are in Detroit) and honors were easy, be- tween J. Breitmever & Co. and the De- troit Floral Co., though Bruno Schroeter carried off' two firsts for two pretty de- signs. E. Ferrand & Son had all their own way with the beds, though Chas. Bogula ran them rather close, with G. A. Rockman first for bed of coleus. Chas. Bogula was first for pair of lawn vases and the Detroit Floral Co. for most at- tractive vase. Mr. Schroeter contributed a bed of can- nas (named). Several groups of palms, general decorations and mantels were tastefully arranged. F.Schneider showed an immense ficus and big oleander, E. Ferrand & Son an orange in fruit. There is a class called "discretionary," and it is a good idea to bring out, as the rule reads "diversified exhibits." I noted during the show a number of florists from outside cities, among them G. A. Heinl and J. G. Gartner, Toledo, O.; Matthew lUienbruch, I'ort Huron, Mich.; C. B. Bowditch, Grand Rapids, Mich ; F. B. Ward, Pontiac, Mich.; Wal- ter Mott, with H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia; H. A. Bunyard.with U. S. nurseries. H. Pansies are all sold until the latter part of September; e.xpect to have them then by the 100,000. Price, free delivery, 75 cts. per 100; $3 per 500. You to pay express, $5 per lOOO. CARNATIONS. My Carnations are looking extra s;ood this season. When you think about Carna- tions, think about me. Write and see what 1 can do for you. L.B.338. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. CARNATIONS. VIOLETS. 2o,ooo fine, stocky, field grown plants IVrllKl ORANGE BLOSSOM Sio 00 MAY FLOWKR, fine fancy 7 o" SNOW BIRD, white 5 <"> WHITE WINGS 5 oo WEST END, pink 5 o" TIDAL WAVE 6 00 GRACE WILDER 6 00 HINZE'S WHITE, extra fine stock .... 5 oo LIZZIE McGOWAN 6 00 MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS 8 00 The above all fine healthy plants. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, Lockbo.v2.>4 SOUTHrORT. CONN. C.suxATioN. Violet asu 1'ansv (;i;>i« i:h. CARNATIONS rer 10C) HInze's White * iJ-jW Orange Blossom lU-W Snow Bird >'.U() 'white Wings 5M Fine strain of Tansies. ».(I0 1)lt llJUi/. .■S.UOO Marie Ixnilse Violets, SW.UO |)er lUU. K.vtra fine plants, free from disease. Address GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box lie. GREEN'S FARMS, CONN. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN - TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list with prices. B. T. IiOMBARD, Wayland, Mass. NANCY HANKS HORSES ir CARNATIONS. Slia.lcnf tlir|iO|.nliiri;nici' Wll.Ii-r Imt c.l ^licrmiT Kl-owlll, Kiel. I uri.uii |. hints .il th.'sc- mii.I liiiy- broak; also :t". ollior vinictlu,><. Si'iiil lor pi-k-i; list. GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. CARNATIONS Field grown plants, $(> & $7 per 100. GRACE WILDER, SILVER SPRAY, HEC- TOR, MRS. FISHER, ANNA WEBlt, HINZE'S WHITE, ETC. GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. Extra Fine, Strong, Pield Grown CARNATION PLANTS. HINZE'S WHITE. PORTIA, FRED CREIGHTON, <:R.VCE WILDER, LIZZIE McGOWAN, W. F. OKEER. Hcnd for prices to EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, W.vndliioor. CIieHtnnI HiH, Phila., Pa. Carnations tor Winter Flowering BlirriiRCUP, aiKl all Icadinj; kinds, tstab- lished in pots. Roots kept intact. No risk in shipping. Write for prices incliidinj; e.\pressa(!e. A. S. MacBEAN, Lakewood, N. J. AURORA -VXD OTHER Carnation Plants FROM THE FIELD. Send for price list EDW. SWATNE, Carnationist, KENNETT SQUARE, PA. 10,000 CARNATIONS. . Jlr: F. Ma ■ lij). .Sl.U). r.M and $ 8.0U (iarli.l.l, lliii«'s, Willie .1. Harrison ROSBS—AlbanT, Iji l"rance, Mennet and Sa- frano. from 3-lnch pots 11.00 Albany. La I-Yance and Wootton, from 2-ln pots 3.(10 Bride. "Mennet. Safrano and Bon t^Uene, 2-fnch pots !.50 VIOLETS— Marie I,ouise and Swanley White. . 4.00 Asparagus Tenuisslmus, 3h'-lncli iMts 6.00 DracH-na Indlvisa Wn. pots .. $1.0U per doz. 8.00 Fern Fterig Serrulata, 3-lQ pots. .$1.00 a doz. 8.00 " *' •* 2-ineh pots. .liUc n doz. 4.00 Grevillea Rolmsta, ir. to IS in. liljjh.ffi.U) a doz. l.i.OO FandanUK Utills, l-ln<'li pots, strong. .S^i. 01) per doz^ NATHAN SMITH & SON, A.tXr±£nx, JVHoJr*. CARNATIONS AND VIOLETS. Extia fine field-grown Carnations, Anna Webl\ Hinze's White, Grace Wilder and Portia, at fS.OO per lOO or f75.0o per 1000. E.xtra large clumps of Marie Louise Vio- lets, guaranteed perfectly free from disease, $6.0o' per 100 or |50.00 per 1000. These prices are but for orders received before September 19. Also extra large plants of Vinca, fol var., field grown, Eng- lish Ivy and Chrysanthemums. .JAtiD * CO., tt«x I'il.SpriuKlieWl. MaB8. NOTICE.^ — Our roses are all sold. We are now booking orders for Field Grown Carnations, of which we have about 50,000 plants. Send for prices. J. L. DILLON, Bloom»burg, Pa. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS, READY SEI'T. 15 of llie foil. .wing viirieti.s: HINZE'S WHITE, SILVER SPRAY, PORTIA, AND GRACE WILDER. J. A. TRACHT & SON, Calion, Ohio. CARNATIONS SIroiiK plHutH, »S no pel- 100. Grace Wilder. Tidal Wave, Silver Spray, eKj., 010. BOUVAUDIAS Prea. Cleveland, DaTl.isonll, Pre». tlartleld. Bridal Boui|Uet. f8 00 per 100. PKlMltOSKS, '2'*i-inch pots. fl. 00 per ICO. WM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Mention American Florist. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g2. The American Florist, 153 Forcing Roses Cheap Mme. Pierre Guillot, Waban, Am. Beauty, Perles, Duchess of Albany, La France, ITiphetos, in 2, 3 and 4- inch, Gontier, Mme. Hoste, IHeteor, C. Mermet, Bride, Bon Silene 2-in. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A. few fine Hybrids and Everbloonners left A few thousand Thos. Hogg, Horlensis, Hortensis var. and paniculata grandiflora Hy^ drangeas, in2^-inch pots; arein prime order to.repot into 4-inch pots. Price JS5.00 per 100; |40.00 per 1000. Primulas, single, 2-in. %(i, 3-in. J8 per 100. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, lUB K SalstedSt, CHICAGO, ILL. THE NEW ROSE ^^ \^^S ,^M^* FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New jersey. TEAS $30.00 per 1000 HYBRIDS 41.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general erreenhouse stock. Trade list on application. H. BAYEESDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Onr new Cataloene is now out, free upon application. MARSCHUETZ & CO., FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St , PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for Catalogue. ^^^^^ NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER &, CO., 2S9 Devonshire Street, BOSTOIT, MASS. WHITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. 2 LARGE PANDANUS, 4 feet. 1 LARGE FICUS, 7 feet. 1 LARGE CYCAS PALM, about 6 feet. 2 LARGE DRAC/£NAS, 6 feet. 2 LARGE YUCCAS. A number of large ferns. MRS. J. F. STUDEBAKER, SOUTH BEND, IND, FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. Florists desiring Carny.tion3 of tlie leading varieties at a low figure tvHI do well to communicate with Beacon Side Nurseries. Cumberlaud Hill, R. I. KOW READY FOR PLABITmG. AH the leading varieties, Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. ad. A., HUJVT, Terjre HfiULte, Ixxcai. MEKMETS, MME. DE \VATTEVII,I.E, I.A FRANCE, SOUV. D'l N AMI, MMB. CU- SIN, WABAN, BON SILENE, SAFRANO, CLIMBING PERLE. Strong, healthy plants. From VAni-h u.it^. .«s (Kl |i|.r KM; .?T5.0I) per IIKW. 2' ,-i"- I'"!"- ?■' !»' l>iT 10"; Ui.m per lUOO. CARNATIONS. StronK. healtin , lieW t'r.jwn plants. Silver Spray. Grace Wilder, Fred. Creigh- ton. May Queen, Tlie Century, Portia, Mrs. Fisher, Hector. Orient, J J. Harrison. 1st size. SS.OO per 100; $70.00 per 1000. 2nd size, SO.OO per 100; $50.00 per 1000. PURITAN, best new white. GOLDEN TRIUMPH, Yellow. AURORA, Pinli. ¥2.00 per dozen: S15.00 per 100. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, ROSES. Per 100 PERLE, 2>^-inch, fine $ 5.00 SUNSET, 2%-'mc\i, tine 5.00 C. SOUPERT, 2y2-inch, fine 5.00 MME. P. GUILLOT, 2>^-in., fine.. S.OO AM. BEAUTY, 3;4-inch 14.00 J. C. YAUGHAN, p. 0.80X688. CHICAGO. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. ROSES. ROSES. PerJOO LA FRANCE, PERLE and IVIERMET, from 4-inch pots 8 8 oo NIPHETOS. SOUV. D'DN AIMI, PAPA GONTIER, MME. CUSIN, 3 inch pots 6 00 PERLE, BRIDE, MERMET, LA FRANCE from 2j2-inch pots 3 50 STUEBEXVILLE, OHIO. ROSA CAKIHA STOCKS SCHULTHEIS BROS., STEINFURTH, NAUHEIM, H£SS£ GER. lUOO extra choice. 308. 1 year seedlings. 10,000 plants, extra choice 250b, 1 year seedlings. 1000 plants, Ist choice, straw thick, 12s. 1 yr. seedlings. 10,000 Dlants, 1st choice, straw thick, 115s, 1 yr. " Cash with order. Send via Bremen Loyds. Paper Boxes FOR FLORISTS. J. HENRY SCHUSTER, 212 & 214 E. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. ROSES. In Leading' Forcing Varieties. CARNATIONS. strong- plants from open g-rouud. Per 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet jSlO.OO .\fter three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the bsst scarlet variety I have eper seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom, HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 j!60; 7,00 MRS. FISHER 7.00 Neapolitan per looo J70; S.OO The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 8.00 5.000 ADIANTUMS. 2O,O00 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell. Conn. 3.000 JACQUEMINOT ROSES, From :i-in. pots. K per 100; 4-in. pots, % per 100: 5-in. Ijots. S8 per 100. 2.000 HegoDia «»x from :Hn. pots, SS per 100. y.OOO Fnglish Ivies, from 4-in. pots, 2 ft. high, S4i per 100. ■i.OOOEng'ish Ivies, same size, lifted from open firouna, U per 100. 10.000 violets. Marie Louise, strong .Time cuttings, rooted out door, liositively no disease. $2 per 100. 2,000 Bouvardia Davidsonit and Alfred Neu- ner. ZM-m. pots, S5 per 100. 500 pots of Acnrus varlegata. strong plants, fine fur trimming in funeral work, $10 per 100. All guaranteed to tie healthy and vigorous. Will e.vcliange on reasonable terms for thirty young stock of Bon silene Mioses. aOHN RECK. Bridgeport, Conn. When orderint: mention American Florist. Kaiserin(swss) Augusta Victoria THE COMING WHITE H. T. ROSE. My stock comes direct from the orif^ioator. Price of Plants in 3-incli pots. $5.00 per do^en. Pi-ice on larger quantities on application. Cash with the order. J. cook:, 31.S Charles Street, BALTIMORE, MD. FORCING ROSES. To close out we offer plants as follows; Per 100 Per lOO 700 ALBANY 3-ineh, Sti.OO 3J,;-in, (8.00 200 AMERICAN BEAUTY . ..9-inch, 9,00 :vai NIPHETOS S-inch, 7,00 100 MME, HOSTE :Wnch. 7.00 200 MME. P, GUILLOT 3-inch, 8.00 All strong, healthy stuck. BROWN & CANFIELD, Sprinfffleld, III. WHO Wants THeiii? 10,000 fine, large Climbing Roses, 2 years : Greville, Baltimore Belle and Tennessee Belle, |S.OO per 100. SPEAK QUICK. WM. B. REED, FLORIST. Chambersburg, Pa. WATER LILIES. SPECIAL TRADE LIST OF PLANTS, DORMANT TUBERS AND SEED FREE ON APPLICATION. WIS. TBICKEB, Don^an Hills, S. I., IT. 7. 154 The American Florist. Sept. IS, Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club the principal topic of discussion was the Washington convention. All those who had attendtd the convention agreed that from everv point of view it was the best in the history of the national scciety. After the discussion a resolution express- ing the appreciation of the club of the excellence of the convention and of the way in which the delegates were cared for and entertained , and extending the thanks of the club to the National Gardeners' Club of Washington for their hospitality, was adopted by a unanimous vote. A resolution expressing appreciation of the manner in which the Penna. R. R. carried out the transportation arrangements was also adopted. A member called attention to the fact that a large number of florists from other parts of the country would be in the city at the time of the dedicatory ceremonies of the World's Columbian Exposition next month, and suggested that the annual banquet of the club be held at that time instead of on the club's anni- versary in November as has been the custom. The suggestion was received with much favor, and by a unanimous vote it was expressed as the sense of the club that it be acted upon, and that con- sideration of details be made the special order for the next meeting. Mr. J. F. Kidwell was appointed essay- ist for next meeting, the subject to be of his own selection. There is a slight change in the market since last week and a change to warmer weather, following the rain, will give a good late crop of outside stuff. There is still a preference shown for outside flow- ers, which keeps roses down, though there is a slight advance overlast week. Glad- iolus is coming to an end , the spikes being poor and weak, but the demand for these flowers is still active. Fine calendulas arecoming in from out- side; if the frost holds off there will still be a large crop of these flowers. Cosmos is just coming into bloom and there is likely to be a good quantity of it, unless frost intervenes. This flower is such an excellent keeper, opening its buds persist- ently after it is cut, and giving a good effect in window dressing; it still holds its popularitv. Dahlias have greatly im- proved, but they are not as good as pre- vious years, being largely deflcient in stem. The flowers, however, are perfect. One of the leading favorites here is a clear sulphur yellowdahlia, unnamed. Its pop- ularity is shared by a clear pale pink; these two lead, though bright crimson is also liked. The very dark or fancy col- ored dahlias are never so popular; white is largely used. Sweet peas are much im- proved, a late crop now being in. The first Marie Louise violets are seen, but they are still small. Tuberoses are ex- tremely plentiful and the market is loaded down with golden rod, very unsatisfac- tory stuff for a commission man to han- dle.' Dwarf double sunflowers are plenti- ful and good; they are very satisfactory for the florist's window. Carnations are much improved in quality and show a slight improvement in price. Demand tor ferns, smilax and asparagus is good. Re- markably fine Asparagus plumosus from an Oil Citv (Pa.) grower was noted at Kennicott'Bros.'; a string nine feet long and 22 inches thick was a mass of dark green fronds fine for decorating work. That style of asparagus is always in de- mand, but not over plentiful. Always mention the Americ.vn Flo- jtisT when writing to advertisers. Ft. Edward, N. Y.— Hilfinger Bros.' pottery was recently destroyed by fire. Dallas, Texas —The Texas Seed and Floral Co. has bought out the Dallas branch of the Drumm Seed and Floral Co. The firm is composed of Robert Nicholson, late manager of the Dallas branch of the Drumm Co., and James Taggart. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under tills head will be inserted lit the rate of lU cents a line (seven words! each Inser- tion. Cash innst accompany order. Plant odvs, not admitted under this head. OITCATlC'N WANI'KIl liy li,iii-t and t:.inl(;ji.i : SITl'A'nilN WANI-KIl ll> (,,ni,:i' i 'i! i-ik EnBlish; s yeiii>ex|..-ri. ';:';";; ' / ';;'~ SITfATUl.N WANTEIl Seiimd UKii: ii .n-Mr .VMik store or mccnh.mses: ^-od, dcMt-'ner: s y.'iirs c> ocrience (;o(id rcterences. Address K. care American Florist. onr.\'ri(i.N WANTKU- in i.rivul.- j.r .■.■niiiier™ roR SALK ok KKNT— Greenhouse. 2.a)U feet of ' iflass. Terms easy. ■ "^ L. . I. S.MlTH, Madison Wis. roll -^XUK— Three NtlH SAI.K OU LF.ASE-Ver;- rare eliance for jtopil ' party. I will sell, lease or let on shares my flqrlBt SlTr.X'lli'N \ SITIATIOX WAXTED-By a Hrst-elass florist and Hardener, sober and reliable: commercial or pri- vate place: I'u years* experience in Europe and I'nited States: best of references. Address L F. care American Y lonsl. SITfATUl.N WAXTED-By slni-le man In private i ,-ninnieivl:,lpli(.-..; over 111 yeiirs e^P";":™-'' »"',! tli.irouflily piiii-UiMl men: iin.l lilt. -mi v,.:11rMHa--.vh-.vi^ OITIATII O iiiiin.:; |.\ WANTKU i: - !■■ .\l .■: SlTCATId-N \V.VNTH;Ii--A> toiviniui. tlion.nKlily posleil in the tonini,- "I ^..-.■^ .■,irn|illnn^ violets allkindsof l.ulb>. .ln.nKitiv,- i.n.l l.,-dd,iif plants. -II ; ITl' ATK IX \V . iidooi and uiirwork. in- id used to office work: i.iin Florist, ChicaKO. SITCATION WANTKU H: 2T.onuc.iin;n.T.ial i;!:n> an.slnclc, ape SnTATloX WANTKU liy a tl.,nst.t..takc.-l.art:e.d.-..iin, .il clil.ii(;o or west prcterrcd; I- all branches: English; :ll: siniilc Address -X. «" SlTl .VTIliX WAXTEll Asaani. n. I i ant -iTn:lr, aL'.-l ::i yav-. tli..r..uKl,l> in-i M-inrhrv iii-.| ,!aVs 1,-stiniiaiiuls ( the lead'hi- nl; - "i Knni|„. and America. No lan Florist. Clileap W-'p;;:!.'"' '''"'V.'."n;';.'r^;i-'; M;;::r;: -^u"'- W\NTI'"li To U'jise or buy. :. or 4 iiieiliuiii »iiei-n- hoiis. -. wllhln :.1l miles of Xew York City. Ad- diess. "1 1 a ''|., ^^;.j.ji^,".\>;_ care American Florist. WVNTKl) ■I'hiec or four younit men nccustoincd to general Kreenhouse work; also three eXpcrt letiill order clerks. Address i ,.«..,., ,,i,in .MrtlHKCciii nuns sprlntrHeld, Ohio. W' i.^ni: "illlni: lo - - ■ ' ' \ ' *' ..^^.^"'"^^.".l W.VNTI';!)^ At niiee. a food loi si a -""' '^ l,laid-aiMl cut llowers. and «li.. i- ii f I h- sltner and .leeorator In cut tloyMi " ""-; ..,^,;'„;;5[;,V ^'''^' '■'■'"" '•"''^^■'■^- HJ^'IrCu "Ic nty, Utah. ..■If. r account of |)oor health: very desirable wers sold on premises. Come and see for Business can be preatly K. Vi ■rsville. X. Y. Flilt ^\I,K .\t a barfain.a w,-ll ,-vtablislie.l florist '. '^Kl fi'ct ot "la^s wet' storked: cit v water, electric li-hted sl(-iii~ heated In yoo.l repalV: trade mostly cut Hon i-r work M 1 pay Ini; trade. .Must be sold on eric 1 Florist. en houses In ■ 111 Kood re- < of plants. I fruits— bit' nd for this i.nv. ■ Write iioilt. Xeb. ?OK SALE CHEAP-j tTeinla.i 1 ,..,. .._ large lot In town, "i fran tools! TOls.'WintS? stock of'carnatlons. iK.iivardlas, Ti.^ lets elirysanthemums, etc. Heate.l with .Myers hot watiir holler: pood local trade In toivn of 4.U0O; near deiMit. Ii'.,. miles from I'hila.; established stand In I2th ' ' FLimiST. Market. I'lilladelphia. jsrcDTTiCTE;. Where is George Roggenkamp 1 From Henderson. Ky.; -.11 years old. dark liair an. >ll'. Henderson. Ky WANTED. Mc LANDSCAPE OARDENER To manage our landscape and plant- ing department. A permanent posi- tion and a liberal salary. State ex- perience and salary req Jred. J. T. LOVETT CO., .^ Little Silver, N. J. - HARDY CUT FERNS lUrrkCiG! (SPHAGNUM AND IVlCIOSa (QBEEN SHEET. BOUOCET GKKEN an.l FESTOONING of all kinds In any amount on hand. KASTFOBD & NICHOLS, 18 Chapman Place. BOSTON. MASS. J ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUSi Gocd strings cocslantlv on hand Shipments made from the Hast or West with equal facil- ity. Hlorisls having a decoiation on hand centimeters, to close out. WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE. lU Muson SI., .MILWAIIKKK, WI ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS K to 10 feet li Hi:, •"■» cents eae la to 18 feet loDK, »l-00 each. CUT STKIX«; In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. i8g2. The American Florist. 155 20 West 24th Street, ^^^]E;W^ ^sTCDFRPC CZTITTV". THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMI&SION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, WHOIiESaLEPliORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) Full line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. KENNICOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph Street, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. MGKELLflR & SPERRY, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 138 & 189 Michigan Avenue, Near Madison St., CHIO.A.GO. :ivr. onvsojv, ^ J*^ FLORIST. ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. A2VE?r*cn :Bieo{s. WHOLESALE FLORISTS 165 Tremont St.. BOSTON, MASS, We make a specialty of ahipplng choice Roses and other Flowers, carefully packed, to all points WHOLESALE FLORIST. F/orists' Supp/ies Always in Stock. (Off School St., near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telegraph, Telephone or Express promptly filled. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FtOKISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), iWHOLESALEl I 1122 I=IIsrE STE,EE}T, St. l^oxxis, JVXo. A complete line of Wire Designs. ©yftofei)afe Marfeet;!!. Cut Flowers. New York, Sept. 13. Roses, Perles, Sunsets, Gontiers 1 .00® 2.00 " Mermets. Brides. Niphetos 2.0O Wattevilles, Hostes, Bennetts 1.00® 2.00 La lYance, Albany 2.00® 4.00 Beauty 8.00®15.00 Carnations 50® .75 Valley 4.00® 0.00 Adlantums l.OU Smilax 10.00 Boston, Sept. 13. 2.00® 3.00 3.00(Si 4.00 4.00® fi.UI) 3.00(;" 4.01) 8.00® 12.U) 1.60 .60 Roses, Niphetos, Gentler Bride. IMemaet. Wootton. . ' La France, Meteor •' Perle, Sunset Beauty Carnations Asters Valley. . Tuberoses Gladiolus Hydrangeas Japan Lilies frubrum) . 4.00 .35 , 3.00® 4.00 3.00® 4.00 2.00 4.00 Marie Guillot . Valley Sweet Peas Gladiolus Tuberoses Carnations Asters Adlantums Smila.\" PHILADELPHI.i. Sept. 13. ... 2.U0® 3.00 ... 2.00® 3.00 6.00 , .25® .40 , 2.00®' 4.00 4.00 15.00 , Sept. 13. Smila-Y (iladiolus.. Sweet Pea! 8.00 15.00 1.00®! 5.0O Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies WHOLESALE. 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTCKT, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, / Music Hall Place, BOSTOfi, MASS, Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Music Hall. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Cana tions always on hand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF-' PLANTS SPRING AND FALL, H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut streets, Oixiolxixi^l:!, 0« SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses^otiier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 77 S. 7th Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Mention American Florist, CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per sf-ing. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28tli Street, WHOLESALE DEALEBS IIT AND SHIPPERS OF 01xoice> PMo>?vers. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMBS PURDT. Formerly U2 W. 4€th Bt JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST 117 W. 30th St., new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS . E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amesican Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Pli ladelpliia. Pa. WM. ELLISON, iLate ol ELLISON & KOEHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 1402 Pine ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. 156 The American Florist. Sept. 15. JRe 3^®^ Mia.^6, AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATJO.W. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, president; A. L. Don, New York , secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1893. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. Mesrgatt, chairman membership committee, Wethersfield, Conn. Mr. Wm. F. Dreer was in Paris at last accounts. Spinach seed and most all root crop seeds are scarce in Europe. It is rumored that two prominent Boston seed houses are about to coalesce. One grower on the "other side" re- ports sweet peas as producing but from ^4 to V2 crop this season. Lindsay Bros., Milwaukee, agricul- tural implement dealers, are building a large four story warehouse. Mr. C. Hennecke, the well known manufacturer of statuary and pottery wares at Chicago and Milwaukee, died September 11. New Illinois corporation. — The Lev- ings Brothers' Seed Company, at Paris; capital stock $7,000; incorporators, W. H. Clinton, F. R. Magner and H. C. Boyles. Catalogues Received. D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, bulbs and seeds; Currie Bros., Milwaukee, bulbs and seeds; Selover & Atwood, Geneva, N. Y., nursery stock; Pike Co. Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo., nursery stock; Wm. H. Spooner, Jamaica Plain, Mass., roses; Geo. Hancock, Grand Haven, Mich., car- nations; J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, bulbs; W. C. Reed, Vincennes, Ind., nursery stock; Joseph Bancroft, Cedar Falls, la., floral arrangements. SUGU8T ROLKER I SONS Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seeds, Itulba, Imported Plants, Supplies F«tc., £tc. For prices examine Wliolesale catalogue. Address with bustnees card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. -^ DREER'S Gar den seeds IManth. BnlbH, and RcilulBltes. Theyarethe heHt at the lowest prices. TKADH LIST Issued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENKY A. DREER, FhUadelphl« CALLAS. Dry bulbs, different sizes, 3 to 10 cents. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. ber dry tubers will be BRAUER & RICHTER. McConmelsvitle. 0. By middle of Nov ready for deliver; nilTPU Dill DQ MRS. I S. R. THOMSON, UUlUn DULDOi Spananburg. S. C . Solicits cousignment.s this season of bulbs of Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissus, to grow for dealers, to be reshipped by July ist, 1893. See recent articles on this subject. United States Nurseries, THE LEADING IMPORTERS and HEADQUARTERS FOR • • • BULBS- • • • From FRANCE, HOLLAND, GERMANY, BERMUDA, JAPAN, ETC. Are filling all orders for ROMAN HYACINTHS and other bulbs for present delivery. Should any florist have been disappointed by receiving shoit deliveries, we can supply their wants, at early quoted prices. — ;=r:^rrrg: ivo"ve:i:,t^v. e^ — DWABF CAI.I.A I.II.Y •'ELLIOTT'S LITTLE OESI." LarKe flowering bulbs. Special price for large quantities. Grows from y to 12 inches in height; flowers smaller, pure white and more profuse than the common Calla, which makes it indispensable for design work. CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM SEED. Best English strain. New crop now ready. PITCHER & MANDA, UHITED STATES NURSERIES. SSHOIiT MIIvIvSS, IV. J. FORCING BULBS! WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS- DUTCH HYACINTHS AND TULIPS. LILIUM HARRISII AND VON SION. MUSHROOM SPAWN A SPECIALTY. SEED MERCHANTS AND GROWERS, 114 Chambers Street, 1^JT=^^A7^ "VCDFRPC. Illustrated Catalogue on appllciitioii. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemendale and Zant- poort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for General Wholesale Catalogue. G. J. MOFFATT, IMannfacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. KEiar HJIVEKT. COKIl\r. LILY Ot 1116 VftLLEY. (Hamburg grown, best for early forcing 1. 1,000 » 7 50 I0,»00 "a. 50 50,000 337.50 Prit'es on larKer quantities hy correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO.. 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. LILIUM HARRISII. OrtRlnal and larKentKrowers of this Importantbalb. True Slock. Lowest Prices. Beat Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARBTTOWN-ON-HUUSON, NEW YORK. FLORAL DESIGHS The Cut Flower Worker'.i friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAfUD. Harritburg, Pa. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QUiLE VftLLEY FIJOST KIPENKD. BEST HAMBURG PITS. ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Get lowest quotHtious, and tirder soon froiu RIDKK'S p. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention American Flortnt. Frega Retraciajlllja. CHINESE NARCISSUS BULBS, per 100 $6.50. DUTCH BULBS ready this week. W. W. BARNARD &, CO., 6 and 8 North Clark Street. CHtCAGD. Sen seed at tho head. We guarantee this seed to be the finest ever offered. Small packet, 25o.; trade packet $1.00; ^f ounce, SI. 25; ounce, $5.00. H. G. FAU«T & CO., Seedsmen, f4 and 00 N. Front Street, Philadelphia, P.a . SMILAX PLASTTS in 2-incli pots, $2.00 per hundred. HENRY MUNDT, OAK PARK, ILL. ROMAN HYACINTHS. We carry a good stock of these as well as all others. White, 1st quality, 1 " select, i2toi5ctm. 2.60 " XX, 13 to iSctm. 3.00 Single Blue 2.00 Light Rosy 1.75 Dark Rosy 1.75 Single Yellow 4.00 X8 ISet^olet-y Stx*eet. J r 1000 $15.00 23.50 27.50 17.50 16.00 15.50 35.00 WRITE FOR SPECIAL PRICES ON LARGER LOTS. NEW YORK: J Q VAUGHAN, CHICAGO : ^ * 146 & 148 W. Washington St. BULBS FOR FLORISTS FORCING. * BARGAINS. * Per 100. STEVIA, from 3y2-inch pots $ 4.00 DOUBLE SWEET ALLYSSUM, from 2'^- inch pots 2.00 MUMS, from 2>4:-inch pots 2.25 Large field-grown plants lO.oo Geo. W. Childs, W. A. Manda, Roslyn, Mrs. E. D. Adams, from 6-inch pots 35c each CASH, or C. O. D. S. B. FIELD, RoseUe, N.J. Mention Amerloan Florist. SHADE TREES. I have a fine stock of Pears. Applet. Cherries, Quinces, Small Fruits. 30 kinds of Grapes. 8,000 Elms, Norway and Sugar Maples. 8 to Ifi ft. 10,000 Norway. Blue Spruce and Arbor VltEe, 2 to 10ft 1,000 Scotch and Austrian Pines, 2 to 10 ft. 1,500 Purple leaved Beech, .3 to 7 ft. 700 Uorse Chestnut, i; to 12 ft. 600 Blood leaved Maples, 4 to R ft. 700 Birch. English and Cot leaved, G to 12 ft. 600 Oaks, tour kinds. 0 to 10 ft. 2.000 White Fringe, 3 to 6 ft. 1.000 Tree Paeonles. extra strong. 6,000 Cal. Privet 2 to 4 ft. 7,000 Roses, 2 to 4 ft. 5,000 Climbing Vines, extra strong. Best of facilities for Shipping— two Hailroads and Sound Steamers to New York. Call on or address NORWICH NURSERIES, Stephen Crane, Prop. SORTZtlCH, COHTlSr. Established 1870. •Me. Ficus Biasilca. E.xtra strong plants, 6-inch pots, S50.00 per hundred. • ANDORRA NURSERIES, """■ ISxi.-Eu''''^'' CHESTNUT HILL. PHILA., Pfl. AUG. TOEFFAERT. GHENT, BELGIUM. Palms, Azalea Indica, TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. TRADE LIST ON APPLICATION. JULES DE COCK, NURSERYMAN, Ledeberg, Ghent, Selgium, offers ARAOCARIAS, ASPIDISTRA, AZALEA INDICA, DRACAENAS, PALMS LAURUS TINUS and NOBILIS, with crowns or pyramids, SPIRAEA JAPONICA, and AUR. RET., all by the thousand. Packing free for cash with order. Price list on application Russian or Gape God Violets. The iron-clad, hardy kind; looo very strong clumps. Sio.oo per loo net. Soutli ILancaster, Mass. IN VARIETY, IVIapolias. ** IN VARII Cydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000, Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardv ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOKBISVIIIiE, PA. CYCLAMEN PERSIGUM GIGANTEUM ;!-incli pot.s, sliowlni,' bull, .W.OO per 100. CARNATIONS, Field grown. LIZZIK McUOWAX. MRS. FISHER, POKTIA J. .J. UARKISON, and others. Price $7 per 100. Address J Q BURROW, FISHKILL. N. Y. P. SEBIRE d, SONS, Nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, France, A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocl . Thirty minutes from London. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Etiablithed 1854. Govanstown, Md. I'RICK LIST FKKi:. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. Exporters, Importers and Orowers of TREES, ELflNTS, SEEDS, BULBS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. SWEET PEA SEED.-sPECi.AL to the trade. Orders are solicited for Fall Delivery, in quantity, of this season's crop of the choice Sweet Pea varieties, named and mixed, that we grow. Please send for trade list. ilyofthe Valley Fins selected three true larj;e llowered variety, from oonsij ber, ex-steamer wharf at New York, per ot due in Nc disease, . S3 00. i,f Ih.- 427 and 429 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NURSERIES: MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The most reliable quality, the largest tubers and the best strain, at very moderate rates, are those grown by Who has made a Specialty of Begonias for the last 15 years, and was for 10 years the "Co." in John Laing & Co. : : TUBKRS of Siiie'es and Doubles in mixed or separate colors. SEED of Singles and Uonbles in mixed or separate colors. Special Wholesale Price Iiist on application. Special Estimate for large orders by return mail. Every attention to careful shipment. And remember that t^'e quality is a trifle better than you can buy elsewhere. You want the bf -^t, I believe. Don't delay with a trial order to JOHN R. BOX, Be. o™^a"rLe. CROYDON, ENGLAND. Watch this Space for what we have in the near future. S. O. STREBY, UPPER SANDUSKY, 0. GLADIOLI ^ AND CANNAS 0 Now is the time to order if you want to BE SURE of getting the best 0 varieties in quantities desired. Place order now; delivery will be made at 0 such time as you desire. l>es<-fi|>tive price list on a|>i>li<-ati€»ii. Wisconsin Flower Excliantje, f57 Mason St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. FOR SALE. A line lot ol specimen I'alms, Ficus, liuphorbia, Pandanus, Aspidistras, Ura- c;enas, etc. If you need a few nice speci- mens write stating what. JOSEPH BANCROFT, Cedar Falls, la. . YOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW CREST DftiSY the tiuie to put tlieii truas hlooniinc. CIt Tile raost enternrising in the trade are taking hold of it. The 25 000 nearly all gone. Don't lorget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORIGINAL PL'NTand have the largest stock in the world and offer them now 12 for $1 co. Sample plant with bloom lor 12 ic. or 6 2c stamps, post tree; 100 for $s 00; safe arrival guaranteed Try a package of Gibson's Scented Hybrid Panty Seed and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 5i.20; \i'OZ, Si 60; !; oz. f3 00; ounce S5.00. New Crop Mammoth Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of white; 6nesl crimsons and richest purples, with all the intermediate colors, in packets of io"0, seeds 6cc ; 5000 for 52 25, while they last. A'so the beautiful Sweet Scented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King 100 seeds 25c. Flesh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Yi.un vny hutv, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. Mention American Florist. FOR S*I.E OK K>^x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 " THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2^ ft., nicely branched 8.00 " 70.00 " Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. AD.REss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 'West Oro-v©, r»^. GRIFFIN'S UNEXCELLED *-^ TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Why buy inferior strains of imported Tuberous Begonias when you can get American grown tubers of the best quality at equally low prices. It is well known that Griffin's Begonias greatly surpass all others, and the entire stock of 25,000 were all sold at retail last spring at more than double the prices asked for other strains. ^ TWO FIRST -GLASS GERTIFIGflTES. ^ THe Highest Award was given to these Begonias at the recent meeting of the Society of American Florists in Washington. 200-000 BEGONIAS IN THE OPEN GROUND, ZMlt _ _ _ filled with specimen plants are now in FULL. BLOOM on the grounds oaais Nursery Company. Weslbury Station, l ong Island, IM. T.. 40 minutes ride from New York City. These fields of Begonias make the grandest floral display ever seen in America, and in- tending buyers and the trade generally, should not fail to see them before they are cut down by the frost. Come and see them and know exactly what you are buying. for delivery in DECEMBER OR LATER. Prices and application C_f ilti3-E^_l5t{^ full particulars J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT. EXCLUSIVE SELLING AGENT, I»1TTS:BUJRG, I* A.. ASTIL6E JAPONIGA VAR. GRANDIFLORA. CLEMATIS PANICULATA. "THE PEEK AMONG FORCING PLANLS." Splendid stock of well grown plants for forcing. Special rates on application. "The latest blooming and most fragrant of its family." Immense stock of splendid plants. Special rates on application. C?v Our Fall Trade I^ist Is ready. Were you overlooked? (=staMisheai854) JHE READING NURSERY, • JACOB W. MANNING, Proprietor. • liEJJVrHJVO, A^itLSiS. Mention American Florist. Azalea Indica. Tremendous stock of large plants specially grown in pots for forcing and exportation. For iirices and particulars, apply to EDW. PYNAERT, Nurseryman, GHENT, BELGIUM. Arrived. Prices on application. H. BAYERSDORFER 4, CO., m N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. Association "Flora* ivuiesBjie^^ CO., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Always on hand iu New York from Novem- ber until May. ADDRESS p. OUWERKERK, NEW YORK. P. 0. Box 1845. i6o The American Florist. Sept. /J, St. Louis. Trade is very dull and will probably continue so for some time. The waste places in and about our city are now made beautiful by a fine crop of Coreopsis involucrata. Patches of it are seen ranging in size from a few rods to several acres. These carpets of bright yellow seen from a distance have a very pleasing effect. Whj' do not some of our plant dealers include this in their cata- logue? Many less beautiful plants are well received. Mr. Guy has a fine lot of white carna- tions, but they are in bloom too early to find a good market. He says he was unable to hold them back, they were so ambitious to bloom when it was known that St. Louis had got the convention of the S. A. F. for '93. The St. Louis Florist Club held its regular meeting September 8. There was a good attendance. Our new president, Mr. John Young, is a very modest man, and it required a good deal of persuasion to get hira to take the chair. However, we have no fears for the management of the club. Mr. .\lex. Waldbart entertained the members with an account of the journey to Washington, and how the next con- vention was secured for St. Louis. Reso- lutions were introduced by Mr. E. H. Michel and adopted by the club in which the thanks of the club were extended to the Cincinnati florists and the National Gardeners' Club of Washington for hos- pitalities received, to Prof. Wm. Trelease for the able manner in which he intro- duced St. Louis to the S. A. F., and to Alex. Waldbart for management of trans- portation details. September 4 was open Sunday at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and between the hours of 2 and 6 p. m. the grounds were visited by about 4,500 people. Rain commenced to fall at about 3 o'clock or the visitors would have been much more numerous. The Garden is in excellent condition for the season, the introduction of city water and the consequent increased facilities for watering having made a marked beneficial effect on the lawns which are now bright and green, whereas in former years they were very brown by September 1. J. C. Duffey. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., UAKKI8BURQ, PA. TOBACCO STEMS. Put up in bales of 200 lbs. at jSl.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order. F. o. b. cars Chicago. LAKE CITY FLORAL CO., 48 Adams Street, CKICAOO. JULIUS TESMER & CO., ManulactiirorH of all kinds of ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS. 937 to 941 N. WeHtprn Ave., CHICAGO. Telephone West 670. G. BENARD, Orleans, France. ROSES AND YOUNG PLANTS A SPECIALTY. Particular offer of fine plants in large quantities. BOSES ON OWN ROOTS, HYBRID, BOURBON, ETC., 8UcU as Per 1000 La France, Dlrlch Brunner, Captain Christy, etc I 40.00 On own roots, or grafted on Dog rose. Tea and Noisette, sach as Marecbal Nlel, Marie Van Houtte. Catherine Mermet. etc JSO.Wto 55.00 Henuosa, Common BenKal. etc.. Ist choice ]7 50 On own roots, extra choice J.'t.OO Gramoisl-Superleur, Bugene de Beauharnals, etc., iBt choice It) 00 Extra choice 'Ai 00 Madame Laurette de Messlny 4<) 00 Mile. Angusttne Guinolseuer (or White flowering France) UO.OO Climbing Roses, asssorted, my choice of varieties, such as Raga, Fellctte, Perpetne, etc 15.00 BHU.S OOTINnS.l year 3.60 WHITK MULBERRY, very line, 3 years transplanted 2.50 DEUTZIA GRACILIS, 2 years 3 50 HYI)RAN<;EA PANI'^ULATA GRANDIFLORA, Syears 13.00 CLEMATIS VITICELLA, 2 years 4 00 LILAC CHARLES X, 2 years grafted 23.00 " In pots. Ist choice, for forcing. $17.00 per 100; same, extra, 120.00 perlOO. Fruit Tree Stocks in large quantities: Apple, Clierry, Plum, Quince, etc. For further information apply to C. RAOUX, P. O. Box 293S, 296 Pearl Street, NEW YORK, or E. BENARD, P. 0- Box 620, SAN DIEGO, GAL., Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. t^~ General Catalogue to be Issued in September, will be sent free to all applicants. Mention American Florist. Adiantum Capillus Veneris. The most profitable variety for the commercial florist; for reasons why, see Florist issue Sept. ist, page iig. The extraordinary demand for this variety has made it impossible for us in the past to fill all orders on time. '^^"^ IVO'V^ have a fine lot in splendid condi- tion, ready for immediate shipment. PRICE, $8.00 PER 100. A. Cuneaitlim, 5-inch pots, splendid specimens, 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. JOHN IRVINE CO., ROBERT B. YOUNG & CO., Plants, Bulbs, Shrubs, Orchids, Etc., 205 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK. SPLENDID STOCK FROM THE PHILADELPHIA GROWERS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th. Our rei;ular sales of I'alnis and Ornamental Plants for present season will begin the third week in September. Special days have been set apart for the sale of Orchids. CATALOGUKS ON APPLICATION. Say, Look Here! * * * * Kancy. Dagger. What is the use of spending your lime gnthering and .storing away Kerns for winter u.se. Don't you know that Brague makes a Specialty ol llie Fern business, having a lot of buildings all fitted up for storing them, and almost an army ol trained men to gather them; putting away millions of them; being the oldest, largest and most reliable dealer in the U. S. And you can buy Herns from him for one-half that you can get them for. and at any season of the year. FIUST OliAI.ITV KVKIKiKKMN OUT I'KKNS, Wl.Ur, [icr lOOO. ~ In lots of SOOO anil upuarda, Wl.UO per 1000. Also dealer Sphagrnum Moss, Bouquet Greens, Christmas Trees, etc., etc. lSp2. The American Florist. i6i Butted GLASS Cash vBars Does away with all puttying and trouble in replacing broken lights of glass. We have been busy fill- ing orders for this kind of a bar, in Clear Cypress. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M. Stearns, Mngr. I-OCKI.AND, OHIO. CLEAR CYPRESS? SASH [ / BARS H O T B E D A N D V E N T 1 L A T I N G E S R JOHN C. MONINGER, a ^ 297 Hawthorne Ave., S L CHICAGO, Ilili. ^ BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, HOSTON, MASS. Address aH correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Manulactme THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnislied box. See cut in next week's American Florist. AGENTS: A. Rolker & Sons, New York; F. B. Mc- Allister, 23 Dey St., N. Y.; B. Kaufman, Philadelphia; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., .33 Warren St., Syracuse, NT.; A. C Kendal, 115 Ontario St., Cleveland. 0.; E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St.. Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Bxchange, 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee. Wis. ; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O. ; T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts.. Blchmond. Va.; Jas. Vick, EVAPORATOR THE ZIMMERMAN Tlie Standard machine Different sizes and prices. Illastrated Catalogue free. THE BLYMT£U IKOM WOBK8 CO^ ClnolunaU, O. To the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED different shapes and designs, in every variety of color — Yellow, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. • Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO.. S-T Se, 30 adCviJraray {Street, JVEJ'W "^Olieis:. Mention American Florist. FINE • LITHOGRAPHIC • WORK • IN ■ COLORS. • • Seed Bags, • • ^ NURSERYMEN'S • PLATES, =? Catalogue Covers, Stecher Litho. Co., Rochester, n. y. S M f Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooiy Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price I^lst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. BLOOMINGTON (PUaSNlX) NUUSER'Xc 600 ACRES. I3CREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS We offer a large and fine stoek of every description o* FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES, Shrubs. Roses, Vines, Jwnnll FRl'IT.S, Hedge Plants, FRUIT and F<>KEST TREE SEEDLINGS. Priced Catalogue mailed free. Established 1853. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY auecenora to SIDNEY TCTTLE Jk CO.. BLOOHIKGION. Ub LOCK THB DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL W.CKRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. Highest Award wher- ever exhibited. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood or metal frames havinp; holes drilled in them to insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-lnch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and (.compare with any y other letter in the Darket. W C KRICK. 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents —J C Vaughan Chicago, 111.; H. Bat- ERSDORFBR & CO Phila Pa N Stepfens, N. Y.; AUG. ROLKEB & SONS. N. Y. ; ED. S. SCHMID, Wash- ington, D. C. ; James Vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y.; T. W.Wood & Sons, Richmona, Va.; J. A. Sim- MERS, Toronto. Ont. ARTISTIC COLOR WORK. CoMPr IITHOGRAPHERS, 48-50 Wabash avenue, W. B. OROUTT, Gen'l Mgr. CHICAGO. FIRST-CLASS WORK. NO FANCY PRICES. GIVE US A TRIAL. i6. The American Florist. Sept. rs^ Greenhouse Gutters. If Messrs. Busch & Purzner would use common roofing tar and with an old brush swab their greenhouse gutters they probably would never leak. Try it. Melt the tar and pour it into the dry giilirr in small quantities and while it is in a liquid state spread it evenly with your brush or swab. James T. Bakkk. Bustleton, Phila. In answer to Busch & PurzHer'sinijuiry for the best material to prevent green- house gutters from leaking, would recom- mend Trinidad asphalt, such as is used for paving purposes. We have used this material some IS months on gutters on which the tin had rusted out and find it after many experiments the most satis- factory material we have yet tried, and have this season used it exclusively on a lot of new houses. This material can be readih' procured in a similar form to pitch at from $5 to $6 per bbl. Our plan of applying it is to boil it in a large gypsy kettle (it requires a very high temperature to bring it to a liquid form), boiling it asthin as possible, then simply pouring it into the gutters with buckets, beginning at the highest point and letting each bucketful run as far as it will. Applied in this way one coat will run about one quarter of an inch in depth and one barrel will cover a gutter 12 inches wide by 100 feet long. Jacob D. Eisele. In answer to query in Florist of Sep- tember 1 regarding leaky gutters, allow me to say that after six years of grief with leaky gutters, and during that time experimenting with tar, pitch, paint, putty and cement, we have decided that the best thing to do is to tin the gutters with a good quality of tin, painted well on both sides, and to recover it with paint once every season. Des Moines, la. T- F- Marshall. OUR . . • ®" HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . . ABE MADE BY . . f. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILL. The work in this journal apfaks for itself. PtihliHhers American Florist. Mention American j^lor'st. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glaes in Qreen Boases or Farmer's Saeh. You cnn suve money ftnd glass by ueing the PATENT GLAZIER Twin PoiDts. THKSE POINTS are fur superior to the oM mode of acttini!; kjlnss, as they will bold each paue In place, previiuihK the glass from slipping and cuubIdk binding .inii Tracking. Each box contains 600 rights and BOO lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price, 36c a ISox. Driver, 15c. A Liberal Discount lo the Trade. These points arc kept by all prooilncnt Hardware, Paint, Oil. Seedamen, ami Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not Und them, send postal for a free sample, or send (19 cents for 1 package and 1 driver by mall, post paid to any part of the U. S. -., H. W. ISAMKS CO., Mllford, Mass.. Mention American Florist. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge M.vss., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load 0^ Flower Pots daily, or nearly double tlie quantity that we were making one j-ear ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. "STANDARD" FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried ofiF highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best fest. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the Uiiited States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company Branch Warehouse: 713 & 715 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Fa Randolph Ave. * Union St., Jersey City, N. J; Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accompliphed bv uBing the Improved RIDER ZXC>TF-.^.IXl. ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalofjuc with full partic lars, sent on aprlioation. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 Cortlandt St.. New York. N.Y. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH, IIHDB8TRU6TIBLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. "Write for ]trioe». THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., Mention American F>or!«- X>ek.y~tf>x»., 0>:iJ.O« IMPROVED GLAZING. HKe of K iHrtjest uro I'ateiit Z Write for f f roBt ( in the rountry ai loints" with entire eatlsfHCtion. pie and price list. J. M. GASSER, FLORIST. 101 Kucliil Ave., irKVKLANI), <> Mention Amertoftn Florist FLOWER POTS. Standatd Flower Pols. Machine Pots, Hand- Made Pots, Florists' Cut Flower Pots, Saucers, Hanging Baskets, in 12 fancy patterns. FIRST-CLASSiiGOODS. LOWEST PRiCE<. Send f.ir price Hat. Olve us a trial. u We will sure ly natUly you. BOWMANVILLE POTTERY, ■ {owiiKiiiville. (^liicaRo. III. CARNATION CULTURE; l l. lamborn. Third KdltiouIcontalnlnK all available Informar tlon on the subject NOW KKAOT. Prlce,»1.50 njall. Addreaa U. £. CUITTV, rateraoii, N. J. SOT Ma. -j USE KfTEUS; HOTBl^Di jlNr.sJrci .TORS TTK Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. r8g2. The American Florist. 163 KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 55 Eria St.p CHICAGO. Boilers made of the best of material, Bhell, firebox sheets and heads of steel, water space all aroand (front, sides and back). Write for Information. A Carmody Boiler will Cost less, Use less Fuel and has more advantages than any other Boiler in the market. Send for Descriptive Catalogue. J. D. CARMODY, EVANSVILLE, IND. MflRING, fiflRT & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass aorcriiB'cxE:, xz«rx3. We make a Specialts of GUSS FOR HOT-HOUSES. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. THE LATEST AND BEST for heating GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES. This heater has water way front and back ends, with double return flues at bottom, thoroughly utilizing and exhausting the heat before it reaches the chimney. The fire is at the top — thus delivering the water into tJje pipes at a high temperature, without concur- rent circulation. The • Qurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Very large grate and heating areas, thus insuring greatest possi- ble economy in fuel. All screw joints, or iron to iron. Leading florists say it is the best yet. Send for Descriptive Matter. GURNEY HOT WATER HEATER GO. 163 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. Selling Agencies: ( New York: JOHNSON & CO., 71 John Street. ! Chicago: RICE & WHITACRE. 49 So. Canal St. ( Philadelphia: J. C. TRACHSEL, 246 Arch St. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. "Write for latest prices — — -• SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE, FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 r^ake. Street, = OHIOA^GO, IIvX<. Mention American Florist. FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE • Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. iilars. etc.. address UPLAND GREENHOUSE', : MADISON. NEW JERSEY. Save your Coal by using the FLORIDA I HEATING APPARATUS For Greenhouses BEST IN THE WORLD. PIERCE. RCTIER k PIIRCE IFG. CO. SYRACUSE. N. T., V. S. A. X3. XX. fLC>:^SIXt.1i FleldSB IS" Gardiner J &Co 1-m Gasser JM I'- Gibson J C I >; Gonzalez&Co I '■ Gurney Heater Co. Hall Ass'n M Hancock Geo I.i2 Hart James Iwj Hnrtford A- Nk-hnla. . . l.M Kick John.. lirr.l Win H. i;.-„ri,ka.i,|. u ... ., Ho Ik IT A \ Sons Sander& Co Schmltz F W O & Co HIpimr.lK Hulsebosch Bros !■'>'' HuntBH 1.I-' Hunt MA ];>•; Hunter&Purdy 15o HuscroftWG 153 Irvine John Co liiO Ja«d&Co ....152 Jennings B B 152 1,57 Joosten CH 15U Kennlcott Bros KrlokW C ;i|i Kroescbell Bros 1m KuehnC A 155 Lake City Floral Co ... .1110 La Roche & Stahl 155 Lockland Lumber Co.. .1(11 Lombard RT 152 IjOngDanl B 1,t^> Lonsdale Edwin 1 12 Ix)Tett JTCo IM McBrlde Alex VS> McCarthy N F & Co. ... 1.% McFarland J H 1511 S.',,llliv .l,iliTI ,-V IIU >,'l.ilvl',V S,.nrt l.V, Sli.Tiihiii \V V l.V. Sherwood Hall Nur . . 1.t« Slebrecht & Wadley. . . . I,'* Situations, wants. ..154 Smith C A Floral Co. 1.55 Smith Nathan & Son . . . ir>2 Smith & Webster 11!) st.-.-herLltho Co llil stivbySO 158 St.Hii'bakerMrs J F 15:i Siin.lerbruch H L 155 s.vnvneEdw . 152 ■i'.'Miier Julius & Co ...1110 Thompson Mrs J S H.. .1.5(1 Ti.offaert Aug 1.57 TrachtJA&Son 152 Trloker Wm 1!B UlbrlcbtFJ 1.58 Vaughan J C l.ili 1.57 Vose Fred 1 1.53 Weathered Thos W. ... 1114 Weeber&Don 16(i Welch Bros 156 Whilldln Pot Co 1112 Whitehead Geo B 152 WlghtW P IIM WilksSMfgCo 1113 Wisconsin Flower Ex. . 154 15S W.iin I. MfwCo 114 Do you WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. OUR SEW TR Ooodeijj,, DIRECTCjKV Contains a list of all the FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Sstablished 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. ^ NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc., of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the "Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTKATED CATALOGUE. _VWERHf^^PJ ITS FIRE HOLDING QUALITIES UNEQUALLED. LV ADAPTINQ I GREENHOUSE HEATING. DETROIT HEATING sole AND LIGHTING CO. »frs. Lieb and Wight Sts., DETROIT, MICH. Large quantities of ovtr Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M.ntlon American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. ^^ Hot Water C'RCuI^tion. NationalKot^ter Heater Co. Boston, 195 Port Hill Sq. Chicago, 34 Dearborn St. iiew YorH, 94 Ccptr« 5t. Sao Prapcisco, 40 5 />\arKet St. Col Most Desirable. Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot -Water Boilers, 244 CANAL STREET, SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED I PUTTY BULB, For (■lazing' Sasht Kto. — ALSO THE — Patent Plant Sprinkler For sale by your Seedsman, or Bent, postpaid, forlftl.OO. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalogue. Till M'^sxmmM 0nL©iiiir UmBrica. is "the Prow of the UessbI; th^ mors comfort Rmidships, but u/b are the Srst to touch Unknnu/n Sbss," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO 'W HEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 22, 1892. Ho. 225 fO-Hiii Iksmmmm ^mm%'^ Published every Thursday by The American Florist Company. Subscription, $r.oo a year. To Europe, J2.00. Address all communicatious to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES DEAN, Bay Ridee, N. Y., president: W. R SMITH, "Washlnitton, D. C., vice-preaident; WM. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre tary; M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug' ust. 1893. Tlie new ofiicers to be installed January 1 . 1893 are Wm. R. Smltn. Washington, president; Prof, Wm. Trelease, St Ijouis. vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 18it2. CONTENTS. The Columbian Exposition 165 Notes from U. S. Botanic Garden 165 The Rose Society 166 Retailer's Chrysanthemums 166 The S. A. F. and the Glass Industry 166 The Wistaria in Japan (with illus.) 167 Carnations 167 Coming Exhibitions . • 168 New York 168 Philadelphia 168 Newport, R. I ifg A Convenient and Durable Label (illus.),. .169 Toronto 169 Chicago 170 Boston 170 Biltimore 170 Worcester, Mass 170 Pittsfield, Mass 171 St. Louis 171 Tulip Border at the World's Fair 171 News Notes 171 Piping 174 Bulb Growing in the South 174 The Rose Worm 174 The Seed Trade 176 Quarantine Regulations at New York .... 176 Cincinnati 178 Butted Glass 178 Fancy Caladiums 178 Autumn Shading • ' • 180 Elmira, N. Y 180 Bulb Culture in the South 182 By a new decision of the Ne'w York general board of appraisers, dated Sep- tember 16, all natural grasses and flowers not touched by any artificial process of bleaching or preparing will be entered free of duty if classified as crude vegetable substances. Bleached wheat, formerly classed as straw at 30 per cent duty, now comes in as vegetable substance, bleached, at 20 per cent. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of carnations in commerce in Arnerica with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. The Columbian Exposition. A sharp frost on the 15th made quite an imj mission on some of the outside stuff, b all the tender plants for future use are uow indoors. Some of the tuber- ous beg-oriias are cut by it, but they have made suflicient progress to demonstrate the need of shading here, though they may succeed without it in the moister atmospl. near the coast. On th. ooded island the hardy erian- thus is 1 planted in clumps for a per- manent ure; the island is very gay with Hellau thus multiflorusplenus, which is plan'^ d through the shrubbery — an excellen arrangement for this flower. The islai 1 is much improved, walks and turf beiiT in better order, but the perma- nent brii'ge is not yet erected, so it is often necessary to take a boat to reach it. In front of the building the pansy beds are being cut out in the turf, the sod removed beii.^ used in other localities. These beds will be planted in a unique and beautiful arrangement, which we shall picture later. They will be planted very shortly, the pansies being protected by frames durii^ the winter. They have already about 80,000 pansies outside, and this is prob.- Ijly not more than one fourth of the whole number to be used. Speaking of pan,«ies, Mr. Thorpe is greatly pleased with th. old yellowViolacornuta, parent of our ti ted pansies; it has been jjlooming incessantly all summer, and is Still as full of flowers as ever. It must be said that this has been a very cool sum- mer on the whole- still, there has been some very warm "eather, suflicient to try the blooming cjualities of any viola. V. cornuta is ext .mely fragrant, an attraction shared by its hybrids, the tufted pansies. In the Horticultural Building the heat- ing apparatus is being put in place; it is ingeniously arranged inside the large mound ur-lerthe dome. The system used will be new to many, though it has been tried befoic in England, being used at one time at CLatsworth, the Duke of Devon- shire's famous place. It is the Polmais system of hot air heating, the heated air being moved by fans through ducts which open near the roof, while the cold air is sucked into return ducts on the floor. The system is elaborated by new ma- chinery, and is regarded as simple, effi- cient and cheap. The large Monstera deliciosa is now in bloom and attracts much attention. The large decorative plants in the main build- ing will be planted out almost immedi- ately. An immense quantity of creeping and running plants, glechoma, lycopo- dium,tradescantia,etc. is being prepared, so that every bare space may be cov- ered up. A little idea in potting, which the chief referred to smilingly as "Thorpe's patent drainage system," was noticed among the primulas. Instead of the usual hand- ful of coarse potsherds drainage was assured by the use of a handful of excel- siorabout aninch and a half thick, pushed firmly into the bottom of the pot. The excelsior lasts for at least 12 months; it is convenient, easily handled and gives even and perfect drainage, being in the latter quality alone far superior to the crock. A large batch of musas were pointed out; they were M. Martinii, which seems intermediate betvv'cen M. sapientum and M. ensete. The leaves are very similar to M. ensete, but seem very much toughtr, which will be a great advantage in plant- ing out. These musas were sown April 10; by the middle of September some of them were five feet high, having eight leaves. These plants are to be used in quantity in bedding. Among the her- baceous plants columbines, campanulas and foxgloves in complete variety are to be used in quantity. A feature in the Californian building will be a pampas plume palace. The building, inside and out, its decoration and furnishing, is to be composed of pampas plumes, natural and dyed. Notes from U. S. Botanic Gardens, Washington. A few plants, which are now attract- ing attention at the Botanic Garden, are Phrynium variegatum, which, though somewhat disappointing as a stove plant, is doing remarkably well planted in the open air. It is planted in a shadj^ place such as the north side of a house, and given plenty of water. It makes strong growth, being beautifully and irregularly variegated with light and dark green and yellowish white, the leaves being from 8 to 10 inches long, and 3 to 4 inches wide. It is a native of Singapore, having been introduced in 1886. It is strikingly beautiful, and attracts much attention, being well worth giving a trial outside. It is beautifully illustrated in Nicholson's Dictionary of Gardening. Phyllanthus atropurpureus and P. nivosus, order euphorbiaca;, are natives of the South Sea Islands; they are deciduous during the resting season. The new leaves of P. atropurpureus are at first dark green, but the purple hue is soon developed under the influence of strong light, and the plant is soon robed in this rich color. P. nivosus is frequently entirely covered with a mottling of white, in some cases partially varied with green; when well developed it has the appearance of a sheet of snow. They both grow rapidly when planted out in the full sun, in good rich loam; when given plenty of water they will continue to put out new shoots, which is their chief attraction. They are admirably adapted to mingling with sub- i66 The American Florist. Sept. 22. tropical plants, especiallv among crotons, where they give a grace and elegance, as m;, V be seen in the tropical beds at the liotanic (harden, where they attract the attention ofeveryone visiting the grounds. They are both easily propagated, either from cuttings or division of the roots. The cuttings should be of young wood, with a heel, placed in sand with bottom heat. The roots may be cut in pieces, say one inch long, and put in boxes filled with a mixture of sphagnum, sand and leaf mould, covering them about one- fourth inch with same mixture. They should be placed in propagating house with bottom heat, and treated much the same as root cuttings of bouvardias. C. Leslie Reynolds. The Rose Society. I have heard some talk of this antici- pated society with interest, but it has come only from rose growers — I mean those florists who make roses their specialty. Thearguments advanced were in all cases about the same asthose given by Mr. May in the Florist of September 8. I feel an interest in the matter and would like to see further developments; as discussion is invited I shall ask a few fjuestions that may bring forth further information for others as well as myself. I feel delicate about criticising anything which Mr. May says pertaining to the rose, but if it is understood that I do so for the purpose of gaining information I'm sure Mr. May and some others will excuse my candor in expressing a few thoughts on the subject. It seems to me that the greatest under- taking ad vocated is backed by t he weakest argument, I think that $10,000 deserves a good one. One complaint made is that "the rose men have been too busy chasing the almighty dollar;" will not the pro- posed plan add at least another long winded chase? $10,000 is worth a good run. It might be that after a rose society was formed it would be found desirable to have the money for some purpose, but we haven't been told yet what we want it for. The chief topic for discussion seems to be which faction will have the most to say about how it is to be spent. It is proposed to bank $10,000 and then elect a board of directors to devise means of spending it to the best advantage for the benefit of the rose. This argument appears to contradict itself further on by suggesting that we "stimulate some enthusiastic rosarians who have the time and means to put into the hybridizing and raising of improved varieties;" the society could offer $.S,000 premium for a certain class of rose. This is the part I don't like; the pubHcdemandfor improve- ment is the only legitimate stimulant. This forming a pool for the benefit of a person who "has the time and means" is working more for the benefit of one who does not need it. I venture to say that there is, not a rose grower of any note in this country who would not give $;i,000 for a first class rose which was a decided improvement on existing vari- eties. In this way he gives what he con- siders it is worth, and there is simply an exchange of values. A stimulant is not healthy or lasting. If the society came across a person of rare ability who, they thought, could accomplish some good, but who had not Ihc lime or means they might employ him or her to carry on the work, and the society would have no trouble in paying a fair salary, but this is supporting and not stimulating. I for one v;ill not subscribe .$100 or $.'> that may be used for stimulants, but 1 do wish to see the rose society formed. Are there not too many varieties put on the market everj- jear, and is not this caused l)y the "immense demand ' spoken of? Does not this go to show that there are many who give time and thought already to raising new varieties? Is it not a fact that the great number of new varieties creates more trouble and expense than the deprivation of them would do, and would it not be a greater benefit if we put in our .$5 annualh' for the support of a permanent trial ground on which to examine all these new-fangled conun- drums? The establishment of such a place could also be utilized as the nucleus of a school garden. I think sucli an arrangement would pay and build itself up in a healthy way. C. B. W. Will the American Florist allow me to make some reflections on the broad, transparent, admirable ideas expressed in the issue of September 7 by Mr. J. N. May on the Queen of Flowers, his own special queen, 1 should think. Being eclectic in all things,! am always looking forward for what I believe in my conscience is best. I may err; this is human. I do not want or feel like mak- ing commentaries on Mr. May's proposi- tions; they need none, for every word speaks for itself. I endorse everything proposed. I sanction the Zi'hole with all my energy and enthusiasm — with an aux- iliary proposition. I subscribe $200 for the rose, as spoken above, and one-half of it for the satellites of that queen! (not any other). That is to say, in plain English, for all sorts of vegetation; no ostracism in the creation. God has created the creatures and the plants also, the roses and the thorns. Let us have no exclusion in the diflerent classes of plants, as man has done during all the past generations up to this day among the present societj'. Let us be free as air, and have no more of that word "mate- rialism"— so much used and so very little understood by the majority of human kind. L. Menand. Retailers' Chrysanthemums. Retail trade in small towns often calls for a class of stufi" diflerent from that de- manded in cities, but the diifeience be- comes less as the taste grows more gen- eral. At this season we find a good demand for chrysanthemums in 4- to 6-inch pots. The Japanese section is gen- eralK- preferred, most buyers stating that they want "some of those flufly ones." The anemone flowered and Chinese seem less cared for, though some of the pom- pons arc liked, especially as many of them form such neatly shaped small plants. Plants for this use must be pinched well into shape, and of course they must never be staked. This matter of staking chrys- anthemums is so often fearfully overdone even by good growers; we have seen exhibition plants so excessively staked that they merely looked like a forest of sticks with a few flowers showing among them. The plants for retailing should be dis- budded until about the first or second week in September. Care must be taken to keep the foliage in good order, using plenty of tobacco to keep down fl^-. It is a good plan to keep tobacco stems scat- tered over the bench, in addition to the use of smoke and tobacco water. In many places tobacco stems are to be seen scattered in the walks also, but this is an abominably untidy practice, specially objectionable on a retail place, where visitors may be expected at any time. The plantsmust not be crowded together or they lose shape and grow leggy, the foliage also suffering. Chrysanthemums for cutting should be planted out on benches, receiving about the same treatment as those in pots. Where fine flowers are required the plants should be continually disbudded, but not grown to a single stem, about four flow- ers being left to mature on each plant. This is the system pursued by many of the growers for New York markets; they find it pays better to produce four super- lative blooms than some dozens of ordi- nary ones. In a local retail trade, how- ever, it maj' not paj' to carry out this disbudding so rigorously as when the flowers are to be produced for a high priced market. In districts where a chrysanthemum show is a novelty the retailer will find it pays to arrange his houses for the pur- pose of holding such an exhibition — free, of course. .\ single house may be dis- played arranged with an eye to effect, chiefly growing plants, but with a few cut flowers in attractive vessels. The cut blooms will sell readily and the plants will go too, besides laying foundations for a larger trade next j'car. For purposes of display it will be found an excellent plan to plant four or five plants together in a box; they will make a big showy mass when in flower, and will save the trouble entailed by growing a single specimen plant, which in a small retail trade would hardly be salable after all. E. L. T. The S. A. F. and the Glass Industry. It seems strange that the S. A. F. has not yet made an\'etTort towards improve- ment in the glass supply. Nowadays, when the word "can't" is almost useless, we should not allow so many faults in our glass without any eflibrt to remedy it. We are given to understand that the heat rays and light rays are totally difler- ent. The object in making glass roofs is to admit the light rays, but as we now make it much of the heat enters also, and as the roof is all sorts of shapes and sizes we get many a lense which receives the heat rays in such a way as to bum the leaves of our palms, which in turn burns holes in our pockets to let the money out. Can not a glass be made that will admit the light rays without the heat rays? Such a glass would be a wonder- ful improvement. Just think of it — we should not require anyshading whatever, and the loss ol heat during cold weather would be very much less, as the heat would not find its waj' out any easier than it could get in. I shoidd not over- estimate the value when I say we could aftord to pa^- four times as much for such a glass !is we do for the present makeshift. If this fact was ilnpressed upon the glass- makers by the S. A. F. don't you think your extra money would induce them to secure a bctterproduct? Why not try it? Would there be any harm in the S. A. F. oftcring $rj0() for a sample of glass which would exclude the heat rays and let in the i8g2. The American Florist. 167 THE WISTARIA IN JAPAN^ light? Would such an inducement dis- courage a glass manufacturer? If you think so, let us draw it mild to begin with, and at the St. Louis convention offer $50 for the best fifty feet of glass suitable for greenhouse purposes. We must do something to get the glass works awake to our requirements, and at the same time w^atch their progress. It ncds careful study on both sides, for our inter- ests are certainly mutual. Why not provide a good illustrated lecture on glass for our next convention; invite the glass men to show us their wares and explain what little they know to us, and we will tell them what to learn next. Why can't we have glass on rollers, like curtains — malleable glass. I would like to know if any one else has ever tried a coat of ground pumice stone and oil for shading a palm house? 1 think it the best, but would like to have a discussion on this subject. C. B. W. The Wistaria in Japan. The accompanying engraving is from a photogiaph sent us by Mrs. H. H. Ber- ger of San Francisco, who obtained it from Japan. The plant shown is in a public garden in Tokio, and the racemes of bloom seen in the picture were several feet in length. But such blooms are produced only by plants of very great age, such as the one illus- trated, which is several hundred years old. And there are not more than a half dozen such plants in all Japan. The photo from which the engraving was made had been beautifully and ac- curately colored by a native artist and made a most charming picture, the en- graving giving only a faint idea of its beauty. Carnations. A letter from Mr. C. W. Ward, East Moriches, N. Y., dated Sept. 6, was received to-day, and as there is much of interest in it I take the liberty of making some quotations from it for the benefit of the readers of the American Florist. "We have a house of McGowan, Lam- born and Puritan planted and growing nicely. We commence planting a mixed house to-morrow, Aurora, Thos. Cart- ledge, Grace Darling, Orange Blossom, Daybreak, Golden Gate, Golden Triumph, Grace Wilder, RosaHnd, and Hinze's, and next week we will plant a house of the three strains of Portia, viz., Defiance, Lady Emma and Portia and a few others. If I get time to build another small house Iwill build a 10 foothousewithsolidbeds and try it full of Fred Creighton, of which I have a fine lot of plants nowin full bud. "The Dorner seedlings are all growing finely and show extra long stems and very large flowers 2 to 2% inches across whenever I let them bloom. "Orange Blossom is an enormous bloomer, some plants having fifty to seventy buds on now. Golden Triumph is a fine grower, healthy and looks like an abundant bloomer. Aurora and Thos. Cartledge are like Orange Blossom for buds — chuck full. "Lady Emma is identified with Portia in habit and foliage, stem slightly longer, flower more finely fringed and fuller and lighter in color, and plant seems more healthy. I find blooms among- Portia so like those of Lady Emma that it is im- possible to distinguish them, yet a bunch of Portia and a bunch of Lady Emma show a discernible diflference. Scarlet Defiance seems identical with Portia thus far. (The italics in both cases are ours. — E. L.) "Puritan shows up fine in every way, while Lamborn is better than ever. * * It seems to me we should succeed in grow- ing finer plants than ever this season, as our stock is in so much finer condition. i68 The American Florist. Sept. 22. Bordeaux mixture seems to cure the car- nation rust very quickly, but the spot ( Septoria Dianthi ) yields much less readily and is a much more obstinate disease to contend with. I am experimenting all the while with the spot, and I hope to find a specific. The ammonia and carb. of copper or ammonia and sulphate of copper mixture is the best thing I have tried so far. I am trying "Fostite," but have had no definite results thus far. Some growers make light of the spot, but it takes me two years to get thoroughly rid of it when once it has become estab- lished on the stock." Respecting Portia and Lady Emma, it is now considered b}- some expert growers about New York that the latter is a selected strain of the Portia. It was so reported by the committee on nomencla- ture at the last meeting of the S. A. F., held in Washington. The results of Mr. Ward's experiments and observations will, however, be watched with interest. As for the true Lady F^mma, it is believed to be out of cultivation entirely. \l. L. Coming Exhibitions. Montreal, Sept, 15-23— Annual exhibition Mon- treal Hort. Society. D. Williamson, Sec'y. 76 St. Gabriel St. Boston, Oct. 4-6 — Annual exhibition fruits and vegetables, Mass. Hort. Society. New York, Nov. 1-7— Chrvsanthemum show. New York Florists' Club. Wni. Plumb, mgr. of ex- hibition, Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia, Nov. 7-11— Chrysanthemum show, Pennsylvania Hort. Societv. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Gait, Ont., Nov. 8-9— Chrysanthemum show Gait Hort. Society. Edward Lane, Sec'y. Toronto, Ont., Nov. S-io — Chrysanthemum show, Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 276 Victoria St. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8-10— Chrysanthemum show, St. Louis Florists' Club. Emile Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Hartford, Conn,, Nov. 8-10— Chrysanthemum show, Hartford County Hort. Society. Julian S. Allen, Sec'y- Boston, Nov. 8-n— Chrysanthemum show, Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago, Nov. 8-11— Chrysanthemum show, Hort. Society of Chicago. G. L. Grant, Sec'y, 322 Dearborn St, Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 8-11.— Chrysanthemum show Wisconsin Florists' and Gardener's Club. A. W. Bennett, Sec'y, 108 Wisconsin St, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 8-11— Chrysanthemum show Minneapolis Florists' Club- E. Nagel, Secty, 1118 W. Lake St, Worcester, Mass., Nov. 9-10 — Chrysanthemum show, Worcester Hort. Society. E. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Montreal, Nov. 9-11— Chrysanthemum show Montreal Gardeners' and Flotists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y, 230 SI, Denis St. London, Ont., Nov. 9-1 1— Chrysanthemum show London Gardeners' and Florists' Society. Wm. Gammage, Sec'y. Washington, Nov. 15-17— Chrysanthemum show Washington Florists' Club. G. W. Oliver, Sec'y, 1844 8th St. N. W, Baltimore, Nov. 15-18— Chry,santhemuni show. Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N. Liberty St. Indianapolis, Nov. 1.5-19— Chrysanthemum show. Society of Indiana Florists. Wm, G. Berter- mann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave., Indiana- polis. Pittsburg, Pa,, N0V.15-19— Chrysanthemum show, Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and fiarden- ers' Club. G. Oesterle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St., Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Nov. Chrysanthemum show, Cincinnati Florists' Society. E. G. Gillett, Sec'y, 136 Walnut St. Pittsfield, Mass, Nov, Chrysanthemum show, Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Club, A, H. Meredith, Sec'y, Pittsfield, Erie, Pa,, Nov. Chrysanthemum show, Erie Chrysanthemum and N. W. Penna, Hort, Society. II, Tong, Sec'y. Bay City, Midi., Nov. Chrysanthemum .show Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Cooper, Sec'y. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. Chrysanthemum Show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- rists' Club. A, H, Meredith, Sec'y. Providence, R. I., Nov. Chrysanthemum show R. I, Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 55 Westminstei St. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our new trade directory and reference book. New York. The past week has shown considerable improvement in the cut flower trade. Roses are steadily advancing in quality, and prices, although verj* low as yet, are showing more uniformity. An agreeable surprise at the September meeting of the Florist Club was the read- ing by Secretary Young of the names of twenty applicants for membership. This will bring the roll up to about two hundred, and is a good index ol the pros- perity upon which the organization has entered. The great Madison Square chrysanthemum show is now becoming a topic ot general interest. It will open on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 2 p. m. The long talked of plans for a club room have finally culminated in the appointment of a committee with full power to lease suitable quarters for a period of six months from October 15 as an experiment. The club will thus have a convenient reception room in which to meet visitors to the chrysanthemum show, and the extent to which the room is used during six months will be a fair test of its usefulness and a reliable guide for future action. The matter of a proper representation of New York State in the Horticultural Department of the World's Fair came up at the meeting, and the general sentiment appeared to be that if cooperation on the part of the state is not soon apparent the club should take the matter into its own hands. Some surprise was expressed that the State Commissioner In charge of this department had not been heard from as yet. A vote of thanks for contributions of srailax and flowers used to decorate the special train to Washington in August was tendered to Mr. E. Koffnian and others. On the president's table were some fine nympha.'as from W. Tricker, double petunias from Geo. Bennett and enormous heads of Hydrangea paniculata grandi- flora from Wm. Dihm. The John Henderson Company have rebuilt this season two of their large rose houses, comprising about 6,000 leet of glass. One of these houses has been filled with Gontier and the other with La France. The Bowling Club held its annual meet- ing at the alley on September 12. The attendance was unusually large. Mr. C. W. Hillman, of the John Henderson Com- pany, a new member with his record still before him, surprised the old timers by stepping in and winning the club medal, which has adorned Mr. Alex. Burns' manly bosom for the past two weeks. After the customary practice games the club settled down from fun to seriousness and the annual election was proceeded with, the vote resulting in the election of all the old officers. A new ofiice, that of "oflicial scorer," was constituted and Mr. Wm. Dihm was elected to this important position, the gravity of which seemed to affect him greatly. A discussion regarding the expense of an official score book brought Mr. Robt. B. Young to his feet with an ofi'er to present one to the club. A motion to accept the olVcr with thanks was responded to with a vocifer- ous "aye." It was further voted to limit the membership hereafter to thirty-. A spirited discussion regarding the best method of jiroviding refreshments for the club while in session then followed, and at last accounts had not yet con'ie to a close. Robt. B. Young's first auction sale of the season took place on September 15. The stock consisted of palms and ornamental plants from Bonn & Dressell, Julius Roehrs, J. M. Keller and P. B. Meissner. There was a good attendance. Last Mondaj' (19th inst.) the New York Florists' Club went, by special invitation of Mr. Thos. P. Griffin, to view the tuberous rooted begonias at the ( lasis Nursery. The party, which numbered thirty,' left Long Island City at 10:50 a. m. Thej' were met at Westbury Station with teams and driven to the nursery, where two acres of tuberous begonias, exposed to full sun, were in bloom out of doors, the plants being from seed sown last Januarj'. It was a magnificent sight. In the houses was also an indescribably brilliant displaj' of plants blooming, and which were for .seed purposes. The3- are working on several new strains, one called Bantams, dwarf growing, for small neat pot plants. One strain of hybrids was fragrant, Baumanni, also fulgens, having been used as parents. Every shade of color, from white to deepest red, was represented in the collection, and it was also very strong in fine yellows and fine fringed varieties. Some of the blooms were seven inches in diameter. The party was entertained by a lunch, at which all drank the health of Mr. and Mrs. Laden- burg and Mrs. Griffin, and declared the day a most enjoyable as well as profitable one. Philadelphia. David McDonald died September 7, of cancer of the stomach. He was a Scotch- man, and came to this country about twenty years ago. He followed jobbing gardening for some time, and finally built greenhouses at Fifteenth and Dau- phin streets, where he has since con- ducted a successful business. He leaves a wife, but no children. Business is picking up slowly but surely, and before long the "We close at 6 p. m." will be relegated to the closet, while the "glad to see you at any time" appearance of the store will be taken on. The inviting air that a nicely decorated window and front gives to a place of business makes customers and helps to keep them as well. Beauties are appearing, but they are a bit short in the stem as yet, in fact, a good bit short; still the growers say thej* are equal to the price, from 5 to S cents, and they are about right. Other roses are in fair supply at from 2 to 4 cents, the quality being good for the season. Single violets have become plenty and sell for $3 a hundred bunches of about 25 flowers each. Mr. Durfee of Washington was in the city for a day or two recently; and wc were also honored by a visit from Messrs. J. Weir of Brooklyn, George Stumpp of New York, and another friend, who, though here on business, extended their time a little so as to visit the club and have a game on our alleys. On looking up the score book, we find "Johnny" to be quite a roller. If he should happen to get into Capt. Rochr's neighborhood it would not surprise us a bit to see him on the team before long. Three gentlemen who are away up in "pinks," Messrs. Lonsdale, Pcnnoek and Sway lie. had a little three-cornered meet- ing at the club room one day last week. We did not learn the result of their delib- erations, but hope it is not their intention to put the pinks away up in price. The first sale of plants from this neigh- borhood in New York will take place on the 20th inst. at Young's auction rooms. These sales have become quite a feature i8g2. The American Florist. 169 in the New York auctions, and when it is known that Philadelphia grown stock is to be offered there is sure to be a crowd on hand. Philadelphia has the name of being a trifle slow; this probably is said on account of the staid character of some of her citizens, but the active busi- ness men are always found up front, and none of them keep their end up better than the florists, even if it does fall to our lot to say it. There is a little aflair involving a fifty dollar bill, in which a fellow by the name of Dan and another nicknamed Bob are mixed up. We believe it's all about a cigar. They are both in quarantine, as it were, for a month, after which time there will be such a fumigation as has not been seen for many a day. John Westcott's team rubbed up against the Washingtonians last Thurs- day evening with disastrous results., they being beaten, or rather snowed under, by a total of 405 pins in the three games that comprised the match. On this occa- sion there were three club records broken. In the second game Capt. Anderson's men made 969, which is the highest score made so far by six men in one game. The total score was: 'Washingtonians, 2,823; Westcott's team, 2,418. The total score of the winning team is the best ever rolled on our alleys, and as no team has ever been beaten by 405 pins before, the Westcotts have made a record which they are likely to hold for a long time. K. Newport, R. I. The annual exhibition of the Newport Horticultural Society, held on Sept. 6-7- 8, was the most successful in the history of the society. Few places afi'ord a bet- ter opportunity for making a grand dis- play of show plants. The exhibition was arranged in a large oblong tent, with a smaller annex, on Bellevue avenue, near the Ocean House. The tent was lighted with electricity, and during the afternoon and evening an or- chestra, screened by tall palms, dis- coursed sweet music. The plant collec- tions were mainly from the conservato- ries connected with the many noted pri- vate estates in Newport, and the ar- rangement of the groups was most creditable to the taste of the skilled gardener in charge. A number of the local florists also contributed to the success of the exhibition, handsome table decorations being arranged by Gibson Bros., Miss Fadden and G. H. Riggs. The largest group, occupying the cen- ter of the big tent, was from Mrs. H. M. Brooks, James Hill, gardener. It in- cluded enormous cycads, ficusesand other tropical trees, among which the "Trav- elers' Tree" of Madagascar was one of the most interesting objects, and was edged with crotons, ferns, pandanuses, caladiums, etc. There was also a fine collection of aquatics. The display from Prof. Fairmau Rog- ers, J. S. Cowles, gardener, was one of the best in the show. It included speci- men stove plants, nepenthes and finely colored decorative foliage plants and a tub of nymphfeas. A beautiful specimen of Ouvirandra fenestralis (the Lace Plant) attracted much admiration. J. P. Kernochan's group was artisti- cally arranged, consisting of caladiums, anthuriums, marantas, etc., bordered with adiantums. The supports of the tent were ornamented with vines of AUa- manda Hendersonii from this exhibitor. In the exhibit of Mrs. August Belmont, Joseph Gibson, gardener, a special at- traction was the Peristeria elata or Holy Ghost flower. Mrs. Edward King showed tuberous begonias; gloxinias and ferns; J. W. Ellis, Alexander McLellan, gardener, a group including some finely colored crotons; J. M. Fiske, Charles D. Stark, gardener, a table of begonias, caladiums and palms; Joseph Tucker- man, Thomas Beattie, gardener, a fine collection of ornamental stove plants, and Louis L. Lorillard, F. J. Colwell, gardener, specimen nepenthes, palms and ferns. The show was for exhibition purposes only, no premiums of any kind being of- fered. A Convenient and Durable Label. The accompanying engraving repre- sents a label now adopted at the Botanic Garden at Washington for the rockery and herbaceous plants. It is made of zinc, SiixlVs inches, the legs, which keep it firm, being soldered on the back of the label. It was first used for labeling the herbaceous and alpine plants in the famous collection at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. Lindsay, the curator there, uses apid which makes a beautiful black lettering, but in this country the acid will not stand the climate, and to meet .the want long felt for a neat and durable label, and we may say permanent label (for that is what it is), the present style of lettering was brought into use by Mr. G. W. Oliver, of the Botanic Gardens. The label has first to be painted white, using the best white lead and linseed oil and allowed to get thoroughly dry. Then paint with ivory or drop black, mixing it with a small quantity of coach varish. Then while it is still fresh, with the back of a broad pointed steel pen write the name on the label. This makes a very distinct white lettering, looks well, hasn't the glare of the white painted one, and is therefore not so conspicuous but attracts attention, lasts longer than the white painted labels and can be removed in the same way as described. They cost us $2 per 100 ready for paint- ing. They can be made by any tinner. With the proper material at hand they could be made by any one who can use a soldering iron. The legs are made of galvanized wire in one piece turned around the back of label and soldered firmly in place. C. Leslie Reynolds. Toronto. A large Phyllocactus latifrons, 12 feet high in the Normal School conservatory, has just borne over 40 flowers — 12 the first night, 22 the second, 4 the third and 5 the fourth; it was a sight worth seeing the second night. A short time ago in the same place two plants of Cereus tri- angularis bore 10 flowers apiece; 7 were open at once on one of tie plants. The Gardeners' and Florists'Association met in the Board Room at the Exhibition grounds last Tuesday and listened to what the Dominion and Provincial Com- missioners for the World's Fair had to say on the subject of a horticultural ex- hibit. The matter will be brought up at the next regular meeting of the club on the 21st and action taken in order to lo- cate suitable and desirable plants and to find out whether the owners would be willing to part with them for a while for tne glory of their country. As I said in my last notes, the horticul- tural show at the Industrial Fair now in full swing beats the record in that line in this city. The five tables with displays of stove and greenhouse plants we're simply magnificent. Noticeable inthefirst prize table (Mr. Geo; Reeves, Reservoir Park) was a very fine specimen of Ficus Parcelli (a wonderfully showy plant), a large well grown Cycas revoluta, many crotons, etc. Mr. John Cotterill's table, which took the second prize, was also very good and tastefully arranged; it con- tained about 400 clean, healthy, salable palms, crotons, marantas, ferns, etc., in- terspersed with Lilium lancifolium ru- brum and album. The third prize went to Mr. Houston of the Central Prison. There were some beautiful specimens on this table amongst which several Alocasia macrorhiza, Pandanus utilis, Maranta zebrina, Alsophila australis, and a lot of first class palms, showed up well; this table being 38 square feet larger than the others along with an insufliciency of smaller plants for the outside was a little too loose and open. Mr. Houston took first for 24 specimen stove and greenhouse plants, 12 exotic ferns, 3 palms and 6 palms, 12 new or rare plants and 12 fancy caladiums. A grand lot of 12 rex begonias, which would have filled a decent sized greenhouse was staged by Mr. Reeves. Mr. John Chambers coming in a good second. Mr. Jos.. Graham of the Asylum took first for some very large well grown coleus. Specimen flowering plants were con- spicuous by their scarcity. This is not right; there is a great want of flowering stuff at the shows held here lately; the foliage plants are all that can be desired but people want to see more flowers. A very fine plant of stephanotis (shown by Mr. Cotterill), some allamandas, swain- sornas, plumbago, begonias, cannas and a few orchids, comprised nearly all the flow- ering plants shown. Would Mr. Taplin give us a list of good flowering green- house plants and shrubs (outside of orchids) to grow for exhibition purposes. Cut flowers and designs made a gorge- ous display. Mr.Gilchrists' hybrid gladioli, especially the floribunda Sandersi lot, were most interesting and contained many varieties well worth perpetuating. One of the prettiest and most distinct I must try and describe: Lower petal white tipped with crimson, the other petals 170 The American Florist, Sept. 22, flashed with bright scarlet on an inde- scribable sort of dull crimson purple ground. Another was a delicate Mermet pink, the lower petal slightly streaked. Mr. G. says that most of these hybrids are better than his named sorts and he grows all the best and latest. Dahlias shown by Messrs. Grainger Bros, were very fine, away ahead of other competi- tors. Verbenas, zinnias, petunias, mari- golds. Phlox Drummondii, herbaceous phlox, asters, etc., were also in full force and blazing colors. In funeral designs Mr. C. Arnold was easily first with a column of ivy leaves fixed up with white flowers. There was a good showing in this class, Messrs. Cotterill, Martin, Laing, Grainger Bros., competing closely against each other. That horrible monstrosity, the conical table bouquet as big as a haystack, of course turned up again; the section should be left out another year. E. Chicago. The meeting held at the Sherman House on the 14th inst. to organize a florists' exchange, or wholesale market, in this city was quite largely' attended and the matter was vigorously' discussed from all standpoints. Finally a vote was taken on a motion that such an exchange be established, leavingdetailstobe arranged afterward, and there was no dissenting vote. Those willing to take stock in such an enterprise, with a capital stock of $10,000, shares at $10 each, were invited to step forward and affix their signatures to a memorandum to that effect, and after a motion that no one person be per- mitted to take more than ten shares had prevailed, several hundred shares were signed for. After all had had an oppor- tunity to come in those who did not care to take stock were asked to retire and the meeting proceeded. Acommittee of three was appointed to make application for license to open regular books of subscrip- tion to stock, and the title "Chicago Florists' Exchange" was decided upon. After some further discussion the meeting adjourned to meet again at same place (Sherman House Club Room) Saturdav, Sept. 24, at 11 a. m. The past week has witnessed a marked improvement in the cut flower trade; out door stuflis practically atan end, except- ing the double sunflowers, and prices are stiffening. Roses show an advance of about $1.00 a 100 over last week's prices, and the flowers are excellent. Carnations are scarce, and likely to remain so. Jap- anese lilies, auratum, rubrum and album are growing scarce, especially the first named, which is the favorite. Single violets are the only sort quoted, and their price is good. The first chrysanthemums came in last week, being about two weeks earlier than last year. White varieties only are seen at present; they are not first class, being greenish and brittle, but the price is fair. In about two weeks they will be better in quality as well as increased in quantity. There is enough smilax to meet the de- mand, but no ovcrsupply, however, the extensive use of hardy ferns pre- vents it from becoming scarce. The native evergreen ferns are used far more extensively here than in eastern cities, largely taking the place of smilax in deco- rating. There is no lily of the valley in the market; this is not to be found all the year round in the market here. A few sweet peas are still in the market; they are fairly good. Dahlias come in in small quantities, but they are growing poor; this has been a bad season for them all through. Gladiolus are very limited in quantity and very poor in quality; still they sell. Among roses Perles, Albany and La France are first class; Beauty is improving, and also Mermet, but the last named is not yet so good as it might be. Brides and Gontiers are excellent. The carnations, in addition to being scarce, are generally poor in quality. Boston. The past week has been a very satis- factory one to the local florists. Trade is reported as greatly improved all along the line. The weather has been sunny but cool, just right to produce good roses. Asters are getting quite scarce and are advanced in price in consequence, and car- nations are already up to winter figures. W. H. Elliott, the "Asparagus King," is building large additions to his aspara- gus house. Judging from the height of the new structure, he will be able to sup- ply strings of all lengths up to a quarter of a mile, more or less. At the recent exhibition of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society a first class certificate of merit was awarded to Siebrecht & Wadley, of New York, for a collection of rare plants. Saturday, September 17, was aster day at Horticultural Hall. George HoUis, as usual, took first prize for hardy perennial asters. One seedling of a beautiful amethyst color with very large flowers was exceedingly handsome. Baltimore. Club met Monday night. President Eraser in the chair. Three new members were elected and two proposed. One associate member. Secretarj' Bauer is home again and in fine health and spirits. Mr. Moss added to the already numerous special premiums, by offering $25 for the best essay on flowers and their influence on mankind; competition limited to school children of Maryland; and another of $10 for the best collection of six plants grown by an amateur having no glass. The librarian called the attention of the club to the cost of "Paul's Rose Garden", the net cost of the book being $5.16, which the cost of importing increased to a total of $9.02. Some rather pro- nounced ideas of political economy were ventilated after this. Several cjuestions in the box were evi- dent!}' asked that Secretary Bauer might answer them, as for example "What is the condition of horticulture in Europe as compared with .\merica?" "Is the lager of Germany better than our own ? '' "How arc the girls in Germany?" etc.; but he put them oft" till next meeting night, when he promised to answer at length. "Cause of scale on roses, and how to prevent it?" brought out quite a discus- sion, and opened up the question of sickly plants being more subject to insects than healthy ones. The general opinion seemed to be that it was a question of condition, the condition that was most favorable to the plant frequently being most un- favorable to the insect and vice versa. This year owing to the long drought has been extraordinarily favorable to red spider, and they have seldom been so plentiful, while the very condition that induced this checked the plants, hence red spider and sickly pl.ints. Mr. Ekas gave as a remedy for scale soot water, which he said seemed to cut them up. "When to plant evergreens?" was the next ciuestion. Mr. Moss said "In May." "Is double-thick glass the least expensive in the long run?" President Fraser thought decidedly so. "Best heliotrope for winter?" Secretary Bauer said "Lizzie Cook." "Is a lemon plant from cutting as good as a budded one ? " Sec- retary Bauer said they made a neater and more compact plant though very slow in growing. "Is it too late to pinch back 'mums'?" Mr. Halliday thought it was. "What will be the effect of cholera quarantine on Dutch bulbs?" President Fraser thought probably very serious. Others thought the heat or sulphur could scarcely reach the bulk of the cargo. "How about immortelles?" Secretary Bauer thought the process could scarcely injure them or any dry material though the effect on bulbs or plants might be serious. Business continues much the same. White dahlias are plentiful at 50 cents per 100. The markets and coimtry are full of golden rod. A drenching rain Tuesday night put a much needed end to the drought, and vegetation seems to have taken a fresh lease of life. Mack. Worcester, Mass. The vacationists are coming back thick and fast, nearly every train bringing in men, women and children, who look as though they had had a very jolly summer, but who are glad to get home again. Trade is a trifle livelier of course, but nothing to boast of as yet. The store windows are looking very gay just now, decorated with huge bunches of asters, helianthus and gladioli. Mermcts, Brides, Perles and La France of very good quality are coming in in good quantity, and carnations are very plentiful and of good size. Lange is cut- ting some very fine American Beauties and some good Harrisii. The twenty-ninth annual exhibition of the New England Agricultural Society, in connection with the seventy-fifth annual exhibition of the Worcester Agricultural Society, opened August 30 for a four days' show. The floricultural display was very good indeed, considering the severe storms we haveexperienced the last week all over New England. Our genial friend H. B. Watts deserves great praise for his very tasteful arrangement of the different exhibits, getting remarkably good re- sults, especially in his blending of colors. The veteran dahlia grower, W. H. Tar- box of Crompton, R. I., was on hand with a splendid collection of double dah- lias, all English importations; especially noticeable in his collection were Mrs. Gladstone, a delicate blush. Pioneer, a very dark maroon, and James O'Brien, a deep cherry. The stands of asters filling an entire side of the hall were a note- worthy feature of the show and attracted a great deal of attention; the opposite side was banked with perennial phlox, which also made a rich mass of color. C. A. Keyes showed the best floraldcsign, a ship, cutter rigged, measuring six and one-half feet over all; it was constructed mostly of asters, the hull of red, with a water line of blue, and the sails of white mignon asters. The cabin was built of Perles, with a roof of Meteor, and the floors and decks of white hydrangea; it made a handsome show and was exceed- ingly well proportioned. Two hand- some fruit and flower combination de- signs were rather a novelt}- and the dis- play of best arranged vases made a hand- some sight. Several good collections of palms and ferns filled one end of the hall. F. H. W'csson's display was composed of very noble specimens, among which were two grand Araucaria excelsa, that at- i8g2. The American Florist. 171 DESIGN FOE THE TULIP BORDER AT THE WORLDS FAIR. tracted much notice. The named gladioli were very fine indeed and occupied one table, nearly the length of the hall. H. B. Watts had a splendid display; he showed 38 magnificent varieties that w^ould have been hard to beat anywhere. The competition was very close in nearly all of the different classes and kept H. F. A. Lange, the judge, puzzled for quite a little while. S. Pittsfield, Mass. The Berkshire Agricultural Society, said to be the oldest agricultural sociely in the world, held its annual show and fair at Pittsfield on September 13, 14, 15, 16. Through the efforts of Col. Walter Cutting, who is president of the society, Mr. H. F. I/Ucas and a number of the florists and private gardeners of this sec- tion, special attention was paid this year to the horticultural department and they were rewarded with a display far ahead of anythingever before accomplished here. The grounds occupy an elevated loca- tion whence a magnificent view of the Berkshire hills and valleys is obtained, and on the most sightly spot was erected a large tent which was devoted exclu- sively to the horticultural display. Out- side the tent the usual accompaniments of a county fair were to be seen; merry-go- rounds, fakirs, agricultural implements, cattle, horse fanciers, pop com, country lassies, tidies, bed quilts, poultry and pigs; but inside the charmed circle, horticul- ture alone held sway, and the display put up by the Lenox and Pittsfield garde- ners would compare favorably in many respects with that of some of our well known horticultural societies. The col- lection of stove and greenhouse plants was especially good. From Col. Cutting, Mr. A. P. Mere- dith gardener, came a very large exhibit including stove plants and ferns, French cannas and several well bloomed speci- mens of Dendrobium formosum gigan- teum. The collection of stove and greenhouse plants from C.W. Knight, gardenerto Mr. Chas. Lanier, was also a magnificent group, among which were very large specimens of Chamserops humilis, Chamte- dorea Sartorii, Kentia Belmoreana, etc. From Mrs. Marshall Crane came a splendid Phoenix dactylifera; from Theo. L. Pomeroy fine agaves; from Mrs. Wm. Pollock, ficuses, etc., and from John White a general collection of palms and ferns. The display by E. Dolby, gardener to Zenas Crane was notable for well col- ored crotons and other ornamental foli- aged plants and elegant specimen ferns, the best of which was a perfect plant of Adiantum Williamsii. Pitcher & Manda of Short Hills, N. J. also contributed a large general collection of stove and green- house plants, among which were a finely colored Ananassa sativa var, and Encho- lirion Saundersii a scarce bromeliad. All the groups were arranged with great taste. A collection of garden vegetables from Mr. Meredith was declared by an experienced judge to be the best he had ever seen in America. St. Louis. The weather is delightful, and an inch of rain has brightened up vegetation. Chrysanthemums are doing finely. Mr. Meyer is growing a fine lot to single flowers. Some of our growers are troubled by a small larva, probably of some geom- etrid, which eats out the terminal buds before the formation of the flower bud. Hand picking has been the remedy thus far. White hellebore would probably kill the fellow, if thoroughly applied. The ex- hibition committee have let the contract for printing 10,000 copies of the premium list for the coming chrysanthemum show. There will be no advs. in it. Mr. Waldbart is making some improv- ments on his plant, among them being a new eleven section boiler. He has a lot of Cereus grandiflorus which he grows for pharmaceutical purposes. He says it pays well for the space occupied. Mr. Julius Koenig is rebuilding one of his houses and has put in a new boiler. One of the students at the Botanical Garden, while washing mealy bugs from Dieffenbachia Bausei, found that his hands were rapidly swelling. The joints of his fingers grew into great balls. The swell- ing caused no pain and disappeared as rapidly as it came, being gone in a few hours. This plant is known as "dumb cane." It should never be put in the mouth. A small portion of any part of the plant, if put into the mouth will cause the tongue to swell up and protrude, causing loss of speech for a considerable time. Mr. Webber has an order for a wedding decoration of helianthus. J. C. DUFFEY. Tulip Border at the World's Fair. The accompanying illustration shows a section of the tulip bed in front of the Horticultural building at the World's Fair. It will cover a large space, being cut out in the turf, and will make a gor- geous show of color in the early spring. The leading colors will be used in masses, always preferable to a mixed border. The bulb borders will be the attraction shortly before the great pansy display. Recoii) Roileit). Mexico, Mo.— Joseph Gel ven is building a new house 64x10. La Crescenta, Cal.— Mr. E. Demmler, the florist, died recently. Fond du Lac, Wis.— E.Haentze is build- ing two new houses 18x76 each. Salt Lake City, Utah.— Thomas E. Gregory, foreman for John Reading, died September 13. Terre Haute, Ind.— The wife of Mr. W. Dunkel, foreman at Mr. J. G. Heinl's, died August 25, aged 33 years. Delaware, O.— E. Fryer has sold his business to Mrs. Alice Newell Baker, and has removed to Portsmouth, N. H. Utica, N. Y.— Preparations are being made by the Utica florists for a large ex- hibition to be held early in November. Denver, Colo. — The annual exhibition of the Colorado State Hort. Society will be held in this city September 28 to 30. MuNCiE, Ind.— Ed. Kendall has built two new houses this summer, one for roses and the other for violets and carna- tions. Trade is increasing here. De Soto, Mo.— Mr. J. W. Butcher had the misfortune to have his left leg badly crushed August 15. He is doing very well under the circumstances and will be around again before long. MuNCiE, Ind.— J. Carnes has built a new house tor chrysanthemums. He now has three houses, all in good shape. He reports that the town is having a boom and that trade is excellent. New Britain, Conn.— The exhibition of the New Britain Horiticultural Society on September 6, was eminently success- full, and was well attended, the rooms at times being crowded to their utmost capacity. The tuberous begonias and aquatic plants were especially admired. 172 The American Florist. Sept. 22. The Society of Indiana Florists lias issued a revised advance premium list for its sixth annual chrysanthemum show, to be held at Indianapolis, November 1 5 to 19. The revised list includes 23 special prizes, their aggregate value being nearly $5(). vin.iir -.. iki pcrdoz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, 5,000 CARNATION PLANTS MRS. FISHER, CENTURY, SILVER SPRAY, TIDAL WAVE, HINZE'S WHITE, GOLDEN GATE. Write f,.r prices. PAUL F. LAU & CO., River Grove, III. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN - TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list with prices. S. T. IiOMBARD, Waylaud, Mass. CARNATIONS Stroiis plants, SS.OO per 100. (Irace Wilder, Tidal Wave, Silver Spray, etc.. etc. BOUVABDIAS Pres. Cleveland. Davidsonil, Hres. OarHeld, Bridal Bouquet. »8.00 per 100. PKIMROSES, 2'4-lECh pots, t4. 00 per ICO. WM. A. BOCK, North Cambridge, Mass. Mention American Florist. CARNATIONS Field grown plants, $6 & $7 per 100. GRACK WILDEl!, SILVER SPRAY, HEC- TOR, MRS. FISHER, ANNA WEB15, HINZE'S WHITE, ETC. GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cutting Stock for the coming sea- son includes over 30 VARIETIES CARNAflONS and 25 V« RIETIES COLEUS, a select list, novel- ties and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. C^n supply Coleus any time, and will be ^latl lo hook ordtrs for Carnations. ALEX. McBBIDE, Alplaus, N. Y. FIELD GROWN <=: .A. I=? ISI ^CS^T I CD IVI ^ FOR SALE. JA.1VXBS FT. XeBIZ>, East llMwi.inKtoii. IM. FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS. l''luilsls.lcslrlriKrMnmlloiisMl 111,' Icii.nni; v;irlrlir> utn low nnurr will ,lv i;ki>\vkh. CARNATIONS 30,000 lieUI grown plants Stock line, liealthy, bushy plants. Perioo Hinze's White * .i.OU Orange Blossom 10.00 Snow Bird ei.UO Lizzie McGowan 11. OU Mayflower li.OO White Wings 5.00 nne strain of Pansies. S5.00 per Kimi. .S.UOO Marie I_«ulse Violets, Si.llJ per 1I«J. K.vtrn Bne plants, free from disease. Address GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock no\ nil. GREEN'S FARMS, CONN. NANCY HANKS HORSES ANf CARNATIONS. Shad.-nr 111.' |i.i|,iiliiri;nir,. wlMii Iml .il Mn.iifcr crowlli. I'i.l.l i;niwn iihint^ mI i|i,-m. ;in.l I lav- Ijreiik; iiN.. :-■, nlh.-r vari.-Iio >rii,l 1, t |,nre list. GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. Extra Fine, Strong, Field Grown CARNATION PLANTS. HINZE'S ^VHITE, PORTIA. FRED CREHiHTON, GR.VCE AVILDKR, LIZZIE McCOW.VN, W. F. UREER. Si'Md f.ir prii-.> to ED'WIiar LONSDAXE, Florist, Wyndmoor. Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. SURPLUS STOCK. 5 000 English Ivies, from 3 in. pots, 24 inches high, f 1.00 per 100. 5,000 English Ivies, trom 4.in. pots, 24 inches high, Sj.ooper 100. 500 Bouvardia Davidsonil and Alfred Neuner, from 5-inch pots. ?S.oo per ico. 500 Begonia Rex and Si.ver Queen, nice salable plants, from 4.inch pots, ^S 00 per mo 1.000 Acorus variegata. strong, 3-in. pots, -S per ico. 500 Strong, healthy Carnation PeerlesJ, ■^loper 100 A number of specimen plants of Pandanus utilis, Dion edule, Sealorthia elegans, Arecas, ttc. Prices and sizes given on application. JOHN RECK, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention Amertoan Florist 2 LARGl: FANDANUS, 4 feet. 1 LARGE FICUS, 7 feet. 1 LARGE CYCAS PALM, abcut (> feet. 2 LARGE DRAG/UNAS, 6 feet. 2 LARGE YUCCAS. A miniber of large ferns. MRS. J. F. STUDEBAKER, SOUTH iji;m>, in». P/EONIES CHEAP. l':i-i,Ml.'^lli..n.iitlilv rl|.caiid reiiilv lo ^hlp, The lull l^lh, ■!..-( lli„,Mn,llvi.k'.iiulpl,int. WE HAVE BEST STOCK iN UNITED STATES Send HI \ I,;-, nr will >lili. M.ii l,\ IreiflU- l.-|lieil"llMi' ^ k, nil. -^ >..u ih:iv I ,1 Large clumps that will make 6 to 10 divisions, at $25 ner 100. Cash to accompany order. FOREST GLEN FLORAL CO.. FOUE.SI' OLi:\, II.I,. WATER LILIES. Sl'KCIAI, TRADE LIST OF PLANTS, DORMANT TUBERS AND SEED FREE ON APl'l.ICATION. WIS. TBICKEH, Dongran Hills, S. I., H. Y. i8g2. The American Florist. 173 Forcing[ Roses Cheap Mme. Pierre Guillot, Wabau, Am. Beauty, Perles, Duchess of Albany, La France, Niphetos, in 2, 3 and 4- inch. Gontier, Mme. Hoste, Meteor, C. Mermet, Bride, Bon Silene 2-in. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A. few firie Hybrids and Everbloomers left A few thousand Thos. Hogg, Horlensis, Hortensis var. and paniculata grandifiora Hy^ drangeas, in2^-inch pots; arein prime order to repot into 4-inch pots. Price JfS.OO per 100; |40.00 per 1000. Primulas, single, 2-in. j!6, 3-in. fS per 100. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, im N. SalstedSt, CHICA&O, ILL. Mention American Florist- ROSES. In Leading' Forcing Varieties. CABMATIONS. strong* plants from open efronnd. l-er 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet JlO.OO After three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut blojm. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 $60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7 00 Neapolilan per lOOO J70; 8.00 The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 8.03 5.000 ADIANTUMS. 20,000 CHRYSANTHEHIUMS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. ROSES. Per 100 PERLE, 2>^-inch, fine $ 5.00 SUNSET,.2'^-inch, fine 5.00 C. SOUPERT, 2V2-inch, fine 5.00 MME. P. GUILLOT, 2>^-in., fine.. 8.00 AM. BEAUTY, 3>^-inch 14.00 J. C. VAUGHAN, PO. Box 688. CHICAGO. NEW ROSE ^^^\V)• ^YV* FRANK L. MOORE, Chatham, New jersey. IMPORTED H. P. ROSES, Worked low on the Manelti Stocfe. offer the best re* salts to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants /or Bale by the lOU or 1000, at low rales. Price lilats to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. SMILAX PLAMTS in 2-inch pots, $2.00 per hundred. HENRY MUNOT, OAK PARK, ILL. ROSES FOR BEDDING. We have some extra line stock of Roses for bedding purposes. 3-incIi 4-incIi NIPHETOS S7.00 flO.OO PAPA GONTIER 7.00 10.00 PERLES 7.00 10.00 WOOTTONS 8 00 12.00 LA FRANCE 7.00 10.00 3-inch DUCHESS OF ALBANY |7.00 DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH.. 7.00 MERMETS 7.00 BRIDES .^ 7.00 4-incIi gio.oo 10.00 10.00 10.00 All grown from two-eyed cuttings. Extra fine, healthy stock. "We also have a line lot of Papa FOREST GLEN FLORAL COMPANY, r^orest Oletx, Cools: Oo., Xll. NOW READY FOR PLAHTIKG. All the leading varieties. Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. IM, A.. HUIVT, Terre H^u^lze, Ixid. Pn nOO CARNATION PLANTS. ^— ^•j^^V^N^ >• We ofTer fine FIELD GROWN PLANTS of the following varif GRAC'K AVIM)ER LAMBORN. PltlDK OP KENNKTT. GARFIELD. MRS. F. JIAXGOLD. HINSDALE. Prlco, 9\.m per IK HINZE'S WHITE. 3IHS (AKNE(;rE. «.>!. SWAYN'E. ; {50 m) per lum. varieties: PORTIA. ROSALIND. J. Iv. rHEvZvOlM, :BlooMcxsT3tirg;, !*&.. MERMETS, MME. DE WATTEVILLE, LA FRANCE, SOUV. D'UN AMI, MME. CD- SIN, WABAN, BON SILENE, SAFBANO, CLIMBING PERLB. Strong, healthy plants. From ".-inch pots, fS.UO per lOU: $75. (JO per lOOU, 21-4-in. pots, $5.00 per 100; Wo.OO per 1000. CARNATIONS. strong, healthy, field gro^-n plants. Silver Spray, Grace Wilder, Fred. Creich- ton. May Queen, The Century, Portia, Mrs. Fisher, Hector. Orient, J J. Harrison. 1st size. »S.OO per 100: $70.00 per lOOO. 2nd size, $l'..00 per 100; $50. OU per 1000. PURITAN, best new white. GOLDEV TRIUMPH, Tellow. AURORA. Plnli. $-2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, Kaiserin(£wess) Augusta Victoria THE COMING WHITE H. T. ROSE, Having grown lliis grand new Rose for the past 18 months, lean recommend it to tlie trade. The plant is a very strong, healthy grower, with beautiful foli- age, nearly every shoot producing a flower on long erect stems, of ivorv whiteness and beautiful shape. 1 have a house full of them which is admired by every florist. My stock comes direct from the originator. Price of PJants io 3-iiicli pots, S>5.00 per dozen. Price on larger quantities on application. Cash with the order. J. cook:, 318 Charles Street, BALTIMORE, MD. TEAS $30.co per looo HYBRIDS 41.00 per looo Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stocic. Trade list on application. ROSA CASIBIA STOCKS SCHULTHEIS BROS., STEINFURTH, NACHEIM, HESSE QER. Cash with order. Send via Bremen Loyds. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Magnolias. ** IN VARIETY. Gydonla Japonlca. ALL SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulallas. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardy ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MORBISVII.LI:, PA. Association "Flora' IVUI««SBJI«Y' CO., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Always on hand in New York from Novem- ber until May. ADDRESS p OUWERKERK, P. 0. Box 1845. NEW YORK. SflMl HENStt/lW, Landscape Gardener West Brighton. Staten Island, N. Y. Sew sroniiils laid out aii old ones remodeled. FOR SALE. A fine lot of specimen Palms, Ficus, Euphorbia, Pandanus, Aspidistras, Dra- csnas, etc. If you need a few nice speci- mens write stating what. JOSEPH BANCROFT, Cedar Falls, la. Russian or Cape God Violets. The iron-clad, hardy kind; looo very strong clumps. Sio.oo per loo net. South I.ancaster, Mass. 174 The American Florist. Sept. 22^ Piping. In reply to William Horlacher's query in the Florist for August 11,1 have used 2-inch pipe in connection with 3-inch with I'ood success. I have better results with two 2-inch pipes as flow under the ridge pole, and seven I'L'inch pipes on each side as returns. Two pipes on each side have valves, to be turned oft" in warmer nights. Less coal is required to I'uraish heat with this system. I wish I had all my houses piped this waj'. Norwich, Conn. G. Gedildig. Bulb Growing in the South. Mrs. J. S. R. Thomson writes us re- garding her former communication on this subject, that she did not wish to convey the impression that bulbs might be grown for the flowers alone, to com- pete with those who force them under glass. Attention was sought for the possibilities of bulb growing itself, as a Southern industry, it being asserted by many interested in the subject that both soil and climate give opportimity for ex- celling foreign growers. The Rose Worm. I would suggest to Messrs. Reinberg Bros, that they try syringing with tobacco juice. I think the worm is the same that infested roses on a place in England when I was there, and the remedy noted is the one we used then. Thos. King. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. Artvertiiements under this lienrt will bo inserted at the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each inser- tion. Cash must accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under this head^ CJlTUATInX WAN-I'KIl In >..riH' western .-ity, le n JlTUATIi >N WAN-I'm ... , thoroughly understands > veins' experience in (rood Englisii \ !•: Wll 1 I MI< Hor-litlBle, Mass. JlTUATKiN WAN'I'KIi I'. SITUATIiiN WAN'I'Kli As Hoses. <-iirrKLtl.iiis, vi.jlets l.ed.lint: |)l:inls; '_>•.' yeiirsi'.viiei SiTi'ATid.N \V.\.N'l'l-:il Kurdeuer. s .,.;:;:;'|"';i;',;:,':' ["„^;.[ ilVnmliwa'u'spei'iiiU> ' i'iesi .'.•feiviii'.'s. A.l.i,ess' W I., '.'P.. i„l.„iM., i':ii/,ii,eii,. N..I. SITUATION WAN'I'l'-.l) Ity i, y.iiinsx iiu.n. sItikIi;. iic 27.onacoin.i„'r,-li,l iil,,.,-. Ih.ir-eimlily ,n,-An experienced (ie lady Horist. as W^ etail store. Address WANTKI)— Miin who understands t-'rowlnfj ferns, (preliids and palms. Must be free from drink. Answer, stntiny wntros exuected. Address W-' lis, \V,„„|yille. Allegheny Co., W^ nd. steady, sober, compe- man wanted, to eome at iifli a man needing a pinee Yj^ W FOW SAI.E-()ne Weathi-r in^'s boiler No. I."): l..V;(J t price. (;. Wai.i ivint; ^lu^in ^lass. in II K i) H. FOR SALE-Tliret- N<' •> Siiiilli \ 1-' jjoftd oondititm. .updhU- ..I ht'iilii pipe. AtMios M. II. (I SHIN... r.. T^OK SALl rOR SAJ^E— A well establlseed tl(.i I square feet xinder glass. Have just G II, American Florist. F(iK SAy,K OK LKASK Vcrv rare cliance for eoort piirtv. 1 \Mli se!l. Ifaseor let on shares my florist tuisiTU'ss on acr^uint of pnur liealth: very desirable location; flowers sold on premises. Come and see for yourself. Possession at once. Business can Ije wreai 1 y Increased. Louis R. FOX, Gloversville. N. V. .\t a bargain, a well established tluri in II western city of HJ.OUO Inhnhitani -i;iss, well stoelied; city water, clecti II lu'itted. In good repair; trade mitst rk. tioud paying trade. Must be t^uld « i-nliouses containing about tticked with carnations and "H feet long just coming Into 1>A.\( i.A KKiN, Touglikcnaraon, f'liester Co.. Pa. rNicDTric::^:. Where is George Roggenkamp ? From Jlonderson, Ky.: ■.>(j years old. dark hair and brown eves; lia« workuil In gn-cnliouses. Anyone knowing his whereaUtuts win i.lwi.se let It be known to ills grieving fatlicr. It Uixit; i:\KA Ml'. Henderson. Kv. GLADIOLI -^ AND CANNAS 0 Now is the time to order if you want to BE SURE of getting the best S varieties in quantities desired. Place order now; delivery will be made at S such time as you desire. Descriptive price list on upplif-utiou. Wisconsin Flower txctiange, (5/ Mason St.. MILWAUKEE, WIS. JULES DE COCK, NURSERYMAN, Ledeberg, Ghent, Belgium, cfTers ARAUCARIAS, ASPIDISTRA. AZALEA INDICA, DRACAENAS, PALMS LAURUS TINUS and NOBILIS, Willi crowns or pyramids, SPIB>tA JAPONICA, and AUR. RET., all by tiie thousand. Packing iree for casti witii order. Price list on application NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER &. CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTOIT, MASS. WHITE FOR SAMI'LES AND PRICES. Azalea Indica. Tremendous stock of large plants specially grown in pots for forcing and exportation. I-'or i.rici-s ami partlLiilars. apply 1.. EDW. PYNAERT, Nurseryman, GHENT, BELGIUM. P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USSY. Calvados, France. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks such as ApDie, Pear. Myrobotan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- zard Cherry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees. Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York. WANTED. ^k LANDSCAPE GARDENER To manage our landscape and plant- ing department. A permanent posi- tion and a liberal salary. State ex- perience and salary rciiiiired. J. T. LOVETT CO., .^ . Little Silver, N. J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STHINGS, 8 to 1(1 feet Iciij;, r.d r.nts each. 18 to 18 feet loiiK, *1.00 emh. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELI.IOTT, Brigrhton, Mass. ESTABLISHED 3^1 1866. MANUFACTURED N 335 EAST 2I^T STEIFFENS ST. NEW YORK. iSg2. The American Florist. 175 20 West 24th Street, r>^E:V\r "^CDFRK CZITV^. THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, WHOIiESaLEpLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) FuU line of FLOKISTS' SUPPLIES. Mention Amerloan Florist. KENNICOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &, 36 Randolph street, C:!XXXCA.C3r<=>, XXjXi. A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. Store Closes Nigbts 9 P. M.: Sunday a P. M. Mnntion Amerloan Florist MgKELLHR & SPERRY, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 138 & 129 Michigan Avenue. Near Madison St., OHCIOA.OO. Oiien Day and Night. Sunilay until noon. Consign- ments Solleltetl. IM. OXvSOIV, ^ wMi'saie FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST. 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application. (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), i WHOLESALERS^ 1122 I=I3srE SOrS/EKT, A. complete line of 'Wire Designs. WM. ELLISON, (Late of ELLISON & KDBHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AMD FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 1402 PINE ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburg, Pa. ©yftofe^aPc MarfteC^. Cut Flowers. New Yoek, Sept. 20. Roses, Perles. Sunsets, Gontiers 1 .(X)@ 2.00 Mermets. Brides, NIphetos 2.00® 3.00 WtttteTlIles, Hostes, Bennetts 2.00® 3.00 La lYance, Albany 2.00® 4.00 '■ Beauty 8.00@.15.00 Carnations l.OOgi 1.60 VaUey 4.006' t;.00 Adiantums l-OO SmilBx 10.00 Asparagus 50 00 BOSTOX, Sept. 20. Roses, Nlplietos, Gontier 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Wootton 3.00® 4.00 ' La France. Meteor 4.00@ tJ.UO Perle. Sunset 3.00® 4.00 ■■ Beauts' 15.00®2.5.00 Carnations 1.50®' 2.50 Asters 1.00®' 1.60 Valley „ 4.00 Tuberoses 50r "V^CZ^FRPC. Illustratod Catalogu)- on a|i|ilicatioii. ROMAN HYACINTHS. We carry a good stock of these as well as all others. BULBS FOR FLORISTS FORCING. Per 100 r White, 1st quality, 11 to 12 ctm. jSl.SO " select, 12 to 15 ctm. 2.60 " XX, 13 to 15 ctm. 3.00 Single Blue 2.00 Light Rosy 1.75 Dark Rosy 1.75 Single Yellow 4.00 •r 1000 |15.00 23.50 27.50 17.50 16.00 15.50 35.00 \ WRITE FOR SPECIAL PRICES ON LARtiEI! LOTS. NEW YORI '*^= T. C. V AUGH AN, CHICAGO : ltr«,«t. J« ^« 1^ r%.\J\Jl±t\L\, 146 4148 W.Washington ft. JAPAN Send for Catalogrue of BULBS, SEEDS, AND SHRUBS. ABtAUCARIAS, 'AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BUL15S AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBANCISCO, CAI.. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QLTHE VALLEY ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. THBO. :KCi«;A.ier>T, RIDER'S P. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention American Florist. G. J. MOrrATT, Mannfactarer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. HTEng HAgEig. coivnr. Bulbs t Plants. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. C. H. JOOSTEN, - IMPORTEH, 3 COENTIES SLIP, NEW YORK Freesia Retracia fliDa. SrliTti'd Itiilhs. .?l l«l|..T IKI; S", ..V) piT HKX). CHINESE NARCISSUS BULBS, per 100 16.50. DUTCH BULBS ready this week. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 and 8 Norlli Clark Street, CHICAGO. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. H11RR18I1 LILIES. ALSO LONGIFLORUM. We liave still a quantity at hand of both sorts, mostly large sizes. Also all sorts of DUTCH BULBS for immediate delivery, from our large bulb farms at Overveen, Bloem- endale and Zantpoort. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Catalogue on application. BULBS FOR FLORISTS. A U\\ rftrt-fully seletted varieties stilt unsold. FLORISTS' WANTS. Parties wishing to eel rlianj;*- any ileslrable « OR CUT FLOWERS WISCONSIN FLOWER EXCHANGE, 131 >Iasou St., IIILWAI'l^KE. WIS. LILY 01 1116 VALLEY. (Hamburg grown, best lor early forcingi. 1,000 * -.-,0 10.000 ~-i.rta r.o.oeo 337. .-.o Prices on larKer guantitlex by correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. LILIUIM HARRISII. OrlKlnftl Hnd larKest Krowers of this Important bult>. Tree stock. Lowest Prices. Best Vuallt;. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAKBTTOWM-ON-UUUSOM, NEW YORK. Arrived, rrirex un application. H. BAYERSDORTER & CO., r>6 N. Itli St.. l-lillailelphia. Pa. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this pag;e. i8g2. The American Florist. 177 Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRACAENA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special prices or come and examine our stock. It speaks for itself, SIEBREGHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. . YOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW 6REST DAISY Now in the time to put them in for Christmas hloomingr. The most enterprising in the trade are taking hold of it. The 25.000 nearly all gone. Don't iorget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORIGINAL PLflNTaudhave the largest stock in the world and offer them now 12 for $1 co. Sample plant with bloom for 12 ic. or 6 2c. stamps, post iree; 100 for JS.oo; safe arrival guaranteed Try a package of Gibson's Scented Hybrid Pansy Seed, and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy. 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 $1.20; J^-cz. Si 60; %-o-L. S3, 00; ounce S5.90. New Crop IVIammolh Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of white; finest crimsons and richest purples, with all the intermediate colors, in packets of loco, seeds 6cc ; 5000 for 62 25, while they last. Also the beautiful Sweet-Scented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King. 100 seeds 25c. Fresh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Yours very truly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. Mention American Florist. 5UGU8T ROLKER \ SONS Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seedst Bulbs, Imported Plants, Supplies F.tc, Etc. Por prices examine Wholesale Catalogue. Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. SPECIAL BARGAIM IM Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC. Bend for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses'. 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, C'AL,. TOBACCO STEMS. Put up in bales of 200 lbs. at ^1.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order. F. o. b. cars Chicago. LAKE CITT FLOKAL CO., 48 Adams Street, CHICAGO. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKimS. JExporters, Importers and Growers of TREES, fimJh, SEEDS, BULBS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. SWEET PEA SEED.-sPECiAL to the trade. Orders are solicited for Fall Delivery, in quantity, of this season's crop of the choice Sweet Pea varieties, named and mixed, that we grow. Please send for trade list. -steamer wharf at New York, per case of 2,500, Sliy.ou. 427 and 429 Saasome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. ISUHSEHIES: MEKLO PARK. CALIFORIBIA. Adiantum Capillus Veneris. The most profitable variety for tlie commercial florist; for reasons why, see Florist issue Sept. ist, page 119. The extraordinary demand for this variety has made it impossible for us in the past to fill all orders on time. ^^^V]^ iN^O'W have a fine lot in splendid condi- tion, ready for immediate shipment. PRICE, $8.00 PER 100. A. Cuneatum, 5-inch pots, splendid specimens, 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. JOHN IRVINE CO., • • • • :Ba5r Oit^, :iVIiolx. HofTman Nurseries. We oflt-r strong field ;irown plants of Per 100 Hinze's White Carnations $ 5.00 Marie Louise Violets 4.00 Bouvardla. from 4-inch pots, mostly Alfred Neuner, double white 8.00 We also oirer a large stoek of Hardy Perennials, Roses, Ornamental Shrubs and general nursery stock. Send list of wants for prlees and vai'ieties. E. M, & H. K HOFFMAN, 5, ceo M plants, CARNATIONS, loco of best varieties. JAGQSi i.coo fine plants, 2 years old. THOJVIA.S STOCli, New Minot St., DORCHESTER, MASS. MARSCHUETZ & CO., FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23&25N. 4lhSt., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send for ^itnlirn" ^^ Ficus Eiasiica. Extra strong plants, 6-inch pots, "^ — $50.00 per hundred. • ANDORRA NURSERIES, "'" l!yAXAG?if ^'' CHESTNUT HILL, PHILA., PA. oi:^E^Aj:^vaDis. 2 Vear Choice Assortment. , H. P. Roses, Choice named kinds ] .50 Monthly ■• I.K Daisy Snowflaice. strong plants Hundred. SB. 00 15.00 10.00 BLOOMINGTON, Itt. TUBEBOUS BEGONIAS. By middle of November dry tubers will be ready lor delivery. $6 00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER. McConnelsville, 0. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Our new Catalosrae is now out, free upon application. *^ 178 The American Florist. Sep/. 22, Cincinnati. We have had the finest kind of weather this week, but it did not increase the retail business very much. Outside of the floral decorations of one of our dry goods houses, which was done by B.I'.Critchell & Co., ver3- little was going on with the retailers, while the wholesalers had a better time of it than they had during any other week this summer. Asters are done for this season, carnations and smilaxare still very scarce, while roses remain good and plentiful and are selling at $3. The society people have taken a firm hold upon the chrysanthemum show and are pushing it on to such an extent that it undoubtedly will be a grand success from a social as well as a financial stand- point. Chillicothe must have felt quite lone- some last Wednessday, for every one of her florists were spending the day in Cincinnati. Mr. H. L. Sunderbruch has been laid up by sickness for the past week. H. W. Gardner, until recentlj' in the florist business here, and who has long dabbled in politics, has been appointed deputy oil inspector of Ohio. E. G. GiLLETT. Butted Glass. In response to the query in the Florist I would not advise anyone to butt glass. The water will run through and drop down inside and the glass always looks dirty. I have one side of a house on which the glass is butted, and I do not want any more of it, under any consider- ation. It is no good. Westfield, N. J. W. B. Woodruff. Fancy Caladiums. Since we published the engravings of fancy caladiums that appeared in our issue of September 8 we have learned that the one occupying the center of the group on page 127 is named Triomphe de I'Exposition, and the one in the upper right hand corner of the group on page 129 is Albert Edward. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. CALLA ^~ NANA COMPACTA. The California dwarf variety. DKV BULUS, per lOO, »lr..OO. J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO. NEW YORK. DREER'S Ga rden seeds Kiilbn, TRY ithK LIST ON Al'l'I.lC.VTION. PANSY PLANTS. The .fonniniis btniiu of large flowering Fancy Pan- sies now ready. 300.0U0 sold in '91. Fine for winter blooming, and for spring sales there la no better In the market. Price by mall t»c. per 100, $5.00 per 1000, 5O0O, ¥20,00; any quantity you want up to December lii. plants any elze wanted. Send In your order early, as there Is a big demand for these Pansies, Seed of this strain SI per trade packet of 2000 seeds, ounce $11,00. CARNATION, Violet and pansv Gkower. Lock Box 264, SOUTHPOKT, CONN. form they rival anything heretofore otti-r are rich and varied; plants bushy and cmnimct. The superb colors and immense size have placed Vautler's seed at tha head. We icrxmrantee this seed to bo the finest ever offered. Small packet, 2.x\; trade packet, Jl.OO; ii ounce. $1.25; ounce, $a.U). H. G. FAUST & CO.. Seedsmen, (U and cr, N. Front Street. Pirir.AiiKLPHiA. PA. NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ORCHIDS. ETC. A large mlli'i-tiiiii of IlotlKUise and (Jreenhouse (UK llin^ \ \itv extensive stock. East Indian, .Mr\lr,tn . , tiit.'ii ~Miith American, etc. ll.■M.i^ I'. iriiiii;ils. Roses, Clematis, Pa'ontes, I'lll.i^r- ,l;i,,;,lir.,' ll'ls, CtC, .Nr« iiii.l Man. hull fruits: niri. iininK>nullfuI Trees. Sllnll.^, Kvcr;;rcclis, etc, ClltMl.iLMics nn iippllciitlciu. JOHN SAUL, Washington, p. C. BLOOMINdTON (PllQONl.V) NURSERY. 000 ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES m PLANTS Wt offfir a large mud fine stook of everr desoriptlon of FRUIT and OKN.i.^IKNT.Vl.TKEKS. Sbrubs, Roses. Tlnei,,>%nnll FRIITS, Hedge Plnnta. FRUIT and F«mK,ST TKKI': SKM)I.IN«JH. Priced OataloKue mnilpd fmo, KntnbllNhed IS62. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY When wiitini; to any of the advertisers on this pai;e please mention tlie Amtrican Florist. I HA.-V'^EC A-IBOUT TEN (10,000) THOUSAND MARIE LOUISE VIOLET PLANTS, -.TONti. HEALTHY CLUMl'S STILL TO DISPO.SK OK, Address Xy. M. FOSTBJI«, liii-ig Street, r>orolie«kter, :]VIcsss. i8g2. The American Florist. 179 CHEAP STOCK Two-inch pot plants in prime condition at JS3.00 per 100, 5,000 Latania Borbonica. 2,000 Allanianda Hendersonii. 1,000 Clarodendron Balfouri. 1,000 Cissiis Discolor. 5,000 Perennial Phlox, 10 best sorts. 5,000 Hardy Shrubs, 10 best sorts. Below named variety of Palms, 2-inch pots, at |5.00 per 100. Corypha australis, Phosnix canariensis, Areea rubra. Phoenix reclinata and others, also from 3-inch pots, at |5.00 per 100. Silver and Gold Ferns. Adiantum Hendersonii. Pteris Cretica, albo lineata, A. formosum and Sword Ferns, Apple Geraniums, 3- inch, at $6.00 per 100. Grand Duke Jessamine, 3-in. pot, $6 per 100. Tea and Hybrid Roses, 50,000 ready, 2-inch pots, $35 to $50 per 1000. GENUINE KENTDCKT BLUE GRASS .SEED, extra clean, nnd fancy In quantity. Special prices qiioted. (jive quantity. Address for anytliinj; In the Florists' Line 582 4th Avenue. - - LOUISVILLE, KY. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Ave., CHICAGO. ILL. Watch this Space for what we have in the near futui'e. S. O. STREBY, Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY, 0. GUinese Primulas. Crimson, White, Blue, Etc. Cannels, Carter's and Govent Garden strains. Extra strong, 8"a-in. IS3.00 per 100. 100 POTS EUCHARIS, 31-j In. Each 10 cents. PINK HYDRANGEAS, Sf^a-in., $6-50 per 100; 4-in., each 7 cents; ^H and 5-in., each 15 cents. JOHN LAWRENCE, Harrisburg, Pa. MeBtion American Florist. HYDRANGEA PANIGULATA GRANDIFLORA The most profitable and satisfactory plant for florists to buy and sell. The very best Ornamental shrub. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters if it is brought properly to their attention. Largest stock in America. Splendid plants. Cheaper and better than Imported. See prices below : ONE YEAR, 12x15 inches, fine ^5.00 per 100; ^(40.00 per 1000 TWO YEARS, 18x24 inches, fine 6.00 " 50.00 TWO YEARS, extra selected, 2)^x3 feet, strong 7.00 " 60.00 " THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2^ ft., nicely branched 8.00 " 70.00 " Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. ADDRi^ss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. "West Oro-ve, I*^. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The most reliable quality, the largest tubers and the best strain, at very moderate rates, are those grown by Who has made a Specialty of Begonias for the last 15 years, and was for 10 years the "Co." in John Laing & Co. : : : TUB£RS of Sint^les and Doubles in mixed or separate colors* SE£D of Sing^les and Doubles in mixed or separate colors* Special Wholesale Price List on application. Special Estimate ior large orders by return mail. Every attention to careful shipment. And remember that the quality is a trifle better than you can buy elsewhere. You want the best, I believe. Don't delay with a trial order to JOHN R. BOX, ..,.S«?..,. CROYDON, ENGLAND, Say, Look Here! * * * * Fancy. Dagger. What is the use of spending your time gathering and storing away Ferns for winter use. Don't you know that Brague makes a Specialty ot the Fern business, having a lot of buildings all fitted up for storing them, and almost an army of trained men to gather them; putting away millions of them; being the oldest, largest and most reliable dealer in the U. S. And you can buy Ferns from him for one-half that you can get them for, and at any season of the year. Also dealer Sphagnum Moss, Bouquet G-reens, Christmas Trees, etc., etc. Several Smart • • Florists AND ABOUT ALL LIVE SEEDSMEN have begun already on '93 Catalog:ues. There is money and relief in worlcing it up right now, and we've a sweet smile (or all of our friends who want under cover EARLY. We're malving better Cata- logues now than ever, and you can't come at us too early or often. Write us NOW about what you want for 1893, or sooner. We are Printers and Electrotypers for Florists; we bind, rule, number, perforate, and cut round corners; we make Catalogues straight through, furnishing the brains and copy too, if you want them. We are at the Mt. Pleasant Printery, and you can't miss us in addressing J. HORACE McFARLAND COMPANY, m HARRISBURG. PA. ASTILBE JAPONIGA VAR. GRANDIFLORA. 'THE PEER AMONG FORCING PLANTS." Splendid stock of well grown plants for forcing. Special rates on application. 'The latest blooming and most fragrant of its family." CLEMATIS PANICULATA. Immense stock of splendid plants. Special rates- on application. C^" Our Fall Trade List is ready. Were you overlooked ? (i:staMishedi854, JHE READING NURSERY, JACOB W. MANNING, Proprietor. • lXEiA.T>X:SiGt, Mention American Florist. :i!kIiVSS. i8o The American Florist. Sept. 22^ Autumn Shading. At this time of the vear, when all the stock from the open ground is removed in under glass, a little shade should be given to these plants for at least three or four days, in order to give them a good start. Now we often see florists white- washing their houses late in the fall and after a few weeks they have to wash it off, sometimes with much trouble. My idea of shading in the fall is to take a pail or tub, fill it about one-third with white elay and dissolve this with water. Take a brush or syringe and put it on the glass and it will give a nice shade. The first rain will wash it off again, and even if no rain should come it is only a little labor to take a hose and wash it ofi' the glass after the plants have made new roots. This will hardly be any expense at all, only the labor to get it on the glass, which amounts to a very little. Dayton, 0. Gust. Obermever. Elmira, N. Y. The horticultural display at the inter- state fair held here recently was most creditable. A large new building was entirely devoted to plants and flowers, and it was away from the noise of machinery, which is too often an objec- tionable feature of such displays. Mr. Wm. Scott, of Buffalo, acted as judge, and expressed himself as very agreeably surprised at the excellence of the displav. Mr. Scott was accompanied by J. H. Rebstock, "Andy" Anderson, J. F. Cowell and E. I. Mepsted from Buffalo. The party visited Grove P. Rawson's place and they were loud in their praise of the manner in which it is conducted, lie has 50,000 feet ofglass,and every inch is well taken care of. S. G. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Tfew remarks ON THE SUBJECT OE CLEAR CYPRESS MATERIAL. CLEAR CYPRESS lias been proved by Ion;; experience to be the best wood for i;reenhouse construction. WHEN BUILDING you want the best and only the best. I HAVE BUILT GREENHOUSES FOR YEARS, but have advertised tliis branch of my business only three months past. EXPERIENCE COUNTS, and I have shipped houses to all parts of the country Ironi Maine to Texas. CARRY A STOCK OF CYPRESS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, and can furnish you with sash bars or ventilatini; sash of any si/e. I DO NOT WANT THE EARTH, but am satis- fied with a reasonable profit. Write for KstimateK and I'ricrM. LYMAN FELHEIM, Mention American KlorlBt. Kills Mildew and Fungus growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. Dimensions ol iMs Box : "it: inchcH lonK l>y ISInchus and I'i Inches IiIkI)- Two Mictions. With an order for 600 letters, we farniBh a box made of ' nicely stained and varnUhedi such as is represented In the cut. A. Rolker & Sons, New York. F. E. McAllister, 28 Dey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. K. KaufTman, Philadelphia. Fa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 116 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. E. H. Hunt, T9 Lake St., Chicago, lU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 BlasonSt., H. Sunderbrnch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati. O T. W. AVood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts. Richmond. Va. Jas. VIck's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. -i. KuchM, lisa Finest., St. Louis, Mo Marschuet/. & Co., 36 N. 4tli St., Phlla., Pa. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. MMUlactnre THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET, Sizes r -in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener witli eacli letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. P. McCarthy, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided euccess. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us. To^the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED different shapes and designs, in every variety of color— \elin\v, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you.- • Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO., HT Sa ti& :StX%:i.*'icek-y Street, Mention American Florist. I«I5"W -vox-t^vs.. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Writ© for latest prices. ;^£1>?VS^ TH E BEST/ffr i>/ifril,ut)riy /Vant f lastcf fiouifffs. —^fgr^fe/ ■'.itHTM/rMTf tf /itfi/T '• mmt^immf' i8g^ The American Florist. i8i THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. "■SB OS* WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: lat. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the roof.) 3rd. Give the length of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of roof. Gth. Give the thickness and width of rafters or Sjtsh bar. iFlorists,Nurserymen& Seedsmen CEMSIELW WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER .„_a other Wind Motors that reqw and more unique in finish. The GEM TOWER combiiiea beauty, strength, durability, si ity to the greatest exteutaud has do equal are manuTactured and guaranteed by the oldei and most reliable Wind Mill Company in exis ence.aud who build the Hailadar Standard' Puinpliiie and Geared Wind Mills, the Standard VanelcHR and U- H. Solid Wheel Wind Mills, Pumps, Tanks, Horse, Hay Tools, &c. No other company offers equ; inducements. Send for Catalogue and Price U.S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. BATAVIA, ILL, No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green Houses or Farmer's Sash. You can save money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twin Points. THESE POINTS are far superior to the old mode of setting glass, as they will hold each pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box contains 500 rights and 500 lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price, 35c a Box. Driver, 15c. A Liberal Discount to tbe Trade. , These poiots are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil. Seedsmen, and Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not tind them, send postal for a free sample, or send 69 cents for 1 package and 1 driver by mail, post paid to any part of the U. S. — ^. , H. W. EAMES CO., Milford, Uaae.. Mention American Florist. OUR . • • ®~ HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS ABE MADE BY J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILL. ^]ie 'Work in this journal speaks for itself. Fublisbers American Florist. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its columns' KILLMRIGHT REGISTERED NON POISONOUS INSECTICIDE DEATHt^ msias 1 f re y^ tr€€s,plants. MILDEW L.I r L ' FRUIT, FLOWERS. PRICE 21b.CAN .50 51b.$1.20 I01b.$2.25 20lb.$4.00-^ STOTT DISTRIBUTER DiAMETeR 4" SeCTlONAL VIEW LeNGTH 30" INSECTICIDE isAUTOMATICALLY MIXED. SAVES TIMEL.AND MONEY. •^I PRICE m COPPER 2CELL$9.00-3CELL$10. 5CELL$I2. HE "STOTT PATENT 5PRAYE BEST Sl^RA*^ LIKe MlST,>f€VeR CLPSS.ALyvAY IN OR.DeR SFOTT PATP SYRINGES. ^AUTO/>\ATlC IMSeCTlCIDe MIKER. _5 ft'RiCt-lNCLUDlN.O -TWO STOTTSPRAYeRS&ROSe^T.OO^j, C^ i)«LiiMrTi-~_ ^[®ai?tffl^"i!^Utfe!ar &aMnprn sizes, J/s-inch to 42 inches diameter. Sp>UNCI£/?/> '^l^^^^^ff ARMORED The making, vending or use of any Serviceable — — is "V/fi '(W^^^MMr Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- SERIHO STEEL QALVANlZEDJSg^^"^^'^ ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO., Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sfhincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. J. C. VAUGHAN, Agent, CHICAGO. FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BENCH TILE • PBRFBCT DRAINAGE For testimonials, circulars, etc., address UPLAND GREENHOUSE? Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. M.iDISON, NEW JEKSET. i8< The American Florist. Sept. 22, Bulb Culture in the South. A writer in 3'our columns recommends the upland country ol' Georgia for this purpose. While I have no doubt that the climate there is favorable to the purpose there is still no doubt in my mind that Mr. Allen was right in advising the cul- ture in North Carolina, where the grow- ers have long been supplying the market with tuberose bulbs. The winter climate of the eastern coast region ol North Car- olina is milder than that of any of the upper half of Georgia, while for bulb cul- ture the soil is infinitely superior. We have in eastern North Carolina vast areas of black peaty soil of uncommon depth and wonderful fertility. The black lands of Hyde,Ousson and other counties have long been noted for their inexhaust- ible fertility. In Hyde county, around Lake Mattamuskut the lands have been in corn continuously for 100 3ears, and to-day the chemist can find no diminution in the wonderful fertility of this great bed of peat. This same mass of black soil extends through several counties near the coast, and here, with a soil better than Holland and a climate better than Italy, all the more tender and most of the more hardy bulbs can be grown to greater perfection than anywhere I know of. Lands in this section can be had for a mere song and railroads are penetrating them in every direction, while water com- munication is plenty and cheap. If some ol our northern friends who are growing lilies in Bermuda would turn their atten- tion to this section I feel sure they could grow better bulbs than in Bermuda. Here all the fine amaryllis thrive wonder- fully, making great masses in the open ground without any winter protection. Cannas grow like the reeds of the cane- breaks and Caladium esculentum grows like a weed and needs no winter protec- tion. The whole family of narcissus make bulbs that will put those of the Scilly Islands to the blush. Here, too, cuttings of all the remontant roses stuck in the open ground in autumn make blooming bushes the following spring and grow as high as a man's shoulders by the follow- ing autumn, making plants that would easily drive all foreign competition away by the low price at which they could be put upon the market. And all this within 24- hours of New York city, and on land that can be bought for from $3 to $5 per acre. W. F. Massey. N. C. Exper. Station, Raleigh, N. C. THE sTANDARDVentiiating Machines Received best awards at BUFFALO, N. Y., BOSTON, MASS.. TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. ^".-^«^3»--. GREEN-HOUSE HEAxrac. ,^ Meyers & Co. if -« 1)73 s. Ninth St., PHILADELPHIA. CARNATION CULTURE; l.l.l'amborn Third Kii:cuntalnlnK all available Informar tlon on the subject NOW KKAUT. Prlce.IlM) oiall. Address U. E. CUITTT, PuterHou, N. J. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one 3'ear ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. "STANDARD" FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best fest. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the Uiiited States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company Branch Warehouse : 713 & 715 Wharton St., FhiladelpMa, Fa Randolph Av«. * Union St., Jersey City, N. I. MflRlNG, HflRT & GO., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass Ws make a Soecialt* ol GLASS FOR HOT-HOUSES. OUR MEW TRADE DIRECTORY Contains a list of all the FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United Stales and Canada. X>rioc>, «2.0C>. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. ijinffiiffiff^ _is THE ..^py^ DEPARTURE." For you "^^Hlli never before saw a Saw that was not a Saw, or a W.S- Tlr,.4TING APPARA- TUS for so little money. ^ W Send for our TREATISE ON VENTILATION end learn all about It. And, ir you need tiia best Boiler In America, send for catalogue of our •' CHAMPION." Butted GLASS S ^Bars Does away with all puttying and trouble JO replacing broken lights of glass. We have been busy fill- ing orders for this kind of a bar, in Clear Cypress. m ^'^m^mp^ <^y///yy-^//y^. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M. STSARN8, Mnxr. LOOULAND, OHIO. PRESskEWJEi USE1?AFTEUS; TORS HOT BF.Di IMPROVED GLAZING. No Khl. Keeps out cold winds, thereby savlnt; fuel. No laps saves enouKb triass to pay tor the zincs. No break- age of KlasM un account or frost or Ice, Some of the larnest arowors In the country are UHlnK '*(JiiBHt'r*(* Patent Zinc .loints" with entire satisfaction. Write for sample and price list. J. M. GASSER, FLORIST, 101 Euclid Ave., I'LEVKL-VNU, O Please mention the Aeukican Fi.okist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g2. The American Florist. 183 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE WrouQfht Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BUSH, Att'y, Office. 189 state street. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OHIOA.OO. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse 41 to B5 Erl« St., CHICAGO Boilers made of the best of material, shell, flreboi BlieetB and heada of steel, water space all aroanc (front. Bides and back). Write for Information. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this page THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-lAgt., 291 Amity Street, FLUSHING, Queens Co., N. Y. , ffipgartfeausre) Fine and Fittiniv^ Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M.ntlon American Florist. L. WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. FURMAN BOILERS Economical - Substantial - Safe.' 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water Heating These Boilers have a high rcpntation for StannchneRS Dnrahility and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Minimum Friction and MaximumVelocityoniy obtained byVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. Send for new 150-page book giving full particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, ^with plans and tables for correct hot-water work. Mailed free. Address HIRENDEEN MFG. CO., 26 vine street, GENEVA, N.Y. SaveYourCoal n nnini steamio^hot water FLDRIDA HEATERS FOR GREENHOUSES. Made in 38 Sizes lor Steam; Made in 33 Sizes for Hot-Water. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS IN USE. Has a Maifazine Feed. Throws out No €Sas. Saves aS per cent in rnel. Gives a uniform heat day and nifrht. *]*V*y warranted in every respect and guaranteed to give satisfac- tion. Reliable Agents in all the leading cities and towns in the United States. Send for new catalogue. Address PIERCE, BUTLER & PIERCE MFC. CO. SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. S. A. and INSURE Your PUNTS^FLDWEIIS For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, ^ Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplished by using the Improved RIDER 'ELCyS-.^IUEl. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalogue with full parties Jars, sent on application. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK, N-Y. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS *<»«• HOSia ^OTTSXIS, COrS'SEEXt.'^.A.'X'OXI.XEIS, X:to., Xlto. Our Glass received the Hlgliest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. K 1 84 The American Florist. Sept. 22, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC &Co.. Andorra Nursci HullfvK A McCnrtliy N I' .\ < Hi I II v. IkTKer 11 11 & Co Bock Will A Boht'iucr I/mis.. Uon»nIl .los V. & ^ Boston Letter Co Box John K BniKue 1. B Cook John. - DeCock Jules 174 l)e IJimater Iron Wks.183 Detroit Heating and UghtlnuCo 1S4 DevTne'9 Boiler Wks. IS! DletBCh A&Co 182 Dillon J L 173 Dlngee & Conard Co.. .179 DreerH A ITS KamesH W & Co 181 Kckhardt Theo 171. Klllott WH 174 Klllson Wm 175 Kaust UU &Co 178 Felheim Ljnnan 180 KleldSB 172 Forest Glen Floral Co Foster \i\\... (iardlner J k < Gasser J M.. Gibson J C. . llereudeen Mlg ( Herr Albert M.... Hews AU&Co.. lUIlKG&Co Illppard E. 172 1T3 .ITS Nanz & Neiiner — National Hot Water Heater Co Olson M. Ouwerkerk P 173 Peck & Sutherland ITS Pierce & Coleman Co. .181 Pennock Sam'l !S 17.t Phoenix Nursery Co — 178 Pierce Butler Jt Pierce. 18:5 Plerson A N 173 PiersonFRCo 1711 Pitclier& Manda 178 Pynaert Edw 174 Quaker City Mach WkslSl Randall AL 175 Heading Nursery The . 17'.i Roberts DH 18:1 RoehrsTheo 175 Roggenkamp H RolkerA&Sons 17 Sander* Co 17 SaulJohn 17: Sohmltz F W O & C0...1T Schulthels Bros IT ^ohulz Jacob IT Si-ollay John A HitchlngsS Co Hoffman E M *H N Hooker H M Co Hulsebosch Bros HuntEH lluntM A llunliT\ I'linly Irvliu>.l..li!i c. JennliiKs V. 11 IV JooslCM C II ni Kennlcott Bros Kroeschell Bros .^ Kuehn C A T. Lake City Floral Cofc,- La Koche & Stalil.£ \a\\ Paul F & Co m^ 1.4iwrence John i^- IXKikland Lumber Co. . I-ouibarilUT... liong Dan'l B. . . Ixjnsdale Edwin Ixjvett J'lM'o... McBrlde Alex... Wind Engine & ,>il.c., 181 [hiui.l C....1T3 ITU ITS FiT.I I IT2 ■il.iirv Rubber Co. 181 lliric:iThosW....l&l iir.y Don ITt; 00 \VollIL.\lfK< Wood Bros — Young J M & ( Voung Bros... ^% Perry, O.— The L. Green & Son Co. succeeds the old nursery firm of L. Green & Son. New London, Conn.— W. E. Pendleton & Co. have built a new plant of six houses here, of which Ithree are lOO.xll, one 100x9, one iOOxlS and one 100x16, with a two-story office 16x20 in the cen- ter. Hot water is used for heating. .\ general collection of cut flowers and bed- ding plants will be grown. THE CREAT FUEL SAVER THE CELEBRATED ITS FIRE HOLDING QUALITIES UNEQUALLED. ESPECIALLY ADAPTING IT TO GREENHOUSE HEATING. DETROIT HEATING sole AND LIGHTING CO. mfrs. Lieb and Wight sis.. DETROIT, MICH. NK« YOIIK ■ll\ l.llnrly St. CHirACKl. M.t l.:,k.. sr HUSTON « I'.nrl .Si. ST. I,I1|:IS. Ill N. llrcuilwii; LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THE HORSK IS ST01,|;N. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL GREENHOUSE HEATING I VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITCHINGS & CO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. /ron Frame Benches with ihe " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATAXOGDE. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 &. 76 MYRTLE AVE., GREENHOUSE HEATING Ventilating Apparatus. Patentee and Manufacturer of HOT WATER BOILERS, GREENHOUSE PIPE, PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, TANKS, ETC. ^^ Hot \;^at;er CjRcOj^T.roN. National^HotVater Heater C^o. Boston, 195 Port Hill S«l. Cbic&go, 34 Dearborn St. rtew YorK. 94 Ccntr« 5t. San Francisco, 40 5 f>\arKct St. Most Desirable. Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot -Water Boilers, 244 CANAL STREET, When you write to any of the ad- vertisers ill this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. SASH BARS VENTILATORS. RIDGES. GUTTERING AND LUMBER. HO WIDS-AWAKE FI.OSIST need he told it will pay him to use S.\SI[ H.\RS, etc. madf from CLEAR CYPRESS. Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet long'. ir Send for circulars and eattmates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO., Hamilton Co.. LOCKLAXD, OHIO Mentton Amerloan FlorlBt. P AC P C "ur TRADE DIRECTORY contains the (VVOOtJ. date of introduction and Ihe name ol the introducer o( all the roses in commerce in America. Prick, $2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. mmmm ^mmm Rmerica is ' 'ths Prniv of the FbsseI; there may be mare cnmfnrt\ Amidships, but we are the Srst ta touch Unknown Seas." Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER 29, 1892. No. 226 f imiE lk!smm§Lm iFiL^siiiir Published every Thursday by The American florist Company. Subscriptit year. To Europe. $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 323 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. James Dkan, Bay Ridge, N. T., president; W. R SMITH, Washington, D. C., vice-president; WM. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre' tary; M. A. HUNT. Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug- The new officers to be installed January 1, 1893 are Wra. R Smith. Washington, president; Prof Wm Trelease. f-etunias were certainly out of favor among buyers of good bedding stuff, but last spring both double and fringed sorts sold well in all sections. In some locali- ties they werercceived withmarked favor [ as pot plants. It must \x noted that i these double sorts, to come true, must be I)ropagated by cuttings, not raised from seed. The large dealers always propa- I gate in this way, to secure sorts true to I name. j Great improvements in this flower have | resulted from hybridizing, many men in i the trade turning their attention to this, j The flowers pictured originated with (>. .\. McTavish of Victoria, B. C , and are all excellent n.imed sorts. Please mention the America.n Flo- rist ever}- time you write to an adver- tiser ^1 the$e Qolumns. I Philadelphia. The mushroom industry is progressing rapidly and the market this season is likely to be better supplied with this suc- culent than ever before. Ouite a number of men are becoming interested and con- siderable money is being invested in the business. John Gardiner & Co.. who have great faith in the future of this edi- ble, say that the sales of spawn have in- creased wonderfully, they having sold more since the first of .\ugust this season than they sold altogether for the year previous. Mr. G. H. Beck of Meriden, Conn., was in the city recently and engaged Mr. J. Gibson, late manager of the Lonsdale Mushroom Culture Co.. to manage bis plant, to which he has recently made a large addition this season. He expects to ship at least 10,0(10 pounds to New York, which is his best market. Robert Scott & Son of this city have been giving the mushroom considerable attention of late, and the result must have been satisfactory, as they have just completed a large combination house, the ground floor of which is fitted up for this vegetable, while a complete greenhouse forms the upper part; it is a very well arranged house and looks as if it will be a success. Mr. S- B. Dicks, representing Messrs. Cooper, Taber & Co., a large seed firm of London, passed through here last week. We were also favored with a visit from E. G. Hill, who seemed to be giving the rose growers his special attention. He is largely interested in the new rose Mme. Testout and has great faith in its future. Robert Craig, in speaking of this novelty, says; "Look at La France, how long it has held its own in the market; it has been a leader in its class for years and a profitable rose for everybody. Now it will have to give way to this new rival, which is better in every way, as it is larger, a better color, being a clear pink all through, and a freer bloomer; when placed on the counter side by side with La France there is no question as to which will be the better seller." George Carpenter of Haddington has erected an additional house, being obliged to make more room for his lilies and other Easter stufl". He is putting in hot water, using a We;ithered apparatus and old boiler flues, which after beingtrimmcd up at the ends are joined together with a cast iron fitting. He finds this arrange- ment to answer every purpose and he can put it in for about one-third the price of new pipes. Beauties were in great demand the past week; they are now sold at retail for $3 a dozen and at this price they seem to be the best selling rose; but they will not remain long at such alow figure. I'erlcs. as usual at this season, are very plentiful, the su])ply Ijeinggrcaterthan the demand. Prices of roses are about the same, good flowers selling for from 2 to 4, according to quality and variety-. Carnations arc getting better and violets more plentiful. The various committees of the Horti- cultural Society are getting things in shape for the chrysanthemum show. If the plants seen about continue to im- prove as they have the past month there will l)e some stunners at the next ex- hibition. H. I'.aycrsdorfer & Co. have made a clean sweep of all the damaged goods left from the late fire by putting them on the rubbish pile and burning them up, a wise policy, and one which will do them more good than any cheap "fire sale." They have fully recovered from the conlu- l8g2. The American Florist. 189 Rita. Aimee. Caribou. Nuadra. Double PETtDriAS 2. Hilda. 5. Nana-.mo. S. Vanciuver. II. Alberni. 3. Ccmax. o. Annie. 9 Lilian. 12. Cicilv. sion incident to the fire and are transact- ing business as usual. Fortunately for them a large importation of goods was detained in quarantine and was thus saved from the ravages of the fire. Captain Xesbit's "Chumps" and the "Morewynds," as John Westcott's men styled themselves, played a match in the alleys 'ast Thursday evening. The first game was a tie, each side mating 799 pins, but in the two succeeding games the "Chumps" were not in it and were de- feated finally by over 250 pins. .Ander- son is getting into his old time form again; last week he put up a game of 232. which we believe is the best score so far this vear. K. New York. There are heaps and heaps of roses com- ing in and the wholesale dealers are badly loaded up every morning. Even the American Beauty is already very abund- ant and it is not an unusual thing to see a couple of Greeks loaded down with double armfuls of this popular variety. The quality varies, as usual, running from "nubbins" with two inch stems to fine specimens with two foot stems, and the price covers as wide a range as the qual- ity, but tae Greeks do not confine them- selves to the poor quality any more than the stores do and the best are none too good for them. Perles are unusually fine in qua'ity. Cusins and Wattevilles are exceedingly abundant, but Meteor is the stock to have just now. This rose sells at sight and brings proportionately the best price. Outdoor stufl^ and iJowers of the cheaper grade are very plenty, espe- cially at the market, where geranium leaves, Japan lilies, dahlias, hydrangeas, etc., are heaped up in great profusion in the early morning. Carnations go lively at high prices. Most of the wholesale dealers report trade as behind the average for recent years and attribute this to the effects of the cholera scare and the approaching election. There are a few single ^-iolets coming in regularly, but the double ones have not begun yet. According to the predictions of some growers the violet crop for the coming winter presents a discouraging prospect. At Xyack and all along up the H idson violet growers, with but few ex- ceptions, are loaded with the disease. Ernst Asmus speaks very highly of car- nations Salmon Oueen, Creole and Fred Domer. Salmon Oueen is the variety with which E. G. Hill took the cup last year. Creole is a fine very dark flower of good form and cnmes good all winter. Fred Dorner is a scarlet, not so brilliant as Portia, but much larger. Mr. Asmus has added four new houses to bis estab- lishment this season. Two cf them are iron louses by Hitchings. Robt. B.Young's .''ale of plants from the Philadelphia growers was agreat success. The plants ^vere fine, likewise prices. How W. K. Harris makes his ficuses branch isstill the great ninedays wonder. There has been much complaint in Green- wood Cemetery this season regarding the breaking and injury to plants on lotsand graves. An article in the Xew York World in regard to the matter is, however, very misleading and deserving of severest cen- sure. It states that the plants are "cut down by thieving florists." For the credit of themselves and the industry in general the local florists should spare no expense or trouble to trace the real cul- prits and see that they are well punished. The committee of the Xew York Flo- rists' Club on the Xew York state exhibit at *the World's Fair have selected Mr. James Dean as chief of the horticultural division. The sum of So, 000 has already been secured and $15,000 more is ex- pected by January 1. The whole commit- tee consists of John H. Taylor, chairman, John Young, secretary, and Messrs. Dean, Weathered, Allen and Pierson. The com- mittee is deserving of great credit for ac- complishing at such short notice an ap- parently impossible result. Mr. Dean is by everyone regarded as the right man in the right place. His appointment is a guarantee that the work will be well done. All the florists' clubs throughout the state have been called upon to help to the extent of their power and a tele- gram has been sent to Chicago asking that the required space be reserved. W^ashington. Washington during the past week looked like a fairy city. The houses along the principal streets, particularly Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to Washington Circle, were handsomelv decorated with flags, shields and bunt- ing of every description. Electric lights were arranged all along the avenue from Sixth street to Seventeenth street, repre- senting the various corps badges and the Grand Army badge. When lighted at night they made a most gorgeous display. I am told that the decorations, which were in honor of the Encampment of the G. A. R.. surpassed anything of the kind ever attempted for them. Some 85,000 old heroes of the late war paraded Penn- sylvania avenue last Tuesday, presenting a magnificent display. Xoticeable among them, and looking as bright as he did at the last convention, was our good Presi- dent, Mr. James Dean, who was as brave in the field as he is genial now in com- pany, I have been told by some of his comrades. Everything is looking bright and fresh about the city. The long drought is a thing of the past and almost daily we are blessed with refreshing showers. The grass which only a few weeks ago was parched is now a beautiful lawn, and vegetation of every kind is refreshed and spring like. Business among the florists begins to pick up a little. Orders for wedding deco- rations are coming in. Considerable floral decoration was done for the enter- tainments given by the various Grand Army Posts of the city, but there was no money in them for the florist: competi- tion was very keen and the funds for that purpose were small, though they were, generally speaking, very good. The beddinaf at Arlington National 190 The American Flori s r. Sept. 2g, Cemeter3' looks remarkably well not- withstanding the long dry spell. The geraniums are one mass of flowers, almost entirely covering the foliage. The tea roses have made a most luxuriant growth and are covered with fine blooms. I am safe in saj-ing that thousands of fine buds could be cut every morning. For outside flowers I have never seen their equal, for quality or quantity. I noticed a bed of foliage plants with a ring of Lantana Californica for an edging which seemed to attract much attention. This lantana is a low growing one, and with its bright yellow flowers, with a back- ground of Achyranthes Lindenii, produced a fine effect. In fact everything gave evi- dence of the constant care and skill of Mr. D. H. Rhodes, the landscape gar- dener in charge. The growers having carnations in this section began to house them several weeks ago, and now have the majority of their plants under glass. They are looking fairly well, though some are com- plaining of the cut-worm already. He is not slow in getting down to business this season. The rose growers about town have every reason to expect good results from thisseason's planting. Their plants are looking remarkably fine and healthy, and they are putting up strong healthy shoots from the bottom. The cool weather of late is producing some fine buds, which can be seen both in the florists' stores and the stands in the markets. C. Leslie Reynolds. Chicago. Mr. D. S. HeflTron of Washington Heights is doing some little crossing in cannas and helianthuses with very grati- fying results. He has a promising seed- ling from CannaStarof '91 that he thinks of naming Star of '92. It is similar in color to Star of '91, but the flowers stand more erect and there is less yellow in the heart. Ernst Wienhoeber & Co. have had their store on Kim streetcharmingly decorated in pale pink and pale blue. A large mir- ror at one end, with an eflFective plant decoration in front, is a striking feature. Mathias Gebhardt, formerly with Lud- wig Moeller of Erfurt, Germany, has ar- rived in Chicago and is nov? connected with the World's Fair under Mr. Ulrich. At the last meeting of the Florist Club the proposed banquet was thoroughly discussed and a committeeof five was ap- pointed to arrange for same, the question of exact date and other details being left to the discretion of the committee. The essay on mushroom growing, read by Mr. J. F. Kid well, and which appears in full elsewhere in this issue, was well re- ceived and freely discussed. A committee was appointed to take some action regarding the floral decora- tions of the Illinois state building at the World's Fair at the time of the dedicatory ceremonies next month. The second meeting of those interested in the organization of a florists' exchange in this city was held at the Sherman House last Saturday. The gentlemen selected to act as commissioners reported that the secretary of state had advised them that the title "Chicago Florists' Exchange" was similar to that of two other corjjorations and had requested them to select some other title. They had therefore changed the name in their application to the "Chicago Cut Flower Exchange," and had received license to optn books of subscription. After considerable discussion it was de- cided that for the present at least the Exchange should undertake no business except that of renting space to those who wished same and not invite orders to be filled by theorganization. A motion that only stockholders be permitted to rent space was voted down, it being the senti- ment of the majority that the privilege should be open to everj' one in the trade. Before adjournment subscriptions were received for a large share of the stock. A meeting of subscribers to stock will be called bj' the commissioners for about ten days hence, at which directors will be elected. A committee was appointed to look up a suitable location for the Ex- change and another committee was re- quested to prepare a draft of by-laws to present for action at the stockholders' meeting. There is no change in the flower market since last quotations; the past week has been excessively dull, said to be the quiet- est week since July. Warm and depress- ing weather has caused this; with the change to cool bright days business picked up. Most of the outdoor stuff is limited in quantity and weed}' in qualitj'. Good calendulas are still in. Cosmos and chrysanthemums still hold off; of the lat- ter there are some outdoor pompons and a few early indoor Japanese, but the last named are still poor. Single violets are still in; no doubles are quoted. Dahlias have greatly improved; they are coming with long stems, better in every way. If there is no sharp frost im- mediately there will be a fine late crop of these flowers. Sweet peas are only com- ing in very scantily; they are practically over. Roses are excellent in quality, but during the past week there has been a marked tendency to mildew, which has detracted from the foliage. A very small quantity of indoor carnations have been received, but the outdoor flowers are much better in quality than they were, showing much better stems. Some Por- tias noted had stems as long and clean as those grown indoors, and the market offers fine Daybreak, the best light pink carnation here. The Chicago market shows a large increase in the sale of fine carnations, and there is no doubt the popularity of this flower is largely the result of its keeping qualities. Boston. The less said about the flower trade in Boston this week the better. It seems to have dropped all to pieces again. Roses of all kinds are extremely plentiful, even carnations are in overstock for the time being. The garden committee of the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society, with a few other gentlemen, visited Marblehead Neck on September 23, by invitation of Mr. C. W. Parker, who wished to show them over the groundsabout his summer cottage there. The natural picturesque- ness of this rocky promontorj' and the improvements made by its wealthy sum- mer residents were already understood to a certain extent by the visitors, but they were quite unprepared for the treat which was in store for them. Here was a study in landscape gardening worthy of a visit from every student of that art. Nature had been generous to begin with. Which- ever way one looks a charming vista is presented; the open ocean on one hand with the breakers rolling upon the rocks, on the other the beautiful land-locked harbor with its fleet of yachts, and the quaint old town of Marblehead beyond. The irregular surface of the greensward is broken here and there by masses of granite ledge, in the crevices of which the seaside golden rod (Solidago sempervirens) and the beautiful Aster nova anglie aie allowed to cluster at will, and masses of nasturtiums and Ampelopsis Veitchii fall over the irregular sides. The planting has been done with rare artistic skill and there is perfect harmony with every natural feature. Next season we hope to present some views of this place in the America.n Florist. Of course the inevitable provision for the inner man was provided by the host in the shape of a dinner at the Eastern Yacht Club rooms, and seaside appetites were there to do it full justice. Toronto. The exhibition is over and probably by this time the people from "way back" have packed their good clothes away till next year. As far as I can learn every one is well satisfied. Certainly it was a good show and a financial success, which is saj'ing a good deal considering its mag- nitude. The regular meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Association was well at- tended last Tuesday. A committee was formed to find out the suitable and avail- able plants for the World's Fair and to enquire as to the willingness of the own- ers to part with them tor six months or so. The question was asked, "How would the summer show fare next year with all the best plants out of the city?" "It will give the florists a chance to get in with their small stuff," was the an- swer. I really think that some of the gardeners will be glad to get rid of some of their big old plants and won't care much if they never get back again. The question box on being opened raised lots of excitement, and amusement, too; such simple looking questions as "What con- stitutes an exotic fern?'"' "What consti- tutes a subtropical bedding plant?" "What constitutes a stove and greenhouse plant?" contain a lot more food for dis- cussion than would appear at first sight. They were ably answered by the members appointed. Mr. Gilchrist and Mr. Carter gave lists of the24 best herbaceous plants for cutting and for borders; this also raised a good discussion, everybody seeming to have some old favorite to bring forward. I paid a flying visit to Reservoir Park the other day, and found Mr. Reeves, the superintendent, busy taking things under cover (there has been no frost there yet, but it may come any time now like a thief in the night). The park was look- ing very pretty and neat in spite of the city having reduced the staff" to almost nil owing to lack of funds. The subtropi- cal bedding here is really very fine. Mr. Reeves has attempted more ni that line than any one else in this city and has cer- tainly had great success. I never saw plants growing more luxuriantly. In one bed some Cassia corymbosa and Habro- thamnus cicgans among cannas, ricinus and acalyphas had a very prett}' effect. Anthcricum vittatuni var. was used large- ly foredging. Thccarpct beds also, includ- ing a "Sol's clock," look well in spite of not havingbeen clipped lately. Tliegrecn- houses were in a transition state and two weeks at the exhibition has not tended to improve the appearance of some of the best plants, but a lot of drac;enas, cro- tons and dieffenbachias of various sizes were looking especially healthy and vig- orous. The Ficus Tarcelli I mentioned in my exhibition notes is worth mentioning again; it is a ver^' striking plant. Mr. Reeves seems to have no trouble in prop- agating it, as I noticed many small plants. i8g2. The American Florist. 191 ■r^''. ■^?I?' THE WOMAN'S BUILDING AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. A large plant of Ravenala Madagascar- iensis, the travellers' tree, was an object of interest as well as of beauty. Cycas revoluta, with 79 perfect leaves, is a fine specimen. Chrysanthemums and other flowering stock too numerous to mention are grown to a considerable extent. This park is the favorite picnicing ground of all the city parks; a deep ravine with banks partly glass and partly brush, a creek with meadow on either side and rustic bridges across, with here and there a gay patch of flowers and foliage, make it an especially desirable spot. E. Baltimore. The throngs of fashionably dressed promenaders on Charles and Lexington streets are daily growing in numbers; and business is undoubtedly on the mend. Buds are arriving in daily increasing quantities, but the demand keeps pace with the supply and the Exchange has posted a notice of an advance of one cent to take efi'ect on the 26th. Dahlias are becoming somewhat of a drug at 50 cents per 100. Carnations are coming in, but of inferior quality and in very small quantity. Robt. L. Graham has opened an attrac- eive store at 622 Aisquith street, two doors from Gay, just opposite the Wells McComas monument. It is apparently a well chosen location, and, no doubt, will prove a profitable one. Mack. Buffalo. Since convention week our Florist Club has been very active, special meetings every week, and the result is the details of the coming chrysanthemum show are about completed. Ourpremium list offers nearly $900 in prizes; $400 of this amount goes from the funds of the club, the bal- ance being offered in special prizes by lovers of the beautiful and a good few^ of our own members. This is a great saving to the club, and with the able and economi- cal management already displayed by our officers should result in placing a good balance on the right side of the treasurer's books. Twenty-five cents is to be the price of admission both day and evening; a higher charge was tried last year and proved a failure. When the Bowling Club quit practice last year there was a good round sum in its treasury, so last Monday it started up again for the winter's games; a good number of the young enthusiasts were there, but the old heads were absent, too busy. There has been an extraordinary scarcity of good white flowers, except white roses. A few years ago we used to plant out a few hundred of the old Degraw carnation and after one pinching allow them to run up to flower; by September 1 they would be in full flower, and from 500 plants many thousand fine flowers can be picked up to the 1st of November. Although Degraw is now entirely useless for winter forcing it yet grows finely out of doors, and if it does not there is another variety equally good for the purpose, viz.. Silver Spray. Clubs of the National Republican League held their annual convention here last week. The local "White House," the social headquarters, was finely deco- rated by Joseph H. Rebstock. Joseph says he had an extraordinary busy week. Prospective October weddings are very numerous and business generally is start- ing up. Visitors in town this week were: Mr. Harry Bunyard and Mr. Ingram, repre- senting Hugh Low & Company. Another visitor, come to stay, was a fine son (weight not ascertained), the property of Mr. Louis Neubeck. This event seems to have done Louisagreat amount of good; his spirits and energy are greatly revived. G. S. Worcester, Mass. We have been having rather hard fiick this summer in the weather preceding oui shows, as it has rained the day be- fore in nearly every case. The show of September 15 was no exception; we had the worst storm of the season thismonth; asters, dahlias, etc., were laid flat, and it played havoc with everything. We had a very fair show, however, and it was well patronized, as the end is fast ap- proaching. The display of asters was very large and good, considering the weather, and made a brilliant showing, that was rivaled only by the cutflower stands. These were as good as I have ever seen them, F. A. Blake's being espe- cially fine, a vase of the blue Nympha;a Zanzibarensis attracting lots of atten- tion. Mr. Blake also showed a vase of Nelumbium speciosum, which was rather a novelty here. Dahlias and gladiolus made a poor showing on account of the rain, and zonale geraniums also suffered severely. The baskets showed great improve- ment in the amateur class, which was larger than ever. Brierly showed some good pansies, and H. B. Watts took first for best twenty vases of cut flowers. The florists here are a little indignant over the action of a New York firm who sold a lot of cheap bulbs to a large dry goods syndicate, which is using them as an ad- vertisement. Of course the thing doesn't matter much in itself, as people who are posted at all know that good bulbs can- not be had for the prices they advertise, but it was rather a small piece of business for a firm making any pretensions at all to sell a few rubbishy bulbs to such a concern; I know of two orders that would each have spoilt a hundred that have gone elsewhere in consequence. Pat Gormley is just finishing a commo- dious sash house, hasn't room enough for his stuff", he says. Pat is an enthu- siast on sash houses. Everybody's roses are looking well, except for a slight dose of mildew, which was almost impossible to keep out. Trade is growing stronger every day. Seedling. The Woman's Building at the World's Fair. Directly in front of this building the lagoon takes the form ot a bay, about 400 feet in width. From the center of this bay a grand landing and staircase leads to a terrace six feet above the water. Crossing this terrace other stair- cases give access to the ground four feet above, on which, about 100 feet back, the buildingis situated. The fitst terrace is designed in artistic flower beds and low shtubs. The principal facade has an extreme length of 400 feet, the depth of the building being half this distance. Italian renaissance is the style selected. The first story is raised about ten feet from the ground line, and a wide stair- case leads to the center pavilion. This pavilion, forming the main triple-arched entrance, with an open colonnade in the second story, is finished with a low pedi- ment enriched with a highly elaborate bas-relief. The corner pavilions have each an open colonnade added above the main cornice. Here are located the Hanging Gardens. Wayne, Pa. The first exhibition of the recently or- ganized Wayne Horticultural Society was held on September 15 and 16. The exhibits as well as the attendance sur- passed the most sanguine expectations of the officers of the society and seem to in- dicate for it a successful career. First prize for general display of plants went to Robert Craig, and for best 24 plants in not over 10-inch pots, to Frank Adelberger. Other exhibitors were John 192 The American Florist. Sept. 2g. M. Hughes, wlio had a choice collection of foliage plants; H. (\. Standcn, a collec- tion of begonias, etc.; Arthur Lauscr, who took first prize for tuberous bego- nias; C. Fallon, orchids; John G. Gard- ner, nymphteas, roses, etc.; John Curwcn, Jr., cut flowers and grapes, and others. The Germania orchestra furnished music during the evening. The judges were John Westcott, R. E. Willianris and H. I'. Michell. One Way of Preparing a Catalogue. BV .1. MDli.M i: M K.illl.Wli. \Read be/ore llu- Amcucan Aisociali.iti uj .\i<>- Our worthy secretary has given my subject as "One Way to Make a Cata- logiie." I do not know whether hemeans to thus indicate that there is but oneway to make a catalogue, or that I am the happy possessor of that one way. If he thinks sol dift'erwith him. I hadthought that this talk should have been called "The Catalogue Trouble." Most of you who have issued catalogues will readily agree with me that a catalogue is a trouble pretty much all the time, from its inception until the last pages have gone forth, and when your stock is short, a good while after that; and I, who have been concerned in the preparation of many catalogues, can most heartily join in with the chorus, and confess from my standpoint that theca*alogue — or, rather, catalogues — are a decided trouble. So are babies, sometimes, but we must have the babies, and we must have the cata- logues, and we love them both, with all their faults and for all their bothers. If, then, we are to consider but one way to make a catalogue that way should cer- tainly be the right way, and to find that right way let us take up a few of the primary points. First. — A man who can sell all his stock rightfromhisnursery.orfrom the trenches on his own ground, to those who come after it and carry it away has but little need of a catalogue. If he needs anything at all of the kind it is merely' a price list. The catalogue, then, appeals mostly to those who are at a distance from us; in other words, it is a personal extension, telling by use of printer's ink about our goods to those far beyond the reach of direct personal efll'orts. This, then, must largely decide the character of our perfect catalogue. We all know that the suc- cessful salesman is the man who presents his goods in the most attractive wa}-. I think I have heard it remarked at some time or other within my memory that there is a class of men connected with the nursery trade who are more or less (gen- erally more) successful as salesmen, largely because of their attractive presence, beau- tiful pictures, delightful fairy tales and general persuasive demeanor. Surely our catalogue should, as far as possible, represent, not the rascally fellow who has brought into disfavor the large class of thoroughly honest tree salesmen, but the man who has good stock to sell and intends that the people whom he ap- proaches should know it and fully appre- ciate the fact that the time of all times to buy is just when he pulls out his order book. Now, a catalogue should approach a customer in much the same way as a salesman. It is, in fact, yourpaper sales- man. If your human salesman needs to be clean and well dressed to command respect among the people he appeals to so should your paper salesman. If your traveling salesman should tell the truth about his stock and give good honest advice to his confiding customers so should your mail agent. Vet who has not seen the catalogue which, for parallel in humanity, should have the dirty tramp whom you would kick from your back yard? Clean dress and attractive ap- pearance is just as necessary in the cata- logue as in the salesman. It costs more, to be sure; but I do not see a man before me who could not be thoroughly clothed and protected from the weather with apparel of much less cost than that which now adorns him. Even the red Indian wants adornment, and we have decidedly got past the age when a man's clothes were only protective. Agreeing, then, that our catalogue must be clean and handsome, we go to a second point, if it can really be called second, and that is that our catalogue should be correct in its descriptions, in its classifications, in its recommendations, and in its prices. I am glad to say that in my experience accuracy is deemed of more importance among the nurserymen than among any other of the horticul- tural trades. The model catalogues of America are nursery catalogues; tlie seedsmen and florists do not seem to care nearly so much, although there are, of course, some notable exceptions. In speaking of accuracy, I do not mean simply accuracy of description, but also accuracy of language. There is no reason why a catalogue should violate every rule of Lindley Murraj' and puzzle the reader with its pigeon-English. There is no reason why a description of a fruit or plant should be made on the cart-belorc- the-horse principle. It is just as easy to have it right, and a thousand times better. Further on the matter of correct catalogue construction will be considered in a little closer detail. Third.— The catalogue should be sys- leinaiically arranged. This is of the utmost importance for good results, and if we expect to hear from our paper sales- man we should start him oft with a proper introduction and a consistent story to tell all the way through. This does not mean that all articles should be given headings of the same weight; those you wish to sell especially should be shown with every advantage of larger type, greater prominence of position and illus- tration. But this can be done systemat- ically and agreeably. A man's necktie niav be a pronounced feature of his attire without altogether covering up his coat. Fourth. — This perfect catalogue should be issued on lime, and that time should be just when the people of the particular section you are striving to reach are ready to consider it. Now, I think I see some smiles at the audacity oi a cata- alogue printer saying anything about being on time. I assure you, gentlemen, there is not in all this broad country a class who are so desperately anxious to be on time as the catalogue printers. They can all give you a thousand and one reasons why they are not, and they are all good reasons, too. If any gentleman wishes to have these reasons in detail 1 will be glad to give thtm to him at any time he has a week to spare. .\ hopeful catalogue printer is never without plenty of good, honest reasons, for it may be said, without any fun intended, that no business on the face of the earth is beset with so many unforseen contingencies and exasperating delays as this printing business — a business in which no stock can be manufactured ahead to meet the expected demand, but in which everything must be made to order, with probably every man wanting it at the same time, and feeling that he ought to be first. Fifth. — The ideal catalogue, then, when it has gone so far as this, ought to be sent out carefully and judiciously, and not sown broadcast as if it were of no value. If it is properly constructed it contains many bits of experience and methods of culture which are of the greatest value, and it can be so handled as to have a positive value in the eyes of its recipient. Now, with this rather lengthy preface, let us speak of the way to obtain the re- sults desired, starting at the bottom. First. — When you want to issue a cata- logue, begin long enough before the time of its desired appearance. Do not jiut it oft' from time to time, until the warning appearance of ether catalogues indicates that you are behind your competitors, and then try to pound it out of your printer. Commence a month or two be- fore this; decide what sort of a catalogue you want, how many pages it shall have, what sort of a cover you would like, whether or not it shall be illustrated. Man is an imitative creature, and often the best ideas come from seeing what others havcdone; soget oth,.rcatalogues, read them attentively, mark their defects and lay jour plans to have no defects (parenthetically, when 30U have one without defects, please send me a copy by registered mail). It is well, at this stage, to get estimates on the size and style of catalogue you are thinking of from your printer, so that you may know whither you are drifting in the matter of price, and, according to the old chestnut, "Cut your coat according to the cloth." If he has any, you may probably obtain some good ideas from your priuter. Then go at your manuscript. Do not take somebody else's catalogue, change a word here or there, or not at all, and say, "This will do for me." Do, for heaven's sake, avoid jumping bodily into some other fellow's clothes! If you are worth buying of at all, you have some special ad vantages, or think you have; tell about them in the beginning of your catalogue. It does not matter whether you were es- tablished about the time Noah became established on Ararat, or whether jou grew up last week; but it is of decided importance to say where you are located, what railroad facilities you have, how you propose to ship, how you want your money I this is awfullv important), how you intend to pack, etc. This part of your catalogue, at least, should be orig- inal. It is piinful to have a customer in .\labama send in a catalogue, the copy of which he has stolen bodily from the issue of a Massachusetts nurseryman, and an- announcc therein that his tea roses are not hardj' in his climate, together with other little slips of this kind. If you can- not get up a catalogue which has some little spice about it, get a wooden cata- logue; that is, one of the stock catalogues which we catalogue printers supplj*; it may serve until you can construct one suited to your stock and your needs. In arranging your headings, treat them alphabetically, if you will, or according to their comparative importance. The latter is possibly the better method, and a catalogue of any extent beyond sixteen pages should have a comprehensive index; the alphabetical sequence in the body of the catalogue is not of great moment. It is a good plan, however, to treat the vari- eties alphabetically whenever you can, unless you have the fruit in the order of their ripening. In describing your orna- mental stock, use botanical names allo- getlicr as heads, or do not use them; do not let us have a hodge-podge of Latin and linglish names, so that no uniformity of style can be seen. \cxy many careful iSg2. The American Florist. 193 nurserymen give both English and botan- ical names, but the best catalogues have one or the other uniformly first. In your description of varieties seek for brevity, conciseness and accuracy. Do not start in and say that the Big Elephan t Apple is "roundish-oblate, a heavy bearer, with a yellow sUin, branching freely, of acid flavor, a crooked grower, and ripe in January." Arrange your descriptions logically; takeupin any order you please, but say all you have to say about the fruit in regard to color, size, shape, flavor and so on, and then say what you please about the tree the fruit is produced on; do not mix them up. I had a batch of awful examples to hold before you, but it takes a bigger man than I am to stand on people's corns so long at a time, so I will refrain. In the ideal catalogue there can be but one methodof description, and that is the honest method. Many catalogues of the day are not built on this method at all, and yet the people who send them out are apparentl3r successful. I am most happy to say that many of our most bril- liant successes have been built on abso- lute honesty and accuracy' of description. In illustrations, strive for novelty. If you can afford it, have some cuts made of the varieties you particularly want to sell, which are different from the stock cuts usually used. Illustrative processes have become so cheap and perfect that it does not cost a great sum to have plenty of good pictures. Have your tree or plant photographed, or take a "Kodak" of it yourself and you can have a good plate prepared for a comparatively small sum, ready for the printer. Nevertheless, if you fee! you cannot afford special illus- trations, use those in the general stock; they are decidedly better than none, and, in general, fairly accurate. Indicate to yovxr printer, if he does not know much about nursery catalogues, that the stem looks much better at the top of the page for an apple picture. Amusing instances of cuts upside down have occurred be- cause of differences of opinion in this respect. But I am overlooking the mechanical operation of preparing manuscript, or "copy," as the printer knows it. Almost every one now knows enough to write or paste on one side of the paper only, but every one does not know how to have his copy most attractive to the printer, and, therefore, of most economical working. I remember a few years ago receiving cat- alogue copy from a member of this asso- ciation which had been written and pasted closely to form a long strip — some 'twenty-five feet of paper — which was then turned up at the bottom, and writ- ten on the back all the way down, upside down! It could not be cut apart at all, and had to be all rewritten. The dear man probably thought we had a hose-reel in the composing room for the handling ol his cop3'. U-c i^ecent paper about the sizeol fools- cap 1 r letter, and leave plenty of margin all around. If you do not use a type- writer, make a special effort to have your manuscript plain, especially in the names. Because jl/fw are thoroughly familiar with Acer dasycarpum Wierii lacinatiiiii, you must not presume every printer is. Bo- tanical names are a terror to ordinary printers, and the only way to make a sure thing of it, unless you are working with a printer who has his own knowledge of the subject, is to make every letter as plain as print; be sure about it, too. Un- fortunately, verj' many of the trade can- not spell or classify two-thirds of the names of the stock they handle correctly. While good catalogues and works of reference are so easy of access there is no excuse for this. If you find descriptions that just suit you there is no need for me to advise you not to steal them, or we will saj', to clip them; but if you do appropriate do it with the scissors and not with the pen. I have a harrassing remembrance of a good customer who religiously wrote his catalogue copy oft' every year from end to end. He com- menced at the extreme upper left hand corner of his paper and wrote as close as he could to the end of each line, and just as close to the bottom of the page. He carefully omitted all the punctuation which had been inserted in last year's manuscript with much expenditure of time, ink and patience, just as systemat- ically misspelled half the names and avoided the use of any capitals whatever. I hope he is fully prepared for heaven; I am not sure of the calling and election of the poor proof readers and printers who had to work with his manuscript. In his case all he wanted to do was to steal for himself! Printers would far rather have bad print as copy than bad writing for obvious reasons. Having written or pasted your copy on sheets of uniform size with, if you can so arrange it, about the same amount of matter on each page, number the pages consecutively. If you are not certain as to how you want it arranged when you start off finish each section separately and then assemble and number them. After this is done it is a most excellent plan to note any special directions you have as to the prominence of this or that section, or the importance of one or the other engraving, on the wide margin previously left. It is a matter of impossibility for the catalogue writer to have any idea as to what his work is going to make in print. It is really not at all difficult. If you keep 3'our manuscript in somewhat uni- form shape it is only necessary to count the words on one page and multiply that by the number of pages of manuscript; you have thus obtained about the num- ber of words in the entire work. Any printer can tell you, or you can figure for yourself about the number of words in a page of the desired type you will use, and this will give you the net tj'pe pae;es j'ou will have. Then, keeping in mind the size of your type page, take account of the illustrations you will have and you can appro.ximate quite accurately to the number of pages you have prepared. Always endeavor to have your work come out in the multiples of sixteen. Nearly all printing is done in sixteen page "forms," as they are called by the printer. If you will take any sheet of paper and fold it three times you will see the reason of this. It takes just as much presswork to do four of these sixteen pages as it does for the whole sixteen, and for econ- omical results, therefore, you should keep to sixteen-page sections or forms. The use of cuts to expand renders this easily possible. Having gotten along thus far, and pre- sumabh' made your arrangements with the printer for the work, send him the copy — not rolled or folded, but flat, if possible — with a letter giving instructions as to the size and edition of the cata- logue, number of pages you estimate it will make and style you desire. If he knows his business lie will promptly advise you in case you are not on the right track for good results. Do not make the mistake of selecting very small type; it pays the printer better and the oculist better, but is an offense to good taste and a detriment to business. Nothing smaller than minion, or "seven- point," should be permitted in catalogues and the next size larger than that, called brevier, or "eight-point," is better yet. Let me tell a little trade secret right here. Many a printer will show you his non- pareil (a type of which 230 letters go to the square inch if set solid) and tell you .it is very pretty set "leaded." The "leading" means the separation of the lines oiae from the other by a thin strip of metal which does not show in the print- ing. This is better than the solid type, especially for the printer, as his price for comoosition is necessarily based upon solid nonpareil. Now, it is a fact that solid minion, the next size larger, takes no more space for the same number of words than leaded nonpareil, while it looks twice as large. I ought not to tell this, possibly, and yet I hate nonpareil type for catalogues sufficiently to disre- gard the 40 or 50 cents a page extra that the nonpareil leaded plan of composition gives the printer. If you have time, as you ought to have, it is a very good plan to ask your printer to set up one or two pages in several styles, sayone styleof yourown choosing and one style of his, and submit them before going on with the work. You can then tell how j'ou like it and have your ideas followed. Make the bargain for the issue of your catalogue on good paper; it is folly to waste ink in these daj'S of cheapness on low grade paper. Because of the ineciual- itiesofour postal system you probably will have to consider very carefully the matter of postage if your issue is a large one and paper is not likely to be thick. It can be a good quality all the same and yet not expensive and not heav}'. Choose the cover according to your liking; let it be as costly as yon care to have it, but let it be in keeping with the inside of the catalogue. I have seen many a cata- logue with a fair outside and the inside full of dead men's bones, I was going to say, but I mean dead paper and deader type. If you have a plain, straightfor- ward catalogue without any frills put a neat and chaste cover on it, more or less artistic, according to circumstances and cost. A well designed cover made up from the printer's stock of type is ever so much better than a crude lithograph. Remember that your catalogue is so many pages and costs so much monej', and that each page should, in some way or other, bring in its proportion of the cost. This dictum is dangerous some- times. I well remember sitting np nights with a catalogue man whom you all know to decide on catalogue covers and saw him turn down regretfully a beau- tiful sketch with a pretty girl's face on it because he was not selling that sort of commodities. His taste was all right, but on a strictly utilitarian basis he com- promised on a head of cabbage and a sunflower. Perhaps he was right, but the right principle, before given, can be just as well applied if taken up with the idea that the indirect influence of some parts of the catalogue compensates for their lack of direct selling power. The banana has got to have a skin it seems; vou can eat all of a strawberry, but you iike the watermelon none the less because you have to throw away the rind. If vour catalogue printer is not thor- oughly familiar with the work you want done it is best to have him send yon proofs of the work as it progresses. Atk lor these ]iroofs to be sent in duplicate; mark yotu- corrections on both sets and return him one promptly. I mean 194 The American Florist, Sept. 2g, promptly here with a big P. Let not the sun descend on that daj' in which you receive catalogue proof and find it still in j'our possession. It is one of the very best of those thousand and one excuses we printers have — the failure to return proof promptly. In marking corrections on your proof do it in the margin with ink, preferably crossing out the whole word if it iswrongandrewritingopposite in the margin the proper word. Do not write corrections directly in the line with the type; the printer is apt to overlook them. By keeping one set ot proofs for reference you not only have a record of the progress of the work, but an evidence, in case of dispute afterwards, as to whether or not j-ou were in fault. The printer has no right to expect you to mark all the typographical errors; that is his business, and if he cannot have his matter reasonably clean, he should promptly follow his natural bent, and saw wood or lay bricks. You should, however, stand good for the prices given in your catalogue, if j'ou have had a proof, because you can comprehend, when you have a proof, the relative prices very much better than any printer or proof- reader. Remember one thing! that it is a mighty poor time to write your catalogue when you get your proof! This is an expen- sive lesson for some people to learn. It seems so easj' to write in a line here or a paragraph tliere, or move a cut from one page to another. So it is, on the proof; but remember that each page represents some thousands of bits of metal, and that it takes time at so much per hour to do this moving, and that your printer has a perfect right to expect you to pay for his time. It is better to be a little later in getting the copy in, and to have it in good order, than to have to pay a big pile for alterations, and sufier the delay consecjucut upon them. It is a common experience to have people say, "I am late with my catalogue, and have not had time to fix it up properly; please do the best you can with it, and send me proof." The feelings of the printer in the busy season, when he gets one of these messes, may be better imagined than described. If yoti feel thus weak in the matter of catalogue preparation, the best way is to frankly admit it, and pay your printer or some one else to fix up your manu- script in proper shape. Catalogue work is pretty much like stirring a fire; most every one can do it, and do it better than the man who has the poker; but, as a matter of fact, the art of catalogue prep- aration is almost as difTicuIt as the art of catalogue printing, and is worthy of quite as mtich attention to those who ex])ect their catalogues to bring them the business for which they are ready. Re- member that you are mostly appealing to peo])le who arc not familiar with the stock you sell, and that your story about it cannot be too plain and concise. Fancy Caladiums in the South. Having read your article on fancy- leaved caladiums on page I2S of the Amickioan FLOHiSTforSeptcmberS, allow me to givemyideas. My experience with them is that they stand the full sun, without any shading, and in the open air; this is es])ecially the case with bold colors. 1 have used them for bedding plants for many years, and find them both the easiest grown and the cheapest really fine bedding i)lant grown. They :irc easily propagated, and can be pro- duced ready to l)erri A'lK.N WWIIh \- 1,.N i.i:iii ,,r ni.-iMlltiT O IC.srs, ,„,M;,1i,.,„, M,,l,.1~ l„,ll„, ,1, iillv,. MM.I I" MK V\»M> ■-■ >raix ,.^|„.,„.M.r; s1„l-|.V 1. I IVl- cTc'rii-.- Sliil.. uji-r>., II \. l-.i .N lli.iU S1..CI1U-1H.-.I, ^JITI AI'loN \\ANT|;1> \\\ 11 ll.iiKI mimI :;iinlviuT rli'.l, i.nr.lill.l: ii I'l,' I'lin rook iiM.'l"l.'.'li'.li'i's.'.«'.i'i'k'. ' "ii'^l o! ivli'ivmvi.. Aililri™ \V, K. Wii.omiMi vl s. SIS N. l.iiir,il.,.o l.,li,s» llorlst anil nanlenor. Molier nnri rellalik': coiiinu'riihtl or pri- vate plaee: ai years" exiH^rleiiiHi In Kimipe niiil llnlleil 8rriATlci.\ WAXTKD-Bv in:,-:. .' , , ,_. x\. velirse.viiiTii-iiii-lntlie "i-T i . ..lox anil irreenlimiw plains. IncluOinu - i; .ri'iiei aslocliaraL-leraM.I iihllitv. : i- i\ ran- W. C. Wil.-iii \ ; I 1. I N Y. Vri'TATKLN LTeeniH.usV w WANTKIi l!v iiiiji-n-liil pla.v; .rk; stri.lK sol. .. I'lilla.lill.lila 1 v.tmii: iiian, single, a^e thoroiiulily nnderstnnils r. hoMi'1.1 and stlldloilK |.r..l.rn..l, Addntis •aio Aiii.-rl.-aii l-lorlat. UITTATION OllU'lllV ll'l'lill-If. WANTKII Itv 11 prlval,. ..1 ,■ Ullllll. III.' hiiMiu a >..iiif iii.in. slnu-le. .iiiiiu-r.lal plai-e: Ihor- slHclly M.lier: \Va a lii>l-<-laKs iiiai . AcUlress riean Klorlst. ('iilcapo. oriT x-no\ W WTKIl 111 r.lener. single. Scotcli- sltlon. eltlier private iir i-iK-e In all lirunehus. . I'ark SUlo. CIllcHKO. Olll Al lll\ O M lis exp,-ii,.j„v.l 1 etc. lor lull .MANA WANIKII As tor.-nian or niaiiiit;('r in . : raii.'lK's; .iirlinilars a.l.lv ili:u. larcAiiK -an (-..nipllecatalnt^ue.s. ■i.-an l-'lorist. (.'Iilcatio. SITUATION WANT|.:l)-l!y a siiitik- man. ate ai. lu in l-:ii!;lan.l an. I Ann-rU-a. iiii.ier u'lass. Kirst-eilliw ref- erc-n.-i-s. t^tale "a>;i->. A.l.lress .M. Al.KXAM.Kli, HI linulley St.. Watcrlnwn. N. Y. WANTi';il-A K.i.i.l all r.mnd H.irlsl; sincle man pre- len-o.l. W. S. SAWVKU *: Cii.. I.lneoln. Nel>. w ANTED— Seeond-hand liot water boiler for lieal- Int- small greenhouse. A. K. .M.MtKKK. Keedsliurt:, Wl.«. ANTKD-Florist to take charge of small i-omiuer i-lal place, either as lessee or foreman. Aililres? T. I^. i— To liny a (rrecnhouse business in soint U'ood llvetmvn. Addlvss I) (;. care Amerlcjin Florist. CIiIchko- w W' ;lass A.l.h-L.ss W^ store. Address n.-i.t stnll fo I- \V. -rani. in. Pa. w ,\nierican Florist. W'^^vhilN nml' WANTKD-,\ v..nn,.- mnn n.-,-nsl,,i 1., ;:i-..i-niiou.se work: liillsl 1.1- slii.-tly w.lu-r, and slii.ll..us to yYANTKl)-l^la.-.1,-m-r 11^. nf. sternly, soher. eoiiiiH'- iKI>. 'riiniiiJt>vllU- w^3?i^:,!n\;'i;:;'[j;;7n:;:: iilil..rnlii. a v.ninn sln- 1 .-..iii|ii-l.-iii tl.irlsl and in.-iv .■.■h.-.i.u- Waces Ml. i^iiii.nM rMliti.rnla. Liiiii S.M.I-: r K 1 .-.II iiip.-. A.i.n-L-.- ■flu.-e N.. .Iltl.in, .-1,11 s .M. li li Miiiili ,\ I.Mi.l l.-r- In il.li- III li.-i.lin- l.lllll l.-.-l .If r Creenho of .OO.IXHI. For Half Inter isesall new partienlars .'St In a L'o.id pavliiK business. ; lll.tWO feet of class. In n citv write to F D 1{. Amerk-an Florist. I'llieaBO. rridu sAi.i-; r l.nsliR-ss. water, i; 1 1. lit l.KASI-; ; L'i-.-enli..M i-lllloll. A II, .111. lil.l .-slnlilish.-.l tl.irlst plant .'s, liii.i.u-1'lii.-a,;.. limits, elty Am.-ii.iiii \k.t\^\. l-hk-ano. Lion SAl.K 111 v.-iir>' l.-as niaik.-t. l-..r .Mus. i;i:... A wi-ll ei-t M'sioi.l fill l.i>Ki;..v.'i; il.llsl M.ii-UI l.li.-.llu-a». sl.v M.nk. .ill a.-.-..iinl ..1 .leath; I'l.-uhM-s lll.|llll-I- ol .allii-oi.Sl.. 1.. 1, Clly. N. v. L''ol! S.M.K All. .1 pail Inl.-ivsl In i Id estatillshed r Mol-lst bnslne.ss In Clil.-af.i. I'laiil .-olislsts of II new houses: :»M«lll siinare feet nii.ler flass. I lave Just rebuilt. Houses all tllk-.l wllli new stoek; :'. aeres of t'l-ound: retail store In i-ltv wllli i;.i...l k-ase and l.K-a- tliin. A.l.lress i;ll, eare .Vnierk-an Florist. lit SAl.f: Ala liiil-riiln. a w.-ll .-sliil.llslie.l ll.irlsl Id pavinu trade. .Musi be .sold i ■iddress A B C. care American Florist. Illness. Address F"l;.:iV.':: ,^' ISA Al l.Alil.l Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g2. The American Florist. 195 Forcing Roses Cheap Dime. Fierre Giiillot, Waban, Am. Beauty, Ferles, Duchess of Albany, Iia France, Niphetos, in 2, 3 and 4- incb, Gontier, Mme. Hoste, Meteor, C. Mermet, Bride, Bon Silene 2 -in. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION. A few fine Hvbrids and E^^erbloonners left A tew thousand Thos. Hogg, Horlensis, Hortensis var. and paniculata grandiflora Hy^ drangeas, in2j^-inch pots; are in prime order to repot into 4-inch pots. Price $5.00 per 100; j(40.00 per 1000. Primulas, single, 2-in. $6, 3-in. JS per 100. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, iUB N. EalstedSt, CHICAHO, ILL. Mention American Florist. THE NEW ROSE ^"^ \^^5 mM^- FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New Jersey. TEAS $30.00 per icoo HYBRIDS 40.00 per ICOO Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. E.xtra strong 2 year old field grown plants, $15.00 per 100. EDWIN IiONSDALE, Florist, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, I'liila., Fa. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES. 23 & 25 N. 4th St. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for '"''•t'i'''rn" ^^ NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. WRITE FOB SAMPLES AND PKICKS. 2 LARGE I'ANDANUS, 4 feet. 1 LARGE riCUS, 7 feet. 1 LARGE CYCAS PALM, about 6 feet. 2 LARGE DRAC/ENAS, 6 feet. 2 LARGE YUCCAS. A number of large ferns. MRS. J. F. STUDEBAKER, SOUTH BEND, IND. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist> KOW READY FOR PLASTIWG. All the leading varieties, Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. aj:. A., HUJVT, Tei-jre ^l&.%A-t&, Ixxd. MEKMETS, MME. DE WATTEVILtE, LA FRANCE, SOUV. D'UN AMI, MME. CU- SIN, WABAN, BON SILENE, SAFRANO, CLIMBING PERLE. StronK. liealtliy plunts. From Wnoh p.,ts, J-i.lii ikt liii; j^:, liii i,lt IWJ. 2M-m. pnl^.f.Mlli.iTmi; f l.MKl ivr imi. CARNATIONS. StroDK, healthy, Held grown plants. Silver Spray, Grace Wilder, Fred. Creleli- ton. May Queen, The Century, Portia, Mrs. Fisher, Hector, Orient, J. J. Harrison. Ist size, S8.00 per lOU: STO.OO per lUJO. 3nd size, %.iu per 100; *50.UI per 1000. PURITAN, best new white. GOLDEV TRIUMPH, Yellow. AURORA, Pinli. a?!. 00 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. Send for price list. WOOD BROTHERS, irisliliili., Iff. 'V. Mention American Florist. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND, INDIANA. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. By middle of November dry tubers will be ready for delivery. $6 00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER. McConnelsville, 0. ROSA CAKISA STOCKS SCHULTHEIS BROS., STEINFURTH, NAUHEIM, HESSE GEK. 1000 extra choice, 30a, 1 year seedlings. 10,000 plants, extra choice 2508, 1 year seedlings. 1000 plants, Ist choice, straw thick, 12s, 1 yr. seedllnKS. 10,000 Dlants, let choice, straw thicft, 116s, 1 yr. " Cash with order. Send via Bremen Loyds. Paper Boxes FOR FLORISTS. 1 J ^ W ,. f ,,„' ,1 J. HENRY SCHUSTER, 212 & 214 E. Randolph Street, CHICAGO SPECIHL, BSRUaiW TRl Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ABAUCARIAS, CYCAS, ETC. Send for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses; 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Mention the American Florist when writing to adverti.sgra on this page. ROSES. In Leading' Forcing- Varieties. CAHKATIOKS. EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet $10.00 After three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per lOOO ) MRS. FISHER 7.00 7,00 Neapolitan per lOOO $70; S.OO The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 8.00 5.000 ADIANTUMS. 20,000 GHRYSANTHEWUIIIIS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. Gliinese Frliniilas. Crimson, White, Blue, Etc. Cannels, Carter's and Govent Garden strains. Extra gtrong, 8fa-in. l«3.00 per 100. 100 POTS EUCHARIS, 3' j%j:>A.aDis . r Clioice Assortment. . 16.00 10.00 S.OO Bl OOM'NGTON, ILL. JULES DE COCK, NURSERYMAN, Ledeber^, Client, Belgium, ofTers ARAUCARIAS, ASPIDISTRA. AZALEA INDICA, DRACjEHAS, PALMS LAURUS TIMUS and NOBIUS, with crowns or pyramids, SPiR>€A JAPONICA, and AUR. RET., all by the thousand. Pacliing Iree for cash with order. Price list on application WATER LILIES. SPECIAL TRADE LIST OF PLANTS, DORM.ANT TUBERS AND SEED FREE ON APPLICATION. WM. TRICKBK. Bomg-an Skills, S. S., ST. T. 196 The a m eric a x F lor is t. Sept. 2g. Subicriplion $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, to Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. S1.40; Column, S14 «>. Cash with Order. No Special I*osition Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent: 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 titues,3oper cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslnK Department of the American h'l/HiiST ts for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wRffts pertaininK to those lines Only. Please to remember it. Orders tor less than one-halt inch space not accepted. Aflvertiaemenlar aertlon in the issi Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Boston, Oct. 4-6— Annual exhibition fruits and vegetables, Mass. Hort. Society. New York, Nov. 1-7— Chrysanthemum show. New York Florists' Club. Wm Plumb, mgr. of ex- hibition, Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia, Nov. 7-1 1— Chrysanthemum show, Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Farson, Sec'y. Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Gait, Out., Nov. 8-9— Chrysanthemum show Gait Hort. Society Edward Lane, Sec'y. Toronto, Out . Nov. 8-10 — Chrysanthemum show, Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Assc elation. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y. 276 Victoria St. St Louis, Mo., Nov.S-io — Chrj'santhemura show, St. Louis Florists' Club. Emile Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 8-10 — Chrysanthemum show, Hartford Couuiy Hort. Society. Julian S. Allen, Sec'y. Boston, Nov. 8-11— Chrysanthemum show, Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago. Nov. S-ii— Chrysanthemum show. Hort. Society of Chicago. G. L. Grant, Sec'y, 322 Dearborn St. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. S-ii.— Chrysanthemum show yf^ isconsin Kjorists' and Gardener's Club, A. W. Bennett, Sec'y, 108 Wisconsin St. Miuntapolis, Minn., Nov. S-ii— Chrysanthemum show Minneapolis Florists' Club- E. Nagel, Secty, 1 1 18 W. Lake St. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 9-10— Chrysanthemum show, Worcester Hort Society, E. W. Lincola, Sec'y. Montreal, Nov. 9-11— Chrysanthemum show Montreal (Tardeners' and Florists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y. 230 SI. Dciiis St. London, Out., Nov. 9-1 1— Chrysanthemum show Loudon Gardeners' and Florists' Society. Wm. Gammage, Sec'y. Washington, Ncv. 15-17 — Chrysanthemum show Washington Florists' Club. G. W. Oliver, Sec'y, 1844 8th St. N. W. Baltimore, Nov. 15-18 — Chrysanthemum show. Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N. Liberty St. Indianapolis, Nov. 15-19— Chrysanthemui Society of Indiana Florists. Wm. G. mann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave., Indi polis. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 15-19— Chrysanthemum show, Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Garden- ers'Club. G. Oesterle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St., Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Nov. Chrysanthemum show, Cincinnati Florists' Society. E. G. Gillett, Sec'y, 136 Walnut St. Pittsfield. Mass, Ncv. Chrysanthemum show, Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Club. A. H. Meredith, Scc'y, Pittsfield. Erie, Pa., Nov. Chiysanthemum show, Erie Chrysanthemum and N. W. Penna. Hort. Sjciety. H. Tong, Sec'y. Bay City, Mich., Nov. Chrysanthemum show Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Cooper, Sec'y. Pittsfield, Mass , Nov. Chrysanthemum Show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Fio rists' Club. A. H. Meredith. Sec'y. Providence, R. I., Nov. Chrysanthemum show R. I. Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 55 Westmiuftei St. Berter- TTnder this title Mr. Wm. Robinson of the London Garden publishes in book form two reviews, first printed in the Garden. The unfortunates who have aroused Mr. Robinson's ire are the authors of The Formal Caj-den in Fng- land and Garden Craft, Old and New. The authors of ])Oth these books are to- tally ignorant of f^aidening praetically or theoretically; this they frankly avow, and it is their idea that the garden effects should be totally subjugated by bricks and will sell if they are '^ood; CYCLAMEN plants alst^i. I lie giganteum strain is the only one worth j;rowini,' if you v^row U^x sale, and there are strains and strains of the g-ig-antenm also. It is not iiow cheap, but how good ! Remember that ! Gardiner's strain of giganteum comes hi^t^h; but it's worth the ditVerence. Sow at once for next winter's tloweriag. S2.00 per 100 seeds; |S.OO for Sfn-* seeds; ^15.00 for icoo seeds. JOHN GARDINER & CO., 21 North 13th Street. PHILADELPHIA, fA. : <»iM- Irailr list of CARMAIIONS and 25 VARltTIES < OLtUS. a select list, novel- ties and standard sorts, all in first rateshai:e. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be Kind to book ordt rs for Carnaliors. ALEX. McBBIDE, Alplans, N. 7. OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY Px-loe, mB-<3<:>. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. Please mention the American Flo rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. 7Sg2. The American Florist. 197 20 West 24:th Street, lSrE:W^ "V^CDFRPC THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION MOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E, H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't ) Full Hue of FtOKISTS' SUPPLIES KENNIGOTT BROS.. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, c7xa:xc;.A.<3rO, xxjXj. A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 V. M.: Sunday a P. M. MGKELLflR & SPERRY, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies IS8 & 12U Micliigan Avenue, Near Madispn St., C5H[rC5A.OO. Open Day and Nij-'lit. ivi. orvlGl<] Uue ul tVire DesIgTU. ©yfiofe^afe MarfteC;^). Cut Flowers. NEW York, Sept. : Wiitteviiles, Hostes, Bennetts.. La France, Albany Beauty tlKI I.IK) I M Carnations.. Valley .'i.nk.. ',.■().«) Adtantums l.UU Smllnx 12.00® I.").™ Asparagus 50 UU Boston. Sept. 37. Koses. NlphetoB. Gontler 2.0u(Si 3.UO Bride. Mermet. Wootton 3.00® 4. UO La l"rance. Meteor 1.00® 0.01) Perle.Sunset S.OOS) 4.0U Beauty lo.OOe'Ji.OO Carnations l.'Mr,' 2.M Asters 1 . UK" 1 . W Valley 1.00 Tuberoses WC'i' .7.') Gladiolus 2.00<.' 4.00 Hydransreas S.00@ 4.00 .Japan Lilies (ruljruni) " (album).. AsparaffUB 4.00 50.00 I.IK) Smilax 12. .'lO PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27. Roses, Beauties 12. .'lU Iji France. Albany. Mermet. Bride.. ;i.00 I'lone Gulllot :i.00«;> 4.00 Marie Gulllot. Perle. Niphetos 2.00(.7i S.OO Valley B.OO Carnations t.OO Bouvardia 75gii<> on ai>plicatioii. JAPAN Send for Catalogue of BUI.BS, SEEDS, Aini SHKUBS. ARAUCARIAS, 'AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFOKNIA BULHS AM> SEKDS to H. H. BERGER &. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878 SAN FBAHCISCO, CAL. Bulbs* Plants. SEND FOK CATAI>0o,ooo 337. no Prices on larKer quantities by correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. LILIUM HARRISII. OrlKlnalanil largest growers of this Important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best yuallty. F. R. PIERSON CO., XABSTXeWN-OM-HUDtiUH, MSW VOBK. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER, BULBS. ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f.o.b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemen- dale and Zantpoort, neer Haarlem, llnlland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QLJHE VALLEY ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Uct lowest (lUotatloMR, ami order soon from BERLIN LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS We are now ready to take onlers for Ernst Reim- Schneider. Allona. Hamburg. CELEBRATED BERLIN LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS. Cat.ilogues free on application to his agent.s, C. C. ABEL & CO., 1'. 0. Bo.\ 920, New York. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Workers friend. Fine book Of i6a pages. Send $3.60 for It, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harrliburg, Pp. l8()2. The American Florist. 199 MONEY FOR EVERY FLORIST. And enough made to CLEAR COAL BILLS AND PAY FOR REPAIRS BY GROWING MUSHROOMS under your greenhouse benches. WHAT ONE WHO HAS TRIED IT HAS TO SAY. Chicago, Seplenihcr j, 'g2. IV. IV. Barnard & Co. — Please send me 450 lbs. of English Mushroom Spawn as soon as /all importation arrives. Your spawn has paid Die well last season. John F. Kidwell, 3S/0 Wenizvorth Avenue. Cr^-''- A LARGE IMPORTATION OF FRESH STOCK JUST ARRIVED. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN, Per pound, 15c.; 10 pounds, $125; lOO pounds, $8.00. BOOK ON MUSHROOM CULTURE, 75 CTS. Growers and Importers of Florist Bulbs and Flower Seeds, 6 and 8 North Clark Street, CHICAGO. B®" [feadquarters for Fertilizers. Every hag warranted pure. Magnolias. N VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. AI.l, S1/,KS FOK IIBUGINU BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 A ARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of liardy oraamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOSBISVII^I^E, FA. CYCLAMEN PERSIGUM GI6ANTEUM :Hneli iiots, sliowlnR buil, fS.OO per IIJU. CABNATIONS, Field grown. i.i/.ziio .1. ,1. llAUIilS Address i FISHER, PORTIA I'rlce ST per lOU. G. BURROW, FISHKILL, N. Y. P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, France. A general assortment oi Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple, Pear, Myrobolan Plum. Mahaleb and Maz- zard Cherry, Angers Quince, Small Evergreens, Foi est Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low, Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send loi quotations before placing your orders elsewhere Agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0, Box 920, New York Arrived. Prices on application, H. BAYERSDORFER &. CO., 56 N. 4tli St., FliUadelpUla, Fa. HARDY PERENNIALS. NOW is the best time to plant them. Following are some of the most beautiful and useful for ilorists' purposes, at prices that defy competition. EACH. Achillea "The Pearl" 5 cts. Coreopsis lanceolata 8 cts. Gaillardia grandiflora 10 cts. Delphinium sinensis in variety. ..12 cts. Phlox "The Pearl" 10 cts. Iris Germanica in variety 3 cts. For otiier varieties of tlie most e.vteosive collection in America, see our fall trade cata- logue. The above prices are for quantities not less than 35 of each variety. BACH. Iris Siberica saiiguinea 10 cts. Gypsophilla paniculata 12 cts. Helianthus Maximilianii 12 cts. Helianthus rigidus semip!enus..l2 cts. Pyrethrum uli,s:inosum 12 cts. Salvia pratensis 12 cts. PITCHER & MANDA, UNITED STATES NURSERIES. SHOHET Hir^rvS, IV. J. Hoffman Nurseries. We offer stronf; field firown plants of PcrlOO Hinze's White Carnations $ 5.00 Marie Louise Violets 4.00 Bouvardia. from 4-inch pots, mostly Alfred Neuner, double white S.OO We also offer a large stock of Hardy Perennials, Roses, Ornamenlal Shrubs and general nursery stock. Send list of wants for prices and varieties. E. M. I S. N. HOFFMAN, AUGUST ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade witU all FLORISTS GOODS, Seeds. Hulbn, Imported Plants, Supplies Ktc, Ktc. Por prices exauilno Wholesale Catalogfue. Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. - DREER'S (Garden seeds and Bulbs, "ley are tne stprices. Plants. Kequlsitt best at the I TRADE LIST lssue"d qr terty, mailed free to the trade only. HENRT A. DKBEB, FhUadelpbia ^BtJtll3». Pen A 50 Roman Hyacinths, white, ii to 12 ctms. Narcissus, Double Roman Narcissus Poeticus Scilla Siberica, extra large Lilium Candidum, very fine ....... 27 50 Calla Nana compacta, California grown, dry buibs, per 100 S15.00. A full line of Hyacinths, Tulips, and other Dutch Bulbs. Bouquet Green in stock. J. C. VAUGHAN, NEW YORK. CHICAGO. PANSY PLANTS. Tlie Jennings strain of large flowering Fancy Pan- sies now ready. 300,000 sold in '91. Fine for winter blooming, and for spring sales there is no better in the market. Price by mail fWc. per 100, $5.00 per 1000, 5000, ih-^-OO; any quantity you want up to December 15. plants any size wanted. Send In your order early, as there is a big demand for these Pansies. Seed of tills strain $1 per trade packet of 2000 seeds, ounce $0.00. Carnation, Violet and Panst Grower. Lock Box 254. SOUTHPORT. CONN. New crop of Vaatier's IVTainuio+h Pansy ! now ready. For mammoth size, beaiitv ami ix form they rival anything heretofori.' seed at tha head. We guarantee this s, finest over offered. Small packet. ^iTic. iuhIl- i Jtil.OO; M ounce, $1.25; ounce, $5,00. H. O. FAUST & CO., Seedsmen fU and i;(; N. Front Street. PHn-ADET.PTiiA. PANSIES. ^);;';:,',,rM;:-uoi'";n;;i. sln:.i;v";;.m per lIKJorH per l(lUll;'iii .'JJOU lots at .s;..'kJ per'llltltl. ^VJsi several thousand Bellis Ferennis Longfellow and Snon ball :iUc. per 1(XI, *2.6U per 1000. Casll with order. H. CoUough, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 200 The American Florist. i><7..-9, The Blight of the Cultivated Cardinal Flowers. When wild plants are brought into tlic }jar(len and subjected to the new condi- tions of culture it is not unusual to ob- serve that enemies before unknown to the plants assert themselves. A striking; case in point come to my notice only a few days ago in looking through a large commercial grounds where hardj- peren- nial plants from all parts of the world aregrown in great numbers. .\t some dis- tance the eye was attracted by the familiar and striking species of the cardinal flower. [Lobelia Cai-diua/is.) There was a bed of this species which ordinarily grows along the water courses with its roots in close sympathy with mud and the many semi-aquatic plants and animals. Transported to the dry ground and sur- rounded with clean culture it grew rank enough but there was an entire lack of that freshness so characteristic of it in its native haunts. The feature most quickly to be observed was the remarkable waj' in which the leaves were blighted. Scarcely a leaf iq)on the whole patch was spotless and the foliage as a rule suggested the coat of the leopard. Upon some leaves there were fully a score of large ashy cream spots sin- rounded by a wide margin of pmple. In short the greeen was almost entirely re placed by the light color and the purple. The fungus that causes thisstrangedis- coloration of the foliage, while the writer has not met with it upon the wild cardi- nal flowers is not infrequently found upon some other species of the genus lobelia. Thus it is found upon the L. inflata, the L. spicata and the L. syphilitica. It is imfortunate that the iungus docs not let it alone. Possibly it may betaken as a hint that in attempting to grow the Cardinal flowers in a well kept ground that the law of its being is violated and that only when along grassy banks of streams it is at home where it sends u]) its spikes of cardinal to become a sprig of bright colors in a sea of green. BVRON D. Halstiu). A Queiy. I should like to ask any of your readers if they have seen or know of a doidile gloxinia; that is, a flower with a row of petals springing from the calyx in a regu- lar row around the tube of the m.'iin flower. II. Oakland, Cal. SURPLUS STOCK. 5 000 English Ivies, from 3 in pols, 1:4 iuches high, fj.oo per 100. 6,000 English Ivies Irom 4 in .pols,S4incheshigh, »5.oo per 100. 500 Bouvardia Oavidsonii and Alfred Neuner, rrmn S iuch pots, >^ 00 per ico 500 begonia hex and Silver Queen, "ice salable lihiiit.s. from 4 luch pots, ^s 00 per 100 1.000 Acorusvariegala strong, 3-in. pols, ^S per ico. 500 .Strong, healthy Carnation Peerlest.fic per mo A niiinber o( specimen plants of I'andanns ntilis, Dion uliile, Sealorthia elegim.s, Arecas, etc. I'rices and sizts given on application. JOHN RECK. Bridgeport, Conn. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN '^ TRIUMPH, ;uu1 iither variclics. Sciui loi list Willi piiccs. B. T. IiOMBABD, Waylaud, Mauii. CARNATIONS. i:;::;""v.!;;';il;:'"i;:;,lr' '«';;':;'' ^ru,vM'V.l«i!lI.l'i'r'H"l li.'n1lllw,rim,,'.M I'.li.vs H. L. CAMERON, Florist, North Cambridge, Mass. Several Smart • • Florists AM) ABDIM ALL LIVU SEEDS '.\C"I have bejui already on •(),! Catelogues. There is mon y unJ r.li.f 11 w.rking It up right now. and we've a swict sn. c f.r i..\ of oar friends viho want under cover liARLV. We're making better Cata- logues now than e\er, and you can't come at Ui lof> early or often. Write u.s NOW about what you want for iSijj, or sooner. We ore Printers and F.lectroly pers for Plorists; we bind, rule, number, perforate, and cut round corners; we make Catalogues straight through, furnishing the brains and copy too, if you want them. We are at the Mt. Pleasant Prlntery, and vou can't miss us in addressing J. HORACE McFARLAND COMPANY m HAkkISm tf(i. My Carnations are extra line this season. When you think about Carnations, thwik of me. Write and see what 1 can do for you. List ready Oct. 1st. I..B.338. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster, Pa. PO CiCiCi CARNATION PLANTS. ^^ ^^ I ^^ \^ ^^ X^ We offer fine FIELD CROWN PLANTS of the following varieties; tiUAtK WI1.1>KI£. I,.\HI1!<)KN. IIINZK'S WHITE. TiHITI V. FKII>K Of" KKNNF.TT. <;.VKFI I;L1>. .lilts C.lKNKtilK. UMSAI.IND. MRS. F. MANtiOI.U. HINSDAI.F. W^l. SW.VVNK. I'rici.. .l»;,l«l |.CT ll«l; S'il HI |iiT IH«I, GflRNflTIONS. o I'er 100 1000 Tidal Wave jri.OO— fs.oo 1000 Grace Wilder 6.00^ S.OO 1200 Portia 6.00— S.OO 1000 Silver Spray 600— 800 500 Mrs. Fisher 6.00— 8.00 1000 Hector 7.00— 9.00 1000 Golden Gate 7.00— 9.00 500 L. L. Lamborn 7.00— 9.00 SOO Lizzie McGowan 8.00— 10.00 200 ,1. .!. Harrison 8.00— lO.CO The above are nice Fielil tiniwii plants. STOCKY AND HEALTHY. ADDUHss N. S. GRIFFITH, Jackson Co. INDEPENDENCE, MO. Kiisl of Kuns; 10,000 CARNATIONS. Per lUI. ;iiril.l.l. llln/i's SII.UU. »7.1X) and S 8.UU K*>SF.S .Mhjiii.v. La France, Memiet and Sa- ch ]x)ts. AHpaiagus Teiiutsslinus, SJii-lnch pots S.OO Draeivna Indivlsa :Hn. pou . JI.KI ihtiIoz, S.IIO Fern PterU Serrulata, :i-ln pots .fl i«i 11 .1../ s iu»t,a,lfiiolsiii.liiL-ii ,<-(.'rnnlli I'ii'lil uroiMi iiImiiI^ <>I IIkm- iiikI lint hrc'Mk; iils" io iMIiit viiili'llcs Si'ImI Ioi |.i In- Ii^I GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. CARNATIONS Field i;rown plants, f-U & $1 per lOU. .no per 100. Seiul o;isli il you \v;\iil them in :i luirry. J. A. TRACHT & SON, i8g2. The American Florist. 201 Gl)rii§ith6iiiuii]. Garnatlon and Orcnid e:x;hi:bitioiv UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE W- 'i» Bay County Horticultural Society, of Bay City, Mich., TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER. 1892. I»ICI:^:BS, W. ture of Araucarlas. Azaleas, Indica and Moflis. Bay Trees, Begonias, Gloxinias, Palms, Rliododen. drons, etc., etc. ALFHONSE ROCHE, iHUoules. France. Extensive and special plantation of Immortelles, and dyed in all colors and shades. Catalogues fmention which) free oh application when received for distribution. All orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to us. U0UI8 BOEHMER, Hos. 4, 5 and 28 Bluff, YOKOHAMA, - JAPAN, Begs to inform the trade that he will sell for cash, and freight prepaid in Yokohama, to every one who will favor him with an order. Catalogues on application. The freight has to be paid in U. S. gold exchange; the goods are, however, paid for in Mexican dollars. CYCAS REVOLUTA, periop.roo pounds, S' 5 cents Mexican silver dollars in Yokohama, freight to San Francisco charged for extra. CYCAS REVOlUTA, 10 coo pounds, @ 6 cts. Mex. *' 1,000 pounds, @ 7 cents Mex. PLECTOGYNE VARIEGATA. 30 cts. per 8-inch pot. RHAPIS FLABELLIFORMIS. 25 cts. per shoot. For LILY BULBS, tTC, apply for Catalogue. LOUIS BOEHMER, Nos. 4,5&28 Bluff. rokohama, Japan. IF you WANT THEM, SPEAK NOW. LATANIA BORBONIGA, splendid specimens, 6 to 8 feet across, $15.00 to $20.00 each. " " fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPICOLA, 24 inches high, $1 each; $io per dozen. CROTONS, best varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, 5-in.,finespecimens, 50c. each;$5perdoz. CALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For particulars, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, page 119. ;^" NOTE— Of this last item we are now shipping splendid stock. PACKING FREE. JOHN IRVINE CO., ASTILBE JAPONIGA VAR. GRANOIFLORA. "THE PEER AMONG FORCING PLANTS." Splendid stock of well grown plants for forcing. Special rates on application. 'Tlie latest blooming and most fragrant of its family " Immense stock of splendid plants. Special rates on application, ' Our Fall Trade List is ready. Were you overlooked ? CLEMATIS PANICULATA. (Estaljllshed 1854.) THE READING NURSERY, JACOB W. MANNING, Proprietor. • f^E^^^DUVO, :S^A.^^n Mention American Florist Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Always on hand iu New York from Novem- ber until May. ADDRESS p OUWERKERK P. 0.80x1845. NEW YORK. Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers SEEDLING Peach pitS $2.00 per 100 pounds. $35.00 per ton. CASH WITH ORDER. . . COX SEED AND PLANT CO., 411-4-15 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL 202 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ The Color of the Niphetos Rose. I read with much interest the article by F. Schuyler Mathews regarding the color of Jacq and Niphetos roses. 1 think in describing thecolor of the Niphetos, the writer lost one thing entirely. The Niphetos has, at least with me, a decided pink tinge over the tips of the petals. It is thus not only accidentally or occasion- ally, but regularly, both indoors and out. 1 have noticed this characteristic with buds grown from plants received from various places as Niphetos. If I am mis- taken, and have not the Niphetos proper I would like to be informed of the fact, and have my rose renamed. The shape is decidedly Niphetos. Please let me hear from others on the subject. Anniston, Ala. F. J. Ulbricht. [The blush tint on the outer petals of Niphetos, of which our correspondent writes, is often very marked especially during the dark days of winter. Nor is it confined entirely to the outer petals, being at times distinct in the very heart of the flower.] The Influence of Saratoga Water. A veracious individual who signs him- self C. S. W., Saratoga Surings, writes to the New York Tribune regarding the origin of the Yellow Harrison rose, which he says "appeared in the time of President Harrison's grandfather, and was pro- duced by grafting a wild rose upon a barberry stock." How delightful ' Do YOU WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest ai,d finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRACANA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special pilces or come and examine our stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Hose Hill Nurseries. New Rochelle, N. Y. The finest stock tn the WORLD. Nearly five acres devoted to their culture. Thirty minutes from London. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Eilabliihed 1854. Govanslown, Md. TRICE MSr FKKK. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. K-vporterH, Importers and Growers of TREES, riflNTS, SEEDS, BULBS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. SWEET PEA SEED.— SPECIAL to the trade. Orders are solicited for Fall Delivery, in quantity, of this season's crop of the choice Sweet Pea varieties, named and mixed, that we grow. Please send for trade list. MAKIE LOUISE VIOLETS, strong runners, free from disease, «20.00 per 1000. Sinilax Seed, per or.. :iO cents: per II). S.I 00. lily of the Valley Fips. selected three year old crowns of the true large flowered variety, from consignment due in Novem- ber, ex-steamer wharf at New York, per case of '2,500, )$1!).0U. 427 and 429 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NURSERIES: MENLO PARK. CALIFORNIA. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. The most reliable quality, the largest tubers and the best strain, at very moderate rates, are those grown by jOHJV :r. :box:, Who has made a Specialty of Begonias for the last l5 years, and was for 10 years the "Co." in John Laing & Co. : : TUBERS of Sinsfles and DoubleA in mixed or separate colors. SEED of Slng^les and Doables In mixed or separate colors. Special Wholesale Price List on application. Special Estimate for large orders by return mail. Every attention to careful shipment. And remember that tne qualiiy is a trifle better than you can buy elsewhere. You want the best, I believe. Don't delay with a trial order to JOHN R. BOX, Be^oJS^G°r?wer, CROYDON, ENGLAND. Watch this Space for what we have in the near future. S. O. STREBY, Box 77. UPPEH SAMOUSKr. 0. 8c. EACH FIELD GROW MUMS. L. Canning, MME. Lean, Gorgeous, Pres. Hyde, Mrs. Gilmore, H. Cannel. R. Brett, Puritan, Elaine, Mrs. T. A. Edison, Gloriosum, Marvel, L. B. Dana, October Beauty, Flora McDonald, Fleur Parfait, Pres. Arthur, W. W. Coles, Mrs. Hardy, Shasta. Also some large PARIS DAISIES at same price. CASH, or C. O. D. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N.J. Palms and Dracaenas. LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. Trom Jfj.OO to J75.00 per 1(K). Specimens, $1, $5, $U) and $l5 eacli. Send for new wholesale list and descriptive catalogue. W. J. HESSER, Plattsmoulh, Neb. . rOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW 6REST DAISY in tlie tin Christn :• to put them in for IS bloomin£r. The most enter nrising in the trade are taking^ hold of it. The 25 000 nearly all gone. Don't forget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORIGINAL PLftNT and have the largest stock in the world and offer them now 12 for $100. Sample plant with bloom for 12 ic. or 6 2c. stamps, post iree; 100 for fS.oo; safe arrival guaranteed. Try a package of GIbton's Scented Hybrid Pansy Seed and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy, 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 >i.2o; ^,i-oz. Si 60; J2OZ. S3. 00; ounce $5.90. New Crop Mammoth Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of white; finest crimsons and richest purples, with all tlie intermediate colors, in packets of loco, seeds 6cc ; 5000 for S2.25, while they last. Also the beautiful Sweet Scented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King 100 seeds 25c. Fresh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Yours ve}y truly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, H. J. Mention Amerloan Florist. Mammoth Pansies. From the must celebrated stniins of liiirope and America. W5.00 I'KK 1,000. Addreai J. Q. ^xxrVO^W^ FISHKILL, N Y Mention Amerloan Florist. Azalea Indica. Premendotis stock of large plants specially grown in pots for forcing and exportation. l-'nr prices iiiul imrtirulnrw. iipply lo EDW. PYNAERT, Nurseryman, GHENT. BELGIUM. T8g2. The American Florist. 203 Edited by WILLIAM FALCONER, and published twice a month at ^1.00 a year, by the GARDENING CO., Chicago, is a plain, practical paper, in plain language, gotten up with the view of aiding every one who is interested in a garden, more especially the amateur. It recognizes the multitude of people who have small gardens, or who wish to have them, who love beautiful floweis, or trees, or shrubs, or other plants, or good fruits and vegetables. The editorial management of the paper is conducted in an absolutely untrammeled, straightforward and disinterested manner. We do not sell plants, flowers, seeds, fruits, vegetables, or any other horticultural commodity, and are not personally interested in the sale of any of them; therefore our teachings and opinions are reliable, perfectly independent and unbiased. The editor is a life-long, practical horticulturist, and he has secured the co-opera- tion of a staiT of specialists in the several branches of gardening. Mr. Dana's great Dosoris Gardens, on Long Island, of which the editor is superintendent, are a prominent factor in the teachings of the paper. They comprise some fifty acres solely devoted to ornamental and useful gardening, and include an inimitable collection of hardy trees, shrubs, vines, and other decorative plants, together with green- houses and vineyards, orchard and other fruits, and the most extensive vegetable garden, so far as variety is con- cerned, in the country. And novelties as soon as they are disseminated are obtained and tested. In connection with any other gardening paper there is no experimental garden in the world to compare with the Dosoris Gardens, and our readers have the full and unrestricted benefit of the information suggested or confirmed by the practice, tests and experiments as conducted in these gardens. Every reader of the American Florist should subscribe, and will make no mistake in recommending GARDENING to customers who wish a good gardening paper suited to their needs. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR-24 NUMBERS. THE GARDENING COMPANY, Monon Building, CHICAGO. We are the People^. Who ? KOFFMANj Where "^ warden, f f Altl C . Orange Co., P*. Y. What? SMILAX 25c. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $1.25 per xoo. And he pays the Express. EXTRA STRONG FIELD GROWN PLANTS. Double and single, pink and white and single red, 75 cts. per dozen; 84.00 per 100. Order quick before they are gone. HARRY CHAAPEL, WILUAMSPORT, PA. MARIE LOUISE. Strong and healthy, $7 00 per hundred; $65 00 per thousand. ANDREW WASHBURN, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. SMILAX PLASTTS in 2-inch pots, |2.oo per hundred. HENRY MUNDT, OAK PARK, ILL, Say, Look Here! * * * * Fancy. Dagger. What is the use of spending your time gathering and storicg away Ferns for winter use. Don't you know that Brague makes a Specialty ot the Fern business, having a lot of buildings all fitted up for storing them, and almost an army of trained men to gather them; putting away millions of them; being the oldest, largest and most reliable dealer in the U. S. And you can buy Ferns from him for one-half that you can get them for, and at any season of the year, FIRST QUALITY EVERGREEN CUT FERNS, »1.35 per 1000. In lots of 5000 and apwards, «1.00 per 1000. Also dealer Sphagnum Moss, Bouquet Greens, Christmas Trees, etc., etc. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF CLEAR CYPRESS MATERIAL. CLEAR CYPRESS has been proved by long experience to be the best wood for greenhouse construction. WHEN BUILDING you want the best and only the best. I HAVE BUILT GREENHOUSES FOR YEARS, but have advertised this branch of my business only three months past. EXPERIENCE COUNTS, and I have shipped houses to all parts of the country from Maine to Texas. CARRY A STOCK OF CYPRESS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, and can furnish you with sash bars or ventilating sash of any size. I DO NOT WANT THE EARTH, but am satis- fied with a reasonable profit. Write for Sstiiuates and Prices. Address LYMAN FELHEIM, Mention American Florist. Find tlie Powder, Sends the By Mail for $1.25. r^cOLLAYS \ ^^" florists and amateurs should i^SfCT powDf'^\ *'''y ^*^® newly invented rubber Insect Powder Bulb. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Please mention American Florist. 2,000 POUNOS BROMUS at 20 cents per pound C. O. D. THEO. SPADING. New Buffalo, Mich. 204 The American Florist. Sept 2g^ An Unfortunate Deal. lu rccciil numbers of the Amkuican Florist, appeared an advertisement by a florist near Boston, for a good, honest man, a1)lc to make up, etc. I'pon apply- ing for the same, from Garrisons, N Y., enclosing my references, 1 received a letter from the party, stating the kind of man ref|uired, size of place, etc., closing with these words: "Walter, if the position will suit you, let me know how soon vou can come." I immediately gave notice to my employer and wrote to the party saying, "I will be with you not later than the ."ith or Gth of September. Hoping the date may prove satisfactory, I am etc." The last letter was written by me upon the 25th of August, reached him by the 2Cth, giving him more than a week in which to notify me to come or stay. He did neither and upon my arrival met me with the assertion that I had tailed to give my address in my last letter, and had said that I "could" come, thus leav- ing him in doubt as to my intention and unable to answer my letter. Upon ask- ing to see my last letter, I was told that he had "lost" it, (a very unbusinesslike thing for a business man to do ). He be- ing very much in need of a man. I stayed until the 12th of September, workingfour and a half days, for which he paid me six dollars, and then considered that he and I were even, he having a man and I hav- ing lost my position, together with the expenses incurred by my journey. This little narrative may prove of in- terest and serve as a warning to the hundreds of young men who read the Fi^ORiST with the same interest as myself, and trusting in the same journal to do us justice when it is due. W.W. Erdman. W.C.KRIGK'S Florists' Letters, Etc. 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Telephone Weat £70. @|f§l|to^§ ^U?§ M*t itttiy^iii L WOLFF Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of -which -we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very 1 instruction being needed, t-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- , -will repay in a few seasons its cost. M ntlon American Florist. 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR. Mention American Florist. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, uf A -r E B ROSE HOUSE, WAT E R NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OF TIME OR LABOR? All of this can be acconiTiliBhed by using the Improved RIDER T:Kcyr~.AJUct. OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalofrue with full partic lars, sent on application. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK, N.Y. Mention American Florist. »o6 The American Florist. Sept. 2g^ Foreign Notes. Begonia Marie Louise is a novelty of the rex type, exhibited at the Chiswick begonia conference. It is dwarf, averag- ing about 6 inches in height, with very handsome foliaije. The leaves are heart shaped, bright green, with a large bronze patch near the base, veined with silver. The leaf is blotched with silver and has a bronze edge, studded with tiny silverdots. Rhododendron race.mosum is a new Chinese dwarf variety, growing onl)- to a height of 5 or 6 inches, bearing loose heads of bell shaped, rosy lilac flowers. It is said to be thoroughly hard3- and will be found desirable in rockeries. Impatiens Hawkeri — This useful bal- sam needs liberal treatment, or it acquires a starved appearance, stimulants being given it in liquid form. It is very liable to yellow thrip if kept in too dry an atmosphere or allowed to suffer for water. Fuchsia triphvlla, one of the varieties named in the review of new plants at the Washington convention, requires more heat than the ordinary forms, finding its most satisfactory home in intermediate temperature, rather than a greenhouse. Otherwise it requires the same treatment as other varieties. Since garden pinks are coming into favor here it may be well to mention an old fashioned mode of propagating ad- vised by the iiari!c?!ers' Chronicle. The piping is ;^«//((/ out about the fourth or fifth joint, the base being left without any trimming and merely the tips of the leaves being cut off. The bed prepared^out of doors — should be like a mud puddle, an inch below the surrounding surface, in a shady place. The cuttings are stuck in to the base of the leaves, the soil being pressed close around them. The bed should be so full of moisture that it requires no watering until the cuttings are rooted. This is better than to at- tempt rooting the cuttings under glass. OUR . • . @~ HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . . ABE MADE BY . . J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St. CHICAGO, ILL. The work In this journal speaks for itself, riibllshers American I'lorist. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green Bouses or Farmer's Basb. You can save money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twifl Poiflts. THESE POINTS are far superior to the cW mode of setting glass, as they will bold caeh pane in place, preventing tlio gluss from slipping and causing binding and craoliing. Each box contains 600 rights and 600 ieft». We also mnko a tool for driving the points. Prlc, <» SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS Br USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO , •,!T.: Iiicni.il SI.. itOsrON, M A.ss. YOU CAN CARNATION CULTURE; l l. lamborn Ihlrd Killtlon:contalnlng all available Intorniar tUinonthesubJect NOW KKADT. 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This heater has water way front and back ends, with double return flues at bottom, thoroughly utilizing and exhausting the heat before it reaches the chimney. The fire is at the top — tlms delivering tiie water into tlje pipes at a high temperature, without concur- rent circulation. The Qurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Very large grate and heating areas, thus insuring greatest possi- ble economy in fuel. All screw joints, or iron to iron. Leading florists say it is the best yet. Send for Descriptive Matter. GURNEY HOT WATER HEATER GO. 163 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. Selling Agencies: (New York: JOHNSON & CO., 71 John Street. Chicago: RICE & WHITACRE, 49 So. Canal St. ( Philadelphia: J. C. TRACHSEL, 246 Arch St. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices.- SMITH & WEBSTER, GREENHOUSE PIPE, FOR HOT WATER AND STEAM, 103 lyak© {Street, = CHICA.OO, ir^X^. Mention American Florist. 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The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthcmuras and carnations are alone worth the jirice of the hook. Most Desirable. Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot -Water Boilers, 244 CANAL STREET, JVKW YORK. * ^^ Hot Water Circulation. * • Nati o NAL HotWater Heater Co. • Boston, 195 Port Hill Sq. Cbicajo, 34- Dearborn St. rtew YorK, 94 Ceptr« 5t. Sap Francisco, 40 5 V^arKet St. Please mention the Ameriean lln- ! paccc du) trsde directory coauinsihc .J ^. ,1 IVUwliO. 'late of inlroiiuction and the name list every time yOtI VVnte any Ht the ol the inlrortucerol all Uie roses iu commerce lu J . ,,'. T " America. !"kick, $2.00. advertisers on this^page. American florist go., chicabo. ITiii ^mmmm OnLiLiiT HmBrica is "tbs Prow at the I/essel; there may be- mare comfort Rmidships, but we are the first to touch Unknou/n Seas." Vol VIII. CHICAGO AND KEW YORK, OCTOBER 6, 1892. Ho. 227 Published every Thursday by THE AMBRICAN FLORIST COMPAITY. Subscription, |i, . year. To Europe. $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of the Chicago Pub- lishers' Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES Dban, Bay Ridge, N. T., president; W. R. Smith, Washington, D. C., vice-president: WM. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre' tary; M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. liouts, Mo., Aug nut. 1893 The new officers to be installed January 1 . 1893 are Wm. R. Smltn. Washington, president; Prof Wm. Trelease. st Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 18112. CONTENTS Cultural notes from a specialist 209 Our telephone 210 Lincoln Park, Chicago (with illus) 211 Carnat'ons — Seasonable bints 212 —Tying 212 — Chester County Society ......... 212 Some good summer climbers 212 Fancy bedding in Chicago parks (illus) .... 213 Roses—The American Rose Society 214 — Hybrid remontants 214 The Columbian Exposition 215 The cholera scare 215 Boston 215 New York 2i5 Philadelphia .... 216 Chicago 2i6 Baltimore 217 Syracuse, N. Y 217 Rochester, NY 217 St. Louis 217 Leaves of advice from a limb of the law. . . .218 Coming exhibitions 220 The seed trade 222 — Quarantine of seeds 222 — rhe farmer and the truck patch 222 Two reference books 222 Toronto 224 News notes 224 Indianapolis . . . . - 226 Excelsior for drainage 228 Butted glass 230 Florists' glass 230 SouTHINGTON, CoNN. — The Southiogtoii Agricultural Company has been organized here, with a capital of $2,600 in 26 shares of $100 each. Springfield, III.— The Central Illinois Horticultural Society agreed at a recent meeting to appropriate $250 for a special exhibit at the World's Fair. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commerce in America, with the class, habit, date of introduction, name of introducer, and a brief accurate de- scription of each one, and with synonyms all noted? You will find sucha Kst in our new trade directory and reference book. Cultural Notes From a Specialist. One of the most successful growers in this neighborhood is John Button, of Chestnut Hill; it is always a pleasure to visit his establishment, as one is sure to find something a little out of the ordi- nary— a sort of exclusive upper ten class of stock. Being located in a large city he finds it to his interest to confine himself to specialties rather than a miscellaneous collection; in this way he becomes better acquainted with the habits of the few varieties he has under cultivation, and thereb3' brings them to a greater degree of excellence. In these days of fierce com- petition plants and flowers to find a ready sale must be well grown, and it is evident from Mr. Burton's success that the plan he is pursuing is a good one. Some few years ago he noticed an in- creasing demand for large palms, espe- cially fine plants of Areca lutescens; although palms were not at that time included in his list of specialties, he deter- mined to try them, and as a result he was the first grower to place specimen arecas on the market in quantify. Since that time he has each season grown a portion of his stock into extra large sizes and produced plants that have sold readily at a price which a few years since would have seemed preposterous. A few days ago we found him inspecting his stock in one of the palm houses. "You never get tired looking at these do you, John?" "No," said he, "I admire them now as much as ever I did; is not that a fine plant?" pointing to a remarkably choice specimen areca in a 16-inch pot. It cer- tainly was beautiful and was surrounded by others equally fine. "They are getting so large that we have to sink the pot into the ground, although this is a 12-foot house." "In growing these specimens do you put several plants in one pof" "No, we do that when we want to get bushy plants in from 8 to 10-inch pots, as it is a quick way of growing them, but above that size we prefer to select strong plants and let them break or shoot up from the bottom of their own accord; they make by far the best stock." "Have you any special soil?" "No, we use our common rose soil, some sand and a little peat, but a small quantity of manure and that very rotten. This lot in 10-inch want potting badly; it should have been done some time ago. Now we will have to put them into heat and keep them growing until the new roots get a hold of the fresh soil." "Do you like the idea of growing small palms planted out on tables?" "No, they take up too much room, you have to allow for their growth when planting, and it is a good while before the space is filled up." "Well, but it is summer and the room does not count." "Oh yes it does, our houses are never idle a month in the year. We must always have them filled up with a crop of something coming on if the place is to be made profitable." "These 10-inch potkentias are nice; you are growing some of them into larger sizes as well " "Yes, we will have a few specimen kentias after a while, but we have to be very careful with them. A blemish like this spoiled the sale of sev- eral plants last season," (taking hold of a damaged leaf}. The areca has so many leaves that if one gets injured it is not missed when cut away, but with the kentia it is different. However, they will grow into fine plants another season. They are in demand by decorators, as they will stand so much knocking around, but the least exposure to frost is sure to tell upon them." "You give palms plenty of space." "We have to, they will not make nice plants if crowded together; they must have room from the very start." "Do the insects bother you much?" "Not at this season; theyv ate more troublesome in the winter when the plants are not growing so freely." "Your latanias look well." "Y'es, they are fine plants, but take up a lot of room the leaves spread out so far. I think a great deal of this palm. Phoenix rupicola; it is rather a slow grower, but one of the prettiest and most graceful of the whole family. I really believe it is going to be one of our best palms commercially, standing out from among a group of others, or when as a specimen it is used by itself. It is bound to be a feature in a decoration." "How about rubbers?" "Well, I like the ficus; it is a very useful plant and there seems to be more demand for it each season. It comes on quickly; all in this house were grown from single eye cut- tings struck late last winter. We kept them growing right along and you see what nice 1 jnts they have made." "Yes, they are a fine lot." "I will now show j'ou m3-pet," said he, coming to a range of three new houses. These were all planted with what ap- peared to be Beauties in excellent condi- tion. "This is the new pink Beauty." "Do you call it the 'pet?'" "No, it has not yet been christened, but I have given it a great deal of attention and like it better every time I see it, I believe it to be a freer bloomer than the Beauty, and while it does not throw up such great canes it is a strong grower, I don't re- member ever seeing a blind shoot. We will have some good flowers in a short time; the buds are all being pinched off now, but we vyill soon let them come. The reason I have so much faith in this rose is that the American Beauty is the best rose in the market to-day, holding its own when well grown against even the finest hybrids. For years it has occu- pied this position without a rival, but now it will have to divide the honors 2lO The American Florist. Oct. 6, with my new rose, for it is in nearlyevcrj- respect the same, with the exception of color, which is a clear lively pink when fresh, and in fading it takes on a lighter shade, becoming if anything more beau- tiful." "You will sell some of the flowers this season?" "Yes, with the proviso that the wood is not to be used for prop- agating." "Have you no La France?" "No, we have planted Beauties instead; they both grow and sell better with us. We planted this house with Meteors, which we are trying for the first time; it will be a fine color if \ye can only get it to come this way in winter. ' "You have two houses of Asparagus plumosus; how do you like it by this time?" "It's the best all around green, both for the grower and decorator; it has come to stay and has taken the place of smilax to a very large extent. Uur cypripediums are finer than we have ever had them before. We put them outside under this temporary structure with cloth shading early in the summer, and on these tables, well up from the ground, they have made a splendid growth and set their buds better than they ever did inside." "I should think some of the pans have over 50 buds on them." "Yes, all of that, they will make a great show when in full flower." "They tell me that you have declined the nomination of your party to run again for the legislature?" "Yes, I find my business requires all ray attention, and while I appreciated the honor I found I could not spare the time it seems neces- sary for a man to give who accepts a trust of this kind." K. Our Telephone, therel Is that you. Ernst "Hello, Asmus?" "Yes, what is the trouble now?" "The .\merican Florist wishes to ask you a few questions." "Well, wait till I get through laughing, please." "What at? Tell us, too, sy we can join in." "I read in a recent number of a certain florists' trade paper that a certain New York grower was bringing in the first lilv of the valley of the season. I took the trouble to inform them that I and others have valley all the year round, and that being the case nobody could have the 'first valley'. They then went to work and printed a correction, in which they informed their readers that when they said 'the first valley' they meant the 'first out-door grown valley'. Now, say, what is 'out-door grown valley' in September, anyhow?" "Well, that was pretty good. But can't you now ttl! us something about Mme. Caroline Testout?" "Yes, I thought so. I've had more let- ters about that rose than— well, its Tes- tout, Testout, every day from morning till night. For once I had enough sense to keep my moutli shut about it last year, and I have got it pretty nearly all to myself for this season. I've got 4000 l)lants. It's a big thing." "What are its good points?" "First, color. There is nothing like it lor color. The purest, richest pink imag- inable. And it never goes oil' color; just as good in midwinter and cloudy weather as at any other time. In form it reminds slightly of La France. vSteni much stiller than La France, and I've had flowers on it bigger than any hybrid. Length of stem IS another good point. Tt throws up like Beauty, big sttong wood, and is always in bloom." "What are its bad points?" "Haven't seen any yet. It is .iwlullv thorny; that's the only trouble I find. " " "Arc vou sending the blooms to market yet?" 'None till .November. Many a new rose has been killed by placing it on the market before it was in proper con- dition." "Have you any other promising novel- ties in roses?" "Kaiserin Augusta. That's another good one. I'm not sure yet, but T think it will give the Bride a pretty hard tussle. It has a most delicious fragrance, and the buds all come solitary on the stem. ' "Are you doing much in Meteor? " :• Three times as many as last season. That is going to be a mighty good paying rose this year. Dark red is to be the fashionable color, I hear. There is a big demand for Meteor already, and it is bringing more than any other rose." "What other varieties are you running strong on?" "Cusins and Wattevilles are still the main stay. I've got a good many more Hostes than usual. I've discarded Perle for it entirely." "Why, Hoste is not yellow enough to take the place of Perle surely?" "Well, what's the use? " You get no winter bloom from Perle; it's all bull- heads. I've abandoned Gontier, too." "Why?" "It's not a paying rose. In fall and spring you get nothing for it, and that pulls the average away down. They've almost all given it up around here." "We are fighting mildew just now. Have to use sulphur about every other day to keep it down on some varieties, and if you don't guard against it now you are a goner. The sulphur makes bad work with the edges ol the petals, though. Watteville suffers especially. The petals burn every time we use the sulphur." "How about hybrids? Is there any- thing new in forcing varieties?" "Nothing. The new ones are good enough for the other side; but when it comes to forcing them, that's a different thing. They don't pay any longer here; anyhow. If it were not for using our houses for two crops, I shouldn't bother with them this year. But they are going to take the place of the chrysanthemums as soon as those are fircd'out. 1 have ten houses of chrysanthemums ; so that means ten houses of hybrids." "Oh, we want to hear about those chrysanthemums. What are the prospects? Will they pay well this year?" "In my opinion chrysanthemums are going to be a good thing this year. Of course 1 can't tell beforehand how the fashion is going to run, but they're all crying out already, 'When arc yoii going to have them?' and that's encouraging." "What are the indications as to q uality ? " "Well, it's a little early to tell about it yet. Ask me last week in October. I'm going to keep my houses locked up this year, about that time." "Oh, you are! What's that for? So you will not scare the other boys from entering for the premiums at the exhibi- tion?" "Well, never you mind what the reason is, and don't you put that in the paper, neither. On the whole, though, I think my chrysanthemums look better, if any- thing, than at this time last year. That is, with the exception of one bench of Flora Hill, which I foolishly planted on last year's soil. Flora Hill must have good new soil. As a rule it is a poor grower, but it is a beauty, and for keep- ing qualities it can't be beat. We tested it last year in Young Bros.' ice-box. and it lasted for six weeks. Other varieties don't seem to mind the old soil so much; but I believe in good eating and drinking, and we make it a point to feed them all well." " What varieties are you growing, mainly?" "Oh, lots of them. We re bound to have enough varieties this year. We've got all the novelties of the season, foreign and .\merican. Of the older varieties, we are strong on Wanamaker, Jessica, Ivorv, .\da Spaulding, Mrs. Thomas and Mer- maid. Jessica I shall have nearly all to myself; several of the large growers round here have lost their stock of this from one cause or another. In yellows, Rohallion, Widencr and Lincoln are the main stand-bys. One thing I notice about this years novelties is their strong, handsome foliage. Many of them are remarkable growers. George W. Childs is a big strong grower, Ivxcellcnt is another with big stems; so is Grace Hill and Exquisite. Exquisite is a seedling from Mrs. Fottlcr, and it is a beauty. Potter Palmer is another that is praised up by Mr. E. G. Hill, but I have not seen it yet. He says the bloom is twice the size of Jessica." "What troubles have you had to con- tend with this season? " "Trouble! I'm right in the midst of it now. Disbudding is the worst thing I've struck. It comes on us all at once. Last week they were not far enough advanced to disbud. This week they arc all ready for it, ten houses of them. It's a big job, but it must he done. Don't spare to use the knife. But, remember, it recjuires a good deal of judgment, and there are few men you can get who can be trusted to do it right. "There is considerable black spot around on certain sorts. Jessica, Domina- tion, Mermaid and Flora Hill are the most subject. Many varieties do not show it at all. For a remedy I am using (as recommended by Prof Halsted I car- bonate of copper and ammonia water, and this seems to stop the disease. The proportions are 12 oz. of carbonate of copper and 1 gal. of ammonia to .'jo gals, of water. I am inclined to think that if it were used as a preventive once a week we would never sec black spot, but, like everything else, we neglect it until it appears. "With grasshoppers we use Harris" remedy, 'catch them.' It pays to follow them up, for every grasshopper caught means a flower or two saved. The cut worm is around, too. We have to keep a sharp look-out for them. Jerusalem! how they do eat the buds!" ".Well, Mr. Asmus, we are much obliged to you for your kind information. It is exactly the slulV our readers are lookinc for." " '' "All right, you're welcome; but you caught me just in time, for I'm going gunning next Monday, and shall be gone three weeks." "What are going to shoot?" "Nothing short of a moose or a caribou. I've been practising right along; and if 1 run across a moose, he's mine, sure." "Well, remember that we speak now for his horns, to ornament our oflice with. " ".\ha— aha, I guess so. Vou do' Well, let me tell you that's just what I w.int for myself. Good day," i8g2. The American Florist. 2ll VIEWS IN LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO Lincoln Park, Chicago. Ill this i=&r;c we present a group of '.■if TVS ia Lincoln Park, Chicago. fa the upper left-hand corner is ;i iharming yiew across one of the artificial lakes, and adjoining it at the right is a view across the strip of water known as "the canal," a part of one of the hand- some vases for which the park is noted being seen at the right. The statue of Linnseus, the great Swedish botanist, was presented to the park by the Scan- dinavian people of Chicago and was un- veiled about a year ago. It represents the botanist returning from a collecting expedition, under his arm being a book of specimens and in his hand a few flowers gathered by the way. At the left of the base of the statue is seen the en- trance to the park greenhouses, with a group of decorative plants on either^ide, and at the right a handsome bed of Cala- dium esculentum bordered with coleus. In the lower kft hand corner is a view of a rustic stone bridge crossing the narrow part of one of the ponds of aquatics, and to the right is seen a corner in the herba- ceous garden. Do iox) WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and abrief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You wUl find such a list in our new trade directorv and reference book. 2^2 The American Florist Oct. 6, Seasonable Hints. Planting carnations on the benches is a matter that ncedsconsiderable judgment. The soil should be moderately moist and the plants set with the long roots well down therein, but the main stem not deeper than found growing outdoors. Too deep setting is thought by many to be the cause of damping off, though we are not sure of this. The plants should be set firmly and the ground well com- pacted around them. Carnations always do better in firm soil. The distance should be governed by the size of the average plant, say six to eight inches in the row, and the rowseight ornine inches apart; very large plants may need more room. The smaller plants may be used bv doubling, setting two or more to- gether, and by this means the spacing is kept uniform. Water the benches well after planting, making sure that the water goes to the bottom, giving them a good soaking. The glass should be shaded at once, or better, before the op- eration of planting begins. The amount of shading should be regulated according to the season, August and early Septem- ber demanding a pretty heavy coat, but as the season advances less dense shade should be used, while as late as the mid- dle of October little or none will be re- quired. We speak of our own latitude. Don't use whitewash for shade in the fall, else you will have great difficulty in its removal. We use whiting applied on the inside with a whitewash brush; this takes a little longer to apply than to use the same material or clay with a syringe on the outside, but by the former plan it will not be washed away with every shower and can easily be removed with the hose at any time or wiped oflf when dry with a piece of bagging. The carnation, properly lifced, planted, watered and shaded, will be found after two or three days to be throwii g out tiny white rootlets from the main root stems, and this is an indication that our work of shifting has been succesfuUy ac- complished. The formation of these new roots is a process entirely similar to the propagation of the plant at the start, and the conditions required nearly the same. The soil is sufficiently warm for the purpose; we have wet the plants well in planting, and the houses should be kept cool overhead by thorough ventila- tion night and day. In the course of a week the shading should be gradually re- moved and in two or three weeks the plants will be well established in the benches. W. R. Siini,MiKE. Tying Carnations. Very few growers of carnations ques- tion the need of most varieties for a sup- port of some kind. A great many different devices have been used. One stake is most common, with one or more tyings of twine. 1 have seen four stakes used to a plant and three or four tyings of strips of bass matting. Then there is the "rail fence" method, as it might be called. A lath two feet hitrh is nailed to the side of the bench at each end of the row, having holes at different heights in which is sup- ported a bar made of lath split once. To this the plants are tied. .\s the plants grow taller the bar may be raised to the hole above. Xo stakes are set in the soil, which is an advantage. The bars give more shade than the stakes, and it is not so easy to get at the individual plants to "right them up" as they grow. I tried the "chicken wire" netting last winter on a small scale. One trial is enougli for me. There was no saving of time in preparing the netting and putting it in, over staking in the ordinary way. The saving would come the following years. The ends of the wires at the front of the bench were an annoyance. The second growth was not supported but lay this way and that across the top of the support. Towards spring I took it all out to clean the plants and put in stakes. Mv present plan and practice is to use one stake for small plants. Most of the plants, however, are better served b}' two stakes, placed one each side, tying with twine passed around the whole plant and pressing on the stakes, the elasticity of which presents it from slip- ping downward. The stakes themselves hold up the plants on two sides and pre- vent it from swinging round, as it will do when tied to one stake only under the force of the syringing. As the plants grow and fall over, each plant being in- dependent, it is easily and rapidly straightened up and the string slipped up to support it. The tying with two stakes can be done in less time than it takes with one. I also tie with a bow knot. This facilitates the cleaning and pruning process necessary toward spring. The strings are instantly removed and the plant free to work upon and the same strings are at hand to tie it again. Where two stakes are used one long and one short may be employed to ad- vantage, thus usine the old stakes till they are not more than 15 inches long. Sometimes I have very large plants and use four stakes, parting the stems and tying as though it were two plants. This lets in the light and air, which is verj' desirable for the carnation in winter. The kind of stake to use depends on what is the most easily obtained and cheapest. The cane stake is strong for its size and durable if mature when cut, but those 1 have had were, a large per cent of them, immature, and such will hardly last one winter. Being so smooth the tying ma- terial slips down easily. The use of two stakes to a plant prevents this mostly, however. Tlie best stake ever used was made of cypress sawed about -'s to '^ inch square. The lower ends dipped in petroleum oil makes them last several years. There is no slipping of the string on the sawed surface. These require sharpening. The cane stakes do not if cut obliquely. The best tool to cut the canes with is a "broad-axe tobacco cutter," the next best is pruning shears. I cut them 30 inches long, leaving some of the top ends longer for summer use. The shorter ones are supplied by cutting over the old ones. Sewall Fishek. Chester County Carnation Society. At the last regular meeting of this society several new members were added. The committee on sale of flowers oflTcred suggestions for the organization of a Flower Fxchange, by which the product of the growers might be sold through one channel. The subject for discussion: "Treatment of carnations for winter blooming," brought forth much discussion. Edward Swaync agreed with the views presented by Secretary Shelmire in last issue of the Florist, but found Portia had stood moving after coming into bloom before lifting. C. J. Pennock and Jos. Phillips thought it safer to lift before buds were far advanced. J. J. Styer had lifted a house of Lamborn after commencing to bloom and found that with plenty of fresh air and water they did not suffer. These plants were brought in when the ground was extremely dr^-. Jos. Phillips and Mrs. Cowan found Grace Wilder had broken badly when lifted, and as a rem- edy had tied the tops before lifting. Attention was called to the liberal offers made by the various horticultural societies, notably of Penna. Horticultural Society, X. Y. Florists' Club, Bay County Horticultural Societj' (Mich.) and Cin- cinnati Florists' Society, in the way of premiums for exhibits of carnationi=. A committee was appointed to arrange for an offer of a gold medal for seedling car- nation at the annual meeting of the American Carnation Society. C. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of carnations in commerce in America with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Some Good Summer Climbers. At the Botanic Garden in Washington no vine is attracting more attention than Aristolochia elegans with its pcculiarl}' shaped and beautifully marked flowers. It is a native of Brazil, grows rapidly when planted out in good light soil and given plentj' of water. It iseasily grown from seed, and ripens seed freely with us. Flowers, solitary, on long pedicels; peri- anth tube, pale yellowish green, from I'i to 2 inches long, rather inflated, the tube suddenly expanding into a shallow cup, which externalh' is white, veiced purple, internally rich purplish brown with irreg- ular white marks. Flowers from July until frost. It is classed as a stove climber in the books, but we find it an admirable outdoor stimmer vine, a good grower and verj- floriferous. worthy of a position in any garden. Antigonon leptopus (belonging to the order Polygonca;), native of Mexico. It is a very handsome vine when in flower, is a strong grower when planted outside in good rich soil; a little well rotted cow manure will help it. It requires an abund- ance of water during the warm weather and should be thoroughly drained; they have made a growth of 30 feet in a single season at the U. S. Botanic Gardens. It is usually classed among the shy flower- ing vines, but if given a fair chance one will be well paid for his trouble and ex- pense. It requires the full light of the sun to have it flower. The stems are slender, seldom more than one-half inch in diame- ter; flowers in long racemes on ])anicles, often 12 or 14 inches long. The outer three sepals are of a beautiful rose color, the center of a much deeper tint, raceme secund, bearing several colored bracts as well as flowers and ending in a branched tendril. It flowers from August to frost. Kasily propagated from cuttings from ripe wood in sand with bottom heat. Stigmaphyllon ciliatmn, or Brazilian Golden Vine, sometimes called the butter- fly vine. — This is a very attractive vine, the foliage glossy bright green, produc- ing quantities of bright yellow flowers about the size of a .'> cent piece, from 3 to S in an umbel. Petals fringed with long claws. Is a strong grower, soon iSg2. The American Florist. 213 FANCY BEDDING IN THE CHICAGO PARKS. covering a large area. It requires a light rich soil, well drained, and likes an abund- ance of water during the hot weather. It is an excellent outdoor summer vine, producing an abundance of flowers re- sembling those of an oncidium. Mr. Smith has grown this plant at the Bo- tanic Garden for the past 10 years (dur- ing the summer) on the railing in front of his office, where it never fails to attract the attention of all visitors. It begins to flower in July, continuing until frost. Is easily propagated from cuttings in the fall from ripe wood. Nicholson's Dic- tionary of Gardening classes this plant as a "stove climbing shrub," and I no- tice in the Garden and Forest of Septem- ber 7 "Cultural Department" "M. Bar- ker" has it among the "Summer Green- house Climbers." C. Leslie Reynolds. Fancy Bedding in Chicago Parks. In the upper left hand corner, right cen- ter and lower right hand corner appear views in Washington Park. The last named is a bed of celosias with a border of centaurias. The upper right hand corner gives a glimpse of the bedding in Union Park, the mound in the left center view is in Lincoln Park, and that in the lower left hand corner is in Garfield Park. Do YOD WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reierence book. 2H The a mer i ca x Fe ori s t. Oct. 6. American Rose So- ciety. Editor American Florist;— I have no desire to enter into a controversy, or to take up your valuable space, which I feel can be niore profitably filled by more ex- perienced vpriters than I, but when so prominent a writer as C. B. W. makes so public a statement in regard to "The American Rose Society" as that "The chief topic for discussion seems to be which faction will have the most to say about how it (referring to the proposed reserve fundi is to be spent," Icannotbut ask your permission to make my protest for the sake, not only of myself and asso- ciates, but for the entire craft, against the use of such strong and misleading assertions. I really think friend Whitnall must be making campaign speeches, or he would surelv not speak of ' factions" in connection with the organization of the rose society. For the information of Mr. W. and vour manv readers I desire to say there is "no faction or factions discussing which one shall "have the most to say." With but a few exceptions (I can recall but one) the discussion legarding the relative powers of members, was entirely between parties who had pledged $100 each to start the society, and they were all the time talk- ing in'tavor of the members who would only contribute annual dues. The pro- posers of that fund were perfectly disin- terested so far us their $100 were con- cerned, but thev did want to so arrange matters that they could with some degree of assurance ask other whom they hoped would contribute $100 to do so; and I think verv naturally they thought that if they asked their friends to put in $100 and pav the same yearly dues as all others there should be some distinction made and that somewhere there was a line where the division could be justly placed. And instead of a war of "fac- tions," as Mr. W. indicates, the contrib- utors of the fund are the ones that are seeking the line where, in justice to all, the relative power of the members can be placed. Mr. W. overlooks Mr. John Bur- ton's proposition, that he would be one of 100 men to contribute $100 each and give it unconditionally to the society; so far as they could be seen in the limited time all of the 121 subscribers enthusiasti- cally agreed to that. I deeply feel that Mr. \\ . s implied charge ot selfishness, or the desire to raise $10,000, "then elect a board of directors to devise means to spend it," is an unjust one to the proposers of this fund. Had it only been a question of the raising of $10,000, a verv brief scrutiny of the con- tributors' names would convince anyone that the sum could have been subscribed and paid in less time than five minutes. But it was the good of the entire trade they were thinking of, and every member of the S. A. I', would have received a ben- efit from this fund. Not having it called for 1 cannot sav the exactsum that could have been raised at the meeting, but I do know of five men who, if it had been needed, would have given $500 each to start, and one, if not more, who would ••heerfuUy have given $100 a year so long as needed and the society was doing good work, even if no results could be seen bc- vond cultivating a love for flowers, and thereby elevating the people of our coun- try, by an increased love for the beauti- ful. These men would not be particularly benefitted by a new rose, and probably, if one was introduced, would not receive as manv of the "almighty dollars" as friend Whitnall would from the selling of the same rose. Again Mr .W. is in error in saving "we haven'tbeen told yet what we want it (the money) for," for the ob- jects of the society state what the money is to be used for, and at the preliminary meeting Messrs. Hunt, May, Burton, Hill, Craig, Pierson, Michel, Tesson, Ev- ans and a dozen more verj' plainly told what the money was needed for, and what, if subscribed, it would be used for. ] I cannot agree with Mr. W. that the | offering of a premium of $3,000 for a cer- tain class of rose is a "stimulant" in the way he puts it, but it is simply pay (and probably at a very low rateof wages) for the value conferred on the trade by the party who, by his labor, thought and care, has produced the new rose. The power that makes the world move is in one way a stimulant, and the greater the hope or prospects of the attainment of the rewards the faster the world goes, and the more improvement there is accomplished. Would Mr. W. have put $10,000 into a handsome flower store because the public of Milwaukee demanded nicer flower stores if he had not had the "stimulant" of a reasonable hope they would appre- ciate it and that his reward would be that same "almighty dollar?" It is needless to enter into a discussion of the conditions of rose growing as now conducted, which prevents an originator from getting the reward he is fully enti- tled to, and which in other branches of business he does get, and which not only prevents, but also discourages him from attempting to raise new varieties. It is to some extent to overcome these condi- tions and to encourage growers that the rose society wishes to offer what honor they can, with something more substan- tial, if possible, to the man who after, perhaps, years of toil in thought and care, if not of his hands, has earned the reward and with it the gratitude of all flower lovers by the production of a new rose. There was not a speaker at our meeting that did not tell of the good the society could do and the amount of money that could be saved every year to the trade by the establishment of a trial ground for new varieties; a number also told of how the people on the other side would have to send their new things here for trial after we were thoroughly organized, in- stead of individual members of the trade here and there paying high prices for the plants, as now. But while large sums of money can be saved e\ery year by a trial ground, it re- quires money to properly conduct it, and with this and other objects in view the meeting at Washington unanimously agreed that a reserve fund, and a large one, was a good thing to have. Why, if the stimulant of offering prizes is altogether so unwholesome, has not friend Whit- nall's capable pen been wielded against the offering of premiums at chrysanthe- mum shows, art exhibitions, World's Fair, etc., etc.? We certainly shall for- give Mr. W. (if any forgiveness is needed) for his candor, and trust he will as freely and cheerfully forgive our frankness in replying. ' H. B. Beatty. The new hybrid tea rose "Mrs. W. J. Orant," which won the gold medal of the National Rose Society of'England and any number of certificates at various British exhibitions, has been purchased from the raisers, Messrs. .\lex Dickson & Sons, by a leading American rose grower, hence will be first put on the market in America. This will probably be in spring of 1894. The rose is described as a re- markably free bloomer, flowers ot large size, and faultless form and finish, petals deep and of great substance, color bright cannine pink and fragrance delicious. Hybrid Remontants. Where early flowers of these are desired, and plants have been prepared as advised in former issues of this paper, care must now be taken to finish the ripening pro- cess properly, or the result will be any- thing but satisfactory, and, as heavy rains may be expected at any time from now on, provision should be made at once, if not already done, to protect the plants from getting wet. Otherwise they will be very likely to start their lower eves prematurely. If they have been grown in pots, this is easily done by laying them on their sides with the tops north, if possible, and covering the pots with ashes to protect them from the direct action of the sun, in a place where they can remain till wanted to put in the greenhouse. .\ny that are not required for earliest blooming should be placed in a cool house before severe frost sets in. The wood should be firm and the leaves that are left on them somewhat pale by the ripening process before pruning them; but extremes must alwaj-s be avoided in this as in many other branches of our business. The wood should never be allowed to become shriveled. A medium course between growing soft wood and sending them quite to rest must be fol- lowed for several weeks, to get them in the best condition, and when this has been done the grower need have no fear to prune such plantsback rather severely; in fact, they should always be pruned back to good solid wood and plump eyes. Having carried them to this stage they should be cleaned off thoroughly, some of the old soil removed with a piece of board or flat stick from the surface of the pots, and a mulching of rich compost, half manure and half fresh sod with a little fine ground bone added, and the pots filled up nearly level, after which they should have a good soaking of water each day till the whole ball be- comes thoroughly moistened. Syringe twice a day if sunny for the first week or ten days, but avoid getting too much fire-heat at first; it is much better to start at 4-G^ to 48'' at night than higher, though some varieties will stand a some- what warmer temperature at first than others; but it is better to be on the safe side even with such varieties. As soon as the ej'es begin to swell a slightly warmer night temperature can be maintained, but avoid sudden falling in the same at all times, particularly after the eyes begin to start. Where they have been grown in flat boxes a little more care will be needed to protect them from heavy rains, as they arc not so handy to lay on their sides as pots. If any old sashes are available a temporary struct- ure can be erected, three or four feet from the ground, and the boxes stood close together under it, leaving the sides open; this admits sunlight and all the air neces- sary to complete the ripening process. For after treatment the same is applicable for these as for pot plants. But where the plants have grown in benches all through the summer under i8g2. The American Florist. 2I5 glass a slightly difl'erent course of treat- ment will be required, as the whole resting process depends entirely upon the oper- ator, the cool, drying winds, etc., which are of material help in the open air, having but an exceedingly small influence inside the greenhouse; therefore the process of ripening will have to be started somewhat earlier and more care will be needed to prevent overdrying, as a little too much of it will quickly cause the wood to shrivel. The variety Mrs. John Laing is particu- larly sensitive to this; for, while it needs as much rest as any known variety, yet it will not stand the least amount of over- drying — or, rather, being too quickly dried up. To give this variety the best show it requires six to eight weeks treat- ing to the resting process. At the end of this time the wood should be good and firm with a very few leaves left on it, and when starting to rest it all the very soft young shoots which have been recently started from the base should be cut clean away with a sharp knife. Such varieties as Magna Charta, Anna de Diesbach and Ulrich Brunner can be handled much easier — or, rather, do not need such a thorough rest — though no one should imagine that thev^ can be grown successfully without a good rest. Later on, or as soon as a few degrees of frost for several nights in succession sets in, this will efi'ectiialh' rest any plants that are subjected to it, and a crop of fine flowers from such plants is a moral certainti- with anything like reasonable treatment in the growing of them after- ward. One thing should always be borne in mind : that is, to secure really fine flowers, the plants need very liberal but judicious treatment, and at no time should they be subjected to a temperature exceeding 56° to 58° at night. John N. May. The Columbian Exposition. Without doubt the most interesting col- lection yet received is that from New Zea- land, of which mention was made last week. It is doubtful whether such a group of ferns, consisting of tree ferns, Asplenium nidus and Platycerium alci- come, has ever been gathered together before; they are grand and remarkable specimens. The Stag's Horn Ferns, grow- ing in circular form around the trunks of trees, are immense masses, several of them five feet in diameter. It is Mr. Thorpe's intention to elevate these on stumps, firmly braced, and then to put another tree above, giving the effect of one tree from the bottom up. The center depres- sion around the tree above the fern will be planted with Ipomjea setosa or some other quick growing vine, which will cover the tree, giving the foliage effect of the forest where the platj'cerium made its home. The group of Asplenium nidus is of great interest; they are all fine specimens. Mr. Thorpe pointed out the semi-parasitic or epiphytal nattire of this fern in its first growth. The spores find lodgment in crevices in the bark of some cycad, an ex- ample being found on a stump of macro- zamia, and there the fern slowly grows, hugging the cj'cad with its roots, and eating awa^- its strength, until the larger plant gives way. Most of the aspleniums were found to have their roots imbedded in the remains of a cycad trunk. The tree ferns were leafless and dor- mant when received; they were at once put in shade and gently started and they are now slowly unfolding glorious crowns. There are five twin dicksonias among them, having the trunks joined together, but the most remarkable is the twin spec- imen of dicksonia and alsophila. The plants sent by New Zealand are all char- acteristic of the country, recalling the ex- tinct flora of the carboniferous period. The collection sent from Jamaica, con- sisting chiefly of economic plants grown in that island, arrived in very poor condi- tion, and many of them must undoubt- edlj' be lost. The salvias and marigolds tor the dedi- catory ceremonies are now a grand mass of color and the cosmos will soon be lifted to bear them company. There is a brave show of bloom on the island, but there is no means of communication with it ex- cept by boat. Pitcher & Manda are now arrangingtheir herbaceous exhibit, which will be planted on the island this autumn. In the houses, potting and arranging is still going on. The Crozy cannas are planted in tubs and are blooming fully. They will be used in the decorations. Some tremendous masses of Dendrobium specio- sum, which came with the New Zealand consignment, are ready to be established. They are very large pieces, with strong thick leaves and large pseudo bulbs. An- other acquisition in the line of orchids is a big mass of Sobralia macrantha; this will be divided to form two large plants. More additions have been made to the collection of night blooming cacti, and it is likely to be very large. Within a few days a superb collection of specimen plants will bereceived from Pennsylvania; Mr. G. W. Childs, Mr. Drexel and many others have made most generous pre- sentations. A group of fifty-odd orange trees, com- prising the favorite varieties, represents Florida; they are to be planted out to form a grove. Superintendent Hamilton of the Alle- gheny Citj' parks will spend much of his time here for the present, having charge of the grounds around the Pennsvlvania State Building. Oregon fruit growers purpose making a fine show of fruit at the Columbian Ex- position. The fruit is preserved in glass jars, natural color being retained. The Michigan Agricultural College is preparing an exhaustive collection of Michigan flora for display at the Colum- bian Exposition. The Cholera Scare. Ed. Am. Florist; — Very likely your readers are interested as to how the cholera scare works in New York. Well, except in the papers vou notice nothing of it, and this tends merely to scare the rest of the country unnecessarily. The situation is best described in the report to the public of the special committee of the Chamber of Commerce under date of September 19: "We look upon New York at the present time as one of the safest places in thecounti\- in which to be. The people are going quietly aoout their business and are not airaid. The same passen- gers from the Normannia who were not allowed to land at Fire Island on Monday were received on Friday into the hotels and hom'es of New Y'ork without hesitation. The committee is confident that the deplorable panic of the people in the vicinity of Fire Island reflects their fear of the use of that island as a permanent quarantine, rather than any terrordue to the actual situation. "No passenger vessel sailing since the presi- dent's proclamation of September i has brought cholera, a circumstance that reflects in some measure the greater care that is being esercised abroad. The temporary ce.-sation of immigra- tion relieves the strain importantly, and the sen- sible thing for all to do is to pursue their usual avocations, to continue their customary iat'r- course with all parts of the country and to avoid paralyzing business, through vague fears, more than the cholera itself has done." As regards the danger of infection through the mails or through goods pass ing throughinfected ports, the Associated Press dispatch from Berlin dated Septem- ber 19, and given verbatim hereafter, speaks volumes: "Berlin, Sept. 19 — Professor Koch has written a letter in which he says he does not believe that cholera can be transmitted through the post by means of letters or printed matter. The 'Reich- sanzeiger' publishes a report of the imperial Sanitary Commission, in which it is declared that inquiries show that there has not been either in Hamburg or elsewhere any case of choleia spread by goods other than those the importa- tion of which is now prohibited. Ccmmeating on this statement the 'Reichsanzeiger' says: 'The endeavors to suspend all commerce with in- fected places are thus far proved to be unjust- ified.' " The special committee on quarantine, of the N. Y. Chamber of Commerce, com- posed of seven prominent physicians, state in their report plainly that they see no danger of infection being brought into this country through the mails nor through the cargoes of vessels, except the latter contain goods that are put up and packed in cholera infected places. The mere passing of goods through such places they consider of no danger and they advise disinfection only in eases where goods have travelled on cholera infected vessels; and thej' think that such a disinfection as will not injure the con- tents will suffice. Thus it appears that little fear need be entertained lor the spoiling of plants and bulb shipments by the quarantine disin- fection. A longer detention in case cholera should break out on board during the voyage might possibly work some injury, but this risk seems very small indeed judging from present sound arrivals of the ocean steamers, including even the ones from Hamburg which sailed with- out emigrants. Your readers maj- therefore feel no fear about goods imported from the European continent and delivered in original pack- ages; and much less need thej' fear goods that are repacked and shipped from New York. W. RoLKER. Boston. Little activitj' is yet noticed in the cut flower trade. Roses are far too plenty for the slight demand and many are sold in quantity as low as $1 per hundred. Colder weather may bring an improve- ment. Judging by the florists' windows agood trade in small palms and decorative plants of like nature is looked for this season in the retail trade. Boston has been somewhat behind Philadelphia and New York in this respect, partly possibly on account of the fact that there are no large establishments here which make a business of growing this class of plants in quantity. The extensive use of such plants in the beds of the public garden this year and the great favor with which they have been received ascompared with the former geranium and coleus arrange- ments has also added much to the popu- lar interest in them. All the large specimen plants from the various private establishments here which were donated to the horticultural de- partment of the World's Fair have been safely started on their journey to Chicago, under the supervision of Mr. Patrick Norton. The weather has been remarka- bly favorable. The danger of early frosts had caused considerable solicitude. Messrs. L. J. and W. Doogue will soon open a fine florist store on Boylston street near Arlington street. The annual election of the Mass. Horti- cultural Society took place on October 1, ,i6 The American Florist. Oct. 6. the regular nominees being elected with- out opposition. New York. With the exception of the last twoda3'S the week has been a disastrous one for the rose men. There has been a most unwieldy overstock in all varieties and prices have been badly demoralized. Fortunate is he who at such times re- ceives a dollar a hundred for his cut. In quality they are feeling the effect of the warm weather and many lots have a bedraggled look which makes them ap- pear very tired as soon as they reach the city. Meteors and Wattevilles at Young Bros, look pretty handsome, however, and the American Beauties which they are receiving in enormous quantities now are rapidly approaching winter perfection in color and size. Burns & Raynor are much pleased with the way in which Mr. Moore's new "Bridesmaid" iscoming in and lookforan increased popularity for this variety. W. F. Sheridan and E. C. Horan are also big receivers in the rose line, so are Mil- lang Bros. What becomes of all the roses at such times is a mystery. But what would become of them if it were not for the existence of the street men and Greeks is a problem too fearful to contemplate. At the 34th street market in the early hours of the morning is when these worthies congregate in greatest numbers. The great bulk of the stock at the market just at present consists of coarse garden stuff such as dahlias, tuberoses on stalk, rose geranium, salvia, gladiolus, etc., which come in veritable wagon loads. .Among the regular patrons who are always on hand are Geo.Stumpp and John Weir, who when they can find no special bargains going vie in telling stories about each other, the items of interest in this line at present being con- fined to an involuntary batn which Mr. Weir took when landing from a boat and a ghost scare at Mr. vStumpp's house one night caused by a musically inclined cat marching up and down over the piano keys. At the next meeting of the Florists' Club a report on New York's horticul- tural interests at the World's Fair is expected from President Dean, and the nomination of officers for the ensuing year will be in order. Wm. Elliott had on September 30 what he termed the best plant sale he ever had. The stock, consistingof palms, araucarias and similar decorative stock, was cer- tainly very fine, and prices obtained ought to satisfy the growers well. Among the large buyers was Mr. Wm. Doogue, Supt. of Public Grounds at Boston. Mr. A. Dimmock, representing Sander & Co., of London, arrived on steamer Servia, September 26, and is full of enthusiasm over the grand new orchids which are to astonish Americans the coming season. Among other arrivals from abroad are Mr. Chas. Thorley and Mr. H. A. Sie- brecht, both of whom are men who keep their eyes open and will doubtless have something novel to show in the retail line when the proper time conies. Messrs. J. H. Small cS: Sons, of Wash- ington, I). Care reported tohavesecured a location here on Broadway where they propose to open a large branch estab- lishment. Thorlcy's window just at present is radiant with Cattleya Bowringiana, Odontoglossum grande and other season- able orchids. Joseph Schneider, for several years fore- man for Geo. Kruse, at 47 Bostwick aver ue, Jersey City, having recently given up his position to start in business for himself, was arrested on September 24 charged with having stolen a lot of cut- tings and plants from his employer for the purpose of stocking up his own houses. Mr. J. Condon, of Brooklyn, has been catering to the curiosity and pleasure of the public with a century plant in bloom, which has, as usual, proved a potent attraction. The "wonderful plant" fiend has broken out again, this time in the New Y'ork World. The subject of his veracious tale is a plant which catches and feeds on live fishes. The location of the phenomenon is conveniently placed in the South China Sea, and the romancer "regrets being unable to name either the plant or the fish." Philadelphia. The wholesale seed and bulb men say that business is excellent and many of them are working far into the night to get their orders out. Lilium longiflorum is very scarce, in fact there is practically none to be had. Orders were taken on the basis of last year's crop, which this season has proved a failure, as bulbs instead of increasing in size have split up and are too small to be marketable; only about 20 per cent of or- ders are being filled. The stock of Har- risii is also not up to the mark; 7 to 9 inch and above are all sold, in fact in some instances orders are only partly filled with this size, while even the 5 to 7 inch are becoming scarce and^oor. For the past year or two lilies have not grown as well as formerly in Bermuda, but no one seems to know the reason. Some suggest that they may be grown in the same fields year after j'car, and think that if other crops were rotated between and the bulbs given new ground each sea- son the results would be more satisfactory . There was a light frost, the first this season, on the evening of Sept. 29th. No damage was done, but things are being moved under shelter a little faster. Jack has been verj' good to us this season, for there have been times when he has come in without knocking, making himself a most unwelcome guest. Koses are getting poor; the first crops seem to have bloomed out, and this to- gether with the mildew brought on by the cool nights has told on the quality of the stock. The large growers have not as yet been heard from; the most of them do not let theirroses floweruntil business seems to have set in for good and sales are reasonably sure. Prices are about the same as last week, with the exception of Beauties, which sell readily at from 10 to 15. Good asters are in demand and would sell readily, but they are about all cut out, and as it will be some time before the "mums" appear, the market will be bare of bulky flowers; in fact roses and carnations comprise the stock of the average florist these days and the divine flower does not make much show of its divinity as j'ct. A light demand for ferns has sprung up and it is found thatadiantunis are scarce. We hope the stock will be replenished in some way before long, as .\diantum cune- atum is the one fern of all others to make the tabic fernery a thing of beiuty. E^rcd Ehret, the uptown commission man, is getting in some fine Beauties. It was thought at one time that there was not enough trade for a house of this kind so far out of thecenter of the city,bui. the business in this section has increased so fast that Mr. Ehret finds it difficult at times to supply the demand. All the stores up town report the outlook bright, with an increasing demand for well grown plants and flowers. Mrs. Pegge of Howard and Somersett street has built a store and show room which is quite an addition to her estab- lishment and will enable her to better handle the increasing business. Mr. Marcon of Steele Bros. & Co., seedsmen of Toronto, was in town last week. Mr. Bogan, 54th and Greenway ave- nue, has added a house 20x80 for carna- tions. His plants have done ver3' well outside the pas! summer and the prospect for a good crop of flowers this winter is very promising. Capt. Westcott's team had to lower their colors again last Thursday night and have about come to the conclusion that they had better let the Wasbington- ians alone; they were defeated in a match of three games by 171 pins. Kennedy of the Washingtons was No. 1 with 504 pins, having made 210 in his last game. K. Chicago. The annual meeting of the Horticul- tural Society of Chicago will be held in the club room of the Grand Pacific Hotel at 3 p. m., Saturday, October 8. At this meeting officers for the ensuing year will be elected and much important business in connection with the chrysanthemum show transacted. At a recent meeting of the executive committee of the society Mr. J. .A. Pettigrew was selected as man- ager of the exhibition, Mr. J. T. .Anthony, the manager of former exhibitions having first promised his advice and assistance, though declining to further act in the capacity of manager. A meeting of the stockholders of the Chicago Cut Flower Exchange has been called for next Saturday, the 8th inst., at 10 a. m., at the Sherman House. .\t this meeting a Board of Directors will be elected. The "Royal Florist Co." is now a can- didate at 85 Lake street. The contract for supplying the decora- tions for the grand ball and banquet to be held at the Auditorium in connection with the dedicatory ceremonies of the World's Fair has been awarded to Messrs. P. J. Hauswirth and Joseph Curran, the order being divided between them. It will amount to about $2,500. The decoration will be almost entirely loose flowers and plants, with the excep- tion of the draping which will be of wild smilax. The "Columbiancolors" — yellow and red— will be used throughout". The festooning of smilax will be caught up and tied with ribbon of these colors also. There will also be a great many smaller affairs on during dedication week and all the florists promise to be as busy as bees. So many of the florists will be too busy to even sleep during this week that the Florist Club committee on banquet have about given up hope of being able to get together a respectable gathering at that time, and at the next meeting of the club will recommend that the aflair be post- poned. Henry Bornhoft has opened a floral store at the corner of Fullerton avenue and Halsted street. North Side. There is no special change in the flower market. Roses are still plentiful and very good, Beauties, La France and Perle i8g2. The American Florist. 217 being particularly fine. Carnations are much improved. A few Buttercups are in, but thej'are of medium quality; Nancy Hanks, which is a popular variety, is improving in quality. White carnations are generally good. The single violets now coming in are the Czar; they are very good. A few double violets are being gathered, but they are not plentiful. Outdoor stuff is very limited; gladiolus is at an end, and the dahlias are failing — they have fallen off in both price and quality. Some good outdoor chrysan- themums are received; they are some of the fine old Chinese hardy sorts, now so little grown here. It is hoped that they" will be more plentiful within the next two weeks, as there will be a large de- mand for yellow flowers at the time of the dedication ceremonies. The quantity of smilax is fully itp to the demand. Business is growing more active. Baltimore. Three new active members were elected at the last club meeting and two asso- ciate members. The first matter to bring out a free discussion was the proposal to exhibit bulbs at the chrysanthemum show. After considering it long enough to get the general opinion of the club, bulbs, florists' supplies, etc., were ruled out by a motion to excludf everything from the exhibition not belonging to classes for which premiums are offered. The club has had in mind for a long time the plan of building or buying a hall, and a committee was appointed to look up the project. That committee, through their chairman, reported a very desirable building, and the hope of the hovs now is that the next time theS. A. F. comes east we shall be able to welcome any who stop in Baltimore in our own home and our own bawling alley. There seems no doubt that it would benefit the member- ship in many ways and be a financial suc- cess. The consideration of the pioject took up some time, after which the ques- tion box was opened. "Has any member tried Climbing Perle?" Mr. Tischinger had, and liked it, and purposes planting more; good color, size and shape. "Is there any remedyforviolet disease?" Mr. Wiedey quoted Mr. Jno. Cook to the efteet that dew caused it. Mr. C. M. Wagner thought that plants had received some check or they would not have it. Mr. Biddison had seen a house kept clean till a month ago, when the plants all went to pieces. Mr. E. A. Seidiwitz had purchased northern grown plants and kept shaded all summer; when cooler weather came, left off shade at night and spot developed. Plants not exposed at all were free from the disease. Mr. Erd- man always watered at night and had not a speck of disease. Mr. Wagner had planted out in broiling hot sun, watered freely at all times, and had no disease. Mr. Riess keeps his out in the sun and has the disease on them. Mr. C. Hess said his brother at Cockeysville shades until noon, opens to sun after that; no disease. Mr. Bauer has his shaded, and no spot. On the whole the discussion seemed to indicate the disease as prevail- ing without regard to the shading or watering during daytime, and no one could suggest a certain remedy or pre- ventive of the "spot." "Names of best twelve hardy shrubs?" was the next question, and Mr. McRob- erts answered with the following, though he said there were many others that were very good: Hydrangea paniculatagrand- iflora, Hydrangea quereifolia, Viburnum plicatum, Deutzia gracilis, Deutzia cren- ata, Exochorda grandiflora. Spiraea Reevsii, Spiraja prunifolia, Forsythia viridissima, Weigelia rosea, Weigelia alba, Philadelphus coronarius. "Has an}' member tried coal tar for putty?" Mr. F. Thurley had a neighbor who used it and though it better in every way than puttJ^ As an addition to the already large list of special premiums Mr. Ed. Abell offers a first and second of $30, and $20 for a bridal canopy. Business continues on the mend. Some of the buds that come in to the Exchange are as fine as winter grown ones. Sam'l Feast & Sons have fitted up their store, always a model of tasteful arrange- ment, with electric lights, and a very sensible thing it is to do, for more good flowers and plants are ruined by gas than by all other causes in the stores in winter. We are coming along; we shall have stores to turn our Washington brethren green with envy yet, though far behind them in that respect at present. Mack. Syracuse, N. Y. The state fair held here from September 8 to 15 was a great improvement on pre- vious ones, especially as regards the show of horticultural products. There was a larger and better display of plants and flowers than has ever been seen here; the arrangement of the large tent was very artistic and reflected great credit upon Mr. Bishop, the park superintendent who has this section in charge. The palms and foliage plants were staged in circu- lar groups and the side benches made to conform. Messrs. P. R. Ouinlan & Co. carried off all the first prizes in many classes. Their collectionsof palms, foliage plants, flowering begonias, ferns, etc., were remarkably good. Their funeral de- sign "Heavenly Portals" was a grand piece and was awarded first prize. A dec- orated mantel by the same firm was very artistic. Mr. Campbell, gardener to Mayor Alex H. Davis, staged a very fine group of palms, foliage plants, etc., and carried off second, however. Mr. G. Ham, gar- dener to the State Asylum lor Feeble Minded Children, also had a fine collec- tion. Mr. Jos. Huller, one of our enthu- siastic amateurs, won several prizes. The Central New York Horticultural Society carried off two first prizes for fruit; al- though this is an oft' year they managed to get together some remarkably tine fruit, and had 27 species, filling nearly 800 dishes. The members all worked with a will and helped the energetic pres- ident, A. D. Perry, a great deal. Still to him mainly belongs the honor of winning the prizes. A large banana tree with fruit, pines, fig and orange trees in bear- ing condition were shown. They at- tracted a great deal of attention. The members took turns each day to explain the culture, etc., of the fruit. Many peo- ple told the writer that the collection of fruit and the information given was worth the money paid to see the whole fair. On the night of the 13th a heavy gale sprung up and demolished a great many tents, the worst to suffer being the fruit and flower tents. The damage to the plants was very heavy; Messrs. Quinlan & Co. estimate their loss at from $1,500 to $2,000; other exhibits suffered in pro- portion. The fruit was greatly damaged and badly mixed up. The State Agricul- tural Society will build permanent build- ings for next year's show. Active prepar- ations ai-e being made for the chrysanthe- mum show to be held in November; the date has not yet been decided upon. H. Y. Rochester, N. Y. The floral display at the Western N. Y. Fair, October 26-30, was very good indeed. The spiral arrangement in the two tents combined was effective and artistic. In the trade exhibit the Messrs. Keller did themselves great credit in palms, general collection of stove and greenhouse plants and a good show of orchids. Their begonias were a notable lot, both as to quality and variety. Some of the new sorts, displayed for the first time, attracted great attention and will doubtless prove valuable to the trade when generally known. I also notice with this firm a climbing Papa Gontier rose, after the same habit as climbing Perle and Niphetos. It originated from a "sport" same as the others and will be useful where a climber is wanted. The Kimball collection of stove and greenhouse plants, orchids, water lilies, pitcher plants, etc., represented by Mr. Geo. Savage, was a grand addition to the fair and a great educator to the general public. The Vick collection of dahlias and gladioli was greatly admired as usual. Another firm exhibited them, having this branch of the business in their charge, I understand. Ellwanger & Barry exhibited H. P. roses in good con- dition for this season of year, and excel- lent perennial phlox. In design work the Florists Keller had all first premiums. The amateurs were out in full force with close competition. I met the genial Geo. Savage at the Kimball houses. He has everything in apple pie order. Orchids, the specialty, are in splendid condition, and the aquatic house full of bloom, and a great novelty to visitors. An excellent feature of this place heartily to be commended is allow- ing visitors, rich and poor alike, free access to all the specialties. As a result Rochester is educated up to a high stand- ard in the floral art. Orchids and the like are no more a luxury to be dreamed of, but an actual necessity, and will be so more and more; at the sametime the rose will hold its own, there is no rivalry. Compare popular music with the classical for a simile. Grove P. Rawson. The weather is still warm and dry. Outdoor stock is about gone. Dahlias are being badly eaten by grasshoppers. Roses are very good; Beauties are good and plentiful; Perles are unusually fine. The stove plants, palms, pandanus, ficus, cacti, etc., that adorned the grounds of the Botanical Garden during the summer have been moved to their winter quarters. Mr. Gwj'nn, executive commissioner of the Missouri World's Fair board, left the city Friday night with a carload of plants, which will constitute apart of the Missouri exhibit. The following plants, which composed the greater part of the lot, were loaned to the State Board by the Missouri Botanical Garden: One Cocos Romanzofliana 45 feet high, one Seaforthia elegans 10 feet high, one Agave Americana, one A. Americana var- iegata, one Rhapis flabelliformis, six Musa sapientum, six Latania borbonica, one Corypha australis, two Pandanus utilis five feet high, two Ficus elastiea nine feet high, six smaller F. elastiea, two F. indica eight to ten feet high, two F. nitida eight feet high, one Citharexylum i8 The American Florist. Oct. 6, quadrangularefour feet, two Phyllanthus nivosus, four Hibiscus rosa sinensis four to five feet high. The plants are all fine specimens and have all been grown at the garden from seeds or cuttings. Mr. Sthrav furnished a few fine specimens of Ficus elastica and F. nitida and several species of the beautiful Araucaria. Other St. Louis florists should do likewise. J. C. DUFFEY. Leaves of Advice From a Limb of the Law. U'or Youttg Florists.) XXXIII. WARRANTV ON SALE, You ask me to define exaclly what a warranty on sale of merchandise is and is not. In your business there is often an im- plied warranty. For instance, if you sell me flower or vegetable seed you could, even if you did not open your mouth or print or write a word on the package, be held to guaranty it to be the seed asked for by me and there would be an implied warranty that it was alive and would germinate. But let me define a warranty tor you: It is any direct and positive assertion as to the quality of the merchandise sold me. You need not use the words: I warrant those seedlings to be so and so; or I guaranty that that seed will produce double flowers; or I solemnly engage that those slips are such and such a species of flower; but you must be positive and un- conditional, and above all you must not express a mere opinion. The main point is whether you seek to influence the buyer or not by representing to him that he is purchasing a certain specified grade or quality. A mere ex- pression of opinion is not equivalent to a warranty. You will say: Everyone is delighted with the fruit produced by these plants; or there is no prettier flower in the world than this variety of chrysanthemum; or Fm sure you'll be pleased with the bril- liancy of these verbenas. Above all, don't let a customer think he is getting a warranty when he is not. Be honest with him. Add qualifying words. For instance, say: Properly cared for, or with the right soil, or under glass, or with a southern exposure, etc. You see your business is a peculiar one. If I buy woven goods I can tell at a glance whether they are wool or cotton, but how am I to tell whether a certain kind of flower seed will grow or not merely by looking at it. If a dealer puts the words: "We guar- anty our goods" on the package the law will hold him to it. A warranty need not be in writing, although of course it may be. The law will not permit a man to j)rint representation as to the quality of his goods on circulars or in advertisements without holding him to the warranty. Nor would he be permitted to say that he merely wished to induce people to buy. If the purchaser was willing to swear that he believed the advertisement to be true he could recover in case the goods turned out to be difierent from what they were represented. In all cases when the purchaser is not able to examine the goods, as for in- stance when you sell "to arrive" or "in transit," or "in storage," then the law will hold you strictly to warranty even if you don't open your month. If there are no samples shown then the merch.andisc must be as good as is usual in sales of similar goods under similar circumstancea. In all these cases the implied warranty is absolute. The goods sold must con- form to sample, or in absence of sample to representations made, or in absence of either to customary sales in that line. Now when a specific kind or species of seed or flower is ordered and the order is accepted and filled by you there is an implied warranty that your merchandise comes up to the standard and the pur- chaser has the right to return the goods or keep them and sue for damages, which of course would be a rebate in the invoice price. In fact, an implied warranty fol- lows in all such cases and will be strictly construed against you. The safest course for you to follow is to make as few absolute warranties as possible. With your business as with others' the buyer has his eyes open and is generally able to judge for himself. If he IS purchasing a Ijill of cut flowers dis- played openly on the counter, the old rule of "Let the purchaser be on his guard" would apply. But suppose he were to ask for English violets and you took out of your ice box a number of bunches and said: "Here ate some fresh English violets." "But they have no odor," he sajs. "Ves," you answer, "that is because they have been in the ice box; once in a warm room their odor will became at once percepti- ble." This would undoubtedly be a war- ranty and you would be held to it. But in some cases the law would go still further. Suppose for instance a young lady enters your store and asks for an assortment of autumn leaves. You sell her a lot and among them there happens to be a sprig of poison ivy. She is poisoned and sues for damages. I think she could recover. Every man should know his business well enough to prevent such accidents. Now there is a phase of this question of warranty to which I desire to call your attention. It is this: No matter whether you warrant goods or not, if the sale is tainted with fraud you may repudiate, provided you do so at once upon discov- ery of the fraud. But bear in mind that a mere concealment of a defect in the mer- chandise is not fraud. There must be an intent to deceive and that intent must be followed up by some act plainly intended to further the desire to defraud. I must say that as a general rule there is no implied warranty on s lies except where you can't seethe goods. You must see the reason of this: Unless goods are equal to a warranty they are not the goods you bought, and no title has passed, while if a purchaser enters your ])lace of business and selects the articles himself, the title passes the moment he has laid his money down and taken up the thing purchased. In your business it often becomes neces- sary to print words amounting to a war- ranty on packages. Be careful and not say too much. Let the vendor of quack medicines enjoy the fruits of his universal warranty. They are warranted to cure all the diseases to which flesh is heir to. Therefore I would say, add a qualifj'ing clause such as this: "With proper care and cultivation," etc. "Warranted in all cases when accompanying directions are followed." In conclusion, let me impress upon your mind that the safest warranty is the ex- cellence of the article itselt. A man will travel miles to find what is commonly known as "reliable goods." A well known seedsman was once asked to war- ranty some seed that he was selling. He refused to do so, saying that he had been selliag that seed for forty years and that possibly this batch might grow down- wards instead of upwards. r.NCLE BtACKSrONE. Sevkkal communications received late- ly cause us to again suggest the need of some exact written agreement between employer and employed, so that each may know exactly how he stands should any disagreement arise. It is an old piece of advice, but one which never loses its point. You can't afford to do business with- out a copy of our new trade directory and reference book. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. \.lv.rli>.iii. rii> iHiil.i llil- hc-!i.l win !..■ iRM-rted nt tin. nil.- .It III .■.Ills II lliif .M'V.-n w.ir.tr.. i-ai-li Inser- ti.iii iii^li inii-.| :i.-.-..iii|.iiMy ..rder. I'lant Hdvs. not rrr.vi'iiiN \v wi i;ii nv ■., Srrr.vi'iiiN \v oiiKliiy » iv.1 iiiiiii. slnt:Ie. CITI AI'ImN wan 11 I' O nr.'l.Tiv.l; ..1 .I.:.!-.' .. ■r: iiiivate place Ills, (iooil refer- I'lit piisltion ac- SrriATloN WAN I l.rivi.l.- ..I- .•..iiim In KliL-liiTi.l nil. I Aiiiil ijl. man. ace ai. In ^ M-ni>' experience lIl^^^. Klrst-<-!as8 ref , Watellown. N. V. W'^N^m-ll' \V. 1 nil riillM. 11 ! \ '[■." .' 1,11 -•le man prt- >.\\v \ 1. W'^^i;l•/X Fli.ris ■e, eltl '1 I. Hake t er lis lesM la rf. 1)1 .1 small eonuiier- leiiian. Aililre»,s nville. ViiKlnla. cooilh Store. -Kliirlh ■•iunint. Ailrtre experleii . tor a tl. lai !•' I in .1. I,li s.-llll ■.lit HoweiT I'll \l „;i,l 111 a ilry \,.\v York. etieal florist Wi a mo care Anierti to 1th take anil V •'lorls VV private place ehlhlren. Atldresi? houfie. No N. t. rhleafjo. \li.. iiii.li alms. Ml St' III. A. Ml frr-e .Ires W .■,ivli'„K ,7l. Mi troni (Irluk. 1 M.l.MH 1„ ..lis. Minn. W'\^',i.''-I.'. liiiv.. kii..«li. ^t..l•U. .1 .1.'PI fe,,l .. 1, M Tv 111 ,'.''' .■\p. iLiiirwhole- ileii.e.l. anil 1 .•iliinc for •mil. .Minn \l7ANli:i> n'l'iii; ' e Ileal \V .. ivi.ik 11 11. Sam 1 1 1. ■ 'lU.'H OTI.T, Let 11 li.iiii •.llliu a pla.e isvllle. (ia. .l^•^.^ N. E.C.I A y..i ■. t-llli -1. ail.l M: l' -} tl..n. IM ii.l 1 Ik.' r e. A.I- N.'ii \.irk. W'^i^;^!^^^ M..1 V i.li |.l| IIM 1.1 ' IP- "nil- 1 flass; prereireil. .^ W. R. I;. 11 N.u r.h- i.llll.in. \y iiiKi-.M SliiKle mail t A )..i > liT.al. EMfll> A .ii'i 111,' i.l :: m'iiu ' .•yperlell.e 1. line plants: at .an speak Fun s.M. tl.irlsl Foil SAl.K— Nine t'reenhniises enntalnlnir alMiiit lll.imil.'.'f of class, st.i.'ki'.l with lariiairons anil fl.,n, U i.iil "1 ..: I.eiiltli. r.issessliin am time. A'l.li.ss IsAAi I.A UK iN.Toni-likenaaion. Chester Co.. I'a. In Aiulover. Mass., s greenhousfs and '~ acres o( land. Houses slocked with roses, carnations, violet.i and chiysauthemuma. Andover is iy miles from Boston; hourly trains. Ill health the r*^ason for Belling. Address UO.V 37-^, ANOOVatC, UK 1^^. i8gi The a mer ican F l orist. 219 GflRNflTIONS. • o ■ Per 100 1000 Tidal Wave |;6.00— |S.O0 1000 Grace Wilder 6.00— S.OO 1200 Portia 6.00— 8.00 1000 Silver Spray 6 00— 8 00 500 Mrs. Fisher 6.00— 8.00 1000 Hector 7.00— 9.00 1000 Golden Gate 7.00— 9.00 500 L. L. Lamborn 7.00— 9.00 800 Lizzie McGowan 8.00— 10.00 200 J. J. Harrison 8.00—10.00 The above are nice Fiel-Inch pots S.OO Dracaena Indivlsa 3-ln. pots .. Sl.OO per doz. 8.00 Fern Pterig Serrulata, :j-in pots. .$1.00 a doz. 8.00 •• ** •* 2-ineli pots..'10c a doz. 4.00 GrevilleaRol>usta,15to l,sin.liisli.*2.00adoz. 15.00 Fandanns Utills, 4-iMcli pcits, stronfj;. .if.5.00 per doz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, CARNATION PLANTS tuberos'e bulbs. CHAS. T. STARR, Chester County. AVONDALE, PA. CARNATIONS 3,000 HINZE'S WHITE, af JS6.00 per 100. Send cash if you want them in a hurry. J. A. TRACHT & SON, CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM 3-inch pots, .sliowliit' biul, S^S.IO pev 100. CARNATIOKS, Field grown. \V-\X. MHS. FISHER, POETIA \. iiiMl iitliers. Price sr per 100. G. BURROW, FISHKILL, W. Y. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. LIZZIE .McCIl J. J. HAKKlSt Address i ROOTED (UTTINGS. Carnations, Geraniums and Petunias. CARNATIONS. GERANIUMS. PETUNIAS. Ol these I offer a very select list, containing only those that are profitable for cut flowers. It does not pay to grow everything. I try almost all of them and give you the benefit of the trial. Let me have a chance to price your orders. Ready now, a choice assortment of the best bedding varieties, that is sure to give satisfaction. Labelled they are S2.00 per 100; without labels Jt 50 per 100. An entirely new set, selected from a large lot of seedlings; they are exceptionally fine. Price for the Doubles is $300 per 100; for the Singles $2.00 per 100. Stock of these is limited. LIST REAIJV NOW. SEND FOR IT. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. Field grown, very large plants of GARFIELD and PORTIA, -^^^^"^-,at $10.00 per hundred. CHAS. W. REIMERS, 329 Fourth Avenue, LOUISVILLE, KY. 20 000 CARNATION ^— ^^ I \^ \^ >• X^ We oiTer fine FIELD GROWN P PKIDE OF KENNETT. MRS. r. MANGOLD. HINSDALE. J. I^. PLANTS. PLANTS of the following varieties: LAMBORN. HINZE'S T\'HITE. PORTI.i. GARFIELD. MRS. CARNEGIE. ROSALIND. WM. SAVAYNE. Price. Sll.OO per 100; m 00 per 1000. CARNATIONS. VIOLETS. 20,000 fine, stocky, field grown plants. Per 100 ORANGE BLOSSOM 8io 00 MAY FLOWER, fine fancy 7 o" SNOW BIRD, white 5 00 WHITE WINGS 5 oo WEST END, pink 5 "o TIDAL WAVE 6 00 GRACE WILDER 6 00 HINZE'S WHITE, extra fine stock .... 5 oo LIZZIE McGOWAN 6 00 MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS 8 oo The above all fine healthy plants. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, Lock bo.Y 254 SOUTHl'ORT, CONN. Caknation, Violet and Pansy Oeiiwek. CARNATIONS 30,000 Held grown plants. Stock fine, healthy, bushy plants. ^ ,^ Per 100 Hlnze's White SSJ!; Orange Blossom 10.00 Snow Bird ['.-\y Lizzie McGowan '.'-OO Mayflower t'-OO White Wings »00 Pine strain of Pnnsles, $5.00 per 1000. !>,00O Marie Louise Violets, US. 00 per 100. Extra hne plants, free from disease. Address GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box 110. GREEN'S FARMS, CONN. NANCY HANKS beats them nil. botli HORSES AND CARNATIONS. giowtli. Kield grown plants of these and Day- break; also :S other varieties. Send for price list. GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. WATER LILIES. SPECIAL TRADE LIST OF PLANTS, DORMANT TUBERS AND SEED FREE ON APPLICATION. WM. TBICKEB, Dougan Hills, S. I., N. 7. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN - TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list witli prk-.-s. A few hundred second size plants of Golden Triumpli at a reasonable price. R. T. I^OiaBARD, Waylaud, Mass. CARNATIONS Field grown plants, $6 & $7 per 100. GRACE WILDER, SILVER SPRAY, HEC- TOR, MRS. FISHER, ANNA TTEBB, HINZE'S WHITE, ETC. GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cutting Stock for the coming sea- son includes over 30 VARIETIES CARIMAIIONS and 25 VARlfcTIES COLEUS, a select list, novel- ties and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be glad to book orders for Carnations. ALEX. McBBIDE, Alplaus, If. 7. CARNATIONS A line of Jot Can For sa Hlnze's White. L.. L Lamborn, Hector. American Flag, ations. field grown. L' cheap. Sliver Spray, Grace Wilder, Crimson King, Porria, Al»'e:*tiere. 'ash witli order. W. M. ELDRIDtiE, 11 S. Franklin St . Witkes Barre. Pa. Cheapest Plants in tiie Country ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CAPE JASMINE. ETC. Cape Jasmine ¥1 .00 per JIlO: $8.00 per 1(X0 Euonyinus. three best colors, 3^o-in. pots. .'tU.OU per 100 10 per cent, discount on large lots. Fancy Leayed Caladixims, nice plants, 2J«i-inch pots. I will also exchange the above for winter flowering uulbs. F. J. UI.BBICHT, Florist, p. O. Box 655. ANNISTON, ALA. 2 20 The American Florist. Off. 6, Subscription $1.(X) a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, S14.00, Cash with Order. No Special Position Gnaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent: 13 times, lo percent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 percent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertising Department of Ibe Amekican Florist is for Klorista, Seedsmen, and dealers tn wares oertaininR to those lines Only. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one*half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Coming Exhibitions. Boston, Oct. 4-6 — Annual exhibition fruits and vegetables, Mass. Hort. Society. New York, Nov. 1-7— Chrysanthemum show, New York Florists' Club. \Vm, Plumb, mgr. of ex- hibition, Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia, Nov. 7-11— Chrysanthemum show, Pennsylvania Hort. Society. D. D. L. Parson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Gait, Ont., Nov. 9-ic-Chrysanthemura show Gait Hort. Society. Kdward Lane, Sec'y. Toronto, Ont., Nov. S-io — Chrysanthemum show, Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 276 Victoria St. St. Louis, Mo.. Nov. 8-10— Chrysanthemum show, St. Louis Florists' Club. Kmile Schray, Secy, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Hartford. Conn., Nov. 8-10 — Chrysanthemum show, Hartford County Hort. Society. Julian S. Allen, Sec'y. Boston, Nov. S-ii— Chrysanthemum show, Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago. Nov. S-ii— Chrysanthemum show, Hort. Society of Chicago. G. L. Grant, Sec'y, 322 Dearborn St. Milwaukee. Wis., Nov. 8-ri.— Chrysanthemum show Wisconsin Florists' and Gardener's Club. A. W. Bennett, Sec'y. loS Wisconsin St. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. S-ii— Chrysanthemum show Minneapolis Florists' Club- E. Nagel, Secty, riiS \V. Lake St. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 9-10 — Chrysanthemum show, Worcester Hort. Society. K. V7. Lincoln, Sec'y. Montreal, Nov. 9-1 1— Chrysanthemum show Montreal (hardeners' and Florists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y. 230 SI. Denis St. London, Out., Nov. 9-11— Chrj'santhemum show London Gardeners' and Florists' Society. Wm. Gammage, Sec'y. Washington, Nov. 15-17— Chrysanthemum show Washington Florists' Club. G. W. Oliver, Sec'y, 1844 Sth St. N. W. Baltimore, Nov. 15-18— Chrysanthemuju show. Gardeners' Club of Baltimore. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N. Liberty St. Indianapolis, Nov. 15-19— Chrvsanthemum show, Society of Indiana Florists. Wm. G. Berter- mann, Sec'y, 37 Massachusetts Ave., Indiana- polis. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov.is-ig— Chrysanthemum show, Pittsburg and Allegheny Florists' and Garden- ers'Club. G. Oesterle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St., Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Nov. Chrysanthemum show, Cincinnati Florists' Society. F). G. Gillett, Sec'y, i36M'alnut St. Pittsfield. Mass, Nov. Chrysanthemum show, Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flor- ists' Club. A. H. Meredith, Sec'y. Pittsfield. Erie, Pa.. Nov. Chrysanthemum show, Erie Chrysanthemum and N. W. Penua. Hort. Society. H. Tong, Sec'y. Bay City, Mich., Nov. Chrysanthemum show Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Cooper, Sec'y. Pittsfield, Mass , Nov. Chrysanthemum Show Berkshire County Gardeners' and Flo- ri«,ts' Club. A. H. Meredith, Sec'y. Providence, R. I., Nov. Chrysanthemum show R. I. Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 55 Westminstei St. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book or 160 pages. Send 83.50 for it, to I. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburo. P> Arrived. rri<-eH on lipplifatlon. H. BAYERSDORFER A. CO., r.O N. till St., ]'lilialii't, I>:i. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STRING.S, 8 to 10 feet Ion);, no cents each. IS to 18 feet long, WI.OU each. In large or small quantities all the year rounil. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. KOm READY FOR PLAHTING. All the leading varieties, Beauty, Ferle, Meteor, Wuottoii and others. Fine plants from j-inch pots, liiiht weight for shipping. ^'ou will tind it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. adC. A., HtTJVT, Terre. Hatjite, Ixid. MEKMETS, MME. DE AVATTEVILLE, t,A FRANCE, SOI V. D'UN AMI, MIVIB. CU- SIN, WABAN, BON SILENB, .SAFRANO, CLIMBING PERLE. StronK. healthy phmta. From :i-iricli pcits. SX.llll per 111); *7.i.U0 per lOUI. ■."4 ill. l>"t^. *.■' t»l per lUO; Wj.UO per 1IJ«J. CARNATIONS. StronK. lii'Mltliy. licM nmwii i.hirits. Silver Spray, tirac Wilder, Fred, Creie''" ton. May Queen, Tlic Century, Portia, Mrs. Fisher, Hector, Orient, .1 .1. Harrison. 1st Slzf, &SHI |,iT nil; >--.\\W l.w l(ll«l. 2nc1 size, »»'i.im per 1I«J; *."iU.UU per KJtKl. PURITAN, best new white. GOLDEV TRIUMPH, Yellow. AURORA, Pink. $!.(.») per dozen: *1,'..HI per KIJ, Send tor prlee list. WOOD BROTHERS, ROSES. In Leading- Forcing' Varieties. CARWATIOKS. strong* plants from open g'round. Per 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet jSlO.OO .\fter three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per lOOO jS60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7.00 Neapolitan per lOOO $70; ,S.0O The Russian, single dark blue " 70; S.OO 5.000 ADIANTUMS. 20,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in 100 leading varieties. .Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. Kaiserin«Em>>'^^) Augusta Victoria THE COMING WHITE H. T. ROSE. I'rlce of l-lantK In :!-incli pots, «in.O(l per
  • /.. Wir> pi'j' 1(10. noo I'laily til int. ( liBh «llhni.l.'i I'fl.rrai.h Kh, » Stii 111 AMLING BROS., MAYWOOD. - - ILLINOIS. 15C. PER STRING, Bi. DAVIS & SONS., Morrison, 111. T. J. CORBREY & CO., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill shipping orders with the best flowers in the Chicago market. Orchids in five, ten, fifteen and twenty dollar boxes. Give us a trial when you want anytliing in tlie Cut Flower line. )ns1(;n>ii:ni GEO. MULLEN,^ WHOLESALE ^^^ COMMISSION DEALER IN FRESH GUT FLOWERS AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, - BOSTON, MASS. 17 Chapman Place, OH School St.. Opposite City Hall. I.liM, DISIANCH TKI.Kl'HIINl-; :il(i_ Orders by Mail, Telephone, Telegraph or Express promptly filled. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT ^TRINPC ■ l> to K feet long, no rents each. UU I 0 I ninUO I lU to ir> teet long, Wl.OO each. In large or small iiuantities all the year ruund. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Samuel SfeiiiiOGk WHOLESALE FLORIST, REMOVED TO Rear of 42 So. 1 6th St., PHIUflDELPHIfl. Pfl. A large and well selected stock con- stantly on hand of the finest Carnations. Also a full line of all other desirable flowers at lowest market prices. HARDY CUT FERNS? Oh Yes, over 5,000.000. I can supply you the year round with Al goods. Also new Bouquet Green, Laurel lestooning, etc. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 pman Place, BOSTON, MASS. H. L SUNDERBRUCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &. Walnut streets, OllO.Ol&'Lll.CI.'tl, 0« DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FOKCINO BULBS, FLOKISTS' SUPPLIES, LONU'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, ,&c. on application. (Successor to KLLISON & KUEHN), ^'^ WHOLESALE ^eif 1122 niTE SXS.KKT, (St:, l^oia^ls, Ado. A eomplete line of Wire Desl^ni. WM. ELLISON, (l.ateof ELLISON AKUKUNI, WHOLESALE RlORIST, AMD nORISTS- SUPPLIES. 1402PiNCST. ST. LOUIS. MO. Do vor w.\NT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Flcasc mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i893- The American Florist. 603 E. H. HUNT, WHOLBSaLEpLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) FuU line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. Kennicott Bros. Go. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Mights 9 F. M.: Sunday % P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporated. ^HOT.ESAI.K GROWERS OF GUT FLOWERS Ot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLieS. fHAS W. McKKLLAK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, 45 Lake Si., CHICAGO. ai. OIv®OIV, ^ J**^ FLORIST. 66 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T. J. CORBREY & CO. Wholesale and Commission FLORISTS, 45 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. ^^ Chicago Cut Flower Excbange. . . . One dozen good plants of Cyperus Alternifolius. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist. SAMUEI. S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. 16lh ST., JF>li.lladelF«Ii.la, X>a. ©YV'fioPenSafe Marftetf^. Cut Flowers. New York. Jan. 17. Roses, BonSllene 2.00 Gontlers 3.00® 5.0O Penes 2.00® 6.00 " • NlpUetos 2.000 4.00 Mermet. Bride, Cusln, WattcvlUe.... 5.00@10.00 Hoste 3.00® 0.00 Bennett 6.00®10.00 La France, Albany 5.00 PMo>?v©rs. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & FURDT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAIttES PURDI, Formerly 112 W. 40th 8t JAMES HART, WH0LE8flLE FLORIST. 117 W. 30th St., new YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NE;\Ar YORK! CITY. Established 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST ZYTH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Fower Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. WtiolesaieiComniission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. PfB-W -s-ORtK:. The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, MEW YORK. Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping: to all parts of the country. Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROADWAY, .... jvEj'\^r ^voieK:. OUT «SIVIIlvA.x:. From Nov. 1st to May Ist our price for Sralla.x will be 20 cents per string. t.)uality tlrst-ciass. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave., Salem. 0. When writing to any t f the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 604 The American Florist. /ail. ig, Jfte 3^®^ Hiac^a. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, president; A. L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1893. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. McRgatt. chairman membership committee, Wethersfield. Conn. F. K. PiERSON spent last Suiulay in Chicago. J. C. Vauohan is iti New York attend- ing the Executive Committee meeting of the A. S. T. A. The Executivk Committee of the American Seed Trade Association met in New York this week. Catalogues Received. A. Blanc & Co., Philadelphia, bulbs and tubers; same, cacti; B. M. Watson, Plymouth, Mass., trees and shrubs; Wm. Swayne, Kennett Square, Pa., carna- tions; Kennicott Bros. Co., Chicago, florists' wire designs; Theodosia B. Shep- herd, Ventura, Cal., seeds, bulbs and plants; Wm.Meggat, Wethersfield. Conn., seeds; Jas. Griffith, Cincinnati, <>., flor- ists' wire designs; The Cottage Garden, East Moriches, N. Y., carnations; Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis., nursery stock; (). H. Will, Bismarck. N. I)., seeds; T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va., seeds; Cole's Seed Store, Pella, la., seeds; C. J. Pennock, Kennett Square, Pa., carna- tions; Essex Heights Floral Co., Belle- ville, N. J., plants and rooted cuttings. Thomas Hocig, to whom we are in- debted for so many valuable Japanese plants, died in New York, December 30, in his seventy-second year. He was a native of England, but came to this country in infancy. Mr. Hogg lived for some years in Japan, and traveled exten- sively through China, Ceylon and tropi- cal America. His services to horticul- tural science give him high rank, while his noble simplicity of character was recog- nized by all who came in contact with him. Henry Sargent Codman of the firm of F. L. Olmsted & Co., died in this city Jan. 14, aged 35. Mr. Codman, who had charge of the landscape work at the Columbian Exposition, was well and favorably known in his profession, and his death, while still in his early prime, will be very deeply regretted. Dr. Alexander Shaw, secretary of the Colorado State Bureau of Horticulture, and suf)erintendent of that state's horti- cultural exhibit at the Columbian Expo- sition, died in Denver, Jan. 3, aged 70. He was widely known in the horticul- tural interests of his state. GREEN SILKALINE. FOR STRINGING SMILAX AND ASPARAGUS. Warraiitiil not to Kiiclc. ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER &. CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTOIT, MASS. Wtien writing mention Aniorlcan KlurlMt. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Kine book of 160 pages. Send S3. 60 for It, to 1. HORACE McFARLAND. Uarrliburg, Pa. OSKAR KNOPFF & CO., SEED GROWERS, FLOWER, KITCHEN GftRDEN, ETC. SEEDS. Best qualities at low prices. Orders promptly executed. B®"Sole Agents for United States and Canada: C. B. RICHARD & CO., 61 Broadway, NEW YORK. Trade Catalogrues for 1893 free on appllcatiou. BEST GERMAN FORCING PIPS Price : $9 the 1000, $20 the box of 2500, Less ten per cent, for prompt ciish. August Rolker & Sons New York, F. O. Station E. Mention American Florist. STOCK THAT SELLS WELLI LILY QLTHE VALLEY FROST RIPENED. BKST HAMBUKQ PIPS. ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. <;<'t lowpBt quotiitloiif), and order 3ot)U frulli THKO. ]aOICA.:RI>T, RIDER'S P. O., Baltimore Co., Md. ■Mention Ainerlcnn Klorlnt. G. J. MOrrATT, Mftiiufsctnrer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES SpeciHl attention ^Iveii tu Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEiar HAVEIQ. CONIV. Clark Brothers, Manufacturers of PAPER SEEO BAGS, 61 Ann Street, NEW YORK. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quartier du Temple, Toulon, var, France. ( able address Keiiriiiibaiid, Toulon. The lareeat cultures in the Soutli of htance, of WHITK KOMAN HYACINTHS. Narcissus Ha- ptT White grandlflora. N. Double Roman. N. Double \ ll Llrll 1^\3 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. J. 6o6 The American Florist. Ian. rg Chicago. The intense cold prevailing for the past week appears to have affected the flower buyers, as most retailers report slow sales; in fact trade is quite dull. Flowers are, general!}' speaking, very good; there is a marked improvement in roses and carnations, and we see very good violets. The latter flower is much more plentiful. Bulb stuff grows in quantity steadily; Harrisii is now to be seen in large quan- tities, but callas are not plentiful, and usually quite small and flimsj'. Tulips are now quite plentiful and generally good; freesia is fine in quality, and though not yet overstocked is likely to be seen in larger quantity before long. Dutch hyacinths are quoted this week, but at time of writing have only been seen in small lots; they are fineinqualitj', and appear to sell well. Dafibdils have also made their appearance; very good, and readily sold; they are not yet in in quantity. Valley is better in quality, and is plentiful; for a few days recently it was overstocked. Its greatest fault is lack of foliage. It should be remembered that freesia, valley, narcissus and hya- cinths are always more likelv to sell well when provided with a sufficient allow- ance of good foliage. Fire recently broke out in the estab- lishment of Herman Boetticher, Lake View, causing a loss of about $200 on stock. Among recent incorporations is the Miller Rose Co., R. M. Shaw, Marvin Goetze and A. C. Maple, incorporators; and the World's Fair Seed and Floral Co., H. W. Potter, C. E. Church, W. Stevenson, and M. J. Roughan, incor- porators. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commerce in America, with the class, habit, date of introduction, name of introducer, and a brief accurate de- scription of each one, and with synonyms all noted? You will find such a list in our trade directory and reference book. Siebrecht&Wadlev, ROSE BILL NURSERIES, ;^\ NewRochelle, N.Y. Palms, i:v;j;^| ORCHIDS, -.^dl Roses, FRESH DRACAENA CANES NOW READY. Mc-nllori AiiiLilciin Fl.>rl»t. The Finest Stock in the World. ST. A.rvBiVlVS, Inutes from London, ck will be pleafted to Interview y com: Thirty Onr Mr. A Dlmi buyeri or reply to any communication addressed to Wm at 206 Greenwich Hlreet, New York City BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Edabliihed 1854. Gowanslown, Md. I'KICK LIST FltKK. 1,000.000 CANE STAKES Mme. Testout. -M>A.N:r>+«- K. A. Victoria. •- THE TWO SENSATIONAL Forcing Roses of the Season. There is no question that these two Grand Roses have come to stay. They are money makers for the rose grower. I have a good stock of both, and can supply nice healthy plants from 2 and 2 3^ -inch pots on and after March ist. Orders Pmed in Strict Rotation, $25.00 per 100, $20000 per 1000. W. W. COLES, ^^,^^Kokomo, Ind. I BEG TO flNNOUNCE, THAT ALL MY FRESH FLOWER SEEDS Have just arrived. The seeds which I sent out last year have given universal satisfac- tion, as shown by large numbers of unsolicited testimonials sent me. ®b>'v:bi«a.i:, si»bjoia.i:,tiejs. VEHBEETA, Michell's mixed . . . . S •• Mammoth mixed .... • ■ BriUiant scarlet . . " Pure white . . FBIiOX DRUM Dwarf Compacta, mixed 1 ly myself of the separate colors, can l->e r'elied iipou AliTSSTJM, "Little Gem," tnie . . CANWA, "Mad. Crozy," true PETUNfA.Large fioweriug mixed . PETUBIA. Dwarf inimit.able . . . LOBEI^IA, Cnstal Palace Compact . SMILAX, (germinates 95 per cent.) . O? Trade Pkt. 20$ .7.1 •i"; 1.25 50 12.00 50 5.00 50 .20 m Send for my Tra.li- List of I'loMtr Sfecis, >'ow Kr HENRY F. MICHELL, seedsman. 1018 Market Street, F=>.A.. (17 years e.xperienco with Henry A. Dreer.) imkni Surplus Stock Cheap Fansies, < xtra Kood strain, $1.00, Sli.OO aiul jSJ.llO iKT llKl >,s,(Hl,SH.OO and S20.00 per 1000. Verbenas, Rood collection, Sf2.0O per 100, S18.00 Sl.OO per 100, Chrysanthemums, liest -:i'i (Ki |u r inmi. Hardy Perennial Plants. Ten l^eadin? Varieties, ^is*i per 100. S:i.-,.00 per IIKKI, includ- iiiK llu laiijc fien- red Orient.al Poppy. Erianthns and Eulalias, three sorts. $4.(K) to >.K(l(l,,ir llHI, Clematis, fine .-^lock, l>e>l sorts, S2.50 per 100. Climhinir Roses IVom fu Id, i.nc and two years ,,1,1,-I1IKII..--Sll(l,,rl 100. EVERYTHING WORTH CULTIVATING IN <^ U A. »I T IT -y . S I iiH Vmir i.isls lo lie I'rl<-.<1. -^.C:it.ll.)L;i[e I'ree to All. NANZ & NEUNER, Louisville, Ky. VERBENAS MAMMOTH BEST SORTS, CUBAN, HEALTHY, Si.Od per lUO, yji.OO per lUW. Kooted Cuttings .. ..SI.25 per 110, JIll.OO per UWO l',djiriroiiiuiu— monthly Oowerliig Kred Dornor-- reiuly t"eb. 1st, JIU.OO per 1(10. Koses, U. P.s .".N.ai KorcliiK and nertclhiK Tons S1.50 per 100 JOSEPH HEINTI., Jaclcsonviile, 111. FOR SALE. 5,000 STRONG YOUNG ADIANTUM CUNEATUM Prom 2;;-ii Ch staridaTd puis, at jIL or SKX).O0 per KRXI. (10 per 100. Address GEO. E. BENNETT, I>. <> ItoX T II.ATIt SII, N. > . DRY BALED SPHAGNUM MOSS. CLIMBING KOSES. Etc. Z. K. JEWETT, lielle, Prnlrle SPARTA, WIS. i8g3. The American Florist, 607 wiiiiie your Head IS Full ot Finns SILVER MEDAL, MASS. HORT. SOCIETY. don't forget the new Pink Rose "American Belle." The demand next season will he large. Are you making ar- rangements to supply that demand? This Rose is ac- knowledged to be the great- est acquisition of recent years for the commercial florist. It will pay all growers (small as well as large) to handle it. Ready April 15, 1893. Orders booked no^^. $60.00 per 100. $400.00 per 1000. 2.T at 100 rate; 2.50 at 1000 rate. JOHN BURTON, CHESTNUT HILL, . . Philadelphia. 0Ckc£iHyti Vim llxiitttl. hr^l lllKl hnrdlc'Ht (Iponut'H i'andiiratii) . from »inun poln.. iielliinthu^ Sulci! ilOr ., MiiltlHuru pk-na- " .., HyHclnthus ('umlirnne*. 'I and li yeare., IrlMKiPiiiplVrl. lotliK- l.ilv KIctiJiriH. ^■.'o.l III! V.' '';;; C„l tlllUI nitVi 1 V.w\ IIJl ll\ llnhl II IlK'l mixed nled. Ki\ li u .: to , finches clr- u-iiUiiii. 1 to itlnches cli^ lentum,:Uo4 Inches elr- iii'ata*. ;i'-i to 4 Ineiiee cli^ kinds lO.lKI T.IXI I hybrids, 25 choice Ciiiiilil.lr lirlii- IL.ll tree. TKlOis Cash. E. Y. TEAS, Irvinglon, (near Indianapolis.) |nd. FLOWER SEEDS AND BULBS. PANSY. IVr.i/.. Pkt. VIK-turf Hn .. $!..'« $10.UU SU.SO 1.-MI11 lliCl .. I.tti 7.00 ..10 . I.IW PRIMULA SINENSIS. White, All.ii t;Iieswiiel\ 1 I , ^p. . I .lull- -. 46.00 6.00 ClenV.i I- , . . _ i.-..rted extra sti-.iiiL . ;.i,.i . .-I..- ... 40.00 H. !•. i;.i»e». : .. II l.iLl.. I i.l.l Crown... lUO.OO 11.00 SURPLUS STOCK. Hyacinths. Single. Si.piinile C.iU.rs SO.0O (8.25 H.vaclllths. Il.inl.le. Separate Col.il-s 20.00 2.25 • We have a lew Tulips and .NaR-lssus. Write for tati..ii^ from the best ;nit1 PoKTS' Nt^MBER ol \'lCK's rioKAl C, I llo :i S..IIUC . if illt.l f^t a year. The practical p,iii ...iit,iiii> Colored Plates o( Alpine Aster. Begc Pipe. Clematis. Pansies. Cannas. Corn and Potatoes., bun. In .K ..i inmaviiiKs; .itMripiions ..i the sweetest and most pn.lilic P. a- The Charmer. The Golden Nugget Corn, which was such a favorite last summer, new Roses, new Chrysanthemums, aii.l scorts of other grand and good thing.s. Names and prices of . v. ivllnng ..nc ouhl lUsire in w:iv of Flowers, VcgetaDles, Plants, Hulbs, etc.. sent for only 10 cents, which can be dediiclcd fi.im the first order. il I.isI ill 111 IMarki't ileil . JAMES VICK'S SONS, Rochester, N. Y. CHRYS-COLA" COLEUS, best Varieties, best Stock, now ready. SKM) I'Oll PltlCK LIST FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS are ordered to Feb. tSth, with the excep- tion of a few varieties. 1 am now bookiiii; orders for delivery after above date. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. DESIRABLE PLANTS FOR FLORISTS I>cr lUU Asiiaratms Tenulsslnius. J-incli, liusliv JI.-i.OO CallBs, line plants, IHnch .... .'i.OO (■alias, siiiiillcriilnnls 1.00 Colciis, l.,.,sl kiii.ls.inh, 2-lncli 2.5U Kclicv.iiii s.iii.i.lii ciaucn. S.lnch 2.80 Seiii|...r\ iv.iin Calll.irnlclliii. best succulent 4.00 Lntniilii H..rl.oiiU'a, 1 iiud ,Vlnch 25.00 Bach Cocos WedUelUana. 4-lnch line O) 21nch 12 Draca-na Indivlsn. about ^ feet lilizh .W Paurtanus I'tllls. 2to:ifeetlilKh .'iO Panthinus VeHclill, tinely colored $1 .00 to .'kOU American, .\(lamsaiitl Wells. KarKre'* wALUEPj, ♦ » llVl V, . Orange Co., N. V. w^ > SMILAX 2.')C. a string; 20c. astringby the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At S1.25 per 100. Alul lie pays th«' r]xi)ress. Mention American Florist. Magnolias. ** IN VAKIETY. Gydonia Japonica. AI.LSIZKS FOK UEUGINUUTTHE 1000. Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send fi>r wlioli-niilu price list of all kinds of Imrrty SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, UOBRISVII.I.E, FA. Doz. Ilunilred a Veiir Chiilee AsBortment KI.IH) K!>,(JO 1 ■• ■■ ■■ 2.00 Ui.UO H. V. Roses, Choice named kinds l.fiO 10.00 .Monthly •• .... i.2f. B.OO Daisy Snowttake. stronK plants 60 3.00 Dahlias, held Krown, choice named.. 1.25 8.00 BLUOMINUTUN, ILL,. DREER'S MAMMOTH VERBENA SEED ^ New Crop Now Ready. Choicest Mixed Varieties in the Brightest Colors, pt-r Trade packet, 50 cents; y^ ounce, Sl.OO; per ounce 83.00 In selL'ctlnti only the largest flowers and biifjhtest colors. Seedling ; of cuttings, being more vigorous and free of disease. 'I'hLs simin is being c-ontlnually Improvi plants have taken the plu 'entaurea Caiididissioia^ 1000 seeds. 5Uc.; oz., tl.m. <;.vninocarpa. lUOO seeds . SOe.; oz. 5Uc. arnatiuii MarKuerite, mixed, trade pkt., 50e.; '4 oz.. %\.li). Kinu tor pot culture. •iiniia. New Dwarf l-reneh. mixed, oz.. (iOe.; Mad. ('rn/,\ , n/.., T.V-. Sow now to bloom In 8|>rlng. s:)iitli('inuin, Prize strain, liand hybridized. MlH. *1.'^; lUUU seeds. $10,000. I'etunia, I>i ¥1.50: :w vr Ijirge FInu SiuUax. oz.. nixed. lUOO seeds. Dreer's Single : V6 oz.. «.50. I^^^Quarterly Trade List of Seeds and Plants ready earb in .January. Preliminary IJst of Flower Seeds will lie mailed to any one In the trade on application. 714 Chestnut Street, = PHILADELPHIA, PA. t DON'T MISS THIS GHflNGE.. II We need the room and must sell. Latania Borbouica, a^'^-incli, $5.00 per 100 (this size will go b}^ mail safely), $45.00 per 1,000. Iiatania Borbonica, 3-incli, strong grown and clean, must be shifted at once, $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1,000. Iiatania Borbonica, 4-inch, five to seven leaves, read}^ to shift into 6-inch, will make grand plants for Spring sales, $25.00 per 100; $200.00 per 1,000. Phoenix Reclinata, Canariensis, and others 3-inch, must be shifted into 5-inch at once, $15.00 per 100; $125.00 per 1,000. B. P. Critchell & Co., ^^^^-..i^^^VVe Are The Only Firm _ . _.,sli discounts 1 distribminff among: patrons a year's svibscrip- n to looaffriculturalpapers witliout exnctimr any livaknt. No other Seed Catalogue, of America 1893. VERBENA SEED. .Maniniotli 1'Iom fiiii),-, IMi-.i. Thl»i;niiicl strain cif Maniiii.it li VciIii^iimn linsulvcn porffi't witlsliiitlun 111 my niMin .msDmiits In the trudu. iinil la Justly .■liiluH.il to luMlic llrH'.-.t In cultiva- tion, l-'lurt'ts int'iiwliro nn Inch In •lluinulor. In lui- munne uiuIivIb; of tlu' llni'.st mlurs. Mlx.'rul trade pkt. •& ceotH; ;< pkt8. (U cents ; ('. iikls. $1 .UU. JUUN F. Kt'l'l', .ShlrciimiiBtoH'u, I'a. When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. t893' The American Florist. 6ii IF YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A BOOM ! PUT IN THE SNOW 6REST DAISY T'wil help to cheer the winter's gloom, And make the times go aisy. Stock practically unlimited. All this DAISY needs is to be seen seen to be appreciated. It can BLOW ITS OWN HORN and make it heard the length and breadth of the continent. Its popularity is spreading like a wild fire, and will soon supersede everything of its kind. We pro- pose to put the price within the reach of all, and give you a big Woodbury dozen, 15 for a dollar; 100 for $5. Sample plant in bloom for 12 cents in stamps, post free if you wish. Try Gibson's beautiful, ecented hybrid Pansy seed— a few ounces left. 500 seed 80c.; 1000, 50c.: H oz. JhSO; ^ oz. $2.50: 02. $4.00. Plants of same (XJc. per 100; $5.00 per 1000. New crop mammoth Verbena seed, splendid strain, in fine mixture, plenty of whites. Intense crimsons and purples, with all the Intermediate colors and tints, in packetsof 1000 seeds, 50c.: Moz. ¥1.10; J^oz. $2.00. Our seedlings are up and growing nicely. Will have plenty of plants later. Try the Dakota Primrose: you will be charmed with Its great white, scented blooms, 2 to 3 inches across: 100 seeds. 25c. Double fringed DIanthus. fine strain, all colors mixed, trade packet. 20c. Rooted Cuttings and small plants of our leading specialties later. Address, cash with order, please. J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. Mention American Florist. A GOOD INVESTMENT. flRUNDOpONflX Propagate for next Spring's sales. Strong clumps $3.00 per dozen " " $20.00 per 100 ANDORRA NURSERIES, WM. WARNER HARPER, Manager, CHESTNUT HILL. Philadelphia. Pa. NO LABOR, NO PAPER, NO FROZEN PLANTS, NO TIME LOST, NO MONEY LOST. This is what j'ou save by using the Plorist Wagon Heater. It will heat four wagons in ten minutes. Can be kept hot all day without trouble. Figiire up the time you lose to wraj) the plants, besides paper, string, etc., and you will soon find out this little apparatus pays for itself in one week. Send Cash or Goods will be Shipped C. O. D. C. I. PULT, West Superior, Wis . THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. PRICE LIST OF POTS. m PerllXJU Inch S.S.25 3.50 .5.00 ... 7.25 " 13.80 ■> inch. , Per 100 ....?3.20 ... 3.60 ... 6.00 ... 7.50 ... 10.00 ... IS.OO ... 20.00 Terms: Cash, free on board cars here. Address HILFINGER BROS., Potters, FORT EDWARD.-N. Y. "Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, Branch Warehouse: 713 & T^S Whartoii St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph Ave. & Union St., Jersey City, N. J. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us before purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. STANDARD POTS. TO GROW HEALTHY PLANTS IN POTS YOU MUST HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF POTS. Our pots are very porous, evenly burnt, nest well, are smooth, and don't cut your fingers. They are well packed and seldom break. We guarantee every pot to be first-class, and can give a thousand references from florists of experience. Write for prices, or send us one dollar, state size you want, and get the worth of your money in samples. D. C. SCHOFIELD & CO., ^fc ^Ne-w Brlgtiton, Pa. Mention American Florist. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, Manufacturing the ELVER80N, SHERWOOD I BJRKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write for an lUustraterl catalogue and price list of Pots. Lawn Vases, Hanging Baskets. Bud Pots, etc. ADD.SBS PITTSBURGH CLflY MPO CO., New BrigHton, Fa. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE : 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. tS- SEND FOR PRICE LI,ST AND ILLUSTRATIONS. . . . EXTRA PANSY SEED. A grand collection of giant flowering varieties; very large, of perfect form and choice colors; carefully selected; receive liigh praise from my customers. Evtry florist should sow of it. Liberal trade packet. 25 cents; 3 packets. GO cents. JOHN r. RUPP, Shiremaugtown, Pa, B00T1B OUTTMQS. CARNATIONS, COLEUS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS aud miscellaneous bedding plauts cheap for cash. Send for Price List. J. J. CONNSi:.I.T, Bryu Mawr, Pa. 6i The American Florist, Jan. /p, Indianapolis. A meeting called by Pres. Fred Dorner of the Societ}' of Indiana Florists for the purpose of devising ways and means for another exhibition the coming fall was held in this city January 12. About 76 members directly interested attended, and letters were received from many that could not attend, advising that another show by all means should be held. After a lively discussion as to some of the ex- penses of the last exhibition thought to have been extravagant it was decided to limit some of the different departments to a certain amount. While it is a fact that the annual exhibitions have always been a great success in every way excepting the financial part, which of course was always due to the November weather; still there is an element in the society which would like to see a cheap show and a full treasury. How to do that some- body please answer. At no time in the history of our exhibitions has it been necessary to cut down premiums, or has an3'body furnishing the exhibitions been compelled to wait for their just dues. We have been liberal and we have shown what can be done in a medium sized city. But a successful show can not be run on a small, narrow minded basis. The following committee on premium list was appointed by Pres. Dorner: M. A. Hunt, Henry Rieman, E. G. Hill, W. W. Coles. Pres. Dorner and Sec'y Wm. G. Berterman members ex. of. November 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 were selected as the dates for the show. This committee passed a resolution requesting the president, Fred. Dorner, to preserit the same before the executive committee of the Society of .American Florists. The resolution is as follows: The executive committee to appropriate $700 as a pre- mium to seedling chrysanthemum receiv- ing the largest number of first premiums at the various shows of 1893, and that the secretary of the S. A. F. be instructed to notify all secretaries of chrysanthemum shows to incorporate this offer in their lists. .A conference of the executive committee of the Indiana Horticultural Society and a committee of our society is arranged to meet the coming summer in regard to holding combined exhibitions and also to provide means whereby both societies could improve their usefulness. The annual meeting of our society will be held in this city in July. B.' Association "Flora" BOSKOOP, HOI,I,ANl>. Now on hand in New York : CLKMATIS. 3 Years, per 1<>(>, $,3C>.0(> U. I'. KOSKS, for foreing, " !».<»(> In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack, La France, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant- ler. Magna Charla, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich Brunner and other sorts. Azaleas, Rho- dodendrons, Spirieas, etc. We also have Palms, Dracrenas, Araucaria.s and Bay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., .JKHSKY CITY, N. .J. NOVELTY FOR 1893! varieQated hod. (ItOKMKK'.'i.) CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS free application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower, QUEDUNBURG, GERMANY. OXJH SI»EJCIAJwT"K'. For Florists, Plain and Fancy; also a full line of FLORISTS' * SUPPLIES, -At YVliolesale only. .Send for List. August Rolker & Sons P. 0. Station E. 136 & 138 W. 24tli Street. C. C. Abel & Company P.O. Box 920. NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the foIIowinR Well Known and Reliable Houses For whoui we solicit your orders: C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., Florist and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Dutch Bulbs, NoTelties. etc. PIERRE SEBIRE & SONS. Nurserymen, Ussy, France. Rosea, Evergreens, Fruit and Forest stocks. Valley a specialty. ture of Araucarlas, Azaleas. Indica and Mollis, Bay Trees. Beeonias. Gloxinias. Palms. Rhododen- drons, etc., etc. ALPHONSE ROCHE. ^HUoules. France. Extensive and special plantation of Immortelles and dyed In all colors and shades. Catatoofues (mention which) free on application when received for distribution. All orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to - CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS The Ix-st, oiilv. Sir.l of eitlii-r, '.Jr. ..r pai'kcl. Cirruliirs fri-c. T. H. SPAULDING. Orange, N. J. FILL UP THOSE EMPTY SHELVES. It Ls now the height of the fashionable season and every foot of store space should be made to turn in a profit. Carnations • • • • never show to such great advantage as when arranged in one of tliose beautiful new baskets of SILVER. Everybodu wants itieni. We have them in many elegant st\les and lovely finish. When you want BASKETS , , , . of any (IfScrijition. Domestic or Imported, Standard or Novelties, .scnii to us. We can sui>i)ly you. • • ••••• • • We carry a FULL LINK of all KLOR- LST.S' RKQULSITKS, all fresh .stock, quality A i, and prices low. W«.' sill to the trade only. Knclose your business card when send- ing for our catalogue. H. Bauersdorier & 60. 56 North FoiirfJi cSt... Pliiladelpliia, Pa. i893- The American Florist. 613 GRASSES. Of All Descriptions. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC. CAPE FLOWERS, WHITE and COLORED. Dried Flowers. METAL DESIGNS, VERY LOW. Wheat Sheaves, Flat and Standing, Our Specialty. FAIRY FLOWERS, WHITE and COLORED. IMMORTELLES. ALL COLORS. WAX PAPER. A Few Words Please. It will pay you to see them. fiRTIFlCIE FLOWERS WHEN YOU WANT A COMPLETE LINE FLORISTS' • m SUPPLIES AT THE VERY LOWEST MARKET PRICE ffe are ilie peoBle lo sijly yoL NEW IMPORTATIONS ARRIVING DAILY. WE ARE ALWAYS WIDE AWAKE. FULL LINE OF NOVELTIES IN ■YOTTE.S TE,-U-L"2", MARSCHUETZ & CO., PHILADELPHIA. DOVES. CHENILLE ALL COLORS CYCAS LEAVES, ^ ^ WIRE DESIGNS. PAMPAS PLUMES ALL COLORS. BOUQUET PAPERS. CELLULOID DASKETS, POTS AND PEDESTALS. Paper Pot Covers. TIN FOIL IMMORTELLE LETTERS. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thing in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Iieading manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Importers of Florists' Supplies. Catalogue on ai>plioation. ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., 11 J N. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are- made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood ormetal frames having holes drilled In them to Insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All infringe* ments prosecuted. 2-inch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage. 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any other letter in the W. C KRICK, 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111.; H. Bat ERSDORFKR & CO., Phila., Pa.; N. Steffens, N. Y.; Arc. ROLKEK&SONS, N. Y.; ED. S. SCHMLD, Wash- ington, D. C. ; James vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and alt descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price I^ist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Manmacture THE BEST LETTEKS IN THE MARKET. Sizes IJ^-inch and 2-lnch, t2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 600 letters we give away a nicely stained and Tarnished box. See cut in next week's American Florist. Our letter is handled by all the wholesalers In Boston. Allister,22Dey St., N.Y.; B.Kaufman, Phlladelphli H. Bayeradorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee, Wis. ; H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W.Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va.; Jaa. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y.; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. CUTS! Wood Engraving, W^ *" Zinc Etching, Hal^Tone, ^- Wax Engraving, Photo - Engraving Designing. NIANZ & GO., FOR FLORISTS. Packed in bales. PRICE: 200 lb. bale SS.60 500 lb. bale J5.00 CANE STAKES. Fresh stock; per 1000, 7 to 10 ft., $7.00. . . . SEEOSMEH, . . . 54 & 56 Dey St., NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City, N.J. agents : J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Phila., Pa. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 6i4 The American Florist. Jan. igf Buffalo. New Years' business developed into better trade all round than my previous notes indicated. The retailers were well pleased. Adams & Nolan were more than satisfied and W. J. Palmer, Jr., on behalf of his firm, helloed through the telephone that it was lively with them. Flowers were more plentiful than at Christmas and better quality. Violets are plentiful with us and prices have subsided. Home grown lily of the valley is abundant and minus the leavgs is fine. Good tulips are now oflTered with stems 8 and 9 inches long; Yellow Prince, Rosa Mundi and Vermilion Brilliant are the varieties. There is a good steady demand for flow- ering plants. Azalea Deutsche Perle sells well now and they require but little forc- ing to have them in perfection at New Years. Mr. Sebastian Pickleman, whose houses are on High street and store on William street, is setting a pace for some of the older heads to emulate if they have the enterprise to follow. He has just secured the deed of a fine tract of land about one mile from city limits, on which there are a dozen or so old houses; these will be torn down and a large range on latest and best system will be built. The farm is about 30 acres; consideration $60,000. As Mr. S. says, we will now show the boys. However, we all wish him the greatest success and feel so pleased that we shall have a "Short Hills" right in our neighborhood. Our club being composed almost entirely of good active florists there has been a difficulty in getting a quorum together for a month or two past, but we shall revive soon and the prevailing opinion is that we can't afford to let our annual show drop, with very few exceptions. We were as successful as rest of cities, and we feel sure that if we don't realize any benefit directly through our exhibitions the whole business is boomed by it. The only regrettable part of the business is that the few selfish and sordid creatures who won't join in with the rest get the benefit of the general good business. S. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glass in Green BouBeu or Farmer'8 Saeb. You can save nioney and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Tfi PoiDts. THESE POINTS are far superior to tlio old mode of setting glass, jis they will hold eaeh pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box ccintalns 600 rights and 50fl lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price, 35c a Box. Driver, 15c. A Liberal Discount to the Traile. , These points are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil, Seedsmen, and Florist Supply .Stores in the country. If you do not Hnd them, send postal for a free sample, or send i;'J cents for 1 package and 1 driver by mail, post paid to any part of the U. S. » B. W. EAIUE8 CO., miford, Mags., Wrought Iron w&c.co. Pipe, Fittings, Valves, 78 JOHN ST.. NEW YORK. WELLS & GOUTflN GO., L'ld. ""^T^/ iii ^' ' ['^"^V^ .O^II-PEF(\ ™ LOGKLflND" Sash Bars * * ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY This cut represents our Improved Clipper Bar for Butted Gl;iss Roof — putty to be used under glass only. ran Florisf] {^UTTER rv^STERmL, Hll^GBS, gflSH, l^TC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for Circulars and Estimate. Lockland Lumber Co. XOCKLAND, OHIO. " ^!& Mk ^ Mk ^ ^ -J!^ •«!«• sj^ ^i\^ isf W '/(I- W W %- w )TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING K ILLMRIGHT LLS. INSEGTSAND MILDEW CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHT, CONMECTID WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORKS^sj^END FOR EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. Stott^ Syringe CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. StottGardeimImplement cell'a' contains the killmright company 13 G LibertyStINewYork. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. INDESTRUCTIBLE. CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for pr!ce8. THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., IA\. .VK:>iit f.i AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. ' American Florist. Wlien writing to any of the adver- tisers on tills page please mention the rSg3- The American Florist. 6is FLORISTS' AND GARDENERS' TROWELS #' DIBBERS. TRADE LIST JAN., 1893. Sleel "Angle" Trowels. Dozen $3 00 2 25 1 25 They Won't Break. W. B. CLEVES, No. 1, S-iuch, Tempered and Polished, No. 2, 7inch, Bright Steel No. 3, Wnch, Bright Steel Steel Dibbers. No. 1, Flat Blade, 10x4 inches |15 00 No. 2, Flat Blade, 'jx2;a inches 12 00 No. 3, Round, 8x1 ^i inches 9 OO No. 4, Flat Blade, 7xl>^, Wood Handle. 4 50 Sold by all dealers in Horticultural wares. I will forward Freight paid on receipt of cash, when order amounts to $3.00 or more, at above prices. P. J. BERCKMANS. "It is just the trowel we need." THOMAS MEEHAN, Philadelphia. "A great advance over the ordinary garden trowel." PROF. L. H. BAILEY. "I find it very serviceable for transplanting. It is the stoutest trowel I ever used." JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. "The finest thing for garden work we have ever seen. For transplanting, lift- ing and setting plants it has no equal." E. R. LAKE, Prof, of Horticulture and Botany, Wash- ington Agricultural College. "They are perfec- tion. We can't see how they could be any bet- ter. When first we saw them we shouted Eureka!" EBEN REXFORD. "Just what I have long wanted, especially for working among seedlings." ioldl loy J. FATENTEE AND MANUFACTUKEK, ■V.a.XJC=l-JEiC.A.Iir, CJIiloaso And Pff Binghamton, N. Y. SOLD BY THE SEEDMEN OF AMERICA. Not Wishing you or your Customers any Harm, BUT OTHERWISE; IF the coming season is a Good Growing Season, there wi)l be Creeping, Crawling, Flying things — Insects, — which are called " BUGS," these will levy toll on all growing vegetation. jg@° PLEASE REMEMBER THAT SLUG-SHOT KILLS BUGS AND YOUR PEOPLE WILL WANT IT. °®a EXTRACT OF TOBACCO FOR VAPORIZING, THRIP'S JUICE FOR FLORIDA SCALE. YOUS.S U.ESFECTFTTIiX.'Z", ^ HAMMOND'S PAINT & SLUG SHOT WORKS, ^ ^ ¥ Fishkill-on-Hudson, New York. priotio5 About Carpatiorjs % """'' 1-'%.^ WRITE y®yrCat&!@f« :^ ILLUSTRATE it, L^^3&fc^ PRINT ii, m4 f^.f>ili. y@u ©my Iqisv^s 4@ pay the bill— tlbiafs tasyS h,^i j&t we ^@ aH sorts @f good Printios* Electrotypio? ^n4 Bin J. HORACE /^cFARUAND COf^fANY, /Aount Pleasant Pript^ry, HARRISBURC, PA. OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY Contains a list of all the FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. YOU CAN Mention American Florist. SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 373 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. 6i6 The American Florist. Jan. /Q, Pittsburg. The holiday trade in theway of wreath- ing, greens, trees, etc., was exceptionally good, running from 20 to 40 per cent in excess of last year. Everybodj' sold out of everything. But the cut flower trade was a sticker and calculated only to draw the Pittsburg florists from grace, as most of them feel that a mixture of the profane is necessary to express their views upon the Xmas trade. The prices demanded by the eastern growers were outrageous and exorbitant, jumping from 14 cents (Brides and Mermets) on the 21st to 23 and 25 cents on the 22d. Without a moment's warning it comes upon you and all your calculations based upon years of experience are shattered, and you wonder if the New York wholesalers will never have sense enough to organize to protect their patrons from the clutches of the greedy growers. The decrease in business ranged all the way from 25 to 60% and that some of the florists would have made money by closing shop is an undisputed fact. John R. & A. Murdoch. Next! A Pennsylvania florist lately received an out-of-town order for funeral flowers with $2 enclosed as payment. The order stated that the pieces wanted consisted of "an anchor, a broken column, a pillow of roses, and the remainder of the $2 in cut flowers." KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse 41 to 56 Erl« St., Bolleri made of the best of material, shell, firebox ■taeets and beads of steel, water space all aroand (front, sides and back). Write for Information. HERE WE ARE LYMAN 'fELHEIIVI, CLEAR cyPRE^S AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilaUng Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized l^stimates given, and cost of freight guaranteed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, (rora bottom RUtter up is ray specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. tun Florist. STflNDflRD • VENTILATING • MftGHlNERy, THE LEADER OF THEM ALL. Over 2500 Machines now Decorate over 600 Florists Establishments. And such universal praise of Machinery has never been known in the his- tory of Greenhouse appliances. Every machine erected becomes an agent and is sure to have followers in the community. This is the only machine using the recoil attachment (my own invention). With it you can raise the sash at the farthest end of the house the first and the highest, or on a perfect level. All other machines raise the sash first at the machine and are from 4 to 6 inches lower at the furthest end. All machines sold in the next season will be supplied with the arrangement free of charge. 1 am also the manufacturer of the first ratchet machines ever offered to the public and sold them in 1888; by some they are called meat saws. 1 also manufacture a machine that is intended to work in low houses and is the neatest as well as the strongest machine sold; it is self locking, same as the Standard. Before Ordering your Machinery Write for My Catalogue. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. Mention American Florist. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices.- FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. BENCH TILE • PERFECT DRAINAGE Used by all the leading Growers and HorUcur tural Builders. ■ tcHtliimiilftls. circulars, etc,, niMrcMH UPLANU GKEKNHOII8K r». -WIGHT, MADISON, NKW JERSKT LOCK THK. DOOR BEFORE THK HORSK IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLKR, Seo'y r. H. A., Saddle River, H. J. Mention Amerloan Florist. HAIL Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. iSgj. The American Florist. 617 TTHIS " MEAT SAW^" IS NOT A MEAT SAW THE "NEW DEPARTURE" ENTILATINC APPLIANCE. Friends, Florists, Nurserymen ! Lend me your ears ! I come not to destroy your sash, But, to raise them. The evil that men do In propping up ventilators with sticks And old pots, lives after them, While the " New Departure " saweth their bones. ir.. J. D. CARMODY, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. CRANK AND CHAIN POWER. Why will ye die ? Turn up your sash, Quick as a flash, 1 his is the thing to buy. This is the . . . AMERICAN CHAMPION WATER HEATER^^ for Greenhouse Heating by Hot Water System. It is made by a Florist especially for Florist's use. It can be en- larged at any time more heat is needed, and it burns soft coal with- out clogging. Send for descriptive catalogue. J. D. CARMODY, EVANSVILLE, IND. SASH RAISED FROM THE BOTTOM. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS on Hot- beds, Ck)id Frames, etc. Three grades. Used by Florists, Gardeners, etc., Invaluable for Tobacco Groovers. Protects from frost. Promotes, hardy, vigorous growth and keeps beds warm ; will not shrink or mildew. For sale by ime lead ing Dry Goods houses, Seedsmen, Florists, etc. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and sam- ples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 Soutli Street. - • NEW YOBK. NEPONSET ' FLOWER * POTS of Waterproof Paper, light, durable, unbreakable and cheap. DID YOU EVER try to ship Ferns or other plants in these pots, and notice the saving in packing and freight, and the nice and clean condition in which plants and pots arrive ready for immediate retail handling? all without any rijk of breakage! If not, try it and be convinced. FOR DECORATING walls and other flat surfaces with Ferns or other small plants, for filling large flat baskets, no better, lighter and safer plant receptacle can be used than these pots, leaving the plants absolutely unharmed after use. Try it and be convinced. For Price l^ist and further particulars address AUGUST ROLKEB & SONS, Station E, New York. K. & 3. FARQUHAR, - - - - Boston, Mass Who furnish samples, by malt, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts. 11 cts. 1« ct». 17 cte. 22 cts. 40 ctF. 60 cts. •iH-i 2>«-iD. 3H-1I (i-lnth pots. For 1 doze F. W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. IT has been demonstrated to the sorrow ot FLORISTS, the unsightliness and expense of wooden plant-stakes both of which is almost entirely overcome by using our patent GALVANIZED No. 11 WIRE SCREW STAKE, as per cut. It screws into the soil easily, stands firmer than a wooden stake, is almost invisible and indestructable, and therefore cheap. Try a hundred and you will be convinced. Price per 100, two feet long, $1.00. 500, |4.50. 1,000, |8.00. Largest sizes and lengths on application. Address WILLIAM STOPHER, Vas"^ar College, Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co. N. Y. We think theiji very nice, quite au acquisition. Next season we will use 4-foot screw stake for our roses, T,. MENANI), Albany. 6i8 The Am eric ax Florist. Jan ig, Index to Advertisers. AndorTB Nureerles «11 Baker WmJ KIS BallerK A lilO BayllsUenrjW MSA Bay State Hdw Co iiI6 Bayersdorfer H & Co . .tir2 Bell VVT I«> Bennett (Jeo E IW; BeriierU H & Co W.t Bird K \V \ ! BonsnllJos E&Son. Boston Ijelter Co . ... Brackenridge & Co. . . Brauer & Rlchter *v.> Brlnton G W & Son.....V.i7 Bums & Raynor ITO I.arktD Isaac WM\ 1^ Roche & Stahl un Lockland Lumber Co.. .i;U LombardRT 590 LonnDanl B (i02 Ijonsdale Edwin 59y McBrlde Alex 594 McCarthy N F 4 Co . . . .(i03 McFarlandJ H r«4 McJ-arland J H Co 1115 McC.owan John 594 Manz.I & Co (.18 .Marschuetz & Co. Mriy.ln ,.fi05 MIc Burrow J ti Burton John (ta IW Carman B W ill.'i Carmody JD t»17 Chltty HE 5S14 Clark Bros l»4 Cleves WB 1116 Coles WW not; Connelly John J . .lUl Corbrcy T J & Co... 1102 (M Cottage Gardens The. .SMI Craig Robt m\ CJltcliell B P & Co 1110 DaTlsR& Sons "r- De Lamater Iron Wks , i I - Dillon JL, '<" I)omcr I-Yed & Son ;'>'.' DreerHA .. iw i.lu Kamcs H W & Co 1114 Eckhardt Theo I04 Edwards WL 591) Elliott J Wilkinson. ...CW Elliott WH em Elliott Wm & Sons 1113 Ellis Bros IJUfi Ellison Wm «B Heights Khiral F .1 \ Son. . .l.ilinCiCo, 1-04 I l'Uint&BulbColl04 II Henry F liOll Mlllang Bros (1U3 .MolIattGJ mi Monlnger Jno C 1118 Moon Samuel C . . . .5117 lllO Moore Frank L tKK Mullen Geo IWi Nanz & Neuner. . IMIl 1107 National Fibre Co . . HIT National Hot Water Heater Co ms National Plant Co fOV Nllcs Centre Floral Co.tWi eriand. Co Felhelm Lyman tlio Ferry DM & Co Iil2 FleldSB 008 Frost James 1104 Gardiner J & Co 574 Gibson J C mi Gonzalez* Co 1105 Gregory J J H * Son. ..1110 Hall Ass'n 1116 Hammond Benj H15 Hancock Geo 51111 Hart James ti03 Hart Michael A UB Hartford H B Ci02 Helnl.Ios IIOII Helte Floral Co r«l Herr Albert M .W5 Hews A H &Co (.11 Hllflnger Bros i,ll HIU B G & Co i22 The a mer i ca n Florist. Jan. 26^ and visitors to lunch with them at the Mercantile Club on Wednesday, and the same was unanimously accepted. About 40 gentlemen were present at the banquet. The tables were hand- somely decorated with flowers provided by various members of the Florists' Club, a handsome basket of purple lilacs from Mr. F. C. Weber being the central decor- ation. The boutonnieres were of F.dna Craig carnations. Mr. J. M. Jordan acted as toast master. The first speaker was Hon. J. K. Gwinn, Commissioner from the state of Missouri to the World's Fair, who gave a glowing account of Missouri's horticultural resources, and eloquently expressed his love for nature and for florists, paying a high tribute to floriculture audits influence on humanity. Missouri, he asserted, was alive and full of enterprise and would demonstrate at Chicago that there is something growing in Missouri besides moss. President W. R. Smith responded to the toast. "The Society of American Florists." He spoke of the influence of American floriculture on the artistic character of the people and alluded to the wonderful progress mpde within the past twenty years, calling it one of the most wonder- ful facts in history. Alluding to the change in methods of putting flowers together, he said that the abominable bouquets that used to pass current in the White House in Washington would not be carried now by a wild girl from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, a comparison which brought down the house. He spoke further in eulogy of Mr. Shaw and hisgreat bequest in the interests of the elevation of man- kind. "Horticultural education" was re- sponded to by Prof. Trelease. He said that education and the elevation of taste is the great work of the florist. Therefore his own taste should be educated, not by mere cramming of the memory but by that education which is the training of the mind for life's work. He regretted that as yet there is not a single school of floriculture in the country, but stated that there w^as an opportunity to put such a work in operation at the Shaw Garden if the florists will only decide what they consider necessary for suehaneduca- tion as will give to the young men what is needed for a good intelligent practiceof floriculture. Mr W. A. Manda spoke of the frater- nal side of the business of American Flo- rists. He said that the good fellowship which brings us together and induces us to leave all care behind on such occasions as this should be fostered more than any- thingelse. Such occasions serve to broaden our minds, remove petty jealousies, and make pleasanter business relations all around. He said we should not forget that "Too much work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." "Where are we at?" was the toast responded to by Judge Hoitt. This he declared to be a difficult conun- drum to answer at times, but easilv answered on this occasion when there could be no doubt we were at home, in the house of our friends, lie complimented St. Louis highly on her development and enterprise and said he should advise all who possibly could to go to St. Louis next August. Mr. E. G. Hill responded for "the grow- ers." Mr. Hill said that the tendency of this business was to elevate every man who engages in it, from coming in con- tact with the beautiful gilts ol nature. He contrasted the lot of the American florist with that of the men in the profes- sion on the other side of the water and waxed patriotic as he told of how much we have to feel proud of. Looking into the future he predicted that St. Louis would produce floristsof which the whole profession would be proud, and that the time is soon coming when this country will produce the finest roses and carna- tions ever seen and her florists will stand at the head and front in the horticultural and floricultural world. Secretary Stewart expressed apprecia- tion of the cordial welcome extended by the St. Louis brethren, and was particu- larly gratified to see so many young men represented in the gathering. Mr. P. Welch regretted that he had not in his earlier years got a chance at the floricul- tural course in the Shaw institution, which would have been so valuable to him in the "few years which he has got yet to live." Treasurer Hunt added his testimony and thanks to the hosts of the evening, congratulating the St. Louis Club on its flourishing condition and the executive committee on being their guests. hX the closing session of the committee the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "On behalf of the executive Committee we desire to express to the St. Louis Florists' Club our very great appreciation of the kindly feelings which welcomed us to their beautiful city, so kindly anticipated our every want and made our stay both pleasant and profitable. To the Press we desire to express our thanks for the many courtesies extended." On the following day the visitors were given a ride out to the Shaw Gardens, and to a number of the leading florists' establishments in the suburbs. The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Key to Page Group of Single Primula Flowers. 1. Original type, small pale lilac flower. This, in size and color, is the counterpart of the primitive Primula sinensis, intro- duced into England from China in 1820. Compare this with the large white (.\o. 10), to recognize the extraordinary pro- gress made by the cultivators of this flower. 2. Auricula type, mauve, with bright yellow ringed eye; fern-leaved, light foli- age. 3. Filicifolia alba. White with yellow eye, ordinary fern-leaved variety^ light foliage. 4. Fern-leaved. Lilac, yellow eye with white margin; very distinct. .'i. Intensity. Bright cerise with vcllow eye, dark foliage. 6. Light, delicate pink, yellow eye; fern-leaved. 7. Punctatissima. Odd shape, old pink shading to red, punctated with vellow dots. 8. Kermesina splendens. White, flaked and spotted with carmine, yellow eye. 9. Bright cerise with yellow eye; feru- Icavcd, dark foliage. 10. Princess Mary. Creamy white, with a large greenish yellow centre, Margin of the flower crisply undulating; foliage dark. One of the newer and most admired varieties in the English market, making a very shapely pot plant. 1 1. Brilliant magenta, flower large and showy; dark foliage. 12. White Perfection. Large white flower, orange eye; dark foliage. 13. Kermesina splendens. Bright sal- mon; dark foliage. 14. Alba magnifica. Large white, with light foliage. A popular market sort. 15. Swanley Blue. The finest of this color. Lavender blue, with yellow eye; texture of the flower very satiny. Foliage dark, habit compact; fine market plant. 10. Alba Magnifica. Very large white flower, yellow eye, dark foliage; fine mar- ket sort. Chinese Primroses. IV llllLZArFKI.. [Read before Ihf ColuiiibiaH Floricullural Asscri- atinit, li' Of tit' i Fair, Chicago, Jan. .?/.] Perhaps no other plant has gained so much popularity within the last few years as the Chinese primrose (P. sinensis fimbriata). Being one of the earliest to flower, it comes at a season when other flowering plants are scarce and expensive. Aside from being exceedingly beautiful and useful for decorative purposes, the great divirsity of forms in both foliage and flower, as well as variation in color, has made them especially desirable for commercial purposes. The plant was introduced from China about lS20and has graduall}' been im- proved from the then insignificant plant having flowers of white or light lilac to an almost endless number of varieties varying through almost all shades and colors. Any of the Chinese varieties may be grown in pots if kept in the proper posi- tions and temperatures. As a rule prim- roses are grown from seed. It is possible but not profitable to propagate by divi- sion,except in the ease of some "doubles" or "semi-doubles," which vi-ill not pro- duce good seed, when it becomes necessary to resort to division as a method of in- crease. The importance of securing seed of well established strains cannot be toostronglv emphasized. Many varieties often fail to reproduce themselves true from seed be- cause of not being sufficiently well estab- blished. The seed may be sown in early spring, according to earliness desired, in sliallow seed pans filled with a light soil composed of two-thirds ordinary com- post and one-third sandy loam. X pane of glass laid over the pans will prevent evaporation until the germs begin to ap- pear, when the glass maj- be removed. It is important that the soil used in pre- paring the seed pans be light and mellow. A binding soil will often prevent the tiny germs from comingthrough. Theold rule of "cover seed with its own thickness" applies well in sowing primula seed. The young plants apparently do not make a very rapid growth, but will by the middle of June have reached a sulTi- cient size to be pricked off into seed flats, planting about 1 to I'j inches apart. A light shading of some kind should be pro- vided for a few days after transplanting. By July 20 or thereabouts the plants should be large enough to pot off into 2-inch pots, using a light, rich soil, with enough sand or crushed charcoal to give it porositj-. To keep the plants protected from the direct rays of the sun and to give an abundant sujiply of water is essential to good growth. When the season begins to be very warm and the sun's rays are very strong, it is a good plan to cover with a screen of muslin the greenhouse in which the plants are stored. Primulas need light, but not a direct or glaring light. When the "final shift" or final potting takes place, which will be about August 20, a soil composed of two-thirds good ricli compost, one-third sand and loam, should be prepared. For drainage, about as ciruicnt .Tiid practical a thing as can be used is the common excelsior. Tiiis will give a more even drainage than broken pots and recpiires less expense and labor. iBqS- The American Florist. 623 GROUP OP SINGLE PRIMULA FLOWERS-LIFE SIZE. SEE KEY AND COLOR DESCRIPTIONS ON OPPOSITE PAGE. 624 The American Florist. /an. 2b, Great care must be taken ;it this point not to set the plants too deep, for this would impede the healthy development ol the plant. N'ot to set deep enough is (contrary to most writers) equally inju- rious, for a plant which has not been set sufficiently deep enough to allow the lat- eral rootlets to take a good hold of the soil and thus brace up the plant will always be injured more or less by top- pling over, thus injuring the flowers and doing serious injury to the plant by breaking the crown roots. The question of how deep a primrose should be set admits of still further discussion. It is my opinion that more plants are injured by not being set deep enough than there are plants injured from rot or damp caused by being set too deep. The lateral roots are those which spread outwards and their principal function is to supply food to the plant, while those going di- rectly downwards supply principally water. The importance of protecting these lateral roots will be readily under- stood, since thej' are the chief source of supply for the plant. Although the plant requires copious suppliesofwaterduringsumnier, towards autumn and winter it must be adminis- tered with more care. One of the main causes for the failure of some people to grow primulas is due to the violation of nature's laws. The leaf of the primrose is covered with a delicate coating of hair or ])ubescence. The leaf, being the lung of the plant, must be protected from any- thing that will prevent easy respiration. When water is applied to the foliage, it is held by capillary attraction, fills up the pores of the leaf and causes suffocation. For this reason it is generally considered best to apply water directly to the pot. I have practised letting the plant become fairly dry and then fill up the pot to the the brim, with excellent results. A temperature note.xceeding 55° should be maintained. During the blooming pe- riod I find that the flowers will maintain their color for a longer period if kept cooled down to about 50°. During the blooming period it will be- come necessary to feed the plants, an ap- plication of liquid manure mixed up in the proportion of a ' ^-barrel liquid manure diluted with i/i;-barrel of water. This may be applied once every two weeks, beginning in the early part of November and dispensed with the latter part of De- cember. Following this I applied the nitrate of soda solution, 3 ounces nitrate of soda to 3 gallons of water. This solu- tion was applied four times in two weeks with excellent results. The v.-i'u? of this can be easily seen by the renewed root growth. Key to Group of Semi-Double Primula Flowers. 1. Deep cerise flower, dark foli.ige. I'rom double mixed strain. 2. White faintly tinted with flesh, light foliage. 3. Semi-double white; fern leaved, light foliage. 4. Filicifolia rubra fl. pi. Light ma- genta; ferned-leaved, dark foliage. 5. Magenta; dark foliage. (!. Kosette. White, striped and flaked with carmine. 7. I'lesh pink, fimbriated and curled; light foliage. H. Cerise shaded with salmon; dark foliage. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. Seasonable Hints. With the continued very severe weather, combined with very little bright sun- shine, more care will be needed to keep roses in a healthy, clean, thrifty condi- tion, particularly where a higher temper- ature has been kept up for the sake of trying to get more buds to open than is beneficial to the welfare of the plants, which is very often the case, but which is sure to tell greatly against the plants in the long run; for while a temperature of 60° in the fall or spring, with plenty of sun heat during the day, may not injure them for several nights "in succession, at this time of the year, jiarticularly when the weather is very cold and but little sun for days together the whole temperature both day and night must be maintained by fire heat, which produces an atmos- phere totally different from solar heat and not at all congenial to plant life in the main. In point of fact under such conditions the atmosphere must be made suitable to plant life as nearly as possible to obtain the best results. To manu- facture this atmosphere, so to speak, requires careful judgment. Plenty of moisture in the walks and other vacant places in the morning so as to produce a moist, healthy atmosphere in conjunction with a little air so as to make it as near as possible to nature's requirements. On the contrary, where the atmosphere of the house is kept day and night in a dr/, parched condition the strain upon the life of the plant is very severe as it can draw no moisture from the atmosphere, conscfiuently has to depend upon its own vitality. These are some of^ the small items the careful cultivator thoroughly understands and tries to remedy or pro duee, as the case might be, for the benefit of his plants. On the contrary, too much moisture on the floors and sashes of the house, particularly in the latter part of the day, creates a very large amount of condensed frost on the glass in the morn- ing and as a result oftentimes spot a good man3' of the best buds. Be careful to keep all the weeds and dead leaves, etc. cleaned off as recjuired, and just as soon as the weather changes from its extreme severity the plants will need to take considerable food in the way of liquid, as formerly advised. Where the propagation of new stock has to be attended to now is the best time to begin to provide for next se:ison, taking only good clean, healthy wood for cuttings, putting them in a moderate temperature— about the same that is ad- vised for the growingof blooming plants, excepting they do not need so high a temperature during the day and will re- quire shading. Sonic years ago we, and many others, were very much criticised for advising north side propagating houses, but 1 presume there are more north side propagating houses to-day for roses than any other for they are cer- tainly very much the best. One of the requirements for the suc- cessful propagation of roses is clean, sharp sand. It is better to put in fresh sand every time the bed is filled, or, in other words, for the ordinary grower it would be better to calculate to put in sand enough for his entire batch of cut- tings, jiuttingthem all in as near together as possible, so as to have them rooted all about the same time, to save the trouble of continuous ])ropagation. To do this he would need only to fill his bench once a year with the best clean sand he can secure. This done, the cuttiujjs require to be kept uniformly moist and shaded from bright sun and, with one or two exceptions, such as Heauty and Bennett, and possibly one or two others, if fairly treated 90 to 95 percent of the cuttings will be well rooted in four to five weeks. J. N. M. Rose Growing for Profit. One of the most successful growers about Philadelphia is Joseph Heacock of Jeukintown. His business was estab- lished in a small way about 17 j'cars ago and mostly plants were grown for mar- ket for a long time. About 7 years ago he commenced to grow roses, and from that time his place has grown rapidly until now he has about 50,000 feet of glass. Ilis place is well worth going to see, beiug always neat and tidy and the pl.ints in a healthy condition. Mr. Heacock attributes much of his successtohisforenian, Adolph Fahrenwald, who while a very quiet and unassuming gentleman is a very careful and painstaking man and thoroughly up in his profession. Attracted by some fine hybrids now coming in, we accepted an invitation to call and see the place and were fortunate in finding both Mr. Hea- cock and his foreman at home. In the first house there was a fine bench of Pierre Guillot. "What do you think of this rose? It seems to be doing well with you; this bench looks fine." "We like it very ranch, it is a good grower, a free bloomer, and it sells well. It requires a higher temperature than most of the teas, doing well in the same house with the Beauty. We have only this bench now, but think of devoting a whole house to it next season. "This house of Wootton has done very well for us. We find it to be a good all round profitable rose. We grew onedozen two years ago that we got $1 for, and it has been one of our most profitable roses ever since." Several large houses of Mer- mets and Brides looked very well. The Bride has been Mr. Heacock's most profit- able rose; as many as 20.000 Inids were sold out of a house 22x100 in a single season. "These houses were planted early in July with plants out of 3inch pots, using 4 inches of good compost mixed with manure. We have tried soil without manure and can see very little difle-ence, except that when the soil is heavy and mixed with manure more care must tc taken in watering. ( )ur soilis quite sandy and drains ver3' well. Another thing J notice with heavy soil the buds seem to come a trifle larger, but the stem is weak and except on the leading shoots is not strong enough to hold the buds erect. With a sandy light soil, the stem is stronger and better able to support the bud, which in turn is not (piite so large; plenty of sunshine and not too much water brings the color." "Do you disbud them?" "Ves, we only allowonebud toa shoot. The houses are looked over every morn- ing and plants disbudded." "At what temperature do you find they do best?" "Fifty-five to fifty-si.x degrees at night and through the day SO" if clear and 70° i8g3. The American Florist. 625 Group of Semi-Double primula Flowers-Life size. in cloudy weather. If the demand falls off we lower the temperature, as there is no use rushing flowers injwhen the mar- ket is glutted. We topdress as soon as the young plants commence to make roots, and about every six weeks the old manure is taken oft and renewed; well rotted cow manure we think the best although we cannot see much difference between that and good horse droppings. Should there seem to be much ammonia in the house after the manure has been put on, we scatter over it a light covering of fine dry soil which seems to absorb and hold it. We have known cases where the ammonia from the top dressing has taken all the leaves off the roses, although it has never been that bad with us." "The Bride has not driven out the Niphetos with you?" "No, we still grow Niphetos and will continue to do so for sometime, or until something better is introduced. We find quite a demand for a smaller white rose than the Bride; it is also a good summer rose, better than Marie Guillot, which is grown by some. We leave them in the second season finding it profitable to do so." "Do you find the Perle and Sunset pay- ing varieties?" "No, we must say we do not. In spring and fall, when the market is generally over stocked these varieties do well, but in the winter months the cut is light. These varieties require plenty of sunshine to open up their buds and I think it is the lack of this in the dull months of winter that causes the imperfect buds or "Bull heads" as they are called, as they are not troubled this way at other seasons of the year." "Your Cusins and Wattevilles don't look as well as the rest of your roses." "No, somehow or other we can't get them to grow as we would like, we have tried them every way. They seem to grow to perfection about New York, but have not been a success so far with us; we hope to find them out before long. This is our hybrid range, it is 280 feet long and 22 wide divided into 5 sections of from 50 to 70 feet in length.. The first section was ripened off by drying, commencing on the 15th of August, cut do wn 12th of October, watered on the 15th, and the first bud was cut December 28th." "I should say this house is asuccess." "Yes it is; none of the plants have less than 2 buds and some have 5 and 6. These plants were from cuttings struck in March and set out in June. We have been very much bothered with cut worms, which eat holes into the half opened buds; it is the common brown worm that gets into the ears of corn. There used to be a truck patch where this house stands and I think they must come up out of the ground, the soil on the benches is the same we have in all the houses and we do not see any except here. They had destroyed some fifty buds before we caught them all, which we did by turning up the soil on the surface of the bed. There are two benches of Brunners, one of Laings and one of Magna Charta. The Magnas arc on the lower front bench because it is the coolest, we find they set their buds bet- ter if not kept too warm." "What makes the Laings turn their buds to one side?" "We wish we could tell you, it is per- haps due to the early forcine, as later on it is not so noticeable. When the bud turns to one side there is always a leaf close up to it. Taking this off as soon as seen will sometimes make a difference but not always. About two years ago several of us were going through a house of early Luizets and noticed that a number of the buds had snapped off with some 2 inches of stem; there was no apparent cause and none present at the time could explain the reason, but they seemed to break or crack on one side of the stem and finally bend over and fall off." "How do you manage the green fly?" "By keeping plenty of tobacco stems about, down the middle path and under the edges of the benches, these we renew once a month and the pests seldom get ahead of us. In cuttingdown our Hybrids we leave 5 to 6 eyes. When starting we commence with a temperature of 45° and gradually get up to 62° at night and 80"^ during the day; we water twice a week with manure water." "How do you account for the yellows or light colored foliage sometimes seen in winter forcing rose houses?" "We attribute it to lack of water, we can bring the color back to an otherwise healthy plant by several doses of luke- warm water. We use waterat a tempera- ture of about 70°, it comes from a tank in which is a steam coil. We believe thoroughly in warm water and have proved most conclusively to ourselves that it is very beneficial to roses in winter. We use the thermostat to avoid extremes of heat or cold , and believe it to be a very useful invention. It is particularly so on a large place as somethingmay be wrong with the steam at some point and the watchman is at once notified by the ring- ing of the bell, which is sure to occur when either extreme isreached. It is also connected with the house and will ring there at the same time. 6o6 The a MER/cA.y Florist. Jan. 26 All our steam pipes from one house to another arc carried through brick con- duits and are convenient to get at incase of trouble." "What fuel do you use?" "Buckwheat coal; it costs us $1.95 a ton on board cars at Jenkintown and is very satisfactory; we think we get just as much heat out of one ton of this as of larger coal." K. Chester County Carnation Society. This society held its regular and annual meeting January 7 at Kennett Square, Pa. The old officers were re-elected as fol- lows: President, Joshua Ladley, Kennett Square; vice-president, Edward Swayne, Kennett Square; secretary, W. R. Shel- mire, Avondale; treasurer, J. J. Stycr, Concordville. The committee on gold medal to be offered at Pittsburg, Pa., at the meeting of the American Carnation Society, re- ported as follows: We recommend that the gold medal be purchased at once, in accordance with the resolution already passed at December meeting, the follow- ing words to beengraved on same — "Pre- sented to by the Chester County Carration Society for the best new carnation never offered for sale, ex- hibited before the American Carnation Society, Pittsburg, Pa., February 21, 1893," competition open to all. judges to be ap])ointed by choosing three disinter- ested florists familiar with carnations who may be at the Pittsburg meeting, one to be selected by our own society through their representatives present at said meeting, one by the American Carna- tion Society, the third by these two, six blooms, no more, no less to be shown as stipulated in resolution, the points of excellence to be left entirely to the judg- ment of the committee of award. We rec- ommend that the conditions, etc., be pub- lished in the American Florist, Florists' Exchange and other papers. The mat- ter of making any award at all shall be left entirely to the judgment of the com- mittee of award. The purchasing agent reported about $700 worth of material bought for mem- bers at wholesale prices. This is a new feature and bids fair to make a saving to those using ir. Fig. Hg. "Supporting Plants" was the topic discussed. Several devices were shown, one by Mr. Passmore, a single wire form- ing a loop around the plant and support- ing itself by a single leg (see Fig. 1). Mr. Barnard showed a similar arrangement with two leg supports, each bent in a semi-circle, which enclose the plant and make a more secure support (see Fig. 2). Pres. Ladlej' showed a device made with a single wire bent in a rectangle the length of the row of plants across the bench, an eye at one end and hook at the other; a light (No. 14) annealed wire is used. By drawing up it holds its place well when tied with string once or twice on a 3i^.- foot bed. With tall plants two wires may be used. In tall varieties likely to go over one stake can be used to support the whole row (see Fig. 3). On cultivating blooming plants, Mr. ^tyer thought it would prove harmful if soil was disturbed to any considerable extent. Jos. Phillips thought moderate laceration of roots induced root growth and might prove beneficial. The secretary read a notice from the New York Florists' Clubextendingto our members an invitation to be present at their annual dinner January 9, which the secretary was authorized to acknowledge with the thanks of the society. J. J. Styer madea finedisplaj' of blooms of Lamborn and Portia. Mr. Love showed two fine pink seedlings, cross be- tween McGowan and Buttercup. Your correspondent wishes to correct Fig. ?. his report of a month ago. In reporting Mr. Lonsdale, he was made to say that soil was the most important feature in carnation culture, whereas he said: "While the soil is very important and needs particular attention, the principal points to regard are heat, water and ven- tilation." C. J. Temperature for Carnations. I desire to add ni}' mite of experience in growing carnations to that given by Mr. W. R. Shelmire in arecent numberof your j ournal regarding temperature and syring- ing; it is so different from his, it will no doubt be ot interest to many who are trj-- ing to make carnation culture a success. For Ilinze's White and Grace Wilder I maintain at night as nearly as possible a temperature between 48° and 53°. On cloudy and rainy days I begin to air at 58°, and keep the temperature down to 60°. If the temperature is below freezing and weather cloudy I keep on all the air possible, with abundance of heat to keep the temperature between 55° and 60°. The darker the day the more heat and air corresponding. On clear days I begin to air at 65°, shut valves and keep the tem- perature at 70°, which I like better than a higher degree of heat. I find the following varieties like an average of .5° more heat than the preced- ing; Tidal Wave. Silver Spray, Portia, Swayne and W. F. Dreer, with the same addition of heat on cloudj- and clear days. Lizzie McGowan I find does best at a slightly lower temperature than Hinze's White or Grace Wilder, and think that Lamborn is the only variety that would be suited to Mr. Shelmire's treat- ment. Many growcrscomplain that Mc- Gowan is a weak grower; with me this is not the case. Plants that were badly in- jured by the drought last fall, planted October 1 were in full bloom bj' Novem- ber 10 and have bloomed profusely ever since, as well as making a stocky growth and average height of 20 inches. From November to April I water from two to five times [ler month, always avoiding as much as ])ossible getting any water upon the foliage or bloom. In late summer or early fall I water or syringe on all clear days and sometimes syringe twice a day, always avoiding wetting the bloom. From December 1 to April 1 I seldom sj'ringe, probably not half a dozen times. My plants have only been sj'ringed twice so far since November 7. As far as the red spider is concerned we never see it until June or July, and have never as yet formed any acquaintance with the rust or blight. In mj' opinion the only secret of suc- cess in growing carnations is a very even night temperature, and plenty of air and heat on dark cloud_v daj'S, even if it is raining or snowing, so as to hold the temperature between 55° and 58". When the sun comes out bright give all possible air with a temperature of 70°. By this treatment every variety I have men- tioned will bloom and remain healthy from the time they are planted until it is time to tear them out in September or October of t he following year. Bristol, Pa. J. Thos. De Witt. Seasonable Hints. Growers in this section have generally come to the conclusion that young stock is decidedly the best for flowering pur- poses. They are less bother, grow better in open ground, transplant better, show a quicker growth on the benches, are less liable to the attacks of insects, Ijear larger flowers and more of them (to area planted) and show clean healthj' growth at all times. Why this should be so is a question not easy of solution. Varieties maj' have something to do with this. That is early blooming kinds should be propagated late and, perhaps, late bloomers earh', as it takes them longer to come to maturity. There may be something in the mode of management. A plant started early should be treated somewhat different from one started late. The former should be carried along in a cool house, and even removed to a cold frame earlj' in the spring, where they ma3' remain in perfect safety with simply sash protection, but should be well aired in all weather above freezing. No weather we may have in March in this latitude would be apt to injure them provided they have been properly hard- ened by having been kept in a cool place. To remove them to a cold frame from a warm house would be fatal should the temperature be very low the first few nights. Plants so carried should be planted in the open ground as early as the weather will permit; for if kept too long in pots or boxes, they will become pot bound and injured to some extent, it may be seriously. All this is certainly extra care and expense. If by later procagating we secure not only as good plants but a great deal better, why carry plants one to two months longer than necessary? It may be possible that the reason the early plants seldom turn out so well is because they have not been properly treated. But independent of this, the young stock seems to have the advantage and preference in everything but size. The plants maybe smaller, and it will take more to fill a house, but the attributes above mentioned all hold good. The young stock is struck from the middle' of February into .Vpril, potted or boxed as soon as rooted, and placed in a cool house till theground is ready for their reception. This matter has never rS93- The American Florist. ^2l becu so forcibly called to the writer's at- tention as it lias this season. Wehave on our benches a number of varfeties, sonic of each of which were started early and some late. Invariably the younger plants are better in every way. Is this merely a matter of treatment, or is there anv philosophical reason for it? Avond'al'e, Pa. W. R. Shelmire. Carnation Pedigrees and Registration. Recent articles in the American Florist as to the influence of pod and staminate parents in reproducing their characteris- tics in the offspring plant suggest the importance of the work of registering new varieties of seedling carnations, in charge of the nomenclature committee of the American Carnation Society. It would appear to be desirable, also, for the society to secure as complete a record as is possi- ble of the pedigrees of all varieties of car- nations, which should be gradually ex- tended so as to cover the family history of all the varieties of dianthus. Possibly some growers of seedlings do not appre- ciate the value of such a labor to them- selves and to carnation culture in general. To still further stimulate the growing popularity of our favorite fliower the standard of excellence must be raised from year to year by the introduction of new varieties which are distinct advances upon their predecessors. To secure this end with certainty the production of im- proved seedlings must become more of an art than is possible with the present facts at command. It should be an art based on the practice of the most successful originators. The Carnation Society could aid in this matter by collecting all avail- able information as to the pedigrees and descriptions of all varieties whether now in the market or abandoned. In other words the writer thinks the A. C. S. should endeavor to place before its members in a systematic way all the authentic informa- tion as to the parentage and characteris- tics of all varieties of carnations which now exist scattered throughout the coun- try in the posession of originators and others. This information should be ac- companied in the report by the name of the authority furnishing it, and when known, it should be stated whether or not the pod was protected from self fertil- ization, and from fertilization by pollen other than that of the intended parent. Doubtless many valuable points as to the ancestry of varieties are already lost beyond recovery but much of importance, which is not now accessible, can still be collected. The Herd-Book is the founda- tion on which modern stock breeding rests. It furnishes the facts in regard to desirable strains of blood for certain characteristics. It goes back to the re- mote progenitors as well as to the parents. The law of «/az'Z5;«, or inheritance from distant ancestors, doubtless holds among plants as it does among animals; and therefore the hybridist, and whoever crosses varieties, should know all that it is possible to know as to the streams of tendency to which he stands sponsor. A prompt and complete registration of new varieties is an important step in this direction, and originatorsshould prompt- ly furnish the Nomenclature committee with the required information. Another help will be the publication of the names of originators of varieties which will ap- pear in the forthcoming report of the American Carnation Society. But the matter should not be allowed to rest here. As the foundation of intel- ligent crossing we need an exhaustive record of the varieties, with their origin and descent. It would be a valuable con- tribution to the originator of seedlings and to the history of the dianthus. F. M. Pennock. Proper Temperature for Carnations. What is the proper temperature for carnations during dull weather, when the thermometer registers from 10° to 20° above zero outside? Also what should be the treatment on bright days when the mercury is at the zero point outside? Is it well to ventilate in such cold weather? Subscriber. The World's Congress Auxiliary. The general division of horticulture of the world's congress auxiliary has issued the following prehminary address. The Columbian Exposition will not be simply an exhibit of the natural products of the earth, the iron, the wood, the beau- tiful flower, the delicious fruit; all these will be there and in wonderful variety and profusion, but there will also be the most perfect exposition the world has ever known of what man is able to do ivith these things. Not only along the line of shaping the lifeless iron and wood into machines which do his will like things of life, but also by a wise balancing of natu- ral laws and control of conditions so influencing living things as to make them develop into new forms which gratify his taste or otherwise suit his purpose. But there will be no exhibition of power to create Hfe, or to long defend it from the attacks of death, and so the interest of the thinking, practical man will center more in the eternal law by which the wonderful but short-lived forms were de- veloped and can be reproduced, than in the forms themselves. He will care as much or more to confer with and learn from the producer, than to see and enjoy the production, and the greater the dis- play of horticultural products the more earnest will be the desire for a conference or a Congress of the Horticulturists. The success of horticultural science and floricultural knowledge in the United States is one of the marvels of the present age, and causes the devotees of Pomona and Flora to point with pride to the achievements of the last decade, showing that the science of plant life and develop- ment has kept pace with the advance made in other industrial pursuits. The intimate relationship existing between the art of the painter, carver and sculptor on the one hand, will be emphasized on the other by the floricultural art as exem- plified by its most skilled and accom- plished artists. It is right and fitting that horticulture should demand of the people truer and better recognition of iis value and importance that has been accorded it in the past. The World's Congress Auxiliarj' will furnish a place and give opportunity for Iforticultural Scientists and Practical Plantsmeit to enforce by their addresses and essays the advantages and import- ance of horticulture, both from a utili- tarian and an artistic point of view, proving that horticulture is an important element and factor in the growth of the state. A unique and splendid opportunity is here provided for an interchange of views between practical men, concerning the practical things in which we are all inter- ested. Such a congress, containing rep- resentative men from the different coun- tries of the globe, to exchange thought, compare experiences and give of their wisdom, can not fail to be productive of great and lasting benefit, and tend largely to advance horticulture from the region of the experimental to the certainty of a science. The Columbian Exposition will mark an era in the history of the world's prog- ress. The triumphs won in art, litera- ture, the sciences, in things material and industrial will stand out in bold relief, commanding the attention and exciting the wonder of the world. Horticulture, represented by its twin children Pomona and Flora, will also challenge the atten- tion of the lovers of the beautiful in nature and in art, by the wonderful achievements made in all that pertains to the successful cultivation of fruit and flower. The officers of the World's Congress Auxiliary of the World's Columbian Ex- position recognizing the peculiar value and importance of a Horticultural Con- gress t ave taken especial pains to assign •to it the most favorable time, and to pro- vide ample accommodations in the way of halls and other facilities for itsmeeting. The proposition is to hold a World's Congress of Horticulturists in Chicago to commence \ugust 16 and to last for about four days with sessions so arranged as to occupy only half of each day, leav- ing the remainder for visits to the Expo- sition proper. The Congress is to be divided into sec- tions such as Florists' Section, Fruit Growers' Section, Seedsmen's Section, etc. The different sections to meet in suitable halls provided for the purpose, both to listen to carefully prepared papers or ad- dresses and for discussion of the subjects brought before them. In addition to the meetings of the sec- tions there will be held great mass meet- ings of all interested in horticulture to listen to the ablest speakers obtainable. All meetings of this and other congresses will be held in the permanent Memorial Art Palace on the Lake Front of Chicago. The Society of American Florists, the American Seed Trade Association and the American Pomological Societj' will hold their annual meetings during the same month. The organization devised by the World's Congress Auxiliarj' to carry out the plan is the following: 1. A local committee of arrangements composed of a few men familiar with general horticulture and located so as to be able conveniently to meet in Chicago as often as may be necessary. The work of this committee is to arrange for the division of the congress into proper sec- tions; to provide halls for their meetings and also to select subjects for discussion and arrange for suitable men to present them, and in general to carry out the suggestions of horticulturists so as to make the congress as practically useful as possible. 2. An advisory council consisting of the prominent horticulturists of the world, who are expected without any meeting or formal consultation among themselves, and without any special invi- tation, to individually offer to the com- mittee of arrangements such suggestions concerning the congress, the topics to be discussed and the men best fitted to present them, as they think would aid in making the congress what it ought to be. 3. Committees of co-operation ap- pointed by the horticultural societies, such as the American Pomological Soci- ety, the Society of American Florists, the American Seed Trade Association, who shall advise with the committee of ar- rangements in relation to all the plans 6,8 The American Florist. Jan. 26^ for the meetings of the particular section to which they belong. Several societies have already appointed such committees of co-operation to act with the committee of arrangements, and so many prominent horticulturists, both of this country and in Europe, have ex- pressed a deep interest in the plan, that a great congress of horticulturists is an assured fact, and we ask all interested to do what they can by way of suggestion to the committee of arrangements, or otherwise, to make the congress amarked success. All are also earnestly requested to so arrange their visit to the World's Columbian Exposition as to be with us at the time above stated, beginning on the 16th of August, 1893. The attendance and participation of professors in the higher institutions of learning, directors of botanical gardens, editors and authors of appropriate publi- cations Snd governmental ofHcers inter- ested in the work of the congress, are cordially invited. It is expected that as the work prog- resses other announcements will follow this preliminary one and that our ad- visory council will be largely increased. Address any suggestions that you think would aid us to the undersiened chairman. J. C. Vaughan, Chairman. E. G. Hill, Secretary, j. M. Samuels, John Thorpe, S. M. Emery, W. W. Tracy, Prof. Wm. Trelease. Committee of the World's Congress Auxil- iary on a Horticultural Congress. Committee of Co-operation of the .Inier- ican Seed Trade Association: W. Atlee Burpee, Chairman, Albert Dickinson, Richard Frotscher, John Fottler, Jr., C. C. Morse, John A. Bruce. Committee of Co-operation of the Soci- ety of .American Florists: E. G. Hill, Chairman, W. F. Dreer, W. \<. Smith, W. A. Manda, E. Asmus, James Dean, Mrs. H. H. Berger, J. T. Temple, W. H. Chadwick. World's Congress Headijuarters, Chi- cago, 111., December, 18'J2. Unqualified Color. On page 540, in a communication of Mr. Kirhard Ferris' entitled "Unqualified Color," three questions are asked which I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability. 1. If pink and yellow are unqualified colors, where is the point to F. S. M's. illustration of a modified pink and yellow design, quoted from page 487? I answer the words "pink" and "yellow," as in common use, are absolutely unreliable and indefinite; and in employing this illustra- tion I placed myself in the position of a person using such color names, and looked at the design from his point of view. In spite of its modifications of color, he would be impressed with the idea that the design was yellow and pink, and he would describe it so. As we will suppose (for the sake of the argu- ment 1 that my design zvas perfectly har- monious, it is evident that his report would stamp my statement that yellow and pink are unfriendly, with the character of theory, and as "theory" it will be knocked square in the head! The point I wished to impress on the reader was the fact that combinations of modified colors are no safe guides for combinations of the same colors nure and simple. 2. What can that color be which is complementary to both pink and yellow? Mr. Ferris suggests greeny-purple or pur- ple-green. He is right. Sometimes these cglor tones are called "olive" (n tertiary color). But in this mediatory color-tone lies the secret which binds the two un- friendly colors together; and as an apol- ogy for not explaining the matter further, I would add that it is this necessary mediatory color which taxes all the inge- nuity of the artist to produce in proper tone. ] lerein lies the greatness of a color- ist, because in this direction he is always successful! 3. What does F. S. M. mean by pink — unqualified pink? I mean the pink pro- duced by the primary color red mixed with more or less white. Its strength or weakness does not alter its purity, but yellow or purple does. I wish that I could show Mr. Ferris or the reader, the charming aniline pink color, which I have in my powder-paintbox. It would exactly answer the question put. We agree with Mr. Ferris that there is an infinite num- ber of modified pinks, running to extreme salmon on the one hand, and to extreme magenta on the other; but pink in the abstract, without anj' adjectives except pure, and pale, and deep, exists as a mat- ter of fact unalloyed by yellow, blue, or any other color. This color, whatever it mav be, needs to be definitely settled in our minds, or else "the scores of pinks" (which as Mr. Ferris truly says exist in every shade and tint) will be entered in the florists' catalogues as much under the name of plain "pink" as they will under names at once definite and correct. I have before expressed in these pages the opinion that considerable variety of color may be found among flowers of a certain name; but the "Hallock" chrysan- themum, though variable, has approached very closely the pure pink, which was in my mind's eye. In my note book oncolor, it is entered as"almostexactly pink under artificial light." Viviand-Moreland Violet Rose are entered as "varyingin strengths of modified and somewhat pure jiink," and Violet Rose "varying too much for reliable description." Further on isa note — "keep all these away from pure or strong yellows and orange." Certainly this especial flower served my purpose in citing it as an unfriendly neighbor for the "Lincoln." But to return to my original statement about the want of harmony in yellow and pink. I think the harmonious tones of color which we are wont to ad- mire in nature, are distinctively delicate and subtile. The rosy cheek and golden hair of the blonde maiden are not blunt jink and yellow. The very color-terms are poetical and unscientific, but they truth- fullj- and adequately describe the delicacy of nature's complex color-tones. If the florist dealt more in complexions, sunset skies, wild roses, pink coral and yellow gold, I might venture to say something less severe about connecting yellow with pink, but so long as in his flowers he jiosscsses what I believe to be the stnmi^- est (i'tor factors in tlic Tcortd, ']\jst so long will it be wise for me to caution him against crude combinations of color. Just a few words now about color as the artist uses it. In the first place, under forty years of age I think we artists arc unable to acquire a full knowledge ofcolor but we use it with more or less success in proportion to the way we avoid combi- nations which are commonplace and crude. The French have a liking for pale blue and pink; we leave them to exercise their taste in ribbons and millinery. Early Italian artists showed very little knowledge ofcolor beyond the primary, red, blue, and yellow; artists of the nine- teenth century have no excuse for so limited a palette. We may paint figures in dresses of commonplace color if we choose; we may c.\l:li. .-.1 IJ FcOiTiil SI SITUATION \V commercial I'l: well versed In all i As ■UITUATION WANTKD I'.i :i iikoi 1 1 years Old. sin- O Kle, ■:* yc!nscx|..Tienic. a ciioiicLcial or private irs old. ! like charge of a .smaller esUili- , 142 Bank St.. Batavia. N. Y. SITUATION WANTED— As florist and propajrator. Krowlnt? roses. carnatlonH. palms, ferns, bulbs, orchids and other soft plants; stnele. age 32; 17 years evperlence. Address ChAULES U.\niiki.. i»7 Tilth St.. rarkalilc. rlilcaKo, SITUATION WANTED-By i i torenu.u on private orcoui W^ w AN'nOD In Montana, florist and gardener; sUiIe i-\|nTlcnre and wages cvpccfed with boaril. vss .\lii\TA.\A. care American Florist. Chicago. WANTED-lloolccI cultlngs of American Beauty. The Bride. Itn.l.sinald. I'erlc. Meteor and Iloste, also Marie Louls.^ Vi..lc-l. A.l.lrcss \ ,M,I,K\. care American Florist. WAXTFIl Nrtctiililr t.-»r.lcTicr liy .Mari'li Isl. .in gerill.'iiiini s olrv pho-e, silicic man. one win. lilor.Miflily mnl.'istiin.ls fniwlng all khnls ..I vcgcln- bles; situation i.cnuanenl; state wages c.vpccli-.l anil give reference. Address (J.MlDKNUll. 1'. O. BoxlWl. Philadelphia. I'Ji . WANTED F..r my tl.. lists business, a sl,.aily. .■,,n|. work, who 1-1111 nil. I will k.. Iilins..|| pni.il.-nll, li..|p- ful. Wages will I..- pill. 1 P. III.- lull villi s.-ivl.-.-s i-enilered and |.laie i.ciiniin.-iit I., the riglil iniiii. Mill.- qualltlcatlons carefully witli loruier cviieilein-e, wiiges required, etc. .1. Kl.l.KT.«o.\. Floral Nurseries. Aiil.iirn N V. Foil SALE— At a bargain and w,. v-no? it-, luo. « *.«." business In a flourishing city near St. Paul. l»r colleges, no opposltb W1I,T. AISTIX, Bo.v 810, Geneseo. 111. shop and tank with sprinkling aim. liiii.-nts. well and cistern. 60 hotbed sash wltl. in.m.s , v,-i>thlngneariy new; on Chicago avenue jii- 1 . ■. -> nn-l -ii.-ltered by the timber belt In which Oak Park a .nh-w.jod are situ- ated. 7 miles from the business center of Chicago. Si.-ain lilt. I sir.-et cars pass witiiln four blocks; paved stn-i-ls ii.-iuh nil the wav. Price »12,.">00. Terms to suit. 1 ir n ill s.ii luo feet street front by 200 feet deep. ■,iMMKI s.jiiui.- l.'.-t with above Improvements for $*"..0O0. Shade Trees in sizes ranging from 1>^ inches to 4 inches in diameter. Name quantities, varieties, sizes (diameter) and prices. J. W. EIvLIOXT, Ten greenhouses, about 15,000 square feet of glass, with two acres of laud, and stock for sale very cheap. The houses are iu good condition, situ- ated in one of New England's best localities, with a large and extra good home market; heated by a first-class steam plant, cost $1200, pots and imple- ments. This is a fine opportunity for one wishing to buy an Established Business, as the property is in good condition, ready for the coming season, and will be sold, as the present owner has other interests to look after. For further particulars apply to No. 5 Elm Street. Springfield, Mass. New Pink Carnation "bertha stahl." In color hctweiii Wll.liT and Tidal Wave, an liii- iiiense i.l...iiner. iiiid all on long stems. READY JANUARY 15, 1893. r.-r.l../.. .«1: per ilJII.*!;; per IIIOO. 9*0. CHESTER PRIDE (original slock. W. F. DREER. LIZZIE McGOWAN. SEAWAN. PORTIA, HINZES WHITE, MRS. FISHER, GRACE WILDER, aud others, now ready. Terms c.ish with order. Prices reasonable ant satisfaction pni.qr.Tiiteed. W. L. EDWARDS. Norwood. Del. Co.. Pa MAMMOTH BEST SORTS, CLEAN, HEALTHY, VERBENAS FOK MAlit'll DELIVERY: IMaiitH K!,.'iO per 100; S2O.00 per 1000 Kooted riittiiicT!!. .$1 ou per 11^. JS.OO per lUio Pc-Iarcoiilum Fred TKirner $11.00 per 100 Fine stock II. P . Ten and Forcing i!osi-s. JOSEPH HEINIi. Jacksonville, Illinois. MUSHROOM Growers are not saying much; but they wear a satisfied Miiile that is eloquent. "A crop II five weeks, and a do"ar a pound." We keep the js^enuine Eng- lish Milltrack Spawn, always fresh, and un- surpassed in quality. 50 lbs. too lbs. $=^.00. ^8.00. _ Special prices on large quanti- ties. Our pamphlet on growing free to all. John Gardiner & Co., phiL/\di;lphi.a. I'.a, Menlliin American Florist. ZIRNGIEBEL'S NEW AND IMPROVED STRAINS OF >(ST£/?S— Parisian, extra Early Dwarf forcing, will bloom by Easter. Zirugiebel's Extra Market for general crop. Both stratus iu white or colors. STOCK'S— Early Dwarf White and Dwarf Yellow. M/G/VOA/HTTE-New Golden, selected seed. NEW PERPETUAL SCOTCH PINKS and our well-known strains of GIANT MARKET AND FANCY PANSIES. .Any of the above in tiade pack.-iges at $1.00 each. DENYS ZIRKGIEBEL, .Mention American Florist. Gladiolus — Bulbs. Selected Stock, 1st Size, $10 per 1000 'I'his is ..1 superior .|ii.ility, Consistingr of a large nxiniber of named varieties and seed- lings, ..n.l miM.l t..eAVTr>M OHIO. Mention Amertcnn Florist. Roses of Rare Excellence; strong l and 2-yr , outdoor grown, budded and own roots. Leading Nurserymen call them "best ever ieen." Shall we express sample? 1001000 Ciiinbing, 2-yr., 3 to 5 ft., own roots JS $70 l-yr., 2to3ft., own roots. . . 7 60 Hyb. P., 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or own roots 9 85 l-3;r., ijk to2ft., " " " 8 75 Mad. Plantier, 2-yr., 2 to 4 ft., own roots . . 8 70 1-yr, 1}4 to2ft., owuroots . 7 60 Moss, 2-vr., 2 to 4 ft., budded or owu roots. . 9 85 " 1-yr., 114 to 2 ft., budded or own roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, fine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals. Every- thing ! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. HURRAH ! FLOWERING SMILAX *3 per doz., *15 per 100, 500 ready to cut. Cash witb Order. Telegraph Rhodes Sta.. 111. AMLING BROS., MAYWOOD, - - ILLINOIS. 63 The American Florist. Jan 26, Cypripedium Chamberlainianum. Considerable interest was aroused in orchid circles by the introduction of this undoubted novelty in ladies' slippers and various were the opinions held anent its value. Time has in some measure resolved the problem, and there can be no two opinions as to its claim on public taste. Since its first appearance in public in April, 1892, before the orchid committee of the Royal Horticultural Society in London, when a plant in bloom was ex- hibited by the introducers, Messrs. San- der & Co., and awarded a first-class cer- tificate, many opportunities of judging its merits have occurred, and although there is often a weakness in the petals, which frequently twist in an irregular manner, and the dorsal sepal is not al- ways so glowing as jthe original descrip- tion led us to hope, yet these features are almost obliterated by the unvarying beauty of its shell like pouch. This is de- cidedly beautiful; it is of perfect form, densely spotted with crimson purple on a rose ground; the margin of the pouch is frequently tinted with canary yellow. Among the scores of plants that I have seen a really poor one could not be pointed out. .\s I said before, time has in some measure resolved the question of its merits, yet so far only a two flowered inflorescence has been seen. This will in all probability be remedied when time has been allowed the plants for a thor- ough adaptation to their changed sur- roundings. On the old dried spikes exhib- ited when the plants were offered at auc- tion in London as many as 20 to 30 flower bracts were seen, but I am inclined to think that it will prove itself to be like C. Sedeni in its habit of flowering and that no great number of flowers will be expanded at one time. One most desira- ble quality it has, and that is it is an al- most perpetual bloomer; anyone having a dozen plants or even less will always have a flower to show. It is also a most vigorous growing plant; newly imported plants root with the utmost Ireedora and soon form broad healthy leaves. These two qualities — free growth and a succes- sion of bloom — .should make it an eagerly sought for aid to the hybridist and its value in this respect is much enhanced by its decidedly distinct formation. There is very little doubt, however, that these iacts have not been lost sight of by many who delight in the interesting occupation of orchid production, and many are the quaint and beautiful results that may reasonably be expected from the inter- crossing of so striking a novelty, and the (juestion is— who will be first? D. The Western Garden is the title of a new monthly, designed to meet the needs of western amateurs. It is published by H. H. Given at South Denver, Col., and is a neat and attractive little paper. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Iietters, Doves, or any other thinj; in the Florists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Iieading Manufacturers of 'Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and hnporters of Plorists' Supplies. Catal<>K;iii- (III ii|ip)i<-:if ion ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., IIj N. 4th Street. PH LUDELPHIA. PA. T. J. CORBREY & CO., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill shipping orders with the best flowers in the Chicago market. Orchids in five, ten, fifteen and twenty dollar boxes. Give us a trial when you want anything in the Cut Flower line. (■ to H feet long, 50 lenis each. UUI OininUOi 10 to 15 feet long, »1.00 earh. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. OU5« JSE»E;dA.i:,TY. For Florists, Plain and Fancy; also a full line of FLORISTS' * SUPPLIES, At Wholesale only. Send for List. August Rolker & Sons P. 0. Station E. 136 & 138 W. 24tli Street. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, so :9I. ■^■fkr%. Street, FHILASELFHIA, FA. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send tor ^ntnlTiir ^^ WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Liiruoat anil tliu'st nt.M'k In the I'lillfil Slutis. WrIU' fur prlwa 1<> s. J. i^xy»»mi^z^, 103 Van Winkle St , Jersey City. N. J. ROOTED CUTTINGS. CARNATIONS, COLEUS. CHRYSANTHEMUMS ■ uul l.iisall.imous lH■l,li„^; plants ciRap 1. .11 ash. Send for Price List. J. J. CONNEI.LY, Bryn Mawr. Fa. HARDY GUT FERNS? Oh Yes, over 5,000,000. 1 can supply you the year round with Al goods. Also new Bouquet Green, Laurel festooning, etc. H. E. HARTFORD, 18 Cliapman Place, BOSTON, MASS. (Successor to ELLISON & KlIEHN), ■»^ WHOLESALE ^S«- 1122 FIITE STK-EET, tSI:. L.'OVi.ls, Ado. A complete line of Wire Dealgnu. WM. ELLISON, (Late of ELLISON & KUEBN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. 1402 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS. MO. H. L SUNDERBRUCH, WHOLESALE ELORIST 4TH &. Walnut streets, Cin.oij:xJ:it>.tl, O* DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Wasliington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BIILH8, FLORISTS' SUrPLIES, LONU'S FLORISTS' l'HOTO(;R AI'HS. Lists, Terms, 4c. on application. FIHE CUTTIBIGS Asparagus Plumosa JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, PHILADELFHIA, PA. i8g3. The American Florist. 633 E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) FuU line of FLORISTS' SOPPLIES. Kennlcou Bros. Go. WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph Street, ■WIK.E -WOIiK: -A. SFBCI-A-IjT'H". A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, TI6 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 V. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO. Incorporuted. AVIIOr.ESALK GKOWEKS OF GUT FLOWERS Of ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLOKISTS' SUPPLIES. CIIAS AV. McKELL.VK, Mgr. In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. iM. or^sojv, ^ JMrt FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T.J. CORBREY&CO. Wholesa'e and Commission FLORISTS, 43 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. In CliicaKO Cut Flower Ex'chnnj^o. . . . WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Floiisl SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REVIOV :D TO REAR OF 42 S. 16 h ST . I»li.ilacaoli>lila, I»a. SMITH, The Florist, GKOWER OF Fine Roses%otiier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street, UINMEAPOUS. MINN. ©yRoPe.00@ 4.00 Valley 4.00® 5.00 Daffodils 6.00 ips 4.00® li.OO I'n 1.60 Harrisii ia.OO®15.00 Adiantum 1.00® 1.5 Asparagus 75.00 Smilax 18.00@20.0 Chicago. Jan. 24. Roses, Perle, Nlphetos. Gontler 4.00® 5.00 Mermet, La France, Bride (i.OO® 8.00 Albany, Wootton, Bennett 6.00® 8.00 Beauty 20.00®25.00 Carnations, short 1.00® 1.. 60 white, long., ] ..'lOcs 2..^30 colored 2.00(5 3.00 fancy 3.00(« 4.0U Romans Valley 3.00® 4.00 Tulips 3.00® 0.00 Narcissus .. 3.10® 4.00 Freesia 3.00® 5.00 Dafl'odils 0.00 Dutch hyacinths f..00®10.00 Violets 1.00® 2. UO Callas. Harrisii 12.00618.00 Rlarguerites 76® 1.00 Heliotrope 1-00 Alyssum .40 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART. Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^WHOLESALE.! 67 Bromfield Street, BOSXOnT, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co„ Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, / Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Music Hall. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Carna lions alwaysonhand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPBINO flND FfiLL WELCH BROS, Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, NearTremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESAI.I: DEALERS IX AND SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shlpp»d to all Points. Price list on application HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. !S PURDV, ■ 112 W.40th St FRANK D. HCJSTER. JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST. 117 W. 30th ST.. NEW YORK. riie Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th Street, NEW YORK: CITV. Establislied 1879 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HABT. WiioiesaleiGommission Florist 113 WEST 30th street. The finest Koses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 79th Street NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shipping to aU parts of the country. Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROADWAY. .... jvEj'w ttoi^k:. OUT SJVIIIvAS^. From Nov. 1st to May Ist our price for Smila.t will be 20 cents per string. Quality first-class. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0. When writing to any cf the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 634 The American F lorist. Jan. 26^ JRe 3®®4 ^^°^<\^ AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIA TION. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, president; A L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, Au.k'ust 1S93. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. Me^gatt, chairman membership committee, Wethersfield, Conn. American Seed Trade Association. The executive committee of the Ameri- can Seed Tiade Association convened at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, New York City, on Tuesday, January 17. There were present President J. C. Vaughan, Secre- tary A. I,. Don, E. B. Clark, Wm. Meg- gatt, S. I\ Wdlard, Kobt. George and R. S. Kobbins. The annual convention will take place at Chicago and the date was fixed for Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day, August 14, 15, 16, the closing day being the date of the opening of the World's Auxiliary Congress. A full program of papers to be read and matters to be discussed was outlined and the question of papers for the seedsmen's division of the Congress (of which Mr. Burpee is chairmin) was taken up and referred back to the committee with in- structions for immediate action. Copies of the circular sent out in relation to the World's Auxiliary Congress may be ob- tained by applying to Mr. J. C. Vaughan. There were present in the city besides the members of the committee, Messrs. Rogers Bros.,T. V. Maxon,W. A.Burpee, W. B. Hayt and Burt Eddy. The I'IRM of Joseph Breck & Sons has been incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, cap- ital $125,000. Directors: Charles H. B. Breck, president; Charles H. Breck, treas- urer; Joseph F. Breck, secretary; Edward O. Hatch, general manager; Archibald Smith, manager seed department. This corporation succeeds to the assets and good will of the former firms of C. H. Thompson & Co., established in 1853; Parker & Wood, established in 18-i5; Joseph Breck & Sons, established in 1822. They have remodeled and enlarged their stores, and have secured the services of their most experienced and efficient em- ployes. At the riccent meeting of the Seeds- men's League the proposition to increase the membership list bej'ond the original nine did not meet with favor, mainly, it is said, because of opposition to some of the names suggested as new members. Some of the original members are reported to have dropped out. The new catalogues arc mostly out. They do not show much reduction in expense. Orders so far are fair, though it is believed that the cold weather has sonic effect on them. The prevailing imprcssionistliatagood trade will be had. FiKST CLASS tuberose bulbs are getting scarce. Very few are now remaining in growers' hands and prices are sure to ad- vance. Large cable orders from Europe have braced up the market, while several lots have been frozen. Sweet peas are getting very scarce, while nearly every advertiser seems to be pushing them by special offers. Wm. Micgoatt claims that bis stock of onion seed is now less than at the same time last year. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. New Combination Box Seeds, IN THREE SIZES, A, B, C. The above illustration is a correct representation ul Our New Combination Box. It is elegantly finished and lithographed and will make a handsome counter ornament. Our principal object in offering this box is to fill a long-felt want among dealers, whose trade does not warrant them laying in a line of Built Saeds. The assortments are made up by us and not subject to change. They are, however, so arranged as to suit the re- quirements of trade in any section of the country, our long experience in the seed business qualifying us well to please you, and serve you satisfactorily. As below, we give you a summary of what these boxes in the different sizes contain, together with retail and wholesale prices. If desirous of knowing assortment, write to us, stating the size of box you want, and we will mail you special circular, giving lull particulars: SUMMARY OF "COMBINATION BOX A." Retail. .SOO Flat Papers Vegetable Seeds ... (.1. 5c. $1.5 00 7.5 Flat Papers Flower Seeds (11. ,5c. :) 7.5 :* Flat Papers Flower Seeds (./i 10c. 3 00 2.5 Square Packages ( .5c. $:« 00 150 Flat Papers Flower Seeds (.1 5c. 7 60 48 Flat Papers Flower Seeds w 10c. 4 gO .'to Square Packages m 1.5c. 12 00 12 Square Packages C" 25c. 3 00 WHOLESALE PRICE OF "COMBINATION BOX C." $23. S(i2 :t0 • ROSES FOR SUMMER USE. • 'd roses ug. lunltliy plants IV Cll puts vhich We Have .1 hue stock ol tile loUowlug nauicil re we ..Her for delivery in Marcli. April and May: Cusin, Perle. Hoste, Sunset, La France, Niphetos. Pierre Gulllot. Souv. d'un Ami and Malmaison at $5.00 per 100. Albany and Meteor at $6.00 per 100. will al-.. have a large stock ol ..llier sorts, such as Brides. American Beauty. Mermets. Wootlons. Etc. l"r Liter pl.iutiug. Prices given on :ii>plicali(.ii. ~ ■ e for our Wholesale ami Kel:iil Cala- hea all 1 |o Seeds 1,1 1-Mo nkt.; *4.00 per ouiuo. WM. THICKER, Dongan Hills. S. I., N. Y. GMysMTHElDMS. ItOOTKIJ CITTINCiS. l.lncdin. Ailii Spuiil.lliii;, liniuliiiitlo?i, I,. lioWiiiiiT, Kohiilllon unci '.'UdtiKM-K".).! iiiiiik,'! whIm. m.'M per UK); JesBica iin<] Ivory, K.:'iO iht imi, IWiuiy fur ilcUvery January 15tll. Address J Q BURROW, FI.SHKILL. W. V. B0OT1B CUTTINGS VorlieniiM. SavarietlL'a IHT lUO, ? .110 . to varlotloB . tlCH itles I. I,. I'IM.SItllKV. .Mil BULBS AND TUBERS. Tubcrons Rooted IJcgonias, Fancy Leaved ^ Caladiuins, Crassifolia Glo.xinias, ^ Double, Sinj>;lc and Cactus Dahlias. We otler the following bulbs, largely grown by ourselves, e.xtra fine stocks and first-class in every way. Desirable and salable varieties to be offered in retail circulars and catalogues. I'tT (loz. Per 100 AMARYLLIS Formosissima Sl.OO S 7.00 Jolmsoni 4.00 30.00 Vitlata 2.f;0 20.00 JVr 110 Per lUJO BEGONIAS. Tuberous Rooted, Finest mixed Singles 6.00 50.00 Double . 1.50 12.00 " " " " Single, Scarlet, Crimson, Yellow, White, Orange and Pink 1.00 DAHLIAS Ponipouc, Show Cactus, and Single varieties in fifty finest named sorts, strong Rniuu,! nioN 1..50 DIELYTRASPECTABILIS. strong clumps 1.00 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA in the finest mixtnre, extra selected bulbs 1,50 First size 1.00 Second size 75 CALADIUMS. fancy leaved varieties in thirty distinct named sorts 2.00 IPOMEA PANDURATA 50 TIGRIDIAS Couchiflora . .' .50 Grandiflora ,50 Alba ..50 Orders booked now and reserved until weather moderates or shipiiieiit reqiK'Sted. HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. CARNATIONS ! study my WHOLESALE LIST of Rooted Cuttings . . . before ordering. . . . Bloomfield. Charles Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. 7.00 12.00 0.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 15.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. ruritan. Aurora, GoUUn Triumph, ilrace Darling, Daybreak, Pearl, White AVings, Lizzie McGowan, Louise Porsch, AV. F. Dreer, J. K. Freeman, and many other varieties; fine, healthy stock, readv January and after. HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES CHRYSANTHEMUMS. KOOTKl) (^IITTIN<;S. l,nrt:e icswirlment of new and old varieties In Koort heiiltliy stoek nt Imv figures, B^* Send tor price list. WOOD BROTHERS, "CHRYS-COLA" COLEUS, best Varieties, best Stock, now ready. SKM) I'OR rKKK LIST. FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS are ordered to Feb. I5tli, with the excep- tion of a few varieties. I am now booking orders for deUvery after above date. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. Tuberous Begonias. «;ood HlroiiK tiibi-rs. »(> per 100. Especially line brij;ht red, also white, yellow, pink. We also sell yoiMiK plants of above, ready in April, per 100, JliOO; Ml.\ed, $2.50, postpaid lor cash. BBAUEB & RICHTEB, . . MCCONNELSVILLE, O. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. RooteflGuuinQs. Carnations Hmze's White, A\rs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Frtd Creighton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, jit. 50 per 100; fio per 1000. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, $2 per 100; Ji5 per 1000. Coleus, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. Verschafi'eltii. Double Petunias in four finest varieties. Fuchsias, finest named varieties, $1 50 per 100. Heliotrope Jl.OO per 100. Ageratuni, Dwarf, White and Blue, |l.00 per 100. 500 .It KKX) mtes. Casli with oriler. 10 cents pel IIHI. xlr:i wlun sliippeil l.y mail. JAMES HOKAN, Florist, BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Meiitlciii ..^nierleiin I'lorM. ROOTED CUTTINGS of CARNATIONS By the Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time for intending buyers to supply themselves. I otTer them at moderate prices. Send foi Price List. Address JOSEPH RENARO, Unionville. Chester Co.. Pa. VIOLETS. MAKIK LOUISE RUNNERS Healthy Stock. Good Plants. ANDREW WASHBURN, Always mention the American Ro- rist when writing to advertisers. i8g3. The American Florist. ^11 NOW IS THE TIHE TO BUY Carnations! You want the BEST. We will give you the BEST ROOTED CUTTINGS to be had, if we get your order. A postal card, with your address, costs one cent, will bring our TRADE LIST, the neatest of the year, it tells you all about the newest and best varieties. It tells the truth, and it's the truth that tells. We also have COLEUS when you need them. You will cer- tainly want our new yellow coleus. ALEX. McBRIDE, .... ALPLAUS. N. Y. ~W. R. SHELMIRE, Gamation Grower AVONDALE, CHESTER CO., PA. Send for price list of Koolecl Cuttiiifjs. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS of all the leading varieties. Will be ready January l, 1S93. R. T. LOMBABD, Wayland, Mass. ROOTED CUTTINGS OF CARNATIONS All the leading varieties. Fine stock Buttercup. CHAS. T. STARR, Avondale, Chester Co., Pa. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. Send for Price List of all the leading varieties. P. 0 Box 226. KENNETT SQUARE. Chester Co.. Pa BOOTH OUTTIMQS c:::j=^r=?i^.A.TiCDi^^. Write for a catalogue and send list of wants for au estimate. J. J. SStyer, CONCORDVIUt-E, PA. ROOTED CARNATION CUTTINGS. NOAV READY. Of the best old and new varieties now in cultivation, in small or large quantities. Send for estimate of wants or price list. ISAAC LARKIN, Toughkenamon, Pa. ROOTED (UTTINGS. Price List ready January 10th. • • • • • Carnations and Geraniums ready now. Correspondence Solicited. Inspection Invited. L. B. 496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. THE NEW WHITE CARNATION GOV. RUSSELL Will be Distributed Feb. 15, 1893. Price of Rooted Cuttings: Per lOOO, |S0; 500 at lOOO rate; per lOO, $10; 25 or less, $2 per doz. ORDKKS Wri.I. ISE I'lLI.KD STKICTT.Y IN ROTATION B"OE. SALE B^" K. F. McCarthy & CO , 1 Music Hall Place, Boston, Mass. C. J. PENNOCK, Kennelt Square, Pa. and E. H. HUNT, 79 Lake Street, Chicago. SEE OUR PRICE LIST in special cai-natiou number of Jan. I'.lth, or address EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, Rooted Carnation Cuttings. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST NOW READY, Containing a full list of best new and old sorts, including the Prize takers at MADISON SQUARE and PHILADELPHIA. Address H. E. CHITTY, Faterson, N. J. ORDERS BOOKED NOW FOR MY SPECIALTIES FOR 1893. New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard to beat $1200 per 100 Old Rose. — Old rose pink Carnation. $1200 per 100 Nellie Bowden. — Pure bright yellow Canna $60.00 per 100 READY IN FEBRUARY. (Jtlier varieties of Carnations, both old and new. JOHJV IMoOO'WA.lV, Orcmge, JV. J. GRACE BATTLES and over *iO other varieties of CARNATIONS ofl'ered the AVholesale Trade. My list embraces the best Standard and New kinds. Including some of particular Interest to growers of seedllnEs. Correspondence and personal inspection solicited. C. J. PENNOCK, The Pines, Kennett Square, Chester Co , Pa. Always mention the American Flo- KisT when writtnH to advertisers. ORANGE BLOSSOM CARNATION. One of the leadinj^r new varieties, and an im- mense bloomer; received a Certificate of Merit in 1891; color Pink, Edged White. Rooted Cutting's, $3.00 per lOO ; $25.00 per 1000. MAY FLOWER, splendid variesfated, $2.50 per lOO. THE lENNINGS STRAIN OF PANSIES, trade packet, 2000 seeds, $1.00. Fine, stocky plants, small, 60c. per 100 by mail; $5.00 per 1000 by express. E. B. JENNINGS^ Lock Box 261. .SOUTHPORT, <:ONlV. CARNATIONS * AHEAD. You want the best in the market ! We have them, i6 Novelties of '93, and all the STANDARD VARIETIES ! Send for our complete Price List. G^JSOieo:)© HA.]V00CK:, «rancaL Haven, JMioli. 638 The American Florist. fan. 26.^ Toronto. At tlie regular meeting of the Garden- ers' and Florists' Assoeiation last weeU tlie attcn<^r> ERIC'S, Thirty minutes from London. Onr Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at206areenwloh Htreet, New York City. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND, INDIANA. The three leading Florist Flowers:^ CHRYSANTHEMUMS, CARNATIONS AND ROSES. ® ® v^ ^ ALL THE NEW AND SELECTED STANDARD VARIETIES. . . . My stock of all are .is line as can be produced ;it reasonable ratt's. Complete list of these will be mailed to all applicants in the trade. JOHN N. MAY. Summit. N. J. AZALEAS FOR EASTER. Wo carry In > ploiiwrt to hook, ■II lurnL-osslbk'condltk>ri for w nitlKT than lator nlicn it is not :li. luto I'i Inches in (IlHmi'ter. line. illamcter, 1R1.OO per doz.: JTO.OO per HENRY A. DREER, 714 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. 6 ROZY^ ANNAS. WE ARE HtflDQUflRTERS • • for all the Novelties, and in addition control EXCLUSIVELY several grand varieties which we now offer for the yirsi time. We will not be undersold on any of the list. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York: CHICAGO. 12 Barclay Street. P. 0 Box 688. IF YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A BOOM ! PUT IN THE SNOW 6REST DAISY rthe ; goi ; gloom, Stock oractically unlimited. All this DAISY needs is to be seen seen to be appreciated. It can BI.OW ITS OWN HOKN and make it heard the length and breadlh of the continent Its popularity is spreading like a wild fire, and will soon supersede everytliing of its kind. We pro- pose to put the price within the reach of all. and give you a big Woodbury dozen, is for a dollar; looforjs. Sample plant in bloom for 12 cents in stamps, post free if you wish. Try Gibson's beautiful, scented hybrid Pansy seed— a few ounces left. SOU seed liOc. ; lUXl, 60c. ; W oz. $1 ..'>0; \ oz. J2.60: oz. $4.00. Plants of same tlOc. per lUO; $.'.00 per lOIJO. Now crop mammoth Veriiona seed, splendid strain. In tine mLxturo. plenty of wliltes. Intense crimsons and purples with all the tnterraodiatc colors and tints, in packets of IIKKI seeds. 60c. ; i.(o/.. fl.lO; Mot. Si.uo. our sL'c'lllncs are up and jfrowing nicely. Will have plenty nf filiinls later. Try the DakotA Primrose; you will be charmed with ^hlte, scented blooms, 2 to 3 Inches across; ■.It. Ml' frill ■il Dill ..fill hlnilii iilli'iil.i ;ir.>o Wrcalh- iiiK, liisl (|iKiiilv, iiKdiuiii grade, al -IlKl per liundrcl yards. JOSEPH BANCROFT. Cedar Falls. Iowa THE GREAT ANTIPEST. For pHrtlculHrH, H«e next week. R. W. CARMAN, Genl Act.. 281 Amity Street, FL08UING, Queens Co., N. T. THE SMILAX KING! Where? WALDEN, Orange Co., N. Y. What? SMILAX 2.5c. a string: 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE TEAR AROUND. Aiul \\v pays llu' Exjn-oss. Uiz. 2 Year Choice Assortment Si. 00 1 ■• •• •• 2.00 H. P. Hoses. Ciiolce named kinds — L.'iO Monthly " ■■ ' " — 1.2i> l>alsy 8nowt1ake. stninn plants ."iO Dahlias, Held grown, choice named. . 1.2:> 10.00 s.oo :i.ui UI.«>OMINGTON. IIA.. FOR SALE. 5 000 STKONG YOUNG ADIANTUM CUNEATUM I-roiii 'J'-iuch standard p<.ls, at SrJ.tW per 100. or 8100 00 per 1000. Address GEO. E. BENNETT, I". 0 lliiv ,-. ri..VTI5l SH, N. Y. I'uEASE mention the Amkrican Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. 1893. The American Florist. 639 DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT ! That the Earth is like the Moon and has only one man in it, WE ARE "in it." U you don't believe it, just read what others say about us. Our Begonias took First-Class Certificate of Merit at the meeting of the S. A. F. in Toronto (the only time they were ever exhibited). Our Seedlings are Fine, Finer, Finest. You can have your choice pot or lield grown tubers. Lose no time in placing your order wi h us as our stock is going fast. ONLY 30,000 LEFT. All grown from seed carefully hybridized by ourselves. MEECH'S FINEST BEGONIAS. Mixed, extra ..- ^^SS Mixed, small tubers . -1 00 Separate colors, rose, piuk, yellow, white, flesh, salmou and crimson 7 00 Very choicest, in 12 distinct vars., $2.60 a doz. Mixed, extra 12 00 Mixed, small tubers S 00 Separate colors, rose and pink 12 00 Separate colors, white, salmon, flesh, scarlet and crimson . . . ... . . 15 00 Choicest select, in 12 distinct vars., $3.50 a doz. Try some small Tubers: make as flue plants as larger ones. F. J. MEECH & SON, CHARLEVOIX, MICH. San Fuancisco, Cal. Messrs. F. J. Meech & Son. Charlevoix, Mich.. GENTLEMEN":— ■■Your Begonias were new here to a great extent, and I saw none lo beat them: not even at the Golden Gate Park Conservatories, although they had thousands." MTSS MURIEL WARD. Floral Artist. AT-TOONA. PA.. March 23. ■*.t2. Gentlejien:— "The tubers and seed of BeKonias I bought from you done very well indeed. Not onk tuber failed; and of the three or four pbts. of seed, I uot 1,400 plants." Respectfully, A. E. WOHLERT, Gardener to P. R. R. Co. iNVERiviP, Feb'y 22, "'.13. F. J. Meech & Son. Gextlewen:— "1 have not much taith in European named varieties. Nine of the ten bulbs grew well and made tine large plants, but none could in any way compare with seedlings raised from seed you sent me in '90: or even with some of the seedlings of '91 (1 took the First-Class Certificate of Merit from the American Florists Society on these). The seedlines were very tine and quite made up to me for the disappointment In the named varieties. The seed I got from you three " weeks ago came Op very well." Respectfully yours. FRED MITCHELL. NEWPORT. Kv. Messrs. F. J. Meech & Son. Gentlemen:— "The Tuberous Begonia seed bought of you last year were very quick in germinating. They came up fine and healthy. 1 had so many that I only repotted about two-thirds of them, every one so treated bloomed. There was not a poor one in the lot." MRS. H. H. CUMMINGS. * Pawtucket, R. I. F. J. Meech & Son. Charlevoix, Mich., GENTLEMEN :- "On receipt of all the seeds, two pkts. from you. four pkts. from English growers, two pkts. from German growers. I sowed them in shallow boxes in the same kind of loam and on the same day. Now for the result: From the German and English seed I did not get one plant. Yours came up very thick, too thick to handle. On discovering my loss (with the foreign seed) 1 wrote to a western firm for two pkts. seed. The seed came accompanied by a letter apolo- gizing for the small quantity of the seed as it was from the best Enghsh grower, and therefore expensive. From these 1 raised 45 or 50 plants (rather expenslvej . Now about the bloom. Yours came into bloom first, and I will say thev were fine, just as good if not better than the few plants raised from the expensive seed. ' Vours very truly, GEO- A. SAUNDERS. Mention American Florist. IHei cnrysantlieiiiiiiiis. 40 VARIETIES INTRODUCED IN 1892. Twelve Plants for One Dollar. Now ready for delivery. Send for Catalo^ie. M. B. LITTLE, Glen3 Palls, N. Y. Mention American Florist. Ceiitauvea Caiididissima* 1000 seeds, 50c.; oz., $2.00. Gvmnocarpa, 1000 seeds , 30c. ; oz. 5Uc. Carnation Marj;:uerite, mixed, trade pkt., 50c.; '4 o/... ?1.50. Fine tor pot culture. ('anna. New Dwarf I'reneh. mixed, o/., fiOc; Mad. ( 'ri)zv, oz.. 75c. Sow now to bloom in sKring. Chr.vsanthemun\, Prize strain, hand hybridized. trade packet, .50 c MAMMOTH VERBENA SEED ^ New Crop Now Ready. Choicest Mixed Varieties in the Brightest Colors, per Trade packet, 50 cents; i/ ouuce.Sl.OO; per ounce JS.OO This strain is being continually improved in selecting only the largest flowers and brightest colors. Seedling plants have taken the place of cuttings, being more vigorous and free of disease. Begonia, Prize strain, single varieties, trade pkt.. 7.5c.; double varieties, trade packet, SI .00. Gloxiitia, Choicest mixed, Crassifolia varieties. trade packet, 76c.; spotted and tigered, trade Musa Euse'te, just harvested. 100 seeds. SLiiU. Fansy. Dreer's Boyal Exhibition, )^ oz., $1,110.; oz., S6.00. To color, oz.. $1.00. Petunia, Dreer's Double tYinged, mixed, 1000 seeds. $1.50; 30 years carefxxl hybridizing. Dreer's Single ■ Kubra, each, lUO Large Flowering, trade packet, 6Uc. ; J.^ oz., $2.50. Sinilax, oz., 60o.; lb., $7.00. BS'"Quarterly Trade List of Seeds and Plants ready earlj in January. Preliminary List of Flower Seeds will be mailed to any one In the trade on application. 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE CHOICEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. Fine pot plants. $2.50 per 100; $20 00 per 1000 Rooted Cuttings, $1 00 per 100; $8 00 per 1000. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for circular. . . . Our sales reached nearly 350,000 last year, and we can assure our customers that our plants are fully equal, and assortment of varieties surpass those of last year. J. iv. i>ir^i:«oiv, :Bioojaa.tlLl.ll 1^\3 . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOVIN, N.J. SPECIAL BARGAIN IW Japaneselulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC, Send for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FKANCISOO, C I.. Mention American Florist. ^!?7y^tVjtr>/7^°^ 1st quality can ever YC€)U^££^ hP ,pnt hv mail. May- hap you know it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or 6 ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence— everything! You actually pay less than for the puny stuff. 1,000 acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. Mention American Florist. NOVELTY FOR 1893! vari6Qai)6(i hod. (KOEMEK'S.) Most ornamental and fast growing Climber. De- scriptive iist, as well as of other EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS free on application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower, QUEDLINBURG, GERMANY VERBENA SEED. Maiunioth Flowering-. Kxtra. This grand strain of Mammoth Verbenas has given perfect satisfaction to my many customers in the trade, and is justly claimed to be the finest in cultiva- tion. Florets measure an inch in diameter. In im- mense umbels; of the finest colors. Liberal trade pkt. 25 cents; 3 pkts. 60 cents; 6 pkts. $1.00. JOHN F. KUFP, Shiremanstown, Fa. 640 The American Florist. Jan. 26 Upright Steam Boiler. Subscriber (page 570, issue of January 12) can use an upright steam boiler. I am at present using one myself and have set up and connected two upright steam boilers for other parties in the trade; for one I used the overhead piping system "without i)it," thcother "in pit." Piping under benches, using 2-inch pipe on down hill plan, and making vents with 'Vt pipe at highest points on flow pipes near boiler. These were brought into a pos - tion to discharge directly into the feed tub. The feed should be connected to return near the boiler or run independ- ently to the bottom of the boiler. I). Wmter-Blooming Allamanda. I have an Allamanda grandiflora in the warmest part of my glass house, which bloomed all of last summer. Since No vcmber 1 I watered the plant with very warm water regularly and to-day the plant is full of blooms and buds, and I think will continue to bloom all winter. Plant looks very healthy and grows vig- orously; it is planted on a raised bench in ordinary soil. I never saw anj' of this class of plants blooming like this one. .\nniston, Ala. P; J. Ulbriciit. [This variety is known as a remarkably free bloomer at all times.] J Black Fly. We should like to have the following <|ucstions answered through your col- umns: We would like to know what will destroy the little black fly which causes white worms in the soil; also what will kill the worms. Have used lime water faithfully with no success, and tobacco smoke doesn't kill the fly. Rkader. Magnolias. IN VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. ALL 81ZES FOB HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Semi for wlinlonule price list of all kinds of hardy ornamental et^ck. SAMUEL C. MOON, BuokB County, MOBBISVIIiI.E, FA. Mention American Florist. Association "Flora" I50SK00I', HOLLAND. Now on hand in New York : «'LKMATIS, -A Ve:irs. per 10«), »;jO.OO II. r. KOSKS, lor loreiiiB. " !).0(> In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Cen Jack. La Kiance, Mme. G. I.nizet, Mine. Planl ler, Magna Charta, Panl Neyron, P. C. de Ro han, Merville de I, yon, Perle des Blanches ITlrich Brunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho dodendrons, Spineas. etc We also have Palm'. Dracfcnas, Aranc.Hrias and Hay Trees at oni nurseries in Holland Catalogue on application P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave.. .II'.IISKV CITY. N. .1. CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS The best only. S.-.-.l of cillicr, 25 els. |ur iiackot. Clrcillal-s free. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. This Noblest of All Reeds, ''Arundo Donax," with its graceful tnipical fiili- age, is the liaidie.-l and ini)>.t . useful of the lianilioo-like A plants, and i.-; particularly ^JV /^~s:^ |f\ beautiful and elVectivc when 'I* V'^iT^T^Vi ^'""*''' '" "" isolated position ^^i^/v^ Y J on the lawn or on the margin Clumps, e or i-lreani. La.st (lilies ol' thi.s plant, with u.s, attained the Height of 1 8 Feet. $3.00 perdoz. 20.00 " 100. Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Mention American Fl )ri8t. Adiantum Capillus Veneris, The coming Fern for florists. For reasons why see Am. Florist, issue of September 1st, page 119. Splendid young stock, 2 and 2^2-incli pots, now in prime condition to ship. Price $8.00 per 100. NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA. This is one of the most useful ferns grown; it stands the sun perftctly, making it one of the most desirable plants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary jjrown plants in 5 inch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to 36 inches. We use plants grown in S-inch pots for decorative purposes and find that they will stand more handling and bll up much better than most of the palms used for tlWs purpose. Also desirable for cutting. Price, 3 in. pots, fj per 100; 4-in. pots Sio per !oo; 5-in. pots, S15 per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., n&y Oit:s^, AIlcli, GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. IND&STRUGTIBLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. ^^ THE PEIRCr& COLEMAN CO., \l (^11 \\. - DREER'S G A RpEN SEEDS ]*1anth KnlbR, and efiiilNllea. Theyareth6 iHt at the lo weHt prices. rUADK LIST luauedquar. terJr. mailed free to tta« trade only. HKNRIf A. DKEER, FhUndelphla P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USSY, Calvados, France, A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple, Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- zard Ohe'ry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens. For* est Trees. Ornamenial Shrubs. Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agent-i*. for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL 9t CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York. iBgs- The American Florist, 641 SEE WHAT THE FLORISTS SAY ABOUT THe "New DeDanure." Darien, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1892. J. D. CARMODY, /Jfari'K-.— The VentilatiugMacIuue has arrived and has been put iu position, and works fine. We like it the best of anything we have used or seen. Please send ns three or four more Order Sheets, for as fast as old houses are repaired or new ones built we want your "MEAT SAWS." Some new houses will be built here next year and we will see to it that you get the order for Ven- tilating Machines. They are a long way ahead ol the old style. Very truly yours, HARMON & BURR. A FEW MORE LEFT OF THE SAME SORT. Send for a Treatise on Ventilation and Descriptive Cntalogue. J. D. CARMODY, .... EVANSVILLC. IND. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTYFING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarlaad Co., HAKRISBURO. PA. BOXES^ BOXES. BOXES. Tliree-Piece Wood Mailing Box. The neatest and strongest box on the market. Send 15 cts. in stamps for sample nest and price list. lalso make Cut Flower and Express Boxes, Successor to SMITH & SMITH, Hardin County. KENTON, OHIO. SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS Bf USING Hamilton's Patent Sash Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 878 Freeport St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. PLANT BED CLOTH. CHKAP SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS on llot- becla, Cold Frames, etc. Tbcee grades. YOU GftN Used by Florists, Gardeners, etc.. Invaluable lor Tobacco Grow^ers. Frotects from frost. Promotes, hardy, vigorous growtb and keeps beds warm; will not shrink or mildew. For sale by the lead log Dry Goods houses. Seedsmen, Florists. et€. Well known and extensively used. For circulars and sam- ples apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 South Street. - - NEW YOBK. STOTT'S DOUBLE SPRAYER BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Manulacture THE BEST LETTERS IS THE MARKET. Sizes I;^in. and 2-in. 2.00 oer 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. P. McCarthy, I Addre.s 13 Green St.. Treas.&Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Addresi all correspondence to I Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENEK which we consider a decided success. Any customers having old siyie fasteners which they wish to exchange, can ao so without additional cost by writing us. These Letters ore handled by 500 letters, we furmsli a box made of wood « h as 18 represented In the cut. .^.cSriBiwrs ■ Marschuetv. & Co., 25 N. 4th St., Phila., Pa A. Kolker H sons, New York. F. E. McAllister, 33 Dey St., New York. A. B. Ferry * Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, New York. E. Bauflman, Philadelphia. Pa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Out. Agent for Canada. . ^,_ E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, IU. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., Milwaukee, Wis. ^^ , ^ _,^ „, H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati, O . , ,. ^^. T. W. Wood & Sous, 6th and Marshall Sts. Kichraond. Va. Jag. Vick's Sons. Rochester, N. Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1138 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo, nil the Wholesalers In Boston. THE sTANDARDYentiiatjng Machines Received best awards at BUFFALO, N. Y., BOSTON, MASS TORONTO, ONT Send for Catalogue and prices E. HIPPARD, Younastpwn. 0 HERE WE ARE FOR FLORISTS. Packed In bales PRICE: 200 lb. bale.. K! 60 W 8tC.C0. 600ib. l;.-ile... »5 00 CANE STAKES Fresh stock; per 1000 7 to 10 ft., $7 00 . . . SEEDSMEN, . . . 54 & 56 Dey St., NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, ETC 78 JOHN ST.. NEW YORK. WELLS & GOUTflN GO., L'td. Kills Mildew and Fungus Growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. Read Advertisement in Ne.xt Week's Issue. Mention the American Florist wlien writing to advertisers on this page. AGAIN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand, PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized Estimates given, and cost of freight guaran eed. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, from bottom gutter up IS my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. Mention Ameilciin Fl( CUTS!. Wood Engraving, ^, " Ziue Etching, 1 - Half=Tone, ^ Wax Engraving, Photo- Engravinng Designing. WLJ^ISIZ & CO., U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks, Designs, Opinions, Searches, &c., promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work strictly confidential. GEO. H. CHANDLEE, Atlantic BuUdlng, WASHINGTON D. Mention American Florist. 64; The American Florist. Jan 26 "Flowers and Poetry" and "Florists and Poets." Glancing over the carnation number the opening remarks by Mr. Paul Hull in his humorous speech ;it the World's Fair banquet of the Chicago Florist Club in '91 are called forcibly to mind, and as his speech was not reported at the time it may not be otit of place to make mention of it now. lie began as follows: "Gentlemen: One of my fondly cherished ideals has been crushed to earth; therefore blame me not if I am sad. Since I have been large enough to think for myself I have always associated flowers and poetry and florists and poets together in my mind, but. gentlemen, permit me to ob- serve that you are the rummest looking lot of poets I have ever seen gathered to- gether. Now, gentlemen, holding the opinions that I did regarding florists, when I heard that 'Uncle John' was com- ing to take chargeof the Bureau of posies and poesj' I naturally expected to see in his person the poet of Ihe poets, and, gen- tlemen, imagine my feelings when 'Uncle John' walked in with tho.se whiskeis on his wishbone!" Mr. Hull's further re- marks in this line were completely drowned out by the roars of laughter that greeted his several sallies, and for the moment he was kept busy dodging the biscuits and other missiles thrown at him by Mr. Thorpe. Now, I wish to submit the carnation number of the American Florist to Mr. Hull as evidence that his ideals were all right and that his change of base was premature. M. C. Patents Recently Granted. Hedge trimmer, J. L. Jackson, Colum- bus, Kans.; Mower and reaper cutting mechanism, ly. King, South Sioux City, Neb.; Shippine; and display box for seeds, S. R. Miller, Detroit, Mich. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. I'OTS. I'KICli LIST O Per lUOU Incli s:i.r I'er 100 :i« 8.50 Inch % 2.20 ■■ ».60 " .'i.OO •■ 7. SO '• 10.00 1 •• si.uu 11 " 15.00 r. " Ki.HO 13'- 20.CIJ Terms: rush, free on boiird niirs here. Aililress HILFINGER BROS., Potters, FORT EDWARD. N. Y. iFlorists.Nurserymen & Seedsmen < CEMsmL WIND ENGINE sCEM STEEL TOWER U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. RATAVIA. ILL.. U. S. A. Mention the American Flcjrist wlien writing to advertisers on this page. 6i Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried olT highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES: l(:iliil<>l|>li Ave 713. 715. 717 & 719 ^A^harton St., Philadelphia, Pa. id I iiii>ii M . .liTsc.v «il\. N. .1. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every user of Flower Pots should correspond with us b;fore purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we hare made great improvements in machinery and hare also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, Maiuifacturiiig the ELVER80N, SHERWOOD S BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write for nn llluslraled catalotnie ami price list of I'ots, Lawn Vases. Hanging Bnskets, Bud Pots. cto. aoo.es, FiTTSBUROfl CLfly MF'O CO.. New BricjUton, Pa. Standard Flower Pots D. C. SCHOFIELD & CO., - NEW BRIGHTON, PA. ■WH.1TE FOE. I^mCES. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE : 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. t»-SKNI) FOK I'KICK LIST AND II,MISTK.\TI<)XS. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices • HAIL LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK, HORSK IS STOI.KN. DO IT NOW. 'OHN G. ESL8R, Seo'y F. H. A., Saddle River, R. J. Mention American Klorlst. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the aJvertisers t)n tiiis page. i8g3- The American. Florist. 643 ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrouffht Iron Hot Water Boilers ™ "LOCKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. FRANK DAN BUSH, Att'y OFFICE. 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. OHIOA-OO. GUTTER MSTERmL, RIt)GE5, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estiniates. LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. . • • ' ' ll*ocl«;la^nci, O, FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial - Safe. STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. jMoilern Hot-Water Heating 9 These Boilers have a high reputation for StaiinchncBS, Durability and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Minimum Friction and MaximnmVelocityonlyobtainedbyVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. -Send for new 150-page book giving full particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, -with plans and tables for correct hot-water work. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., 26 Vine Street, GENEVA, N. Y. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 65 Erl« St., CHICAQO (front, aides and baok). Write for Information. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for It, to HORACE McFARLAND. Harriiburg, Pi. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, Ml A -r CD ROSE HOUSE' WAT E R NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplished by using the Improved RIDER HOT-.A.IH. OR ■ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalogue with full partic lars, sent on application. OE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 Cortlandt St.. New YORK, N.Y. Mention American Florist. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS fox- X1.0SE: :^OT7ss:s, oorrsxifi.'v.A.'X'oxi.xxis, :E:to., xito. Our Glass received the His'iest Award at the Boston ConTention of the S. A. B FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BENCH TILE • RBRFBCr DRAINAGE For testlmonialH, circulars, etc., address UPLAND GREENHOUSES. Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. r». "WIGHT, MADISON, NEW JERSEY GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn. N.Y, 1^' Send for Catalogue. GREEN-HOUSE HEATING. MYERS & CO. 1518 & 1520 S. 9th St.. j PHILADELPHIA. ;| Send for catalneiie and price ilat. 644 Tiri£ American Florist. Jan. 26^ Index to Advertisers. Abel C C A Co »•, GIO I AinllnKBros an Andorra NurserlcH tHU Bailer K A K-n BiiuiT'W I>evlue'8 Boiler Wks. 114:. I)e Lamater Iron Wk8.i'>4;: Dillon .11, i:;si Dreer HA r.:i.i c.:*; irw i~.f.\ ii40 Kokhardt Theo KMt KihriiriN \V I laO V Floral Co.iKl t!« 1- wo herland 'S^ oleman Co..tl4U Wi w KleldSB Uardlner J & Ci Gibson J C Gonzalez Jc Co. . Kandall AL.. Renarcl .Joseph. RImbauU Benj. I'lerson K It Co OS I'lllslmry I I. tail Plttsbiirg Clay Mfg Co.Wa ,!!!l6iil ,.. mi RobertsDli Mi KoelirsTlieo iSt Roemer l-Yed H:IH Rogers Nurseries... (j:i9 Rolker A & Sons. . . ItB IH5 Rupp JohnK I8H Russell (iovernor (137 RussellS.l Kfi Sillier nr.ps Ktl Hancock Geo i:'m Uart James ' :: Hart Michael A Hartford H K Helnl Jos I Hereodeen MfK 1 ' 1 ' t ; Herr Albert M 1:1, Hews AH &Co ti42 lIlItlngerBros 1142 I \V u HItchlngs&Co W4 Hooker HM Co 1.42 Horan Edw C 1133 Horan .lames. tl3lj Hulsebosch Bros 1131 HuntBH 1133 HuntM A t31 Hunter* Purdy «! Irvine John Cm H4U Jeffords J K & Co (142 Jennings E B (137 Joosten C U I13'.l Kaufmann Ernst Ifi. Co,(132 Kennlcott Bros (133 KnoplI Oskar * Co ii;i.> KofTmanE 'iii> Kroesctiell Bros 114:; KuehnCA Ill-' Larkln Isaac ,. .1:1. La Roche isuilil 1:11 Mttle M B I 111 I..ockland Lumbt-ri '<». . m.i Lombard RT 11. Ijong Dan'l B ii32 McBrldc Alex McCarthy N !■ ..(137 ..(133 Wadley. . . .(i3S Mplle Doptrel & Co (142 Situations, wants. . . I13U Smith C A Floral Co. (133 Smith W E (141 SpauldlngTH (i4U Spooner wm H (131 Stark Bros Kil (13il Starr ChasT (137 StellensN (!44 Stott Garden Imp Co .(Ml Styer J J Sunderbruch HI* ( Swayne Edw ( Swayne Wm ( Trlcker Wm ( U 8 Wind Engine & Pump Co. Vaugha .IC. ... (SW ndrew. . . (1311 Rubber Co.im & Co ;"("/<. Ma,^ o o o "0 r PI H W S PI W JO R) O ■ z 3 o z CD PI z o I ■n 3) J* S m (A s ^ 3» G < T] n o :^ wO r- 2 > » s :^ S " O P3 - W W ^ > CO r St) w * G O > » w 2 r P5 ° 2 > CO w Z " - D 2 Cl 5 G o o n w 1? ?0 Z o2g o r M D r M • CO CO One tlii/en gooti plants of Cyperus Altcrnifulins. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason Street, MILWAUKEE. WIS. Ol » H n O 30 O MS n H Y 0 P T R CLEAR B E ^ E s ■ I-— ^^ ° CYPRESS, / N ' D E E N H \sash/ V E N T 0 \ / 1 ^2 „ "0 D 2 •-3 po - po w 5 •^ CO „ w > o r G CO fH (/) H p3 » O to G •^- o i- n H 50 H GOO JO z - ►1 Z 2 JO O CO Z P JO 5 N ij o - -J JO Z P) ?; O D, CO to < s s* i SP«L^,!^^/?/; ARMORED Pat i.sK2.'S5,-sr,, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIO^i, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, Ami for any and every purpose for which u hose can be applied. Sizes, (a-inch to42ini'lies diiimeter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable ,„ „-Kjiii^^^v Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- SPWNQSTEXLGALVANlZEffi'mU^I HI ,ure is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render eacli individual deateror user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATER8URY RUBBER CO, Sole Mi'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter C> ip A imoifd Nose Palfiils, 49 Warren Street, New York. .1. «'. VAUOH.VN, AKent, CHICAUU. Mention AiiiBncan Klorlst. ESTABLISHED W" 18 66. r»1ANUFACTUHED N. 5TEFFENS 335 EAST 2|S-T ST. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. irii ^mmmM OnLiiiiir Rmenci is '^b P u u of the Jlessel thsre may be moTB comfort Hmidshijjs, but we are the first to touch Unknnii/n Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK. FEBRUARY 2, 1893. No. 244 mm Lm Published every Thursday by' THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Subscriptic l.OO a year. To Europe, S2.00. Address all communications to AMBRIOAN FLORIST COMPANY. 323 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. WM. R. Smith, Washington, D. C, president; Prof. Wm. Trelease. St. Louis. Mo., vice-president; WM. J. Stewart. i»7 Bromfleld St.. Boston, Mass, secretary : M. A. Hunt. Terre Haute, Ind.. treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., August 9 to 12, 1893. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemum shows 6i5 Japanese cut flowers 64(i Fern notes . . 646 Progress of palmate leaved primula (illus) . . . 647 World's Fair notes . .... 648 Primula leaf of intermediate form (illus) . . ..648 Carnations — Seasonable hints 648 — Marketing cut flowers 648 —Carnation rust 64(1 — Carnation disease 649 MiscellaueoiSs seasonable hints 649 Pteris serrulata Eblenii (illus) 650 New York . . - '. 650 Boston 651 Philadelphia 652 Chicago 653 New Orleans 653 Buflalo 653 Montreal 6.53 Toronto 6.53 San Francisco 653 News notes 654 The seed trade 658 Catalogues received 658 Mushrooms 658 Baltimore 660 Violet disease 662 Foreign notes 662 Mushrooms at the World's Fair GQi Overhead system in steam heating 666 Print your spriiig trade list in the col- umns of the American Florist. We will print your list in a page space and circu- late it to the whole trade for $42. The postage alone on a list mailed by you to the same number of addresses would be $60, to say nothing of the cost of print- ing, envelopes and labor. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. If you know of any changes from our directory list of last year please notify us of same at once if you have not already done so. The correction sheet will be closed at an early date. In writing our advertisers please use your printed letter head or enclose your business card. Chrysanthemum Shows. The question of directing properly a chrysanthemum show so that it shall be a success in all its features is a problem that has only been partially solved on this side of the Atlantic. I have read with great interest what has appeared in our professional papers, and have learned much from ■ryhat has been written. Let me say right now that the educational work wrought by the holding of chrys- anthemum shows is a tremendous factor in the growth and development of a love for flowers and floriculture among the people atlarge. Theexcellenceof the work done, its far reaching influence upon the minds and thought of the people is not fully understood by the florists at large; else, instead of a few in each city or dis- trict having to do all the work, and fur- nish the enthusiasm in addition, there would be hearty co-operation and a wil- lingness to help that is sadly lacking in most of the cities where shows are held. The people need instruction; they need to have set before them the beautiful things in Queen Flora's kingdom. What more fitting object lesson is there than a fine autumnal show? Then another feat- ure of the educational process is found in the notices and literature produced in the daily press, often, I admit, of an execra- ble character, but it is undeniable that a wondrous flood of information is dis- seminated and interest is awakened by the press, all in consequence of these shows being held. Another point about the press, or rather the reporters, it is largely the fault of the florists themselves that better and more accurate accounts do not ap- pear. Often have I witnessed the importun- ing reporter as he went from one florist to another, beseeching for a little attention and information that he might write up in a sensible manner the plants and flow- ers exhibited, only to be met by excuses and a plea of inability to give the neces- sary time. A show of flowers can never be made a success financially without the co-operation of the daily press; a society that recognizes this fact, always tries to treat the representatives of the papers with the utmost courtesy and help. The influence of an exhibition being so potent for good, and so wide spread in its influ- ence, all members of the profession should help carry on the good work so auspic- ously begun. There should not be the indifference and apathy that often pre- vails, for every florist is benefitted in measure. Some florists are even hostile and seek to neutralize the work and influ- ence of the shows on the very flimsy plea that chrysanthemums are an injury to other branches of the business. Even ad- mitting this, what other flower posesses the decorative and exhibitional character of the chrysanthemums, so necessary for the initial work so happily begun? It will open the way for the Queen of Flowers, the Divine Flower, and the rare and beau- tiful orchid to exhibit their charms to greater numbers of people possessed of awakened sense of these fine qualities of form and color. If the exhibitions given were a universal failure financially-which happily is not the case — my deep convic- tion is it would even paj' large interest for the profession to make up any ordi- nary deficit on account of the salutary and well defined impress it makes on the masses. There is one class of florists who per- haps are more directly benefitted than any other. I refer to the catalogue men. Hundreds of times have I been asked "can I get this, or that" referring to some particular variety of carnation, rose or chrysanthemums from Dingee, Storrs & Harrison, Vaughan, Vick, Henderson, or other noted catalogue men. Some of this class support the shows handsomely, but there should be a more general support from them, a generous, and willing co- operation, for they are unquestionably the most directly benefitted by the shows. It is not my purpose to discriminate against any class of our profession, but I wish to set before the small grower, the retailer, the wholesale and the cata- logue man each in turn, the need for hear- ty co-operation in maintaining and ren- dering more useful the shows already established. One word more on the educational featureanditisthis: it broad- ens the mind, and enlarges the vision of those directly engaged in making and maintaining the shows. In other words the reflex influence is as potent for good on the florist asuponthe non-professional . The history of the exhibitions given at Indianapolis may throw light upon some points that seem obscure. Indianapolis, with a population of one hundred and twenty five thousand, has supported and sustained our annual exhibitions better by far, than any other city on the conti- nent, as the yearly financial statements will show. It was with grave misgivings that the first exhibition was determined upon; after much thought and discussion; a policy or line of action was decided upon which has in measure been adhered to, during the entire series of exhibitions. In addition to a moderately liberal premium list, the decorations of the hall, so as to make a fit setting for the plants and flow- ers have been maintained with a liberal advance over each previous year, until it is a well attested fact that Tomlinson Hall has been the best decorated exhibi- tion room in the country, barring Madi- son Square Garden. Another feature has been maintained, and that isagoodmusi- cal programme; each year music has been furnished by a good orchestra, and Bell- stedt the cornetist was an additional treat offered the public who attended in 1891 . Special premiums have been donated by firms and individuals in a moderately liberal manner. It is oneof theunaccount- 646 The American Florist. Feb. 2^ able things that whilst the influence of the show has permeated the whole state, a large attendance being present from all parts of the commonwealth, and the bene- fits wide spread and beneficial, yet a mere handful have to carry the work forward and bear the burden. The average mem- bership of the society is fifty, with less than one-half taking active part in the proceedings and work of the society. We ought to have at least fifty active work- ing members. If some one will tell us how to enlist the interest and services of a larger portion of the profession in the state they would certainly confer a favor. Some we fear, allow petty jealousies to interfere, imagining that this one, or that one, is getting too much advertising and notoriety out of the work of the society, the real trouble isapathy and indifference. 1 suppose however that the same trouble c.\ists all over the country. I append an abstract of the financial statement of each exhibition for the last six years. The receipts include the annual dues of members and also expenses for Society proper. (About $100 per annum from dues). 1887.— Receipts $1,249 54 Expenses 1 ,099.89 1888— Receipts $1,443 24 Expenses 1,597.57 1889.— Receipts $1,775.13 Expenses 1,789.99 1890.— Receipts $2,117.19 Expenses 2,067.91 1891.— Receipts $2,974.71 Expenses 2,844.22 1892.— Receipts $3,343.95 Expenses 3,496.80 The operations show a balance in treas- ury of $50.25. Not a very encouraging view if considered from a purely financial standpoint. It is gratifying on the other hand to know that immense good has been wrought by theeffortsof the Society in an educational way; all concede this. The work of the Society and the success achieved, is due in large measure to our energetic secretary, Mr. Wm. Berternian, who has so interwoven himself into the exhibitions, that to him has fallen the greater part of the planning and even the manipulation of the details. It will be noted that the receipts and expenditures have kept pace from year to year. Of course there has been an increased attend- ance; on the other side larger premiums, more elaborate decorations, and greater advertising bills have absorbed the in- creased gate receipts. Admission 25 cents in the day time, and 50 cents at night have become established rates, giving, the management thinks, the best results. The fact that after six years of continu- ous work we have only the pittance of $50.25 in our treasury is disheartening to those who have hoped for larger finan- cial results. The result of so many years of toil and labor, with such meagre re- turns to our treasury has resulted in a call by the president, Mr. Fred Dorner, for a conference to be held on the 12th inst.totake the whole question undercon- sideration, and decide as to whether to continue on the present lines, or to adopt some other method or methods. Some of the members think the decorations un- necessary, and too expensive, others favor cutting down the expense for music; some think the premiums too large, espe- cially for seedlings; a few favor discon- tinuing the show for a year or two. The meeting to be held will settle thequestion of continuing the show, and the supposi- tion is if the exhibition is continued, that radical changes will be made. Whatever the result, one thing is plain; the fact of an annual exhibition being given at Indian- apolis has become fixed in the minds of the people of the state and they look for- ward to the show and make arrangements accordingly; this has been a factor ac- counting in measure at least, for the in- creased attendance each year. Aside from the financial aspect the shows held at Indianapolis present a bright page in our floricultural history, and in elevating our profession in the thought and mind of the people. A FEW IMPRESSIONS REGARDI.NG SHOWS. It is a mistake to make a flower exhibi- tion sulwrdinate to either music or other attractions. The majority of the people visit the show — primarily at least— to see the flowers. A good liberal premium list is necessary in order to have the founda- tion solid and right; the superstructure can then be either music, decorations or other attractions. Be sure to have the plants and cut flowers according to schedule. A flower boothforthesaleof cutblooms — and be sure the flowers are good — together with medium sized pot plants that can be convenienth' carried in the hand, these will sell. The sales at the last Indianapolis show aggregated $450 from this source. DiiTercnt and distinct arrangement of flowers and plants each year, should be made, so that the show will not be open to the criticism "oh it is just the same old thing over again." Change the schedule, and introduce new styles and groups of chrysanthemums. Where groups of very large plants are formed, plants grown in 10, 12, or 14-inch pots say — how much better they would look if they were edged with either small bushy plants of chrysanthemums or else with ferns or small palms, so as to hide the pots from view. An arrangement of this kind greatly enhances the beauty of a group of large plants. A member of a large London, England, firm told the writer that his firm spent annually four to five thousand pounds each jear in making exhibits and display- ing their plants and cut bloom at the different shows, and he thought the money well in vested; in fact couldn't do other wise if they maintained their standing and prestige. The above relers to the shows held throughout the year and not parti- cularly to chrysanthemums. Here is an indicator pointing to us in America. HoosiER. Japanese Cut Flowers. IIV IIKNUV l/..\UA. \Read be/ore the Chicago Fhn'st Club January ^(>.\ After being in this country several years and seeing the methodsof flower growing and the use of flowers here I have failed to find anything at all like the Japanese ways of using cut flowers in winter. Greenhouses are used much in the same way as they are here, but not many flowers except roses and camellias are grown under glass. The Japanese flowers most used for decorations at New Years (which is cele- brated much as it is here) are blossoms of such trees and shrubs as cherry, peach, apricot, camellia, rhododendron, azalea, cytisus, viburnum, magnolia, etc. As the seasons in Japan are about the same as in America it seems strange to talk of flowering these plants at Christmas, but it is a very simple process which 1 will proceed tocxplain. From about December 5th to 10th branches of these trees are cut off with a sharp knife, care being taken in selecting those well set with flower buds. These are cut from three to four feet long. The end of each branch iscarefully bound with water moss as soon as cut to preserve it Irom the air. They are then tied in bun- dles of four or five, with strings made of rices!raw; then put in water about seven or eight inches deep, in wooden troughs, arranged on the floor and shelves round a room, laying one bundle against an- other, so as to take up as little space as possible. These rooms are underground chambers, generally about ten feet wide and twenty feet long, with brick or wooden walls and arched roof cover.d with a thick layer of soil. They are sometimes made singly, or several together, communicating with one another. They vary in depth from ten to twenty feet. The door is the only opening to the chamber, as it is necessary to keep them quite dark. The chambers are heated by hot water pipes, and the cuttings are sprinkled three times during the day. The temperature is raised from the time the plants are put in from about 45' in three or four days to about 70°; in another week to 80° or 85°, and a week later to 90°. By this time the flowers will appear with all their natural beauty and fragrance, but rather smaller than when grown outside. On New Years eve the whole crop is taken to the market and disposed of. They generally sell at about ten times the price of the flowers in their proper season, but the prices vary from year to year. Of course all flowers are not grown for New Y'ears day, but this is the principal win- ter floral decoration. In response to questions by members Mr. Izawa said that the chrysanthemum season in Japan opened in September and extended into December. The early and mid-season varieties are left out of doors the year round, but the late varieties had to be potted and taken into greenhouses when their flowering season approached. All pot plants are more or lessdisbudded, the usual practice being to leave from eight to twelve flowers on a plant, one flower to a shoot. Such plants in 7-inch pots sold there for about 25 cents each. The wages for gardeners range from 40 cents a day for the least skdiful to $1 a day for the best. He spoke of the various festivals throughout the year at which flowers were largelv used, but for all of these except New Years outdoor flowtrs were abundant and no forcing was neces- sary. He also gave the lapanese names of a number of chrysanthemums and then gave the English translation, .\mong these translated names were "white water fall," "old man's beard," etc., most of the names being of this character, though in some instances flowers were named after individuals or places. Fern Notes. The use of small ferns for table and window decoration has womlcrfully in- creased of late years, and while the com- paratively low prices that prevail have doubtless had something to do with the increased volume of trade in this spe- cialty, it must also be conceded that there is an increased taste for this class of decoration, and this taste has been fostered not only by the retail florists, but also by the'manufacturers of fancy fern pans, the latter being found in a variety of styles and materials, silver pans being not uncommon. It should be remembered, however, that to secure a fairlv good result from a fern pan, it i893- The American Florist. 647 PROGRESS OP THE PALMATE LEAVED CHINESE PRIMULA FROM THE ORIGINAL FORM TO THE CURLED ITALIAN. should be filled with sturdy, well-hard- ened stock, for soft or drawn plants can- not stand exposure to the dry atmos- phere of a dwelling, and the deluded pur- chaser of a fern pan filled with such stock is very likely to return to the retailer in about a week, with the plaintive wail that his or her ferns are all dead. In order to secure suitable plants for this purpose it is best to grow thera in a moderate temperature, for instance, from 55 to 60 degrees at night, and with as much ventilation during the day as the state of the weather will permit, bearing in mind that while the class of ferns gen- erally used in the trade require an abun- dance of fresh air, yet the young fronds will not stand cold drafts, and at this season of the year watering should be done early in the day to prevent too great an accumulation of moisture on the foliage during the night, for with adiantums especially this will result in damping oft'. The size most used in small ferneries is strong plants in 3-inch pots, this being fully as large as the average fern pan will accomodate, and in some instances strong plants from 2incb pots will be found preferable, from the fact that they will 64:^ The American Florist. Feb. 2, not require the removal of so much soil from the roots in order to get them into a shallow pan. To economize sjjace in growing ferns for such use it is advisable to pot off the seedlings into small pots, afterwards shifting them on into 3-inch pets in successive lots as they are needed, the expenditure of the time used in thus repotting being fully repaid in the better results attained by this method. And there is also a smaller percentage of seedlings lost by over-watering during the early stages of growth when they are potted in small pots. Regarding varieties for trade use, the fashions do not change to any great ex- tent, and Adiantum cuneatum remains at the head of the list of maidenhairs, though for extra fine work A. Farleyense is indispensable, a very attractive ar- rangement being made by placing a nice plant of A. Farleyense in a fancy basket and then arranging a few choice flowers through it. The pteris family furnishes the greatest number of useful species and varieties for the trade grower, such relia- ble sorts as P. cretica and P. serrulata in their various forms, P. treraula, P. argy- ra;a and a few others from this extensive genus forming a part of the stock of most growers. Of the newer pteris that are likely to be valuable trade ferns P. cretica nobilis'and P. serrulata densa are worthy of note, for thej' can be readily reproduced from spores, and will make compact and salable plants in a short t'me. Pretty as P. Victoria is, it is somewhat doubtful whether it will take a prominent place among useful ferns, from the fact that its handsomest fronds •are fertile ones, and when the plant throws up these fertile fronds it is too tall for small ferneries. And although P. Vi':toria has clearer variegation than P. cretica albo-lineata has, yet it is also much more brittle than the latter and less hardy. Among the coarser leaved species that are available for florists' use, Pteris pal- mata, Nephrodium Sieboldii, N. opaca, and N. aristatum var. continue in favor, while Onychium Japonicum and Daval- lia tenuifolia stricta also hold their own, the onychium being used to a greater or less extent tor cut fronds with good re- sults, a particularly happy arrangement having been made by some expert deco- rators by carelessly strewing a dinner table with cut fronds of the onychium, these being so light and elegant that a charming effect has thus been secured. W. H. Taphn. World's Fair Notes. The primulas are now past their best but still make a good show. The best of them have Ijecn taken from the green- houses and displayed on tables arranged under the dome of the Horticultural Building, with the name of the exhibitor on each collection. Aside from the curled Italians, which must be considered as a type by itself, the strains from English growers are undoubtedly the best, and Cannell may be fairly considered at the front. Among American growers Drecr, Henderson, Gardiner and Rupp all show good strains. The German growers show strains notable lor odd markings, but the flowers are small and the colors are not such as would appeal to the grower of plants for sale. The tree ferns arc starting nicely and will make a beautiful show. The work on the mound under the dome is still in- complete, much of the stuff to be used there being held in the greenhouses on account of the better conditions that can there be maintained for bringing the plants on into exhibition shape. And the displays from the states of New York and New Jersey which have been assigned space on or around the mound have not yet arrived. North of the dome the miniature Japanese garden is being arranged. Among the features is a rustic bridge and also a Japanese well. Most of the plants have already arrived and will soon be placed in position. The miniature trained trees and shrubs were most elaborately packed for the long journey. The boxes were made to hold the plants in an upright position and were covered with a glass roof protected by woven wire netting. Each one resembled a miniature greenhouse. This garden promises to be a very interesting feature. A batch of platyceriums from New South Wales are of tremendous size. The smallest is larger than a bushel basket and it is estimated that no one is less than 100 years old. In the greenhouses the cyclamens are coming on in good shape and the ciner- arias are also looking well. The C3'cla- mens are beginning to bloom, but will not be at their best for several weeks yet. Primula Leaf of Intermediate Form. The leaf illustrated herewith is what may be called the progressive form, intermedi- ate between the palmate and the fern- leaved form. It is seen on a variety called "The Queen," one of the newest sorts, introduced by an English firm. The flow- ers are large, borne in close clusters; the foliage is fleshy, tender green in color, with short footstalks. It is an extremely handsome pot plant, and should be very useful for market purposes. It was later in blooming than the other varieties at the World's Fair. AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. Edwin Lonsdale. Cbestout Hill. Philadelphia, president; Wm. Swayne. Kennett Square, Pa.. vlL-e- preeldent; C. W. Ward, Enet Moriches. N. v., treas- urer; C. J. Pennock. Kennett Square. Pa., secretary. The second annual meeting at Pittsburg, Pa., Feb- ruary 21, 1893. Seasonable Hints. We have alluded casually to the matter of ventilation, but not in particular. Temperature, however, must be taken into consideration. We are passing through a very severe winter rigfit here at home, and it may not be amiss to mention something of our experience. The mercury has not risen above the freezing point since January 3rd, and not higher than 18° at night. The lowest temperatures recorded during this period to the present are as follows: January llth, 0°; 13th, 3°; 14th, 0°; i6th, 0° below zero; 17th, 20° below; 18th, 18° below; 19th, 7° above; 21st, 11° below, and 22d, 7° below — with corresponding temperatures during the day, ranging from 10° to 24°. These figures are unus- ually low tor this section, but our heat- ing apparatus has been fully equal to the emergency. We run our houses up to 58° to 60° at night, and they have stood generally at 54° to 56° in the morning. The fires are coaled up for the last time at 9tol0o'clock p.m., and are not again seen to till 7 o'clock the next morning, when if it is not cloudy, they are shut off by opening the top door, but not banked. Our houses lie northwest and southeast. The sun of a clear day strikes the south- west roofs immediate]}' on rising, and the mercury soon runs up and may reach 80° by eleven o'clock, and seldom goes above that. Shortly after noon the tempera- ture will begin to fall, and will re-ich 60° by about 4 p. m.. when the fires are again started. We do not ventilate during such weather, considering the cold air admitted injurious, and would rather the houses would run up to 90° than do so. But we keep up a full supply of moisture by wetting the walks, under the benches, and even sj-ringing the plants unless full of expanded flowers. On cloudy days we do not care to have them run up over 60° to 65°. .\s the season advances and the sun gains power we shall give more ventilation, but using great caution in the matter unless the mercury out doors is consider- ably above freezing. Of course one must be governed entirely hy his situation and surroundings. What we have to say in these short articles relates mainly to our own experience and practice. Others may reasonably differ with us in opinion, and we have no fault to find with any one who does. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale, Pa. Marketing Cut Carnation Flowers. Carnation growers generally realize, I think, that the present plan of. selling their flowers is not altogether fair and business-like. Roses and chrysanthe- mums are sold on their merits, choicer varieties bringing frequently ten times as much as the common, but not so carna- tions. Here is a little scene which hap- pened recently at a Washington florists' store illustrating my point. Uninitiated customer: "What's roses worth?" Salesman, pointing to various jars: "Two dollars, two and a half, three dol- lars a dozen; and these Beauties a dollar a piece." "Oh! What is that little bunch of violets?" "A dollar." "Well, gimme three pinks." He knew pinks were pinks, and safe ground. In most markets, as far as the ordinary grower is concerned, there are only two kinds of carnations, "long" and "short." Color, rarity, productiveness of a variety, and size and perfection of flower are not sufficiently considered. This condition of the trade is of course gradually im- proving with the growing appreciation of the newer and better grown carna- tions. "Fancy" carnations are quoted in our best markets at increased prices, and the finer seedlings bring still more. Certain attractive varieties are difficult to grow, and as prices now rule, the grower can rarely get cost out of them. I think this fault lies principally with the growers, who should grade their flowers more closely, and insist on having better prices for the larger, scarcer and more Ijeautiful sorts. Probably most growers err in growing too many varieties for the market. One good variety of each color grown will enable him to furnish a larger and more continuous supply of high grade flowers. Of course we must try the new and promising seedlings and novelties in a small way that we be not left in the rear i8g3' The American Florist, 6-^9 progressive type of primula, intermediate between the palmate and Fern-Leaved forms. of the procession. I should Hke to see the opinions of growers, and of retail and wholesale florists upon these points: "Is it desirable and feasible to market carnations as named varieties;" and, "Should growers separate their finest flowers for sale at a higher price; or market all long stemmed ones together?" It would seem to be to the advantage of all who grow and sell carnations that higher prices be realized for high grade flowers. F. M. Pennock. Carnation Rust. Where are our troubles to end as flor- ists— fight all the time — eternal vigilance night and day? I did not know rust, and thought I was rust-proof, and it seemed like a fairy tale to read of it in your excellent jour- nal. We had no rust until this past sum- mer. Last spring I bought rooted cut- tings from five different florists (it's a good thing I don't know which one gave me the rust), and planted out about ten thousand. In summer rust developed, and I wondered what ailed my carna- tions. One batch of them got it badly, while the others a little way distant had none. I planted them inside, keeping them separated; the rust disappeared, and the plants have done fairly well. I would rather have given one hundred dollars than had that disease brought into my place. Fortunately I can get stock enough off my Silver Spray and Grace Wilder, which have no rust; I would not take or sell any cuttings from the rusty ones. Now I want some of the new sorts, but am afraid to buy, having been bitten last season. Every florist who does not sell clean stock ought to be boycotted; it hurts the trade, and robs the grower of confidence in his fellow florists. I hope those who offer carna- tions will be sure to advertise them as free from rust and all diseases. The one who does this will in the long run make the most money, and have the confidence and good will of his fellows in the craft. Westfield,N.J. W. B. W. Carnation Disease. Mr. Editor: — The following letter was received yesterday. I send for publica- tion in the columns of Florist to get the desired recly: "Some carnations which I received from out west the spring of '91, devel- oped a peculiar dark smutty stuff on the leaves. I have an idea it is what is called rust, though it hardly suggests rust to look at it. It comes on the upper surface of the leaf— first like a blister, then it opens and this black dust appears and if the leaf or plant is touched the black dust scatters. What 1 don't under- stand is that plants which were in pots all summer, are entirely clear of it, whereas those which were planted and lifted in the regular way, have it now. Can you explain why this is?" I must confess that I cannot. If this should catch the eye of those who have made this disease a study, I wish they would explain the matter through your columns, as no doubt others would like to know the reasons for such a diflierence, especially when we are led to believe that out door cultivation is more natural to the carnation than under glass. That's the point! L. Carnation Maria.— Mr. R. E. Shuphelt calls our attention to the fact that the color of this new carnation is salmon pink, and that it does not resemble Gar- field as stated in the list of registered varieties in our carnation number. In Mr. Lonsdale's article on i-aising seedling carnations in ourcarnation num- ber the typps made hira say "Mother Earth is the real material parent," when it should have read, "The real maternal parent." Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints. These notes — which, if they are found interesting and useful to a certain class of readers, will becontinued — arenot intend- ed for the specialist who grows in large quantities a few of the leading flowers; nor are they meant for the wholesale grower and shipper. They are intended as a seasonable reminder to the florist who grows a general stock for his -own retail trade, a class of florist more numer- ous among your subscribers than all oth- ers combined, and such a one is the writer. Due allowance in some operations must be made for difference of latitude. An error from lack of knowledge may call forth a friendly criticism occasionally, if so, all the better, for then we shall reach the essence of correctness. Seeds. Those who have not sown the following seeds should do so at once: Lobelia speciosa, gracilis and Crystal Palace Gem, Centaurea gymnocarpa (don't sow Centaurea Candida now; it is no use sown later than October), Pyre- thrum aureum (the "golden feather"), mignonette — for spring sales in pots. Cyclamens. — To get verv large plants in bloom in December and the holidays, seed should have been sown in September and October, but if sown now fine plants can be raised by the following New Year. I sowed last year as late as March and have had nice plants in 5-inch pots in fine flower this past month. But sow at once. Cyclamen persicum grandiflorum is the best habit and most useful for general purposes. Cannas. — If sown at once they will be in flower by end of May or 1st of June, our bedding out time. Soak the seeds 24 hours in hot water and then holding a seed firmly with a pair of pincers, with a strong, sharp knife slice off a piece of the hard covering of the seed. I sow in flats with one inch of soil and oneinchof sand. Place the flat on the hot water pipes and about every seed will grow. Mme. Crozy is said to come true from seed . Smilax. — If you intend to renew your smilax bed this summer, sow the seeds now. Verbenas have been so unsatisfactory from cuttings for several years past that I depend entirely on seedlings. The colors may not be as fine as named varieties. 6so The American Florist, Feb. but seedlings have one great advantage, they arc sure to grow when planted out. If sown at once a nice cutting can be got from the plants in April. Ci'TTiNGS. — The cold weather of mid- winter necessitating hard firing makes the conditions for propagating the very best, and many things should now be in the sand. If you have a large demand for "vines" for baskets, vases, and veranda boxes, now is the time to get up a stock. I find we are propagating in quantity, German ivy (Scnecio), vinca — the varie- gated and green, Abutilon vcxillarium, lophospermum, Solanum jasminioides grandiflorum, Othonna crassifolia, sweet alysEum and Lobelia speciosa and gra- cilis. These lobelias make much finer plants than the seedlings. The last batch of fuchsias should now go in. If much later than this, the warm weather comes on before they have made their growth andstuntsthem. The nearer you can keep the heat of the sand to 65'^ and the atmosphere at 5<>° the greater the success you will have. If you have a warmer corner where the bottom heat is 75 ' and top heat 60^ that's the place for eoleus. We are just now shifting all our gera- niums from 2-inch to 3 inch pots and about April 1st they will be shifted into 4-inch pots. This may seem to some ex- travagant treatment, but we have to grow good plants. We get $1.50 per dozen for them and it pays. If you are short of geranium stock let them grow till March 1st, then take off the tops and pot into '1 inch. They will make good bedding plants by selling time. If you don't want to propagate, pinch out the last joint and they will make fine bushy plants. Look out for your azaleas that you im- ported last fall. If you want to sell them this spring keep the young growths con- stantly rubbed off. They rob the flower buds of strength and you will get no flowers. Remember Easter is very early tbisj'car (;\pril 2) and your Easter crop of Ber- muda and longiflorum lilies will want to be hurried right along. They should be just about showing their flower buds now (January 3(1) and from now on will need a temperature of (30" at night with lots of light and continual fumigating. Ear better to have a week or ten days to spare and be able to cool them off before selling. Set one daj' in the week (every week I lor bringing in your flats of tulips, hya- cinths and narcissus. Call it tulip day, you wont forget it then and will have a continuous supply. As the season advances less heat is required to bring tulips into flower. Eor Eebruary about (!0°, plenty of moisture and heavy shading will do them nicely, but don't put them on the pipes — they lon't like that. Buffalo, N. Y. Wm. Scott. Pteris Serrulata Eblenii. This variation of I'teris serrulata ap- pears to be a distinct form, though bear- ing some resembance to 1'. serrulata ;\pplebyana. As will be noted from the illustration this i)lant is of very graceful habit, and the tips of the jjinna; being much divided give it a tasseled appear- ance. It will doubtless makeahandsoniespec- imen plant, and possibly may become a useful florist's fern, though the preference at the present time regarding ferns for trade use is rather in favor of varieties of shorter and morecompact growth than the subject of these notes. P. serrulata Eblenii certainly possesses much Ijeauty, and has fixed, characteris- tics, for some fronds which the writer was ])rivileged to examine the year before last presented precisely the samepeculiarform that is so clearly indicated in the photo- graph, and while there is already a long list of named variations of Eteris serru- lata, yet this new comer seems deserving of a name and a fair trial. W. H. Taplin. New York. A special meeting of the Florists' Club was held on the evening of January 23, ■ for the purpose of appointing standing committees for the ensuing year. There was more genuine interest at this meet- ing than at any meeting the Club has ever held. President Manda, onappoint- ing each committee gave them an inter- esting talk as to their dutiis and what was required of them. It has been fully decided to hold monthly exhibitions of rare plants and flowers at the club rooms, also to intro- duce the (Juestion Box at the regular meetings. The library committee are going to work immediately to secure books, periodicals, etc. The second "smoker" will take place on Saturday evening, February 4. It will be given by Mr. C. B. Weathered. Charlie hopes to see a big crowd there. Invitations a-e out for Pitcher & Man- da's big orchid show at their establish- ment at Short Hills, N. J., from January 24 to February 4, inclusive. The wholesale cut flower trade con- tinues very dull. The retailers seem to he fairly busy however, and prices of stock in general having experienced a severe drop the dissatisfaction and com- plaint so loudly expressed by the retail- ers a month ago has been transferred to the growers, who are now taking their innings at making the commission man's life unbearable. Sure it is, that the perplexing problem of the regulation of prices of cut flowers in the large centers of trade is as far from solution as ever. Much is said and written about the ease with which this cud has been accomplished in small places, where only a limited supply is pro- duced and where the demand is local, and where the shipping trade has never exer- ted any influence upon the quantity and character of the stock grown, and there arc ever ready pens that can tell us just how to regulate everything. But, put the most brilliant of these theorists into the swim here in New York, and he would presently find himself sufl'ering from an aggravated attack of "where was I at?" A noticeable condition in the rose trade is the rapidly increasing tendency to wide variations in price of the same variety, the price being dependent upon (juality solely. There was a time when a bloom from a Mcrmet plant was a Mermct, and a bloom from a Beauty plant was a Beaut}-, without much regard as to the quality. Then gradually customers begin to get critical, and as the general supply increased the matter of grade came to the front rapidly, until now when the variation in price between the poorer grades of stock and the choicest selection is almost incredible, it being a fact that of a given variety one dozen selected specimens will wholesale for as much as, or more than a hundred of the aver.-ige will bring. Comparing present wholesale rates with those of a year ago, this feature in the price lists is very remark;iblc. While the maximum prices compare well with any past season the minimum prices are away down. The truth of the matter is that there are too many roses produced, such as they are. Our rose growers are too solicitous for a large aggregate cut. The foreman should be given to under- stand that the test of his ability is not to be how many blooms, but how many net dollars he can take out of a given house. The time has gone by forever when a large quantity of cheap stuff can be depended upon to paj' the bills, and in a full realization of this fact lies a large part of the solution of the existing trouble. The market here can easily stand a reduction of 50 per cent, in the number of roses sent in, and this should be ac- complished without throwing out one good plant or reducing the extent of the rose houses a single foot. Improve the quality, gentlemen. Limit your plants to three or four blooms for every ten they now produce and have those blooms good. It will take fewer boxes to carry your cut to market in the morning, but you will get more money back and at the same time be doing vour individual share towards bringing about a healthy and regular condition of the rose market. There has been this season an unusual amount of dissatisfaction among the retailers regarding the high prices de- manded at the holidays. But the retail- ers have really little to complain about. Time was when thev were glad to pay $15 to $18 for Bon Silenes, $35 for Mer- mets, $75 for Marechal Niels, and almost unmentionable figures for Jacqs, and this not alone at the holidays, but the figures held away up through January and Feb- ruary. They found no fault with paying $35 to $50 for Harrisii lilies, and $10 to $12 for lilv of the valley and many other things in like proportion. Now the holi- day advance is confined to roses, violets and carnations. As far as bulbous stock is concerned, it is true that large quan- tities were sold during the late holidays at less than the cost of production. The fact is that it is not so much the price as the qualitj' at the price that the retailer has just cause to complain about. It is not that one hundred Mermets costs him $25, but that out of the hundred Mer- mets there is quite a percentage that his customers in their present critical mood will not have at any price. Given one hundred roses, out of which he can get eight dozen number one salable blooms, and he will have no cause for grumbling. One of the worst features in the New York wholesale market is the course pur- sued by man}' of the growers towards their commission man. There is scarcely a week that we do not hear of some big grower t.'iking his consignments away from one house and giving them to another. The same grower will some- times change several times during the season, (one I have in mind h;is changed five times within a year) .md the incon- sistency is emphasized by the fact that they not infreciucntly end up the season with the house they stalled in with orig- inally. It would seem that a man who had done business through the commission men for years should by this time be able to judge of the honesty, enteri)risc .and capability of the various houses and to select one whom he could trust, and stick to him. The ultimate elTect of this policy of coercion, of playing one com- mission house against another must of necessity be dcnioralizing, and only ag- gravate those evils which it ])retends to combat, and it is not surprising that the rS93- The American Florist. 651 PTBRIS SERRULATA EBLENH. commission business in New York has of absolute compulsion, ceased to a con- siderable extent to be a commission busi- ness and become a speculation. There are enormous quantities of tulips coming into the market, especially red, for which there is almost no sale. Lily of the valley, hyacinths, freesia and all kinds of bulbous stock is extremely plentiful with only a limited outlet. The bulb problem is becoming a serious one. It is perhaps yet too early to predict, but unless conditions improve greatly, when the large bulb forcers sit down next spring to count up their winter's profits they will find little in the total results to encourage them. The shipping trade in this class of stock is practically a thing of the past. Every grower throughout the country, big or little, looks out for his own bulb supply. Not only that, but if within five hundred miles of a big city he dumps a lot of his surplus bloom on to the city market and hopes to get enough out of it to pay his rose bill. In consequence of these changed conditions the whole produc- tion of our big establishments which once went out over the country through a hundred different channels is now forced on to our local market, with no other outlet w^hatever, and there is more of it than we can use. This will adjust itself in time no doubt, but for the pres- ent it is extremely unfortunate for all concerned. Boston. The annual supper of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club of Boston took place at the American House on the evening of January 19. Mr. Edwarl Hatch, who has been appointed chairman of the com- mittee on decorations, showed what could be done in this line with a little persistence and determination. No flo- rists' supper in Boston has ever been so lavishly decorated. The tables were loaded with baskets of flowers, and dra- casnas, azaleas, araucarias and tropical plants in great profusion; the corners and sides of the room were grouped with plants and the chandeliers hung with asparagus. There were far more flowers than the tables could accommodate and these were disposed in great baskets which were hung on the walls. Mr. Hatch was con- sequently in high spirits, too happy to even think of eating. The donors of plants and flowers were Frank Becker, F. L. Harris, W. H. Elliott, Bussey Insti- tution, Norton Bros., N. F. McCarthy & Co., Ewell & Son, Jas. Coraley, Welch Bros., K. Finlayson and Wm. Edgar. The attendance was large, numbering about 100, all branches of the profession being well represented except the retail trade, of which there were but few repre- sentatives present. The retailers by a large majority care little for these social occasions, and seem to find much more enjoy ment in the cheap notoriety obtained from having their names printed in the Sunday dd-I'Vllows' Hall, March 2.S to 20. The list of premiums has been printed, and copies may be had on application to the Chair- man of the committee of arrangements, Mr. John Eblcn, Hurst street and Nash- villeAve. Mii.w.M'KKK.- Wm. Edlefsen will build his new houses with the long span to the south. The Wi.sconsin Flower Exchange has obtained judgment against Geo. \olk, but that partv's funds are "out of sight." C. B. Wbitnall & Co. were obliged to pay 20 per cent, duty on p.conias imported this year— quite a sur- prise and disappointment. (Juite a num- ber of the growers got nipped by frost lately. Business has improved very much the last two weeks. Merniet roses are scarce. Decati'R, III. — ,\dam Balmer lost his potting shed and part of two houses by fire January 24.. The fire is supposed to have caught from the chimney burning out and the soot setting fire to the shin- gle roof, but it had burned on the inside a long time before breaking out, as every- thing was charred through. The smoke killed most of the stock in the houses and the heat cracked about 1,000 lights of glass. The loss to business, shed and stock will reach $1,000. No insurance. The new shed erected in i)Iace of the old one is of corrugated iron. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. orn ATKiN WANTKO— By youns man. In seed uri'lAlli^N WA.NTKli As riir.l.'THT iiii.l Holisl. n ll](.iuu;;lil> liniitinil; r.)M's.(iirimli"ns;i spc.-iiilty. <:.,(ul rck-ruiiL-i'!.. U W, -')'._. I 11I..11 St.. Kli/Mliftll. .N. .1. SITUATION WANTKI) 1^ .■.iiMi.rliiil (.'iiidenerand tlorlstt, Germun; IIJ vimiv im.,>i U'liie: private (ir cotumercinl; south or west invlrncd, .\ddre8,s .i >, ciUL- Aiuerloin Florist. SITUATION \VANTEI)"By foreman of commerelnl pliii-e. where rose growlnu I.'* a speciulty. Amerl- ciin; sIhL'le: Ks years' experience. Ailiiress liosiMilluwKli. Ulyerton. .N. .1. SITUATION WANTKII .\s fmenmii ; ,.f eM-eptloniil ubllitv anil e.vperieiice. win. Isiils.i .\l tlonil artist; Lest of references: meiill..ri salary. A.l.lress A. eare .Viuerlean Florist. ('hieai;o. SITUATION WANTUIl lianlener anil nurseryman: a volint-nian who has had praetl.al e.vperleTiee In the blishiess. (. ,.,.,! Ic-stlniolilals. Address Khi;i. Kltl.lv lOi.Ml M.S. ..are Am. ■rl.-iin Florist. OITl ATKI.N WANTKIl l(v u pni.'tli'al ll.irlsl with i> 2Svetiis .■xp,Tl..i,e,- In to.wl'.u r.is.^s. .•iiriiatl..ns. palms, .iiehl.ls an.l t-eiaM-al |. hints, t.i.i.l ,-ut tl..wer wurlieran.l decirator: married; the center 1 r western states i.reterred. CMS, care American Florist. 8ITI ATlllN WANTKII-nyanall-ronn.lllorlsl.lJe man. single, with III years evperlenee In ur.iwln ol r.ises, ,iirmitl..lis, .-hrv sanlli.'ininns. yl..l..ts. s..l plants, palms, ferns |>r..pa^i.t ii.i: an. I l..ivliiL-..l hull. West l.reli-ne.l \liiM,l. can- .\ ii.ei l.aii Fl..; 1st SlTU.VTIci.N WANTFIl A t;.....l pliire for u i-'ood man. .\ tli. .r.int:h. practl.at f.>se {.'rower, etc.. helni.' with ns two \fars. «.■ iin- .leslo.iis ..f seelni; lilm In a silinition Unit his a l.llit v .les,.rves. Wholesale estal.llshlnenta...l w,-t |.i.l..i r...l. A.l.lress AN. II. .11 \..i ll.iM 1'.... An.-h.irace, Kv ^ITI ATlllN WANTKIl i;..rniaii i;ai.l..|i.M . th..r- .i.'vi'i'.v" |.,i.iii.,i. Ill foo.l iLirlsi's' ii.i-l.i.'^s I.. H.irk .n..l.>. 1..1...1..1. .■ast.'rn city pr.-l.ii.M i..~i ..1 ivler- .-n. .- I I ...■.iimiiv. |.:Tii;liiti.l an.l .!..-. "..m n stale «:.-.■> II 1.1 i:\i I. .iir.. Mr VailKlian. West..rii S|.rlni;s. III. SITUATION WANTKIl By an enercetlc Hrst-ehiss man, as Ilea. I .ir sei...ii.l fiii n.'r; has ha.l many years prii.-tl.'al.-v|.erl,.|. .-.■■. I I i... rlio.ls ,ar.. 1!. .M ::\ ii.ii.i •V .\vi. . nil. It.-, N..I. ^ANTFIl^,; italou nil. 11.. 'Uetahles a 11. St. I'loi Id Mowers. .1. .Minn. W\^.'..';;'i!-.iu- A\ .I...I. '■}^B -i;?'"^IX Main itoo.l ia>;.-, hy. W'^:^;';::^^l: A.l.ll.'ss .\l..v ,\I..TI ' an. , slut.' Ith l..>al'.l t. I'lil.ai;... WANTKI) Km. MlllolTurlili iiiul lutitcriti) ii()t!«lHl- (iN. Juckaou, Mich. w-^ c imm for nt'ii^rul Kreenhou^e (' i-'iimuun-lal cxin'rlcuce: stjite .iiKew ioU iM.'r lU'mtli. A^l^l^eK^ ,. :;nl\ (Vdar Sts..^euille. Wu^h. W W \NTKI» liiiiiK'4)litt«-tv. a»;.UU a th with uuinl. stcii.ly t*ui|j|oyinent with pn»si>ect (>. It. DKM-Mi.Kit. Kan Cliilre. Wis. ANTKIt A<-itvt' l1ori(*t liavlni: Hto<-k to till atxuit i'..UUUsinnire tuet uf uhi-SH. wlt-lirw lo enter I»usl- ■ u.ly fMiabllslu'd. or now piacc In titwn with loral tradf. Aildn American Florist. WANTKI>-As»lBtant; luarrlett man. uttustoined to carnations and iK'tldin^ ^tntT. Must l>eable to lake the lead iu that department. Waues ft* per w eek anil free house, tilve reference when iipplylnif. Ad- ilress John Kkck. Brldtreinirt. Conn. w-':ri?;^"ii',s;\.i;!"s'',n'i'i' K.I . Horlst. w ANTKH Veuelahk- ;;unientT by March 1st. on u'entUMiiHn'h country place, single man, one wlio utihlv understands urowlnj? all kinds of vegeta- .sltuittlon permanent: »tate waues expected and -eference. Address (JAiiDKNEK. P.O. B0XI.V-;. I'hlladelphla. P«. W X.NTKIl roK SAI.K Six front 11*1 ft, deep; also :;;;ieenh.Mises well stocked, 1 ground IMIxllU ft, at Klveralde. Ill, Apply I ke.'liari;.' In lan.ls.a .1 tre.'s a .-.I .X.I. In ■v. le.l, ,111., I M f. C, K, ovEitv. Iji tiruDKe. IH. FOK SAI.K At n liarL-nln huslnesslnatiounshln profits oyer IM.',J«J p.-r anniii .■ri.'an Florist, FOK SAI.K— Klorist an.l nursery Imslnesa, :l houses. -Um feet .if u'lass, all new: within lUU miles ol Chicago, (j.M.d slilpplni: ladnt; uood reason for selling. ■ American Florist, Full S.M.K- I'liree t-reenhoiises, mostly new. \yell st..ik.-.l, in a h.wTi ..! ill... lit l.lN.Nl: traile excellent : e.....l lvas..ns t..rs.-llilif .V.l.lr.'ss . 111! \ \l Mi.ii M I , ..r II- F- lliill.AMi, Katon.O, s,\l.l': In f;\ansl..ii, III,, rehnllt IlKreenhouses. '., .'.i\sii t.'.t. si...ked with smilax. camnllons. tsfs: li.jii.'.l li\ hot water. Address W . ,1 11.. » MS, ;o; Mi.rman Aye,. Kvanston, 111, F' friOK SAI.K A w.'li estahiislasi lioral hiislness, over ' ;-,,llllll l.-it, st,.aiii heate.l. well sl.ieke.l with roses carnati..ns, an.l 11 iaiv.' t'.'neral slo.'k. In a thriying , II.. X SIO. lienes has heeii used four years: Is In ^'ood condition, I'rieelfKia, Address WM. A, BoCK. ;H!1 North Ave,. No. Cambridge, Mass. ivoticb;. ■i^ toiiiroiin vou that our partnership under I Knyk Ilrotiiers, Florists, Hillegoin, (Hoi- s ili'ssolvcd on the Ist of January-, 1S98. lal date all corre..?pondence concerning the s of Kuvk Brolhers iu liquidation should to their liquidator. I>, J. van Stockuiu, otarj., Lisse, near Haarlem, 1 Holland)' ;rothers in liquidation, \V, KfVK. :..in, Jan, 1, 189:), K, J Kl'VK. Ten grcciilioiiscs. about l'MXX)squ:irc feet of glass. with two acres of laud, and stock. Ibi sale ver>* cheap. The Iiou.ses are in g-ood condition, situ- ated in one of New Englatid's best localities, with a lari;e and extra good home inarlcel; heated by a liistclass steam plaut. co«l <.VM\ po(< and implc- nicuts. This is a fine opp>iiiiMni\ im -■tic wishing tobuy an Kstablished Itii^in. — \- \\\< i>iopcrty is iu goo ITo. 5 Elm Street. Sprlngffield, Mass. FOR SALE CHEAP. An exeellent iMuiinerclal i;reenliouse estahllshmeut. T miles fniin Clilcngo City Hall. In auliurlis, A houses, ahout lUflMII siinan- feel of glass, thoroughly healed l.v h.it iMiter and stenm; also has line Pesldenee for owii.T an.l .iiie l.ir superintendent, linrns, lee house. r.i..l hoiisi', pei'I(H-t water supply. ;t acres of orchard, '.'a. res.. I pa-. iiiles ;i years old. tools, etc. necessary for l.nslness: all situated on eleven acres of land alone vv..rlli Ml,l««l Title perlia't, I'rlce. fi'i.OllO, If Inter- este.l, will.' for any other Information, Houses In perleet eolidltl.in l..r hllslliess. Address jvi. b;. i^a-ge;, jr., ail LHke Street, t'lllC.VtiO. iSgj. The American Florist. 655 BECAUSE /? You were unsuccessful in growing the American Beauty is no reason why you can't grow the American Belle. With the ordinary treatment which the average florist gives the Beauty and fails, the new rose 0 GAIN IN COLOR under similar circumstances would he entirely successful. Don't overlook that fact. Cut it out and stick it in your hat. I have been telling you principally about the In my previous announcements; but 1 must not overlook the fact about its being a more satisfactory Grower and Bloomer with the average treat- ment. And don't be afraid to send a small order. The same rate for 25 as for 100. Make up your mind to-day. 1 want to hear from every grower in the country, and the sooner you come the better I'll like it. JOHN BURTON, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. THE ROSE BRIDESMAID. THE NEVER-DEFORMED NEVER-DEFORMED PEBMJIlilMT-PlMK, NEVER-DEFORMED FEBMl.Ml|iT-FIMK, NEVER-DEFORMED PIBM^MIMT-FIMK MERMET, THE SPORT, OF THE SUNNYWOODS GREENHOUSES. FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, Morris Co., NEW JERSEY. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. »«. A.. HUKtT, TERRE HAUTE, IWD. 10,000 Nympliffia Oilorata or WMte Water Lily Roots I'on. S.A.XJE:. Price, $5.00 per 100: S40.00 per 1000: or will exchance for seeds plants or bulbs. For further particulars ADDRESS IS. Ij. CLAKK, Randolph, Mass. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. PERLE ROSES. ALSO BRIDES AND MERMETS. No better stock in New York State. Orders solicited for April or May delivery, in 2^-incli pots; or in 4-inch pots June and July. NIFHETOS, BON SILENE AND MME. HOSTE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES. So^lt^i^ IBr-o^si., 42 W. IVIain Street, r^. ^^. Golden Returns. 200,000 ROSES 200,000 We offer well established, healthy plants in below named and many other sorts: From 2-inch pots, $ 3.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000 From 3-inch pots, G.OO " 60.00 From 4-inch pots, 12.00 " 120.00 Not in excess of any one variety. 50,000 Hybrid Perpetual Roses 50,000 at J4 per 100; $40 per 1000, In 50 select varieties. New and Rare A'arieties at Special Kates given in oui- Wholesale List, now ready. WE N/KMB /I FEW SORTS ONLY: Aurora. BoBiinquet. <'2 to 2 ft., budded or owu roots 8 75 Evergreens, 2, 3 and 4 feet, fine. Full Stock Fruit Trees, Ornamentals — Every- thing! Stark Bros., Louisiana, Missouri. Water Lily Seed. Trade pltt. oz. Nymphaea Zanzibarensis 50 |4.00 " " azurea .50 4.00 Csrulea 50 4.00 " Scutifolia 50 3.00 Tubers and Plants of all leading varieties. WM. TKICKEK, Uongail Hills, N. Y. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our new trade directorv and reference book. 656 The American Florist, Feb. 2, Sub'.crlplion $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, Si. 40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent ; 13 times, 10 per cent; s6 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlBlnK Department of the American KLORIST 19 for Florista, Seedsmen, and dealers In warns pertaining to thott lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half iiich space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Meehan's Monthly has reached us in the form of a bountl copj' ot volumes 1 and II. This periodical is a continuation of Prof. Median's "Flowers and Ferns of the United State?," with some additional chapters on natural history and garden- ing. It is illustrated with beautiful eo'- ored plates, similar to those in the pre- vious publication, and the rcadinfjmatlcr combines scientific accuracy with a charming literary stj-le. The Practical NuRSERVMANisthetitle of a neat little publication issued gratuit- ously by the IIuntsviUeNurseries, Hunts- villc, Ala. A feature of tli; price list it contains is the free use of the telegraphic code recently adopted by the American .\ssociation of Nurserymen, and that will undoubtedly save many dollars to tlie niirscryinen as well as making telegraphic orders much more definite and easily understood. The Wayne Horticultural Society of Wayne, Pa., has issued its premium list for 1893, giving notice of its spring show, March 23 and 24-, and fall show, Nov. 1, 2, and 3. The classes for which prizes are offered show that the SDciety is in touch with both professionals and amateurs, and should call out good dis- plays. A nox of pansies was recently received from Chapirian & Hanselniann, Denver, Col., which they inform us they grow in cold fraincs, where they are often subject to freezing. They were fine blooms, large and richly colored, showingsomeremark- able markings among them. The growers inform us that their district is also finely suited for carnation culture. Mi'SHROOMS i-oR THE million is thetitic of a pamphlet issued by John Gardiner & Co.; it gives a complete synopsis of mush- room cutttuc in handy form, and is a use- ful little handbook lor anyone with a taste for these savory vegetables. IF YOU NEED ANY Cape Flowers, Immortelles, Grasses, plain or fancy Baskets, Metal Wreaths, Letters, Doves, or any other thing in the Fkirists' supply line, mail us your order. REMEMBER WE ARE THE Leading Manufacturers of Wheat Sheaves and Baskets, and Inipurtcr.s of Florists' Supplies. CataloKnc oil a|i|ili<'atioti . . . ERNEST KAUFMANN & CO., //j *. 4th Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writiii;; to 4dvertisers. T. J. CORBREY & CO., CHICAGO. We are prepared to fill shipping orders with the best flowers in the Chicago market. Orchids in five, ten, fifteen and twenty dollar boxes. Give us a trial wlien you want anything in llie Cut Flower line. (■<>Nsi(i>.>ii:M> Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. PUT CTRIURC • KCINO BlTLnS. FLORISTS' Sm'tlES, LONG'S FLORISTS' rH<)TOORAl»HS. Lists, Terms, Ac. on application, FINE CUT STRINGS , IUXj. A. L. RANDALL. Wholesale Florist and Dealer In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Niglits 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. IMILES CENTER FLORAL CO. IlKOipOlKtcd. WUOI.KSAI.K GKOWKltS OF GUT FLOWERS Ot ALL KINDS and Dealers in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CIIAf< AV. McKKLLAH, Mgr, In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. ]VI. OI^SOIV, » J»* FLORIST, e© WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. T.J. CORBREY&CO. Wholesafe and Commission FLORISTS, 43 Lake St , CHICAGO, ILL. In Ciiifa^'u Cut t'lower E.xchari're. . . . WHOLESALE FLORISTS •SIS' N. E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist REMOVED TO REAR OF 42 S. t6th ST., SMITH, The Florist, GKOWER OF Fine Roses^otlier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 77 5. 7th Street. MINNEAPOLIS. MIHN. Cut Flowers. NEW YOIIK. -Tun. :>1. Koses, Bun Sllene. Gontlers 'J.OOC" ii.OO Perles. Nlphetos n.OOir. M.po Merniet. Bride, Hoste :i.iww' (..(») Cusln. Wattevllle t l» ^^OO Brldesmiiirt ''™"'l';il^ La France, Albany 5.UO(.in"^.U0 Meteor 16.1X1 ■• BeautT 15.00@1UO.OO •• Hybrids 2S.(X1®50.00 Carnations ^-50® '-SO Mignonette 200® 8.00 Uomana. narclsBue 2.00@ .i.OO Tulips. VaUey 2.00® 4. 00 llnrrisll :i.OO® 8.00 Violets 1.00® .ftU Adlantums „ l-OO Smllax I.I.OOwSO.nO LiliiG (bunch) 1.00@ l.SO Boston. Jan. 31. Uoses. Nlphetos. Gontler :i.ouw i;.00 Perle. Sunset. Wootton 11.00(«ilO.IK) •• Brlde.Mermet i''«' 0.00 Narcissus 3.1'!)® 4.00 Freesla 3.00® .^.IK) DaHodils .,„-,!;!!! Dutch hyacinths Ii.OOcl' 10.00 Violets 1.00(£r 2.00 Callas. Harrisli 12.00(S1S.OO Marguerites i5(ijl l.UO Heliotrope 100 Alyssum .40 Smllax l.',.00(rM8,00 Adlantum 100® 1.25 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WM. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -^WHOLESALE 67 Bromfleld Street, BOSTOK. MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPUii 7 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Music Hall. We keep a large .supply of Fancies ani3 Cans tions alwayson hand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET. Near Tremont St., BOSTON, MASS. Mention American Florist. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WHOLBSALE DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, ■ — WHOLESALE- 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shippoii to al 1 Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Cut ^^ Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMES PURDY, Formerly 112 W.40th fit JAMES HART, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W. 30th ST., NEW YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th streiet, NEW YORK CITY. Estilbllslied 1.S70 MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. Wholesale iGommission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, The finest Roses, Violets and Carnations Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th St. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street, NEW YORK, Wholesale Florist Careful Shippmg: to all parts of the country. Price list on application. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROAOWAY, .... jMEj'w 'S'oiejs:. From Nov. 1st to May 1st our price for Smllax will be 20 cents per string. Quality flrst-class. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON, 308 Garfield Ave., Salem, 0. When writing to any of the aiivertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. 658 The American Florist. Feb. 2. Hfte 3®®^ ^7ac|e AM. SEED TRADE ASS0CIAT10^. at Chleuyo. AukiibI H to HI. 18*.t:t. Applica- tions I'ur nieinbership shotiU) bo addrussed to Wm. Me;;natt, chairman moinbership cummlttee, Wuthers- rteld, Conn. The M.\il trade in seeds thus far ^ives but little indication of what trade can be expected the coming season. Advices from Paris report the loss of sotne 71 packages of seeds for various American houses through the sinking of a barge on the River Thames near Lon- don, about January 1st. It is expected that most of the seeds will be replaced, but the delay will be somewhat serious. The North Carolina Law Void. Seed shipped from one state to another in original packages becomes an article of interstate commerce. Therefore, a state statute, such as that of North Car- olina passed in 1,S91, providing that per- sons selling seed in packages unmarked by the date when such seed were grown, except farmers selling seed iu open bulk to other farmers or gardeners, shall be guilty of a misdeme;inor, is unconstitu- tional and void under the interstate com- merce clause of the constitution with respect to the selling of seed in the orig- inal packages imported from another st.ile. In re Sanders. U. S. Circuit Court, N. Carolina. 52 Fed. Rep. 802. Catalogues Received. John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, s.cils, bull)S and plants; John N. Alay, Summit, N. J., chrysanthemums and car- nations; W, .Vtlee Burpee & Co.,Philadel- l)hia, seeds, etc.; J. -V. Simmers, Toronto, ( ) lit., seeds, etc.; J. M. McCuUough'sSonF., Cincinnati, O., seeds, etc.; The Good & Reese Co., Springfield, 0., plants and seeds; Edward Swayne, Kennett Square, P.i., carnations; Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., plants, seeds and bulbs; W. Picrey, London, Eng., chrysanthemums; Geo. Hancock, Grand Haven, Mich , carnations; J. Clias. McCullough, Cincin- n^iti, 0 .seeds; E. IL Hunt, Chicago, seeds; Iowa Seed Co., DcMoines, la., seeds; S. L. .\llen & Co., Philadelphia, seed drills, cul- tivators, etc.; Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, Gcnii^iny, seeds and plants; Weebcr & l>i)n. New York, seeds; Nanz & Neuner, Louisville, Ky., seeds, plants and bulbs, T. H. Spauldiiig, Orange, N. L, plants; \iik iS: Hill, Rochester, N. V., plants; lUintsvillc Nurseries. Huntsville, .Ma., nursery stock; J. S. Judson, Rochester, .\. v., nurserymen's supplies; Jules De Cock, Ledcberg-Ghent, Belgium, plants; K. Douiilas & S HI., Waukegan, 111., trees; Zucher & Co , Haarlem, Holland, tuber- ous begonias; W. W. Rawson & Co.,Bos- tin, seeds; H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Iviig., i-ccds; Wm. Elliott & Sons, New York, seeds; James Vick's Sins. Roches- ter, N. \'., seeds and plmts; Grifl'itli Tur- ner & Co., seeds; O. .\ E. Baldwin, Bridg- man, Mich., small fruits; Wood Brothers, Fishkill, N. Y., rooted cuttines; New Haven Nurseries, New Haven, Mo., nur- serv stock; Wm. G. McTear, Princeton, N. ]., chrvsanthemums. Mushrooms. Mr. W. Kirkham, Maywood, 111., sends us a box of mushrooms, cut from beds under the greenhouse benches. They were of good size and excellent quality. He GRIFFIN'S UNEQUALLED TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Two First-Class Certificates from Society of American Florists, and Certificates of Merit wherever exhibited. SEED NOW REflDY, IN SEALED PACKETS ONLY. SINGLE, 500 S°eds 25c. per packet. SINGLE, 1200 Seeds 50c. DOUBLE. 500 Seeds 50e. SWEET-SCENTED HYBRIDS, 250 Seeds 50c. BMIMANI, 500 Seeds 50c. ECLGENS, 400 vSeeds 50c. A. LADENBURG. President. T. GRIFFIN, Manager. .|.|.li CASH WITH «IK1)I:K. OASIS NURSERY CO., WESTBURY STATION, LOUG ISLAND, N. Mme. Crozy Cannas WRITE US FOR PRICES. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason Street, MILWAUKEE. WIS. BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Established 1854. Govanslown, Md. PKICK I.IST FKKK. 1,000.000 CANE STAKES VERBENftS MAMMOTH BEST SORTS, CLEAN, HEALTHY, Stock plimts. Si.OO per 100. FdIt .MAltCll DELIVERY: I'laiits S5!.50 per 100: Sai.OO per 1000 KiM.I.-il CullinKS riUlpcrlUO. SK.OUporlUOO l'.-l;lr:,-i.iiiiiiii Krrcl ll.MriiT JilU.OO pur lUO KiiH ^t.irk II r , T.-ii ill..! Korciiii; Koscs. JOSEPH HEIHI., Jaclcsouville, Illinois. says: "We are j^jrowiiig them under a center bench of I'erle roses with a night temperature of 60°, and also under a cen- ter bench of carnations with a tempera- ture of 55° atnight. They come very much larger and (iner in every way only it takes them longer to develop. In the first named house the spawn was put in No- vember 20, and wc began cutting mush- rooms the first week in January, or about six weeks afterwards. We aim to cut them in the cup-shape — th,-it is just before they open out flat. Consumers seem to be getting quite fastidious, as they ask for the medium sized ones only, neither the very largest nor the very smallest seeming to be in much demand. Mush- room growers seem to be very much on the increase and the next interesting thing to know, will be where and how to dispose of mushrooms in large (juantitics. We u.se the English milltrack spawn. I understand that mushroom parties are a recent fad in Chicago, or parties where three medium sized mushrooms are served on toast to each one present." ri,i:.\SK WRIT1-: on your printed letter head when addressing our advertisers. If 30U have no printed letter head, then enclose your business card or bill head. Tiiii Ami;kic.v.n Florist and l-a>dcii!7ig- together to one address for $1.7!>. Send orders to the American Florist Co. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦ BUIST'S 1 PRIZE MEDAL ONION SEED , i,--, v.TV«liri,.f,-l,.|,ral,-,l fur lis ^•,n■■.^\ I'lirilv « , ami SlriMlt.- <;rii\vlli. I>rli% i-i'i'il Irel' l'> Z .any purt ..I 1 1,.- riiilr,! st;,t, ,., :,l >i-J.OO pt-r 11... X "I- 10 l^ix. lor •*! ?..->((. J ; 'Yellow Globe Danvers/ 1 : 'Large Red Wethersfield.' X yiHl .SlXTli ROBERT BUIST Seed Grower, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ' Gladiolus ^ Bulbs. Selected Stock, 1st Size, $10 per 1000 ■fliis is of j,n]R[ilrovi-il, tlK- best li.iK. not l>ctn l.ikm .ml 1.. lie s..!.'! at a liiulKr pTii.-, as I never sell any under name or color. 't Bnllis one and one-half inches in diameter and upward. M. CRAWFORD. Cuyahoga Falls. 0. Send for Catalogue of BULBS, SEEDS. AND SHRUBS. AHAUCARIAS. I AUSTRALIAN Palm Saeds, OALIFOKNIA BULHS AM> SEKDS to H. H. BERGER &, CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FBAXTCISCO, CAIi. JAPAN 1- MORE THAN-'yHP|"rt .ooo.oooTnhto ltOS|-?>. li.' , II. Now null lime. Olil iV Kcliiililr riiliil. Sllltl Its. ^ INi:s, "' 1,000 Varieties. W,S.UTTLE&CO. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. i8g3- The American Florist. 659 ^^J^?i;5 ■iV^Sj^fW.^,^?' V BEST GERMAN FORCING PIPS Price : $9 the 1000, $20 the box of 2500, Less ten per cent, for jjrompt ciisli. August Rolker & Sons New York, P. O. Station E. Burpee's seeds will grow. Burpee's Farm Annual for 1893 is the largest, best and ium^l rMinplt-te Seed Cata- logue published. A handsM„u' hunk of I7:i pages. II tells all about the Best Seeds. Bulbs and Plants, iucludiug Rare Novelties of Real Merit, which can not be had elsewhere. Honest descriptions, liun- ' dreds of illustrations, with beautiful colortd plates painted from nature. Mailed Free /" nitrndni^ purchasers: to others on receipt of ten cents, which is less than the actual cost per copy by the quar- ter-million edition. IPnte to-dav. Burpee's Blue List, fiivin^ wholesale prices lor Miirket Gardeners un.i Florists, will be luull.-.i on applioatlon. W. flTLEE BURPEE & GO.. Philadelphia, Pa. HULSEBOSCH BROS., BULB AND PLANT GROWERS, OVERVEEN. near Haarlem. HOLLAND. Priees .in iippllfatlon l..r the ei.>niinK aeiiann ut PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. HARRISII LILIES. TULIPS. CROCUS. ROSES. ETC.. ETC. ROMAN HYACINTHS. LILY of the VALLEY. LIL. LONGIFLORUM. DUTCH HYACINTHS, SPIRAEAS. B¥" Spring CutalOKi acly ADDRK A. HULSEBOSCH, p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. GENUINE CHINESE SACRED LILIES In original imported baskets of 30 large fine bulbs, per basket. $1.25. It will pay you bis to grow them. Innumerable flowers can be cut from theoj. Make money, buv some, order now. H. G. FAUST & CO., 64 & 66 N. Front St., PHlLADbLPHlA, PA. Woodlawn Seeil Farm. PhilaJelpliia. I'a.. l.;»Klaeres. CHEAP TO MAKE ROOM. French Caunas, dormant roots of fine sorts, $2.tK) per 100; 815.00 per 1000. Cauua Flaccida, 82.00 per 100. Nymphtea Flava, $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. Nelumbium Speciosum, 1 year seedling-, white and red, double aud single mixed, S3. 00 per dozen, MISS LIZZIE FREEMAN, 1203 East Avenue, AUSTIN, TEXA.S. FLOWER SEED FOR COUNTER TRADE IN LITHOQRAPHED PACIvETS. Cut herewith is a photo-engraving of our elegant blue covered seed box, holding 100 packets. Piice of seeds, $2.00 per 100, box included, sent free by mail. ORDER A SAMPLE BOX. We will make up an assortment of leading varieties and you can order more of any kind and in any quantity de- sired, and we will send them Iree by mail at rate of $2.00 per 100. ELLIOTT'S TRADE PRICE LIST for 1893 is now ready. It has been re- vised, enlarged and re-arranged and is "up to dale." It contains the most comprehensive list of Flower and Vegetable seeds. Flowering Bulbs Garden Im elements and Sundries ot- tered in the trade, and is so arranged that you can find what you wanl. Send for it. ■ WILLIAM ELLIOTT & SONS, Growers. Importers and Jobbers. W 544 56 DeySt ,NEW YORK. F'orist. E.-itablisliea LSI.".. When writing mention The An WE SELL SEEDS TO FLORISTS AND DEALERS. 114 Clianibers St., New York. Catalogues on Applii^aticjii. I89,i. }S e Are The Oiilj Firm ■ < 1 d CO order W e -vlo e CI 1 I 1 t II bu I b a I e W r e -1 d I 1 11 1 h p 111 No I 1 Lalalus e 1 \ I pe I abfe's'\''l'' "^"a I 1 I ce 1893. 1 \ V \ 1 1 1 d Ma Vy f\ cvi" f^ c\ '^^^ tivergieens. Hardy Flowering- Shrubs and Hardy Per- l\ U O L C U eiinials (Achillea, iberis, etc.) raised on contract for spring #^| l"^-^ I j-| fl«Q delivery, send i,ist of wants. V>14LCIII^\J . . . ISAAC C. ROGERS, MOORESTOWN, N. J. G. J. IMOFFATT, Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. iffEi2ir HAiTEiv. conrnr. Mention American Florist. LILIUM HARRISII. Original and largest growers of this important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PiERSON CO., TABBYTOWl'-ON-HUDSON, NEW TOKK. BENJAMIN RIMBAUD, BULB GROWER, Quariier du Temple, Toulon, var, France. Cable address Benrimbaud, Toulon. The largest cultures In the- South of France, of WHITK KOMAN HYACINTH.S, Narcissus Pa- per White granditlora. N. Double Roman. N. Uouble ^'oll .sioii, true pure yellow, and other DatTodils. I^iliuni I'findiduui, the largest bulbs. Freesias. .lonqulUa Campernelll, largest tiowerlng.forearly forc- ing. Allium, Anemone, Cardinal's llat, A. Double Itosette the earliest, etc. Prices on application. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 66o The American Florist. Feb. 3, Considering the very extraordinar.v se- verity of the wcatliersurprisingly few acci- dents to houses or heaters are reported, thoii-jh all admit it to have been a hard drive, and, no doubt, every one had some trouble. It would be interesting if possi- ble to get ;i report from each member ol the trade, now while events arc fresh in his mind, as to what heating apparatus gave the best satisfaction, during the cold snap. . At the club meeting Mr. Julius Tischen ger exhibited fine blooms of Climbing Terlc and Climbing Niphetos roses; also carnations Portia, Hinze's White and I'liritan. After ordering the payment of assess- ment No. 3 to the heirs of the late Mr. Anthony Cook jr., and discussing some points in the liylaws, the question-box was opened and the following questions were considered. Wh.it is the best way of tying carna- tions grown on benches to keep from damping oft'. Mr. Akehurst did not tie each plant but stretched strings across the beds from stakes on each side. Mr. C. Hess used pieces of 2-inch wire net bent in an arch between the rows so as to form an arch or tunnel of the net, over which the carnations grew. How do Messrs. Akehurst & Sans grow such long stemmed carnations? Mr. .\kc- hurst promised to answer at the next meeting. Are enough flowers grown in Maryland to supply the Baltimore market? Mr Mc- Uoberts thought decidedly not. The large sums of monev sent to Philadelphia and New York every year, and the opinions of the dealers in the city .ns to the iniccr- tainty of gettinglargc orders filled , seemed to indicate a shortsupply. Ilealso wished to difTer from those who proposed S|)C- cialties as a remedy, as the firms who a few vears ago engaged in specialties over the land had apparently taken up a more varied stock and did not put all their eggs in one basket now. Do callas pay better in pots or planted out? Most of Ihe members thought pots, but Mr. Richard Vincent's returns of 500 dozen blooms from 500 callas planted out was conlessed unequalled. M.\ck. B.— In reply to your query Jas. 0, Han- cock is the son of Geo. Hancock, and is manager of the entire floral department of the business conducted under the lat- tcr's name. Azalea Indica In iHid or Mcioni, from 75c. (o !fl.50 i-iuh. CHINESE PRIMROSES, ■I ;ind 5 uuii pots, $S.OO to f 15.00 por lOO. WM. A BOCK, Norlh Cambridge, Mass. GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. i:o<>ri:ii «i TiiNiis LliHciln. A.l;i SimiilUiMi:. li.>ii,iiMill,,ii. 1, II.iiIiiim r, Uuhallkm urnl ^.'UotlicrKoud iiiiirket w'i-Im. »I •"' I",','' "" .IfBNlcii iinil Ivory, $a.f« per mi. Keuily tor ik-livc r\ Jlinuiiry KWli. Address J, G. BURROW, FISHKILl.. W. Y. SEND FOR A COPY TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO. BULBS AND TUBERS. Tuberous Koolod Hc'Konias, Fancy Leaved ^ Cijhidiuiiis, Crassit'olia (Jlo.xinias, ^ Uouble, Sin).>;le and Cactus Dahlias. We oiler the lo'ldwini; bulbs, largely Kfovvn by ourselves, extra line stocks and lirst-class in every way. Ucsirable and salable vaiieties to be olfered In retail circulars and catalogues AMARYLLIS 1-orniosis Johnsoni Vittala . BEGONIAS. Tv.lx l-lT.lo ;I.INI . 4.(K) •J..')0 IVrllO Rooted, I'inest iili.veil Singles (1.00 I)oul)k- \.M " Single, Scarlet, Crimsou, Yellow, White, Orange and Pink . . .... 1.00 DAHLIAS Pompone, Show Cactus, and Single varieties in fifty finest naniefl .sorts, strong gruiiiid ruols , L.'iO DIELYTRASPECTABILIS.stn.ni;; dumps . . l.OO GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA in lli< fniLSt niixtnre, extra selected bulbs I. .1(1 I.IKI i.nd ^ I -IT IWI S T.tkl .••,0.(10 '."OtKl Per lUlU .tO.OO 12.00 700 12 00 (i.llO rj.(HI 111 (HI •S.IXI I.VtK) •ItKI :ioo :i.(Ki CALABIUMS. faiicv leaved varieties in tllirtv distinct named sorts i IPOMEA PANDURATA ' TIGRIDIASC.niliiflora (iiandiflora Alba ..II :; (III Orders booked iiou and resei'%<'d iiiilil uialliir iiKMbialis or sliip lit i iiiik sltil. HENRY A. DREER. 714 Chestnut Street, PHILADELPHIA. CARNATIONS ! study my WHOLESALE LIST of Rooted Cuttings . . . before ordering. . . . Bloomfield. Charles Town, Jefferson Co., W. Va. CARNATIONS ROOTED CUTTINGS. riiritan. Aiiror,-i, reer, ,1, K. Freeiiiati, niid nmny other varieties: fine, heiiltliy .lumiary and after. iiy HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES fai Paul .Nuyrun. stronj; phiiila....lfll)-(JO per KlU. ■M other leudlni; varieties . . , SlU.UU per lUO. P.IU.UO per lOOU. tar" Send lor price list. WOOD BROTHERS, CHRYS-COLA" COLEUS, best Varieties, best Stock, now ready. SKM> l-OK I'ItU !•; LIST FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS are ordered to Kcb. ISlli, willi the e.xcep tion ol a lew varieties. I am now bookint; orders tor delivery alter above date. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. 75,000 IPOMOEA PANDURATA ( l)ay-ltl<".iiiiiii; >1.m.ii1I.hi .r. 1 lilioTS KliHSlI .XNli sol .Ml, per Hill »-' M: M at HI rail' I'.T IKmr.tl; .'"iiil limii nil.- Orders booked ard shipped w/ien desired. Onlers huuki'd Icii' A<' II I I.I.K V "'I'Ih' IVarl", at »-.';. («l per IlKlll, JAMES FROST, Greenville, Darke Co., 0. Mention the American Florist when writing to ai-lvertiseis on this page. WE WANT THE FOLLOWING: l•ucll^ia Sunrav, I.iiiu.n Wili.na, .\niaryUis \itatta, .\lnai> Hi.- l'..Mm>>.si--ilua Rcgina. ■■' Heliadonna. .\ntlieinis Coronaria. Otlionna. Veronica Blue C.cni. S,alvia officinalis tricolor . Madeira Vine, Ceraninm Mrs. Pollock. Ctraiiinm ^Monntain of Snow. II : able t,. Iv. AIA.'V' .St OO., Sr. PAUL, MINN. New Glirusaiitlieiiiiiiiis, IRMA Silver Medal and J.'iO preininni at Cin- ciiinali: also Naliunal Certilicatc; it is anuniK the l-iiik Clnysantheinnnis what Mrs. I.. C. Maikiia is among the Yellow. EBITST BIEWAN- Mahogany Red. Certificate. BTBVM SCHII^TQES-Llaik Red. Certificate .\l...\e tliKi- vatiili.- Slr.>nK Plants l>v mail ;i':.(i SiTiil rurClnvs.inlluinnni List. H. W. RIEMAN, Cor. East and Morris Sts. INDIANAPOLIS. IND. ROOTED CUTTINGS Of CARNATIONS By Ihe Wholesale. Ready now. This is the best time tor intending buyers to supply Iheniselvts. 1 otfer them at moderate prices. Send loi Price List. Addiess JOSEPH RENARD. Unionvitle. Chester Co.. Pa. VIOLETS. MAKIK LOUISE RLNXERS Healthy Stock, Good Plants. ANDREW WASHBURN, p. o licix Hi'. r.i.ouMiM. I »! This Is the place and now is the time for you to buy your Carnation Cuttings. Lizzie McGowan, Garfield, Hinze"s White, Sliver Spray. Mrs. Fisher, Portia and Lamborn at Sl.UO per lOU: fe.OOperluOU. Tidal Wave. Fr Mrs. F. Mangold . -- ^.— White Dove. •B.UU per lUO. Send cash with order. E. B. LEWIS, Lockport, N. Y. ^^ ORDERS BOOKED NOW FOR MY SPECIALTIES FOR 1893. New Jersey. — A scarlet Carnation hard Nellie Bowden Pure bright yellow to beat jSt2.00 per 100 Canna $60.00 per 100 Old Rose. — Old rose pink Carnation. ready in February. $12,00 per 100 other varieties ofCarnations, both old and new. JOHIV aluck nl hist (juality Bouuuct Cnen at lIliN per pounil Also Wreath- ing; first iiirMlitv, nicdinm grade, at 41,11(1 per luiii.h.d vnrd-; JOSEPH BANCROFr. Cedar Falls. Iowa Jp^^^^^fjfcLElFT'D^YTTJN^. ,,„„„ I lt,il.-.»i. ■.•.-.;:! u.il.H»:t..-,0: ■^MOSS.'^ 10 Hules null lit). JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse, Wis ZIRNGIEBEL'S NEW AND IMPROVED STRAINS OF >JSTE/?S— Parisian, extra Karly Dwarf forcing, will bloom by Easter. Zirngiebcrs Extra Market for general crop. Both strains in white or colors. STOCKS-Early Dwarf White and Dwarf Yellow. MIGNONETTE Ve^s r.old.n. setecte.l seed. NEW PERPETUAL SCOTCH PINKS niul our will known strains of GIANT MARKET AND FANCY PANSIES. Any ofllie above in lraN. II. I,. FOR SALE. 5 000 STRONG YOUNG ADIANTUM CUNEATUM Erom L'Ji-iuch standard pots, at SUIHI per UHI, or $IIK1(KI per 11111(1. Address GEO. E. BENNETT, r. 0 Itov .-. I l..\ Tltl Sll. \. V. Please mention the .\mekican Flo- rist cvcrj' time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. i8g3. The American Florist. 663 Rooted Gouinos. Carnations Hinze's White, Mrs. Fisher, Silver Spray, Jeannette, Grace Wilder, Fred Creij;hton, Mayflower, Century, Anna Webb, $1.50 per lOO; |10 per lOOO. Orange Blossom, Portia, Hector, Florence, American Flag, %1 per 100; $15 per lOOO. Colens, leading varieties, including the finest Yellow Coleus in cultivation. A new variety equal to Golden Bedder in color, and as good a grower as C. VerschaiTeltii. Double Petunias in four finest varieties, JS2.00 per ICO. [■'uchsias, finest named varieties, %\ 50 per 100. Heliotrope Si.OO per 100. Ageratum, Dwarf, White and Blue, $1.00 per 100. 500 at 1000 rates. Cash with order. 10 cents pei 100 extra wheu shipped by mail. J.aMES HOBAN, Florist, Bridgeport, conn. CLEMATIS. E.\tru strong, strictly select stock. 4 vears old; per dozen. «.S0; per 100, f.SS.OO. JACKMANNI. LUCY LEMOINE. HENRYI. JOHN GOULD VEITCH, MISS BATEMAN, SIEBOLDI (Patent Hybrid), LANUGINOSA CANDIDA. STANDISHI, LAWSONIANA, RUBELLA. H. P. ROSES. Strong plants. 2 years olfl. butldod. $11.00 per 100: fflOO per 1000. In order to enal)le you to pick your own variety send us your list at once. We bave all the leading sorts to offer. TREE ROSES. In assortment, prime stock, ¥7.50 per doz.; $*;0 per 100. FLOWER SEEDS. Assortment bn' and W. W. BARNARD &. CO , Kiilb and Seed Mercliants. 6 and 8 North Clark Street, CHICAGO Storage House 186 K Kiiixie Street. Are You a Fiuit or Flower Raiser f For Market or Pleasure— If s(i, sr-iid lor our Circular on Fungicides and Insecticides, which are cheap and reliable. Agents in every State. Special Fertilizers for Fruits. Flowers and Vegetables. Agricultural Chemicals, w. S. POWELL & CO., Chemical Fertiliser Manuf'rs, Baltimore, Dii3. S. F. LEONARD, Seeii-,i«oiv, :Bioo*x»si>»Ars:» r»£». 100,000 VERBENAS. Rooted Cuttings. *=* Per 100 Carnations, New Scarlet, Emily Pierson $3 00 Leading varieties 1 25 Violets, Russian and Neapolitan. Coleus and Alternantheras in var. Chrysanthemums. stock plants, large clumps, one hun- dred best varieties, 15 to 25 cts. each. ROOTED CUTTINGS. . . . SBND FOR L.IST. A.. IV. I^IET'ieSSOPf, Cvoncx.sTsr&Xl, Conin. FOSTITE. A successful remedy against MILDEW and RUST on Plants. Price, per 25 pounds, $2.00. JOOSTEN'S MAGAZINE BELLOWS. Sold by leading dealer,', and by The best Powder Distributor. Price, J3.50. C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. New and Bare Plants ORCHIDS, ETC. A large collection of Hothouse and Green- house Plants, carefully grown at \ow rates. A collection of the most beautiful Fancy Calad- iunis ever offered. Felargoniums, Etc. Peonies— All the finest old and new. Orchids— A very extensive stock; East Indian, Mexican. Central and South American. Etc. Hardy Perennials. Rose^. Clematis, Phlox, Et«. New and Standard Fruits: rare and beautiful Trees and Shrubs, Evergreens,' Etc. CATALOGUES ON APPLICATION'. JOHN SAUL, Washington, D. C. NOVEin FOR 1893! varieoated hod. (KOKMKK'S.) Most ornamental and fa.?t growing: Climber. De- scriptive list, as well as of other EXTRA CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS free ou application. FRED. ROEMER, Seed Grower, QUEDLINBURG, GERMANY 664 The American Florist. Feb. 2, Mushrooms at the World's Fair. We read with interest the note regard- ing the mushroom bed at the World's Fair, in your issue of January 5th. Mr. Thorpe writes us in this connection under date of December 14th as follows: "The mushroom spawn you kindly sent to the Department of Horticulture of the World's Columbian Exposition in Sep- tember for trial was duly received and cared for. The size of the the bed where the test is made is 10 feet by 20 feet. The bed was made late in September and spawned on the 1st of October. Mush- rooms were gathered in quantity at the end of five weeks, and at this date there is from 75 to 100 mushrooms (as good as the sample sent to you) to the squire foot. I desire to say that this mushroom bed is the best that I have ever seen. Besides I want you to know that it was made of ordinary horse manure; there was neither mystery nor imagination in its construction. It was simply a rough and tumble packing together of themate- rial I had at command because I have not time for anything but rush work. You can weigh the mushroom I send you and I know that they will surprise you as they have me. Your spawn is unexcelled and the best results I have yet had are from it." You will note from the above that mushrooms were gathered in five weeks from the time of spawning the beds, and that was under ordinary treatment. A still more remarkable instance came to our notice last week. Mr. John G.Gard- ner of Jobstown, N. J., informed us that he had gathered mushrooms this winter on hisplaceatConshohocken, I'a.,inthree weeks from time the beds were spawned. This last is the quickest on record so far as we know. Can any florist come that one better? John Gardiner & Co. Magnolias. IN VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price Hat of all kinds of hardy ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Backa County, MOBBIBVII.I.E, FA. Mention American l-'lnrlHt. Association "Flora" itosKooi', iioi.i.anh. Now on hand in New York : CLKMATIS. :( Years. ix-r lOO, »3ft.<>«> II. !•. KOSKS, lor foreinS. •■ il.OO In the best variety, as Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B Rothiichild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack, I,a France, Mme. G. I.uizet, Mme. Plant- ler, Magna Charia, Paul Neyron, V. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle des Blanches, tTIrich Biunner and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spir^as. etc We also have Palms, Dracienas, Araucarias and Hay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., JKKSKY CITY, N. J. ^ DREER'S GA R D EN_S E EDS IMnnts. KulbH, and KeiinlHlteH. The? are the beat at thelowpHt prices. I'KADK I.I8T iKHued quar- terly, maUoa free to the trade oalj. HBNRT A. DREER, PhlUdelphla VIGK'S NEW WHITE BRANCHING ASTER FAVORITE of the FLORISTS. We have the pleasure of offering the florists a flowerhav- iug very valuable characteristics. The plant is a strong grower and forms many branches, grows later in season than any otlier variety, and blooms cnrr«-*^pondinglv late. Flowers are borne on i.O/VG STE'MS, ]>"r. wliit. and 4 inches or more in diameter. Petals broad, long and many more or U sx twisted, Lrivini; tin appearance of a graceful Chrysantlieniani- ' nearly that liut kw can notict; thr dilllicnce. They flower from four to six weeks saiithemums. Price, per packet, 25 cents. KOCHESTER. January 1.3, 'iB. You cannot praise It too mucli. Please F. .1. KKLLKR, Florist. Where requested each purchaser will receive FREE a copy of THE POETS' NUMBER ¥ICK'S FLORAL GUIDE. For 1893 we have combined a most novel and charming feature in the way of hundreds of beautiful and appropriate poetical quotations from the best authors, making the The Poets' Number of Vick's Floral Guide a source of interest and pleasure the whole year. The practical part contains Colored Plates of Alpine Aster. Begonia. Dahlias. Dutchman's Pipe, Clematis, Pansies, Cannas, Corn and Potatoes., hundreds of engrravings; descriptions of tlie sweetest and most prolific Pea- The Charmer. The Golden Nugget Corn, which was such a favorite last summer, new Roses, new Chrysanthemums, and scores of other grand and good things. Names and prices of everything one could desire in way of Flowers, Vegetables, Plants, Bulbs, etc., sent for only 10 cents, which can be deducted from the first order. Special I>ist for Florists and Market tJardeiu-rs mailed on application JAMES VICK'S SONS, ^as'tlve Rochester, N. Y. 50,000 Carolina Poplars, 10,000 Lombirdy & VanGerts, 30,000 Silver Maples. 10,000 Ash Leaf Maples, 10.000 Sugars and Norways E ms, Lindens, Planes, &c. Fruit and Nut Trees, Small Fruits. Catalogue Free. WM. PARRY, PARRY, N. J. C. C. Abel & Company P.O. Box 920, NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the following Well Known and Reliable Houses, For wlioiu we solicit your orders: C. G. VAN TDBEKGEN. Jr., Florist and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Dutch Bulbs, Novelties, etc. Forest stocks. Valley a specialty. EDM. VAN OOFPENOI.I.E. Nurseryman. Ghent, Kelgium. Established ISSU. Lart'e cul- ture of Araucarias, Azaleas. Intllca and Mollis. Bay Trees, Begonias, Glcvinlas, I'alms, Rhododen- drons, etc., etc. and dyed In all colors and shades. KRNKST KIKMSCHNKIIIKR, Florist and ScciNnijiTi. .\lton:l, (;<-Mii:liiy. Choice selec- tl.iriH .11 i;.TiiLiui l-'lon-,.r s Im, Also of Palms, (.rii.s^. ,ni(l i,!inli-ij s.-ids. |!,.Rt Sugar Weet Cataloeties (mention which) free on application 'C^y)iZ9d?r^°^ '■"^' quality can ever ^t^Vy^tMJiCXf (,g j^.^t by mail. May- hap yoii know it. By freight, prepaid if preferred, we ship safely 4, 5, or 6 ft. trees; 2-yr. Roses of rare excellence — everythinj;! You actually pay less than for the puny stuff. l,00ti acres Nurseries. 20,000 acres Orchards. Exact information about trees and fruits. Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. CANNAS CHRYSANTHEMUMS T. H. SPAULDINO, Orange, 'l jT. Mention TAjoaerl can] Fl orl It. W c arc the People^. Who ? KOFFMAN, Where? What? WALDEIV, Oraiise Co., K. Y. SMILAX 25c. astring; 20c. astrin^ by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $1.25 per 100. And li«' pays tlie Exi)ress. lanf Ferry's' Seeds and r.';,,. n ri.h . Tlii'.v;uu:il\vays TFERRY'S SEED ANNUALl ISiCJ isiiivahiiii.lc.toevery I'lanttT. m I iirijrlnji'diti of the latest farming J iiKition tiom lliehl«hestauthorUie Mailed . Sm: .D.Pl.FERR'i^^ DETROn,> GflTflLOOUE PRINTING. ELECTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horses McFarland Co., HARBISBDRO, PA. iSgj- The American Florist. 66s SEE WHAT THE FLORISTS SAY ABOUT TI16 "New DeDarture." Darien, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1892. J. D. CARMODY, Dear Sir: — The Veutilatiug Machine has arrived and has been put iu position, and works fine. We like it the best of anything- we have used or seen. Please send us three or four more Order Sheets, for as fast as old houses are repaired or new ones built we want your "MEAT SAWS." Some new houses will be built here next year and we will see to it that you get the order for Ven- tilating Machines. They are a long way ahead of the old style. Very truly yours, HARMON & BURR. A FEW MORE LEFT OF THE SAME SORT. Send for a Treatise on Ventilation and Descriptive Catalogue. J. D. CARMODY, .... EVANSVILLE, IND. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST. A Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Ust. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AMITY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. T. CUTS!. Wood Engraving, l*"*^ * Zinc Etcliing, -. * Haif=Tone, *' Wax Engraving, Photo -Engraving, Designing. NIANZ & CO., ^^^ cHicAGor"*' ENGRAVERS. U. S. AND FOREIGN Trade Marks, Designs, _ Opinions, Searches, &c., promptly attended to. Send sketch or model for free examination as to patentability. All work strictly confidential. CHANDLEE, GEO. H. Atlantic BuUdlng, WASHINGTON D. Mention American Flor st Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. )TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING ^ 1 AV E S Plant sFi K^ ILLMRIGHT LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW CHARGED WITH KILLJVIRIGHX COIMMECTIID WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORKS^' EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. END FOR SroTfs Syringe CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. StottGardenImplement CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KILLNIRIGHT Company 13 6 Li bePxTySt NewYork. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. 1IHDESTRU6TIBLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRCE & COLEMAN CO., J. C. A \UGHAV, Igent for Cliicago and New York. W.C.KRIGK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood ormetal frames having holes drilled in them to Insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-inch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 16c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any other letter in the W. C. KRICK. 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111.; H. Bay ERSDORPEK & CO., Phila., Pa.; N. Stepfsns, N. Y.; AUG. RoLKEB & SONS. N. T. ; Ed. S. Schmid, Wash- ington, D. c. ; James Vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y.; T. W. WOOD & Sons, Kichmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers. Toronto, Ont. THE STANDARDYentJIating Macliines Received best awards BUFFALO, N. T., BOSTON, MASS.. TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngsiown* 0. Mention American Florist. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Manufacture TIE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. sizes 1^-lncti and 2-lnch. t2 00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. With orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut in next week's American Florist, Our letter is handled by all the wholesalers in Boston. AGENTS: Marschuetz & Co,, 26 N, 4th 8t„ Philadel- phia, Pa.; A, Rolker & Sons, New York; F, B, Mc. Alllster,22 Dey St„ N.T,; B, Kaufman, Philadelphia; H. Bayersdorfer & Co,, Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D, Perry & Co,, 33 Warren St„ Syracuse, N,T,; A. C, Kendal, 116 Ontario St., Cleveland, O.; B. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee, Wis. ; H, Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts,, Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood & Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va,; Jas- Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. T ; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y. ; C, A, Kuehn, St. Louis, J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agt. for Canada. Mention American Florist, PLANT BED CLOTH. CHEAP SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS on Hot- beds, Cold Frames, etc. Three grades. Used by Florists, Gardeners, etc., invaluable for Tobacco Growers. Protects from frost. Promotes, hardy, vigorous growth and keeps beds 1 ; win not shrink or mildew. For sale by tne lead pies apply NATIONAL WATERPROOF FIBRE CO , 50 South Street, - - NEW YOBK. Wrought Iron Pipe, Fittings, Valves, ETC. 78 JOHN ST,, NEW YORK. WELLS & GOUTflN GO., L'td. Mention. American Florist. W8ce.C0. 666 The American Florist. Feb. 2, Overhead System in Steam Heating. Wc recently received aboxof Bridesand Mcrmets from the Atichorage Rose Co., ol Anchorage, Ky., which certainly spoke strongly in favor of this heating* sys- tem. The roses were not only large and •irni, but the color ol the Mermets was the clear bright pink we so seldom see during dark weather, such as has been prevalent lately, and tlie Brides were unusually good. Mr. Raj'ner writes as follows: "After passing what may be called a most exceptional and severe season, more on account of the long continued cIoudj» weather than the extreme cold, although both have been unusual, we have given a thorough test to our overhead steam system. As to the result to roses I send you a sample of Mermets and Brides for criticism. Rose houses are 30x200 feet, ■10 feel apart, connected by a center ves- tibule through which main steam flow .and return run, branching off at right angles into 1-inch coils, all coils being controlled by XL valves in vestibule. The flows rise to roof, fastened to wall plates, purlins and header, so they are hardlj' noticed, returning immediately under benches. There are seven coils to each house, that is seven flows and seven re- turns, five being the most we have ever had to use together at one time, when the lowest outside temperature registered 18° below zero. We find the benches dry out very quickly, taking almost as much water as in summer. The roses keep in most vigorous health, bearing profusely; mildew and black spot are hardly known. The foliage dries off very quickly after a heavy syringe, even if caught by cloudy weather, and as we can use it safely on almost a promise of a fine day we can keep down red spider." Please mention the American Florist everv time you write to an advertiser. THE BEST POTS. THE CHEAPEST. THE LOWEST FREIGHT RATES. THE BEST OF PACKING. THE LARGEST POTTERY IN THE STATE FOR MAKING STANDARD FLOWER POTS. H.fiO 4.U0 ii.OO I.UO 11 Inch Per 100 " ■'((.U) . " 13,SU Terniw: CaBh. free on btjurd cars liero. AdilrcHH HILFINGER BROS., Potters FORT EDWARD, N. Y. ^^^im. ^^ Spray .^ * '/f your '■M§}-3Mm Trees llfc.''^~~"&i... Vines Wiirmv'l'niiuiii.l l.i-iil lllmlit or Appl's, I'.uis. ChL-rriL-s mid riuiiis i.revi'i.lril ; ab.i. (Jr.i|»-»ii.t I'ol.ato Itot— by spnAyiiw; with Slalil*i« Pntihd' Ac'ffne Kxc^tetor SpravinK OiiUJtu. Ht-st in Hie mnrKc-t. ■rhi)iisiinil«lnMsc. C.iIiiIi.i.'uc.Ii'^.i-iII.Itii; alii WWl. STAHL, QUINCY, ILL. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. «i Standard" Flower Pots, As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown .and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, BRANCH WAREHOUSES; 713. 715. 717 & 7^9 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. ICHliilolpli Av<'. Mini I'liioii St , .lers.-v Citv. N. .1. .I:i< ksi.ii Ave. uiid r.-iirsc.ii St.. I.oiit; Islaiiil ( ilv. I. I STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Every uier of Flower Pots should correspond with us b:fore purchasing elsewhere, our facilities are unequalled. A. H. HEWS & CO., N. Cambridge, Mass. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this .summer we have made great improvements in machinery and hare also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL 4, CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. NEW BRIGHTON POTTERY, ELVER80N. SHERWOOD i BARKER STANDARD FLOWER POTS. Write (or an illustnilwl ciitiiloixnc unci price list of I'ots. Liiwn Viiais. lliiiif-'ln!; Hiiskets. Bud I'uts, etc. A„„..ss PITTSBURGH CLflV MF'O GO.. New BrlQlituii. Pa. Standard Flower Pots D. C. SCHOFIELD & CO., NEW BRIGHTON, PA. ■WE-TTE FOR, miCES. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE : 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. t»-SENDfOR rUICK LIST AND II.I.IISTK.VTIONS. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE CLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prioes — LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK HOKSK IS STOI.KN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sea'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL Menlliin Anierloan l<'l'o. Kaih. Do/.eii. 0—8 in. diam. by 13 in. deep, .40 $4.00 i—S'A in. diam. by 10 in. deep, .35 3.50 2—4J4 in. diam. by 9 in. deep, .30 3.00 3—4 in. diam. by 6 in. deep, .25 2.50 4—3 in. diam. by A'A in. deep, .20 2.00 The above quotations cancel the prices in our trade list at page 45. Kindly make note of same on the catalogue sent you, as we will not issue a new list for some little time. These vases have the appearance of polished mahogany; they are neat, attractive and durable, and at the low figures now prevailing Exceedingly Cheap. They will consequently be more popular than ever. Piease note that we ofter them AT FACTORY PRICES JOHN GARDINER & CO., Seedsmen, PHILADELPHIA. MII^WAUKBE, WISCONSIN, MANUFACTURERS OF Standard Gpeenbodse Pots, WIRE DESIGNS, LAWN VASES, ETC. The superiority of our goods is acknowledged by all that have used them. WRITE FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE AND DISCOUNT SHEET. NEPONSET * FLOWER ' POTS of Waterproof Paper, light, durable, unbreakable and ch'isp DID YOU EVER try to ship Ferns or other plants in these pots, and notice the saving in packing and freight, and the nice and clean condition in which plants and pots arrive ready for immediate retail handling? all without any ri-k of breakage! If not, try it and be convinced. FOR DECORATING walls and other flat surfaces with Ferns or other small plants, for filling large flat baskets, no better, lighter and safer plant receptacle can be used than these pots, leaving the plants absolutely unharmed after use. Try it and be convinced. For i*rioe List anfl further particulars addrews AUGUST KOLKEB & .SON.S, Station E, New York. R. & J. FABQUHAK, - - - - Boston, Mass Wiio fnrDish samples, 'by mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts. 11 cts. 14 ct". ir cts. 22 cts. Bancroft Joscpti *>;:,' Barnard \V \V \ C()...-i»:i Bay State Ildw Oi (tW BayensdorfiT II A: Co . jCn; BayllsHc - Ben ettt ) v.. Bonier II II A; < Bird F W A Son ".. Boc-k Wni A l»») Bonsnll Jos K \ Son...i;.7 Boston Letter Co »*•»•.► BrackenrldKe & Co U> Bmuer* Rlchter . u Bulst Robert '■> Bums ARaynor k.. Burpee W Atlec & Co.. (Mi Burrow J (i i>iu Burton John fi55 (Joti Carman R \V US Cannody JD ..WS ClmndleeGco F i>S ChlttyHE «a Clark B L tS5 Connelly John J — ..f>5*l Corbrey T .7 & Co.. .la; liiT Crawford M ... '^'-^ De Ijamater Iron Wks r ;^ DlllonJL I''" DreerH A i»M ati r.rA KlllottWII •'•'' Elliott Wm A Sons .,,: EUlson Wm ■' Ferry DM & Co u;j lleldSB l»iO fYeeman Li/.zle .iSi) t^ost Jamee tj.>> Hennecke Co C C^IT Herr Albert M (ic.l Hews AH&Co «a; HUflnger Bros (J»l ,.tB7 McKarland J H l»iS McKarland J H Co WW McGowan John ml Mnnz .1 \- Co fti, .Miirsiliii.-t/ & Co (iai M'lv .I..I1T1 N ail \la\ I. I. \ Co . ... (tU .MIcliil riant 4 Bulb Co(»a .Mlllani! Bros (167 MotratKi J tiai Mimln^er JnoC tiliS ner. Co ... (»S .Null. .mil IMantCo (85 Mies Centre Floral Co.(S7 (.(asis Nursery Co t!68 Olson M (167 Ouwerkerk P (J(I4 PaueM E Jr (S* Parry Wm (Hi4 Peck & Sutherland (67 Pelrce & Coleman Co.. OS PennockC J Wil IVnn.ick FM (»» ,\ N. It Co IS9 riiishiii-ciayMfgCo.lKK; (■""III W S&Co tKiS KaiHlall AL (157 K.ed & Keller tits Kiiiard Joseph (KiO Kii'inanH W. taKI Klmbaud Benj tsn Roberts DH ii(« Roehrs Theo tS7 Roemer t^ed ii(i:-t Rogers Nurseries tJ5!t RolkerA&Sons tSU Russell Governor — (itil Russell S J (S(l Sailer Bros (SS ■■Mi.-i-T- ,iii,„ A an - ici \ I'.i tili2 ..tita Hltchlngs* Co an HookerHM Co W'li; Horan Edw C. (»7 I loran .tames (idii HulseboscU Bros Co;! HuntB H IS7 Hunt MA (S.i Hunter &Purdy (S7 JefTords J E i Co (am Jennings BB (»il Joost«n C H Kaufmann Ernst \ Co.(S<'i Kennlcott Bros Co (S7 KoffmanE (ltJ4 Krlck W C trs Kroeschell Bros (!ti7 KuehnO A tSli Ijimpert J J (S5 Larkln Isaac tKil La Roche ASUhl IS7 IvewlsEB (Kil Little W S&Co (SB Lockland Lumber Co.. .(itlS Lombard RT tWl longDanl B (Sti -. I,.. I . ■ IM'JfcCO. Mini!/ liic.b ti65 Sculliiv .lohn A tW SeblrePA Sons (Kw Shelmlre W R Oil ' Sheridan WP (S7 Slebrecht & Wadley. . . .012 Slpfle DopfTel & Co iff, Sltimtlons. wants. . ..(!.>* I Smith C A Floral Co. (S7 SpaukllnKTH I»I4 Stahl Wm OKI Stark Bros (SO (Ki4 Stott Garden Imp Co. ..(KS Styer J J i»ll Sunderbruch HL (Sil Swayne Edw (Kil Swayne Wm., Vlcks Sons James (i(l4 Washburn Andrew (icw Weeber&Don (S'.i Welch Bros (S7 Wells & Coutan Co (»s WhllldlnPotCo (»»i Wight W P I'W WlIksSMfgCt (J "<^OSTAGE FOR II.I,USTKATED CATAXOGDE. «i LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaTERiaL, RIDGES, SaSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. Write for circulars and estimates. LOGKLflND LUMBER 60. Wisconsin Fk Jr., ''ej/iri Wood Bros -'fJ.S\. , ■>/, ZlmglcbelD '^ .1 „.. ; YouNGSTowN, Ohio.— E. Hippard ar- ranged the decorations at the recent mar- riage of Miss Andrews to L. C. Bruce, editor of />«/, Field and Farm. The decorations were very elaborate and much admired. r» H Y o P T R CLEAR B E _ E s - ■ ' 1 -^ D i , CYPRESS / 8 E E N H Xsash/ n O \ / ' U N V ) ( y L S "v-y v^ A E IVI BARS T 1 A T \ / N G Il/Ools:la.xa.cl, 0» Mention American Florist. JOHN C. MONINGER, a 297 Hawthorne Are., S CHICAGO. ILL. ^ Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this cirn be accompliHhfd by upinp tho ImiToved RIDER HO'T'--A.IDFl OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalojxui' with full partip larj, sont on appliciition. OE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 Cortlandt St., IMEW YORK, N.Y. Mention Aoierlc FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. PERFECT DRAINAGE BENCH TILE • Used by aU the leading (Irowers and Horticul- tural Buildtr-s. ■ testimonials, circulars, etc., address UPLAND C.KKKNHOCSEH 1F». -WIOHT, MAnmON, NEW JKKSBT GREENHOUSE HEATING AND VENTILATING. Superior Hot Water Boilers. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74& 76 Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. tr Bend for Catalogua. 109 & lUl .Suutli Sth .Vve., New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for HoKe Houses, €:onHervHt<»rleM, etc . etc. Our Klass received tho hlKhesl award at tbs Boston Convention of Uie B. A. F. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of i6o pages. Send 93.60 for It, to HORACE McFARLAND. UarrUbHrg, Pa,
  • /en. I'rleeon lurirer quimllli..s .,11 nppll.'iitloii, Ciisli with J. cook:, :ilK (;harlcn Street, B.\I,TIMORK, Ml>. THAS »30.oo per 1000 HYHRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mutns, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. Roses in Variety. Hybrids. Teas and Ever- bloomers. A few thousand Thos. Hogg, Horlensis, Hortensis var. and paniculate grandiflora Hy. drangeas, in 2'^ -inch pots; are in prime order to repot intu 4-inch pots. I'rice S5.00 per 100; i;4o.00 per 1000. Primulas, single, 2-in. $6, 3-in. f.S per 100. FERNS: Adiantuni princeps, 6 and 7-inch pots, $10.00 and $15.00 per 100. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, 1748 N. EalstedSt, CHICAGO, ILL. THE NEW ROSE ^^^\V>• ^YV* FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. Hylirid Perpetuai Roses, iitlliiKK lor iiropiiKiilliiUMiileklv, Kin,. pliiiil> tortile IV (he lUUor IIHHI, lit low rlltl■^. I'rlee Lists to iipplleants. A.Mr.->s WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston) MASS. ULHICH BRUNNER. Extra strong 2 year old lield grown plants, $15.00 per 100.' EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, W.viiiliiioi.r, ClKstiuil Hill. I'liiln., r.l. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. ("ORCINtJ Bl'LltS, FI.<)RIST.><'SIJI'I'LIKS, I.(>N<;'S FLORISTS' rilOTOtiR AI'HS. Lists. Terms. &c. on nppllciitlon HARDY CUT FERNS I SPHAONUBI an: (QBEEN SHEET. A. 1 IVY liEJ^^'ES. BOI'OIIKT OUKKN and KKSTOONING of »Tl kinds In Hny itnioiint on liMiid. HARTFORD & NICHOLS, 18 OhHpiniin riHec. UUSTUN, MAS.S. CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per sl'ing. Special attention to orders by Avire. J, E. BONSALL & SON, 308 GarHeld Ave., Salem, 0. iSg2. The American Florist. 22I 20 West 24th Street, I^E:^^ ^^CDFRK CZYT^^. THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale piiORisT 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) Fnll line of FLORISTS' SOPFLIES. KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34. & 36 Randolph street, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 F. M. MgKELLHR & SPERRy, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 12s & 12<> MiolilKau Avenue, Near Madison St., CHIO A-OO* Open Day and NIfiht. Sunrlay until noon. Consi^- ments Solicited. WHOLESALE FLORISTS E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amenlcan Florist SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Pliiladelpliia, Pa. iwr. onvSOiv, ii JMte^ FLORIST, 66 WABASH AVENUE, Teleptione 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. SMITH, The Florist, GKOWER OF Fine Roses%otlier Cut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7ih Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ©Y^ftoPei)afe V\aA&'Ci>. Cut Flowers. Perles, Sunsets. Gontiers.. Moniit'ts. Brides. Niphetos ... Wnttc'vllles, Hostes. Bemietts.. ] .a France. Albany Beauty.. New York, Adtanturas, Smila.t Asparagus. '..mi'. :i.UO i.ua® 4.00 i.0o@2o.0o l.OO® 1.2.1 Roses, Niphetos, Gontler. Wootton 1.00(Si 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Waban 2.00"*S*i.jWt._ HERB & WULLE, Nurserymen, Seed (rrowersS, Exporters NAPLES, ITALY. NEW IMPORTATION IRIS HKI.KNA-Now, I'lT 1 Per 10 I'cr IIJ) IKIS »Tl;iirl KTUkKA li.nl. i.iu ims II IM'ANICA-ANm :i \.Ti nil. AHI'll S*NCT('M 'I'll., uril kllii»Il ASI'AKAI.I > ACI I lIlM.n s liT AI.l.llllU NHJ \ l-oll r \ M .M lliul Ml .SCAR I <'OM(>-.i:.^I I .11 in- MIISOARI It At I-;M<»SI .11 >|il. 1 rVCL.V'MKN NKAr()I.lT*>UIM AM 4 K^ CI, IS RK'I.A DONNA II of South European, African and Asiatic Flower Bulbs and Roots. (Now time for pottin;;.) plciirllil. ilcll.iilr llliK- .-.iliiivil .spuclw. of (irent viih iiii. fiii.Mv- hir forcing purixiscs )nt;lily iidiiptcHt I'.iiii 1. ' :iM;i; cvcclleiit for |)ot cultiire uncl HiHrlcet blecut flowers: purcwhlte: fur forclniJ aO 4.00 30.0U M I Italian Cyclamen 05 WILLIAM HERB, 1016 N. Gay Stieet, BALTIMORE, MD. GREEN In stock Irom this date. We aim to he headquarters for a Kood quality of this sal- able decorative material for Fall and Winter trade. We sell the "Get There" Holly. J. C. VAUGHAN, NEW YORK. CHICAGO. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserjnien, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HARKISBURG, FA. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. ■>t MMil llncsl vl.ick In lli|. rciltfil 103 Van Winkle St . Jertey City. N. J. NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. WIUTE FOK HAMVLKH AKV PR1CB8. PANSY PLANTS. Tho .kTiniiii;s strain ■ if lalKO HmwitItil' l-nniy Tan- Bk's now ready. 300.000 suM In 'HI. Fine for winter IiIoominR. and for spring sales there Is no l«.'tter In the market. I'rIce by mall liOc. per 100. S.OO pur 1000. fOO), yjO.OO: any quantity you want tip to I>ecenU>er l.'i. plants any sl/e wanted. Send in your order early, as there Is a bit; demand for these Pansies. Seed of this strain Ifl per trade packet of 2000 seeds, ounce $il.0O. Carnation, Violet and Pansy- okoweu. F»^^.IVSIJ©». iijit-eil Viiutlcr'8 >ct'(t to 1)0 tlie ; t ratio piiekot. AllST & CO., Se«Mls Mammoth Pansies. From the most celebrated strains of Europe anil America. #5.00 PER 1,000. Addreii J. Q. :BUX'X-0-V%r, FISHKILL, N Y Mention Atuerloan Floriet. BEST GERMAN PANSIES. From si'e.l Luni'li; sln.rm pliinl... in ."J! M.rts, ^.■> I'ls. per IKl: .?;..l«l |i,.r IIKHI. MEKMKT BO.SKS. in :;-lncli puts, strom: and JOHN P. TONNER, Mont Clare. III. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention American Florist. eOO ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS W« oflei A larKe und fine sUKjk of every descnptlon at KRlIIT»nd<>KN.\.>IKNTAI.TItl:i:.s, shruba. Rouen. Vlnei., Si""" KKI ITS, lleno«d OntalnRuo nmilml fr».t.. Fntnblinhril 1 86V PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY tuMmn W sllinllt TITILE » CU., BLOuniAUTVII, lUk i8g2. The American Florist. 225 LOUIS BOEHMER, Nos. 4, 5 and 28 Bluff, YOKOHAMA, - JAPAN, Begs to inform the trade that he will sell for cash, and freight prepaid in Yokohama, to every one who will favor him with an order. Catalogues on application. The freight has to be paid in U. S. gold exchange; the goods are, however, paid for in Mexican dollars. CYCAS REVOLUTA. per 100,000 pounds, @. 5 cents Mexican silver dollars in Yokohama, freight to San Francisco charged for extra. CYCAS REVO.UTA, 10 000 pounds, @ 6 cts. Mex. " " 1,000 pounds, @ 7 cents Mex. PLECTOGYNE VARIEGATA. 30 cts. per 8inch pot. RHAPIS FLABELLIFORMIS. 25 cts. per shoot. For LILY BULBS, ETC., apply for Catalogue. LOUIS BOEHMER, Nos. 4. 5 & 28 Bluff. Yokohama. Japan. THE SMILAX KING! ^hO? KOFFMAN, WhprP ? WALDEN. IlllCltj .' Orange Co., N.Y. What? SMILAX 25c. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. W II6D ? ALL THE TEAR AROUND. And he pays the Express. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. Large importation of fresh stock just received. 1 lb 15c.: to lbs. $125; luo lbs $8.00. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 & 8 N. CLARK STREET, -^ DREER'S ftARDEN SEEDS Plants. Bnlbs, and Req ulsites. They are the best at the lo^rest prices. TRADB LIST Issued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRT A. DRBER, Philadelphia Azalea Indica. Tremendous stock of large plants specially grown in pots for forcing and exportation. For prices and particulars, apply to EDW. PYNAERT, Nurseryman, GHENT. BELGIUM. P. SEBIRE &, SONS, ITnrserymeu, USSY, Calvados, France. A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stacks such as ApDie, Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- zard Cherrj. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees, Ornamemal Shrubs, Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agents for U. S, America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO., P. 0, Box 920, New York. r»j^rvivis. OF IK YOU INTEND TO LAY IN A. STOCK! LATANIAS, RHAPIS, ARECAS, KENTIAS, COCOS, PHCENIX, AND OTHER DECORATIVE PLANTS, SUCH AS ADIANTUMS, PANDANUS, PANAX, FICUS, ARAUCARIAS, Before placing your order, send us a list of your wants for estimate. As we are headquaiters for this BULBS. class of plants you will find it to your advantage to do so. We are now filling- orders for Bulbs of all kinds, and can yet furnish ROMAN HYACINTHS for late planting at catalogue prices. i»ivi-/iwi: sKKJos. Kentia Belmoreana, Araucaria excelsa, Kentia Forsteria" Seaforthia elegan Kentia Canterburyana, Areoa Baui f treet. New York City. H. BAYEKSDOHFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, a& V*. -Stl^ street, FHHiADELFHIA, FA. Oar new Oataloeue Ih uo^ out. free upon application. RnCP C Our TRADE DIRECTORY contains the IVVJOlsO. (lute of introduction and the name ol the iutro0.00 ■• THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 2x2>Ot., nicely branched .S.oo ■■ 70.a) Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or R. R. free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. AnnKHss THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. "West Oro-v-e, I^et. Say, Look Here! * * * * Fancy. Dagger. What is the use of spending your time gathering and storing away Herns for winter use. Don't you know that Brague makes a Specialty ol the Fern business, having a lot of buildings all fitted up for storing them, and almost an army ol trained men to gather thent; putting awav millions of them; being the oldest, largest and most reliable dealer in the V. S. And you can buy Ferns from him for one-half that you can get them for, and at any season of the year. FIKST OUAI.ITY KVKK.-. per lOOO. ' In lots of 5000 »n(l upwards, w 1. 11(1 per luuu. Also dealer Sphagnum Moss, Bouquet Oreens, Christmas Trees, etc., etc. Edited by William E.ilconer, tells amateurs in t;ardenini; uinil t/irv u'uiit /o kno:i> in plain language thai they can ittiderstand. I'ublislied twice a month, al |1.1X) a year (24 numbers), by THE CiARDENINO CO., Monoii Buildin;;, Chicago. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 2S N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send for Catalogue. _____aaak. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. By middle of November dry tubers will b ready for delivery. $6 00 per 100. BRAUER & RtCHTER. McConnelivllle, 0. i8g2. The American Florist. 227 Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LIUUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. fiend for Special prices or come and examine ciir stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries. NeW RochellC, N. Y. . YOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW 6REST DAISY No\v in the time to put them in for Christmas blooming:* The most enternrising in the trade are taking hold of it. The 25 000 nearly all gone. Don't forget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORIGINAL PL*NT and have the largest stock in the world and offer them now 12 for $1 co. Sample plant with bloom for 12 ic. or 6 2c. stamps, post iree; 100 for |8 00; safe arrival guaranteed Try a package of Gibson's Scented Hybrid Pansy Seed and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 $1.20; J^-oz. Si 60; % oz. S3 00; ounce S5.00. New Crop Mammoth Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of white; finest crimsons and richest purples, -with all the intermediate colors, in packets of 10:0, seeds 6cc : 5000 for S2. 25, while they last. A'so the beautiful SweetScented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King 100 seeds 25c. Fresh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Vours veiy iruly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. 5UGU8T ROLKER 1 80N8 Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seeds. Bulbs, Imported Plants, Supplies Ktc, £tc. For prices examine Wlioiesale Catalogue. AddresB with bualneas card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. SPECISL BARGAIK IM Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC. Send for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FK.i^NCISCO, CAT,. TOBACCO STEMS. Put up in bales of 200 lbs. at $1.50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order. F. o. b. cars Chicago. LAKE CITT FLOKAI. CO., 48 Adams Street, CHICAGO. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its columns. Extraordinary Sale, 700 COOL ORCHIDS. 1000 ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. 100 WHITE LAPAGERIAS. A.T. DAVID ALLAN'S, Mt. Auburn, Mass., OCTOBER 13, AT 10 A. M. Send for List. If unable to attend, send bids by mail to EDWftRD HflTGH, fmXmm. IF you WANT THEM. SPEAK NOW. LATANIA BORBONICA, splendid specimens, 6 to S feet across, $15.00 to $20.00 each. " " fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPICOLA, 24 inches high, $1 each; $10 per dozen. GROTONSi best varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, 5-in., fine specimens, 50c. each; $5 per doz. CALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For particulars, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, page 119. I®"" NOTE— Of Ihis last Hem we are now shipping splendid stock. PACKING FREE. MCDUDfll CDIC CVAI TATA Tliis is one of the most useful ferns grown; it stands the sun nCr nnULLr lO CAHL I M I Mi perftctly, making it one of the most desirable plants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary errown plants in 5 inch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to 36 inches. We use plants grown in 8-inch pots for decorative purposes acd find that they will stand more handling aud fills up much better than most of the palms used for this purpose. ."Vlso desirable ior cutting. Price, 3-in. pots, s? per 100; 4-in. pots, sio per 100; j-in. pots, S15 per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., ASTILBE JAPONIGA VAR. GRANDIFLORA. "THE PEER AMONG FORCING PLANTS." Splendid stock of well grown plants for forcing. CLEMATIS PANICULATA. Special rates on application. 'The latest blooming and most fragrant of its family." Special rates on application. overlooked ? Immense stock of splendid plants. R?' Our Fall Trade I,i8t is ready. Were you ■ (Established 1854, JHE READING NURSERY, • JACOB W. MANNING, Proprietor. • ie£^.A.r>IJ^O, :Q^A.^^. Mention American Florist. Palms and Dracaenas. LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. From |6.00 to $75.00 per 100. Specimens, $1, $S, $10 and $15 each. Send for new wholesale list and descriptive catalogue. W. J. HESSER. Plattsmouth, Neb. 500 Cyclamen persicum and siganteum. 2500 Adianlums. 1000 Grevilleas. All good stock. In 2>(>-inch to tl-inch pots. For prices address MRS. GEO. R. FRAVELL, 3yi:A.R,iO]sr, i3sr3D. 22' The American Florist. Oct. 6. Excelsior for Drainage. In regard to "Thorpe's patent drainage svstem" referred to in your article on Columbian Exposition, I experimented ■with it last year and found it very un- satisfactory. In shifting chrysanthe- mums from 2' J to 5-inch pots some were potted with ordinary drainage and some with only excelsior. These latter did not do near as well as the ones potted with crocking; the excelsior got mouldy and black, and when the roots got to it they got black and seemed to rot away. When I noticed that I lost no time in having the excelsior removed and crocks used instead, when the plants grew all right. I hope Mr. Thorpe's primulas will do better. J. P. King. Bridgeport, Conn. The Color Question. "Blue" is a prettier word to say than "purple," and there are more rhymes for it. For this reason all the purole flowers are called blue by the poets.— /%//a. Rec- ord, Sept. .?/, 'g-'. Respectfully referred to Mr. Battles of Phila. Is it possible after all that the catalogue men are not so bad, or are they all poets? We are in receipt of the advance sheet giving list of premiums to be competed for at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's spring show, Maich 14, 15. 16 and 17, 1893. Among special premiums is a silver cup, offered by Robert Craig, for twelve carnation blooms of a new variety, not disseminated ; while the "Wentworth Prizes," offered by Dr. E. H. Williams, consisting of $25, $15 and $10, are also devoted to the same flower. Do YOU WANT thegovernment statistics of the Florist, Nursery and Seed trades from the last census where you can have them convenient for reference. You will find them all in our new trade directory and reference book. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF CLEAR CYPRESS laATERIAI.. CLEAR CYPRESS has been proved by long experience to be the best wood for greenhouse construction. WHEN BUILDING you want the best and only the best. I HAVE BUILT GRFENHOUSES FOR YEARS, but have advertised this branch of my business only three months past. EXPERIENCE COUNTS, and I have shipped houses to all parts of the country from Maine to Texas. CARRY A STOCK OF CYPRESS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, and can furnish you with, sash bars or ventilating sash of any size. I DO NOT WANT THE EARTH, but am satis- fied with a reasonable profit. Write f»r Kgtimates and I'rices. LYMAN FELHEIM, Kills Mildew and Fungus growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO. Manalactnre TEE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. Sizes V'.'in and 2-in 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OOR HEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. P. McCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. With an order for 600 letterB, we fnrnlsh a box made of wood, d and varnUhed, 8ach as in represented In the cut. A. Rolker & Song, New York. F. E. McAllister, 22 Dey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracase, Ne York. Philadelphia, Pa. >rfer & Co., Philadelphia, Fa. 1.116 Ontario 8t . Cleveland, O. era, Toronto, Ont. Agent for ilTnia H. Bayerad A. C. Kendx J. A. Simu Canada. E. H. H Wisconsi .. _ _ Milwaukee, Wis. H. Snoderbrnch, 4th and Waloat Stg., Cln cinnatl. O T. W Wood & Song, 6th and Msrghall Stg. Kichn Jag. Vick'r C. A. Kue Margchnei Id. Va. Song, Rnchegter, N. Y. in. 1132 Pine .St., St I.oulg, Mo ', * Co., 25 N. 4th St., PhUa., Pa To the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED difTerent shapes and designs, in every variety of color — Yellow, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO. 3^ Se, JiO. IMxarroy Street, Mention American Florist. IXEJ^VV YOieic, H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W, Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices. -• '^i^^f HThE ^^ST for (//ifnifuf/np /Venn Ins . if u, St del), of Amer/tt,/ /YtrjtJi tt Uu/UHent ^gggf^gsaBSm* lSp2. The American Florist. 229 THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: Ist. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 3nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the roof.) 3rd. Give the length of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of roof. 6th. GlvA the thickness and width of rafters or e^sh bar iFlorists,Nurserynien& Seedsmen CEMlim WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER combtaes beauty, strenojih, are tnamifactured and c;nariiniceil by thi and moai reliable Wind Mill Cnrnpiiriv it ence.aud who build the HallBdav StandartI Pumplne and Geared Win<) Mlllm the Standard Vanelesn und U: 8. 8oIId Wheel Wlad Mills, Pumps, Tanks, Horse, Hay Tools, &c. No other company offers eciual indnceraents. Send fnr Catalneue and Price U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO =»ATAVIA. ILL., U. S. A. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Slipping and Breaking of Glaea in Green Hoaees or Farmer's Sash. Tea can save money and glass by using the PATENT GLAZIER Twin PoiDts. THKSE POINTS are far superior to the old mode of setting glass, as they will hold each pane in place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box contains 600 rights and 600 lefts. We also make a tool for driving the points. Price. 35c a Box. Driver, 15c. A Liberal iDlscoant to the Trade. These points are kept by all prominent Hardware, Paint, Oil, Seedsmen, and Florist Supply Stores in the country. If you do not find them, send postal for a free sample, or send 69 cents for 1 package and 1 driver by mail, poet paid to any part of the TJ. S. H. W. £:AM£S CO., Milford, Alaes., OUR • • • ®[ HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . . ABE MADE BT . . J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St. The "Work CHICAGO, ILL. this journal speaks for itself. Publlsliers American Florist. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. KILLMRIGHT REGISTERED MON POISONOUS IMSECTICIDE DEATHS" MILDEW LI r L ' FRUIT. FLOWERS. PRICE 21b.CAN .50 5lb.$l.20 I01b.$2.25 20lb.$4.00'- STOTT •m^^^^ DISTRIBUTER DIAMETeR 4" SeCTlONAL VICVJ LeNGTH 30" INSECTICIDE isAUTOMATICALLY MIXED. SAVES TIME AND MONEY. -5^ PRICE IN COPPER 2CELL$9.00-;3CELL$10.5CELL$12. IE "STOTf PATENT 5PRAYEJ BEST ^ifOTT PATP SYRINGES. I! i4)s$ S'»o -AUTO/AATIC l/<;S€CTlClDeMlKER. fPRia -INCLUDING -TWO STOTT SPRAVeRS&ROSe $7.00: C^ SeHD FOR eiR.ei3l-AR^ „»viW^^^ dTOTT Garden Implement CoMPANl^= I36T->BeRTY ST.NeWYORK.^TO^^^^'"— Well, I'll tell you, he is a first-class florist, and has the 'NEW DEPARTURE VENTILATING APPLIANCE' I C A V I Do you know C. B. Whitnall of Milwaukee, Wis in his big new house, and he says it is a "daisy". AND WE MAKE IT J. T>. G A.RJMiOr>^V , EJ-^raixs-v-llle, Ind. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. IND&SIRUGTIBLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., I>^ytoJ3., 013J.0. Mention American Flor^B^. Pat. 1882, '85, '8i " '90, '91- FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDS, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for wliicli a liose can be applied. Sizes, ^-inch to 42 inches diameter. The malting, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO., Sole Ml'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. J. C. VAUGHAN, Agent, CHICAGO. ARMORED SFRINQ STEEL GALVU1I2ED. FIR5>T-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT BENCH TILE • PERFECT DRAINAGE Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. tCBtimonlals, circulars, etc., address UPLAND :GRBENHOUSE8, MADISON, NEW JEKSET. 230 The American Florist. Oct. 6, Butted Glass. Ed. Am. Florist:— It is sad to one who has just completed three houses, each 100x2(1, with butted glass, to read such emphatic and sweeping denunciation of this plan as that of Mr. \V. B. Woodruff (page 178). There are difl'erent methods of butting glass and I am sure Mr. Wood- ruff has not tried the best plan or he would not saj' what he does. My houses have not been completed long enough to give me much experience, but it has rained hard several times and not a drop comes through. I have used best quality double thick glass, 14 inches square, with the Lockland bar and cap. Now, Mr. Editor, I did not experiment with these houses on newspaper talk, but I have known a place where there are eight or nine houses. These houses have Vjeen built seven years. In them has been growing, and are now growing, some of the finest roses in the country. The houses are models for cleanliness and light and every foot of glass on this place is butted, and the owner would as soon think of covering his houses with tin as altering his plan of glazing. The little dirt that creeps in is easily washed off once a year. I would advise Mr. Woodruff to visit the large establishment of John H. Dunlop of To- ronto, Ont., and I think he would be a convert to butted glass. Buffalo. Wm. Scott. Florists' Glass. The letter of C. B. W. does indeed open a question of very great importance to florists. There are several good glasses in use, calculated to break up, instead of concentrating, the "burning rays" of the sun. notably the Kew green glass and the ground glass used by some builders. They are, however, expensive, and the green glass has been imitated in an inferior manner. What is wanted is some cheap substance fused into the body of the glass (ground pumice, maybe) which will break up the burning rays without excluding either heat or light. Why not try a dark glass, such as bottles are made of, for some plants — ferns, for example? Trenton, N. J. James McPiierso.v. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Ave., CHICAGO, ILL. 2,000 POUNDS BROMUS ,it 20 cents per pound CO. I > THEO. SPADING, New Buffalo, Mich. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge M.ass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots dailj'^, or nearly double tlie quantity that we were making one ^ear ago. If tliey were not the BEST m.'/'e in the countr}', we could not dispose of them in such quanl"'. c . A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. "STANDARD'' aOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the Uuited States. For prices address The Whilldift Potteity Cottipany Branch Warehouse: 713 & 715 Wha.'toii St., FMl&delpMa, Fa Randolph Av«. * Union St., Jeraey City, N. J; Standard Flower Pots D. C. SGHOFIELD & CO., NEW BRIGHTON, PA. Standard Flower Pots. have made oachinery We wish to nolify the trade that this sum: and have atso discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufactuna^ /uiV'ER POTS that can^t be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make iie best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim at our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send vou figures on ary quantity you want, SIPFLE, DOPFFLE & CO., SYRACUSE. N. Y. Butted GLASS S ^Bars Does away with all puttying and trouble "sj in replacing broken lights of glass. We have been busy fill- inar orders f)r this kind of a bar, in Clear Cypress. shall wf book your PRE USE TORS SHrJlTTK Ei ItAFTEftS; HOTBtDi zo:^: LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M. Btearns. Uagr. I.O0KI.AND, OHIO. CARNATION CULTURE; l u. tA;.BORN Third Edition oontalQlng all BTsUuble iDforaiH- ilciD on the subject NOW RKADY. Prlce.H.MI I. AdiJreM H. K. CHITTT, Futcrsoii, N, J. MflRlNG, HART & 60.. MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass We make ■ Soec'iltY cl 6L(S8 FOR HOT-HOUSE& Mention American Florist- When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in tiiis paper please say thai you .saw the advertisoinent in the American Florist. i8g2. The American Florist. 231 ESTABLISHED 1864. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers FRANK DAN BUSH OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse ^ Boiler, 41 to 65 Erl« St.» CHICAGO. . ^aterlal, shell, firebox "ii«ei,8 ana neaas or steel, water space all around (front, sides and back). Write for Information THE GREAT AIVIT, PEST. Tor particulars, see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Genl Agt., 291 Amity street. FLUSHING. Queens Co.. N. Y. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this page. ©iiiilii§@ f If i ti L. WOLFF Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M ntlon American Florist. 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOK ILI.ITSTRATED CIRCULAR. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF For Your GREEN HOUSE, uf A -r e B ROSE HOUSE, WAT E R NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, "" Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accompliBhed by using the Improved RIDER ZX07-.^IXl OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE ^....,,^ — , — — Catalofiue with full partic lars, sent on application. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT ^T.. NEW YORK. N.Y. D. H. ROBERTS, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS Ovu: Glass received the Hls'iest Award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. F ESTABLISHED 8 6 6. MANUFACTURED N. STEFFEKS 335 EAST 21^-^ ST. NEW YORK. SASH BARS VENTILATORS, RIDGES, GUTTERING AND LUMBER. irO WIDS-AWAKE FLOBIST need be told it will pay him to use SASH BARS, etc. made from CLEAR CYPRESS. Bars all Shapes up to 20 feet lo&^. ^^ Send for circulars and estimates. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO.. HaiaiUon Co., LOCKLAND, OHIO SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS Br USING YOU CAN Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, lor either high or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., 3~!3 Fr<"PPort Sf,., BOSTO>'-, JVIASS, THE STANDARDYentilating Machines Received best awards at BUFFALO, N. Y., BOSTON. MASS.. TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0- GREEN-HOUSE HEATIHG. Meyers & Go. 1173 S. Ninth St., PHIUDELPHIA. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this pagC; 232 The American Florist, Oct 6. Index to Advertisers. AbclCC&Co AdT Rates, etc Allan DavitI Anrtorra Nurseries. . HallerKA Barnard W \V J; Co. Bav!-tate Hdw Co.. Bayersdorfer H A Co . . llcCarthy N F & Co. . . .221 .M.Farliind.r H 220 M.Fiiiiun.l JHCo 224 M. K. ll![ri Spcrry 221 L- Hurt* Co 230 h.utz & Co 22B ■ .lolm C & Co Boehmer Ijouis. BonaallJos U& Son. Boston Ixjlter Co. .. BraKue L B Brauer & Klcbter . Bulst R Jr Bums & Rayn Burrow JO 21'. 224 Buxton (;eoK 2UM Carman K W 2:il Carmody J 1) :','.' I Chltty HE -.1 Cook John I [)e I^amater Iron Wk^ Devines Boiler Wks l)let«ch A & Co Zu . Dillon J Ij -.M'.' Dlngee & Conard Co... 221: DreerH A 225 Eames H W & Co .... 229 Kckhardt Theo -^r KldridteW -M -'r.' OlsonM 221 Ouwericerk P 225 I'ei k ik Sutherland 221 11. NarserTCo....224 i':. i-.ii A .N 220 l'iii»ijiil KCo 223 Pllclieri Manda 225 Pynaert Edw 22S Quaker City Mach Wks22Si Randall A L 221 H.ii.llni; Nursery The 227 .1.. ir.~ Chat Its I>1I. r~ -rhfO. W. tiardtoerJ &Co.. Gibson J C Gonzalez & Co. Griffith N S ... Hancock Geo 211) Hart James 221 Hart Michael A 2il Hartford & Nichols. . . .'.'.IJ Hatch Edward -^r. Henshaw Samuel '-".'.' Herb Wm •.•.■( Herendeeii .Mtt' Co Herr Albert M .r.* HesserW.I -''■ Hews AH&Co rii HIUBG&Co r.'4 HippardE -.'.il HltchingsA Co iiJ Hooker H M Co JJS Hu Isebosch Bros 223 HuntB-H 221 HuntM A 22U Hunter APurdy 221 Irvine John Co 227 Jennings E B 211) ili Joosten CH 223 228 Kennlcott Bros '221 KoflmanE 225 Kroeschell Bros 231 KuehnC A 221 Lake City Floral Co ...227 La Roche & Stahl 221 Ijaurence John 225 Lockland Lumber Co. . . 230 231 Lombard R T 219 LouKDanl B 220 Lonsdale Edwin 220 McBrideAlex 11'.) -Ill t ,v Co 2211 .~iail.l..liii 225 Suhmit/. F W O & Co ..223 Schotield I) (^ & Co 230 Schulz Jacob '220 ScollayJohnA Zti SebireP& Sons 225 SberidanWF 221 Sherwood Hal! Nur . . 22« Slebrecht & Wadley. . . .227 Slpfle DoplTel & Co 23U Situations, wants. ..218 Mriith (• A Floral Co. '" Theo.. .21!; iardenlmpCo .221) Simderbruch HL... .221 .SwavueEdw 211) Tonner John P 224 Tracht J A & Son 211) Tricker Wm 210 UlbrichtFJ . 2111 V S Wind Engine 4 PumpCo 2211 Vaughan J C. .223 224 225 Watcrbury Rubtier 0^.221) Weathered Thos W. . . .2:J2 Weeber&Don 223 Welch Bros 221 WhiUdinPotCo 230 Whitehead Geo B 217 Wight W P 2 11 Wilks S Mfg Co 231 Wisconsin Flower Ex. .M WolffLMfgCo 231 Voung Bros 221 Milwaukee, Wis. — Sydney G. Courteen of Chicago has settled here with the in- tention of opening an extensive seed es tablishment. Always mention the America-'. Flo- rist when writine to advertisers. Gon Most Desirable. ''^* Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot-Water Boilers, 244 CANAL STREET, OUR HEW TRADE DIRECTORY S^OE*. 1802 AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Dearborn St., Chicago. GREENHOUSE HEATING I VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NiNTEEN Sizes. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with ihe " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 0£NTS POSTAGE FOK ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. JOHN A. SCOLLAY. 74 4,76 MYRTLE AV7., GREENHOUSE HEATING Ventilating Apparatus. Patentee and Manufacturer of HOT WATER BOILERS, GREENHOUSE PIPE. PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, TANKS, ETC. FURMAN BOILERS Economical -Substantial - Safe. 56 STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL Modern Hot-Water Heating Those I^oilrrs have a high reputation for Stnnnrhnppg. Pnrahility and Safety, and are GREAT COAL SAVERS. Minimum Friction and MaximnmVelocityonlyobtainedbyVERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. Hend for new ]5(i-pa^e book giving full particulars and a great deal of valuable information on modern lU-ating and Ventilation, with plans and tables for correct hot-wakr work. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO., ^e vine ^^^^et, GENEVA, N.Y. ^^ Hot Water Circulation. National Hot VaterKeater Co. Boston, 195 Port Hill Sq. Chicago, 74 Dearborn St. Mew YorH, 94 Centr« St. San Francisco, 40 5 /"^arKet St. HAIL LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK HORSK IS STOI.KN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Seo'y F. H. A., Saddle River, H. J. Please mention the American Flo- rist eveiy time you write any of the advertisers on this^page. Rmerica is "thB Prow d! the UbsseI; thsrs maif be more comfort Rmidsbips, but u/b stb tho Erst to touch Unknown Seas," /a/ W// CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, OCTOBER 13. 1892. No. 228 Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAITY. Subscription, $i.oo a year. To Europe, $2.00, Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 332 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of the Chicago Pub- lishers* Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES Dban, Bay Bldse, N. T., president; W. R Smith. Washington, D. C, vice-preBldent: WM. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mase., secre- tary; M. A. Hunt, Terra Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo.. Aug- ust- 1893 The new officers to be installed January 1 . 18fl3 are Wm. R. Smltn. Washington, president; Prof Wm. Trelease, 8t Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer tbe same as for 1SH2. CONTE/fTS Forcing lily of the valley 233 The back bay fens, Boston (with illus) 234 Plant notes 235 The rose society again 236 Roses in southern Florida 236 A good start 236 The Columbian Exposition 236 Nymphaja Greyse (with illus) 237 Coal oil emulsion for mealy bugs 237 Carnations — Seasonable hints 238 New York 238 Philadelphia 238 Boston 239 Chicago 239 Toronto 239 Baltimore 240 St. Louis 240 Chrysanthemum shows 242 The cholera scare . * 242 The seed trade 244 Bulletin Am. Seed Trade Ass'n 244 Cincinnati 246 St. Paul 24S Springfield, Mass 24S Lynn, Mass 250 Patents recently granted 250 Lakeside, Minn. — The extensive green- houses ot Holcomb and Donkers, with their contents, were totally destroyed by fire September 27. The loss is not accu- rately known. San Francisco, Cal.— It has been decided to hold the chrysanthemum show here during the first week in Novem- ber, instead of the last week in October. It is expected to be an unusually large exhibition. Wilkes Barre,Pa. — Geo. E. Fancourt, who has been in charge of the Dorrance greenhouses for the past eight years, has taken a lease of the same and will here- after conduct the business on his own ac- count. Mr. B. F. Dorrance will continue business in a new establishment recently erected near by. Forcing Lily of the Valley. Like many other operations connected with our business the forcing of lily of the valley is subject to some variations in the hands of different growers and at the same time it must be admitted that there have also been considerable variations in the degree of success attained and conse- quently as wide differences in the profits resulting from the operation. The cul- tural methods to which reference will be made in the present instance have, how- ever, been thoroughly tested for a series of years, and while not by any means new, may possibly prove to be of interest to some beginners. The first step in this matter is to secure good pips, either Ham- burg or Berlin, the former being favored by many growers, and at the time the stock is received (usually about the first week in November); all pips should be plump and sound, and if started into growth should at once be rejected. The cases of pips should be opened im- mediately in order to ascertain the condi- tion of the stock on arrival, and this proving satisfactory, the pips may be un- packed and stored away until needed. The method of storing the pips practised by some growers is simply to heel them in and cover them over in a cold frame, irom whence they are brought in and planted in the forcing house as needed, and where the saving of cold frame space is an object this plan is doubtless a good one, as the pips remaining in the original bundles do not take up much room. But in the opinion of the writer it is a better practice to plant the pips in flats at once, putting from 100 to 125 in a flat, and placing the flats in a cold frame, where they should be covered with a very thin layer of litter and over this about an inch or two of soil, the object ol thelitter being to make a division between the soil in which the pips are planted and that with which they are covered, so that when the covering soil is frozen it can be removed from over the pips without in- jury to the latter and when placing the flats in the frame it is well to give them a good watering, it being injurious to the pips to become very dry at any time. It is not necessary to cover the frame with sashes unless there is probability of heavy snow or excessive rain, for the freezing of the pips is rather an improvement than a detriment to their flowering. The forc- ing house is the next consideration and various are the arrangements for this purpose also, but an excellent plan is that of boxing up a sufficient space on a bench where abundant bottom heat can be given, and covering said space with some light wooden shutters or with some other sufficiently opaque material, in or- der to form a forcing frame with a depth of about IS inches. The flats can then be brought into heat at intervals of from two to five days and in such quanti- ties as may be desirable and placed in the forcing frame, where they should be cov- ered with about an inch of sphagnum moss, and given a thorough watering. If they are then given a steady heat of 80 to S5 degrees and never allowed to be- come dry they will show through the moss in a few days and when about three or four inches high should be given some light, gradually increasing the amount of light and ventilation until the flowers are ready to open, when they should be removed from the frame, placed in some shaded house and given air enough to harden them off. By this method stout spikes from 10 to 15 inches in length may be secured, the time required for the whole operation varying with the season; for instance, in December and January it may need from 21 to 25 days from the time the pips are brought into heat until the flowers are ready to cut, while later in the season fully as good, and frequently better, results will be obtained in IS to 20 days, and as the season advances still further less heat will be required for the operation. In regard to soil for the pips it may be said that this is an unimportant matter, some very fine valley being grownin sand only, though I prefer to plant them in loam, the latter being preferably of a light character, it being quite possible that some nutriment is taken up by the pip even though there be no active root growth during the short period of forc- ing. Where valley is needed very late or very early in the season a different plan must be adopted with the pips and it is under these circumstances that the cold storage system has been practiced for the preservation of the pips, from the fact that it is not very profitable to force pips of the present season's stock before Christmas and without cold storage they cannot be held back much beyond their natural season for blooming in the spring. In brief, the object of cold storage for lily of the valley is to keep the pips in a dor- mant condition until such time as they are needed, whether it be in July or No- vember, and this is accomplished by means of a cold air chamber, or practi- cally a large refrigerator in which the pips may be stored in the original cases in which they were received, or else they may be unpacked and stored in sand on the floor of the cold air chamber, if suffi- cient space can be had for this plan, an advantage of the latter method being found in the ease with which the pips can be examined from time to time in order to ascertain their condition. In many of our large cities it is proba- ble that airangements could be made with some cold storage warehouse for the keeping of the pips, though a possible disadvantage of such an prrangeraent might be the drying out of the pips, from the fact that in such warehouses dry air is that generally used and it is therefore recommended that where the volume of 23 + The American Florist. Off. trade will permit of such outlay it is ad- visable for the grower to have his own cold storage plant, in order that the con- ditions may be kept just right, a temper- ature near freezing point and enough moisture to keep ^he pips plump being the essential points of the process, while guarding against anj- accumulation of moisture that would encourage decay. W. H. Tai-un. The Back Bay Fens. The Common and the Public Gardens are the first links in the chain of public pleasure grounds that is to encircle the city of Boston. Stretching away from them to the southwest is Common- wealth avenue, tlie beginning of a park- way to connect with Jamaica Pond, the Arnold Arboretum, Franklin Park and Marine Park, encircling the city on three sides and making a pleasure drive of six- teen miles through a most delightful and varied urban, suburban and rural scenery. A pleasure boat could be then taken and a trip of seven miles would carry one through the harbor and up Charles River to the outlet of the Fens; thus completely encircling the city. The Back Bay Fens mark the begin- ning of the new part of the park system. It is not, however, a park, but a broadening in the park way (which here leaves Commonwealth avenue), having a twofold purpose. Two considerable streams, Stony Brook and Muddy River, both being contami- nated with the surface wash and much sewerage from crowded tenement dis- tricts, here met and flowed on to the Charles River. The ebb and flow of the tides left the broad mud banks of the stream polluted with foul matter, and this festering daily in the sun created an intolerable nuisance to the residents of Boston's aristocratic quarters, which were gradually growing over these marshes. There were also frequent floods along Stony Brook, caused by an insufficient outlet. These floods increased with the growth of the towns along the stream and were especially dangerous if they came, as they sometimes did, in conjunction with high waters and high tides in Charles River, which held the waters back. To abate a nuisance threatening tie health of an important section of the city, to relieve from dam- age by floods a large and growing part of the country, to provide for the unin- terrupted extension of important thor- oughfares, which converged here, to do this at a reasonable expense and in a manner not to antagonize important private interests, and also to make the section an attractive and useful part of Boston's park system was the problem presented to the designers. The I'ens are today serving their twofold purpose, yet there is so little evidence of the utilita- rian uses that few, if any, of the thou- sands visiting it yearly ever suspect that it is anything more than a pleasant ram- ble, a " breathing place" for the i)Cople of Boston. Its main purpose was se- cured by a system of gates iDy which the water could be kept at one level, or changed as often as reciuired, thus pre- venting the exposure ot offensive mud banks and the accumulation of stagnant water. The floods were in a measure prevented by these same gates holding out the rising tide, and allowing the accumulation of the brook water in the basin until the tide was again low, when it was let out. One of the first and most important planting questions to be considered was the covering of the broad stretches of flat land in the Fens, which was just above the brackish water in the basin, and lia- ble to b^ frequenth' overflowed by it. ( )f course ordinary lawn grass was out of the question. The sedges and grasses that naturally covered the surface of the original salt marsh suggested themselves, but with the suggestion came the ques- tion of establishing them successfully. In 1885 much of the sod was removed, the surface dug down to the required grade, a portion re-sodded and the bal- ance seeded with the seeds of marsh grasses. The result was on the whole successful, and would have been com- pletely so, had it not been found necessar3' to temporarily draw the water below its intended level during the summer, a con- dition it was in when the photographs for the accompanying illustrations were taken. There is now, over the greater part of the surface, a firm sod, made up principally of Black Grass (Juncus Ger- ardii), and Rush Salt Grass (Spartina stricta). Near the shores of the islands and the borders of plantations is grow- ing the taller Cord or Marsh Grasses (Spartinas) and the Sea Sand Grass ( Ammophila arundinaceal, with now and then patches of the very glaucous Arenaria glauca, which is not a native. The next difficulty in the planting was to secure a successful growth of shrub- bery and herbaceous plants along the lower part of the banks, subject to occa- sional baths of salty water, for the pur- pose of uniting the grasses of the Fens with the shrubbery and trees on the upper part of the banks. It was diffi- cult to get a variety of plants that would grow under these conditions, and more difficult to get them established. The first planting in this place, made in 1884, was largely a failure, but in it were a sufficient number of plants, and patches of plants that had gained a foothold and were thriving, to show that it could be made successful, and so it has turned out to be. Among the plants that have succeeded under these conditions are the tamarix, the Groundsel tree (Baccharis halimifolia), Buttonball bush (Cephalanthus occiden- talis), Wild Rose (Rosa lucidal, several varieties of willows, the Tawny Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva). Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervircns), Dusty Miller (Artemisia stellaria) The steep banks above the water line were unusually exposed, being swept on all sides by winds racing over long stretches of level marsh. They were planted with a considerable variety of plants. The trees and shrubs were made up mostly of the common hardy and vig- orous growing garden and native kinds, and thev were planted thicklj' to protect each other, and form a protection for better and more ornamental kinds, to be introduced when conditions were provi- ded that would insure their success. Among the less common shrubs which are noticeable at tlie various points, are groups of Rosa multiflora, a most vigor- ous grower, covered with its pretty white flowers in summer, and in Winter conspicuous with its load of red fruit. Rosa Wichuraiana hugs the ground with its running branches and glossy foliage, which is nearly evergreen, LyciumChincn- sis.the Matrimony Vine, once common in gardens, is a most graceful shrub at all seasons. This is especially noticeable on Agassiz Bridge, wfhich is seen in one of the illustrations. The bridgeis faced withheld stones backed with soil, and in the crevices between the rocks was placed a variety of plants, among them this vine which is now master of the situation, with only a few Spir^a Thunbergii pushing through it, in a most pleasing waj-. Nothing could be finer than this wall of graceful spray with the foliage always good in summer, with an almost contin- uous sprinkling of flowers, which are followed by a brilliant display of fruit far into the winter. To jjroduce an immediate effect of flowers and foliage, that could not at once be produced bj- woody plants, and to serve as a ground covering; far it is intended to have but little grass to be kept cut; a large num- ber of hard}' perennials were used among the shrubs. They served an equally important service, by their vigorous growth at exposed places, in protecting the shrubs. These plants gave the place at once a furnishing that could not be secured lor a long time with shrubs, and they furnished a continuous display of flowers from the blazing sheets of .Moss Pink (Phlox subulata), in the early spring, to the stately and gorgeous peren- nial sunflowers in autumn. A more inter- esting place to those interested in this class of plants could hardly be found, for most of the species that are seldom named in herbaceous plant catalogues are there and many others that are seen in our gardens and nurseries. It was expected that as the shrubs grew they would crowd out much of the temporary planting. In addition to this, careful artificial thinning was to be done, with a view to developing the more valuable permanent trees and plants, form pleasing groujjs and glades and keep open the important vistas; this thinning, which is very important in all planting, is too often neglected. It should be followed up everv year, with a definite object in view, which is not to be lost sight of as the work changes from the hands of one to another. The oldest part of the planting about Rich- ardson's bridge, which was put out in 1884-, has much of it made a growth of thirty feet. That which is seen in the view from near Agassiz bridge has been planted from season to season since then. Not until 1890 was there more than half of the total Fen Side planting completed; since then it has gone on more rapidly, and is now about done. W'here a great number of varieties have been introduced it would be expec- ted that some of them would find condi- tions especially suited .to their growth and that they would become weedy. This is the case with some plants here, notably Polygonum cuspidatum, which at one or two points is covering consid- erable surfaces to the exclusion of every- thing else, The evergreen Japanese hon- eysuckle, which is used very successfully to cover a large surface at one point, is showing a tendency to spread in other parts of the grounds, and smother every- thing about it. It is not likely, however, to become the troublesome weed that it is in many parts of the south. Amorpha fruticosa, the Indigo Shrub, is seeding very freely in the vicinity of old plants, and m;ij- drive out some of its neigh- bors, although it is now within bounds. Bocconia cordata, a very persistent plant in gardens, is here well established in places, but docs no* show the same tendency to monopolize the ground that the polj'gonum docs. The perfect road beds, the solid construction, and the carcf^ul attention to details which char- acterizes the work in all the Boston parks are well shown in the illustrations looking over the two bridges. The design for the Back Bay Fens was iSg. The American Florist. 235 THE BACK BAY FENS, BOSTON. made by F. L. Olmsted & Co., and the planting was done under their general direction by Mr. W. L. Fisher. Warren H. Manning, Brookline, Mass. Plant Notes. Tecomas.— These include several very handsome strong growing climbers, prominent among which is the common Trumpet flower, Tecoma radicans, also known as Bignonia radicans, one of the most graceful hardy vines we have for this latitude. It is, however, to one or two of the less hardy species that refer- ence will be made in the present instance, and first to T. jasminoides, a remarkably fine species for training on a large trellis or on overhead wires in a cool house, a winter temperature of 45° to 50° being all this plant requires. T. jas- minoides is a robust grower, and has an abundance of dark green, glossy foliage of pinnate form, and usually consisting of from five to seven leaflets. The flow- ers which are produced in large racemes at the tips of the branches, are about two inches in diameter, and white with some reddish markings in the tube. This is a decidedly attractive plant, but unfort- unately does not flower to any extent while small, and requires a good deal of space to attain its full development. Another fine species from this family is T. grandiflora, which differs from the preceding in various particulars, the foli- age of T. grandiflora being less glossy and of thinner texture, and also being serrated, the latter characteristic being entirely wanting in T. jasminoides. The flowers of the speciesunderconsideration are scarlet, and under favorable condir tions are produced in great profusion. Another handsome climber to which ref- erence has been made occasionally in the columns of the Florist, is the Stigma- phyllon ciliatum, a plant that is still far from common, though by no means new. The plant in question is a slender grow- ing subject with small leaves of a glau- cous green color, and ciliated around the edge, while the flowers have been aptly described by someone as "Oncidium- like", their bright yellow color and odd form giving rise to such an impression very readily. Stigmaphyllon ciliatum may be increased by cuttings, though these may take a few weeks to root, and the plant is a much more moderate grower than those above noted, though preferring a somewhat higher tempera- ture, say, from 55° to 60°, with exposure to full sunlight. Passiflora racemosa is perhaps the most useful of the tender Passion Flow- ers, and should find a place in every col- lection in which space can be afforded for the purpose. The long racemes of red flowers produced by this species have been found to be a valuable addition to a church decoration, or in finishing off' a mantel, and are thrown out with much freedom from both old, hard wood and from the tips of young shoots. Like most of the plants of its class P. racem- osa needs considerable space in order to attain its best condition, but under such circumstances it is a truly magificent cHmber, a case in point being a plant of which I have a very pleasant recollection though it is many years since I last saw it, the specimen referred to being planted out in the centre of a house one hundred feet long, and trained on wires along the ridge to each end of the house. Lapagerias. — These fine cool house climbers will doubtless be more exten- sively planted as their value and require- ments are better understood, one diffi- culty being to keep them cool enough during our hot summer days. As to their value to the decorating florist, it maj' be said that no one who had the pleasure of seeing David Allan's mantel decoration at the exhibition in Boston during the time the S. A. F. Convention was held in that city, will be likely to question the adaptability of lapageria flowers for such use, and owing to the firm, waxy texture of the blooms they can be kept in good condition for quite a long period after cutting. The slow pro- cess of propagation for these plants has kept the price up, and this also has had a discouraging effect on the sale of them, but where they have been given a fair trial a reasonable degree of success has resulted. The best results are obtained from lapagerias when they are planted out in a prepared bed, in a cool, well shaded house, the soil being a light, rough compost in which peat predomi- nates, and an abundance of drainage ma- terial being placed in the bottom of the bed. A moist atmosphere is also one of the requisites, and thorough syring- ing whenever it can be done without in- jury to the flowers. W. H. Taplin. Do von want an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a hst in our new trad directory and reference book. !36 The American Florist Oct. The Rose Society Again. I have just read Mr. Beatty's criticism on the few lines written by rae concerning Mr. May's article on the American Rose Society. While I should be pleased to discuss a few minor points were I in con- versation with him they are not worth the space in your paper. I consider his argument a good and valuable one, and if I am to have the credit of bringing it before your readers it will encourage rae in my efforts to do some good. There is considerable information in his article which is valuable, and not having at- tended any of the meetings, as he implies I did, it is new to me and just what I wanted. Doubtless many more were in my fix. Could we have still more of the proceedings of those meetings we would be much wiser, no doubt, in accepting his reply. I must, however, except one point, but without further argument as it would not promote the interest of the society. It is, perhaps, a peculiar notion of mine, which I always feel but seldom talk about; it's the "stimulating." I have always been opposed to it in connection with chrysanthemum shows, in accord- ance with Mr. Beatty's suggestion. It seems to me that the chief benefit to be derived from the efforts of the rose society will be the education of the public at large in the proper use and the way to enjov the roses as we now have them, and the first place to begin operations is to exert an influence over our catalogue makers, who grow and ship so many thousands of plants annually that never afford the purchaser any pleasure. I feel that to allow so many flower lovers to spend their money vj^ithout deriving any pleasure does much to injure the cause. Large showy advertisements are sent out calling attention to the large number of beautiful varieties offered for $1, when they arrive from 2-inch pots they are set in the ground, and after August 1 they are invisible. It is true some growers make money this way, and it has been argued that what pays in advertising is justifiable. I frecjucntly have customers ask what a dozen good hardy roses will cost. On being told they will cost $2.50 they reply, "I can send off and get 25 plants for $1 or $1.50." After trying it two years they come back (sometimes) and ask "if I give you $5 will you set out for me two dozen first class roses?" I say no. "Why?" "Because it's worth about $12 to prepare the bed for them and you may as well burn them as to plant them as you have been in the habit of doing." Well, a few out of many ofTer the extra $12 and we do the work, .\fter they have had a beautiful crop for two seasons the3' advertise jou free of charjjc, and as the information goes from neighbor to neighbor your trade goes and the rose gives satisfaction. Our trade in this line is increasing rapidly, but it is the large groiveis who lead people to believe they may have beautiful rose borders for a dollar or two that do so much to dis- courage the public. A rose society can only flourish in proportion to the support given by the public. The large field lo be educated is from our modern expert do2vn — not up. The majority of rose lovers would be thankful for success in raising a good crop of our roses as they are, without clamoring for new varieties; in fact it is difficult to tell the best variety out of a dozen, if all are poorly grown. Of course we want to climb and improve in the front ranks as well as the more backward, but can we not gain time by paying more attention to the welfare of the rose-loving public than has yet been advocated. C. B. W. Roses in Southern Florida. The rose is the queen here as well as elsewhere, and under favorable circum- stances, it grows to perfection in this semi-tropical climate. Its insect enemies are few, but the drought and frost are very formidable foes. To grow roses to perfection here irrigation is an absolute necessity. The drought begins early in the season and continues until June or July and during this time it is necessary to irrigate every day. The high pine land is very poor and heavy fertilizing is a ne- cessity. Well decomposed cow manure is an excellent fertilizer for this light soil, and horse manure, in the same condition, gives good results. A little bone meal is beneficial and pulverized charcoal intensi- fies the color of the flowers. Irrigating and fertilizing go hand in hand. Last winter the roses bloomed until the first Sunday after New Year. Great pref- erence is shown here for budded roses, whereas they do splendidly on their own stock. Perhaps some weak varieties give better satisfaction if budded low on the Manetti. They certainly do well either on their own or on borrowed roots. The plants make such rapid growth; the re- freshing dews, the almost continual sum- mer and the semi-tropical climate appear to meet their requirements, at least to a certain extent. A few miles out there is a Madame Lambard that is ten feet across its boughs and ten feet in height, and it is said to have made this growth in five years. Its stock is like that of a young tree. Marechal Neil grows and blooms finely. In the spring it blooms profusely and after that occasionally. It blooms the year round if not prevented by frost. If budded low on Manetti or James Sprunt it gives it a send-off, and also a dash of ofcrimBon. Marechal Neil appears to l)e the favorite rose in the south. The cut flowers are much sought for and appear to be universal favorites. Reine Marie Henriette is of a very vigorous habit of growth. In this place one has reached the roof of the second story and extends itsbranchesin every direction. Lamarque is another favorite, flowering profusely. Safrano.as a half climber or dwarf, is very satis'^actory. Cornelia Cook buds please the most fastidious; they are buds of sub- stance and depth and may be cut with such very long stems, .\grippina grows luxuriantly here. Thetea roses, with their delicious fragrance, are extensively grown. It is said the hybrid pcrpetuals do not succeed so well in this sandy soil. A clay loam is said to meet their requirements. I'erliaps they could succeed in the ham- mocks, where the soil is rich in humus. I'ride of Reigate, Magna Charta, Mabel Morrison, Her Majesty and others have proved a success. The south is the home of the rose, and it has been remarked that "everyone has a Golconda mine at his door," but perhaps the trouble with many is to find the key to the entrance. To sum up the wants of the rose must be catered to, that is, they must be heavily fertilized, abundantly irrigated and the soil about the plant occasionally stirred. De Land, Fla. E. A Good Start. Those of our readers who are interested in the introduction to the public of new varieties of roses or other flowers will do well to cut out and paste in their hats that remark of Ernst .\smus' in a recent interview. "Many a new rose has been killed by placing it on the market before it is in proper condition." It is not necessary to cite cases where this has been true. Anyone with a few years' experience in this business can easily re- call such instances. In introducing for public favor a new flower of any kind too great care can not be exercised that the blooms first shown are of the highest quality and as nearly perfect as the vari- ety can be made to produce. To show half developed spindling blooms from young weak plants or at a season unfav- orable to their best development is most unwise, and it will prove the better course in the long run to consign such products to the furnace and lose the small pecuniary results that might attend their sale rather than to injure the chances of popularity later on which might otherwise be at- tained. Of scarcely less importance is the me- dium through which a new variety first reaches the public eye. If on a street fakir's stand its prospects of rising above its unfortunate surroundings are slim indeed. Starting at the "lowest round of the ladder" may be the best course in some things, but that rule will never work with novelties in the cut flower trade. The Columbian Exposition. Recent important consignments of plants are from Pennsylvania and Mass- achusetts; they include man\' fine speci- mens of decorative plants. In the Penn- sylvania collection the Allegheny Citj' Parks contribute some remarkable spe- cimens, one of special note being an im- mense Sabal palm (Sabal princeps), a stately plant with bluish foliage of great size. Another fine plant in the same col- lection is Pandanus reflexus, a handsome variety with drooping leaves, which we rarely see in large specimens. In addition to many large specimens Allegheny Citj' has contributed a good many ferns, selaginellas, and other decorative plants, which will fill up a good many corners. The floricultur.il department of the Exposition is often annoyed by rail- way delays; the transportation facilities into the park are poor and involved, and plants often suffer from the difficulties m receiving them. Most of the big New Zealand ferns are now planted in tubs, and their crowns are unrolling rapidly. These big speci- mens are lifted into the tubs by means of a block and tackle, the work being done rapidly and well by this means. All the large plants received are doing well, and making new growth. The cob.-vas planted all through the main building are grow- ing very rapidly, promising to cover the interior of the Ijuilding by next spring. The collection of pansics still continues to be a very notable feature. They are blooming most abundantly, both out in the open and in the inner court of the building. The variety in coloring is mar- vellous, one of the most remarkable strains being the auricula-flowered Trim- ardeau. Some of the Odier strain show such remarkable red tints, while the Bea- lSg2. The American Florist. 237 NYMPHiSa. GREY^. consfield Trimardeaus are equally remark- able for their clear blue. This feature will be of special interest to the trade, since the sale of pansies seems to become larger year by year, and it is materially increased by the improvement in the flowers. The abundance of bloom at this season of the year is worth noting. A peculiar and interesting vine, trained on a wire netting against the wall in the main building is Aristolochia ornithoceph- ala, one of the most singular of this odd family. The flower is said to look like the head of a hawk and the beak of a heron, with the wattles of a Spanish fowl. It is a stove climber from Brazil. A large quantity of vines will be needed to cover the interior space with green and all manner of quick-growing plants will be used. One difficulty to be con- tended with is the poverty of the soil; some of it is black in color, but it is ex- tremely light and sandy, very deficient in plant nutriment, and a good many lacking elements must be added before it is fit for horticultural use. The plants for the dedication are now a glorious show. The cosmos is lifted into tubs, and is covered with bloom, so are the salvias, marigolds and cannas. Madame Crozy is making a fine display in tubs; it is certainly an admirable thing for conservatory decoration. The bridges across the lagoon to the island are now nearly completed, so Chief Thorpe will not be obliged to risk his life on a frail flat-boat much longer in his trips to the herbaceous garden. Nymphaea Greyae. This is a beautiful new hybrid nym- phsa, a cross between N. scutifolia ma- culata gigantea and N. gracilis, the latter being the seed-bearing parent. It is de- scribed as follows: leaves large, twelve to fifteen inches in diameter, dentate, in young state sparsely spotted with crim- son underneath; the upper surface of ma- ture leaves bronze green. The flowers, which are borne on stout stems fifteen to eighteen inches above the water, have bright rose-pink petals; the stamens are of the same shade, tipped with purple. The inside of the sepals is the same as the petals, while the outside isabright green, with a few elongated crimson marks. The flowers were exhibited at the Sep- tember show of the Mass. Horticultural Society, and were much admired, receiv- ing a first-class Certificate of Merit. It was named in compliment to the wife of the raiser, Benj. Grey, by the members of the flower committee, in response to are- quest for a name. It is certainly a grand acquisition, being one of the most vigorous of all the nymphaas, and the flowers of a unique shade, wliich is re- tained in nearly full brightness until they fade, or for about five days. Under trial this summer it has proved to be the freest of its class for outdoor cultivation. From its parentage it should prove half hardy in this section, and a little further south it should stand as well as N. scutifolia, which it much resembles in habit. It is believed to be the first hybrid nympha;a raised in America. S. Coal Oil Emulsion for Mealy Bugs. For the benefit of florists who are troxibled by mealybug, I wish to give my experience with a cheap and effectual remedy during the past season. Through the press of spring work one house of small pot roses became completely in fested with the pest, and while we have kept them down in a small way with Fir-tree oil and Gishurst Compound, it seemed like a large and expensive under- taking to do a long house full of small roses, so we tried a copious syringingwith coal-oil emulsion. Two doses at an interval of a week almost entirely cleaned them out; a third dose completed the work, by clearing out the late hatched ones and what few had escaped before. The plants, wood-work of benches, and the surface of the soil all received a liberal sprinkling, and no dam- age is apparent. The cost for material, soft-soap, and coal oil, was about ten cents all told, and the mixture was applied with an ordinary hand syringe with the fine rose on. t33 The American Florist, Oct. 13, The foliage of the roses is dark green, clean and glossy, and shows no trace of the coal oil. We are so pleased with the ease and celerity with which the emul- sion destroyed the bugs and left the foliage bright and clean, that we tried it liberally on pot palms, orange and lemon trees, and as our camellias and azaleas were standing in the same place they also were spra3'ed. The palms and oranges were cleaned of scale and mealy bug that had accumulated through the hot spring months, as if by magic, and all the black gummy deposits, left on the lemons by the scale was easily washed off by the hose after a single application; none of the plants were at all damaged by the coal oil. Of course the large palm growers always have their stock clean, and the bugs and scale never get a start, but for small florists who grow a general line of stock and are unavoidably over- worked in the spring I think the coal oil emulsion will prove a great labor-saver, besides making the plants look so bright, clean and glossy. Doylestown, Pa. E. D. Darlington. Seasonable Hints. In our last article we rather forgot to allude to the matter of syringing the newly moved plants. This should not be neglected and unless the weather is cloudy they should receive a good sprinkling at least once a day. As the plants become established the spraying should be dis- continued, the ventilators closed on cold nights and the soil allowed to dry out. Carnations will stand a great deal of drying and indeed they should never be over-watered at any time excepting when first planted. Theamount of water to be given must be regulated by circum stances, but they should not be wet until pretty well dried out. It will be found in the dark days of winter manj- of the benches will not need watering for weeks at a time. Over pipes or flues, or in hot corners they will need more water and the supply should be regulated at all times by the amount of heat and sun- light. The green-fl3- will make its appearance in a very short time after the plants are housed unless measures are taken to pre- vent it. Therefore begin to fumigate with tobacco as soon as planted. Once a week we find sufficient, if regu- larly applied. It is far better to take the green-fly (or aphis) in time, and indeed there is no excuse whatever for its ever being seen in a well-regulated green- house. Tobacco stems strewn thickly on the walks is an excellent preventive, but it takes agreat many stems and they must be renewed frequently — once in four to six weeks. The litter they make is a great objection. Stems on the benches between the rows are often used for some plants, but will not answer for the carna- tion as it keeps the soil too wet. On the whole there is probably no better, cheaper or more convenient plan than fumigation. The ashes from the burnt tobacco should be carefully saved as it is an excellent fertilizer. Red spider will not be apt to make its a])pearance until the firesare started, but we shall allude to it later. Having now got our houses in pretty good shape and work not pressing in other directions, we should give attention to the staking of the plants or supporting them in some way. Those who first grew carnations in this section never staked their plants, and it must be confessed finer crops of flowers were never grown. But condi- tions seem to have changed; or, it may be the fashion. We are all verj' like sheep and follow the bell-wether in this as in othermatters. The staking of carnations has been recommended by high authority and we must all tie our plants to ugly lit- tle sticks. The stakes are no improve- ment to the appearance of the house, the rotting wood is certainly of no benefit to the |)lant, the stakes last but a year or two, and unless the tying is done by a careful hand the string is apt to be drawn too tightly about the plant, which does more harm than good. Therefore our advice is not to stake if it can be avoided. With some varieties of tall growth it may be necessary. All that is really required is a free circulation of air between and under the plants and to keep the flowers free from dirt. The wire net- ting now coming into use is the best sub- stitute for staking we have seen. Neat, efficient, invisible and cheap; and, being galvanized it will last a great many years. The plants may also be set much closer by its use. W. R. Shelmire. Avondale, Pa. New York. Cut flower trade is still in an unsatis- factory state, owing in part to the large overstock of roses coming in. This is Columbus week and crowds of strangers are in the city, but whatever benefit busi- ness in general derives from this celebra- tion it does not appear to affect favorably the cut flower trade. In fact the con- trary seems to be the fact. The retail florists appear to have accepted the situ- ation and whenever they happen to be located on the line of march a "grand stand" has been erected in any vacant space which they can control in front of their establishments and all preparations made to catch in this way the dollars which fall so reluctantly into the legiti- mate channel. The quality of roses in general is greatly improved, and American Beauties and Meteors are exceptions to the prevailing conditions, as both these varieties sell well. Beauties as high as 25 for the best and Meteors 12. Valley is fine and in fair demand. Carnations also are selling better than they did a week ago. Violets are a glut. The first receipts are always heavy at the beginning of the season and this glut of violets from the first crop of buds is always expected at this time. Other markets must be in a similar con- dition, as quite a quantity of violets aie being sent here on commission, which from geographical location ought rightly to be sent to Boston and Philadelphia. The shippcis will realize but little frotu these lots. Single violets are very plenty but can not be sold to advantage when double ones arc so cheap. The first chrysanthemums are already in. Long Island being entitled to the credit of being first in the field. They are of good qualityconsideringtheir carlincss and bring .$4- per doz. Cosmos is having its usual fall carnival and thcmarket isncarly swamped with it. Young Bros, have added to the already long list of special ])reniiuins to be com- peted for at the chrysanthemum show an ofier of a $200 silver cup for the best 200 blooms in 40 varieties, 5 of each variety, with stems not less than 2-i inches long. I. Forsterman has grown fully an inch taller since taking upon himself the re- sponsibilities of American citizenship. All the prominent flower stores in the fashionable section have been painted and decorated in white and gold this season. Eugene Dailledouze is wearing a smile of satisfaction which being interpreted means that the brothers are not fright- ened a bit about their chances at the big chrysanthemum premiums. The meeting of the Florists' Club last Monday evening was largely attended. Pres. Dean told about his visit to Chicago and described the wonderful progress al- ready made in the horticultural depart- ment and of the grandeur of the New York state building. He urged the flo- rists to give all assistance possible and do their share toward filling the building. He advocated special exhibitions by the Florists' Club. The plans are to take care of and decorate the state building inside and out. Mr. J. H. Taylor followed, urging that the opportunity to show New Y'ork's su- premacy in horticulture be full}' improved, and stated that plants loaned would be transported free to and from Chicago and carefullj' cared for while there. Mr. Van Reyper announced his intention to exhibit 100 varieties of carnations, 100 plants of each variety. Mr. May reported for chrysanthemum exhibition committee that the new sched- ules are now ready and can be had on application to the manager of the exhibi- tion, Mr. Wm. Plumb, Madison Square Garden. The list includes many new spe- cial premiums. Eighteen new members were admitted to the club and seven more names were proposed. The nomination of officers resulted as follows: President, W. A. Manda; vice- president, I. Forsterman; secretary, John Y'oung: treasurer, C. B. Weathered. Mr. Thos. Griffin showed a grand lot of tuberous begonias, outdoor grown, magnificent blooms, both single and douljle. Philadelphia. The October meeting of the Florists' Club was not as largely attended as usual, the proceedings, however, were quite interesting. Vice-President Ball occupied the chair. Mr. Craig for the past month has been kept very busy get- ting collections of plants for the World's Fair and attending to their shipment, on this account he had been unable to pre- pare the paper assigned to him and the club had to forego the pleasure of hear- ing it. In lieu of a subject for discussion the committee on essays passed around slips of paper on which members dcsiringcould write such questions as they would like answered. A number of slips were re- turned asking information on different subjects, these were assigned by the pres- ident and the answers and discussions which followed were very interesting. The answer to the question "What shall we do with all the chrysanthemums that will be placed on the market this fall?" brought out the startling news, from Mr. Wcstcott, who had been given the problem, that there were at least 50 more houses of chrysanthemums this fall than last; he concluded his remarks by saying, "about the amount of it is, the good flowers will find read}' sale at fair prices while the poor stock will have to i8g2. The American Florist. 239 be given away or find the rubbish heap." The relative advantages of hot water under pressure and steam were discussed bj' Messrs. Heacock and Hahman; the hot water under pressure advocate, Mr. Hahman, seemed to have rather the best of it from the fact that several advocates of steam allowed his points to stand without dispute; his principal claim was that as soon as there was heat generated circulation commenced and continued as long as there was any fire left, while with steam the water must be boiling before there is any movement and must not get below this point or all action ceases. Another point was that the boiler under this system will last longer as it is not subjected to so much strain. A committee on the chrysanthemum supper was appointed, this festive occa- sion has become a necessary adjunct to the show and is increasing in popularity every year. John Westcott was appointed chairman of the decoration committee; the Florists' Club for some time past has decorated the hall for all horticultural exhibitions, and in this way relieved the society of considerable expense as well as added to the beauty of the show. The election of oflicers to serve for the ensuing year resulted in the old board be- ing chosen unanimously, the secretarjf casting the ballot. Cosmos is with us once more; it seems to be in some respects like chestnuts, as it generally makes its appearance after the first light frost. The florists' windows are full of it and nearly every hustler that comes along has great bunches for sale. The price varies, according to quality, from 50 cents to $1 a hundred. R. Scott & Son are first in the market with chrysanthemums, an early yellow variety. Some few flowers were ready October 2. Other growers expect to commence cutting October 10. What a race there will be when all get in line. A good many roses are coming in, but as a rule the stock is not up to the mark. Prices are about the same as last week. Mr. Jos. H.Campbell has returned from California. Some time ago he sold out his business in this city, which he had been carrying on for 20 years, and moved to Los Angeles to test the climate, and perhaps settle there for good, but, "East, west, home's best." We novr find him erecting a few greenhouses near Logan Station, just to keep him out of mischief, as it were. The new amateur paper. Gardening, of which the second number is at hand, is very well spoken of by the trade. It is predicted that it will be a go from the start. The second number is even better than the first and we have not the slight- est doubt but that the subscription list will keep pace with the excellence of the paper. A representative of the "green goods" fraternity has been trying to strike up an acquaintance with David Beam, but found him rather hard to approach. Davy has been in the green goods busi- ness himself for a long time, and knowing by experience that new varieties often prove worthless, wisely concluded to make the best of what he bad and let well enough alone. Davy is too cautious to get caught in any trap of this kind. K. Boston. The annual fruit and vegetable exhibi- tion of the Mass. Horticultural Society was held on October 4, 5 and 6. The weather was stormy and the attendance very meagre. The exhibition was, however, the best of its kind ever seen here. This was true, especiallj' of the fruit display, which was in extent and in evenness and perfection of quality far ahead of the best on record. The collection of hardy grapes from the Mass. Agricultural College at Amherst elicited much praise for high quality and variety and for neatness in staging. Hot- house grapes from J. W. Clark and Geo. A. Nickerson and peaches from Robt. McLeod were also very fine. There were a few flowers shown which served to add a decorative feature to the hall. From the Harvard Botanic Garden came a large display of autumnal flowers, from James Comley good tuberous begonias, and from Shady Hill Nurseries and Wm. Martin large collections of hardy peren- nials. Mr. Martin also staged some nice plants of the new hybrid streptocarpuses. The October meeting of the Gardeners' and Florists' Club was well attended. Treasurer F. W. Foster having sent in his resignation Mr. Edward Hatch was elected to the office for the unexpired term. Mr. Arthur Veitch, of London, was elected an honorary member. Messrs. Finlayson, Cox, Gray, Saunders and Martin were appointed a committee to bring in nominations for officers for the ensuing year at the next meeting. Three new members were admitted. Mr. James Comley, gardener to Mr. F. B. Hayes, has started in company with Mr. Hayes on a transcontinental trip which is to last two or three months, during which time they expect to visit Japan. The long established extensive nursery business of W. C. Strong, at Waban, Mass., has been sold, stock and all, to the Shady Hill Nursery Co., of Cam- bridge, Mass. The cut flower trade shows an improve- ment all along the line. Chicago. A meeting of the subscribers to stock in the Chicago Cut Flower Exchange was held at the Sherman House last Sat- urday and after deciding that the board of directors should consist of eleven members the following were elected: O. P. Bassett, P. Blaumeiser, F. Stielow, W. N. Rudd, J. T. Anthony, E. Weinhoe- ber, P.J. Hauswirth, T. J. Corbrey, F. Kennicott, Jos. Curran, Adam Harrer. A meeeting of the board was called for the following Tuesday. At the meeting of the board, at which every member was present, it was discov- ered that the election had not been in proper legal form, and the commissioners decided to call another meeting of the stockholders for Saturday, Oct. 22, to remedy the legal defects. At the annual meeting of the Horti- cultural Society of Xhicago held at the Grand Pacific Hotel last Saturday, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: W. H. Chad wick; Pres.; Fred- rick Kanst, First Vice-Pres., J. A. Petti- grew, second Vice-Pres.; E. G. Uihlein, third Vice-Pres.; W. C. Egan, Sec'y; P. J. Hauswirth, Ass't Sec'y; W.S. Seaverns, Treas. The following Board of Directors was also elected: Geo. Schneider, P. D. Armour, C. L. Hutchinson, W. H. Rand, Andrew McNally, J. W. Ellsworth, S. W. AUerton. The three retiring members of the executive committee were suc- ceeded by J. C. Vaughan, 0. P. Bassett and G. L. Grant. It was announced that the Second Regiment Armory had been selected as the place to hold the coming exhibition. A meeting of the executive committee was held immediately after adjournment at which many details con- nected with the exhibition were settled. Everything is now well in hand and indi- cations are that the coming show will greatly exceed in extent and value any held in this city in the past. The Society has certainly succeeded in exciting a much livelier interest in horticultural matters among the amateurs of the city, and it is steadily growing in membership and power for good. The flower market shows an advance since last week. Flowers of all kinds are comparatively scarce, and this has had a beneficial effect on prices. Roses of all kinds show an improvement in quality and an increase in price. Carnations are better in quality, prices about the same. Smilax shows an increased demand and an advance in price. Very few chrysanthemums are in the market as yet; most of the earliest are disposed of by private contract to some leading retailers, so they do not enter the open market. Violets are coming in, but slowly. Sweet peas, though really over now, are rather more plentiful than last week, some excellent pink ones being seen. Tuberoses are still quite plentiful. Double sun flowers are gone, so are dahlias. Cosmos is only just coming in; it is rather poor as yet. Calendulas come in steadily from a few growers; they are not plenti- ful, but good. Though business in the city is reviving quite slowly, the whole- salers say that an increase in out of town orders has been very noticeable during the past week or two. Smilax does not seem actually scarce, but there is no more than the demand. It is usually good in quality. Asparagus is not very plentiful. Toronto. When Shakespeare wrote "now is the winter of our discontent" there were probably no florists worth mentioning, iDut it is not unlikely that he got his in- spiration from having seen some frozen out gardeners walking the streets some bleak December. In these days the grad- ual approach of winter has a correspond- ing gradually increasing cheerful effect upon the enterprising florist which cul- minates into a climax of positive hilarity about Christmas time. After the first frost he greets his customers with a smile that says, "my turn is coming now"; in about another month a broad grin will say, "I am getting there," and the Christ- mas guffaw says, "I have got you now." This city experienced three or four de- grees of frost two days ago which had the effect of spoiling the appearance of most of the outdoor flowers; now yester- day a prominent gentleman in the trade — profession, rather — who has been taking free lunches down town and smoking a corn cob all the summer, was seen on the doorstep of a cheap restaurant smok- ing a cigar and your correspondent is therefore able to give your readers the interesting bit of information that trade is looking up in these parts. Friend Bunyardgave us acallthis week and reported business good and orders plentiful. There are rumors of war in the associa- tion over a notice of motion given last meeting to wipe out a certain clause in the constitution. It is to be hoped that the boys won't allow their feelings to run away with their good judgment what- ever they do. The chrysantheroura show is beginning 240 The American Florist. Oct. I to loom up pretty bii; now and the secre- tary and executive committee have been ordered to "get a wiggle on." E. Baltimore. Judging from the papers there sliouhl be plenty of work, for weddings, recep- tions, etc. are really becoming quite numerous, but, alas, work does not in- crease as rapidly as the desire for it on the part of the florist who has spent the summer in anticipating it, though all seem to agrcethat the season has 0|)encd. Buds are marked up one cent at the Exchange and no difficulty in disposing of large consignments at that, in spite of the quantities of cosmos and dahlias that are on hand every day. Carnations are scarce and not very good. Smilax is in the same state and condition. The chrysanthcniuni will soon be reigning and the men who have gone into them largely will be reaping their harvest, while the growers of other stuff will hold their breath until the short reign is over and the rose again queen. Halliday Bros. .are easily first with 'mums' this year. It is not so easy to say who will be second or third, and in this very difficulty lies the hope of a great show in November, for there will be many good growers repre- sented, though none who cared to go into it so extensively as the Messrs. Hal- liday. It is a tedious and expensive oper- ation to grow really first class plants, and it speaks well for the trade that so many have gone into it regardless of the trouble and cost. October 5th we had the first killing frost, and now comes the demand for Dutch bulbs to fill the beds made vacant by "Jack." There seems to be about as many in sight as ever for all the talk about their not paying. Mack. St. Louis. Trade is gradually picking up, stock is good and plentiful. A beautiful sight that may be seen just now is a field of dahlias situated just north of Carondelet Park. There are about four acres in all, one half of which is Princess Matilda, the other half is com- posed of small plats of various varieties. J. M. Samuels, chief of the Department of Horticulture ofthe World's Columbian Exposition, made our city a visit Friday. He was entertained by Commissioner Gwynn ofthe Missouri Board, and to- gether they visited the leading florists of the city and the Missiouri Botanical Garden. Mr. Samuels said that Missouri would have one of the best exhibits at the Fair. The event of the week was the parade and ball ofthe Veiled Prophet. The floral decorations of the ball room were fur- nished by Mr. Jordan. The decorations were on a large scale, as demanded by the size of the room, which is 300 feet long by about 100 wide, and 75 feet high. There is in the centre ofthe room a foun- tain twenty-five feet high. This was dec orated with palms to the top, while the base was banked withroses. From each of the eight corners a reverse curve covered with roses extended to the second level of the fountain. The music platform was bordered with palms; 1,500 roses tied in bunches of three each were piled on the corners ofthe fountain and handed to the ladies as they passed in the grand march; when these were all removed there re- mained a basket of roses in the centre of which was seen the letters V. P. Hun- dreds of palms and thousands of roses were used. J. C. D. HOW KEADY FOR PLAKTING. All the leadinj; varieties. Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, lii^ht weight for sliippinK- Vou will lind it to your advantage to plant nottiinK but carefully selected stock. IMC, A.. HUJVT, Terre He&t^te, Ixid. MKKMKTS, MME. UE WATTKVILLE, LA FKANCK, 801IV. D'l^N AMf, MAIE. CC- SI.V, WABAN. BON SILENE. SAFRAKO, C1.I1H15ING PEKLK. StroiiK. liwUUiy plants. Frum :t-lTicli ntita, $8,110 per IIXJ; Sr.'i.WI pur lUUO. 2!4-ln. P<-)ts, m.UO per lUU; WO.tlU per lUU). C.00 per lUO. Send lor prlee list. WOOD BROTHERS, 10,000 JACK ROSES I and 2 years old, on their own roots, well branched. I'EK 100 2 to 2>^ feet high JSIO 00 21/2 to 3>^ feet high.... 15 00 31/2 to AYz feet, extra large for plant- ing out 20 00 Will send sample of 10 on receipt of $1.00. We have about 5,000 assorted PALMS, in 5 to 7-inch pots. Prices on application. Jordan Floral 60., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. THE NEW ROSE ^ \V)^S mM^- FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. TEAS I30.00 per 1000 HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-iuch pots. Also healthy plauts ofthe Newest Chrysauthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list ou application. LOXJISVrXiXiE KITT. ULBICM E.xtra strong 2 year old field grown plants, JI5.00 per lOO. EDWIN I.ONSDAI.I:, Florist, W.viicliuoor, ClifstMUt Hill, l-liila., I'li. SEKD FOR A COPY OFI* OUIC TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO. ROSES. In Leading Forcing Varieties. CABNATIONS. strong plants from open ground. l-er 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet $10.00 Alter three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have e»er seen and shall this year grow no other for cut blojm. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 $60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 700 Neapolitan per 1000 $70; S.OO The Russian, single dark blue " 70; S.OO 5 000 ADIANTUWIS. 20,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in 10c leading varieties. Send for list. A N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. Roses in Variety. Hybrids. Teas and Ever- bloomers A few thousand Thos. Hogg, Hor'ensis, Hortensis var. and panlculata grandiflora Hy. drangeas, in2^-inch pots; are in prime order to repot into 4-inch pots. Price $5.00 per 100; $40.00 per 1000. Primulas, single, 2-in. $6, 3-in. JS per 100. FERNS: Adiantum princeps,6 and 7-inch pots, $10.00 and $15.00 per 100. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, 1748 N. Ealsted St., CEICAGO, ILL. Kaiserin(£wess)Aupsta Victoria THE COMING WHTE H. T. RO £. very t nil iK'llUtlflll fdll- l.iwiTon luiiu erect I 111 I shuitc. I hnvo ry tlurlst. of ivorj' whltfiiffs III a house full of them whlili i.s auiiun'n ny o' My stock, comes direct inmi tlie mlKlrmtoi Price of PlHiitH to :{-iiicli potSt 95.00 per dozen. I'flreon Inrner quuntilles on appllciition. Cash with tlu'ortier. J. oook:, :n8 Charles Stn-et. BALTIMOKK, Ml). E. G. HILL & CO., Wliolesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. Mention Amerlcsn Florist. HARDY CUT FERNS H/rrkCiCI (SPHAQNUM AKD aiAjaa )oBEEir sheet. A. 1 IVTT I,EA.A^ES. BOIIOUKT OKKKN Bnd FESTOONING of all kludH 111 any Hiiiount on hand. HARTFORD & NICHOLS, 18 Chapman I'lace. BOSTON, MASS. i8g2. The American Florist. 241 AURORA AND OTHER Carnation Plants FROM THE FIELD. Send for price list. EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist. Kennett Square, pa. CARNATIONS. VIOLETS. 20,000 fine, stocly, fisld grown plants. Per 100 ORANGE BLOSSOM Sio 00 MAY FLOWER, fine fancy 7 "o SNOW BIRD, white 5 00 WHITE WINGS 5 00 WEST END, pink 5 0° TIDAL WAVE 6 00 GRACE WILDER 6 00 HINZE'S WHITE, extra fine stock ... 5 oo LIZZIE McGOWAN 6 00 MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS S 00 The above all fine healthy plants. ADDRESS E. B. JENNINGS, Lock box 251 SOCTHFORT, CONN. Carnatiox, Violet .and Pansy Grower. Mention American i^lor'Bt. CARNATIONS 30,000 field grown plants Stock fine, healthy, bu»hy plants. Per 100 Hlnze's White S 5-00 Orange Blossom 10.00 Snow Bird li.OO Lizzie McGowan ii.OO Mayflower ti.OO White Wings 6.00 Fine strain of Pansies, S5.00 per 1000. 6,000 Marie Louise Violets, $8.00 per 100. Extra fine plants, free from disease. Address GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box IIG. GREEN'S FARMS, CONN. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4lh St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send lor Catalogue. ^^aa^k Mention American Florist. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. By middle of November dry tubers will be ready for delivery. $6 00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER. McConnelsvllle. 0. ^WA.IV'JDEjr*. 200 Beaute de Polntvine and Francis de Arago Geraniums. Small lots accepted. State price and size of plants. JOS. T. FHILT.IFS. AVest Grove, Pa. ROOTED (uTTmGS. Carnations, Geraniums and Petunias. CARNATIONS GERANIUMS. PETUNIAS. of these I offer a very select list, containing only those that are profitable for I cut flowers. It does not pay to grow everythiag. I try almost all of them and give you the binefit of the triaL Let me have a chance to price your orders. Ready now a choice assortment of the best bedding varieties, that is sure to give satisfaction. Labelled they are »2 00 per 100; without labels $1 50 per 100. An entirely new set selected from a large lot of seedlings; they are exceptionally- fine. Price for the Doubles is $3 00 per 100; for the Singles $2 oo per 100. Stock cf these is limited. I.IST RKADY NOW. SEND FOR IT. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. on nnn carnation plants. ^^ ^^ ■ Vy ^^ ^^ ^^ We offer fine FIELD GROWN PUNTS of tlie following varie PRIDE OF KENNETT. MRS. r. MANGOLD. HINSDALE. J. r<. ng varieties; LAMBORN. HINZE'S T,VHITE. PORTIA. GARFIELD. MRS. CARNEGIE. ROSALIND. "\VM. .SWAYNE. Price. fC.OO per lOO; $50 00 per 1000. i:>ii:.,i^oiM, :Biooi*ast>4Arg:, r»aL. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS OCT STRINGS, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 cents each. 18 to 18 feet long, ¥1.00 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. 10,000 CARNATIONS. Per 100. Garfleld, Hinze's Si.OO. $T.OO and S 8.00 ROSES— Albany, La France, Mermet and Sa- frano, from Wncll pots ■■ •■ o-OU Albany, La JTance and Wootton, from 2-ln pots 3.00 Bride, Mermet, Safrano and Bon Silene, 2-inch pots 2.50 Asparagus Tennisslmus, SV^-inch pots 6.00 Dracaena IndiTlsa 3-in. pots ..$1.00 per doz. 8.0O Fern Pterls Serrulata, »-in pots. .51.00 a doz. 8.00 • « •* •* 2-inch pots.. fiOc a doz. 4.00 Grevlllea Robusta.lotolSin.hlgh.K.OOadoz. 15.00 Fandauus Utids, 4-incli pots, strong. MM per doz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Mention American Florist NANCY HANKS beats tliem all. both HORSES AND CARNATIONS. Shade of the popular Grace WIUUt imt of vtmn^'cr firowtli. Field {jrown plants of tlicM' ami hiiy- break; also ;io other varieties. Semi tur pncu list. GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. CARNATIONS A tine of lot Carnations, field grown. For sale cheap. Hlnze's White. Silver Spray, L. L Lamborn, Grace Wilder, Hector. Cr.mson King, American Flag, Portia, Tidal Wave, Alegitiere. S^J.OOper Urtt. Cash with order. W. M. ELDRIDGE, 11 S. FranklinSl , Wilkes Barre, Pa. NO MORE WHITE STRING ! For stringing Smilax and tying bouquets, use our FLORISTS' GREEN THREADS. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. WR[TE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES. OUR KEW TRADE DIRECTORY AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Dearborn St.. Chicago. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN » TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list with prices. B. T. IiOMBABD, VTayland, Mass. Field Oro-wix CARNATION PLANTS TUBEROSE BULBS. CHAS. T. STARR, Chester County, AVONDALE, PA. Grace Wilder CARNATIONS 1000 EXTRA FINE PLANTS, *.5.00 |)er KM). GEO. E. BUXTON, Nashua, N. H. GOLDEN GATE Carnations, nice clumps, $7 per 100. VIOLETS, Marie Louise, clumps, JS4.00 per 10(>_ Jackson Co., INDEPENDENCE, >IO„ CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUMi 3-inch pots, sltowing bud, 1:^8.00 per lOU. CARKATIOKS, FieW grown. LIZZIE JIcGOWAN. MRS. FISHBB, PORTIA J. J. HAERISc'lS, and others. Price $" per 100. LOUISE PORSCH, fine plants, S8.00 per 100. Address J, G. BURROW, FisHKiLL. nr. Y. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. Fine, strong plants In 4-inch pots, S!6.00 per 100. ERICA CAFFRA ALBA. Fine bushy of this useful Heath, 4-ln. pots, f20 per 100. CASH WITH ORDER. PATTEN & CO., Florists, Box 414. LOAVELL, MASS. 2-I-2 The American Florist. Oct. "^m Likmmmm Wmm^ Subicription $i.0O a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. Si. 40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times. 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times. 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdTevtlsinB Department of the American Flokist 19 for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares Dertaining to those lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders for less than one-half incli space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Chrysanthemum Shows. New York, Nov. 1-7— New York Florists' Club. Wm Plumb, manager of exhibition, Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia. Nov. 7-11 — Ptnnsylvaria Hort So- cietv. D. D L. Farson, Stc'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Toronto. Ont . Nov S-ic — Toronto Gardeners* and Florists' Asscciation. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 276 Victoiia St. St. Louis, Mo., Nov 8-10— St. Louis Florists' Club. Emile Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave Hartford, Conn.. Nov. 8-10 — Hartford County Hort. Society. Julian S. Allen, Sec'y Boston, Nov. S-ii — Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago, Nov. S-i I— Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 62j Dearborn Ave. Milwaukee. Wis., Nov. 8-11. — Wisconsin Florists' and Gardener's Club. A. W. Bennett, Sec'y, 108 Wisconsin St. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 8-11 — Minneapolis Florists' Club. E. Nagel, Secy, 11 18 W. Lake St. Cincinnati, Nov S-12 — Cincinnati Florists* Soci- ety. E. G. Gillett, Sec'y, 136 Walnut St. Gait, Ont., Nov. 9-10— Gait Hort. Society. Edward Lane, Sec'y. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 9-ic — Worcester Hort. Society. E. W Lincoln. Sec'y. Montreal, Nov. g-ii—Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y, 230 SI. Den iSt. London, Ont., Nov. 9-11— London Gardeners' and Florists' Society. Win. Gammage, Sec'y. Washington, Nov. 15-17 — Washington Florists' Club. G. W. Oliver, Stc'y, 1844 8th St. N. W. Baltimore, Nov. 15-18— Gardeners' Club of Balti- more. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N. Liberty St. Indianapolis, Nov. 15-19 — Society of Indiana Flo- rists. Wm. G. Bertermann, Sec'y, 37 Massa- chusetts Ave., Indianapolis. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 15-19— Pittsburg and Alle- gheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club. G. Oes- terle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St., Pittsburg. Pittsfield, Mass, Nov. Berkshire County Gardeners' and F'orists' Club. A. H. Meredith, Sec'y. Pittsfield. Erie, Pa., Nov. Erie Chrysanthemum and N. W Penna. Hort. Society. H. Tong, Sec'y. Bay City, Mich., Nov. Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Ccoper, Sec'y. Providence, R. I., Nov. R I. Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 55 Westminstei St. We have received the first part of the transactions of the Mass. Horticultural Society for the year 1892. This volume is of interest to the general reader as well as to those whose tastes lie specially in the direction of horticulture; it contains many interesting papers read and dis- cussed at the meetings of the society. We have received blooms of a new hy- brid hclianthus, a cross between H. mul- tiflorus and H. tuberosus, originating with .\. E. Wohlert ot Altoona, Pa. It is of good color, broad petalled and said to be a profuse bloomer. It seems likely to be a desirable addition to the garden. "Tomato Culture" is a neat little vol- ume sent out by A. I. Root of Medina, Ohio. It contains abundant information relative to the culture of tomatoes, both for canning factories and market trade. A very useful little volume for the truck farmer. Swanger's Beauty is the name of a new verbena received from j. A. Tracht & Son, Gallon, Ohio. The color is blush, striped with cerise; a very bright and pleasing flower, which should give good efiects in bedding. The Cholera Scare. From a letter dated Hamburg, Sept. 23, we copy the following extract: "Your fears about Hamburg's commerce seem to be absolutely unjustified; we know here from which quarters the enormously exaggerated and partially invented reports aljout cholera are spread, in order to damage Hamburg. As always in times of such epidemics 95 per cent of the afflicted belong to the lower and poorer class ot people, a great calamity no doubt but this remains without much influence on the trade in general. From yourletteis it appears that you inN. V. are more anxiousabout Iheoutcomethan we here in Hamburg. Traffic and com- merce go on here as usual, the epidemic is abating considerably, and the inhabitants have acted all the while in tf^e most ex- emplary way. The State as well as pri- vate people have advanced already sev- eral millions to support the poor that are sfflicted, thus suffering will be prevented as much as possible. About raj' own busi- ness I have no reason whatever to com- plain, and the last weeks especially have kept me very busy. Xo one objects to buy goods in Hamburg. The idea that cholera should be introduced through ordinary merchandise is acknowledged to be nonsensical and lam shipping goods to all parts of Germany without interruption." Thus writes our correspondent who is in a similiar business to our own. August Rolker & Sons. Starting Musa Cavendishii. Will any of the readers of the Florist kindly give me information about start- ing tubers of Musa Cavendishii for pot culture? Mrs. F. Welscheck. Morris Plains, N.J. Newport, R. I. — The magnificent seed- ling canna raised this year by Mr. Jas. S. Cowles has been named Mrs. Fairman Rogers and was awarded a silver medal by the Mass, Hortictiltural Society at a recent exhibition. It is undoubtedly the best canna ever exhibited in America. It was one of a lot of 600 or 700 seedlings raised last winter and flowered for the first time in February or March. It grows to the height of about three and one-half feet. It has the habit of Mme. Crozy, which is one of its parents. The petals measure about two and one-half inches across, bordered with a very strik- ing yellow which measures in some places a quarter of an inch in width. The yellow extends in some cases almost entirely over the back of the petals. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. ailinlttL-d uncU-i llils liwid. tills head will be Inserted at R- (seven words) each Inser- iipuny order. Plant advs. not SITUATKi.N WANTKll lly a praL-tlcal llorlst ami KurdeiH-r; slii;;U'; t;ni;lily priL.tl.-iil l~ llorlst and nurduner. I'rlvati' place iMi'lVind, MiiiTled. one chlUI only. Aililre»». stntliit: wnnro. d,,. ll(i.\:Ul, lilac-k lOv.TFalh. Wis, SITUATION WANTEI>— By Brst-class rose grower. etc. Ueputation as such well known by best tlo- rlste In the country. Address A G. care American Florist. Clilcatso. SITUATION' WANTED- By youni- man as rose ami carnation prower; sol»er. honest and Kood worker. j^tate wayes. Steady work wanted. Address E L. care American Florist. Ulilca^. SITUATION WANTED- By a flrst-class llorlst; sober 5 and reliable: commercial or jtrlvate place: 3*1 vears' yperlunce In Euiupi- and United States. Best of ref- rences. Address \V K. .are J. C. \aUBhan. Chicago. SITUATION WA.NTKIi-As tlorist: IS years' experi- ence In EuropL' and U.S.: aye b-J. sincle. Posted in propat'atlnK and irrtiwinK vif roses, palms, ferns, car- nations, furcint: of Imlbs, U. care Am. Klorlst. SITUATION WANTEI>-Hy a tlorist; cvperlenced In landscape j:ardenlnt'. cut flowers and vegetables: age 28 years, single. German place preferred. Address JITUATliiN WANTKD-As florist by single man; 5 (;L'niiiiii : ;• yi-iirs e.\iierlence In Europe and Amer- Best of reference given. jnUATKiN WA.NTKli Private place preferred. 1 f'iiiinuTi'i:il "1 i-hiirL'c 'd park grounds; age ?.! )\n-r iiiid ifiljiliU-: L'oud references furnished: only SlTl .\Tli IN WANTEr>— As foreman or manager: Is tliunmirhly jiracticai In landscape work, planting. etc. (iivlilds. palms, stove and greenhouse plants a specialty. Any lady or gentleman can apply to Mr. SITUATIftN WANTED— (ierman. 'ti years of age. 2 years in this country. S years' experience, without youth. In almosi every branch of the business. Able to take charge of a privateurcommerelul place. State of Illinois preferred. Goud references. State wages. Tlth . III. WANTEI>— A man wIki understands the propagat- Ins of hard wooiled nursery stuck. Slnitle man preferred. PhuI'.vi.atoh. care Am. Florist. W-' . 3;i: Vine St.. Cincinnati. O. W _ _ goods store. Address SVNIJICATE 'I'RAIUXG Co.. 12U Franklin St.. New York. "RANTED W^ elass for JL.'iOO equity in a well Improved i'ii acre farm In Stark countv. III. Farm rents for 54.51) per acre cash. Answer nt once T Z M. Kewanee. III. FOR sAI.E-diir N.I. I. W.-iitljiTcd Ijiiller. L.'iOO feet 4-ilii'li plpi'iit hull pill-.-. A.l.lress Mils. (,. WAi,iiii.\ri:ii. Sayinaw. west. Mich. F' )R SAI.K-Ks A jiriinii goutl rliHii ?0K SALE— All or part Interest in iiii old establlsbea ; florist business lu t'lilenno. Plant eunststs of H ' bouses: W.UOO square feot under K'nss. }l«ve just tlon. Address ' American Klorlst. FOR SAl.E-Nine j-Tt lU.(IUy ^^^i■ll^l: t:riiper ibnuses contalnine about Licked with carnations and ■Ji teet loiiK liiyt ctimlng Into iries of land : abundance of Hint; lo rooms, new barn; I'lilii and one mile from sta- int of ill bealtb. Possession iv.imnnin. Chester Co.. Pa. MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET. BRANCH ; Cut Fower Exchange. 408 E. 34lh Street MICHAEL A HART. WholesaleiGommission Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET. The IliiesI Koses, Viulets anil Carnations. Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange. 408 E. 34th St. Please mention the -Vmerican Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. iSg2. The American Florist. 243 20 West 24th Street, t^EIW^ ^^CDFRPC CZITT^Sr. THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale piiORisT 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) iikXX X^10'we'X*s 1x1 Se'^soxi* Full line of FLORISTS' SUPPtlES. KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 Randolph street, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, ne Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 F. M.: Sunday 3 F. M. MgKELLHR & SPERRy, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 138 & 139 Michigan Avenue, Near Madison St., CHIC5A.OO. Open Day and Night. Sunday until noon. Consign- ments Solicited. i^. or^sojv, * J!5toii FLORIST, 66 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, wo. 2 BEACON STREET, Near Tremont St. BOSTON, MASS. WHOLESALE FLORIST. Florists' Suoplies Always in Stock. (Off School St., near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FOKCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SCPPLTES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms. &c. on application (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), iWHOLESALE! 1122 niTE; SXH-EET, A. complete line of Wire Lleslsup. ©yfioPe^afe Vlat^zU. Cut Flowers. 2.00(5! 2.(X)<5. 3.1 S.UOIg! 4.C 8.(X)(a'25.t Carnations 1.00® 1.5 Valley 61 Violets 50@ 1.1 Cosmos .' Adiantums 1.1 Sinlla.x 12.006:15.1 Asparagus. Bride. Mermet. Wootton., ' La France. Meteor 4.00® tj.( Perle. Sunset ».00® 4.1 Beauty I.i.00@i2,5.( Carnations 1.50® 2. t Asters 1.00® l.E Valley. Anemone Japonic Asparagus Adiantum Smilax Philadelphia, Oct. 11. Roses, Beauties 12. £ La t'rance. Albany, Mermet. Bride. . 3.1 Pierre Gulllot S.OOgi 4.C Marie Gulllot, Perle, Niphetos 2.00® 3.( Valley 6.C Carnations 1.0 Bouvardia 75® l.( Tuberoses 2.60® 3.( Single violets (bimcbes) 3.t Smilax 15.00®25.( Adiantums 1.1 Chicago, Oct. 11. Assorted roses. 4.00(5' 5.1 Am.Beauty 10.00@15.l Carnations 1.00® 1.! Violets, single .' Chrysanthemums 2.00® 3.( Smilax 1(;.00®20.( Asparagus 15. ( Gladiolus 1.00(5; 5.1 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WU. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies -^WHOLESALE. 67 Bromfield Street. BOSTOST, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, / Music Hall Place. BOSTON. MASS. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Cama tions always on hand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders. AUCTION SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL. H. L. SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4.TH &. Walnut streets, SMITH, The Florist, GKOTVER OF Fine Roses%otlier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. CUT SMILAX. Summer prices. 15 cents per stHng. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfie'ft Ave.. Salem. 0. BURNS & RAYNOR. 49 West 28th Street, WKOLi:SAI.E SEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF Olxoic© I^loA?vers. WALTER F. SHERIDAN, WHOLESALE 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on E|)p[icalion HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN CuT^ Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. .TAMES PURDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th St JAMES HART, WHOLESJILE FLORIST, 117 W- 30th ST., NEW YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 West 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amenlcan Florist SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. WM. ELLISON, (Late ot ELLISON 4 KUEHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 1402 PINE St, ST. LOUIS, mo. 2 44 The American Florist. Oct. I ?. Ifle ^eec^ ©l7ac|e AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIA TION. J. C. Vaughan, Chicaeo, president; A L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1893. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. Meggatt, chairman membership committee, Wethersfield, Conn. Bulletin Am. Seed Trade Ass'n. September 25, 1892. At the annual meeting of the American Seed Trade Association, held at Hartford, Conn., June 16th, a committee on WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Was appointed and its special dut^' named as the consideration of the Cen- tal System (making all quotations per 100 lbs. instead of per bushel), in all sales of seeds, and instructed to formulate some plan for united action in the mat- ter. After careful consideration and consul- tation with some of the leading houses in the trade, who have without exception favored it, we now recommend that said system be adopted in buying and selling Clover, Timothy, Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Red Top, Lawn Grass, Millet, Hungarian, and all kinds of grass seeds; also Buckwheat, Cane, Broomcorn, Sun- flower, Osage, Hemp, Castor Beans and Pumpkin Seed, and we most earnestly request that all seedsmen and dealers in the United States and Canada, ADOPT THIS SYSTEM BEGINNING |ANUARV 1, 1893. And use the same in preparing all cata- logues and other printed matter to be issued on or about that date for the spring trade of 1893, and thereafter. The advantages to be gained are mani- fold. The legislatures in the various states have established "legal weights" stating number of pounds which shall constitute a bushel, and these var3' so greatly that much controversy is caused in interstate commerce, which cannot occur under the Cental Plan. This change will also save considerable labor in receiving, shipping and billing out goods and do away with a large propor- tion of the vexatious and costly errors which olten occur under the old plan. We suggest and recommend that Clover, Blue Grass, Red Top, Orchard Grass, etc., be quoted by the pound, while Timothy, Millet, Hungarian, Buckwheat, and the lower priced seeds be quoted by the 100 pounds. At this time we do not recommend that the change include Peas, Beans, Corn, Flax, Wheat, Oats, Rye and Barley, but from present outlook we believe that it is only a question ot time when we can in- clude them all. We would like .-m expression of your views on the subject and trust you" will adopt the system on the date named. Address Chas. N. Page, Des Moines, Iowa, Secretary of Committee. J. BoLGiANO, Chairman, D. I. BUSHNELL, F. W. Barteldes, J. Chas. McCullougii. Chas. N. Page. Committee. New Orleans, La.— R. Maitrc is re- ported to have sold out. Do vou want a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. FORCING BULBS! WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS- DUTCH HYACINTHS AND TULIPS. LILIUM HARRJSII AND VON SIGN. MUSHROOM SPAWN A SPECIALTY. SEED MERCHANTS AND GROWERS. 114 Chambers Street, T^J^~\A7^ ^VCDFRP^. Illiistratrd Catalogut- 011 application. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS. ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemen- dale and Zantpoort, neer Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. At'r, RIDER'S F. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention Amfiiioan Florist. Roman Hyacinths. We have a few thousand White Romans, 12 to 15 ctms. to close out. Let us hear from you if you can use any. Wisconsin Flower E'xchange, l^il :Masoii Sdc.l, AIIIWAI lii:i:, WIS. WANTED^-^- SO.OOO Tuberose Bulbs. Pearls. nuUwtoliu I to li Inches In dliiniutiT-: to I>l' .lolharcil Mlirel, Isl. Sliitoi'lI'Viin,! ninll siunpl.'. ADDRESS iMAIMZ &. NEUNER, IjOuis"vix,x,e, ic"5r. LILIUM HARRISII. OrlKliiftl Eind lar^eRtRrowerH (If this importantbulb. True stock. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TAKBTTOWN-OM-UUUSON, N£W YORK. AUGUST ROLKER i SONS .Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, SeedH, Bulb»» Imported Plants, Supplies Ftc.» Ktc. Pnr prices examine WlioleBHle CEitalog-ue. Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. JAPAN SeneHt Ht the lowest prlceH. TKADK LIST issued quar- terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia P. SEBIRE .00 per 100. 1000 Cailas. from fiats. $1.00 per 100. Cut Smilax, 7 feet long, heavy and clean, 15 cts. per string. No charge for boxing. CHAS, POMMEKT. Greenfield, Ohio. 200 Marie Louise Violets, healthy, out door clumps, at $5.00 per 100. Amaryllis Johnsonli, large blooming bulbs, at $2.75 per dozen. Out door grown Calla LiUes, strong plants. $(i per 100. ,46 The American Florist. Oct. /; Cincinnati. At the regular monthly meeting of the Cincinnati Florist Society, October 8, the attendance was not so large as was desired, yet the meeting was one of in- terest. Mr. R. Witterstaetter had on exhibition three seedling chrysanthe- mums from Gloriosum, one a beautiful pink, the others white. They are decided acquisitions, being larger than Gloriosum, better foliage and better stems. There will be no stock of these on the market until '94. The same gentleman also had some very handsome seedling carnations on exhibition. To Mr. C. L. Mitchell is credited the honor of being the first in the market with cut blooms of chrysanthemums, he having Gloriosum in on the 6th inst., and to-day he cut 150 grand blooms. Our floral exhibition and chrysanthe- mum show, which opens on November 8, gives promise of being the grandest exhi- bition ever held in the United States, and we expect to see our brother florists from all over the country represented and we extend a hearty welcome. Our retail florists are all busy. The Cincinnati Floral Co. have had several large decorations and several booked to follow. ,\nother florist has a wedding decoration for the 28th that will use probably 10,000 mums. The wholesale trade never was better for this timeof year and stocks are grand, especially Am. Beauties. On October 29 a special meeting of the Cincinnati Florist Society will convene to finish arrangements for our great show; let all the boys be present. E. G. GlLLETT. Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRACAENA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special prices or come and examine our stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, New Rochelle, N. Y. Mention American FlortBt. The Finest Stock in the World. Thirty minutes from London. Oar Mr. A Dlmmock will be pteaBed to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Htreet. New York City. Mention American Florist BRACKENRIDGE & CO., Ettablithed 1864. Qovanstown, Md. PKICK LIST FKEIO. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. Exporters, IinporterK and Growers of TREES, rLflNTS, SEEDS, BULBS WHOLESALE FLORISTS. LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS. Selected three year old crowns of the true large flowered variety, from consignment due in November, ex-steamer wharf at New York. Per case of 2,500, jJl'J.OO. 427 and 429 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NURSEKIES: MENLO PARK. CALIFORNIA. HARDY PERENNIALS. NOW is the best time to plant them. Following^ are some of the most beautiful and useful for florists' purposes, and at prices that defy competition. EACH. Achillea "The Pearl" 5 cts. Coreopsis lanceolata 8 cts. Gaillardia grandiflora 10 cts. Delphinium sinensis in variety. ...12 cts. Phlox "The Pearl" 10 cts. Iris Germanica in variety 3 cts. Iris Siberica sanguinea 10 cts. Gypsophila paniculata 12 cts. Helianthus Maximilianii 12 cts. Helianthus rigidus semiplenus 12 cts. Pyrethrum uliginosum 12 cts. Salvia pratensis 12 cts. ov other varieties of the most extensive eollection iu America, see our fall trade cata- logue. The above prices are for quantities not less than 35 of each variety. PITCHER & MANDA, UMITED STATES HURSEBIES. SMOIiT HIUvIvS, T»f. J. Watch this Space for what we have in the near future. S. O. STREBY, Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY. 0. HARDY PLANTS. We have them. Write us about it. Azalea nudidora, Magnolia glauca, Kalmia latifolia, Xerophyllum, collected. Fine col- lection Hardy Perennials and Hardy Flow- ering Shrubs Wholesale Trade List Free. Send samples of what you want ROGERS NURSERIES, Moorestown, N. J. Azalea Indica. I'remendous stock of large plants specially grown in pots for forcing and exportation. K(ir prices on13, uoas.so. SEND FOR PRIZE LIST. JOHN IRVINE, Pres. T. J. COOPER, Sec'Y. CLASS 1. Chrysantlieniums — Cut Blooms. Open to all outside Bay Couuty. First. Second. Third. 1— Best 100 long- stem cut blooms, 20 varieties, five of each jtlSO.OO $50.00 JS25.00 CLASS 2. dxrysanthemnms — Cut Blooms. Open to all. 1— Best Seedling, any color, never before exhibited J25.00 CLASS 8. OrcMds. 1 — Best display of Orchid plants in boom $150.00 jS5o,oo 2^Best display of cut blooms 25.00 10.00 CLASS 9. Carnations. 1 — Best 125 long stem cut blooms, five varie- ties, 25 of each $ 50.00 $20.00 C. C. Abel & Company P.O.Box 920, NEW YORK, FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For tlie following: Well Known and Reliable Houses, For whom we solicit your orders : C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jr., Florist and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Dutch BulbB, Novelties, etc. , rEMOINE & SONS, Florists, Nancy, France, New varieties of Plants and Bulbs a specialty, etc. Valley a specialty. THE TOTTENHAM NURSERIES, HmtM, Dedemsvaart, Netherlands. Managlnjt Di- rectors: A. M. C- Jongklndt Coninck, A. M. C. Vander Klst. tnre of Araucai'las, Azaleas, Indica and Mollis, Bay Trees, Begonias, Gloxinias, Palms, Khododen drons, etc., etc. ALPHONSE ROCHE, OlUoules, France. Extensive and special plantation of Immortelles and dyed in all colors and shades. Catalogues (mention which) free on application when received for distribution. All orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to us. Mention American Florist. LOUIS BOEHMER, Nos. 4, 5 and 28 Bluff, YOKOHAMA, - JAPAN, Begs to inform the trade that he will sell for cash, and freight prepaid in Yokohama, to every one who will favor him with an order. Catalogues on application. The freight has to be paid in U. S. gold exchange; the goods are, however, paid for in Mexican dollars. CYCAS REVOLUTA. per :oo,ooo pounds, @ 5 cents Mexican silver dollars in Yokohama, freight to San Francisco charged for extra. CYCAS REVOLUTA, 10,000 pounds, @ 6 cts. Mex. " " 1,000 pounds, @ 7 cents Mex. PLECTOGYNE VARIEGATA. 30 cts. per Sinch pot. RHAPIS FLABELLIFORMIS. 25 cts. per shoot. For LILY BULBS, ETC., apply for Catalogue. LOUIS BOEHMER, Hos. 4, 5 & 28 Bluff, Yokohama, Japan. IF you WANT THEM. SPEAK NOW. LATANIA BORBONIGA, splendid specimens, 6 to 8 feet across, $15.00 to $20.00 each. " " fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPIGOLA, 24 inches high, $1 each; $io per dozen. GROTONSi best varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM GUNEATUM, 5-in., fine specimens, 50c. each; $5 per doz. GALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUM GAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For particulars, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, page 119. i®" NOTE— Of this last item we are now stiipping splendid stock. PACKING FREE. NFPURni PPK CYAI TATA This is one of the most useful ferns grown; it stands the sun IILrnnULLriO LAHLIHIHi perfectly, making it one of the most desirable plants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary grown plants in sinch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to 36 inches. We use plants grown in 8-inch pots for decorative purposes and find that they will stand more handling and fills up much better than most of the palms used for this purpose. Also desirable ior cutting. Price, 3-in, pots, S7 per 100; 4-in. pots, ?io per 100; sin. pots, S15 per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., • • • • ^Ba^v^ Oit:sr, JVIioti. ASTILBE JAPONICA VAR. GRANDIFLORA. "THE PEEK AMONG FORCING PLANTS." Splendid stock of well grown plants for forcing. Special rates on application. CLEMATIS PANICULATA. "''\':^:!L''^T:T.r^y''^°'' Immense stock of splendid plants. Special rates on application. tW Our Fall Trade List is ready. Were you overlooked ? (Established 1854, JHE READING NURSERY, • JACOB W. MANNING. Proprietor. • ieEJA.I5IlXO, JVIA.JSS. Association "Flora" 3Vu:r«s^:r^s' CO., BOSKOOP. HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Always on liaud In New York from Novem- ber until May. ADDRESS p_ OUWERKERK, P.O. 80x1845. NEW YORK. H. BAYEKSDOEFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, ei& JV. -3:t;SnL (Street;, FHILABEI,FHIA, FA. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send $3.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburg, Pa. 548 The American Florist. Oct. ^3, St. Paul, Minn. St. I'aul has been severely afllictcd by hail storms during the past season, hav- ing one as early as April, while the last, which occurred October 1, was extremely violent, doing much damage. Most of the florists escaped without injury, not being in the track of the storm, which was centered in the heart of the city. E. F. Lemke is about the only florist who sustained any serious damage, so far as your correspondent has learned. St. Paul is destined to be without a flower show this year, chiefly owing to a lack of harmony and co-operation among the florists. Some ot the leading citizens interested themselves in the project and offered generous help, but the trade seemed unable to see the benefit to be de- rived from such an exhibition and it was finally dropped. Among those building this season C. Hansen, E. F. Lemke and L. L. May have each added from 1(1,00(1 to l.S.OOO feet of glass and the Oakland Cemetery is add- ing about 5,000 feet, besides lesser addi- tions made by others. Aug. S. Swanson. Springfield, Mass. In justice to the florists within one hundred miles of Springfield, who have had thrown at them the "cut prices" at which carnations have been sold here, ten cents a dozen, it should be stated that six of the nine florists who sell cut flowers have agreed to sell for not less than thirty cents a dozen during Sep- tember, thirty-five during (3ctober, forty for November, and fifty cents for December and on until after Easter. While the others are agreed to sell "as the stores do" they haven't signed the list. Prices have been advertised quite extensively, so that dealers about here have felt it, and the American Florist is a good messenger to carry them the good news. W. F. Gale. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. We are the People^. Who ? KOFFMAN, Where -^ warden, f W llV-1 C . Orange Co.. N. Y. w^aSMiLAX S.^c. a string; 20c. a string liy the hun- dred ; 18c. a slriiifi; by the "tliousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At $i>23 per loo. Aii«l he pa.v.s tlu' Kxpress. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. iw>t "till tllii'sl Hliii'k In till- Inlti'il Miili'H. Writ,' liir prill's Id ». J. xcuseiBrvi^, 103 Van Winkle &t .Jertey City. N.J. BOWLS. CHINESE SACRED LILY. BOWLS. No I and No 2 BLUE OWARI BULBS planted in these Bowls increase your sales 100 fold. Direct from Japan. No. 1 BLUE OWARI. Kxlra fine Porcelain setoff bowls, 7. 8';. and lo inches, per set, $[.50. No. 2, c'o set of 3 bowls, 5, 6 and 7 inches 75c No. 3 JAPAN IMARI. Design in blue, red and gold; set of 3 bowls, 7, S'j and 10 inches |i.6o. No. 4, do. set of 3 bowls, 5, 6 and 7 inches, 8 "C. Not less than 4 sets sold. Five per cent off on orders for 12 sets. ID per cent, cfi on orc'ers for 2 .rim.MA) M>I(SERV 600 ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS We offei ft luve and fine Rtnok ot everr desorjptiOD o) FRUIT«ndOKN.*i1l^;^TAI.Tl{^:l•:s, Mbrubs, Konrn. Vinrn. Smnll FIM'ITS. Ilrdiir PIbiiCs, FKniT »nd Vcuti'sT Tin:!-: s|.:I;)>^.I^(is Priced Ontalogue mailM frnn Kninbllnhril 1S62 PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. LITTLE'S MTIPEST. A Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED BY THK CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure destroyer of the Scale, Wooly Aphis and Insect Pests of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It mixes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sura and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Iilst. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 AiviiTY Street, FLUSHING, Queens, Co., S. T. Mention AmenoKn Florist PACE C Our TRADE DIRECTORY contaiii.s the IVVOliw. lUteof introiluction and llie name of the introiliR-er ot all the roses in commerce in America. 1'kick, $2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. 1892. The American Florist. 249 W.C.KRIdK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelleB. wired on wood ormetal frames having holes drilled to fasten them in the design. All Infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-inch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per 100. Before purchasing Bend for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any other letter in the W. C KRICK, 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN, N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan. Chicago, 111.; H. Bay- ERSDORFKR & CO.. Phlla.. Pa.; N. Steffbns. N. Y.; Aug. Rolker&Sons. N. Y.; Bd.S.Schmid, Wash- ington. D. C ; James Vick's Sons. Rochester N. Y.; T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers. Toronto. Ont. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. Manflfacture THE BEST LETTERS IN THE MARKET. with orders for 600 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut In next week's American Florist. AGENTS: A. Rolker & Sons, New York; F. B. Mc- Alll8ter,22 Dey St., N. Y.; K. Kaufman, Philadelphia; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, N Y.; A. C. 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee, Wis. : H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O.; T. W. Wood 4 Sons, 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va.; Jas Vick's Sons, Rochester, NY; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis; Marschuetz & Co., 26N. 4th St., Philadelphia, Pa. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont., Agt. for Canada. SCOLLAY'S IMPKOVED , PUTTY BULB, J f. For Glazing Sash, Etc. I — ALSO THE — " Patent Plant Sprinkler For sale by your Seedsman, or sent, postpaid, for $1.00. JOHN A. SGOLLAY, 74 & 76 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Send Stamp for Catalogrne. A FEW REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF CLEAR CYPRESS IVTATERIAI.. CLEAR CYPRESS has been proved by long experience to be the best wood for greenhouse construction. WHEN BUILDING you want the best and only the best. I HAVE BUILT GREENHOUSES FOR YEARS, but have advertised this branch of my business only three months past. EXPERIENCE COUNTS, and 1 have shipped houses to all parts of the country from Maine to Texas. CARRY A STOCK OF CYPRESS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES, and can furnish you with sash bars or ventilating sash of any size., I DO NOT WANT THE EARTH, but am satis- fied with a reasonable profit. Write for Estimates and Prices. Address LYMAN FELHEIM, Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. To the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED different shapes and designs, in every variety of color— Yellow, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO. ST Sa 3©, IM^Ljrir^y Street, Mention American Florist. JVEJ-W Y-OIiK:. /^r^ FINE • LITHOGRAPHIC • WORK • IN ■ COLORS. • • Seed Bags, • • * NURSERYMEN'S • PLATES, = Catalogue Covers, Stecher Litho. Co., Rochester, n. y. Put up in bales of 200 lbs. at 50 per 100 lbs. Cash with order. F. o. b. cars Chicago. LAKE CITT FLORAL CO., 48 Adams Street, CHICAGO. LOCK THE DOOR BEFORE THE HORSE IS STOLEN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. HAIL 250 The American Florist. Oct. 13, Lynn, Mass. The Houghton Horticultgral Society of I^ynn held its annual exhibition on Tues- day and Wednesday, September 20 and 21. A good display of tropical plants was made; Wm. Stone, Superintendent of Pine Grove Cemetery, W. C. Lewis, and S. H. Davenport contributing largely to this exhibit. Thecut flower specimens were not as good as in previous seasons. Were there several large private places and more interest manifested among the commercial florists of whom there is an unusually large number in this city, a much larger and better exhibit of plants and flower might have been made. The exhibit of fruit, both for quantity and quality is well worthy of mention. The pears, for which Lynn is famed, were particularly good. On Thursday evening the annual ban- quet took place which was largely attended, many of Lynn's noted speakers being invited guests. There was a fine musical and literary entertainment fol- lowed by a collation for which the ladies of the society are entitled to especial praise. It may be well here to make one sug- gestion, namely, that the society have an anuual election lather than a re-election of present officers. S. Patents recently granted. Bouquet and badge holder, to J. 15. Hannan, Widowsville,0., Lawn mower, to H. L. Freeman, Lexington, N. C; Lawn mower, to William L. Frisby, Syracuse, N. Y.; Pruning implement, to F. P. Kern, Missoula, Mont.; Pruning implement, Wm. B. Sunderland, Green Island, N. Y.; Root cutter, David Max- well, St. Marys, Canada.; Sowing Machine, to Emil G. Thoren, Eristian- stad, Sweden; Insecticide Distributor, to R.J. Falley, Leesville, Tex. Please mention the Aeerican Florist every time you write to an advertiser. OUR • • . ®~ HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . ■- II ^ . . . AKE MADE BY . . J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILL. The work in this journal speaks for itself. Publishers American Florist. No More Leaky Sky Lights Or Bli[.ping and Breaking of Glass in Green Houpes or Farmer's BubL. You c:in save money and glaaa by using the :3^ PATENT GLAZIER Twin PoiDts. THESE POINTS are far snporior to the old mode of Belting glass, as tliey will hold each pane lu place, preventing the glass from slipping and causing binding and cracking. Each box contains 60() rights and 600 lofts. We uIbo make a tool for driving the points. Prico. ;$6c a Box. I>river, I611. A Liberal Discount 44 '.M.-) ■■T MuKellur J: Speriy Ailv Kutos. I'tc Man/ I\C., Anilorni NuraiTlt,'!* '1 M-iTin.- Il-ut \ 1 ' lilLlIlT K A '1 . M .1-, lu ut/ \ ( i liunmnl W \V ,t (11 . 'f 1 Mt (1 Inlill ( .V < ' HiiyC.i lli>rt NIC- Itiiv suite- lldw Cii.. .' ji \1 1 1 in ■ ISros ... ItiiyiTsdortcr 11 \ C" . '1, Mllli I W • Hirt-ur 11 H \ {■<). illlllK' A \ ('(I ... '1- Miinlli_i 1 .InoC • M.ii.ii-iMiuelC ....' II W .V KIMott \V 11 ■;ii ll.-ailinn Nursery The Klll.'.on Win ■ji . U. ml \ Kullcr '2 Ki'lhi'hn l.vnmii ... ■HI, Itciiij-. Iiiieider Ernst.. KlL'WS B ItolllTl-, I)H .'2.M Koclirs-riieo (iimlliiLT.l \ Co .■.'4.'> liom-ra Nurseries. ..'245' ■.'41. ■■4.. MiI/i-rS.||-.ICo Gumey Heater Co.... , "-'. ■ 1 Hall ASB'n -hlnll/ K W O&CO . .','11 M'liiiM.-UI Dl^&Co ....' Hart .lames Siliul/, .lucob Hart Mlcliai'l A •n-i Schuster J Henry Hartford & Nichols.. :uu Scollay John A ' Ik-rr AlbertM •.!4I SeblreP* Sons \ Sherwood Hall Nur HlllEi; .V Co .:'Ai\ Slebreeht & Wadley. . . . Hlltpard E ..-ai Slpfle Dopltel & Co Hooker UM Co :s,i Smith C A Floral Co. Hulseboscll Bros . -M Smith Nathan & Son . . .' HuntEH . -m Spading Theo Starr cTiasT HuntM A ■m Hunter&Purdy .. .. '.MS StecherLltho Co .247 Jennings EB Ml 'Uh Sunderbnich HL .. . Joosten C H ,a44 SwayneEdw .■illl Tesmer Julius & Co .. ' ■M:i Trlcker Wm KolTnian E ..■US Vaughan J C Krlck W C . 'MV Walker Wm .VAI Weathered Thos W •/AX Ijiku (Mty KlomI Co . I,ainpert.I J ■245 Whllldln Pot Co • ■MX ■U'.< WlghtW P WlIksSMfgCo l^rabardRT .■241 1M\ Wolff L Mfg Co McBrideAlex .■Ma Wood Bros McCarthy N F & Co. . .■m YoungJM&Co MeKarland JHCo... ..248 EvANSViLLE, Ind.— At the Tri-State Fair, Wm. Blackman secured first prize for original design, the article in ques- tion being an electric car five feet in length, composed of roses and other flowers. Lansing, Mich — At the lecent Michi- gan State Fair held here, C. S. Fitzsim- mons, of Riverside Greenhouses, received nine firsts, and nine seconds, including firsts on cut roses, carnations and green- house plants. Denver, Col — Among prize takers i.i the floral section of the horticultural fair Mrs. R. Mauff of the Capitol Hill Greenhouse received a large number of awards, both for plants and cut flowers. Others receiving prizes were the South Denver Floral Co., E. Glauber, C. Webb, and W. W. Wilmore. Most Desirable. Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot-Water Boilers, 244 CANAI. STREET, GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. ^:HITCHINGS&CO. EstabUshed 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NlNTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SBITD 4 OKNT8 POSTAGE FOR ILI.USTRATED CATAI.UOCK. Mention American Florist. ©liilllSU^S Pipe and Fittiniig Large quantities of our Pipe are in tise in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, yery little instruction being needed. OKI* 'rnE> :Bi5S'ri Hot-Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M Dtlon American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WKITK FOK ILLnSTKATED CIKCULAK. }C o.w^-i£:r /JX Hot Water G'RCuIation. *** ationalKotWaterKeater Co. Boston, 195 Fort HUl Sq. Chicago, 34 Dearborn St. /Sew Yorlv, 94 Centra 5t. San Francisco, 40 5 A\arKet St. Uo You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY C F For Your GREEN HOUSE, WAT E R NURSERY, ' Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of tills can be accomplished by using the Irarrovod RIDER HOT- A TH. OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE ululofui' with lull iKirlic liir^, m iit on iipiilu-iition. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 Cortlandt St.. NEW YORK, N.Y. Mention AmerlcaD Florist. ITniME M^mmmM Onupsoiir RmBTicd IS the Prnu/ nf the Lbsse^, L.e^b maj bB marB camfart Rmidsbips, but u/b a.B tbB Erst to touch Uaknawn Seas," Vol. vin. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK. OCTOBER 20, 1892. Mo. 229 f LHiiE ^mEmmm fmmm Published every Thursday by The American florist Company. Subscription, |i.oo a year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES Dean, Bay RldKe, N. T., president;' W. R Smith, Washington, D. C, vice-president; WM. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meetluK at St. Louis, Mo., Auk- n«t. 189.S The new officers to be installed January 1,1893 are Wm. R. Smltn, Washington, president; Prof. Wm. Trelease. st Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS. Carnations— Lifting 253 —Seasonable hints 253 — Our telephone 254 — The carnation belt 254 Group of nympliEeas (with illus) 255 Chrysanthemum show at New York 255 Roses — Disbudding 256 — Remontant roses 256 Oil in greenhouse heating 256 Columbian Exposition 256 The fraternal spirit , 256 Flowers for personal wear (with illus) .... 257 The forcing bulb industry 257 Philadelphia 25S Boston 258 Baltimore 258 Geranium cuttings (illus) 259 New York 259 Buffalo 259 Chicago 259 Toronto 260 St. Louis 260 Lincoln Park, Chicago 269 Dairy Building, World's Fair (illus) 261 Our telephone 261 Cypripcdium Constableanum 262 Worcester, Mass 263 Chrysanthemum shows 264 Catalogues received 264 The seed trade 266 Unpleasant features in horticulture 266 News notes 266 Spring bulbs 268 Patents recently granted 26S Exhibition notes 270 The florists' ice box .... 270 The Florists' Protective Association 272 A new insect enemy 272 Foreign notes ..." 274 If you have not already ordered a copy of our new directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. Lifting Carnations. This season we made a careful test of lifting carnations, wet and dry, with balls of earth and without balls. Our soil is a sandy loam, rather porous, and difficult to secure good balls of earth on carnation plants at all times. Those plants which were lifted perfectly dry, the earth carefully shaken from the roots, and the plants packed closely in flats lined with damp sphagnum and carried immediately to the house and benched have proved the least checked so far, and are now growing, budding and blooming almost normally. Where we lifted in wet weather with the soil wet or damp, care- fully preserving the balls, the plants received the most severe check and the young buds were generally blasted. Our experiments this year convince us that lifting in dry weather without balls is the best plan for our locality. Wm. Swayne, of Kennett Square, Pa., who has made the same experiments this season, writes us that he had results identical with ours, while on the con- trary, Mr. Lonsdale, of Chestnut Hill, Pa., who tried lifting without balls last season, condemns the no-ball system severely for his locality. I must say, however, that I do not be- lieve in field-grown carnation plants, nor in lifting carnations in the fall. Just why a rose or chrysanthemum should be in- jured by lifting and checking its growth and a carnation not injured (even bene- fitted, some claim), I can not compre- hend, nor do I believe in the practice, and just as soon as our greenhouse plant can be arranged to suit the other culture we are going to try growing carnations as roses and chrysanthemums are grown, manuring and disbudding them as well. Both raised benches and tile drained solid beds will be used, but I am of the opinion that solid beds not more than four feet wide, with six inches of soil under which thorough drainage is laid, will prove the best. Raised benches will be constructed with slatted bottoms, over which two inches of sphagnum will be laid, and five inches of soil upon this. Young plants from February to May propagation will be planted in June and grown through to the following June. A reserve of young plants will be carried on in 3 and 4-inch pots to refill any vacan- cies that may occur. I do not believe that this system will entail much extra labor and I further btlieve that we shall have a more uniform crop of longer stemmed, larger and better colored flow- flowers and less bursting of calyces. East Moriches, N. Y. C. W. Ward. Seasonable Hints. A few weeks after the carnations are housed a fine crop of weeds will most likely make their appearance and they should have attention at once. It is best not to let them get too large, else hand picking will be necessary, which is a te- dious process. Besides, a weedy bench looks slovenly, and the weeds "rob the plants of a great deal of plant food. A small claw rake with a short handle may be used in hoeing, but if the ground is loose the hands will be found to be the quickest and best. The young rootlets have not yet grown very long, so that the stirring may be done deeper early than it should be later in the season, when the fine white rootlets may even be seen on the surface and these should not be disturbed. Consequently we deem it of great importance not to hoe the benches deeply during the winter, but simply rub the hand over the ground and remove such weeds as may survive this treatment. We would prefer the wire netting al- ready referred to should not be used until after the first hoeing, but plants that really need staking should be so treated as soon as possible. In using the netting (or chicken wire) we find it more handy to cut the same in lengths half the width of the bench. They are then much easier to place beneath the plants or to remove when necessary. The netting should not approach within two or three inches of the edge of the bench, otherwise it will be liable to be caught by the clothes and pulled out. To keep the stems from fall- . ing over the alley run string from the apex of one section of netting to the other along the walks; but there will not be much trouble in this direction in dwarf or stiff growing kinds. Another use of the chicken wire is to keep the buds off" the glass on low benches, where the frost would destroj' many flowers. The net- ting of suitable width is strung under the sash bars and fastened to them with U shaped carpet backs. It is more conve- nient to do this before planting the pinks. Keep the houses thoroughlj' clean; weeds or litter of any kind should not be allowed to accumulate on the walks or under the benches, as such materials are excellent retreats for snails, sow bugs and other vermin. Flues, water and steam pipes should be brushed free from dust preparator3' to starting the fires. A very little dirt will stop a good deal of radiation. Of course the heating appar- atus of whatever kind has been put in good working condition long before this, ready for any emergency. Fire heat will very likely not be required before the first of November, and probably not till the 25 + The American Florist. Oct. 20, 15th or later. The houses should be kept cool until the plants have a firm hold of the soil, but o' course should not be al- lowed to fa'.i to the freezing point. Avondale, Pa. W. R. Shei.mikk. Our Telephone. ■riello, central, connect us with Ken- nett Square, Penna. That s right, now pive us Wm. Swayne. please. Hello, Mr. Swayne, is that you? What is the news down in Chestercounty? Have the car- nation men got their houses all planted vet?" "Yes, we are all through; some of us were pretty late, but the weather has favored us greatly. However, we are in no great hurry; don't care to have many blooms before December. " "How did the plants grow in the field this season?" "Not quite as large as usual, I should say, but they are all healthy looking and very little indication of disease anywhere. For my part I prefer to fill my houses with small plants close together rather than with large plants farther apart. Why? Well, I think we get more and better blooms. At least that's my opinion this year. I can't say how I might talk if my plants happened to be large. But I have planted ray Lamborns only six inches apart and I look for a good crop." "You still stand by Lamborn appar- ently." "Yes, it still goes, Boston to the contrary notwithstanding. I won't go back on Lamborn yet. McGowan is apparently gaining ground here. It is very productive. The principal fault I find with it is that the blooms are too small. But it has not had a fair test. We've been too busy taking cuttings otT it. You can not expect either quantity or quality in carnation blooms when you arc constantly taking cuttings from the plant. I have adopted a new idea. I fill a house with last year's plants, topped back, for the express purpose of getting cuttings. I believe we shall yet find the plan worthy of general adoption." "What other whites besides Lamborn and McGowan are you growing?" "Up to last year Swayne was the most profit- able one we grew, but last year it didn't do as well. 1 think that in Wood Bros.' Puritan we shall find as to growth and flowers all that can be desired in a white carnation." "Have you anything new in pink car- nations?" "For a deep pink color we think that Ed. Swayne's seedling, Thos. Cartledge. will prove to be a standard variety. But Pennock, you know, has half the stock of the far-famed Grace Battles. Why don't you ring him up? I think hewould be glad to talk with you." "Thank you, we'll try him. Hello, there, C. J. Pennock, can you give us a few minutes of your time?" "Certainly. To tell the truth, talking is about all I am able to do, as I played in a ball game yesterday afternoon and am so stiff this morning that I can scarcely move." "What can you tell us about the new pink carnation Grace Battles?" "Nothing, except that it is in splendid condition and that Mr. Lonsdale and myself are to send it out next March." "Will it beat the Edna Craig?" "Wait and see. I've nothing to say." "What other new varieties are you agreeably impressed with?" "Well, I am very hopeful regarding Hunt's Nancy Hanks. It is Wilder color and a good one. It ought to go with such a name. I also like Thos. Cartledge, and we are all counting 01: Daybreak this year. Angelus we thinl will alsoraakc itsniark. It IS early, vei;i productive and has a long and stiff" stem. Puritan and Pearl are what I am running on in the newer varieties for whites this season. Creigh- ton's two Coronets, Peach blow Coronet and Crimson Coronet, are both exceed- ingly promising and showing up fine. The latter is, so far as I can judge, the bestof all thedark crimsons. It isstrong and vigorous and very few died in the field. Ferd. Mangold has not proved very satisfactory hereabouts." "How is Wilder with you this year?" "It is looking very fine. I take cuttings only from plants where the blooms are solid colors with no mottling. I believe it pays to select them carefully. By following this plan I get perfect flowers right along except in the very short days in winter when they arc apt to get a little off color." "What are you doing in seedlings?" "Oh, I am at it all the time. This hybrid- izing is interesting work I tell you, now, even if there isn't any money in it. I've got all kinds of crosses. I find Ca-sar to be of the greatest value as a breeder. Its c|ualities make it almost indispensable for this purpose. But "that is another story' and T may tell the readers of the Florist the results of some of my inves- tigations in this line later on." The Carnation Belt. Why they call it the "belt" is not yet quite fully explained. But that it is the place to go to if you wish to find out any- thing about carnations up to date can- not be denied. It is also the home of Ouakers, and as a breeding ground for prohibition has few ecjuals. It is located away down in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania and you get there by a 33 mile ride from Philadelphia in a train which runs occasionally. You are not there long before the rest- ful influence of the surroundings begins to have its effect upon you; you realize how well mated are this lovely Kennett Valley and its peaceful inhabitants, and before you know it almost you are ready to agree with Josh Ladley that "Kennett Valley is about as near heaven as one can get; can't see how people can keep away," and 3'ou find yourself almost wishing that you too were a Quaker and could spend the rest of your days right here. Notwithstanding +heir pastoral sur- roundings you will soon observe, how- ever,that theinhabitantsare just as wide awake and ready for business as are those in the bustling city. Just note Ed. Swayne's expression as he unconcernedly enquires of a neighbor whether he has any .Vngelus or Buttercups otit in the field yet. To fully appreciate it you must get on the off side where you can catch "the other eye." It is related of the editor of the local paper that on one occasion his business enterprise led him to print an obituary notice of a neighbor whose decease was momentarily expected, but who persisted in living along until the paper was all printed and ready for delivery, and then died just in the nick of time. "I knew he wouldn't go back on us," .said the editor. There are. however, two things for which the Kennett people will at any time drop all thought of business. ( )ne is a game of base ball; they will close up their stores and turn out en masse to witness it. The other is — well, it can best be illustrated by the performance of a cer- tain young man who was at work one morning transplanting carnations from the field, and who upon seeing his best girl approaching in the distance dropped everything and started, leaving his coat lying in the field and forgetting entirely to put air on the houses. Further than this deponent saith not. From thecarnation belt have proceeded a large proportion of the popular and valuable varieties of to-day. Most nota- ble of all. the Buttercup, which was raised by the pioneer Chester County carnation grower, the late Chas. T. Starr, and which has yet to be beaten as a yellow. Other introductions by Mr. Starr were Chester Pride, Lady Emma, Christmas, Pomona, Constancy, J. R. Freeman and Golden Gate. W. R. Shelmire has also originated manj' fine seedlings, such as Angelus, Nellie BIy, Cssar, Gen'l Custer and Dor- othy, also Brutus, a scarlet sport from Caesar, Edelweiss, a white sport from Chester Pride and Mrs. H. M. Stanley, a beautiful salmon orange sport from Buttercup, which is to be sent out in '03. Chambers Bros., although indulging but lightly in seedling raising, are to be credited with two good ones, Grace Dar- ling and Pearl. The latter was sent out by C.J. Pennock last year and is a verj' large and fin< white flower. Chambers Bros, are m^^v cherishing a promising white one wuich bears an enormous flower. Mr. Pennock will doubtless be heard from in the seedling line later, for he has 500 new ones, the result of careful hy- bridizing, which will bloom this winter. Wm. Swayne's record on seedlings in- cludes L. L. Lamborn, Wm. Swayne, Pride of Kennett and others. Edward Swaj-ne sent out Aurora and Thos. Cart- ledge last year, both of the highest qual- ity. He will introduce Ophelia in '93 and 1 as several other promising ones. ( )phelia is a fine grower, stocky at the base, with strong stems, and flowers similar in color to Grace Darling. Isaac Larkin's best have been Morning Ray, Lady Rachel and Wanderer. Jos. Renard has a lovelj' sport from J. J. Har- rison, somewhat resembling Nellie Lewis, but softer and purer in color than that variety. Everywhere in this neighborhood But- tercup seems to be the great favorite. The demand for this variety is very heavy and the price of rooted cuttings will bie higher this season. Grace Wilder ap- pears to have renewed her youth; finer plants could not be desired than the Wilders this season. Silver Spray, Lam- born and McGowan are the favorite whites. McGowan especially appears to be growing in favor. Mrs. Fisher is not grown much indoors, as it is apt in this locality to make a good many flowers that do not open well, and the individual blooms as grown here are not equal to Lamborn or McGowan, but it is pro- noimced by Edward Swayne to be l/ic white for outdoors, where it bears very heavily. Of the newer varieties, Thos. Cartledge, Aurora, Angelus and Day- break seem to be the most popular. There is a general complaint that Anna Webb transplants very poorly. Speak- ing of transplanting, NIr. Swayne asserts that varieties with heavy foliage are gen- erally- much harder to transplant than those of lighter growth. It is not generally known how narrow an escape Buttercup had in its infancy. It seems that Mr. Starr was carrying a lot of seedlings from one house to another when one of the little plants accidentally drojipcd on the ground. It was found there sonic time afterwards by a passer, wilted and .ilmost beyond recovery, but Mr. Starr planted it and cared for it and finally saved it. When it bloomed it was the Buttercup. i8g2. The American Florist. 255 GROUP OF NYMPHS A.a N, marliacea albida. Group of Nymphaeas. The accompanving illustration is from a group pictured at Lincoln Park, Chicago, where the display of aquatic plants is unusually attractive. Theponds are tastefully bordered with foliage and flowering plants, and the nymphajas alone form an exhibition, extending through many varieties. Especially interesting is the Marliacea strain. These hybrids prove a grand success here and the rounded shell-like petals and exquisite tints make them greatly admired. N. Marliacea rosea certainly exceeds N. odorata rosea, both in shape and color, and N. Marliacea chromatella is themost charming of yellows. N. Mexicana is an attractive pale yellow. Of the grand Devoniensis with its deep rose red petals nothing need be said; its bold form is we'I expressed in the engraving. Zanz'.- barensis and its bolder form, Zanzibar- ensis azurea, are also well known among the showy night-blooming nymphaeas. The value of nymphaeas as decorative plants can hardly be too strongly in- sisted upon, and since the taste for them is certainly in the ascendant it is neces- sary for the trade to keep in line. Most of the nymphfeas can be grown in com- paratively contracted quarters, the Mar- liacea group especially having a tendency to keep in one mass, instead of spreading over the surface of the water. The culture of these aquatics is very fully covered in the Florist for November 5, 1891, page 280. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of c arnations in commerce in America with date of introduction and a brief, accur- ate description of each one, with syn- onyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. The Coming Chrysanthemum Show at New York. The Madison Square Garden chrysan- themum show will undoubtedly be the most magnificent floral exhibition ever seen on this continent. Last year's expe- rience is being made good use of by the committee in charge and everything is progressing smoothly and satisfactorily. Arrangements have been made so that all exhibitors in each class will be pro- vided with appropriate vases of uniform pattern, so that no undue advantage will be had by any one on this account. Un- tidy exhibits of any kind, especially un- washed flower pots, will positively be refused admission, and the rules regard- ing the time exhibits must be staged for iudging will be enforced to the letter. With the exception of one small section all cut blooms are to be shown in vases, on long stems. In addition to the regu- lar premiums amounting to $6,500 the following special silver cups are offered: By Young Bros, for the best 200 chrys- anthemum blooms in 40 varieties, 5 of each variety. Silver cup, value $200. (All those not yet in commerce excluded). By the Garden and Forest Publishing Co. for the best vase of cut chrysanthe- mums containing 6 blooms of any one variety. Silver cup, $50. By Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting for the best vase of 50 cut blooms of chrysanthe- mums, any variety. Silver cup, $50. By Peter Henderson & Co. for the best vase of yellow chrysanthemums, not less than 25 blooms, on long stems, of one variety. Silver cup, $50. By John Eyerman, Esq., F. G. S. A., for the best 6 blooms pink other than pom- pon. Silver cup, $35. By Mr. Ernst Asmus for the best vase of 200 blooms of Papa Gontier roses, open to growers only, exhibitors to furnish their own vases. Silver cup, $50. By the F. R. Pierson Co. for a vase of cut flowers of the best and most promis- ing forcing rose of recent introduction, never before exhibited at a New York show. Silver cup, $50. By Mr. John H. Taylor for the best 50 new pink roses to be shown in a vase furnished by the exhibitor, on longstems Silver cup, $50. By Mrs. W. C. Whitney for best new seedling rose of American origin, not less than 12 blooms, not exhibited previous to 1892. Silver cup, $25. By Mrs. Chas. Lanier for the best new seedling rose of European origin, not less than 12 blooms, not exhibited previous to 1892. Silver cup, $25. By Madison Square Garden Co. for best 25 carnation flowers, any color, coming nearest to the ideal of what a carnation should be, as described by Mr. John Thorpe in the January Sth issue of the American Florist for 1891, page 308. No premiums will be awarded unless the flowers are over 3 inches in diameter. Silver cup, $25. By Mrs. Henry Clews for best seedling carnation, not less than 12 blooms Silver cup, $25. 56 The American Florist. Oct. 20, By Wecber & Don for the best dish of 25 mushrooms. Silver cup, $25. In addition to the cups special money prizes are ofiered by Mrs. Cbas. Lanier for best collection of roses, by Dailledouze Bros, for best 6 blooms of any variety of chrysanthemum introduced in the spring of iS92, by Mrs. J. Hood-Wright for best 12 varieties chrysanthemums in pots, and for best 12 varieties on long stems, by Mr. John H. Taylor for the best indi- vidual chrysanthemum flower, to be shown with stem 18 inches long, a silver medal, value $10, and by Mr. J. Arnot Penman to the exhibitor taking the largest number of first premiums and cups a copy of the Dictionary of Gardening. The special rose premiums are to be competed for on Wednesday, November 2; thcjYoung prize, the Taylor prize for single bloom and the carnation prizes on Thursday, November 3. Seedlingchrysanthemumswill be shown on Friday, November 4, and dinner table decorations on Saturday, November 5. Expert judges from all parts of the coun- try have been invited to award the premiums. Disbudding Roses. I would like to receive some informa- tion through the Florist concerning the disbudding of Bride and C. Merraet. Af- ter these roses are started well in their benches or place to crop for market, is it a benefit to keep disbudding from, say middle of June until now, in order to get better flowers for future use, or would it be best to let the buds partially develop, then knife them down into strong and harder wood for a stronger and tfetter result, though possibly with a crop less in quantity, but what in my judgment would be far superior in quality? I have seen this process of disbudding carried on in a house with every convenience, and where soil and manure was suitable, so that none could be better for roses, yet the result is so far very unsatisfac- tory, and I attribute it to the fact that the grower lets his bushes develop their buds almost to bursting their calyx, then nipping them utT. The roses break just at the extremity again with the result of weak thin shoots with a poor insignifi- cant rose or else with blind wood. I have noticed this with several growers and have seen laying under their plants in the morning these buds well on ingrowth nipped, and not one has so far been able to produce a good rose all through the year. While I do not advocate any se- vere measures to these roses with the knife, yet I. think the other is an extreme far more injurious both to the rose and grower and if these questions are worth airing I should be glad to receive any re- marks they may call forth, remaining yours truly. Enquirer. Remontant Roses. leaves me in doubt as to what a remont- ant rose really is. Are all climbing roses remontants only? The word is French, from remonter, signifying to go up or wind up or remount. If I am correct in this, can Magna Charta, Anna de Dies- bach and UlrichBrunner be classed among the remontants? I have seen both Magna Charta and Anna de Diesbach as stan- dard roses, blooming with wonderful pro- fusion and perfect in every form outdoors and also from the bottom budding, but they never struck me as climbers. Is not the latter sometimes called Gloire de Paris? [Yes.] Should this be considered worthy a re- ply, not only myself, but many others, I know, would like to have a light thrown upon this subject, especially upon what constitutes a hybrid remontant rose, from one that is remontant originally. An Enqiirer. In Mr. John N. May's article concern- ing hybrid remontants in your issue of October 6 he there speaks of varieties of roses so dissimilar in character that it Oil in Greenhouse Heating. A recent visit to the Breitmeyer place at Mt. Clemens showed the efficiency of this fuel. The houses are built in four sec- tions and are heated entirely by steam. Oil is used for fuel and by it the firm has effected an annual saving of $800. Being conveniently near the track of the Grand Trunk railroad, they have erected an oil tank about 400 feet from the greenhouses and connected it with a switch, so all they have to do after purchasing a tank of oil is to connect it with their own and it is emptied in veiy short order. Being so out of the way, there is absolutelv no danger. The tank is about 20 feet above the boilers, so the gentle grade towards the greenhouses gives all the force re- quired. There is no stoking, no ashes and no trouble, hence a great saving in every direction, time, trouble, labor and last, but not least, expense. About 200 barrels a year is their consumption, though the tank will hold 600. Irrigation is also carried out exten- sively here for the growing of carnations, violets and other winter flowering plants, also for annuals, etc., for summer use. The tank placed at the highest elevation and filled by a small steam pump has a capacity for 25,000 barrels and in time of drought is indispensable. Breitmeyer & Sons make a specialty of violets, and thej- do them well if the fol- lowing record counts for anything: 172,- 000 blooms by actual count for a house 160x14, solid benches. "We grow more than half in pots during the summer and find that when planted out they flower earlier and give better average to a plant than those from open ground." When your correspondent called the houses were looking clean and the roses free from all diseases that roses are heir to; the carnations just planted were good and stocky, though from theheavyspring rains over 5,000 plants were lost. Stcph- anotis floribunda as grown here has proved very profitable; it is grown in the rose house over the walks and was a per- fect picture at the time of calling. Gre- villca robusta is planted out at the ends of three houses and is used asa substitute for fern and as foliage when "green stufT' is scarce; they also use an acacia the vari- ety of which I was unable to determine. Mr. Breitmeyer is a great advocate of solid benches for roses, and foreverything, in fact, and a record of the "work" of each house is strictly kept. Three houses for roses 100x22 are in course of erection and three 80x22 for hothouse grapes. Mr. Breitmeyer has beside the last a very profitable bobby in the ten acres of hardy grapes which he cultivates for making wine, and, if your correspondtnt is anj' judge, it is equal to any imported vintage. Besides the above this firm has over 20,000 feet of glass within the city limits of Detroit, where most of the decorative plants and the bulb stuff is grown, and I cannot close till I have mentioned the store presided over by jovial "Phil" Breit- meyer, a plate glass front having been re- cently added to the conservatory at- tached and newly filled with the choice foliage plants and palms not often met in commercial establishments. B. Columbian Exposition. At the present time the exposition grounds are in a condition of general up- heaval; so many improvements are to be made in the last few days of preparation before the dedicatory ceremonies. Even tJie interior of the Horticultural Building is not free from the laying of pipe lines, preparations being made to bring Wau- kesha water into the hall. I-arge consignments of plants are still being received; a quantity of large speci- mens came from Massachusetts and an- other superb lot from Pennsylvania, con- taining some of the finest plants that have yet reached the department. .\ fine Encephalartus Lehmanni came with the lot from Allegheny City; it is a noticeable variety with verj' glaucous leaves. Some interesting plants were received from Richmond, Ind., among them quite a large plant of Beaucarnea glauca, one of a curious Mexican genus of liliace;E. The Australian ferns ( which must be credited to New South Wales, not New Zealand) are flourishing finely. The north side of the horticultural building is becoming well filled with fine specimen plants now; among them are some fine plants of Ficus indica (the banyan), F. nitida and F. elastica. Some interesting musas were recently received from New Orleans, among them some nice plants of M. Sumatrana, which is very hand- some withits slenderstems crowned with showy leaves, green blotched with warm red-brown. The under side of the leaf is the same color as the blotches. Musa Martinii, of which a good many plants have been raised from seed, shows all the qualities of a very useful decorative plant. It is clean and handsome, a very rapid grower and thoroughly free from insects. The early chrysanthemums are coming into bloom nicely, showing all Mr. Thorpe's old-time skill. (Juitc a number of seedling varieties were noted among them. Some of these plants will be used in the decorations this week, but the main effect will be supplied by salvia, mari- golds, cosmos, coleus and celosias. Ce- losia pyramidalis var. Thompsonii is in glorious condition and highly orna- mental. The lines of rich color provided by these plants will be thoroughly effect- ive. Outside the greatest show is pro- vided by the cosmos, which is blooming verv abundantly. Owing to the pro- longed warm weather plants outside show little change in appearance as yet. The Fraternal Spirit. We have a little community of florists in our neighborhood who work so smoothly together and so much to our mutual advantage, that, as we have learned "Two of a trade can't agree" I have felt for some time a desire to present to the trade in general the thought that such a condition suggests. tip2. The American Florist. 257 FLAT HAND-BUNCH OP AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES. It has been for many years a business maxim, that "Competition is the life of trade." As men grow wiser they will see that co-operation is the heart of trade. The first is founded on selfishness, the second on aUruism. The signs of the times are so many finger-boards pointing toward co-operation. The syndicates and trusts, the profit-sharing experiments, the books like "Looking Backward," the national- istic societies, are all practical workings out of the idea oi the brotherhood of man. Man is naturally gregarious and works better in gangs. It somehow lends keenness to the mind, fibre to the will, and elasticity to the muscles. We are not entered in a race where each runs separately, but are chained, (whether we will it or not), to the car of a slowly mov- ing humanity, and the speed will depend largely upon whether we pull together or apart. It has been said by someone, that, "In spite of all appearance to the contrary, the deepest thing in man is his love for his fellows." This does not ap- pear upon the surface, but let some emergency arise, letman'slife or woman's honor be put in peril, and how quick the response. The latent heroism springs forth a full-armed divinity, ready for any risk, any sacrifice. If these things be true, let us try to keep abreast of the best thought and best feeling of the age, and endeavor to de- velop the fraternal spirit by thought and by expression. The result will amply repay the effort. Edwd. Swayne. Flowers for Personal Wear. THE CORSAGE BOUQUET NOW OBSOLETE. \In response to several queries as to the ptesent mode of wearing corsage bouquets.\ The days of the big corsage bunch, pointing skyward from the wearer's shoulder, or forming a shield that con- cealed the waist and spread up across the chest, are now long past, and there is a great improvement in the prevailing taste. When asked for the present style in corsage bouquets a prominent Chicago florist said: "Why, we don't make cor- sage bunches now. Loose flowers are chosen for personal decoration; we send up a box of roses or chrysanthemums, or whatever it may be, and the lady pins a few in her hair or dress, as she desires." This gives the prevailing idea, which points strongly to natural arrangement. For the street, one or two long stemmed roses or chrysanthemums, tucked into the gown or jacket, or a little bunch of vio- lets, find great favor. For receptions, theatre and the like, a loose nosegay is carried in the hand, no flowers being worn otherwise. Our illustration gives the mode in this direction. These nose- gays seem an outcome of the coaching bouquets, which were to be laid in the lap without crushing. They are flat on one side, rather long in shape, the beauty of the well clothed stems being fully dis- played. Bunches of similar make are used as German favors, being displayed on a screen, in baskets, or any other style the hostess may choose. When chrysanthemums are in season, one or two of the "shock-headed witches of Japan," as Mr. Falconer describes them, big specimen blooms, are worn in natural style. The more costly show blooms are appreciated for this purpose. They are also made into the flat bunches for carrying, like the roses. As far as varieties are concerned, Beauty, La France, Bride, Mermet and Cusin may be called essentially women's roses; either in single blooms or the bunches they are invariably favored. All the large hybrids are worn singly, though they are rather stifl" for use in the small bunches. Meteor is another rose popular for personal decoration. In the spring dafibdils, tulips or Roman hyacinths are much favored for personal wear, the same style being followed as with the other flowers. In making flat bunches of Roman hyacinths we often see a little knot of violets at the place where the stems are tied together. Tulips and daffodils are not mixed with other flow- ers. These little informal bunches should never be tied with ribbon, that being re- served for the larger bouquets. During last winter corsage bunches were still called for, being usually pinned, flowers upward, at the waist, but there is no doubt that the coming style is em- phatically in the direction of the flat hand bunches. Occasionally there would be a demand for long sprays or garlands, to be draped across an evening bodice, but this style was never prevalent in Chi- cago. Garlands or coronets of natural flowers were sometimes called for, being used occasionally at weddings, but this was an unusual style, so can hardly be quoted as a regular fashion. The Forcing Bulb Industry. Although business friends to Mr. A. Rolker, we feel obliged to point out the incorrectness of his article in the Ameri- can Florist of July 21, on which only a few words are wanted, which we hope, Mr. Editor, you will be kind enough to admit to your columns. The present high prices of Dutch bulbs are only occasioned by the increasing de- mands of American dealers, as by official statistics we can prove that the export of Dutch bulbs to America has been this year at least twice that of '78. And this is a very natural and sound consequence of things, we find. We are at a loss to understand how busines people can in this matter charge it to the "greediness" of the Dutch bulb growers. Are not the markets all over the world subject to the rules of supply and demand? If there is an increasing demand for wheat, do not prices advance? We consider this too natural to give it further attention. The Dutch bulb growers and exporters have often to buy tulips, etc , at higher prices here than we make ourselves in America. It is a fact that everybody is now growing for the American market and buy- ersgoing all over Holland to get best forc- ing varieties to provide for American wants. The result will be that within two, three, or at most, four years one will have forcing tulips for America at prices which will make it impossible to compete. We need not add that labor, manure, etc., are cheaper here than in America. It is not our intention with these lines to keep enterprising men from growing 25' The American Florist. Oct. 20, Dutch bulbs. Future only will confirm our opinions; we only wish to repudiate the blame of "greediness." Everyone who knows the simple Dutch bulb growers will know that never a grower got rich by growing bulbs; theyonlj' want in gen- eral to live happily by hard working and little comfort. There is no reason to be jealous of the small profit Holland has had the last few years by the high prices of tulips, a part of this money coming from America, a country which does not know what to do with its riches. Holland. Dl'Tch-Theo. Philadelphia. The past week has been warm and roses have rather a tired appearance, as one grower expressed it, but it will not remain this way much longer, as a cold wave is predicted. A very few chrysanthemums are about at this date, loth inst. These are like the early flakes of snow that fortell the storm coming, as according to all accounts the amount thrown on the market this season will be far ahead of any previous year. Growers of fine flow- ers report their plants in excellent condi- tion and say the quality of the flowers will be superior to anything yet offered in a commercial way. Business in the stores is picking up con- siderably and the season maj- now be declared open. Prices of flowers remain much the same, La France, Mermets, Brides and Albanys3 to 4; Perles.Cusins, Niphetos,Gontiers2 to 3; Beauties, which have become quite plentiful, 15 to 20. Carnations have commenced to lengthen their stems and are otherwise improved and the retail dealers have ceased to apologize for them. Cosmos is still very abundant; 50 cents per 100 is about the price. Double violets are in and bring 40 cents a 100. but they are very poor. Valley sells for 6 and smilax for 20. At Henry A. Dreer's nursery they have inaugurated a new system of growing plants into large specimens. The com- plete range of houses built last summer is now filled with palms and other fine foliage plants of good size, which are to become aristocratsof theirkind. Nothing is to be sold from this block until next season, orders now being refused for sizes of plants sold out except those set apart. As the college boys would say, these plants belong to the class of '93, and will no doubt be greatly benefitted by their collegiate course. There should certainly be a full house at the commencement. Swainsona is thenameofaplant Edwin Lonsdale has on trial and it will be well to watch it. It is a greenhouse shrub bearing white blossoms, which resembles sweet peas except that the individual flowers are smaller and borne in larger and more compact clusters or racemes which can be cut with quite a long stem. The branches of the plant are slender, yet it has an erect habit, is a strong grower and blooms with eachnewgrowth; it has a fragrance somewhat like the sweet pea. The chrysanthemum souvenir, a copy of which is to be given to each visitor at the coming show, will be alone worth the price of admission. In addition to sev- eral articles on the golden flower and a list of all the popular varieties there will be short and interesting t( IIks)' anil otlitr stovk. L. B. 496. ALBERT M. HERR, Lancaster. Pa. CARNATIONS FOE*. 1S83. (iU.VCK ll.VTTI.KS. lUivinK liiirchiiBeduil hlter- •i:i;i I \vi Ilk >iini] TIIO^. < A l:l'l,i;i)<.l-; .-ili;;litly aeeliL-isliiiilutliiin Til 111 1 Wiivr. nitli long, erect stems, flowers full m .■,iit,T, i-t Tine tomi. productive and remarkably i|1li(-lv t'l (Mint' ill bloom, rnritaii, „ I'a. CARNATIONS strong, healthy, flelrt grown plants. Mrs. Fisher, Orient, The (• iitiir ■I. < iKht. l-hiK. l'orti„, iBt size. JS.CIO per lUO; JTO.OO per IKKI. 2nd size. ai.OU per 100; fSO.OO per 1000. I'l'UIT.VN— The best white. Early, productive and healthy. 1st size, »l.i per IIX): Sl^T. per 1000. 2nd size. SiO.OO per 100; if.io.oo per 1000. Hybrid Perpetual Roses. strong. Held grown plants, flO.OO per IIIO. WOOD BROTHERS, Mftntlon American Klorlst. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN - TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list with prices. ..\ few liundred second size plants of (ioldcii Tlhiniph R. T. IiOMBARD, Way land, Mass. CARNATIONS for sale clicii|i. llln7.«'H AVhIte, Lauilio r.iace Wil.le KIne, Aletfallere. Ainnrican FlaR, Tia France. Mermet and Su- frano, from ;^-inch pots r».(10 Albany, Iji l-Yance and Wootton. from S-ln pots 3.00 Bride. Mennet, Safrano and Bon Silene, 2-fncIi txits !.50 A8parag:us Tenuissiinus, 3^-lneh pots S.UU Draca>na Indlvisa 3-ln. pots SI .Oil per <, CONN. NANCY HANKS HORSES AND CARNATIONS. Sha.lenf the |i.i|iilliir i;ni.-c WII.I.t Iml m1 ..ir,iiii:cr growth, Kleld cronii iiliinls .,l tl„M- iim.I liiiv- break; also :i6 other varieties. Send l,.r price list. GEO. HANCOCK, Grand Haven, Mich. TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cutting Stock for the coming .sea. .son includes over 30 VARIETIES C4RNAII0NS and 25 VARIETIES COLEUS, a select list, novel- tics and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be glad to book orders for Carnalions. AI.EX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, IT. T. t8g2. The American Florist. 563 Worcester, Mass. We are having very fine weather this fall, days are warm and clear and as j'et we have had no severe frosts. Nearly everything is housed now, and as outside stiift" is past except a few asters, there is not much of a surplus. Carnations have suffered considerably from the ravages of a black and yellow worm that resembles the cabbage worm; hand-picking seems to be the only remedy; paris green will kill them, but it is mean stuff to use. Roses are looking thrifty and are bloom- ing freely; everybody is tickled with Meteor, it is a great rose. Watteville and Cusin sell at sight. I made a little trip through several prominent places here the other day and everybody has chrysanthemums in abund- ance, and right good 'mums' too, though a few growers are ja. little slow in dis- budding. Lange has a splendid lot of Ivory that will be in flower in 10 or 12 days, which, by the way, is the best sell- ing white that is grown around here. Thayer has a bed of the Lamborn car- nation in his new house that look very strong and promising, he tried them last year and was troubled by the flower rot- ting before it was fully developed. The bulb trade is hanging oif. as we have not had frost enough to kill off the stuft" that is now occupying the beds. Trade is commencing to get its winter gait on now and things are getting livelier. I saw the first Marie Louise violets in the market a week ago; single Russians are good and still plentiful. Seedling. ROSES. In Leading Forcing Varieties. CAHMATIOSTS. Strong plants from open ground. Fer 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet JSilO.OO After three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 jS60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7,00 Neapolitan per 1000 ji!70; S.OO The Russian, single dark blue " 70; S.OO 5.000 APIANTUMS. 20,000 CHRYSAWTHEIWUIIIIS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Oromwell, Conn. Kaiserin(Ewess)Aupsta Victoria THE COMING WHITE H. T. ROSE, Having gn'own this griind new Rose for the past 18 months, I can recommend It to the trade. The plant la a very strong, healthy grower, with beautiful foli- age, nearly every shoot producing a flower on long erect stems, of ivory whiteness and beautiful siiape. 1 have a house full of them which is admired by every florist. My stiick comes direct from the originator. >*rice of Plauts in 3-incli potBt S6.0O per dozen. Price on larger quantities on application. Cash with the order. J. COOIC, 318 Charles Street, BALTIMORE, MD. TEAS $30.00 per looo HYBRIDS 4'00 per lOOO Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. XiOTTISVIIil.B KIY. HOW READY FOR PLANTING. All the leading varieties, Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. 3WI. A.. HXJIVT, Terr-e HEkXjxte:, XrxfX, 10,000 JACK ROSES I and 2 years old, on their own roots, well branched. PEK 100 2 to 2'/i feet high $iO 00 21/2 to 3^4 feet high.... 15 00 31/2 to 4}4 feet, extra large for plant- ing out 20 00 Will send sample of 10 on receipt of $1.00. We have about 5,000 assorted PALMS, in 5 to 7-inch pots. Prices on application. Jordan Floral Go., 706 Olive Street. ST. LOUIS, MO. Mention American Florist. TREE ROSES. iMinn«-s<>t;l-!ri-o\vii, strong 3 yraioM tops, healthy. well-grown ti ~ fn.iH -MoUIt. high (Stem lifight): overlun-i MM■\r[^ i.r^i vaneties to select from. Price, fi I ' ni-li (stem height). $1 .00 each-. ilo/rr ^ hod. SCO.OO. lYom 4 to 11 leet high, -I ,,iic,mIi Onzen.SU.OO; hundred, *100. Oil. Keiidy loi- inmiediMte delivery. Our new method of wintering safely the most tender tea roses on their standing-place anywhere in the Northern States free with an order for a dozen trees or more. Write for Catalogue, M. WINDMILLER & SONS, SI.VNCATO. IMINX. ROSES CHEAP. Several hundred Brides and Mermet, open ground, 2 years old, strong plants, f8 per too. Perles at 15 cents. Plumbagoes, blue and white, 4y2-inch pots, strong and bushy, $7,00 per 100. F. WALKER & CO , 644 Fourtli Ave., lomsville, Ky. OUR NEW TRfiDE DIRECTORY AND Reference Book FOR 1892 It contains an accurate list of the Florists, Nn'- seiyraea and Seedsmen of America; the statistics of the Florist, Nursery and Seed Trades from the last U. S, census; a complete list of a 1 National and Local Trade Organizations, with just the information abjuteach thatyou wane convenient for reference; alphabetical lis'.s of Roses, Chrys. anthemums and Carnations, up to date, and whose accuracy as to spelling of names, class, date of introduction, etc., you can depend upon. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THIS BOOK. Price, 183.00, Postpaid. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Deaiborn St,, CHICAGO. PACP C Our TRADE DIRECTORY contains the fVv/oL>^» date of introduction and the name of the introducer of all the roses in commerce in America. Prick, S2,oo. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. Roses in Variety. Hybrids, Teas and. Ever- bloomers, A few thousand Thos. Hogg, Horlensis, Hortensis var. and paniculata grandiflora Hy^ drangeas, in2^-inch pots; are in prime order to repot into 4-inch pots. Price $5.00 per 100; |40.00 per 1000. Primulas, single, 2-in. $6, 3-in. $8 per 100. FERNS: Adiantum princeps, 6 and 7-inch pots, $10,00 and $15,00 per 100. We are still in our old location. GEORGE W. MILLER, 1748 K HilstedSt., CSICA&O, ILL. THE NEW ROSE ^^ \^^2 mM^- FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manetll Stock, offer tlie best re- sults to the florist, blooiuing freely and glvhig plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plnrits for sale by the'lOO or lOUU, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston), MASS. E.xtra strong 2 year old field grown plants, $15,00 per 100. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, Wynrtmoor, Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. E. G. HILL & CO., Wliolesale Florists, RICHMOND, INDIANA. Mention American Florist. BL,OOItllN«TON (I'liao.MX) NllKSElftS. 600 ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES m PLANTS ^a offer a iu-Ke and fine stock of evei? descnptioGi of FRUIT and ORNAMENTAl.THKHS, ,'4Tirub9. Roses, Vinea.Sniall FKI'ITS, lledse PlanlD, IfRUIT and FORK.ST TKKK SKia>MNGS. IPticed Oatalogne mailed free, EHtablinhed 185^. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY 3lias to SinNFY TITTl.B & CO.. Bl.nnniNOTOK. li,S. Vernon Begonias WINTER BLOOM— PROPAGATING. Year old plants, field Rrown. extra strons. '.iU cts. each ; dozen, 8S.U0; hundred, $15,00, Muillne size plants, in bloom, Sets, eacii; dozen, 50 cts,: liuiKlred, $4.0(1, M. WINDMILLER & SONS, MANKATO, MINN. M The American Florist. Oct. 20, Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Adverlisemcnts, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, 81.40; Column, S14.00. Cash with Order. Mo Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The Advertlsini; Department of the American Florist Is for Florlsta. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertaining to those lines Only. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-lialf inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Chrysanthemum Shows. San Francisco, Nov. 1-4— California State Floral Society. New York, Nov. 1-7— New York Florists' Club. Wm. Plumb, manager of exhibition, Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia, Nov. 7-11— Pennsylvania Hort. So- ciety. D. D. L. Parson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Toronto, Ont., Nov. 8-10 — Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 276 Victoria St. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8-10— St. Louis Florists' Club. Emile Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave Hartford, Conn., Nov. 8-10— Hartford County Hort. Society. Julian S. Allen, Sec'y. Boston, Nov. 8-11 — Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago, Nov. 8-11— Hort.Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 620 Dearborn Ave. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 8-11. — Wisconsin Florists' and Gardener's Club. A. W. Bennett, Sec'y, 108 Wisconsin St. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 8-11— Minneapolis Florists' Club. E. Nagel, Secy, 11 18 W. Lake St. Cincinnati, Nov. 8-12 — Cincinnati Florists' Soci- ety. E. G. Gillett, Sec'y, 136 Walnut St. Gait, Ont., Nov. 9-10— Gait Hort. Society. Edward Lane, Sec'y. Worcester, Mass., Nov. 9-10 — Worcester Hort. Society. E. W Lincoln. Sec'y. Montreal, Nov. 9-1 1— Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y, 230 SI. Den iSt. London, Ont., Nov. 9-11 — London Gardeners' and Florists' Society. Wm. Gammage, Sec'y. Buffalo, Nov. 10-12— Buffalo Florists' Club, Edw. I. Mepsted, Sec'y, 479 Main St Washington, Nov. 15-17 — Washington Florists' Club. G. W. Oliver, Sec'y, 1844 8th St. N. W. Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 15-17 — Oshkosh Florists' Club. Mrs. G. M Steele, Sec'y. Baltimore, Nov. 15-18— Gardeners' Club of Balti- more. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N. Liberty St. Pittsfield, Ma.ss, Nov. 15-18-Berkshire County Gardeners' and Florists' Club. A. P. Meredith, Sec'y, Pittsfield. Indianapolis, Nov. 15-19 — Society of Indiana Flo- rists. Wm. G. Bertermann, Sec'y, 37 Massa- chusetts Ave., Indianapolis. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 15-19 — Pittsburg and Alle- gheny Florists' and <".ardeners' Club. G. Oes- terle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St.. Pittsburg. Erie, Pa., Nov. Erie Chrysanthemum and N.W Penna. Hort. Society. H. Tong, Sec'y. Bay City, Mich., Nov. Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Cooper, Sec'y. Providence, R. I., Nov. R. I. Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 55 Westminstei St. Catalogues Received. Haage & Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany, bulbs; C. Deegen, Kostritz, Thuringia, sacred calla; Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, N. J., orchids; same, seeds and bulbs; Pape & Bergmann, (Juedlinburg, Germany, seeds and bulbs; Vilmorin, Aii- drieux & Co., Paris, France, seeds and bulbs; The L. Green & Son Co., Perry, ()., nursery stock; F. W. Kelsey, New York, trees and shrubs; John Saul, Washington, D. C, plants and nursery stock; R. Douglas & Sons, Waukegan, 111., nursery stock; E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland, bulbs; Schlegel & Fottler, Bos- ton, bulbs; Weeber & Don, New York, seeds and bulbs; Bush & Son & Meissner, Bushberg, Mo., grapes; John H. Ley, Anacostia, D. C, decorative plants; Huntsville Nurseries, Huntsville, Ala., nursery stock; Ketten Freres, Luxem- bourg, Europe, roses; John Palmer & Son, Annan, Scotland, nursery stock; William Tricker, Dongan Hills, N. Y., aquatics; Association Flora, Boskoop, Holland, plants and nursery stock; H. G. Faust & Co., Philadelphia, seeds and bulbs; Wm. Parry, Parry, N. J., nursery stock; P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga , plants and nursery stock; John Laing & Sons, London, England, bulbs; H. F. Michell, Philadelphia, bulbs; G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Ind., bulbs, plants and seeds. CHRYS-COLA" I'rice List of Rooted Ciittinijs GOLEUS and ^-^-GtRflNIUMS, Is ulK.ut ready U Messrs. H. H. Berger & Co. of San Francisco have opened a branch house in Yokohama, Japan, under the manage- ment of Mr. A. Unger, which will consid- erably increase their facilities for the importation and delivery of the Japanese bulbs and plants which are a specialty with them. Keeping Fern Fronds. Will some one tell me the best way to keep dagger and other fern fronds for winter use? Novice. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. How high should a house be for grow- ing this? Should it be planted on benches or in beds? What soil should be used, and how deep should it be? W. A. K. Mass. S. B. FIELD, RosellB, N. I WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. I,ari;i'^.t and flnust stock In the United Stat*'t^. Write for prices to s. J. ssueieiBx^iv* 103 Van Winkle ;t .Jersey City, N.J. .Miy:.NTs : .1. ('. Vaunhan, Clilcago. 111. 11. Itayersdorfer & Co., Phlla., Pa. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FOKCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SCPPLTES, LONG'S FLORI.STS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application HARDY CUT FERNS SFHAOirUM AVI GBEEN SHEET. BOCOUKT GKKEN and FESTOONING of all kinds in any amount on hand. HABTFORD & NICHOLS, us Chapman Place. BOSTON, lOASS. CUT SMILAX. Summer prices, 15 cents per sfing. Special attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfield Ave.. Salem. 0. FLORAL DESIGHS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.50 for It, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburo. P« Please mention the Aemrican Florist everv time vou write to an advertiser. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STRINGS, » to 10 feet lonB, CO cents each. 18 to 18 feet long, Sl.OO each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. GUT GHRYSflNTHEMUMS. The finest and best grown blooms in the market, AT 10 TO 25 CENTS EACH. Prices for show blooms on application. All other Cut Flowers in season, H. L. SUNDERBRUCH, 4th and Walnut Streets, drxoixxi:ia^tl, 0« rSgs. The American Florist. >M 20 West 24th Street, r^E:VSr ^^CDF=eK (ZZYT^^. THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMl&SION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, WBOIiESaLEpLORIST 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Succetsor to Vaughan'i Cut Flower Dep't.) Full line of FLORISTS' SCFFI.IBS, KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &, 36 RANDOLPH STREET, C!XXXC!.A.C3rC3, XXjXi. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in r FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, ne Doarborn Street, CHICAQO. store Oloees Nights 9 F. M.: Sunday » F. M. McKELLflR & SPERRY, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers I Florists' Supplies 1!28 & 139 Michigan Avenue, Near Madison St., OHIOA.OO. Open Day and Night. Sunday until noon. Conslgn- mente Solicited. JM. OIvSOJV, ^ wi"i'"i' FLORIST, 66 WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amenlcan Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses^other Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street. MIMNEAPOLIi, MIHH. ©^V^RoPc/^afe Marftct^. Cut Flowers. MermetB, Brides, Hoste 2.00® 3.0O WattevlUe, Cusln 2.0O® 3.00 La France, Albany 3.00® 4.00 ■• Beauty 8.00(a25.0O Carnations X.iXm 1.26 Valley :. C.OO Violets 50,'iir^ i-vinTifnri'. Dunish. j yeal-s .liiiiN M-.iiiiiN, l.L^i i;7n;i.l >t., I'rovidence. U. I. SITlATliiN \VANI'i:ii A^li.iri.st: Is yoare' expert- I'lic-u in Kiini|iiaii.i I S ; iim- :;■.'. ^ln>.■Ie. I'osteil in |irci|«iKiitlnu:iri.l L-muiri;: .■! i,,sr>, |.:ilm». ft-rna. cnr- natluns. toniiii; nl Imlbv ,!,■ II. riirc ,Vin. Florist. SITUATIO.N WA.NTKIi 11 lunilscapenai'ileniiii^ 'in ase2!> years, single. i;rnii,iri QITIATION WANTKli 111 a 1 li..r..iii;li pliu-llcal t.rani-hf^, fan- private or .■oiiiiiu-i.-ial j.liifr. roses, i-anialloiis, vi.>lol> a ^|ll•.Ullt\; via\ Ih-M ivlVreneeii. Address \V li. -.'li,. rnl.Mi SI , Kli/al.eth. N. J. SITUATION WANTKli A- li.ieiiiaM or aianufer; Is tlioroiinlllv praetieal in l.iMds.-ai>.- work. plaiUlni;. etc. Orcliid.s, palms, slove aiiialne ubllit lia; Klltll Ave.. New \ . SITlATliiN W x-' tlorlsl. pill i:. clal. WANTKli -A main ply AN. Ill ll.o. iilars II lim at has had exi.eilelue In ii . .\ddress Willi liiil pnrlU- IllsS. r.'lh St.. I'hllailelpllla. W^ W 11 S. Lock Iwx 11. Mo 1 limn on private place. stand roses, vegetables . ?i."iU per month. A gooil iipi'ly. WANTKli A seedsman competeiil lo take eliarge eiice as lo alillilv and elianieler. iiiiisl In' teiiiperale. a Kood salesliiaii. stale ev leiiee and wanes required. Ad.lress (.Ko, .\. \\\.\\ III. Newpoit. H. 1. WANTKli llolwalerl Wonid like di'eoni Ulassh.r *!..-"! e,|iill> In a in Stark eoiintv. 111. Fiinii id 1. 1 of pipe, nts anil re fariu I Vuii liiiien, (•lileugo. Foil SAl.H Nine greenlioiises III.IHll) leet of glass, slo.ked u healed l,v steam: grapi ii •' , , i iitiiliiing alHiut F^CDP? F=?E:^sI"^. A. N. Itl I.I.Oi K. < i.nsli.ili.x kill. I*;i. A greenhouse plnnt consist ng of a 220x150 feet plot of groiMid. a siiroomt'il brick liouse, brick pottiiif( ami tool house, abciit 230 linear fetl ot Klass house heated by hot water, aud about Sj feet ot hot beds. This is situated in the most fashionable part ol the most progressive town in Hastern Pennsylvania, having a great university and two larjie ludies' seminaries. The truck gar- den on the place is most profitable. The property recently came into the possej^siou of the present owner through inheritance, and the whole stock of plants aud tools will go with the lease. The rose house is of especial value. A fivt- or ten year lease will be given. Kent must be guaran- teed. Adiress P. 0. BOX 821. Hazleton. Pa. T8g2. The American Florist. 167 Why You Should Grow Mushrooms. Because they are the most profitable crop for the outlay that cau be grown au3 may be grown without interfering with other crops. The market is sure, the supply never having been equal to de- mand. When You Should Grow Mushrooms. During the AVinter and Spring months, the first planting in August or Septem- ber with successional planting until April. Where you Should Grow Mushrooms. Under the greenhouse benches, on the greenhouse benches among growing crops, in Rose Houses, in frames in the greenhouse, in cellars, stables or out- houses, in the open field or in mushroom houses. How You Should Grow Mushrooms. First get spawn that mil grow. It must be fresh, well spawned, and in good condition. Gardiner's Cele- brated BngUsh Mushroom Spawn \ a\ s fresh and relia- )le The details of lulture are given con- :isely in our treatise, 'Mushrooms for the Million," Mailed free. Falconer's •'Mushrooms and How to Grow Them." Published at Si.,=,o. (Gardin- er's price $1 ^5 post free.) Robinson's "Mushroom Culture," 50 cts. post paid. GARDINER'S ENGLISH ' MUSHROOM SPAWN. John Gardiner & Co.,have made a special- ty of choice spawn for years, and their celebrated English brand (made by the best maker in England, specially for their trade), has gained an enviable rep- utation among critical growers for its uniform good quality, and can be thor- oughly relied on to produce a good crop of the best mushrooms. Orders booked now for delivery as wanted, $8.00 per 100 lbs. Special rates to large growers Address all correspondence to 31 NortF Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. .JOHN OftRDINER & CO STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY OLTM VALLEY FROST RIPENED. BEST HAMBURG PIES. ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Get lowest quotations, and order Boon from THRO. Bjoicjvierj'r, RIDER'S P. O., Baltimore Co., Md. Mention American Florist. G. J. IMOFFATT, Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes., NEiar HAVEN- conrKT. Bulbs* Plants. SEND FOB CATALOGUE. C. H. JOOSTEN, .^^ IHPORTEB, 3 COENTIES SLIP, NEW YORK LILY 01 1^6 VALLEY. (Hamburg grown, best for. early forcing). 1,000 » ■? 50 10,000 73.50 50,000 337.50 Prices on larger quantities by correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. FORCING BULBS! WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. DUTCH HYACINTHS AND TULIPS. LILIUM HARRISII AND VON SION. MUSHROOM SPAWN A SPECIALTY. SEED MERCHANTS AND GROWERS, 114 Chambers Street, ]^^^V\^ "V^CDFRP^. Tliustratefl CatRlogue on application. «AURATUM» New Importation Ready. . 7 to Q-inch, per 100. $750 9 to 11 -inch, " 9.50 (IN NEW YORK 50 cts. PER 100 MORE.) Roman Hyacinths, white, ll to 12 ctms. . . 815 co Narcissus, Double Roman 10 00 Narcissus Poeticus 4 50 Scilla Siberica, extra large 6 50 Liliuni Candidum very fine . ...... 2750 A full line of Hyacinths, Tulips, and other Dutch Bulbs. BOKAY GREEN In stock from this date. We aim to be headquarters for a good quality of this sal- able decorative material for Fall and Winter trade. We sell the 'Gel There" Holly. J. C. VAUGHAN, New York. CHICAGO. 12 Barclay Street. P. 0 Box 688. BUGU8T ROLKER & SONS Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seeds* Bulbs» Imported Plants, Supplies £tc.» Etc. For prices examine Wholesale Catalogrue. Address with business card, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. ROMAN HYACINTHS. White per 100. $1,110; per 1000. *!.■). 00 nine per 100. 1.70; per 1000, Hi. 00 rink per 100, 2.00: per 1000, 10.00 CHINESE SACRED LILY. K.xlra line bulbs per basket (30 bulbs), SI .00 CROCUS. All colors mixed, uxtra tine R. 00 per 1000 H G FAUST & CO . 64 4 66 N. Front St., Phila.. Pa. Roman Hyacinths. We have a few thousand White Romans, 12 to 15 ctms. to close out. Let us hear from you if you can use any. Wisconsin Flower Fxchange, i:!l .Mason Street, MII.W.Vl'KKK, WI.S. LILIUM HARRISII. Original and largest growers of this important bulb. True Stock. Lowest Prices. Beat Qualitr. F. R. PIERSON CO., TABBYTOWN-OM-SVDSO«,NEW XOBK. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o. b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemen- dale and Zantpoort, neer Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for Gunonil Wliolfsale CatalOifuc. Watch this Space for what we have in the near future. S. O. STREBY, Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY. 0. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St.. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send lor rntnTrrn-^ i^^ Mention American Florist You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its eolumn?. »68 The American Florist, Oct. 20, Spring Bulbs. What arc the best methods of carinj; for bulbs, lioth before and after blooming? How carlj' should tulips, crocus and hyacinth bulbs be planted in open ground for early spring blooming, and what is the best soil for that purpose? When should Lilium Harrisii be planted for outdoor blooming? H. 1st. This question is too indefinite to be properly answered in its present form, except that it maj' be stated that the the- ory of bulb growing in general includes as requisites a light, rich soil and plenty of moisture during the period of active growth, this being followed in due season by a period of rest, during which little or no water is required. 2d. Tulips, crocus andhyacinthsshould be planted in theopen ground during Sep- tember or Octoberin readiness for bloom- ing the following spring, and a mulching of long nianureon the bed duringthe win- ter will prove beneficial, especially in the northern states. 3d. Lilium Harrisii is not reliably hardy north of Philadelphia, in fact is somewhat uncertain there also, and it is therefore safer to plant them out in the spring, the operation being performed just as soon as the ground is in fit condi- tion to work. W. Patents Recently Granted. Lawn sprinkler, to G. Carlson, Minne- apolis, Minn.; lawn sprinkler, to D. C Wildus, Los Angeles, Cal.; hose band, to G. Ferguson, Los Angeles, Cal.; devicefor applying hose clamps, to /C. L. Chad- bourne, Brooklyn, N. Y.; pressing and drying plants, to R. H. Day, Phila., Pa.; combined rake and broom, to J. W. Koonce, Kingston, N.C. Magnolias. N VARIKTV. Gydonia Japonica. AI.I.Sl/.KS FOR IIBDOINCi 1ST THE 1000. Euialias. 4 VARIKTIKS. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardy urnamcntal stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOBBISVII.LI:, PA. Association "Flora" IVUI««SKI«"^ CO., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Alw»y8 oil haiKl in N*^w Vork Troiii Nuvein- ber until IVI»y. ADDKBSS P. 0. Box 1845. P. OUWERKERK, NEW YORK. oivE^:ivi:^^a^is. 2 Year Clioloe vVwsor Dij/. _Mll W.U) 2.00 ncd kinda.... l.eo H. 1*. Roees, Choice i Monthly •• .... 1.25 Dulsy SDowflake. ntrnnK phint8 W llunclri'cl lf..«) BLUOUlNaTOIf. ILL. HYDRANGEA PANIGULATA GRANDIFLORA The most profitable and satisfactory plant for florists to buy and sell. THE VERY BEST ORNAMENTAL SHRUB. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters if it is brought properly to their attention. Largest Stock in America. SPLENDID PLANTS. CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN IMPORTED. SEE PRICES BELOW: ONK YK.VK, l'.',\lo Inches, tine «f>.00 |1«t 100; «4n.OO p«T lOOO TWO VKAKS, 2x2^2 feet, flne «.00 " RO.OO "" TWO YKAR.S, extra selected. 3x»J4 feet, strong 7.00 '• OO.OO •' TIIKKK YKAKS, twlcetranBplanted,3feet,stronK,nlcely branched.. H.OO •• 70.00 " Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or Railroad free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. Address THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., West Grove, Pa. Edited by William Falconer, tells amateurs in gardenini; what they want to know in plain lanRuage that they can understand. Published twice a month, at Jl.OO a year (24 numbers), by THE QARDENINQ CO., Monon Building, Chicago. Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud 6nest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. fsend for Special prices or co ir stock. It speaks for itself. and examine SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries. NeW Rochelle, N. Y. The Finest Stock In the World. Thirty minutes from London. Oar Mr. A DImmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 206 Greenwich Htreet. New York City. Mention American Florist. SURPLUS STOCK. 5 000 English Ivies, from 3 in. pots, 24 Inches high, $1.00 per 100. 6.000 English Ivies. Irom 4 in. pots, J4 inches high, »5.oo per 100. 600 Bouvardia Dav'dsonii and Allred Neuner, from s inch pots, $.s 00 per ico. 600 Begonia iex and Silver Queen, nice salable plants, from 4 inch pots, J.s.oo i)er 100 1.000 Acorus variegala strong, 3-tn, pots, S8 pence. 500 Strong, healthy Carnation Peerless. Sio per 100 A number ol specimen plants ol Pandanus utilis, Dion eilulc, Scalorthia elcgans, Arecas, etc. Prices and sizes given on application. JOHN RECK, Brid«cport, Conn. IliL :51V||LAA KIING! Who? KOFFMAN, Where? What? WALDEN, Orange Co., N.Y. SMILAX 2.5(;. a string; 20c. a string by the hun- dred : 18c. a string by tlie thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. And he pays the Express. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. Lar,t;e importation of fresh stock just received. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 & 8 N. CLARK STREET. CZH[ICZ.A.est Ht the l<» west prices. TRADH LIST ISBuecl quar. lerly, mailed free to the trade only. HKNRT A. DREER, PhUadelpbl* NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ORCHIDS. ETC A InrKu i'iillwll..n of llothouw und (.irrenhouse rtimlH ciirrfully Krown. at low raten. (HU'llllis A vers' extensive stock. East Indian, .NU'xli-iui. Cfnlral South American, etc. lliiflv PerennlulB, Kosee, Clematis, Tieoules, I'hKi.xeJ, ,la)mlliw Iri», etc. New and Stiinilnrd fniltK; rnre and bcBUtlful Trees, Shrubs, KverKTOonB, etc, CtttaUmues on applloatkm. JOHN SAUL, Wabhinoton, D. C. t8g2. The American Florist. j69 1892 Discoveries. The florist trade in America have discovered tliat the material used in our wheat sheaves is of the first qual- ity, that the style and fin- ish on these, as on every- thing we turn out, are the very best, that the prices are lower than ever before and that we can supply promptly unlimited quan- tities in every size and style. They have made Another Discovery, namely, that the once despised Metal Wreaths can be and are made a thing of beauty in the hands of skillful ar- tists, that they are more artistic, more desirable, and more profitable goods to handle than anything in the Memorial line ever before offered, and that they can be bought from us at the lowest prices. Other Discoveries are that although Cape Flowers are scarce all over the world yet we can supply in any quantity and unex- celled quality, that in our stock of Florists Baskets you can always find just what you want in novel- ties or standard goods, that we protect the trade by refusing to sell any ar- ticle at retail and that if you will send for our Cat- alogue you will find it full of just the kind of stock you need for your fall trade. Address H. Bayersflorfer & Co. 56 N. 4th St., ^ PHILADELPHIA, PA. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. Exporters. liiiportiM s »iiil (irowers of Trees, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. LILY OF THE VflLLEY FIFS.^ ^ Selected three year old crowns of the true larKe-flowerecl variety, from consignment due in November, ex-steamer wharf at New York. Per case of 2.500. ¥19.00. MARIE L.OITISE VIOLETS, strong runners, free from disease. ¥20.00 per lOOU. Smilax Seed, per ounce, ;iO cents; per pound, iK^.OO. 427 & 429 Sansome Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. XUKSEKIES: MEXLO PARK, CALIFORNIA. We extend a cord al invitation to everyone in the trade to attend our Exhibition of CHRYSANTHEMUMS OCTOBER 27 TO NOVEMBER 9. INCLUSIVE. This Exhibition will surpass anything of its kind ever given before, and if you wish to see the Queen of Autumn in all htr glcfty, COME. UNITED STATES NURSERIES. SHCO^T nilyllv^SS, JV. J. TIME TABLE OF TRAINS FROM NEW YORK. Trains marked with an asterisk (*) are Express trains with special cars from New York to Short Hllh from Short Hills to New York. Connection can also be made at Newark for Short Hills. FROM NEW YORK. TO NEW YORK. Leave N. Y.. Christopher or Barclay Streets. Arrive Short Hills. Leave Short Hills. Arrive New Y^ork. 7 30 a.m. 7 50 •■ 8 30 •• -11 00 " 10 10 ■■ 11 10 ■■ •12 00 m. 1 m p. m. ,2 20 •■ 2 30 ■• 8 34 a. m. 8 54 •• 9 40 ■• •1) .58 ■• 11 17 •• 12 19 p. m. •12 5S •■ 2 37 •■ •3 17 •• 3 3S " 9 00 a.m. 9 50 '■ 10 20 ■' 10 55 '■ 12 14 p. m. 1 44 ■■ 3 IX) •' •3 38 ■• 5 05 '• 6 25 " 10 00 a. m. 11 (JO •• 11 30 ■• 12 00 m. 1 20 p.m. 2 40 ■■ 4 10 •■ •4 40 •' (! 10 •' 7.30 •■ Say, Look Here! * * * Fancy. Dagger. What is the use of spending your time gathering and storirg away Ferns for winter use. Don't you know that Brague makes a Specialty ol the Fern busin-" ■--- '-' -'■•--'J i, «..,.,! .._ for storing them, and almost an army ot trained r' being the oldest, largest £ having a lot of buildings all fitted up to eather them; putting awav miliions of them; ,^ , ._.^ .id most reliable dealer in the U. S. And you can buy Ferns from him for 'half that you can get them for, and at any season of the year. FIRST QUALITY EVERGREEN CUT FERNS, SI. 25 per 1000. In lots of 6000 and upwards, Sl.OO per luuo. Also dealer Spliag-num Moss, Bouquet Greens, Christmas Trees, etc., etc. 50 lbs Fresh Paulownia Imperialis Seed. See what Peter Henderson says of this val- uable tree in Handbook of Plants. Young trees produce fine tropical effects. We have cut leaves over two ftet across. ROGERS NURSERIES, Moorestown N. J. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. Fine, stroDK plants in 4-iach pots, Bio.ljXJ per 100. ERICA CAFFRA ALBA. Fine bushy ot tills useful Heath, 4-in. pots. TM per 100. CASH WITH OBDEB. PATTEN & CO., Florists, Box 414. LOWELL, JIASS. Ficus Eiastlca. » Extra strong plants, 6-ineli pots "^»^_j!5C.OO per hundred. ANDORRA NURSERIES, *""• ^.V-J'f!.^^"'"- CHESTNUT HILL. PHILA., PA. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. By middle of Novetnber dry tubers will be ready for delivery. $6 00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnelsville, 0. 2 70 The American Florist. Oct. 20^ Exhibition Notes. Have you appointed your press com- mittee yet? If not, do so at once and have the committee well organized and thoroughly impressed with the import- ance of its' duties. Arrangements should be made whereby one or more members will be "on deck" every moment the exhi- bition is open to the public, and also on the dav before the opening. If this is neglected and the reporters fail to give you a good notice you are the one that is to blame. And the doorkeeper should be posted to send every reporter to the members of the committee in waiting. Have you appointed a committee to attend to the labelling of the plants and flowers to be exhibited. Proper and uni- form labelling will add vastly to the value of the exhibition and the pleasure of the visitors. The exhibitions are given mainly to educate the public and any- thing that doubles the educational value of the display certainly merits your care- ful consideration and some little expense. We believe that a discussion now upon the question of best methods of advertis- ing exhibitions would be of great value to all interested. How large an amount have you appropriated for advertising? What proportion will be expended in newspaper advertising, how much in posters and for other means of attaining publicity? The Florist's Icebox. The use of a window ice box, having the front and perhaps one side of plate glass while the remaining walls are the usual refrigerator construction, give the florist a chance for fine window displays in hot weather, but it is not without its disadvantages. The floor is usually of delicately colored tiles and it really seems as if nothing but a total suspension of all the laws of nature could ever keep those tiles clean. They are, naturally, alwavs moist and evcrj' one who enters to get flowers leaves a muddj' impression of his shoes on the tiles. It could not be in a more conspicuous place, and we have heard many a comment from fastidious customers regarding this. If a window ice box is used it ought, in common par- lance, to be so clean that you could eat your dinner off the floor. If not, it is more than a mistake; a business so entirely dependent on daintiness of taste should never allow the least suspicion of dirt or disorder. 300,000 PANSIES-EXTRA. Tills .11 NMNi:-- ^THAIN uf I.lirKL-tlowi'lIri^ iitnl I'lUH \ !■ - I in I ■■ li!ui In any quantity wanU'd up to Deri' "- ! ..sure tint* winter bloomers ,1,1,1 1..I --I'l , is no better. Orrter any size Small plants by mail at 60 cent! per 100. Any size lo flowering plants, $5 00 per 1000; 5000 $20.00 by Expre^s. Send hi yuur onk-r.s I'lUly. as there la a hit; ileiiiancl for these I'analen. Don't write and ask If I ean till an order as It la only a waste of time. Seed of thiB Btralii *1.U0 per trade packet of 2,(«Xl seeilsi: 9»l.l«) perounee. 4..000 CARNATIONS LEFT, E. B. JENNINGS. (•AltN.\TU)N, VIOI.HI AMI ^A^^^ i;i»i«i:il, IXJCk Hox 'iVl. SOI IIN'OKT, <<>\N. J. L. DILLON, Wholesale Florist BLOOMSBURG, PA. GUrysantlieiiium SHow. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, OPENING AT 2 P. M. TUESDAY, NOV. i, 1892. $6,500 In Premiums. $6,500 Besides a large number of SILVER CUPS and other Special Prizes. SPEGIflU flTTRflGTIONS FOR EflGH DflV OF THE SttOW. Schedules are now ready, and may be had by addressing J. V. GOTTSCHALK, Secy Madison Square Garden Flower Show, or WILLIAM PLUMB, Manager Exposition Madison Square Garden. The Garden will be open for the reception of exhibits Monday, October 3 0th, at 6 o'clock A. M. IF you WANT THEM, SPEAK NOW. LATANIA BORBONICA, splendid specimens, 6 to S feet across, $15.00 to 5J!v20.oo each. " " fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPICOLA, 24 inches high, $i each; $io per dozen. CROTONS, be.st varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, 5-iii- fi^e specimens, 50c. each; $5 per doz. CALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For partieiihirs, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, page 119. !®°NOTE— Of this last item we are now sliipping splendid slock. PACKING FREE. NEPHROLEPIS EXALTATA.liS%°aV^lT" eful ferns grown; it stands the sun f the most desirable plants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary grown'plants in 5 inch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to ■^ti inches. We use plants grown in 8-inch pots for decorative purposes acd find that they will stand more handling and hlls up much better than most o( the palms usea for this purpose. Also desirable ior cutting. Price. 3-in. pots, S; per 100; 410. pots, ?io per 100; 5-in. pots, ^rs per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., :Ba>r Oit^r, JVXiolo^. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. GOLDEN NAMES FOR EXHIBITORS. Chrysanthemums correctly, neatly and handsomely named at the coming )( 150 labels and names iu gold and dark green. Tney will save you time, e. aud to your exhibit and aid you in obtaining prizes. . posi fr«'<'. Twi. l>oMuis; tint'.' sets. Ii\.- I>..li;irs. (irctihir fr«M-. a^. n. isi»A.uiwi>iivo, or«jLae:e, :iv. j. If you des--- ., ^- , iws, send for my set o( 150 mucia muu u. I'rloi' $7 por 11)0. IJiriSI': niUSC II, llnc i.lunt,-., SM.OOiicrlOU. G. BURROW, FISHKILL, K. P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserymen, USST, Calvados, France, A general assorlraeul ol Fruit Tree Stocks sncli as Apple, Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz- zard Cherrji, Angers Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees. Ornamental btirubs, Roses, etc. Ttie larRest slock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing vour orders elsewhere. Agents for V. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0, Box 920, New York. i8g2. The American Florist. 271 SAN FBANCISCO, CAT^. YOKOHAMA JAPvVN H. H. BERGER & CO. IMPORTERS Japanese, Australian and European^^ Nursery-Stock Plants, Bulbs and Seeds. NINTEENTH AND FOLSOM STREETS, S. F. p. O. ADDRESS, BOX 2232. We beg- to inform the trade that we have started a Branch House in Yokohama, under the management of Mr, A. Linger. Parties wishing to buy direct from our Japan house will please address H. H. Berger & Co., Yokohama, Japan. To the prices /oco Yokohama are added steamer freight to San Francisco, which is jSlO to i!l2 per ton of 40 cubic feet measure- ment, and consular invoice in Japan. Our house in San Francisco passes shipments through Custom House (dutiable articles in bond), and attends to reshipping to railroad or steamer, charging customer with costs accrued. In through shipments from Japan direct we assume no risk whatever, and hold ourselves in no way responsible, should goods arrive decayed or in bad order. With comparative safety v.'e can only recommend BULBS and CYC AS STEMS for direct shipment. Bulbs ought to be repacked here, as they come from Japan packed in clay, which increases weight more than half as compared when repacked into sawdust. On orders to be shipped as heretofore FRO.V SAN FRANCISCO, we assume all risk, guaranteeing delivery in good order to any part of the United States, accidents to carriers excepted. We assure our friend; that we will endeavor to always give them the best of service, as we have for the past fourteen years, and beg of them to continue their patronage. We book orders now for Spring delivery, of BULBS, MAPLES, IRIS, TREE and LLER- BACEOUS PyEONIES, deciduous Magnolias, Seeds, etc. Our collector leaves Yokohama November 20th, and orders should reach us as early as possible. Price per 1,000 pounds, |50.00, f. o. b. Japan. Price per 10,000 pounds, |400.00. Average freight of Cycas, Japan to San Francisco, iS25.00 per 1,000 pounds. Parties preferring to avoid long delays in correspondence with Japan, address all communications relating to direct shipments from Japan, to H. H. Berger & Co., San Francisco, whence all information as to prices, shipping, etc., will be promptly given. Prices and time of delivery of CYCAS CIRCINALIS given later. H. H. BERGER & CO. . YOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW GREST DAISY Now iu the time to put tliem in for Christmas blooiuingr. The most enterorising in the trade are taking hold of it. The 25 000 nearly all gone. Don't iorget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORlGNAL PLftNTand have the largest stock in the world and offer them now 12 for $1 co. Sample plant with bloom lor 12 ic. or 6 2c. stamps, post tree; 100 for $8.00; safe arrival guaranteed Try a package of Gibson's Scented Hybrid Pansy Seed and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy. 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 81.20; '^/i-oz. Si. 60; J4-OZ. S3. 00; ounce 85.00. New Crop Mammoth Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of while; finest crimsons and richest purples, with all the intermediate colors, in packets of loco, seeds 6cc ; 5000 for S2 25, while they last. Also the beautiful Sweet- Scented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King. 100 seeds 25c. Fresh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Yours very truly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury. N. J. Mention American Florfat. HARDY PLANTS. We have them. Write us about it. Azalea nudiflora, Magnolia glauca, Kalmia latifolia, Xerophyilum, collected. Fine col- lection Hardy Perennials and Hardy Flow- ering Shrubs Wholesale Trade List Free. Send samples of what you want ROGERS NURSERfES, Moorestown, N. J. E. C. LUDWIG wishes to inform the trade that he has no connection whatever with any other con- cern in the business. 217 & 220 Center of Market, ALLEGHENY, PA. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Writ© for latest prices. ASTILBE JAPONIGA VAR. GRANDIFLORA. "THE PEKK AMONG FORCING PtANTS." Splendid stocic of well grown plants for forcing. Special rates on application. CLEMATIS PANICULATA. *'^'^frS''o'n;:'?aUy'^""°" Immense stock of splendid plants. Special rates on apphcation. 13^ Our Fall Trade List Is ready. Were yoa overlooked ? (i:sta.iishedi854, jHE READING NURSERY, • JACOB W. NIANNING, Proprietor. • I«EJA.I>IBfO, AdiVSiS. peonies thoroughly ripe and ready to ship. The fall is the best time to divide and plant WE HAVE BEST STOCK IN UNITED STATES. Send in your orders; we will ship you by freight. Fine double stock, all colors ^ou may need. Large clumps that will make 6 'o 10 divisions, at $25 per 100. Casli to accompany order. FOREST GLEN FLORAL, CO., 2ii Lake St., CHICAGO. >?v ivivi*:Bi3 .- 200 Beaute de Pointvine and lYancis de Arago Geraniums. Small lots accepted. State price and size of plants. JOS. T. PHILLIPS, West Grove, Pa. You will benefit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. 272 The American Florist. Oct. 20, The Florists' Protective Association. This body continues to thrive as it de- serves; there can be but one opinion as to the value of its work, and that of the most favorable character. This year two new departments have been added 'o their work, one for the purpose of secur- ing inlormation in regard to the financial standing of anyone in the trade, the other a draft and collection department. Sam- ple drafts will be sent to members. To (juote from the secretary of the organiza- tion, the advantages of this draft will be that backed, as we hope to make it, by an association of all in the trade, the per- son drawn on, knowing that if not paid the entire trade will be notified of it, will not be liable to commit financial suicide by refusing to pay the draft, if he can at all raise the necessary funds; and if he does not pay it, it is good evidence that he is in bad shape, and the account should be at once placed in the hands of an attor- ney for collection. In view of the addi- tional work to be done by the society and the benefit to be derived from it, the an- nual dues of the society have been raised to five dollars. In the secretary's report reference is made to the number of cases reportt d iu which dead-beats order goods C. 0. D., refuse to take them from the expressoffice and then send a confederate around to the express office, who buys the goods for the express charges. All such people are looked after very closely by the F. P. A., and it is certainly worth while to get rid of them. People who are enabled to un- dersell honest competitors by buying on credit, with little intention oi ever paying for their goods, are also looked after by the society. All information given or re- ceived is entirely confidential, especially when of a cautionary character. A New Insect Enemy. We recently received from Mr. H. Pap- worth, New Orleans, La., specimens of a brown beetle -like insect, which he tells us is becoming a serious pest to southern plant growers. It is especially destruct- ive to palms and other foliage plants, eatingout the heart of the younggrowth. Being unable to determine the nature of the insect we sent it to Prof. C. V. Kiley, Government Entomologist. In response Prof. Riley tells us that the insect in (|uestion is Panchlora surinamensis, a species of cockroach, which must have been imported from the West Indies, as it does not occur normally in thiscour- try. Every effort should be made to stamp the species out of existence, either by means of an arsenical spray or by the free use of California Buhach. Chinese Lily Bowls. KuIbH plantuil in tliesi yimr nules lUO fold. . 1. HI. IK OWAHI. Kxtrii Bl.fK .\M> WlliTK. Sul ni:; iHi tl ..'lU. IluwI.s Increuac .i.\i- XN r M m:i. A. BLANC & CO., IMiiladelphia, Pa. Headquarters tor Cacti and Electrotypes. HEADQUARTERS for CHRISTMAS TREES! Wisconsin Blue Spruce. '^^Z^^SZ::^ \^J|JI , trees, carefully packctl in light, stronj; crates and bales, con- taining 25, 50 and 100 Trees, delivered, Freight Charges Paid, to any point within 300 miles of (Chicago, at prices here quoted: 25 50 lOO :i to I iVfi w •>.()() « 4.00 * 1.0(1 S»ll /:> 4 to (i.OO lO.IMI 7-m ^^ '< <" «•'■•■' fi.oo II. oo -io.oo U'li-c -^ *■ I" I" •<••'* 10.00 lo.oo :50.oo '•'^*=^'— IO(ol;fe.-t Ifl.OO 'io.OO 4i5. IJ to 14 f.ft 30.00 :i.'i.00 fiO.OO 14 to Hi frit '^5.00 4.''..0(1 KO.OO The two largest sizes are of Balsam Fir; fine selected specimens. Sp«M-ial rorres|><»ii(leiK*e Koli<-itt'(l on i*;ir lots. As the Wes ern Classification of roads now exact, by a recent ruling, ACTUAL PREPAYMENT of all freight charges on Christmas Trees, I am obliged to assume these charges hence 1 am under the necessity of insisting on the following' TERMS OF r.VYMKXT: .Vt least one-half cash with order; halaui'c .'SO Days apiirovol credit. All bills to lie paid not later than .lannarv 1st. ISit:!. >r< inlier 1st. W. D. BOYNTON, Shiocton, Wis. To the Florist Trade. We call aitention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED difterent shapes and designs, in every variety of color — Yellow, Rose, Olive, riirqiioise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO. Mention Amertcan Ftorls I^JE;"^^?' Yoieic. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE: 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. ;ir'SKM» l-OI! I'HHK LIST AM) 11,1.1 STHATIONS. Jo Horace ^cFarlan^id Comr^jpan^))^ Have to say ttjat tl7eir atlvertisenjept itj JepterptJer 22«1 F=lorist «liusioess, ai7ey St , New York. A. D. I'erry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, New York. E. Kaulfman. Philadelphia. Pa. H. Bajersdorfer &, Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 1 15 Ontario St , Cleveland, «>. J. A. Sliuuiers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. c. H. Hunt, I 3 Wisconsin Plov Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts.* Cin- cinnati. O T. W^. Wood & . OA.ieiVXOD'i'', B;^-€»»i»^-iHe» li^d. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. INDESTRUCTIBLE. CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., Mention Amertcen Poor's-. FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDS, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. Sizes, yk-inch to 42 inches diameter. The making, vending or use of any Serviceable Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER C0.» Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. J. C. VAUGHAN, A^ent, CHICAGO. <^^VmTERQ^2 SFRINQ STEEL GALVANIZED? '&^)!fS^ ■>/ ttf socirfy ff/ ^«ier/caii-mrjtii.ct kaj/tt/ieTM.p.! K*'nag. -WIGHT, MADISON, NEW JEBSBT. 2 74 The American Florist. Oct. 20. Foreign Notes. Anemone coronaria "The Bride" is one of the best varieties of its type; it is very strong and robust, throwing up a pro- fusion of white flowers on good stems. The leaves are handsome, much laciniated. To secure the constant blooming of Viola cornuta the seed pods should be cut oft' regularly. When this is done it will be a mass of fragrant yellow flowers from April to November. Eomecon chionantha, a new Chinese poppy, has pure waxen white flowers with a bunch of golden anthers. The leaves are a soft yellowish green. It is a handsome garden plant. Davallia tcnuifolia Veitchii is an im- provement on the older type, having a more elegant habit. It is especially qual- ified for basket use, the fronds being two to three feet long, drooping all round when the plant is suspended. One of the best dwarf ornamental caladiums is C. minus erubcscens; it seldom exceeds six inches in height, yet is robust and sturdy. The leaves are bright crimson, edged with green. Tradescantia Kegina^ is a new variety, having lanceolate leaves arranged in two ranks on stiff' archingshoots. The leaves arc handsomely variegated with bronze, silvery gray and rose. Its erect habit is very distinct from the common trailing sorts. It is a stove plant, a native of Central Peru. A new pteris is P. tremula variegata. The stalks of the fronds are very short, the pinna> long and much pointed. They are creamy yellow with green veins. Asparagus deflexus is a new variety, the main branches being from three to five feet long and pendant; it is best grown in a basket. An interesting paper on "Tuberous Begonias" was read by Mr. Jno. Laing before the Begonia Conference of the Royal Hort. Society at Chiswick, Aug. 23. Dieffenbachia raeleagrisis a new variety discovered in South America last year, and sent out by Messrs. Linden, of Brussels. It is slender and graceful in habit, the foliage dark green, variegated with scattered ivory-white spots. The long petioles are almost black, closely marbled with ivory white. Pteris nivalis is a new variegated fern. It has pinnate leaves with a white line down the center and is dwarf in habit. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. c H Y O P r R CLEAR B E E '^ [cypress^ D A N D i \ / V ;:; \sash/ E N T 0 \ / 1 u K 1 (a L s X ' v_/ A M BARS r 1 T \_ E R JOHN / N G C, MOMNGER S A ^ 297 Hawthorne A^e.. S L CHICAGO. ILL H SPHAGNUM MOSS Fliw. i-lcan stock: 1 M.il.'. f\ U\: :. Ilii \U lliil.-r.. .jll,.'V. Price. 11.60 aiall. Address H. K. CUITTT, FHtemuil, N. J. S€E MD).. PRESsJgcEJNE USEliAFTEUS .TORS HOT Bin Di TTEBING sJtc I'*' ^ ^22SS^^^^ ! 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Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this^page. TiiE ^immmm LPiLiiViir RmETica is "the Prow of ths JIbssbI; thers may ie more comfort Rmidships, but we are the Srst to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. vin. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK. OCTOBER 27, 1892. Ho. 230 f OillE ^yMlOiMi 1F(L@@S@7 Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. Subscription, $i year. To Europe, $2.oo. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAME8 DEAN, Bay Bldge, N. Y., president; W. B SMITH, Washington. D. c., vice-president; WM. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre. tftry; M. A. HDl^T, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug- n«t 18P3 The new officers to be installed January 1, 1893 are Wm. R. Smltn. Washington, president; Prof Wm. Trelease, Ht Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1S92. CONTENTS. Forcing Lilium Harrissi 277 Carnations— Seasonable hints 278 — Crosses plus and minus 278 Columbian Exposition 278 — Plants from Washington Botanic Garden . . 279 — Horticultural building (illus) 279 — World's Congress Auxiliary 279 Best early yellow chrysanthemum 279 Chicago 280 World's Fair greenhouses (illus) 280 Washington 280 New York 281 Philadelphia 282 Toronto 282 Baltimore 282 Worcester, Mass 283 House with short span to south (illus) 283 Bryn Mawr and vicinity 283 Hamilton, Ont 283 Boston 284 News notes 284 Chrysanthemum shows 286 Catalogues received 286 The seed trade 288 Patents recently granted 290 Kerosene emulsion 292 Aristolochia ornithocephala 192 Greenhouse shade 292 Fumigating 294 Oil in greenhouse heating 294 J. F. Brown, grower to Mrs. L. B. Wells, of Helena, Montana, sends us a very fine string of smilax about nine feet long. He says that he has been very successful with this crop, and reports the flower trade as very good in that vicinity. They did not suffer from killing frost until October 13, but have already suf- fered from quite severe snow storms. The report of the St. Louis park commissioner for the last fiscal year re- ports various improvements since the presentation of the last report, but rec- ommends a more generous appropriation for the rare of the park roads, which are far from perfect. A new lily pond has been constructed and the floral embellish- ments are to be very much increased by another year. Forcing Lilium Harrisii. This operation, though a compara- tively simple one, is one of considerable interest to a multitude of growers, and during the coming winter may prove es- peciallj' interesting on account of the scarcity of bulbs and also the early date of the Easter season of 1893. Owing to the high grade of bulbs pro- duced in that favored locality, Bermuda has been very largely depended on for the stock of L. Harrisii, but when that crop falls far below the average, as seems to be the case this season, it becomes a rather unfortunate matter forbpth grow- ers and dealers, and those who have re- ceived their usual supplies of bulbs will doubtless give them all possible care. But even in simple operations there are a few special points or details that should be observed in order to secure success, and the first of these is potting. In the matter of soil good loam is the most suitable, for instance such a soil as would be satisfactory for rose growing, and to this should be added a liberal amount of thoroughly rotted manure, unless such an addition has already been made to the soil while in the compost heap. The size of pots should be in proportion to the bulbs and in this connection it may be remarked that for early forcing, that is for Christmas trade or still earlier, small bulbs are much the best, those from five to seven inches in circumference being quite large enough, and if the smaller dimension be most prevalent 5-inch pots will answer very well for them. For late crops or for Easter the larger bulbs may be used to advantage, but if grown for a general trade, both for cut- ting and alsoforpot sales, thesmall bulbs are preferable. But to return to potting, it is advisa- ble that the pots be supplied with sotne drainage material and that the bulbs be planted low enough to give the stems support as the latter increase in height, and it should also be remembered that the best results are attained by potting liliums into their blooming pots at once instead of giving them a second shift. immediately after potting they should be put out in a cold frame and given a good watering, and at this stage of the proceedings there are found some differ- ences of opinion among growers, some preferring to plunge the pots and then cover them over with soil, while others simply cover them with sufficient shade to prevent the pots drying out too rap- idly, the latter being the method preferred by the writer, and is effected by laying sashes on the frame and then giving the glass a coat of whitewash, of course leav- ing abundant ventilation on the frame at all times. In a few weeks the bulbs will be nicely rooted and the tops coming through the soil, and they are then in condition for harder forcing if an early crop is desired, and should be brought into a house in which the temperature can be raised from time to time as required, bearing in mind that it is not entirely safe to force hard until the buds are in sight. If grown only as an Easter crop a little different practice should be observed, from the fact that much more time can be given to the operation and cool treat- ment results in much finer flowers, there- fore the plants may remain out in the fnime as long as the weather will permit, except when Eastercomes very early, and it is then safer to house them by the lat- ter part of October. A nice light house should be used for growing liliums and a temperature of 55° to 60° will keep them in good condi- tion until the flowers begin to open, when abundant ventilation should be given and a lower temperature. The temperature of the house must be regulated in accordance with the weather, and in order to bring in the whole num- ber of plants at a given date it is neces- sary to set them over frequently, so that the backward plants may be given more heat or the forward ones placed at the cool end of the house. A good rule to go by in legard to timing the crop is that the buds should all be visible when looking over the batch sis weeks belore Easter, this allowing time enough to harden them oS before sending out. Greenfly is about the only pest that gives much trouble during the forcing of Harrisii, but this can be eradicated by fumigating and by keeping a good supply of tobacco stems in the house to create vapor, for the latter will not do harm at any time, but fumigating may do injury after the buds become large. To secure handsome pot plants it is essential that the lilies should not be too much crowded, for in the latter case the growth will become drawn and spindly and the lower leaves are likely to be lost. Some liquid manure once or twice a week will also improve them after the pots are well filled with roots, or even a top dressing of short manure will prove beneficial, but this is rather unsightly un- less removed before the plant is sent out. Staking is also necessary, and this should be done in as neat a manner as pos- sible, light stiff" stakes painted green, or else southern canes, are among the neat- est supports that can be used, and these small items all have some value in the eyes of a would-be customer, for no mat- ter how well a plant may be grown the fact of its being supported by a stake like the small end of a loean pole has a dis- couraging effect. The packing of L. Harrisii to send out in a wagon or to ship to a distance is a rather troublesome operation, as many growers have found to their cost, but the main point is to tie each bud or flower :78 The American Florist. Oct. 2J, up to the stake so tightly that it cannot swing around or rub against its neighbor, and for short distancesof wagon delivery no packing around the flowers is needed, though each flower should be drawn up to the stake and tied with coarse cotton cord or similar sott material. For longer distances it is best to draw up the flowers with long strips ot tissue paper, this being less likely to bruise the flowers, but wadding or sheet cotton should be avoided as much as possible, as it is very likely to injure the flowers. It may also be noted in conclusion that clean pots will be appreciated by the re- tailer and also by his customers and the additional cost to the grower will be but slight. W. H. Taplin. ^T-^ Seasonable Hints. When it becomes necessary to start the fires do so at first moderately. If our instructions have been followed the houses will have dropped on sonic nights to near the freezing point and a sudden change would be injurious. But the heat may be increased gradually until a good growing temperature is reached, which should then be maintained. We consider the proper temrerature to be 50° to 60° at night; and 80° or 90° during the day when the sun shines will do no harm. On cloudy days we would not let the mercury run above 65° or 70°, and 60° is probably better. If we simply wish to hold our plants in good condition through the winter the cooler the plants are kept the better, down to freezing. But inasmuch as the production of flowers has been our main object we consider the sooner we get our money out of them the better. We can say our experience is that judicious forc- ing never hurt the plants, provided always that the increased temperature was accompanied with an abundance ol moisture. Pans of water should be kept over the pipes and flues and the walks drenched nightly. It has also been oui practice when firing hard to syringe the plants in the evening. If, however, the houses are run cool and the plants would not drj' ofif before morning we would con- sider the practice highly injurious. Syringing at night under the conditions named is the best preventive of spider we have tried. The red spider makes its appearance wherever a dry current of air strikes the plants and we should endeavor to |)revent rather than to cure the evil after having made headway. When the spider has secured a lodgment we have found a strong solution of sulphide of potassium persistently applied a very effective remedy. This will not hurt the plants and is a good fertilizer as well. Avondale, Pa. W. R. Shelmire. Carnation Crosses Plus and Minus. In a record of the production of new varieties of any species the minus sign will undoubtedly appear much more fre- quently than any other if the result is viewed from a purely financial stand- point. But mav it not be possible by the aggregate of sufficient negative results to secure, as in mathematics, a positive quantity? I do not mean to infer that my efforts have had any such termina- tion, but that by presenting them and comparing with the work of others of similar kind something of value may be brought out. Let me also preface by saying I have had but two years experi- ence to record, have no grand successes yet and no stock of anj' of them for sale. Sofaras I knowthe crossingof different varieties of carnations has not been car- ried on in this country in the systematic and painstaking manner to be found practiced by those at work in this line in the old country. We read of opening buds before the pollen is developed, re- moving the anthers and enveloping the bud to keep out foreign pollen. When the pistil has reached the proper age the fertilization is done with carefuly grown immixed pollen and the flower again enclosed until the seeds are formed. The results here are perhaps more uncertain, but nevertheless frequently extremely satisfactory. It is in part this uncer- tainty that gives attraction to the work, but at the sime time its cause lessens the deductions that otherwise might be de- rived. The fact that the carnations of our day are the result of innumerable crosses will undoubtedly lessen the prob- ability of inferred results, even under the most careful system of crossing. The offspring of thoroughbred Indian parents bear invariably certain Indian character- istics of feature, form and voice. The same is true of the Chinese, Japanese and other groups of the human kind that have for ages intermarried exclusively within their own type. It is in our own race that we find the parallel with the carnation. Children of the same parents difTer to the extreme in size, color of hair and eyes, in feature, voice, etc. A new scarlet carnation is desirable. I crossed Fred Dorner with pollen from a brilliant scarlet seedling and the first plant to bloom has a flower similar in color to Edwardsii — white, mottled with rosy pink. The same laws that govern reproduction in the animal kingdom are to be found in force in the vegetable world; "like produces like," and would invariably but for "reversion" or some other opposing law. I do not know the pedigree of Fred Dorner, but my scarlet seedlingwasbred Wm.Swayne X Aurora. The first named being the mother plant. Wm. Swayne was from Peter Henderson and Snowdon, I believe; Aurora wasfrom Century and Grace Wilder; farther back I can not go. So that the mottled off- spring of Dorner and the scarlet seedling has on the side of the pollen parent a chance to revert to three white, two pink and one carmine progenitor. It may have had as many white grandmothers; no wonder it did not come scarlet. The plant resembles the female, the flower the color of the male parent. My experience shows about half the seedlings follow this law. Some varieties are much more liable to reproduce their characteristics than others. Some are strong as pistil- late and weak as staminate parents. Portia has proven thus far a good mother in so far as reproducing her own tj-pe of growth. F'rom thepresentoutlook Lizzie McGowan is strong on both sides. My seedling bench, to bloom for the first this season, contains about 500 plants, and McGowan may be seen in many places through it, the peculiar upright narrow leaved growth sometimes darkened in color or made heavier in stem by one more rank in growth. Of 19 plants from a cross of McGowan and Anna Webb (in these crosses the pistillate plant is named first) 10 of them show decided characteristics in growth of the McGowan parent. None of them have bloomed, but the stems and roots show that some will bear flowers to concur with the law. A cross of .Angelus and McGowan, only three plants, all bear the stamp of McGowan, which does not uphold the rule. These have not yet bloomed. Four plants of McGowan and Buttercup have the tall short jointed McGowan stems, three are much heavier in growth than McGowan and all are near to Buttercup in color of foliage; no blooms have opened. A lot of l-t Mc- Gowan X Hector plants show McGowan blood in eight quite strongly, with onecx- ception. however, the color of the foliage is similar to Hector or more nearly than it is to McGowan. C. J. Pe.nnock. Columbian Exposition. The great event of the week was natu- rally the dedication, which has been anxiously looked for for some time. The immense Manufactures Building was decorated freely with flowering and foli- age plants. Most of the decoration wis wisely concentrated on the stage, which was finely bar ked with chrysanthemums, salvias, marigolds and cosmos, while palms and large ferns formed tie fi)liage feature. The galleries were decorated with chrysanthemums, and the same flowers were used freely about the lunch tables. On the tables a very jjrettj' effect was obtained by the use of pansies in profusion, the only foliage being bronzy oak leaves. The crowd in the building was so immense that but little could be seen of the flowers, except from some coign of vantage, .\bout 3 o'clock in the afternoon the gates were thrown open to the uninvited general public, who came in like the tide in the Bay of Fundy, a solid moviug mass, against which it was impossible to struggle. It was a crowd with a thirst for souvenirs, apparently, for they literally mowed oft" the floral decorations, carrying off everything that was not too big to be handled. Many of the plants were really needed for other decorations on Saturday, but the people gathered them all in with perfect impar- tiality. Some ver^' fine chrysanthemums were among them, these flowers showing well along the galleries. The plants for the decoration of the main avenue on the stage between the rear platforms were entirely from the state of Pennsylvania. In the extreme foreground were two magnificent speci- mens of Cycas revolutafrom " Wootton," the residence of Mr. G. W. Childs. At the rear of this avenue, at the highest point of the plant decoration were two im- mense palms, each fifteen feet high, with a spread of sixteen feet — one a Latania borbonica from Mr. Childs, the comoan- ion plant, from A.J.Drcxel, of Philadel- phia, was Livistona rotundifolia, a rare and beautiful plant. Other fine plants used were from Mrs. Chas. Wheeler of Bryn Mawr. From Girard College were fine examples of Kentia Belmoreana and brilliant crotons in variety. In front of the palms and ferns was a row of salvia, and an outer row of yellow coleus, with a wide border of oak leaves. This deco- ration was all superintended by Kobt. Craig. Behind all this was an arch of oak branches thirty-five feet high, with a group of palms and decorative plants at each pillar. The long dining tables, about f)00 feet, had down the center numerous plants of (^revillea robusta.the graceful "Silk Oak," alternating with plants of Mme. Crozy cannas, radiant with brilliant bloom — the main feature, however, was the tracery of oak leaves The American Florist. 279 HORTICULTURAL BUILDING AT THE WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. [From a Photograpr: and pansies, arranged in colors, 15,000 blossoms being used. The crowd at the ceremonies was very large, a good many prominent members of the trade being present. On Saturday the architects of all the various buildings held a meeting in Hor- ticultural Hall, a section inthe southwest wing being arranged for them. The speaker's desk stood behind a bank of cosmos and chrysanthemums, at one end was a tall Dicksonia antarctica, while by its side was a huge Corinthian pillar, showing the foliated capital, so strik- ingly suggestive of the tree fern. Gar- lands of oak leaves were on the walls and the window sills were draped with alter- nanthera. Groups of plants stood along the walls. Several of the buildings were dedicated on thisday, New Yorkbeingamongthera. At this building the stage reserved for speakers was very handsomely decorated, being grouped with palms, chrysanthe- mums, eucalyptus, cosmos and other plants. At one side stood a large brug- mansia, bearing a quantity oi huge trumpet-shaped flowers. The Penna. building was entirelj' finished by dedication day (and paid for), the grounds being sodded and the piazzas decorated with palms, bay trees, etc. Pennsylvania has reason to plume itself upon its horticultural exhibit. The plants coming from that state, at the most con- servative computation, foot up a total of $20,000. The plants were all in good order and there are many specimens which could not possibly be duplicated in this country. Mention has already been made of the grand specimens from Alle- gheny City, and the plants from private places are of equal note. A plant of Pritchardia grandis (syn. Licuala grandis) from Mr. Drexel is one of the finest known in cultivation; undoubtedly the finest in this country. Another rare palm to be seen here is a fine Cocos australis from Prof. Sargeant's place at Brookline, Mass. A quantity of cacti have been received rom the Washington Botanic Garden and from other sources. The shipment of plants will soon be at an end, as we can not expect favorable weather much longer. Some of the plants received were in rather poor order owing to imperfect packing or delayed delivery, but in the majority of cases they travelled well. All shipments ought to be made by express; it is a sad error to send them by freight. The collection of ficus is very large, including all well known and some little known varieties. Plants from the Washington Botanic Garden, contributed to the Colum- bian Exposition. In this group of plants the ficus is finely represented, the list including many plants from ten to fifteen feet high. .\mong them are Ficus rubiginosa, P. Brassii, F. comosa, F. macrophylla, F. Chauvierii, F. Roezlii, F. acuminata, F. stipulata (syn. F. scandens), and F. lucida. Altogether the lot includes some sixty plants, and they would go a long way towards filling a good-sized house. They are mostly planted in large tubs. There are several interesting euphorbias, jatrophas, and many other showy plants rarely seen in a general collection. Cibo- tium Barometz is a fern formerly known as the " Tartarian lamb." Struys, who traveled through Russia and Tartary in the middle of the 17th century, states that he found it growing on the salt plains on the west side of the Volga. Barometz, in the language of Muscovy, signifies a little lamb. The natives say that the wolves are very fond of this veg- etable lamb and that they devour them because they resemble the taste of the animal whose name they bear. This is a fine specimen. Another fine plant is Araucaria Cunninghamii, the Morton Bay Pine ; this is a specimen twenty feet high. Eriodendron anfractuosum is an- other pretty specimen — the cotton tree of South America, remarkable both for the soft down with which it is covered, and the extreme lightness of its timber. The economic plants form another inter- esting feature; altogether the Washing- ton group forms a very mteresting sec- tion, containing some of Mr. Smith's most attractive plants. The World's Congress Auxiliary of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago. Department of Agriculture; Division of Horticulture. Local committee.— J. C.Vaughan, chair- man; E. G. Hill, secretary; J. M. Samuels, John Thorpe, S. M. Emery, W. W. Tracy, Prof. Wm. Trelease. Committee of American Seed Trade Association. — W. Atlee Burpee, chairman; Albert Dickinson, Richard Frotscher, John Fottler, Jr., C. C. Morse, John A. Bruce. Committee of Society of American Flo- rists.— E. G. Hill, chairman; W. F. Dreer, W. R. Smith, W. A. Manda, E. Asmus, James Dean, H. H. Berger, J. T. Temple W. H. Chadwick. The date for the World's Horticultural Congress at Chicago has been fixed be- ginning August 16, 1893, and continuing four days. Horticulturists throughout the world are cordially invited to so arrange their visit to the World's Columbian Exposi- tion that they may be with us at the above date. The Society of American Florists and the American Seed Trade Association and the American Pomologi- cal Society will hold their annual meet- ing during the same months. We there- fore anticipate the largest possible attend- ance. Correspondence may be addressed to the chairman of the Local Executive Committee as above. The Best Early Yellow Chrysanthemum. Hitherto Gloriosum has been the best early yellow for cat flowers, but now it is to be superseded, and that quite soon. The new candidate forpublic favor was in bloom October 15. Abed of it at Rob- ert Craig's, containing about 600 plants, each plant averaging about four blooms, ►8o The American Florist. Oct. 27, presented a very beautiful appearance. The name of this meritorious variety is Mrs. J. G. Whilldin. It is one of Thomas Monahan's seedlings and it won the "Whilldin Cup" at Philadelphia in 1890 as a pot plant. In color it is a shade lighter than Glor- iosuni, a clear and pleasing yellow. In form it is similar to the white Jessica. Eldorado, another of Mr. Monahan's seedlings, is also early, though not so early as Whilldin, and it has a some- what delicate constitution. It is, how- ever, one of the most beautiful colored varieties extant, a magnificent bright yellow, and it is certainly worthy of fur- ther trial. E- L. Chicago. The week of the Columbian celebra- tions brought a good deal of work to the florists, opening the season very briskly. The opening festivity of the week was the ball at the Auditorium, where the decora- tions were under the charge of P. J. Hauswirtb and Jos. Curran. The main hall formed the ball room, the banquet hall on the sixth floor being reserved as a supper room for the distinguished guests, while others supped in the Studebaker building adjoining. The space to be decorated was very large, and great praise is due to those having the matter in charge for the manner in which they carried out their designs. The ball room, which occupied the whole space ordinarily used as a theater, was bountifully draped around every tier of boxes with wild smilax looped between each box with broad silk sashes of the Spanish colors, deep red and yellow. The music stand was screened with palms and bay trees; over the organ and stage boxes were palmetto leaves and smilax. In every case where color was used the red and yellow was predominant. The Auditorium banquet hall was ex- tremely handsome. At the extreme end was the dais where guests of honor were to be seated; this was banked with palms and chrysanthemums, with the national colors in brilliant electric ligh:s behind. The capita! of each pillar along the wall was decorated with a graceful bunch of chrysanthemums, red or yellow. Two vases of flowers were on each table, and groups of decorative plants, chiefly palms and bays, were arranged about the room. The large supper room in the Studebaker building was finely decorated with groups of ornamental plants along the walls, the floral arrangements consisting of plaques of red gladiolus and yellow dahlias. Vases of loose roses appeared on each table. Forty-one bouquets of roses, each tied with a broad sash of red and yellow ribbon, were presented to ladies among the distinguished guests. Another event of the week was the din- ner given by the Fellowship Club to dis- tinguished guests present at the dedica- tion. The decoration was arranged by Jos. Curran. Choice roses appeared on the t.ibles, Beauties predominating, while the room was further decorated with fine chrysanthemums and cosmos. It is doubtful whether the week brought quite as much work to the florists as was expected. There was about one very busy day for all, but while a few of the decorating florists were constantly em- ployed the general public was too busy seeing the sights to buy flowers. Busi- ness seems likely to be better now the celebration is over, rather than during the festive season. Flowers are very good now; roses arc both good and plentiful. Carnations arc scarce and much better in quality than they were. Excepting roses flowers are not over plentiful; averaging them all round the supply and demand are just about even. Violets are quite scarce and in good demand. A good many outside orders are coming in for all classes of flowers. Chrysanthemums sell with a rush when good. Outside flowers, grown without any thinning, do not sell, but there is no lack of sale for really good flowers; the market for them is far better than in former years. Among the visiting members of the trade present in the city during dedica- tion week were Messrs. W. R. Smith, Washington; Robert Craig and wife and Edwin Lonsdale, Philadelphia; E. G. Hill and wife, Richmond, Ind.; J. Coates Walker (Commissioner of Hort. for Penna.) and wife; H. B. Beatty, Oil City, Pa.; Wm. Hamilton, Allegheny City, Pa.; J. D. Carmody and wife, Evansville, Ind.; Tames Dean, New York; John Cham- bers and Geo. Vair, Toronto, Ont.; W.J. Stewart, Boston; C. B. Whitnall, Mil- waukee; J. T. Temple, Davenport, la.; H. M. Sanborn, San Francisco; W. H.Moon, Morrisville, Pa.; L. G. Bragg, Kala- mazoo, Mich.; D. B. Long, Bufi'alo; J. M. Hughes, Philadelphia; O.R Demmler,Eau Claire, Wis.; L. L. May, St. Paul; I. N. Kramer, Marion, Iowa; Prof. Emory E. Smith, Palo Alto, Cal. At a meeting of the Cut Flower Ex- change on Saturday, Oct. 22, the follow- ing gentlemen were elected by the stock- holders to act as directors: O. P. Bassett, J. T. Anthony, Peter Reinberg, P. J. Hauswirth, P. Blaumeiser, Geo. Klehm, E. Weinhoeber, F. Stielow, F. Kennicott, Aug. Dressel and T.J. Corbrey. The direc- tors held a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at which they elected the following gen- tlemen as oflicers; President, 0. P. Bass- ett; first vice-president, J. T. Anthony; second vice-president, Peter Reinberg; sec- retary, Geo. Klehm; treasurer, E. Wein- hoeber; manager, T. F. Keenan. The World's Fair Greenhouses. The accompanying illustration gives an excellent view of the propagating and lorwarding houses in the rear of the Horticul*ural Building. The roomy shed in the center contains potting and work rooms, and also boiler space for the large building as well as for the connecting houses. Just behind this range of houses runs the Illinois Central tracks; in fact the railway is so unpleasantly near that on several occasionsthe projecting freight cars have torn ofl' some of the wood work. The shed haslooked very attract- ive all summer, being prettily screened by wild cucumber vines. Two large circular beds in front were filled with large and tall growing plants, among themcannas, crape myrtle, cassias and other showy things. The long beds at either side were used for trial purposes; at the right were tuberous begonias, phlox and other showy flowers; at the left petunias and cosmos. The large grass plots visible in the foreground are immediately back of the large building; a few conifers are dotted about the edges. The houses themselves are six in number, size about 1. 50x30; they are of the most modern construction, with all con- veniences. The range at the left of the illustration contains most of the orna- mental leaved plants and the primulas. At the right are thechrysanthemumhouses the same range containing solanums and a variety of cool house stuff. The large specimens arc all housed in the main building. Washington. The weather the past few weeks has been delightful, cool, clear, and a few mornings white frosts were seen. Coleus and other tender soft wooded plants suf- fered and are blackened. Mr. George H. Brown, the well known public gardener, has had his large force busy the past three or four weeks getting in their tender plants, palms, crotons, pandanus and all subtropical plants which added so much to beautify our squares and reservations; they now have all these plants in their winter quarters, and most of the beds which a few weeks ago were so attractive with coleus, alternanthera, etc., are now a mass of fine healthy chrysanthemums which were grown all summer in pots for this pur- pose; they are finely set in well developed buds and from the present appearance will soon present an attractive display; Mr. Brown has some of the finest varie- ties of these very popular flowers and ex- pects to treat the public to something out of the usual line in the way of chrysan- themums outdoors. The G. A. R. corps badges in iront ofthe pension oflice still attract much atten- tion and some of them are just at their best; the frosts don't seem to have done them any injury, the majority of them being sheltered on the north by the large building. Decorations at the fall openings of the leading merchants in Washington are getting to be a business in itself. The handsome store of Messrs. Craig and Harding, furniture dealers, was elabor- ately decorated with palms, roses and smilax during the past week; the walls and ceilings were tastily festooned with smilax, as were also the windows and chandeliers. Palms were arranged about the room to present the best t fleet. Over 3,000 roses were used in the decorations. The novel feature of this fall opening was, each lady who visited the store on the opening day was presented with a few roses and sinilax on leaving the establish- ment. Gude Bros, were the artistic deco- rators on this occasion. Trade is slowly picking up among the florists. Several very handsome wedding decorations were made last week, and orders for other large ones are already booked. The season promises to be a gay one, and there will be plenty for all the "decorating florists" to do. Flowers are plentiful and quality very fair. Roses are bringing from $1 to $3 per dozen good buds. The markets are stocked with cos- mos, selling for 25 cents per bunch, each containing about 20 stalks, very fine. Two fine houses are being erected at the Executive Mansion, one for roses, the other for camellias, azaleas, etc. All their plants are housed for the winter; they arc looking remarkably fine and healthy. Mr. Henry Pfister, the' head gardener in charge, takes special pride in his orchids, and well he might, for they would be a credit to any gardener. Mrs. Harrison took a deep interest in this beautiful class of plants and when she was enjoy- ing good health she delighted in having thcin brought to her room whenin flower th;il she might copy them from nature. She had a number of very fine paintings of them, all her own work, and she was JHStlv proud of them. Their plants have made a fine growth this season and arc very vigorous. In going through the conservatory the other day Mr. Pfister called my attention to several specimens in full flower, among them a fine plant of Cattlcya Alexandria with six flowers six inches in diameter. The petals are of lS^2. The American Florist. M GREENHOUSES AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. a warm rose and crimson; on opening they are suffused with an old rose and bronze hue, lip broad , of velvety substance and amethyst crimson in color. Very good for a plant only 2 years old. Cat- tleya Sanderiana or Warscewiczii, having two spikes each containing eight flowers, very large sepals and petals purplish white, Hps rich crimson. Cattleya Bow- ringeana, having seven spikes of flowers containing 59 blooms of a rich purple, about 3 inches in diameter; front of lip deep purple with transverse maroon band, behind which the tube is whitish. They have a number of baskets about 12 inches in diameter, filled with Adiantum cuneatum, very finely grown, suspended from the roof over the walks, producing a fine effect upon entering the house. The markets during the past few weeks have begun to pick up, and a fair display of winter flowers is to be seen on the stands and in the windows. Cosmos is past its best. Good carnations are scarce as yet. Violets are coming in quantity; quality fair for this season, sellingrapidly at $1 per hundred. Quality of roses im- proving, prices only fair; the demand not as good as might be. Chrysanthemums begin to occupy more room on the flower stands, some very fine ones are beginning to be seen. Prices said to be good and the demand equal to the supply. Palms, rubbers, dracasnas, pandanus, aspidistra, etc., for window decorations are looking firm and healthy, though not much sale for them as yet. Trade reported on the increase. The dempnd for funeral flowers seems to be increasing, more of them being used on such occasions. Quite a rivalry seems to exist between the florists as to who can get up the most original and finest piece. It is quite the rage just now to make pieces representing the trade or business followed by the de- ceased, and some very handsome and unique designs are the result. At the funeral, a few days ago, of the late Geo. A. McIIhenny, president and engineer of the Washington Gas Com- pany, were seen some very handsome designs; probably the greatest quantity of flowers ever used at a single funeral in this city, of a private citizen. Noticeable among them was a broken column six feet high of Bride roses and maiden hair ferns, a most beautiful piece, in which could be seen the handiwork of Mr. C. F. Hale. A handsome gates-ajar five feet wide composed of Perle roses and violets, which was a credit to Mr. George Glori- ous; Messrs. C. Strauss & Co. made a gasometer six feet in diameter, with columns composed of Perle and Bride roses and white carnations, trimmed with asparagus and smilax. These pieces filled the large armory room. Gude Bros., Fisher and J. H. Small & Sons had a busy time filling orders for pieces. Never was there such a profusion used at a funeral here before. This was probably due to the great popularity of the deceased, who was one of Washington's public spirited citizens, well and widely known. During a recent visit to the large and long established nursery and greenhouses of Mr. John Saul on Seventh street road, I noticed a house about 60 feet long, the center bench of which was filled with Ljelia anceps, showing flower stalks, over 2,000 making their appearance, looking fine and healthy; his orchids and stove plants generally are in excellent condition; some nice plants of the redis- covered Dendrobium phalaenopsisSchrod- er;E in bloom, attracted my attention, they are really fine pieces of this exquisite dendrobium. His houses show no signs of the very heavy hail storm which vis- ited them a few weeks ago, they have all been put m thorough repair and are look- ing clean and new. The Florist Club held its usualmonthly meeting Wednesday evening, October 19, at the Arion Hall. Mr. Robert Bowdler presided. The price of admission to the Chrysanthemum Exhibition raised quite an animated discussion, some advocating 50 cents the first day and 25 cents the second and third days; it was eventually decided to make a uniform charge of 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children under twelve years. A much larger sum than usual was appropriated for adver- tising. The other business transacted was of a routine character. C. Leslie Reynolds. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. New York. "I have never before at this time of the year seen things as dull as they are at present. The market is perfectly glutted with everything, with the exception of smilax." So said a prominent dealer in reply to the question, "How's trade?" and his remark is no exaggeration. Even the finest violets go begging. Cosmos is coming in by the barrel. Fme roses have been sold as low as $4 per thousand on several days during the past week. The first chrysanthemums that came in sold for $3 per dozen, very fine ones for $4, but it took only a few days to knock these prices completely out. Fine Glorio- sum can be bought for $5 per 100, $8 being considered a high price. There are some few varieties that sell for $20 to $25 and from present indications it looks as though these figures are as high as they will reach this year. Fine Jessicas go slowly at $2 per dozen, Ivorj^ at $1.50 and the smaller varieties can scarcely be got rid of Instead of being sold by the hundred they are simply unloaded by the armful. There are some extraordinary chrysanthemums coming in with stems four to six feet long and the owners can- not be blamed for expecting $5 per dozen for them, but the price cannot be ob- tained. What makes matters worse at present is that with the number of roses coming in the weather is so warm that it is very hard to keep them, as they are so soft. Carnations are having bad luck also and thousands actually find their way into the dump cart daily. There has been a good deal of theatrical work lately, which of course comes in very handy, as flowers are so plentiful, and every retailer can give a customer a big show for his money. Mr. Scallen had on Monday several large baskets for the Broadway theatre, one in particular which contained over 300 Beauties, at- tracting such acrowd whileon exhibition in his window that the sidewalk was pretty well blocked up. The demand for large roses has dropped off considerably on account of the cheapness and abund- ance of chrysanthemums and this will probably continue for the next three or four weeks. Preparations for the great exhibition 2^2 The American Florist. Oct. 27, are progressing satisfactorily. Every- thing points to one of the most remarka- ble shows that we have ever had here, and it is amusing to see how all the "big moguls" are flitting from one place to another, a sort of "just-passing-and- dropped-in-you-know" look about them, but every one anxious to see how he com- pares with his competitor. From all ap- pearances competition in every class will be very keen. Young Bros, have added an important department to their business and have become selling agents for Pitcher & Manda and other large growers, special attention being given to palms and other decorative foliage plants and orchids. This department will be managed by Mr. Wm . Plumb, manager of the Madison Gar- den flower shows, than whom a better man for the position could not be selected. The Florist Club committee has finally succeeded in the quest for rooms and have secured a magnificent parlor floor at 20 West 27th street, a few doors from Broadway. Mr. R. C. Patterson and his foreman, Mr. S. McClements, have been in town several days the past week. Philadelphia. The storm has set in for good and all about town chrysanthemums are to be seen piled up in the windows and doors of flower stores, looking as if they might have drifted there. The fakir, too, has been out with his broom and little heaps are to be seen gathered up on the street corners and in front of vacant stores, waiting to be melted along with the rest. Robert Craig had the first large flowers, having Mrs. Whilldin in quantity on the 19th. This variety has proved itself to be earlier and better than Gloriosum; it is a fine large flower with a strong stem. Jessica came next, Joseph Heacock having remarkably fine flowers of this, and even better specimens of Ivory, which followed a day or two later. Ivory is king of the whites, and the flowers sent in by Mr. Heacock were fit for exhibition anywhere; his Rohallions were also very fine. Eldo- rado attracts a great deal of attention; it is the best yellow in point of color and of good size; the stems are not long, though very heavy, the plant being a slow grower. Wm. K. Harris has a house of this variety and the market to himself, as none of the other growers seem to have planted it. Advance is a fine long-stemmed pink, shrimp pink, some call it. We have heard of dead white, and presume this must be dead pink, as it is called after boiled shrimps. The flowers present anything but a dead appearance, however, and sell well. When Mr. Harris found it among his .seedlings he thought it was in ad- vance of anything of the kind and so named it. Evans Brothers also have some very fine flowers. It certainly looks as if there was going to be a glut next week. Prices have held up very well, con- sidering the quantity about. The best flowers bring from 20 to 2.5 and the lower grades, according to quality, sell down to as low as $1 a hundred. They have not hurt the sale of roses to any great extent as yet, prices for these remaining about the same. Carnations are a little higher, being 1.25 to l.,50 for the best. Business has been quite brisk, but there has been plenty of flowers with which to domoie, the cellars and ice boxes being pretty well packed on Saturday night. There will be a number of weddings the first week in November and the prospects for a good season are bright. At the last meeting of the Penna. Hort. Society nominations for officers to serve the ensuing year were made, the old board being continued. The final ar- rangements for the coming show were perfected. Everything points to an exhib- ition complete in everj' respect and better than any of its predecessors. The managers of the Chrysanthemum Show are anxious that intending exhib- itors should make their entries as soon as possible; time is now growing short, as the show opens November 7. The Delawares and Schuylkills played a close game of ten pins at the alleys last Thursday night. The Schuylkills, Capt. Craig's team, won by 51 pins. They did not make such a large score as in the previous match, but the Delawares were not in good trim and did not put up the game they are capable of doing. K. Toronto. New florists' stores are springing up like mushrooms just now and all on the same street too. Mr. John Cotterill, of Deer Park, has opened up at the north end and displays some good stuff' in his window; Mr. Henrj- Dale, wholesale grower of Brampton, has started a retail store pretty well down town which is to be conducted by his brother, Mr. E. Dale; and Mr. H. Palmer has taken a stand under the new Odd Fellows' building, about half way between the other two. Florists will soon be as thick as doctors and lawyers at this rate, but unfor- tunatelv they have not the same facilities for bleeding their clients. Last Tuesday's meeting of the Gar- deners' and Florists' Association was by all odds the liveliest on record. By the crowd of members present when the chairman took his seat it was quite apparent that something unusual was in the wind. The report of the World's Fair committee was disposed of in double quick time and the report of the executive committee containing about 20 recom- mendations anent the coming chrysan- themum show was received and adopted with hardlj' a murmur. The notice of motion to change one of the clauses of the constitution *^hen came up and after various explanations and discussions pro and con was voted down — 18 ayes and 32 nays (moral: don't try tinkering 3'our constitution). After some other routine business the question box was opened and the best manure for growing plants in pots was discussed. The general opinion seemed to be that well rotted bam yard manure produced the best results with the least risk and expense. Mr. Thos. Manton gave a list of the best 24- hardy roses among which he named La France. Mr. (jilchrist said that hybrid teas were always winter killed with him, but sev- eral other members had as good success with it as with any of the H. P. 's. Mr. McLeish said that some time ago his employer bought 12 roses from a first class nursery and La France was theonlj' one ot the lot that lived. Then Mr. A. Westwood dropped a bombshell into the meeting in the shape of this question, "Is it beneficial to the retail trade for institutions supported by public monies to supply plants and cut flowers free of charge?" It was evident, owing to the crude way in which the question was worded, that it was aimed at somebody (everybody knew who that somebody was) or there would have been no cause for asl ing it. In the ordinary course of business it should have been left over for reply until the next regular meet- ing, but the members showed their good sense in asking to have the matter threshed out at once rather than let it go on disturbing their peace of mind for another month and so the president ap- pointed five or six florists to reply to it then and there. None of those in charge of public institutions denied having given away plants and flowers to a limited extent nor did they express any repent- ance for having done so, in fact there seemed to be an impression that thej' in- tended to keep up the practice complained of, one or two saying that they had given away far more to florists than to private parties. Well! the florists replied and with one or two small exceptions (which were afterwards satisfactorily explained) had nothing to complain of. Mr. Thos. Manton in his reply positively commended the practice saying that it had actually done the florists good in creating a love of flowers and a demand for them where there was neither before. During the dis- cussion considerable heat was displayed by some of the members and various little recriminatory episodes took place, but after it was over everybody was agreed that open meeting was the right place in which to talk these matters over and not potting sheds, etc., where the person or persons complained of could not make any explanations and the member who asked the question was commended for his courage in facing the matter out before the whole association. This aftair maj' appear pettj'to outsiders, but it has been rankling in the minds of a few here for several years. Now a beginning has been made it is to be hoped that any member having a grievance will bring it up in meeting for explanation and rectifi- cation. Members of other clubs may follow suit with advantage. The meeting adjourned at 10:55 p. m. Mr. W.J. Stewart, secretary of the S. A. F., favored this citj' with his presence for a short space last week en route for the Chicago festivities; needless to sa3- that those on whom he called were very glad to see him and regretted that his stay was so short. Mr. John Chambers, president of the Toronto G. and F. Association also left for Chicago on Tuesday last. The city authorities and the Provincial Government have given permission for the specimen plants in the various insti- tutions belonging to them to be taken to the World's Fair next year. The private owners of plants move slower and have not been heard from vet. E. Baltimore. The "mums" are out in force at last and are to be seen everywhere, and had at all prices; from twentj'-five cents a blossom down to eighty cents for a dozen bunches, each bunch containing about twenty-five blooms. Most of the florists have their windows and stores decorated with them, Halliday Bros, having noth- ing in their windows recently but clusters of dilTerent varieties, set ofl" with sprays of oak leaves. As might be expected with such a flood of chrysanthemums, roses are at a dis- count and are not selling nearly so freely as a few days ago, though prices are down to three cents for very good buds of Bride, Perle, Cusin, Watteville and Meteor. Mermet and La France must be very nice to bring four cents. Carnations and bouvardia are becom- ing more plentiful, are much better in q^uality but are in less demand propor- tionately than roses. The great Columbus Day parade which /Sg^. The American Florist. >M FORCING HOUSE "WITH SHORT SPAN TO THE SOUTH. mustered all the brass bands, most of the secret societies, and no inconsiderable number of mere citizens, was expected by many to liven up sales by the number of sight-seers and pleasure seekers attracted to the city, but, though a great success as a parade, it seems to have been a fail- ure as far as making business for the florists was concerned, as not one has been seen who thought his sales increased on that day. Messrs. Galloway & Cristie have opened at the same place as last winter, at 1910 W. Charles. Mr. Julius Tischinger will open, not at his old location on I\Iadison avenue, but in the store occupied by Campbell & Bankerd last winter, 341 N. Charles street, which he has rented and is fixing up very nicely. The club had an extra meeting Monday night to decide some matters connected with the coming exhibition. The attend- ance was surprisingly large and to say that the room was crowded would be putting it very mildly. The committee must be gratified at the interest mani- fested in their work. One thing discussed that deserves special mention was the plan for a com- petitive trial of skill in putting up cut flowers in designs. After a very interest- ing debate it was adopted and is as fol- lows : Each competitor will be furnished with a design, foil, moss, wire, picks and flowers, as nearly like each other com- petitors' as possible, precisely similar if it can be; he will then retire and make up the piece in private, and the pieces of all the competitors will then be staged to- gether, and the one receivingthe approval of the judges will be awarded a certificate of honor. As finally adopted it seems to meet the unanimous approval of the club and several members expressed a deter- mination to compete. The Charles street florists will all have electric hght soon. Mr. W. J. Halliday has a complete and beautiful system in his store at No. 316. Mr. McNab says one reason why his buds are so fine is that he uses nitrate of soda in solution regularly. A different place for the show every year — the cyclorama building this time. Mack. Worcester, Mass. The last regular show of the Horticul- tural Society was held October 13 and it was one of the most successful shows of the season. There was a large number of entries in all the classes and the at- tendance was also very good, the weather being all that could be desired. As one enteied the hall the sight was magnifi- cent, the stands of cut flowers glowing with color, and towering over these were noble specimens of the kentia and areca, while clustering around the pots were beautiful ferns and mosses. The exhibits without exception were fine, but there was nothing new or novel worthy of notice. Trade is booming right along, decora- tions for weddings and receptions, funeral work and the regular cut flower trade keeping everybody hustling; the supply is fully suflicient and prices hold strong. Fred B. Madans has opened a store on Pleasant street. Fred has the best wishes of everybody in the trade. Chrysanthemums are coming in thick and fast and are improving the appear- ance of the show windows immensely. The flowers are of magnificent size, with long stems and clean dark foliage, and the wa3' they sell demonstrates that "mums" are still growing in popular favor. Glor- iosum, Ivory and M. Boyer are the favor- ites just now. Violets are coming rather poor and a short supply; we are having a very warm fall, impossible to keep the temperature of the houses below 50°. Seedling. Forcing House With Short Span to the South. We present herewith a sectional view of one of the new houses recently erected by Mr. Geo. W. Miller at his new place in Hinsdale, III., engraved from a draw- ing made for us at our request by Mr. John C. Moninger, Chicago, the builder of the houses, the house illustrated being 18 feet wide. The principle upon which these houses are constructed is to present the sheet of glass on the south side of the house as nearly as possible at right angles with the sun during the winter season when the source of light hangs low in the hori- zon, it being believed that by such direct action the rays of the sun are intensified. And further to present as much of aslant as possible to the sun when the latter is high in the heavens (as in late spring and summer) that the heat rays may be de- flected and a goodly proportion kept from entering the house. It is held that with the style of roof shown in the engraving the direct rays of the sun reach every part of the house dur- ing the months of November, December and January, while during late spring and summer a large share of the rays are deflected by the slanting angles there presented. As a further advantage it is stated that any number of such houses can be built close together on a level surface, and one will not shade the other even during the winter months when the sun hangs lowest. As will be noted there are three paths in the house, one at each side and an- other in the center. Were the south bench set close against the wall it would be shaded to some extent. It is held that the north bench can be placed six inches lower than the south bench and still get the full benefit of the sun's rays. It should be added that these houses are not wholly an experiment, as simi- larly constructed ones have been in oper- ation near Milwaukee for two seasons, and in them have been grown more profit- able crops of roses than were ever before produced in that section. Bryn Mawr and Vicinity. In the report of the Wayne Horticul- tural Society's tall show credit was wrongly given for the best all-round ex- hibit; this prize was taken by Jno. Cur- wen, Jr. This society is very flourishing, having over 200 members enrolled. It will hold a spring exhibition in the latter part of March. Mr. Robert Craig shipped two carloads of plants for the World's Fair from Bryn Mawr on October 8, containing contribu- tions from Mr.G.W. Childs,Mrs. Charles Wheeler and John Curwen, Jr. A large Phyllocactus latifrons 10 to 12 feet tall and broad in proportion was among them. Mr. Childs was unfortunate in having a large bed of Pandanus Veitchii and another one of crotons totally de- stroyed by frost about two weeks ago, also a number of plants, large specimens, which were intended for the Columbian Exposition. In the immediate neighbor- hood the only damage done was to coleus and alternanthera and they were only partly nipped. Mr. Childs had directed that they should be left longer than the gardener, Mr. John Hughes, had intended , hence the loss. Mr. Hughes accompanied Mr. Craig to the dedication ceremonies at Chicago last week. John J. Connelly has built another house to accommodate his carnations, 16x50 feet. H. G. Standen reports a large stock of carnations for winter bloom. Apropos of the drainage question raised by the mention of Mr. Thorpe's use of excelsior, I would suggest finely sifted hard coal ashes (not clinkers), as they are easily obtained, answer the purpose ad- mirably, are quickly applied and never clog. The suggestion has appeared in these pages before. J. C, Jr. Hamilton, Ont. The annual meeting of the G. and F. Club of this city was held Tuesday, the 13th, and the following officers were elected lor the ensuing year : S. Aylett, president ; J. Fox, vice-president ; D. Brown, secre- tary ; H. Francis, assistant secretary and F. G. Foster, treasurer. After the business of the evening an adjournment was made to Lewis' restaurant where an hour or two was very pleasantly spent in tendering a banquet and presen- tation of a gold headed cane suitably engraved to T. Burner, one of our mem- bers who is leaving us for fresh fields and pastures new. The presentation was made by the chairman, F. G. Foster, and replied to by Mr. Burner in feeling terms, ►84 The American Florist, Oct. p/, after which a general good time was had with speech by A. Long, till the wee sma hours. So closed one of the most sociable gatherings held here in years. F. G. F. Boston. Mr. Patrick Norton mourns the loss by diptheria on Monday, the 24th inst., of his only son, aged 14 years. The sad news was a severe shock to Mr. Norton's many friends. Bay City, Mich. — November 15 to 19 inclusive are the dates decided upon for the chrysanthemum show. Louisville, Ky. — The Louisville flo- rists will give a chrysanthemum show November 8 to 12 inclusive. All wishing to participate will please address Nanz & Neuner. Doylestown, Pa. — Everything is very dry here and some of our rose growers have to haul water from the ponds for daily use, a rather expensive operation considering the present price of roses. Newport, R. I. — The Newport Horti- cultural Society is arranging for its annual chrysanthemum show, to take place in Masonic Hall the latter part of November. It has been decided to hold an exhibition lasting three days and nights, and to follow it on the fourth night with a ball. SITUATIONS.WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under this head will be inserted at tiie rate of iU cents a line (seven words) each inser- tliui. Cw-Ak imif-t nci'iiiDpany order. Plant advs. not Sri'l'A'I'loN WA.N'I Ki>— By llrst-class Kardener and llorist. tlii>iuughly posted in all branches; 10 years' experience. Best of reference. Address S. Lock Box ;tT. Wlnchendon, Mass. SITUATION WANTED-Bya frood all round rtorlst a position where iivinp wages can be receiveii for flrst-class work: t; years in last place. Married. Ad- dress H E. care American Florist. Chicago. SITUATION WANTEI)-By a tl-.ri'^t: experienced In landscape gardening, mr tl..x\.r^ mni vegetables; niie 28 years, single. Gemnm pi.i.'. )>[ii.-[red. Address Pktm; 'I' \ I -1 \\ \[.n. 2T0E. Federal >tn-.t. > Mnii->tuwn. Ohio. W ANTED— A WeatlnTf.l ..r Si^IImv l,(,iler. No. .'>.i Stale lowest Oiisli |iiir,> A'ly/ . stock islimited. Speak quick to securethem.Sendfop list. L. B. 496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. NOW READY FOR PLAHTIKG. All the leading varieties. Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. ad. A.. HUJVr, Terre Halite, Ind. 10,000 JACK ROSES I and 2 years old, on their own roots, well branched. PKK 100 2 to 2yz feet high $10 00 21/2 to 3K feet high.... 15 00 31/2 to 4^ feet, extra large for plant- ing out i 20 00 Will send sample of 10 on receipt of jSt.OO. We have about 5,000 assorted PALMS, In 5 to 7-inch pots. Prices on application. Jordan Floral 60., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. Mflntion AmerlCRP KloHfit THE NEW ROSE ^^^\V>• CtYv\ FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. TKAS »33.fo per looo HYBRIDS 4).ooperlooo Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. J^oot3 Solnt^Usy ULBICM IRUNNIB. Extra strong 2 year old licKI giown plants, $l5,uu per lOti. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, \V,viir, ClK'Ktiiiit Hill, riiila., Pa. WATER LILIES. SI'HCIAL TRADp; I.LST OF PLANTS, DORMANT TUBKRS AND SKKD KRKK ON AI'l'I.ICATION, WM. TRICKER, Dongran Hills, S. I.. IT. T. Coirespontlence wanted wilh parties desiring a regular supply of FANCY CARNATIONS, DOUBLE AND SINGLE VIOLETS, .1. rilOS. I),. WITT. ROSES. In Leading Porcing' Varieties. CARNATIONS. strong' plants from open ground. rer 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet $10.00 After three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 $60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7 00 Neapolitan per 1000$70; 8.00 The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 8.O0 5.000 ADIANTUMS. 20,000 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA THE COMING WHITE ROSE. From 4-inch pots $ 5.00 per doz. " 3-inch pots 35 00 per 100 " 2;^-in,pots 25 Ou per 100 J. cook:, :fl.S Charles street. B.VI.TI.'MOKK, Ml). AMERICAN STANDARD ROSES (TIIKi: KOSKS) A PERFECT SUCCESS. >linnisnt:i urnun. Ilaid.v. x i«;.non>*. K.orisls. if you want a rare beautiful .I'.tl pay- ine attraction, get some of our Rose Trees They will pay cost the first year in cut flowers aud yt u can sell Inrge numbers by showing them to cus- tomers. Our new method of wintering safely the most tender tta roses on their standing place any- where in the northern states free w th a dozen or more trees. Write for catalogue. Our roses aie now ready for immediate delivery. M. WIM»>!IM,I;K At SONS. Stiindard Itc.st- <;it>wiis. >1;inK;it... >llnii. J. L. DILLON, Wholesale Florist BLOOMSBURG. PA. •ITE FOR CIRCULARS. i8gi The American Florist. 285 A Great Pair. EDNfl GRfllG ] 1.2 pe, 100. GRflGE BATTLES J *'°°^"'°°° Crders booked now for Feb. delivery. We shall soon have our plants housed, but still have for sale good plants ot Aurora at $15 00 per too, and Golden Gate at |8-00. Some Specialties for 1893 will be Aurora New Jersey TUos. Cartledge Nancy Hanks Pearl Uorner Golden Triumph Mrs. Hitt Grace Darling Hen Hur Puritan Daybreak Kniily Pierson AVliite Wijigs Orauffe Blossom Edwin Lonsdale Angeliis American Flag. EDW. SWA7M, Carnationist, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS strong, healthy, field grown plants. Mrs. Fisher, Orient, J. J. Harrison, l^i/zie McGowan, May Queen, Hector, Tlie Century, "IV. F. Dreer, Fred. Crelghton, American Flag. Portia, 1st size, $8.00 per 100: J70.00 per 1000. 2nd size, $6.00 per 100; $50.00 per 1000. PURITAN— The best white. Early, productive and healthy. 1st size, $15 per 100; $126 per 1000. 2nd size, $10.00 per 100; $a0.00 per 1000. Hybrid Perpetual Roses. strong, field grown plants, $10.00 per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, 10,000 CARNATIONS. Per 100. Garfield. Hlnze's $(;.00, $7.00 and $ 8.00 KOSES— Albany. La France, Mermet and Sa- frano.from 3-inch pots G.OO Albany. La France and WoottOD. from 2-ln pots 3.00 Bride, Mermet, Safrano and Bon Silene, 2-inch pots 2.50 Asparagus Tenuissimus, 3J^-lnch pots S.OO Dracaena Indlvisa 3-in. pots .. H.OOperdoz. S.OO Fern Pterls Serrulata, 8-in pots. .$1.00 a doz. S.OO ** '* •* 2-inclipots..f)0cadoz. 4.00 GrevilleaKobusta, 15tol8in.blgh.?2.00adoz. 15.00 Fandanus Utiiis, 4-incli pots, strong. .SS.OO per doz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN - TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list with prices. A few hundred second size plants of Golden Triumph at a reasonable price. K. T. I^OMBABD, Waylaud, Mass. GRACE BATTLES and over 60 otlier varieties of CARNATIONS offered the Wliolesale Trade. My list embraces the bent Standard and New Icinds, including some of particular Interest to growers of seedlings. Correspondence and personal inspection solicited. C. J. PENNOCK. The Pines. Kennelt I quare. Chester Co . Pa. CARNATIONS A fine lot of Carnations, field grown. For sale cheap. Hinze's TS^hite, tamborn, L. L, Lamboru, Grace Wilder, Hector. Crimson King, American Flag, Portia, Tidal Wave, Alegatiere. $«.00 per 100. Cash with order. W. M. ELDRIDGE. 11 S. Franklin St .Wilkes Barre, Pa. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write to an adver- tiser in these columns. Here is Something you IMay Need All priced as low as is consistent for First-Class Stock, and in excellent order. . Per Doz. Per 100 CARYOTA URENS, I to 2 leaves, pot grown s 75 $500 CH.MM^TiROP-. iXCEI^SA. 5 to 8 leaves, from 2 inch pots. . . 75 400- I.IVISIONA 0L1V^15;F0RM1S 2 to 3 leaves, pot grown 100 600 OREODOX.A REGIA, 3 feet high, pot grown, shtw character leaf, 25 cents each. PHCENIX RECLINATA, 4 to 7 leaves, 2-inch pots i 00 6 00 " '■ strong, 151023 inches high 2 50 20 00 SABAL LONGIPEDUNCULATA, strong, from 3 inch pots I 25 9 00 RED SPANISH PINEAPPLE, rooted plants $25,00 per icoo 3 00 SUGAR LEAF PINEAPPLE, rootLCl plants ■ 89^.00 " to 00 MANGO, Sne. young, po: grown .... 2 00 15 00 YELLOW CATTLEY, or CHINESE GUAVA, 3 to 4 feet, pot grown 200 15 co LOIJUAT, fine mailing stock, pot grown 75 4 00 " 2 to 3 (eet, from open ground I 50 10 00 AGAVE SISALANA, Sisal Hemp $25.00 periooo 3 00 BAMBUSA NANA, strong. 2 CO 15 00 CRINUM FIMBRIATUIVI, pink and white • • ' i co 7 co CINNAMON OF COMMERCE, strong mailing, pot grown 200 1500 CAMPHOR " " strong, pot grown I 75 12 00 EULALIA JAP. VARIEGATA AND ZEBRINA, strong clumps 75 5 00 GARDENIA FLORIDA, mailing, pot grown 75 5 00 HEDYCHIOM CORONaRIUM, strong tubers I 00 6 00 CRAPE MYRTLES, purple, pink and crimson, 12 to 20 inches, clean and fine, in any quantity. ...... 815.00 per 1000 75 5 00 PANCRATIUM CARIB . very fine cultivated bulbs S25.CO per 1000 ROSES-Queen of Prairie, very heavy, 3 to 5 feet Agrippina, iS to 30 inches i ou 7 00 Woodland Margaret, strong, 3 to 5 feet i 00 7 00 Mar etti, strong 3 to 5 feet. S30 00 per 1000 50 400 THEVETIA NERIFOLIA, strong, pot grown i 50 10 00 TILLANDSIA U1RICULAT.\, Air Plant, mailing plants 2 50 PALMETTO LEAVES, for decorating 2 co Whole Crowns, perfect, 3 to 5 feet, elegant 3 00 820-25 00 Kverything well packed free. Send for Catalogue. B.EASONER BROS., Oueco, Florida. Mention American Florist. 85 C. C. Abel & Company P.0.BOX920, NEW YORK. FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the following Well Known and Reliable Houses, Bulbs, Novelties, etc. PIERKE SEBIRE & SONS» Nurserymen, Ussy, France. Roses, Evergreens, Fruit and Forest Btocka. ^ Sbruba a specialty, etc. ERNST RIE3ISCHNEIDEK, Flortata man. Altona, Germany. " " "" Valley a specialty. THE TOTTENHAM NURSERIES, I^imt'd, Uedemsvaart, Netherlands. Managing Dl- rectort: A. M. C. Jongfcindt Coninck. A M. C. Vander Elst. tore of Araucailas, Azaleas. Indica and aiolli! Bay Trees, Begonias, Gloxinias, Palms, Rhododen drons, etc., etc. ALPHONSE ROCHE. Ollionles, France. Extensive and special plantation of Immorteiles and dyed in all colors and shades. CataloBues (mention which) free on application when received for distribution. All orders for these houses should be plainly written and addressed to ua. ItO^TEMi «Ss 00., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND Per lUO. CLEMATIS "Duchess of Edinburgh," the best white double flowering Clematis, extra strong plants, 6 to 8 ft., 4 to 7 branches $22 50 HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora, 2% to 3 feet S 00 TREE HYDRANGEA paniculata grandi- flora 25 00 ROSA RUGOSA. white and red mixed, extra fine plants, 3 to 5 branches, xyi to 2 feet - 6 00 WISTARIA SINENSIS, strong 30 00 WISTARIA SINENSIS ALBA, strong.... 40 00 Trade list free on application. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. These Letters s made of the best i mortellea, wired fasten them in the design. Ail infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-inch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage, 15c. per IWJ. Before purchasing Bend for free sample and Catalogue and compare with any other letter in the W. C KRICK. 1287 Broadway. BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan. Chicago, 111.; H. Bat- ERSDORFER & CO.. Phila., Pa.; N. Steffbns, N. Y.; AUG. ROLKER&SONS. N- Y.; Ed.S.Schmid, Wash- ington, D. C. ; James Vick's Sons. Rochester N. Y.; T. W. WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers. Toronto, Ont. Mention American Florist. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER CO., 13 Green Street, BOSTON, MASS. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place Manufacture THE BEST LETTEES IN THE MARKET. with orders for 500 letters we give away a nicely stained and varnished box. See cut in next week's AmericaD Florist. Our letter is hantlletl by all the wholesalers In Boston . AGENTS: A. Rolfcer & Sons, New York; F. E. Mc- Allister, 22 Dey St., N. Y.; B. Kaufman, Ptalladelptala; H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.; A. C. Kendal, 116 Ontario St., Cleyeland, O.; B. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago; Wisconsin Flower Exchange. 131 Mason St.. Milwaukee, Wis. ; H. Sunderbrnch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati. O.; T.W- Wood & Souk. 6th and Marshall Sts., Richmond, Va.; Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y ; Dan'l B. Long, Buffalo, N. Y.; C. A. Kuehn, St. Louis; Marschuetz & Co., 26 N. 4th St., Philadelphia. Pa. J. A. Simmers. Toronto. Ont.. Agt. for Canada. 10,000 first class, stocky plants, from seed-bed, S4 CO a 1,000. No order for less than 500. By Express only. Ca^h. I save my own seed JOHN T. HUTCHINSON. Elizabeth, N. J SPHAGNUM MOSS. ilne. clean stock; 1 Bale, $1.60; 3 Bales, B.OO; 10 Bales, $11.50. SALZER SEED CO., La Crosse Wis .86 The American Florist, Oct. 27. Subscription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, 10 Cents a Line, Agate; Inch, $1.40; Column, 814.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times. 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; 26 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. Tlie AdvertlsInK Department of the American FI-ORIST is for Florists. Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertalnlnK to those lines Only. Please to remember It. Orders for less than one-half inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO., Chicago. Chrysanthemum Shows. San Francisco, Nov. 1-4— California State Floral Society. Emory E. Smith, Sec'y Palo Alta. Cal. New York, Nov. 1-7— New York Florists* Club. Wm Plumb, manager of exhibition, Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia. Nov. 7-11 — Pennsylvania Hort So- ciety. D. D L. Farson, Sec'y, Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Toronto, Ont . Nov 8-10 — Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association. A. H. Ewing, Sec'y, 276 Victoria St. St Louis, Mo.,Nov 8-10— St. Louis Florists' Club. Emile Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave Hartford, Conn., Nov. 8-10— Hartford County Hort. Society. Julian S Allen, Sec'y Boston, Nov. 8-11— Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago, Nov, 8-11 — Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, fm Dearborn Ave. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. S-ii. — Wisconsin Florists' and Gardener's Club. A. W. Bennett, Sec'y, 108 Wisconsin St. Minneapolis. Minn , Nov. S-ii— Minneapolis Florists' Club. E. Nagel, Secy, 1118 W. Lake St. Cincinnati, Nov 8-12 — Cincinnati Florists' Soci- ety. E. G. Gillett, Sec'y, 136 Walnut St. Gait, Ont., Nov. 9-10— Gait Hort. Society. Edward Lane, Sec'y, Worcester, Mass , Nov. 9-10 — Worcester Hort. Society. E. W Lincolj, Sec'y. Montreal Nov. 9-11— Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y, 235 SI. Da iSt. London, Ont., Nov. 9-1 1 — London Gardeners' and Florists' Society Wm. Gammage. Sec'y. Providence, R. L, Nov. q-ii— R I. Hort. Society. C W. Smith. Sec'y. 55 Westminstei St. Buffalo, Nov. 10-12— Buffalo Florists' Club. Edw. I. Mepsted, Sec'y, 479 Main St Washington, Nov. 15-17— Washington Florists' Club. G. W. Oliver, Sec'y, 1844 8th St. N. W. Oshkosh, Wis , Nov. 15-17— Oshkosh Florists' Club. Mrs. G. M Steele, Sec'y. Springfield, Mass.. Nov. 15-17 —Hampden County Hort Society. W. F. G%Ie, Sec'y, 367 Main St Baltimore, Nov. 15-1S — Gardeners' Club of Balti- morf. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N. Liberty St. Pittsfield, Mass, Nov. 15-18-Berkshire Co-nty Gardeners' and Florists' Club. A. P. Mereditii, Sec'y, Pittsfield. Indianapolis, Nov. 15-19— Society of Indiana Flo- rists. Wm. G. Bertermann, Sec'y, 37 Massa- chusetts Ave., Indianapolis. Pittsburg, Pa , Nov. 15-19— Pittsburg and Alle- gheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club. G. Oes- terle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St., Pittsburg. Bay City, Mich., Nov. i5-i9~Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Cooper, Sec'y. Erie, Pa., Nov. Erie Chryianthemura and N. W Penna. Hort. Society. H. Tong, Sec'y. Newport, R I., Nov. Newport Hort. Soci- ety. J. J. Butler, Sec'y. Catalogues Received. Sander & Co., New York, orchids; John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, carnation Grace Battles; Albert M. Herr, Lancas- ter, Pa., plants; Thos. S. Ware, Tottcn- hatn, London, Lng., bulbs and plants; C. A. Dabl & Co., Atlanta, Ga., plants, Bcnj. Grey, Maiden, Mass., aquatics; W. J. Hesser, Plattsmouth, Neb., decorative plants; Isaac Spacht, Jerseyville, 111,, bulbs and plants; J. H. Harold, Marion, Md., holly, etc. CUT SIJ^IIwAX:. l-r.iiii Nnv Nl t,, MM^ Nl our iirlcc fcir S111II11.V will he ;.ll ruiitM |wi shIiiK i.Muilltv Hr-Ht-clHMs. I'rcjni|it nlli.-iill'iM t" nnl.T^ In nlic J. E. BONSALL l> SON. 308 Garfie'd Ave.. Salem. 0. will sell if they are good; CYCLAMEN pl;tnts also. The giganteum strain is the only one worth growing if you urow for sale, and there are strains and strains of the giganteum also. It is not how cheap, but how good! Heniember that! Gardiner's strain of giganteum comes high; but it's worth the ditlerence. Sow at once for next winter's flowering. $2.00 per 100 seeds; $8.00 for 500 seeds; $15.00 for lOOO seeds. JOHN GARDINER & CO., 27 North 13th Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. p-Our trade list of choice Flower Seels free. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STRINGS, 8 to 10 feet long, 50 cents each. 19 to 18 feet long, S^l.OO each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. KTow is the time to get your Stock for 'Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest and finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC/ENA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. 5end for Special prices or come and examine ciit stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Hose Hill Nurseries. New Rochelle, N. Y. The Finest Stock in the World. Thirty mInuteB from London. Oar Mr. A Dlmmocb will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any conomunication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Htreet. New York City. Mention American Florist BRACKENRIDGE &. CO., Established 1854. Govanstown, Md. PRICE LIST rKEK. 1.000.000 CANE STAKES HARDY CUT FERNS BOUQUET GKK.EN aiis. AidrBM J, o. :B*arro-w-, FISHKILL, N. Y. CUT ROSES. I'KKI.KS. NII'IIKTOS, IJK.VITI KS, I..V I'U.VNCK. MKRMKTS, BIKTKOK. WHITE I,.V FRANC K, can be etipplted to tlorlsts at "Wholesale Prices. ADDRESS iMANZ &. NEUNER, LOUISVILLE, ICY . YOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW 6REST DftiSY Now ill th»' time to put them In for ChristmaH blooming' The most enter orising in the trade are taking hold of it. The 25 000 nearly all gone. Don't torget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORIGINAL PLANT and have the largest stock in the woild and offer them now 12 for Ji 00. Samp'e plant with bloom (or 12 ic. or 6 2c. stamps, post iree; 100 for |S.oo; safe arrival guaranteed. Try a package of Gibson's Scented Hybrid Panty Seed and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 Si. 20; M-oz. Si 60; '- oz. f3 00; ounce S5.00. New Crop Mammoth Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of white; finest crimsons and richest purples, with all the intermediate colors, in packets of loco, seeds 60c; 5000 for $2.25, while they last. Also the beautiful Sweet Scented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King 100 seeds 25c. Kresh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Y'outs Vi-ry truly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, M. J. iSg2. The American Florist. tS; 20 West 24:tln Street, laa:.A.pa' x^tlmj^cjs, (Off School St., near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telegraph, Telephone or ExpreBS promptly filled. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists. Terms, &c. on application o. ^\.. k:xje>h:iv, (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), {WHOLESALE I 1122 mSTEi STItEET, St:. IvO-CLls, Ado. A complete line of Wire Designs. ©yfioPe^afe MarfteC<«>. Cut Flowers. New York. Oct. 2o. Roses, Perles, Gontlers. Nlphetos 1.00® 2.(10 Merniets, Brides, Hoste 2.00® 3.00 Wattevllle, Cusln 2.00® 3.00 La J^rance, Albany 3.00® 4.00 Beauty S.00@25.00 Valley «.00 Violets 50® 1. 00 Clirysanthemums 5.0()®26.00 Cosmos .JiO Adlantums l.OU Smilax 12.00® l.'i.OO Aspara^rus 50 00 Boston. Oct. 2;"). Roses, Nlphetos, Gontler 2.00®i 3.00 Perle. Sunset 3.00®! 4.00 Beauty 15.00®25.00 Carnations 1.60® 2.00 Asters 1.00® 1.60 Valley 4 .00 Tuberoses 75® 1 .00 Stephanotls .75 Violets 50® .75 Anemone Japonica l.Od Cosmos ..60 Chrysanthemums (;.00®'12.00 Asparagus 50.00 Adlantum •. 1.00 Smilax 12.50 PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 25. Roses. Beauties 15.00® 20.00 La France. Albany, Mermet, Bride.. 3.00® 4.00 Pierre Gulllot. Wootton 3.00 Cusln, Watteville 3.00 Perie, Niphetos 2.00® 3.00 Valley U.OO Carnations 1.00® 1..60 Violets, double 3.6® .60 Chrysanthemums 8.00®25.00 Bouvardia 1.00 Dahlias 1.00 Cosmos .60 Adlantums 1.00 Smilax 16.00®20.00 Chicago, Oct. 26. Roses, Perles, Nlphetos, Gontier 3.00®' 4.00 Mermet, La I'rance. Bride. Albany.. 4.00® 5.00 Beauty 10.00@15.00 Carnations, short - 7.6®i 1.00 long 1.26® 1..60 fancy 2.00® 2.60 Chrysanthemums ij. 00® 20.00 Violets 75® 1.00 Adlantum 1.00® 1.50 Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WU. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies ^s WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfield Street, BOSTOH, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co. Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, / Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. Also entrance from Hamilton Place through Music Hall. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Carna tions always on hand. Return telegrams sent immediately when unable to fill orders, 4UCTI0N SALES OF PLANTS SPRING AND FALL. H. L SUNDERBRUCH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH &, Walnut streets, SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Rosest^other Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28th Street, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHEEIDAN, WHOLESALE 32 West 30th Street, NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on application. HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN CuT^ Flowers 51 W. 30th St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUNTER. JAMBS PCRDY, Formerly 112 W. 40th Bt JAMES HART, WHOLESBLE FLORIST, 117 W. 30th ST., NEW YORK. The Oldest Established Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE CAREFUL PACKING. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th Street, NEW YORK CITY. Mention American Florist. MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27 TH STREET. BRANCH : Cut Fewer Exchange. 408 E. 34th Street. MICHAEL A. HART. WholesaieiGommlssion Florist Its WEST 30TH STREET, The finest Roses, Violets and Ca Branch, at Cut Flower Exchange, 408 E. 34th SL SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S 16th Street, Pliiladelphia, Pa. WM. ELLISON, (Late ot ELLISON & KDBHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AMD FLORISTS- SUPPLIES, 1402 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS, MO. .88 The American Florist. Oct. 27, Ifte §eec} Hyac^e. AM. SEED TRADE ASSOCIA TION. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, president; A. L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1&93. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. Meggatt, chairman membership committee, Welhersfifcld, Conn. San Francisco. Cal.— H. J. Campbell has retired from the Sherwood Hall Nur- sery Co.,Mr. Jas. Sproule taking full con- trol. Visited Chicago:— E. W. Burt of S. L. Allen & Co.; Phil. Stimmel, Chas. P. Braslan, Mr. Willard.of Comstock, Ferre & Co. Importers of Liliutn auratuin report crop in Japan short this year and that the prices have gone up 30 per cent. There will not be enough of the large bulbs to fill orders. Z. De Forest Ely & Co. have had con- siderable trouble with an employe who has been caught stealing seed from their North Broad street warehouse and selling it at half price to dealers who were sup- posed to have had knowledge of his guilt. Two or three parties have been arrested, and the loss is said to be from $1,000 to $1,500. Onion seed reports of late are more unfavorable than ever and the past few days has seen quite a flurry of excitement in regard to this seed. Some holders pre- dict that the red and yellow sorts will sell at $2 at wholesale before January and that the prices generally will go higher than for 10 years. Whether all this excitement is justifiable or not no- body knows, but the present outlook is certainly for considerable advance for all kinds, while whites and Yellow Globe r);iiiver's arc specially scarce. CYCLAMEN PERSIGUM 6IGANTEUM Wncb pots, !,l]u\vlng bud, 8S.U0 per lUO. CABMATIOKS, Field grown. IjIZZie mccii ■■• ■■ j. j. harris! ixjoise poks Address j Q BURROW, FxsHKiLL. ar. Y. Double Petunias. Twenty extra choice named sorts. Twelve of these were illustrated in ihe American Florist No. 226. These are the result of 12 years' careful breeding Price. Sio.co per 100. I also offer a limited quantity of Seed of this Double Strain at 50 cents per 1000 seeds. Gt. A.. JVIoTA.-VISM, \ l< TOItl.V, I!. < ., ( AN.VI) A. BEST GERMAN PANSIES. From seed bench; stronj; plants in 50 sorts, 75 cents per 100; $5,00 per 1000. JOHN P. TONNER, M<»NT ( I.AHI L-elved In Kngllnh. B. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. RACP C i>urTR«DE DIRECTORY contains the IVV/tJlsOi date of introduction and the name of the introducer of all the roses in commerce in America. Prick, I2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. FORCING BULBS! WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS- DUTCH HYACINTHS AND TULIPS. LILIUM HABRISII AND VON SIGN. MUSHROOM SPAWN A SPECIALTY. SEED MERCHANTS AND GROWERS. 114 Chambers Street, r^E;;V\r ^V^CDF^PC. IllnstratPd Catalogu<' on application. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER, BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f.o. b.cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemen- dale and Zantpoort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for (iuniTul Wliolusalu Catalogue. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. Large importation of fresh stock just received. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 i 8 N. CLARK Street, cz:i^icz:.A.^CD. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! ULY OLTHE VALLEY FROST RIPENKD. BKST HAMBURG Pll'S. ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. Get lowest quotations, and order Boou froiu Roman Hyacinths. We have a few thousand Wliite Romans, 12 to 15 ctms. to close out. Let us hear from you if you can use any. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, l:il Mason St r..t. >I I I.W.M KKK. WIS. 75,000 IPOMOEAPANDURATA Ordert booked and shipped wDen desired. CIsltAMI MS. 'Ji-.-lncli j...!.'., m^miiIi-.I iiiitik-iI, r^.M |.ir ll«). JAMES FROST, Greenvillp, Darke Co., 0. LILIUM HARRISIl. Original and larReBtKrowers of this Import&ntbulb. True Block. Lowest Prices. Best Quality. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARBTTOWN-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK. AUGUST ROLKER k SONS .Supply the trade with all FLORISTS GOODS, Seedst Hulbs^ Imported Plants, Supplies Etc., Etc. I'or prices examine Wliulesale Catalog;ue. Address with buslneescard, 136 & 138 West 24th Street, STATION E. NEW YORK. Mention American Flortat. JAPAN il for Catalogue of BUI.BS, SEEDS, AND SHRXTBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BULKS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER &, CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FRANCISCO, CAIi. ROMAN HYACINTHS. White per li«l. fl.Hl: i.iT IIKIU. *lo.(» Blue per lUU, 1.70; per lUU). Ici.W I'ink perlUU, 2.UU; per lUOO, lU.OO CHINESE SACRED LILY. Kxt™ Hue Imll.s per basket (3U bulbs). ?1.«) CROCUS. All e.jjors mixed, extra fine K.OOperlOOO H. G FAUST & CO . 84&66N. Front St..Phila.. Pa. G. J. .MOFFATT. Manufacturer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. SElJg HAVEKT. COBTBr. LILY 01 tne VALLEY. iHamburg grown, best lor ear'y forcing i. 1,000 » 7 .'iO 10,000 T2.C0 50,000 337. flO Prices on larRer quantities by correspondence. F. W. O. SCHMITZ & CO., 60 Barclay Street, NEW YORK CITY. TRY DREER'S rrARDEN SEE DS Bulbs, The sthe tprl<-_ I'RADB LIST Issued guar. terly, mailed free to the trade only. HENRV A. DREER, Fhiladelvc).!* P. SEBIRE & SONS, Hnrserymen, TTSST, CaIva,dos, France. A general as.soriuient ol Fruit Tree Slocks such as Apple. Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Maz zard Cherry. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens. For est Trees, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses, etc. Th< larRest stock in the country. Prices very low Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere Agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York i8g2. The American Florist. .89 Mapolias. IN VARIETY. Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOK HEDGING BY THE IOC Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all tlnds of hardy ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MOBBISVIIiIii:, FA. SURPLUS STOCK. 5 000 English Ivies, from 3 in. pols, 24 inches high, ?4.co per 100. 5,000 Englisli Ivies, from 4-in, pots, 24 incheshigh, S5.00 per 100. 500 Bouvardia Davidsonii and Alfrtd Neuner, from 5 inch pots, S8 00 per kg. 500 Begonia Rex and Silver Quef n. nice salable plants, from 4 inch pots, SSoo per 100 1.000 Acorusvariegala strong. 3-in. pots, S8 per ico. 500 Strong, healthy Carnation Peerless. Sio per 100 A number of specimen plants of Paudanus utilis, Dion edule, Sealorlhia elegans, Arecas, etc. Prices and sizes given on application. JOHN RECK. Bridgeport, Conn. FlGus Biastica. Extra strong plants, 6-inch pots ^50.00 per hundred. ■ ANDORRA NURSERIES, *"" M?x" "f ^'^ CHESTNUT HILL, PH1LA., PA. 50 lbs. Fresh Paulownia Imperialis Seed. See what Peter Henderson says of this val- uable tree in Handbook of Plants. Young trees produce fine tropical effects. We have cut leaves over two feet across. ROGERS NURSERIES, Moorestown N. J. SPECIAL BARGAIN IN Japaneselulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS. CYCAS. ETC. Send for Catalogue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cutting Stock for the coming sea son includes over 30 VARIETIES CARNATIONS and 25 VARIETIES COLEUS, a select list, novel- ties and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be glad to book orders for Carnations. AI.EX. McBRIDE, Alplaus, N. T. Hyacinthsjulips and Daffodils PER 100 PKR 10()() SINGLE WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, - $2 co $20 00 Double Red and Rose Hyacinths, - - 3 00 25 00 Double Blue and Purple " . - - 3.00 25 00 Double White " - - 3 00 27.00 Single Red and Rose <■ . . . 3.00 25.00 Single Blue and Purple " - - 3 00 25.00 Single \A^hite nt writ« and aslt if I can till an order as it Is only a waste of time. Seed of this wtraln $1.00 per trade packet of 2,000 seeds; $<;.00 per ounce. 4,000 CARNATIONS LEFT, of Illiizi'a Wlilte. Tklal Wave. Mayflower. Wilder, Snow Bird. etc. Very low to close out. Write for '"^"''" E. B. JENNINGS, Carnation, Vihi.kt and I'.ixsy laiowEii, IX)CkBox264. SOlTHrOKT. ( ONN. HARDY PLANTS. We have them. Write ns about it. Azalea nudiflora, Magnolia glauca, Kalmia latifolia. Xerophyllum, collected. Fine col- lection Hardy Perennials and Hardy Flow- ering Shrubs Wholesale Trade I.ist Free. Send samples of what you want ROGERS NURSERIES. Mooresiown, H. J. Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. Klne, stronf iihilils In 4-lnch pots, Ku.UO per 111). ERICA CAFFRA ALBA. Klne bushy nhmts of this useful Heath, 4-lnoh pots, fcUperlW. Cash with ordkr. PATTEN & CO., Florists, Hox 414. LOWKI.I., MASS. Do/., Hundred 2yoarCholco Assortment Si.OO »'"),00 1 •' " •■ 2,00 IS.UU H. P. noses, Choice named kinds. ... 1 .60 lO.OO Monthly •■.... 1.25 S.UO Daisy iSnowtlake, stronR plants iiO ;(.(X) Dahlias, Held grown, choice named. . 1.2.'> s.ou ■Bf-. A.. :BA.r^I^BR, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. KxporterH, Jinporti Trees, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. LILY OF THE VflLLEY PIPS.. case of 2.500, SID.OO. :»IAKIE LOUISE VIOLETS, strong runners, free from disease, $20,00 per lUOO. Smilax Seed, per ounce. 30 cents; per pound. S^.UU. 427 & 429 Sansome Street, SAH FRANCISCO, CAL. NURSERIES: MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA. THOUSANDS of people visited our Annual Exhibition of Chrysan- themums last week and pronounced it the finest they had ever seen. Do not miss this opportunity of viewing the Queen of Autumn in all her various shapes, forms and hues. THE EXHIBITION CLOSES NOVEMBER 9th. COME AND SPEND A DAY WITH US. UNITED STATES NURSERIES. SMO^'T iHir^IvS* I«. J. TIME TABLE OF TRAINS FROM NEW YORK. I asterisk (*) are Express trains with special cars from New York to Short Hills and " " 1 also be made at Newark for Short mils. FROM NEW YORK. TO NEW YORK. Leave N. Y., Christopher or Barclay Streets. Arrive Short Hills. Leave Sliort Hills. Arrive New York. 7 30 a. m. 8 Si a. m. '.1 00 a, m. 10 00 a. ra. ; 50 •• 8 M ■• 11 60 ■■ 11 00 ■• 8 30 " S 40 " 10 20 " 11 M ■■ .;, IX) " *9 58 " 10 55 •• 12 OO m. 10 10 ■• 11 17 •• 12 14 p. m. 1 20 p. ra. U 10 " 12 19 p. m-. 1 '12 00 m. ♦12 58 •• ! 3 00 ■• 4 10 •■ 1 :iO p. m. 2 37 '• •3 38 •• •4 40 " •2 20 •■ •3 17 •• 5 05 •■ 11 10 ■■ •im ■• 3 31) " 1125 '• 7:«) ■• Watch this Space for what we have in the near future. S. O. STREBY, Box 77. UPPER SANDUSKY. 0. (i CHRYS-COLA" Price List of Rooted Cuttings GHRySflNTHEMUMS,.^*- GOLEUS and Is Hl»Mil rciulv. ir you uiv Inlcrcstrd In llrsl.<-lnss rciotod ciitllncn, wn.l l..r It, S. B. FIELD, RoseJle, N. J. Always mention the Amercan FLO- RIST when writing to advertisers LfllNGS' BEGONIftS 7 Gold Medals and 2 Gold Cup Coll ction Have l.ceii honored with .Viiotlier (iolil Mi'dal at till- International Hortkiiltural Kxhihltlonal EarlB Court, on octoher ,Uh. fora larue and nuit-Tiltl- cent Bank of Double and Single plants. AIT uitrivai.i.i:d success fob the ■■FBEMIEB HOUSE." 2 Fold Melals. Aug and Oct,, in Open ComDetition. Evident pniof that «o iii-.' the ITcniler House. Orders now helne rapidly booked for delivery as dry tubers. Please send In yours at earliest. We will not be undersold, so please allLv prices when seniiliii; .iriler. iin.l \vi; will conllrui by cable. DOUBLE AND SINGLE SEED JUST HARVESTED. (iln\iiil»H. Caladiuins, Arhiniinrs, ('llvi»«, etc., in quantity. Cataloinie and full directions mailed free. JOHN LAING & SONS, Itet'onla Specialists. Seed. Plant. Mull. Me^l■llMllt^. i-lc. FOREST HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND. OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY Contains a list of all the FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Dearborn St., Chlcigo. T8g2. The American Florist. 291 6liru§antli6ii]uiii. Garnatlon and Orohid ^=3 b:x;hibitio3v UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE Bay County Horticultural Society, of Bay City, Mich., TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 15 TO 19 INCLUSIVE, 1892. I^ri^es, so far o.s .A.rr*a.ng;eci, ^l,O^S.^O. SEND FOR PRIZE LIST. JOHN IRVINE, Pres. T. J. COOPER, Sec'y. CLASS 1. Chrysanthemums — Cut Blooms. Open to all outside Bay County. First Second Third. 1 — Best 100 long stem cut blooms, 20 varieties, five of each flSO.OO fSO.OO ^25.00 CLASS 2. Chrysanthemums — Cut Blooms. open to all. 1 — Best Seedling, any color, never before exhibited f25.00 CLASS 8. Orchids. First. Second. 1— Best display of Orchid plants in bloom j!l50.00 JS50.00 2— Best display of cut blooms 25.00 10.00 CLASS 9. Carnations. 1 — Best 125 long stem cut blooms, five varie- ties, 25 of each 5ooo 20.00 Paper Boxes FOR FLORISTS. J. HENRY SCHUSTER, 212 & 214 E. Randolph Street, CHICAGO. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS, Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City. N. J. AGENTS : J. C. Vaufrhan, Chicago. III. H. Bayersdorfer &; Co., Phlla., Pa. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FL0R18T8' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4tli St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send lor Catalogue ^^^^^. Mention American Florist. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. By middle of November dry tubers will be ready for delivery. $6 00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER. McConnelsville, 0. OOO ACRES. 13 UREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS We offer & Urge and fine Bt«ck of every deBcription ol FRUIT and ORNAjlIENTAIi TREES, Shrubs, Roseg, Vines,!Small FRIIIT.S, Hedxe Plants, FRUIT and FORF-ST TREE SEEDLINGS. Prioed Oatalogne mailed free. Established 1S52. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY SicMUOn to ainNFY Ti;TTI,£ * CO.. BLOOllIKeTOH. ILU Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. IF you WANT THEM. SPEAK NOW. LATANIA BORBONICA, splendid specimens, 6 to 8 feet across, $15.00 to $20.00 each. ' fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPICOLA, 24 inches high, $1 each; $io per dozen. CROTONS, best varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, 5-in., fine specimens, 50c. each; $5 per doz. CALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For particulars, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, page 119. i®" NOTE— Of this last item we are now sliipping splendid stock. PACKING FREE. NFPHRni FPI^ FY4I TAT4 This is one of the most useful ferns grown; it stands the sun ilLI IIIIULLI Id LAflLlnlni perfectly, makingit one of themostdesirableplants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary grown plants in 5- inch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to 36 inches. We use plants grown in 8-inch pots for decorative purposes and find that they will stand more handling and fills up much better than most of the palms used for this purpose. Also desirable ior cutting. Price, 3-in. pots, S7 per 100; 4-in. pots, 810 per 100; 5-in. pots, $15 per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., ASTILBE JAPONIGA VAR. GRANDIFLORA. "THE PEER AMONG FORCING PLANTS." Splendid stock of well grown plants for forcing. Special rates on application. CLEMATIS PANICULATA. "'"'V.^^.T^lLt,-' Immense stock of splendid plants. Special rates on application. tS^ Our Fall Trade List is ready. Were yon OTerlooked ? THE READING NURSERY, (Established 1854.) JACOB W. MANNING. Proprietor. ieEJA.I>II«G, JVIA.«S«S. Association "Flora" 3vui«{s:ri*'S' CO., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND ROSES, CLEMATIS, AZALEAS, RHODODENDRONS, SHRUBS, Etc. Always on hand In New York from Novem- ber until May. ADDRESS p OUWERKERK, P.O. Box 1845. NEW YORK. H. BAYEESDORFEK & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, FHII,ADELFHIA, FA. Our new Cataloeue U now out, free upon application. *^ FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages. Send 93.60 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND, Harritburg, Pi. 292 The American Florist. Oct. 27, Kerosene Emulsion. Ed. Am. Florist. — As I have received several inquiries about the kerosene emul- sion, I enclose the following receipt for publication: Soft soap one quart, or hard soap one quarter of a pound, preferably whale oil soap; two quarts of hot water, one pint of kerosene; stir until all are permanently mixed; add water until the kerosene forms one-fifteenth of the whole com- pound; mix and apply it with a hand syringe. For soft soap I use a five-cent package of pearline, which makes six quarts by following directions on the package. This receipt is from the Horti- culturist's Rule Book. This is in answer to numerous inquiries in regard to the article on the use of kero- sene emulsion, published in your issue of the 15th inst. E. D. Darlington. Doylestown^Pa. Aristolochia Ornithocephala. I read with interest your article headed "The Columbian Exposition" on page 236. You mention the peculiar vine trained in the main building, .\ristolochia ornithocephala. This vine I received two years ago from South America. It has bloomed with me out of doors for two months and has thousands of different sized buds still to open. So far the plants have not seeded for me. I winter them in the greenhouses, and plant on a trellis in the spring. I think they could be made to bloom around Chicago outside, if plants could be had large enough to be planted out by May 1. Anniston, Ala. F. J. Ulbricht. Greenhouse Shade. Naptha and white lead forming a milk- like liquid when mixed is what is ordi- narily recommended. Here, however, naptha was priced at 15 cents a gallon, coal oil costs only 7' ;; cents. Naptha is volatile, coal oil is also, only more slowlj'. I used coal oil instead of naptha in mak- ing my shading this summer, and the former answers quite as well as the latter. New .\lbany, Ind. Ernest Walker. Chinese Lily Bowls. 1. ISM'I': <>«.\UI. FAtrn fine porcelain No. 3. .IVr \ \ I ' A. BLANC & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. Headquarters lor Cacti and Electrotypes. BEGONIA VERNON. The only really successful bedding begonia for the not thwesl, standing the hottest sun, which ever increases its tieauty. A highly satisfactory pot-plant, ever blooming and beautiful, of easy culture. The flowers are bright orange carmine, while the foliage is glossy red. No other plant is so constantly loaded with flowers as this magnificent begonia. It will be the best selling plant next spring. Now is the time to secure propagating stock, for which we are heari(|unrlers. See our prices in last week's KLtiRiST or write us. M. WINDMILLER & SONS, Mankato, Minn. cnrysanineniyiii Show. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, OPENING AT 2 P. M. TUESDAY, NOV. i, 1892. $6,500 In Premiums. $6,500 Besides a large number of SILVER CUPS and other Special Prizes. SPEGIflL flTTRflGTIONS FOR EflGH DflY OF T«E SHOW. Schedules are now ready, and may be had by addressing J. V, GOTTSGHALK, Secy Madison Square Garden Flower Show, or WILL'AM PLUMB, Manager Exposition Madison Square Garden. The Garden will be open for the reception of exhibits Monday, October SOth, at 6 o'clock A. M. To the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest AssoMnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED different shapes and designs, in every variety of color — Yellow, Rose, Olive, 'lurquoise. Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO. tJTfttfe 30, IVi:t^«T«>- Street, Mention American Florist. JVEJ"\^7- "VOI^IC. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE: 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES, A Large line of Colors and Decorations. >IJ I'KICK 1,1st \M> ll.l.l STI!.\TI<)NS. Mention Amerloan FlortBt. GOLDEN NAMES FOR EXHIBITORS. If" you desire your Chrvsaiithemiiia.'^ correctly, neatly and liand.soniely named at the coming shows, send for my set ol 150 Libels and names in gold and dark green. They will save yon time, trouble and expense, add to your exhibit and aid you in obtaining prizes. OiK' Mil, piisl Ir.r. Tho Uolhirs; tlir.-«- sils, livi- Knlhiis. «ir<-nliir fri'f. iSg^. The American Florist. 293 Butted GLASS <6ars Does away with all |)uttying: i ' ■ in rep'--- lights have been busy fill in? orders fir this kind of a bar, in Clear Cypress. LOCKLAND LUMBER CO. A. M. Btearns, Mngr. LOCKLAND, OHIO. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS R JOHN C. MONINGER, % ^ 297 Hawthorne Are., S L CHICAGO, IliL. ^ GREEN SILKALINE. F0« STRI^GING SMILAX AND ASPARAGUS. AVarranted not to Fade. ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER & CO., 289 llevouBhire Street, BOSTOIT, UIASS. When writing mention American Florist. Cane Stakes. ANY QUANTITY UF- TO A CAR LOAD. J. D. CARMODY CO., EVANSVILLE, IND. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this page. )TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING AVES Plant sFi K' ILLMRIGHT LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW tott's CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHT, CONNECTIID WITH FAUCET READY FOR USE WORKS^^^END FOR EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. SroTfs Syringe CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KILLMRIGHT CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. StottGardenImplement Company 136 LibertyStNewYork. @i@f ^^^® ff lis ^rt i'ttl^i Large quantities of our Pipe are in use in Green- houses throughout the West, to any of which we refer as to its excellent quality. Pipe can be easily put together by any one, very little instruction being needed. Hot- Water Heating, in its Economy and Superi- ority, will repay in a few seasons its cost. M .ntlon American Florist. L WOLFF MFG. CO., 93 to 117 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO. WRITE FOR IliLUSTRATED CIBCITLAR. For Your GREEN HOUSE, ROSE HOUSE, NURSERY, Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OFTIME OR LABOR? All of this can be accomplished by neing the Improved RIDER !EZ07-.^LIXl. Do You Want A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF WATER OR ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE Catalogue vrith full partic iars, sent on application. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 GORTLANDT St.. NEW YORK, N.Y. Mention American Florist. ROSES and CARNATION by leading horti- culturists and florists after careful tests. TT^/^On^TrPTT^ '^'ires MILDEW on ROSE HII^I I I H. RUST. Recommended -*- ^^-^*^^ M. ^ ^ M^^ culturists and florists a JOOSTEN'S MAGAZINE BELLOWS, the best for distributing Plant and Insect Powders. For sale bv VVIioIesale Dealers, and C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York, Xmf>oi-tei- of X^Inzits and HBullss. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We are MANUFACTURING THE STANDARD POTS, and shall bs pleased to mail price lists to all floris's who wish to give us a trial. FEIXCSIS 3XOX3E:Xl.A.n?fI. nX.A.'X'EIflX.A.Xi ^Eisri?. CHAS. MARKMEYER & SON, New Albany, Indiana. REFEBliNCES: 294 The American Florist, Oct. 2y^ Fumigating. Where the old method of fumigating greenhouses with tobacco stems is still practical, lighting or firing the bunches is reduced to a minimum amount of trouble by placing the hunches in position through the houses, then taking a small coal oil can and a pocket of matches. The bunch is turned up, about a tablespoonful of oil spurted on the stems, a match lights it, the bunch is then turned back and when well started is given a parting pat with the foot. A house should never be fumigated without first syringing lightly all the foliage except of certain plants which wetting at night injures. This ordinarily will prevent damage to the tender kinds of foliage such as heliotrope. It is better still to wet all board surfaces. This makes the effects of the smoke more enduring. Moreover, when the house is syringed and the stems are crushed into a compact bunch so as not to burn too briskly they may be used dry. Otherwise it is necessary to provide a wet bunch of stems to cap the dry. New Albany, Ind. Ernest Walker. Oil in Greenhouse Heating. Kd. Am. Florist:— To avoid misleading your readers we write to correct some errors in the communication that ap- jieared on page 256 of your last issue. We use some 2,000 barrels of oil during the season, which is stored from time to time as needed, in two tanks, holding 160 barrels each. Also the distance from oil tanks to boilers is 1,500 feet. This dis- tance insures safety, while 400 feet (as stated by your correspondent) would not be so safe. By the use of oil for fuel we consider that we make a saving of 25%, if not more. John Breitmeyer & Sons. Detroit, Mich. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. OUR • • • ®~ HALF-TONE EP^RAVINGS . / II V ; . . ARE MADE BT . . J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILL. The work in this journal speaks for itselC. Publishers American Florist. Find the PowiliT, STANDARD FLOWER POTS. By Mail for $1.25. 6:r,i,,.vv:\ All dorlsts and anmtcurs should BULB \ Insect Powdor Bulb. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 7(! Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Fleate menllon AmerlCBn H'lorHl. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. "STANDARD < FLOWER POTS. As manufactured by us have carried off highest Uonors wherever shown ano have stood the best jrest. They are used in ah the leading floral establishmenU In the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pot'cei^y Company Bfuch Warehouse : 713 & 715 Wtia.i;on St., Philadelphia, Pa Randolph Ave. * Unlo« St., Jertey City, N. J; ^^_^__ Standard Flower Pots D. G. SGHOFIELD & CO., NEW BRIGHTON, PA. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made great improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you iigures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFLE & CO., SYRACUSE. N. Y. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH. INDB8TRU6T1BLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRGE & GOLEMAN CO., Mention American Fior'Bv. GflTflLOGUE PRINTING, ELECTROTyPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horaco McFarland Co., BARRISBURG, FA. SAVE MONEY BY PURCHASING, AND GLASS BY USING Hamilton's Patent Sasb Lifter. The best thing of the kind ever invented, for either hifi;h or low greenhouses. Send for descrip- tion and price list. BAY STATE HARDWARE CO., •472 Irctport :.St., IS<»S'r<>N, MASS. GARNATION GULTURE; l l. l'^mborn Third Kclltloii contalnlnx an available lnf<>rm» tlonon the subject NOW KKAI>Y. Pries. II.. '* njall. Address U. £. CHITTY, I'uterHon, N.J. YOU CAN Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. The American Florist. 295 KROESCHELL BROS. Greenhouse $ Boiler, 41 to BS Erl« St., CHICAGO (front, sides and bulk). Write for Information. A Carmody Boiler will Cost less, Use less Fuel and has more advantages than any other Boiler in the market. Send for Descriptive Catalog:ue. J. D. CARMODY, EVAITSVILLE, IND. MflRING. flflRT & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass axxTrroxx:, xivx}. Ws nske s SsecisiSif ef GLASS FOR HOT-HOUSES. Please mention the American* Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. THE LATEST AND BEST for heating GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES. This heater has water way front and back ends, with double return flues at bottom, thoroughly utilizing and exhausting the heat before it reaches the chimney. The fire is at the top — thus dt'Iivcriiig the water into tlx pipes at a Ingli temperature, without concur- rent circulation. The Qurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Very large grate and heating areas, thus insuring greatest possi- ble economy in fuel. All screw joints, or iron to iron. Leading florists say it is the best yet. Send tor Descriptive Matter. GURNEY HOT WATER HEATER GO. res FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. Selling Agencies: (New York; JOHNSON & CO., 71 John Street, j Chicago: RICE & WHITACRE. 49 So. Canal St. ( Philadelphia: J. C. TRACHSEL, 246 Arch St. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolpli Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. Write for latest prices ■ — ■ — — — • Edited by William Falconer, tells amateurs in gardenine; what they want to know in plain language that they can understand. Published twice a month, at $1.00 a year (24 numbers), by THE QARDENINQ CO., Monon Building, Ciiicago. FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. PERFECT DRAINAGE For testimonials, circulars, etc., addre UPLAND GREENHOUSES BENCH TILE • Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. MAniSON, NEW JERSEY. JULIUS TESMER & CO., Manufacturers of all kinds of loo ]Bo:x:o«» ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS. 937 to 941 N. Western Ave., CHICAGO. Telephone West f70. 1S9 & 161 Soutli Sth Ave., New Torlt. NATURAL Gas Made glass for Rose Houses, (^ouservatories, etc , etc. Oar glass received the highest award at the Boston Convention of the 8. A. F. THE STANDARDYentilating Machines Received best awards at BUFFALO, N. Y., BOSTON. MASS., TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngstown, 0. ;96 The Amejucan Florist, Oct. 27, Index to Advertisers. AbelCC &Co 28.1 28R McKellar* Sperrr... ■i^r Adv Tlalea. etc .'jmi Mi-Tiivl.sh r, A "iss Andorra Nurseries. . . W.I .Mii.li-..r.-.iini.r.,anl BallerKA . am .M,n,/.l .\ 1 .. Barnard W W & Co. . .■.«K MmfIi,- Ihiii V ■ .. ., BayCoHort Soc ... ..an ■*,i:; .'.114 .2111 Buyersdorfer II A Co Mi'ycr John C \ Co BergerH H Ji Co. ... . ■«< Michel Plant* Bulb Co28'l .Vllllang Bros MolfattG J Bonsall Jos E & S*m. .Ml .288 Boston I^etter Co . ... . •iv'V Monlnger Jno C at) .Wll wii ..■M.\ •!>.n Brauer& Rlchter .. Mullen Geo ■?87 Bulst R .Ir m\ Nanz & Neuner .... m; Bullock AN .aw National Hot Water ■K! ,am OlsonM ■IS7 Carman R W ■m .ail Carmody .ID 2!« 215 Patten & Co ,am Cook John 2»1 Pierce & Coleman Co ai4 I)e Ijimater Iron Wks.SlB PennockC J W.1 l>c Witt J Thomas... »M Pennock Sam"I S ,W7 Dliitsch A & Co 2114 Phoenix Nursery Co. . .ail Dillon Jl, Plerson A N .281 Plerson F R Co EldrldEe WM .•m^ Randall AL ,»7 Elliott WH ..■m Reading Nursery The ail Ellison Wm .287 Ueasoner Bros .a« Ml Held SB ■i9n Reed& Keller ■n.'. .aw RobertsDH ai.-i Hardening Co The.. . . .aiis RoehrsTheo ,»i Rogers Nurseries. . .28 .289 2S« (iraham J O SalzerSeedCo .28.'. Gurney Heater Co.. . . .fflft Sander* Co .28(1 Hall Ass'n Ml SchmltzFW O&Co. » Stott Garden Imp Co ■;.r.\ Streby SO Jeffords J E & Co. ... 21(2 ■M Jennings E B .an) Swayne Edw .2* a« Jordan Floral Co.. .. .2X4 Tonner .John P 2H7 KoffmanE .■m Vaughan J C .2811 KoBter .4 Co .'.'XT Weathered Thos W. . ,am Krick W C •X\ Weeber&Don •.«8 .air. ••l; Kuehn C A WhllldlnPotCo .am WlghtW P ,2l«. La Roche &Stahl.... .2SI1 WllksSMfgCo Ixickland Lumber Co. ,a« Wlndmlller M & Sons .2S!> .287 Ixjng Dan'l B Wisconsin Flower Ex 2SH I.K)n8dale Edwin 2X4 WolffLMfgCo a'.'i McBrldeAlex .2811 :«.'. McCarthy NFS Co. . .287 young J M&Co :i.ti. McFarlandJ H .ail i'oung Bros .287 McFarland J HCo... .a'4 Fremont, Neb.— John Gird, formerly of Haughville, Ind., has purchased the plant of W.J. Biggar of this place. Whiteland, Ind.— Bert L. Smith is starting into the florist business at this place. He has just completed his first house, 20x60. Flushing, N. Y.— On the evening of October 16 fire broke out in the packing room of the John Henderson Co. and spread rapidly to six adjoining green- houses. The packing room was filled with a quantity of new lumber, boxes and tools. In the gr f' j-""' were roses and chrysanthemur ][r '^UJlJ '' '^f which were destro_. ^^^ A.m' / that the fire started from' oi.^ ^^'^ Col pipes leading into the greenhouses in/... the boiler. Loss about $4-, (1(1(1. Most Desirable. Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot-Water Boilers, 244 CANAL STREET, IVJ^W YOKK, ^^ j^ATEj^ ^^ Hot Water C'RCuIation. National HotVater Heater Co. Boston, 195 Port Hill Sq- Chic^SO, 34 Dearborn St. Mew YorK, 94 Centr? 5t. San Francisco, 40 5 /<^arKet St. HAIL LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK HORSK IS STOI.KN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, Sec'y F. H. A., Saddle River, N. J. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. RmBricR is "the Prow of ths I/essbIj ttiBTE may hs mare comfort Rmidships, but we are thE Brst to touch Unknown Seas," ?. E. D. -^ks Ar- Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK. NOVEMBER 3, 1892. f oiiiE IkwEmmm fmmm^ Published every Thursday by THE AMERICAN FLORIST COMPAMY. Subscription, $i. . year. To Europe, $2.00. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 323 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of the Chicago Pub- lishers' Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES Dban, Bay Ridge, N. T., president; W. R. Smith, Washington, D. C., vice-president; WM. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary; M. A. Hunt, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug- UBt. 18S3 The new ofBcers to be installed January 1 . 1893 are : Wm. K. Smitn. Washington, president; Prof Wm. Trelease. St Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS. How a Phila. grower builds his houses .... 297 Jardinieres (with five illus) 299 Tiie Columbian E.xposition 299 Exhibition at U. S. Nurseries 299 Carnations— Bordeaux mixture for rust . . . .300 — Carnation crosses, II 300 — Seasonable hints 30 — Lifting carnations 301 Disbudding roses 301 Packing 3^1 New York 302 Boston 302 Chicago 3°2 Philadelphia 303 Washington 304 Baltimore 304 Toronto 304 A further introduction (portraits) 305 Paris, 1878; Chicago, 1893 305 Cemetery superintendents 305 Cads 305 Pessimism 306 News notes 306 Chrysanthemum shows 308 The seed trade 310 Denver, Colo 314 St. Louis 316 Blue carnations 318 A plea for a higher standard 318 Brooklyn, N. Y. — The collection of dried specimens in the department of botany at the Brooklyn Institute is said to be one of the most complete of its kind in this country. Recent additions have been a collection of -t.OOO mounted speci- mens from E. S. Miller, including all the flowers found in the eastern states. He also gave about 4,000 unmounted speci- mens from the Rocky Mountains. Maria 0. Steele, formerly secretary of the de- partment, presented a collection of all the plants and flowers of Long Island. The institute had alreadj' the Claverley collec- tion of 12,000 specimens and the Miffe collection of 1,000. You CAN never invest $2 to better ad- vantage than in a copy of our new trade directory and reference book. How a Successful Philadelphia Grower Builds His Houses. To be successful as a florist, at least as far as the growing of flowers is concerned, a man should have some mechanical ideas. Many good growers know just the kind of houses they need, but they can not, build them, neither can they get capable mechanics to do it for them. The ordinary carpenter is all at sea when he is put to work on a greenhouse; it looks simple enough, but before he getsthrough he finds he has a great deal to learn, and the florist is called on to pay the tuition. Of course the man with capital can call in the professional builder and have houses erected that are a credit to all concerned, but the great majority of greenhouses are not built in this way, the average florist not being able to afford it. George Anderson, of 52nd and Woodland avenue, Philadelphia, is a good example of the successful florist. The products of his place are fine and his houses are models of perfection. Scarcely a week passes that some one interested does not call to get points and ideas, and try to carry away the houses, in hismind. Now, to the best of our knowledge he has never had a carpenter on the place; be builds, glazes and paints them according to his own ideas and with the assistance of his own men. He was the first in this city to put in steam as a means of heat- ing, and after the boiler had been set the balance of the work was his own. Points from such a practical mechanic, as well as successful grower, are worth having, and we here present a description of a house erected by him during the past summer, and which contains all his latest improvements. The dimensions of the house are 20 feet wide by 100 long, 13 feet 6 inches to top of ridge pole, front wall 4 feet, back 71/2 feet high. He says: "We find this to be the most convenient size, as we can devote the entire house to one kind of rose and give it the special attention it may require." "This house, like all your others, is frame, would not one of brick or stone last longer?" "Yes, and cost consid- erably more. No, 1 like frame houses; if well put together, of good material and kept painted they will last from 15 to 20 years, and this is long enough." "To start with, what kind of posts do you use?" "Good red cedar, showing at least four inches of red wood at the smallest end; they face them on one side at the mill, we square off the butts, place them in good solid ground in holes four feet deep and four feet apart. When they are all in and the holes filled half way up and rammed hard we take a heavy mallet and drive them down as far as we can. I be- lieve we were the first to do this; it pre- vents their settling afterward, as some of them being more slender than others ^1 e apt to give a little. The balance of recog- the hole being filled up and ran^jjjng everything is a solid as a rock. Thejjjgg is now stretched and the top squared gn the proper height. We use a double w i^ plate; the lower one is of yellow pine ,q. inches thick and 4 wide, this is nailed qiJ top of posts and makes a bearing tig^ whole length of the house. The mail plate is of cypress 3 inches thick and 9 wide, beveled inside IV2 inches in 6, to throw off water freely, with a drip groove on the under edge both inside and out. The upper surface outside is beveled to conform to the pitch of the house as seen in Fig. 1. It is fastened to ^ 2^ n ^ r r- r ^ 3- f ji 4 JTL ^ / / ^-^ i'-^ jh PilTi sn. h Fig. I. Sash bar. Upper or main wall plate. Lower wall plate. Post. Inside layer boards. Paper. Outside layer. lower plate by nails driven up under- neath so that there are no nail holes for water to soak into and destroy the wood. The ridge pole is of good white pine 2x10. White pine is the best, as it does not twist and will last as long as there is any part of the house left to hold together. We splice the sections in such lengths that there is a post under each joint. The rafters are 2x6 cypress and are let into the ridge pole Vs of an inch, so in putting them up they can not be nailed out of place, and it also keeps them from twisting. In some houses the ridge pole is let into the rafters, which meet underneath, but we prefer to let the entire end surfpce rest against the sides, the bottom of the rafters being flush with the bottom of the pole. This is shown in Fig. 2. In order to keep the rafters and ridge pole from dissolving partnership we use a piece of iron 8 inches long, 2 inches wide and 3-16 thick; this is bent to suit the pitch of the house and fastened in its place with two V2 inch lagg screws 3 inches long, one into each rafter, these take the place of a brace across and look better. The mortise holes are cut in the >98 The American Florist. Nor ridge pole before it is put up and it is then a very easy matter to get the rafters the right distance apart. In this house there is about 8 feet 5 inches between them. The posts that support the center are I'i inch pipe, while those in the center of long span are ^i inch. A fiat stone with a hole cut to fit the pipe is used for a oundation. C.iuk .luliii... Ill- Ijiiiiater • !>(■ Witt .1 ■■ DLctHC'li A Dillon.!' r^. DreerH rtg. 2. KckharrRidge pole. i; rtri" Rafters. [;{','' The upper end under ridge pole screws Ganto an iron flange which rests against a 'wooden cleat nailed to the pole. In the middle of the long span there is a wedge- shaped piece of wood screwed to each rafter to make a square bearing, under which the post, which is also fitted with an iron cap, is placed. The bars are l%x2 rabbeted out % deep, with 5-16 of an inch glass bearing, to allow plenty of room for double thick glass. We use double thick altogether now, it costs no more than single thick did when we first commenced to build. The wear and tear on single thick is immense, if a pane gets cracked it soon goes; double thick also stands hail much better; 16x24 is the size we like best, bedded in putty, sprigged in with zinc shoe nails and nothing outside bat good white lead. "The bars are fastened to the plate with a nail in each side of rabbet, so that when glazed the putty is forceO Jown into the holes and they are watertight. The lower ends of the bars a c fitted to the inside flare of the wall plate, the glass bearing surface being on a line with the outside bevel; the lower light of glass is bedded in putty to the plate the same as on the bars. We set our glass with the convex or arch side up, it makes much the strongest job and glass put in this way will last longer. It also catches the sun better. Some prefer it the other way because they think it carries the rain off, keeping it away from the bars. But this doesn't amount to anything; properly glazed there will be no leak, either at the bars or anywhere else. The upper end of the bars of long span are mortised into the top rail. This rail, on which the bottom of the ventilators rest, is grooved to admit the top row of glass, as is also the back of the ridge pole. "The ventilators meet in center of rafters and are continuous the whole length of the house, they are three feet deep. We use Hippard's power to work them, but all the rest of the connections are our own. For the shaft we use double strength 1-inch pipe. The arm is attached to the shaft with a malleable iron casting in two pieces, having a bearing of 2V-i inches, two bolts attach it securely and there is no need of a set screw. This contrivance grips the pipe and it will never slip. Fig. 3 shows this. In the lower end of the largest fitting is a threaded opening large enough to take in a piece of •')» pipe, threaded at both ends, which forms the short arm of the ven- tilator. The joint or hinge that fits to this pipe is a small casting, threaded and with a slot and bolt to receive the long arm of S-lGx'Js iron; this is attached to the sash in the ordinary manner. The advantage of this arrangement is that the short arm pipe can be given a few turns here and there and bring the whole apparatus in line, making it much easier to work. I think there should be a check on the power wheel so that the ven- tilators could not be turned too far either waj' \>y a careless workman. There is considerable strain on the shaft lifting a 100 feet of ventilators. With the power in the center of the house on raising the ventilators there is a certain amount of twist given the pipe before the extreme end sash are raised, and the center sash will be found to be first to open and last to close. In order that all should work evenly it is best to raise them so that the end sash shall be open an inch or so, then loosen the arm at the shaft, letting the sash down and fasten it again. Com- mencing at each end of the house continue this with every one up to the center; they will now all raise alike. "We use iron purlins, they being far better than wood. Some use iron pipe which runs the full length of the house and to which are fastened the posts. Each bar is also fastened by a piece of Fig- 3- Shaft. Malleable iron fittings. ;'« inch pi je threaded. Casting and bolder for long atm. strap iron to this pipe and the result is that the difterences in temperature cause this long length of pipe to expand and contract considerabl}', throwing every- thing out of true. I have known cases where the bars have been pulled apart far enough to let the glass down. We use angle iron I'/ixlVi,; this is cut in lengths to fit snug between the rafters and bolted at each end to an iron bracket. This bracket is let into each side of the rafter so that it can not twist, one bolt passing through and holding both sides firmly. Before the purlins are put up we bend them a trifle, so that each presents a slight arch; in this form they bear the weight better, but to all appearances the roof is perfectly even when glazed. Each bar is fastened to the purlin by a screw from underneath and can not warp. We use one purlin for the short span at the back and two for the front. "For the sides of the houses, in the first layer, we use hemlock boards 10 to 12 inches wide, planed on one side, tongucd and grooved; they arc made this way to our order. We set them horizontally, planed side out, for the whitewash with which we coat the inside of houses up to the wall plate will take a better hold on the rough surface. We set the tongucd edge up so that the water that runs down the sides of the house when syringing does not lay in the groove should it get into the cracks. The top board is tongued so as to fit up into a groove in the bottom of the wall plate and is nailed to the lower wall plate, making a tight job at the eaves. In having the boards fitted this way they are tight and the water does not get between the two layers. "Next comts a lining of tar paper. For the outside we use double beaded white pine fencing, put on perpendicularly, fin- ished with a rough board at the bottom that can be replaced when necessary. I like this better than German siding, as in crossing the boards it makes a much stronger job. The rise in the long span of this house is eight inches to the foot. "We like to have everything solid, no casings about the door jambs, and we are very particular with oiir doors; a great deal of cold air gets in about a door if it is full of cracks or does not fit well. Our idea is seen in Fig. 4. The stiles for the sides are of 1-inch white pine four inches wide, top rail six and center and bottom rail eight inches; this framework is fastened together with wedge-shaped dovetails, the cross pieces and sides being let half way into each other. White pine tongued and grooved boards are then fastened to the back of the frame with clinched nails. The center rail is placed below the middle of the door and in the square between this and the bottom rail, two trees crossed and let into each other are placed diagonally, these prevent the door from racking. This door can not pull apart, or warp, or get out of order in any way and will last a life time. They are 6 feet 6 inches high and 3 feet wide. In building this house wherever two pieces of wood came together we used plenty of white lead at the ends of sash bars, in the doors, between the wall plates and wherever we could not get with a brush afterward we used paint freelj-. The front and back benches are about 30 and20 inches respectively from the glass and the two middle benches 4 feet wide with an ISinch path between, having about 4 to 5 feet of head room. Wherever the paths are raised from the ground we nail a 6-inch board on either side to prevent the hose slipping oft" when watering. The house is finally finished with three coats of white lead, not forgetting the posts Fig. 4. and the ventilating apparatus. \Vc paint this white also; I can't keep my eyes olVit when it islilack. ,\ house built in this way is tight, as there are no cracks for the wind to blow through. There is no use trying to warm up all outdoors, it doesn't pay. Stop up the cracks, or better still, don't build any." RonERT KlFT. i8g2. The American Florist. 299 ^•^ JARDINIERE, PiG 1. Jardinieres and Fern Baskets. We are often asked for some suggestion concerning effective plants for jardinieres; the accompanying illustrations, showing jars and baskets filled by a leading Chi- cago florist, give an excellent idea of tasteful arrangement. Figure one in our illustration had a beautiful little Cycas revoluta in the center; around it Cyperus alternifolius and Polypodium capense. Figure two had several dainty little Cocos "Weddeliana in the center; they were surrounded by an erect growing selaginella. Figure three has Phoenix reclinata in the centre, surrounded by Nephrolepis exaltata and Pteris magni- fica. The lighter foliage around the sin- gle large plant is very effective. The two fern baskets are very good examples of these charming arrangements now so popular for table centers. Fig- ure four is a round basket of pink cellu- loid, with a gilt border; the ferns are planted in a pan, slipped inside Ihis. It contains four different varieties; Onychium japonicum, Pteris cretica albo-lineata, Polypodium capense and Pteris magni- fica. Figure five is a round basket of filagree metal; it contains Pteris cristata and two varieties of polypodium. The Columbian Exposition. The nursery exhibit is not as yet greatly developed, though work is still going on energetically. The main exhibit will be in the Midway Plaisance, outside the grounds; soil is being put in order and roads are being made; planting will con- tinue until the weather becomes too severe for outdoor operations. EUwanger & Barry, Hoopes Bros. & Thomas, and other well known firms in this country have applied for large areas of space, and a good exhibit of fruit trees is anticipated both from eastern and western growers. These trees will be, for the most part, arranged as thej' would be in a nursery, without efforts at more decorative dis- play, but it would be obviously unfair to arrange ornamental shrubs or trees in this way. Holland will send an exhibit of magnolias, and other ornamental trees and shrubs are promised by Belgium, Great Britain and other European coun- tries. Foreign exhibits so far are not so large in the nursery as the floricultural section. A quantity of herbaceous plants from B. A. Elliott, of Pittsburg, are now being planted on the wooded island, and a further lot from Vilmorin, of Paris, is expected during the coming week. A quantity of freshly collected orchids from Guatemala have just been received; they were contributed by the Guatemalan government. The huge mound under the dome is now completed and its arrangement will begin during the present week. The large building is expected to be in exhibition trim by the first of December, when it is to be opened to the public as a winter garden. The large number of fine speci- men plants, together with the constantly changing variety of flowering plants, will, it is anticipated, prove a great attraction to the visiting public. The pansies in the outside beds have not suffered so far, although the frost has blackened and destroyed the cannas. However, the pansies are protected by canvas each night, a slightly raised wooden bar at each end of the bed pre- venting the canvas from dragging on the plants. When the plants are finally arranged in the large building some of the most inter- esting orders will be planted in groups, giving an opportunity for comparison. In the case of the ficus this rule will be followed, all being planted out. A great many euphorbias have been received; among them is one plant of E. grand- idens, perhaps the rarest euphorbia in cultivation; only three specimens are known to exist in this country. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The Washington Botanic Garden supplied the specimen at the exposition. Some of the euphorbias are so strongly like cactus that even the initiated could hardly classify them at first sight; the only absolute guide is the fact that no cactus has milky juice, while all euphorbias do. A large allamanda was a recent addi- tion to the vines trained on the wall of the main building; it is expected to make quite a fine show when established. Exhibition at United States Nurseries. The public exhibitions at Short Hills are among the most intensely interesting events of the year. At this season chrys- anthemums naturally occupy the fore- ground. Encourag:ed by the success of their last season's introductions, among which were Harry May, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Mrs. J. Hood Wright, Hicks Ar- nold and others, which are already recog- nized in the New York market as leading varieties, no less than 30,000 seedlings have been produced this year. These fill 1,000 boxes, 30 plants in a box, and in their wide range of color, odd and fan- tastic shapes and variety of form and growth, alone furnish material for a whole day's inspection. A noticeable feature is the extent to which the "hairy" blood has been distrib- uted throughout the collection, this being so general that it seems as though it will not be long before it will be hard to get a seedHng without more or less of this peculiarity. None of these will be exhib- ited or named until tested a second year, but there are numerous very promising varieties among them, the collection be- ing particularly strong in fine yellows. Among the introductions of last year Dr. Mandeville, Geo. Savaee, Mrs. R. Benner, Mrs. J. Hood Wright and Mrs. E. D. Adams show up especially fine, the two last named, however, being now al- most past. Annie Manda is in splendid form , t he delicious fragrance of its feathery globes giving it an additional advantage over all its rivals. The palm house is more beautiful than ever. The avenue of stately tree ferns has been increased by the addition of many wonderful specimens of Dieksonia antarctica and cyatheas in several spe- cies. Some of these giants are 20 feet high and measure 6 to 7 feet in circumfer- ence at the base of the trunk. The collec- tion of palms embraces 250 varieties and is said to be thethird largestin theworld. The Farleyense house and the araucaria houses are well worth a visit. There are 26 varieties of araucaria on exhibition, including the unique A . Rulei Niepraski. The show of cypripediums is, however, the gem of the whole exhibitionand must be seen, with its myriads of blossoms, to be appreciated. There is no end of new varieties and hybrids, among the latter being C. Niobe Shorthillense, between Spicerianum and Fairieanum, C. regale purpurense and C. concinum transparens, which well justifies its name, as the flower is almost as transparent as glass. A pe- culiar monstrosity is a plant of C. Har- risianum, which bears flowers each hav- ing three slippers. The peculiarity seems to be fixed, as it bloomed last year in the same way. The orchid show house was bright with cattleyas, odontoglossums, vandas, etc., and the admonition "Please keep to the right" was a very necessary precaution in Older to keep the throng of visitors in motion. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. 300 The American Florist. Nov. J. Bordeaux Mixture for Carnation Rust. The old adage that an ounce of pre- vention is worth a pound of cure cer- tainly holds good in regard to carnation rust. A great many growers have it more or less severely and those who have never seen it dread its appearance. A j'ear ago its character was not so well known and it was greatly feared that it would prove as destructive and as baffling, pos- sibly, as the violet disease. Such is not the case, however, and with most varie- ties it is readily controlled by the use of the Bordeaux mixture, which should be applied at its very first appearance, or even upon perfectly clean plants as a pre- ventive. Where it has once taken a heavy hold and the plants are badly infested we would advise throwing them out. Though the formula has been many times printed, it is continually being asked for, and it may not be amiss to printit again. Liquid Bordeaux mixture, as used at the experiment stations: 4 pounds sul- phate of copper dissolved in IG gallons of water, 4- pounds of lime (unslaked) in 6 gallons of water. When the sulphate is dissolved and the lime water is cold pour together and it is ready for use. Dry Bordeaux mixture, as used by a noted Chester County grower: This is the best form for the cut flower grower, as it does not soil the bloom. 6 pounds sulphate of copper dissolved in 3 or 4 gallons of boiling water, stirring till thoroughly dissolved; with this liquid and just enough added water, dry slake one bushel of lime (different limes require a slightly varying quantity of liquid to slake them). Thoroughly dampen a tight wooden box and put in a layer of the lime and sprinkle with the copper solu- tion till it falls into a fine dust. Put in another layer of lime and sprinkle and continue till the bushel of lime is i educed to a dry powder; sprinkle over the foliage. Young plants in the spring that show touches of rust on being planted out in the open ground usually grow out of it and come into the house in the fall per- fectly clean. It is then that the mixture should be used, applying the liquid form by means of a syringe on a dry clear day. S. A. H. Carnation Crosses. 11. As was indicated by previous records, the color of the foliage is more likely to resemble that of the pollen parent, which is as we would expect from the last named law, and which might be more comprehensively stated as follows: The form of plant resembles the female, the color of foliage and flower the male parent. From a pod of seed, Wm. Swayne X Aurora, having a record of .39 plants to flower, 18 resembled in general growth Wm. Swayne, the depressed stems being noticeable; .S resembled Aurora in growth; 13 bore no marked resemblance of growth to either parent. A noticeable point in nearly all the double flowers of this lot was that the flowers were very full in the center, a prominent characteristic of Wm. Swayne, and not found in Aurora. Sev- Jardiniere. Fig. 2. eral of these plants showed a growth of foliage found in Century, one of the par- ents of Aurora, but not found in Aurora, that is, the heavy thick foliage with ten- dency to curl under at the ends of the leaves, and several had flowers the color of Century. In another lot of three plants with Aurora as pollen parent, two plants had the same habit and this feature is notice- able in plants not yet bloomed having Century for pollen parent. Similar oc- curences are found in the animal king- dom, children resembling a grandparent and not a parent, and I believe deformi- ties frequently skip one generation to ap- pear in the second. Of the 39 plants above mentioned 24 bore flowers varying from light pink to Century color; three only were white and 12 were of other shades, mostly scarlet. This gives a large proportion of flowers following the law. In another lot of three plants, Wm. Swayne X Pride of Kennett, two resem- bled Wm. Swayne in growth of plant and two bore flowers the color of Pride of Kennett. The third plant bore flowers totally diflerent from either parent. From another pod, Wm. Swayne X a single-flowered pink seedling of vigorous upright growth, five plants were grown; three resembled Wm. Swayne in growth, one only wasof upright vigorousgrowth, one had pink flowers, one was white, two were variegated and 1 failed to bloom. This was the only C'O]) of 1891 in which a single flower was used for pollen parent and the result proved (juite unsat- isfactory, none of the oflspring being equal to the pod parent. This should not, however, be taken as against the use of single flowers in thei)roduction of seed- lings, as numerous instances bear witness to their successful use. In this particular case there may have been some incompat- ibility of habits to account for the failure. C. J. Pennock. Seasonable Hints. Flowers will now begin to make their appearance. Of course those housed early will be making abundance of bloom long before this, but our aim is to have the bulk of our crop during the holidays and through the winter months. In any case they should be carefully gathered and shipped. Carnations have the advantage over many other flowers, as they can be held longer on the plants. It is not neces- sary to ship more than once per week. Even when the product increases and it becomes advisable to ship oftener the blooms that are fully open or nearly so should alone be taken. A fully expanded flower of the carnation is not only more beautiful than one half blown, but will also keep longer and carry better. The demand being for long stems almost en- tirely, with the exception of the white kinds, we sacrifice the side buds and cut the stems well down in the foliage. But one must use his judgment in this partic- ular, for in many cases it pays better to lose the terminal bud or send it when open as a short stem. The lateral buds will then usually open together, forming a fine spray of several flowers, all count- ing as long stems. Some growers practice disbudding and it may be well to remember that this may be practiced in two ways. First the plan above referred to of taking out the ter- minal bud, and the rule is not to take it awav imtil the buds below have attained l8g2. The American Florist. 301 JARDINIERE. FIG. 3. some size, else the one next below will take its place and develop faster than its partners, the idea being to have a good spray ot equally expanded flowers. Our own idea is that we would get just as good a spray by allowing the end bud to bloom, which can then take its chances of being sold as a short stem. The second plan is to take off the lateral buds, leav- ing the terminal only. This undoubtedly increases the size ot the flower and it is contended by those who practice this method that they get nearly as many flowers, for the plant throws up more stems from the base. There is perhaps some truth in this, but it is a matter de- manding more investigation and experi- ment. In our own case we mostly lose the lateral buds anyway and the only question is whether it will pay to pick them off by hand (which would be an in- terminable job), considering at the same time the increased value of the flower. There is this to be said in favor of leaving the buds on — they add greatly to the beauty of the carnation. Avondale, Pa. W. R. Shelmire. Lifting Carnations. Mr. Shelmire's article with the above title voices very fairly the general impres- sion on the subject in this locality. It is the view that I have held for some years, with this proviso: If the plants must be lifted. Now, supposing this to be true, we have this condition of things: One writer high in authority (Mr. Lom- bard) advising no ball with the plants, another equally high (Mr. Lonsdale) advising the ball; one grower planting early, another late; one shading heavily, another not at all; and all equally suc- cessful, or unsuccessful, for I believe there can be no full measure of success in the practice. I have had some experiences within a year that tend to contradict the theory expressed by Mr. Shelmire. Last fall I bought some Mrs. Fisher from Mr. Lom- bard. They came so full of buds and flowers that I hesitated whether to plant them in that condition or top them. I iinally decided to plant them as they were, and they bore the moving wonder- full3^ with small loss of plants or buds. Again, being short of plants I lifted from the garden where they had been blooming since July several hundred Portia in full flower, thinking to throw them out later. They were the best Portia I had, made more flowers and better ones and stood the lifting best. This fall I had two seedlings of which I was quite "choice." About 100 plants of one of them were allowed to bloom in the field, several hundred more were closely topped. All were moved with the same care and under similar conditions. There was about 1 or 2 per cent loss m the blooming ones, 30 or more in the topped ones. Another seedling was allowed to bloom throughout in the field and was moved with a loss of about 1 per cent. After an experience of 13 years in hand- ling carnations I do not know to-day whether they should be lifted with soil or without, whether early orlate, topped closely or in bloom, shaded heavily or given plenty of light, and in a multitude of counselors there is (no) safety. I am strongly inclined to think all the methods evil, difiering chiefly in degree, and that Mr. Ward has struck the key note when he says, substantially, that no plant should ever be transplanted. It he is not willing to express it so radically I am, for I teel well convinced that it is always an evil, ameliorate it as we may. Edw^ard Swayne. Disbudding Roses. Editor American Florist: — In your issue of October 20 "Enquirer" asks a question which I think could be discussed in your valuable paper with benefit to many of us who grow roses. In my own experience I have come to the conclusion that disbudding Mermet and Bride is an injury rather than a benefit for the simple reason that by doing so we get a large quantity of useless weak wood, which in my opinion will never produce first-class roses. Therefore I think it better to let the buds partially develop and cut down to harder wood, which will surely give us better roses, if not so many. Quality, not quantity, is now the demand. Hugh Chesney. Farmington, Conn. Packing. The proper packing of goods for express shipment so that they will reach the pur- chasers in good condition and at least expense for transportation is a subject of the greatest importance in every branch of our business, yet one which receives probably less attention in proportion to its importance than any other. To tumble goods into a box any way and get rid of them as quickly as possible seems to be the rule with many shippers. To be convinced of this one needs only to stand for a little while in a wholesale flo- rists' establishment or other place where cut flowers, plants or bulbs are being re- ceived in quantity from various sources and keep his eyes open. Sometimes the goods are jammed down into a box one-half the necessary size, as tightly as though they had been subjected to hydraulic pressure. Another lot will come in a crate so out of proportion the other way that there is vacant space suf- ficient almost for a small family to set up housekeeping. One party recently re- ceived fi-om abroad 13,000 tritomas all packed solid in a single case, without di- vision of any kind. Theircondition upon being unpacked can be imagined. In such instances somebody has to stand a heavy loss. The receiver is inno- cent, but it is too often thrown upon him, and the fruit of the resultant correspond- ence is apt to be angry controversy, liti- gation and strained relations extending often for years. But in the long run the careless shipper must bear the conse- quence. Goods originally first class are quickly ruined by reckless handling and packing, and customers once disappointed go elsewhere. Thus business reputation is soon lost, and once lost is hard to re- gain. To become a thoroughly skillful packer, especially of green plants, requires much time and experience, but it is an invest- ment that will paj' for itself in the long- run. An establishment where proper at- tention is paid to this department can always get a bettei price for goods, par- ticularly after buyers have had a disas- trous experience or two elsewhere. There has been much discussion from time to time as to the benefits to be derived from a school of horticulture. It would seem that if such a school did little else for a time but to turn out young men thor- oughly posted in the best methods of 302 The American Florist. Nov. packing and shipping all classes of goods handled by the florist trade this alone would furnish a good reason for its ex- istence. New York. Cut flower trade continues in a very depressed condition. The wonderfully fine weather, which keeps people out of town is largely responsible for the condi- tion of things. Bleak November, when it comes and drives home the sojourners in the country and at the seaside, may be depended upon to grive business the neces- sary impetus. It is fortunate that the deluge of roses experienced durirg the unusual warm spell last week has passed by, for with the quantities of chrysanthe- mums now coming in an overstock of roses at present would make things infin- itely worse. Roses are not at all plenty and if the growers are wise they will do all they can to hold back their crops for several weeks yet. Chrysanthemums are superb. At Theo. Roehrs' were seen Wanamakers grown by Julius Roehrs, which were marvels of perfection. In all the large wholesale establishments superb blooms of this variety, as well as Rohallion, Jessica, Ivory and others, are to be seen. The practice of coloring flowers artificially has been applied to the chrysanthemum, with the result that Ivory masquerades in several Broadway windows in a dress of loveliest satiny pink, and for the mo- ment creates quite a sensation. The practice cannot be too strongly con- demned, however, and the refusal of cer- tain florists to have anything to do with such stuff is most commendable. The eflectof such artificial coloring cannot but be most irjurious to the chrysanthemum trade in the immediate future and if car- ried on to any extent will subject the flower business in general to well merited ridicule and contempt. Violets are improving in quantity, and prices are holding up well. Carnations are in full supoly and lily of the valley a little overstocked, especially in the second quality stock. The first Roman hya- cinths and paper white narcissus are now in. Cosmos, poor cosmos! when a barrel of it is seen coming into a wholesale establishment it is at once unceremon- iously kicked out into the street, there to remain until the pitying garbage man comes along and gathers it in. The New York City College of Phar- macy has recently acquired bv purchase the great herbarium collected by Mr. W. M. Canby of Wilmington, Del. This col- lection took 34 years to complete and is in some respects the most valuable her- barium in the world. Among the victims of Samuel Mitchell, arrested hereon October 17 for forging, was the firm of Peter Henderson & Co., from whom Mitchell secured $50 on a bogus check. The artificially colored green carnation has cropped out again here, and accord- ing to a gullible New York newspaper, "is now the correct thing for the button- hole." The pictures which adorned the walls of the new rooms of the N. Y. Florists' Club were kindlv presented by Mr. S. C. Nash and Mr. Rob't B. Young. Mr. Alex. Burns is said to have had an addition to his family in the shape of an- other daughter, but he is very quiet re- garding it. A HOLISK WARMINO. The evening of October 28 marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the New York Florist Club, for then it JARDINIERE. FIG. 4. took formal possession of its new home. No one knowing the club's history can help congratulating it upon its prosper- ity or wishing for it a long and successful career in its new surroundings. It has surmounted obstacles to which almost any similar organization would have suc- cumbed and which would have crushed it if it had not been for the determination and pluck of a few of the members. These have especial cause for pride as they see the organization reaping the re- ward of their faithfulness. The new headquarters is a commodious parlor at 20 West 27th street, close to Broadway, well lighted, and with abund- ant room to seat one hundred or more. A postal card announcing that a spe- cial meeting for the piirpose of viewing the new rooms would be held at 8 p. m., Oct. 28, was sent to the members. All day long Mr. John Young, Mr. C. B. Weathered and Mr. Theo. Roehrs, mem- bers of the committee on rooms, worked hard preparing for the opening and when thej' had got through surveyed their work with pardonable pride. A bright fire glowed in the open grate, handsome pictures adorned the walls and on the mantels large vases of chrysanthemums gave the proper floral finish. In the rear parlor a tempting collation was in readi- ness. The meeting was informal, but most enthusiastic, and plans for raising funds to meet the additional expense were discussed, an increase of annual dues and a sale of keys to members being favored. Aftera few pleasant remarks by various gentlemen, the lunch came in for its share of attention. Ivverybody was in the best of spirits, all remaining till a late hour. Members of the fraternity vis- iting New Y'ork during the chrysanthe- mum show and at other times will be cordially welcomed to the rooms and in- vited to make themselves at home. This has been a phenomenal fall. In many localities the severe frosts have held off" so that many outdoor flowers are blooming with undiminished vigor. Cosmos seldom succeeds here, as it is almost sure to be cut down by early frosts before getting a fair chance to bloom. But this year it has had a full season. Anemone Japonica is still in fine condition, and nasturtiums, salvias, marigolds and zinnias are bright with blossoms. The influx of chrysanthemums has had the customary depressing cftect on the general flower market. Carnations have dropped in price, but singularly enough, asters, of which there are quite a number still offered, hold out at good figures. Violets have shortened up considerably and sell readily. The first Romans and narcissus are beginning to appear. There will be quite a delegation of Boston growers at the New York chrys- anthemum show judging from present indications. Peck & Sutherland have made exten- sive improvements in their establishment, the new furnishing adding much to its appearance as well is convenience. The long-talked-of Exchange has finally secured acceptable quarters and will be in operation soon. John Reid, an old and well known flo- rist of Everett, Mass., died of pneumonia on October 29. Geo. B. Gill is reported as very ill with typhoid fever at his home in Medford. Chicago. At the last meeting of the Florist Club officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, P. J. Hauswirth; vice-president, Edgar Sanders; secretary, T. F. Keenan; financial secretary, Hubert Maas; treasurer, Iv.Weinhoeber; trustees, G. L. Grant, J. T. Anthony, J. D. Ray- nolds, A. McAdams, J. F. Kid well. Three applicants were elected to membership. The club enters upon its seventh year with cvci-y prospect of increasing its use- fullness to the craft in this city. The revised premium list of the Horti- cultural Society has been issued and it iSg2. The American Florist. 2,oz JARDIHIERB, FiG 5 contains a large number of very attract- ive special prizes offered by prominent cit- izens. Copies may be had on application to the assistant secretary, Mr. P. J. Hauswirth,318 Wabash avenue. Entries must be on file with him by the 7th inst. Secretary Egan has been called away by imperative business and is now in Colo- rado, but will be back by the time for opening the exhibition. The newspapers are already bestirring themselves about the coming event, and the exhibition will certainly be very fully reported in the daily press. Special prizes of $100 each are offered by both the Herald and the Inter Ocean. Space has been secured by the Cut Flower Exchange on the second floor of the Hayes & Tracy building, 45 and 47 Lake street, where business will begin as soon as the place is fitted up. The place secured has a floor space of 156x33 feet and has large windows both on Lake street and on a wide alley running by the Masonic Temple. The Exchange will put in five large arc lights, giving abund- ance of light even in the darkest weather. There is some talk of auctioning off the spaces at first, thus giving people a chance to secure any special positions they may desire. The same system of renting by the foot, as followed in other markets, will be the rule here. It is also proposed to sell membership tickets to people desiring to do business in the Ex- change without becoming stockholders, just as they do in the Board of Trade. The commission firm of McKellar & Sperry will be dissolved shortly, having; been bought out by the syndicate of Niles Centre growers, known as the Niles Centre Floral Co. Mr. Sperry retires from the commission business, while Mr. McKellar has been secured as manager for the NHes Centre s-ndicate in the Cut Flower Exchange, l 'je progress of the syndicate will be noted by the trade with a good deal of interest, as it is an at- tempt to bring producer and retailer together, without the intervention of the commission man. The growers propose to pool their stock, first grading it into first, second and third quality, and ship- ping the whole lot together in bulk to their representative at the Exchange, by which means he will have no knowledge of whose stock he is selling. The sales of each grade are then to be divided pro rata among those who supplied stock of that grade. The outcome of this depart- ure is looked forward to with much in- terest. There is little or no change in the mar- ket since last week, except that outdoor stuff is entirely done, and there is a slight decline in chrysanthemums. Some of the finest blooms sell for $25 a 100, and plenty of good flowers run from $10 to $20, but, as usual, chrysanthemums with no merit are just given away. There is quite a good demand here for flowers in sprays, as well as for fine individual blooms, but the sprays must be good. Few colors are in except white, pink and j'ellow. Violets are not plentiful and are in good demand. Roses are good; the best de- mand is for Brides. Beauties are not plentiful. Carnations are better in qual- ity and are much called for; they seem still likely to continue scarce. Chrysan- themums, roses, carnations and violets are about the only flowers now to repre- sent the market. Philadelphia. The glut is on; it has been prophesied for some time and is here in all its glory. There are too many chrysanthemums, or "weeds," as some rose growers are wont to call them, and there is too much of most everything else as well; chrysanthe- mums, roses, carnations, violets, all suffer alike. Philadelphia growers, however, seem to be different from those of other cities. They carry their stock around, ask what they think it is worth, and if at the end of their route there is any left it is taken nome again. Perhaps this is better for all concerned; if good roses were sold at $4 per 1000 in Philadelphia every fakir in town would load up and things would soon be in a pretty mess. Many of the growers of chrysanthe- mums find fault with the varieties they have under cultivation this season, seeing faults in this or that kind they had not noticed before. The principal reason for this is that the standard is being raised so high that as much care must be taken in selecting the varieties to be grown as in raising them afterwards. The follow- ing seem to be the best selling so far: Mrs. Whilldin, yellow, like Gloriosum but a better flower; Eldorado, a very fine incurved bright yellow; Jessica; Ivory; Advance, large pink; Minnie Wanamaker[ Ada Spaulding, Hicks Arnold and Rohal- lion. Lincoln and Widener are just com- ing in, and these, with a host of other later varieties, promise to be very fine. Many inexperienced growers spoil fine blooms by cutting them before they are ready. There is no occasion for this, as they will sell better after a while. But it is the same with a great many other flowers. It requires some experience to know when they are ready to cut. Many Beauties and other large roses are sent to market so tight that the color is all gone betore the bud opens, if it opens at all. Carnations too are often picked when only about half the size they would be if left on a day or two longer. There are all sorts of prices asked for chrysanthemums; the best bring $20 and from this figure all the way down to $1 a hundred. Evans Bros, have been cutting some magnificent flowers, by far the best that have ever come to this market in quan- tity. Harris, Craig, Heacock and Ander- son are also sending in some fine stock. The florists' windows are a sight, great vases of choice blooms making masses of color such as is not possible at other seasons of the year. The windows don't begin to hold them all, however, and they are to be seen set about on the floors and on the counters, in fact each store seems to be a chrysanthemum show in itself. Roses are very plenty and fair in quality. Burton, who has just commenced to cut, has some very fine Beauties and his other stock is above the average. The houses of his new pink Beauty are a sight; it is certainly a fine rose. Prices of roses and carnations hold up pretty well. Roses are about the same, but carnations have fallen back to $1 for the best, which is doing very well consid- ering the quantity that is offered; they are better in quality than we remember to have seen before at this time of year, and pink, a color that has always been scarce in this city, seems very plenty, Grace Wilders predominating. On November 1 Mr. A. L. Pennock will sell at his place at Lansdowne a house of camellias. They are quite large plants, trees in fact, as they have been growing in the ground for about 15 years. This is the "last of the Mohicans," the collec- tion being the only one in Philadelphia. When in their glory they have sold for $5 a single flower, and it is a question if the plants will now bring that figure. "How are the mighty fallen!" The entries for the show give promise of something grand. There will scarcely be room in the hallforthe exhibits offered. The game at the alleys on Thursday night last resulted in a victory for the Delawares, who also broke a record, making 990 pins in one game. Westcott won the game for his side, his score being 553 for the three games. K. 304 The American Florist, Nov. J, Washington. The floristsof this city have no grounds for complaint so far regarding fall trade. 1 think they have as much business, if not more, than they did 12 months ago. Stock is as good if not better. Wedding and funeral orders have been above the average. Referring to fault finding and com- plaints, vesterday I heard one of our leading florists say that he thought as a rule the florists complained of "nothing to do," "no trade," when there was no cause for it; yet these same fault finders continued to erect houses and purchase cut flowers for their stores and they continue to pay high rents and do business at their old stands. This seemed to puzzle him. He cametothe conclusion that they either had money or they were making a fair living. He was of the opinion that the latter was correct; in his case it was true, for he always had a fair trade and was making a little money over and above his unning expenses. Chrysanthemums are coming in fast; uality very good, demand excellent, price fair. Roses and violets plentiful, quality of both good and selling at good prices. Carnations are coming better and trade good. Weathercontinues very dry, making it difficult for those having plants to lift; they can get no ball to them except by thoroughly soaking the ground over night, and iii many cases this is imprac- ticable, not having city water on their premises. The sad death of the president's wife was the cause of many orders for funeral designs, some florists tjeing kept busy day and night. Mr. C. F. Hale made a very large and handsome wreath composed of Mermets and Bride roses — an exquisite piece, an anchor of violets and adiantum very fine, and numerous other hand- some pieces. Such a profusion of flowers was never before used at a single funeral in this city. When the doors of the east room were opened to admit the first arrivals the scene was touchingly beau- tiful. The chandeliers cast a flood of mellow light, the windows having been darkened. The mantel-pieces were banked with ferns and flowers, at each end being a large palm. Around the casket were grouped a wealth of floral offerings. These filled a large space on either side of the casket. At the head stood a cross made of white chrysanthemums, from the angle of the cross bung a wreath of yellow chrysanthemums, and against the base rested another of American Beauty roses. At the foot was a massive crown com- posed of white and pink chrysanthemums and Bride roses, resting upon a bed of violets, very handsomely made. On the end of the casket rested a wreath pre- pared at the White House, it was com- posed of orchids ( Mrs. Harrison's favorite flower) and white roses. The floral pieces that surrounded the casket were in every known device and the profusion was un- cqualcd. They were composed of the richest and most choice varieties of flow- ers, orchids, chrysanthemums and roses predominating. Among the emblems most worthy of notice were the following: Wreath of chrysanthemums from Queen Victoria, a mammoth wreath from the diplomatic corps, composed of chrysanthemums. Bride roses, pink orchids, ferns and palms tied with three bows of broad heliotrope ribbon, on one of which was inscribed "The Diplomatic Corps;" wreath of large chrysanthemums surrounding a bunch of^ loose blooms, from the Cabinet; cross of ivy leaves and chrysanthemums; wreath of ivy leaves, chrysanthemums, wheat sheaf, palm leaves and violets; wreath of chrysanthemums and palms with black ostrich tips; wreath of pink and white roses; wreath of roses; wreath of chrys- anthemums, lilies of the valley and roses; immense shield of white chrysanthemums and roses; wreath of large pink chrysan- themums; wreath of white roses; wreath of violets; pillow of roses, lilies of the valley and chrysanthemums, and cross of ivy leaves. After the services the flowers, or as many of them as could be carried in two large wagons, were'taken to the station and placed with the casket in the observation car of the funeral train. The majority of these were arranged by Messrs. J. H. Small & Sons in their most artistic manner. One of the handsomest ( yet not the largest ) pieces arranged by the Messrs. Small I think was a wreath about 2U> feet in diameter composed of five dozen pink chrysanthemums, two dozen pink cypripediums and six dozen large heads of mignonette. This wasone of the richest looking arrangements among the 42 pieces arranged by this well known firm. Numerous other pieces were made by J. R. Freeman, Gude Bros., Studer and C. Strauss & Co. In fact all were busy for two days and a night. The death of Mrs. Harrison naturally gives rise to speculations as to what plans the Cabinet circle will adopt in reference to their season's entertaining. This is the question now discussed by a majority of our florists. Looking at it from a strictly official point of view the Cabinet officers are ranked as members of the Executive family and must in all matters of etiquette be influenced by the action of their chief. Naturally the wife is thus governed by the position of her husband and a certain period of ofiicial mourning prescribed; 30 days is the period fixed in all cases like the present. As Mrs. Harrison's death occurred during a season of freedom from the heavy social obligations of the ordinary official term the mark of respect will in no way aftect society at large. Whether or not the ladies of the Cabinet will be called upon to fulfill the usual social obligations of the winter is at present a debatable point. Were the ladies to follow their personal preferences in the matter there would be no formal entertaining duringthe coming season, as some of them enjoj'cd a warm personal and private regard and previous acquaintance with Mrs. Harrison. Yet most concerted action is necessary under the present circumstance, and the trade is looking forward to their action with considerable interest. C. Leslie Reynolds. Baltimore. The attendance at the club continues large and every item of information re- garding the exhibition and the work of the difterent committees is received with great interest. The members were con- siderably elated to find that the fame of the show had reached some distant points, as letters received offering pre- miums and others desiring to be allowed to compete testified; all were referred to the committee. Brother Wagner (Jno. L.) has gone and done it at last, and, to testify their appreciation of his act, as well as to try and encourage some of our rusty bache- lors to "go and do likewise" the boys sent him a handsome present. Mr. Jno. Berl had on exhibition a very pretty seedling chrysanthemum, seem- inglv a full blooded Japanese, pure white, six inches in diameter, and, though the number of desirable varieties and the standard of excellence is already so high, apparentl3' well worthy- of a name. Pres. Fraser and Messrs. Jno. Halliday and Wm. Feast constitute a committe to receive the judges and care for their hap- piness during their stay with us. An invitation was extended to the only other floricultural society in the state, that of Frederick, Md., to come and en- joy Baltimore hospitality during the show. The chrysanthemum is everywhere, but the most of those worn on the streets are far superior to the "mums" of past years. Where a bunch of a dozen or two used to be displayed by fair promenaders, two or three, or even one, of superior size is abundance now, in fact small or poor flowers seem to be the exception rather than the rule this year. Another thing that seems destined soon to be the exception rather than the rule is gas lighting in florist stores, as electric lights are now to be seen as far up as Klein's at 947 Madison avenue. The Exchange is going through a little internal struggle, something similar to the last one, a kind of growing pain that is inseparable from rapid growth. The constitution and by-laws not being suffi- ciently definite with regard to the duties and powers of the board of directors and manager, the latter refused to obey or- ders from the board, whereupon they dis- charged him and he refuses to go. It is to be hoped that all will be settled amicably and that the weak places in the rules will be strengthened. If any man thinks he knows somewhat of roses, let him spend a day at Mr. An- thony Cook's place, 1124 West Mulberry street, and find out how little he does know. Mr. Cook is an enthusiast on the subject of seedling roses and seedlings of all kinds. He wears his 73 years lightly, and, in the 35 of them spent here has seen the land around him change from country to commons and from commons to solid blocks of brick dwellings for a mile be- j'ond him. His place is principally planted, outside of the glass, with stock plants of different roses, in a most inter- minable and bewildering variety; some- time his views on the most interesting points in connection with them will be given, but space would not suffice now. The best known of his seedlings is the rose Cornelia Cook, of which he has not a plant now in his possession. But he has the original plant of the lantana Lizzie Cook, which is 25 years old, in one of the houses, and several other meritor- ious things in the way of seedling varie- ties, of which more anon. One thing noteworthy is the fact that Dracrena indivisa is hardy with him, having sur- vived the past two winters planted out- side. Mack. Toronto. Trade, though still pretty dull, is grad- uallj' improving. There has been no really severe weather yet, and in many places geraniums are still flowering out- doors. A puzzle: Find John Thorpe in the Courier Co.'s chrysanthemum show lith- ogi'aph of last year. It is in the large wliite bloom in the center. Chrysanthemum show business is rush- ing just now and so far as one can see everything points to the best on record. The club has gained lots of experience since starting in the business and is able to set the ball rolling with much less trouble and more ell'ect. The secretary was appointed superintendent and he iSg2. The American Florist. 30s \V. C. BAKRV. H. A SIEIiRECHT. JOHN C. MONINC.KR. HENRY NANZ. A Further Introduction again has appointed two assistants, one for plants and the other for cut flowers, and it will not be their fault if tlie rules are not carried out to the letter. The florists' competition promises to be a drawing card. Some very fine roses are coming in now, also some fine chrysanthemum sprays, but there is very little money in the prices of the latter for the grower. Chrysan- themum plants are getting plentiful and good stufl sells well; poor stiitT sticks fast and gets poorer every day. E. Paris, 1878; Chicago, 1893. What would be the probable cost of ten days in Chicago during the World's Fair next year to a gardener with not more money than he knows what to do with, in order to keep himself supplied with the necessaries of life and a little tor recreation. It may be interesting to some of your readers to know what ten days in Paris, July, 1878, cost the writer. In September, 1877, I sailed from New York for Havre and began working for Messrs. Transon Freres of Orleans, who have probablj' tlie largest nurseries in France, for the purpose of learning the business, at 2':; francs the day of 12 hours, 15 francs a week if notimewaslost. In July, '78, I and a German fellow workman bought tickets for London, after which I had 25 francs lett, and my friend had about 30 francs. We found lodgings at a comfortable little auberge in Passy (Paris) about a mile from the exposition and stayed ten days, getting our break- fast and dinner (6 p. m.) at the auberge, lunch wherever we happened to be at the time. Four whole days we spent at the exposition; on the other days we visited all the parks and the principal public buildings, most of the rose growers in the environs, taking trains and street cars when necessarv, saw a big review in the Bois de Boulogne of 60,000 troops, went to the great hippodrome and a the- atre or two, and, in fact, saw everything worth seeing (there is something to see there, tool. When we reached London we had enough money left between us to pay cab fare across the city to another depot, have a square meal and buy tickets to my old home 120 miles further on. All that for a little more than ,$10 between two. I think I can safely say that I never got so much for so little before or since, and I scarcely expect to do Chicago so cheaph'. If j'ou would give an answer to the above question it would oblige many of your readers. A. H. Ewing. Toronto. Cemetery Superintendents. The sixth annual convention of the Association of American Cemetery Super- intendents was held at Baltimore Sep- tember 27, 28 and 29. Many valuable essays were read and discussed, and the cemeteries and parks of Baltimore were visited. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, William Salway, Cincinnati; vice-president, T. McCarthy. Providence, R. I.; secretary and treasurer, Frank Kurich, Toledo, O!; executive committee, A. W. Hobart, Min- neapolis; J. H. Shepard, Chicago; J. M. Boxell, St. Paul. "Cads." , Although I took exception to the pre- vious letter of "Pessimist" anent educa- tional matters, I endorse, and emphati- cally endorse, every word he says in your last issue. I have had a considerable ex- perience with parties who deem them- selves gentlemen, but who are far more fitly described by the little word at the head of this letter. I have never for a moment refused a fight to a finish with one of these miserable creatures and I have had to do it single handed and keep the heads of a helpless lamily above water all the time. Just as is said by "Pessimist," these American gentlemen seem to ?r/)' tipou their power to injure, or their power to own. If a gardener ob- jects to being owned, 'they will be sure to deliberately try to injure him by telling of some failure of crops, that he could not "grow" this, that or the other. Why, one of the most notable commercial men this country knew a fevr years ago once attempted to disparage an old friend of mine, now deceased, not know- ing he was my friend, and when I opened vigorously and promptly in defense, crawlingly insinuated "that L n could not grow everything." Bah! education, which is knowledge, will squelch these miserable cads every time, if the gardener has courage to dare and do, especially if he has the courage to hold up his head on an empty stomach and is honest and truthful be3'ond perad venture, no power on earth can keep him permanently down. "Pessimist," I am writing in the light of an experience, which I haveoften thought I would give to the world in the shape of an atitobiography. I am sure, after trav- elling over three partsof civilization, that I have met some of the most miserable creatures among those who have inher- ited monc}' from their hard working fathers, that can be produced among any people, white, yellow, red or black. Perhaps you will ask me the remedy the gardener has; my answer is to the 3'oung fellows — educate yourselves as well as you can and learn some good handi- craft in addition to gardening. This is the cotirse I am impressing upon my own boys; they are learning a trade which paj'S $20 per week to good bench hands, and I leel that they will be even more 3o6 The American Florist. Nov. s independent than I have been. Unfortu- nately one of my specialties is not in de- mand here at all, and the other not very much. If they were in demand no power of money or hope of reward could induce me to serve another of the mushroom aristocracy of this country as a serving gardener. "Pessimist" should do as I am trying to do — rent, work on shares, work on contracts, work on any terms; but work as a serving gardener without an agree- ment— never, unless it be to save a family from starving, and not then if he can do anything else. James MacPherson. Pessimism. I should not have deemed it worth while to reply to "Pessimist's" latest production if he had not in one place at least misrepresented what I said in a for- mer letter to you. I did not claim that our profession was in need of "manu- factured" gardeners as helpers; I did say that it was in need of better practically educated men, and I say so still. "Pessi- mist" says that such employers as he refers to could be improved by colleges if they would take a term there themselves, but as they won't go to college perhaps it would be as well to let them die out and improve the young ones who will take their places. "Pessimist" is making a mountain out ot a mole hill. I would not deny that there are some employers fashioned somewhat on the lines he com- plains of, but they are a very small min- ority. 1 should advise "Pessimist" to take a course of digestive pills (one at each meal), after which it might have a good efiect if he would examine into what the large majority are doing. I would also advise him to shun the profession of prophet; one is so very apt to get left unless divinel}' inspired, and his writings do not give one the impression that he has had anj* outside inspiration. "Pessi- mist" also says we are doing nothing towards improving and elevating our profession. Well! in mj' humble opinion better education is tiie only way to ele- vate and improve it, but perhaps "Pessi- mist" can suggest some better means; if so it would be a pity but what he should let us all know it. A. H. Ewing. Toronto. CoLUMniA, S. C. — A chrysanthemum show in aid of the Columbia Hospital will be held here on November .'! and 4. Hartford, Conn.— The chrysanthemum exhibition of the Hartford County Horti- cultural Society will be held on November 9, 10, 11. Ft. Edward, N. Y.— Hilfinger Bros, are rebuilding their pottery and will make the new factory much larger than the one recently destroyed by fire. Ironton, O. — This city will have a "chrysanthemum show November 2 to 5 inclusive. Over 5,000 chrysanthemums will be shown at the new Memorial hall, in addition to other flowers. Indianapolis, Ind. — Many beautiful flowers appeared at the funeral of Mrs. Harrison here, roses and chrysanthe- nnuns predominating. They were chiefly arranged in wreaths and boutjuets, the grave being covered with bunches of chrysanthemums. Sharon, Pa. — Albert Williams has dis- posed of his business and retired. His son-in-law, Henry Turner, will do busi- ness at the old stand, discontinuing the catalogue trade. The chrysanthemum show is booked for November 10, 11 and 1 2 and promises to be a success in every way. YoNKERS, N. Y.— During the past week there has been a qhrysanthemam exhibi- tion in aid of the Home for Destitute Children, at the greenhouses of Mr. Jas. B. Colgate, Richard Brett gardener. The greenhouses cover nearly two acres and the entire establishment was open to the visitors, who were very numerous. Buffalo. — Wm. Scott has a lot of neat little chrysanthemums in 5-inch pots, well budded and furnished with fine foli- age to the bottom, which he says have been grown according to directions given him by Messrs. Craig and Harris of Phil- adelphia. The}' were planted about June 15 in the old soil on a carnation bench and potted September 1. They retail readily at $1 each. SITUATIONS, WANTS. FOR SALE. Advertisements under thlM hcnd will be Inserted Ht the rate of 10 cents a line (seven words) each Inser- tion. Cash nnist accompany order. Plant advs. not admitted under tlds head. SITl A'llii.N \V.\.\rKI> liv a v. .ung sober German L-ard.ii.r. al a iTivale or u ll..le^ale place. M.^llTHA HK-\th. .Tobnstown, Pa. SITUATION WANTBD—By a florist; experienced In landscape gardening, cut flowers and vegetables : age 2S years, single. German place prelerred. Address PETER TAUSEWALD, 270 E. Federal Street. Youngstown, Ohio. WANTKD— Correspondence wltn a New England rose grower for a supply. W. a! Lee, Burlington. Vt i.f l.'i.KMI, Ad- FOU UK.N r OK SALK ^•|oIl^l »l..iv and l\\..fre,-n houses l:."...vl(JU feet, fuUv euulpped with .slock and H.xtures. 11. 1{. HlHUlEs. lilU Van Buren, Chicago tion. Will be sold ou account of 111 heiilth. Possession any time. Address Isaac l.AitKiN.Tougbkenaiuon, CbusterCo.. Pa. In Andover, Mass.. 5 preeubouses and % acre of land. Land alone taxed for$l,UUU. Greenhouses well stocked with roses, violets, carnations, cbrysanthe- mums and bedding stock, (iood local trade; 21 miles from Boston ; lujurly trains; 'I minutes walk from raii- ruud depot; u block distant from electric cars. Ad- dress Box '.Ti'l, Andover, Muss. .I.OOO l'ISill:s. all slues, from 3 to LITTLE SWITZERLAND FLORAL CO . Atlanta. Ga. GRACE BATTLES ami over (i() otli.r vaii.-li.s ol CARNATIONS ortVietl the WlioU*8:iU' Ti:h|.'. My list embraces tlie best Stamiiiiii and N»*w kinds. Including! some of particular Inttti-si in m-owcrs tit seeilllnKS. Correspondence ami iitrsnnal inspection solicited. <'.,!. I'l'lNNOCK. The Pines. Kennelt Square. Chester Co , Pa. Correspondence wanted witli parlies desiring a regular supply of FANCY CARNATIONS, DOUBLE AND SINliLE VIOLETS. PANSY PLANTS From First Class Seed, 75 cents per loo, $S 00 per looo. Contracts made for carnation cuttings from 25 leading varieties. .JUilN .J. CONNKLLY, Uyrn MilH r. Pa. UlNGS' BEGONIAS 7 Gold Medals and 2 Gold Cup Coll ction Have iH-c^n honcm-d Willi .\iiothei- (iolil Mi-ilal at theliUernallonal llortliiiltural K.\hl billon al Karl's Courl. .)n (iiloi.er r.lli. lor a large an.l uiagnln- com Hank .d lloulileand Slni;U> planls. KS UNRIVAI.I.ED SUCCESS FOK THE ••PREMIER HOUSE." 2 Told Melals. Aug and Oct., in Open Comoetition. Kvldent pn.orihiil «e are llie Premier llcaise. Orders now Itelng rapidly tx)oked for delivery as dry tubers. Please send In yours at earlleat. We win not be undersold, so please affix prices when sendhi); order, ami we will contlrm by cable. oar private c«jde free tm application. DOUBLE AND SINGLE SEED JUST HARVESTED. lllnxiiiiaN, Caladiuius. Arliiiniiiex, Clivias, ete., ill quantity. t'ataloKue and full directions mailed free. JOHN LAING & SONS, Hemnia Specialists, Seed. Plant. Bulb Merchanls, etc. FOREST HILL, LONDON, ENGLAND. Mention .\uierlcan Florist. A GOOD INVESTMENT. flRUNDO DONflX Propagate for next Spring's sates. Strong clumps $3.00 per dozen '• $20.00 per 100 ANDORRA NURSERIES, WM. WARNER HARPER. Manager. CHESTNUT HILL, Philadelphia, Pa. 300,000 PANSIES-EXTRA. Small planis by mail at 60 cents per 100. Any size to flowering plants, $5 00 per 1000: 5O0O $29.00 by Express. Send In your orders early, as there Is a big ileuiand 4,000 CARNATIONS LEFT. E. B. JENNINGS. Caknatiun. Violet and Pansy i:koweb. Lock Box S>1. .SOrXHrOKT, CONN. HARDY PLANTS. We have them. Write ns about it. Azalea uudiflora, Maguolia glauca, Kalmia lalifolia, Xerophyilum, collected. Fine col- lection Hardy Perennials and Hardy Flow- ering Shrubs Wholesale Trade List Free. Send samples of what you want ROGERS NURSERIES. Moorestown. M. J. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. By middle of November dry tul>ers will be ready lor delivery. $6.00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER, McConnelsville, 0. BEST GERMAN PANSIES. Irom seed bench; strong plants in 50 sorts, 75 cents per 100; ji!5 00 per 1000. JOHN P. TONNER, moNT «i..4i{i:, 11,1,. ders received la KukUsU. Uermau aud Danish. i8g2. The American Florist. 307 A Great Pair. EDNfl GRfllG I 112 per 100 GRflGE BATTLES J ^'°°'^-'°o° Orders booked now for Feb. delivery. We shall soon have our plants housed, but still have for sale good plants ot Aurora at jSiS.OO per 100, and Golden Gate at IS.OO. Some Specialties for 1893 will be Aurora New .Tersev Thos. Cart ledge Grace Darling Uorner Mrs. Hitt Ben Hur Daybreak AVhlte Wings Edwin Lonsdale American Flag. EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, KENNETT SQUARE, FA. CARNATIONS strong, healthy, Held grown plants. Orient, Lizzie McGovvai; Hector, W. F. Dreer, Flag. Mrs. Fisher, •J. J. Harrison, May Queen, The Century, Fred. Creightoi Portia, iBt size, J8.0O per 100: $70.00 per 1000. 2ncl size, $6.00 per 100; $60.00 per 1000. PURITAN— The best white. Enriy. productive and Hybrid Perpetual Roses. strong, flelrt grown plants. $10.00 per 100, WOOD BROTHERS, 10,000 CARNATIONS. Per lUO. Bride, Mermet, Safrano and Bon Silene, 2-mcU pots, 2.50 Asparag;us Tenuissimus, 3)^i-inch pots S.OO Dracsena Indlvisa 3-ln. pots .. $1.00 per doz. S.OO Fern Fterls Serrulata, \i-ia pots. .Jl.OU a doz. S.OO " " •• 3-Inch pots. .t'lOc a doz. 4.00 GrevilleaRohusta, ]5tol8ln.hlgh.3>"2.00adoz. 15.00 Fandanus Uti lis, 4-inch pots, strong. .J5. 00 per doz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN - TRIUMra and other varieties. Send for list witli prices. B. T. IiOMBABD, Waylaud, Mass. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA- TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cuttitig Stock for the coming sea- son iticlude.s over 30 VARIETIES CARNATIONS and 25 VARIETIES nOLEUS. a select list, novel- ties and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be glad to book orders for Carnations. ALEX. McBBIDE. Alplaus, X. Y Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ROOTED (UTTINGS. CARNATIONS. Three houses planted to Daybreak, one to Aurora, one to Grace Darling and nine to other varieties: Golden Triumph, Puritan, etc. Let me figure on your orders, 1 will try and do them right both in quality and price. All inquiries will receive prompt attention. GERANIUMS. Transplanted cuttings of a very choice assortment, every variety a good one. Price per 100 with labels, $2.50, without, $2.00. SNOW CREST DAISY. Transplanted plants of this beautiful and popular sort, |6.00 per 100. CALL AND .SEE ME OR SEND FOR A LIST. L.B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. KOW READY FOR PLAKTIKG. All the leading varieties, Beauty, Perle, Meteor, Wootton and others. Fine plants from 3-inch pots, light weight for shipping. You will find it to your advantage to plant nothing but carefully selected stock. IM. A.. mjJVT, Terre H^i;t1:o, Ixid. 10,000 JACK ROSES I and 2 years old, on their own roots, well branched. PEK 100 2 to 2}4 feet high *10 00 21/2 to 3<4 feet high.... 15 00 31/2 to 4^ feet, extra large for plant- ing out 20 00 Will send sample of 10 on receipt of jSl.OO. We have about 5,000 assorted PALMS, in 5 to T-inch pots. Prices on application. Jordan Floral 60., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA THE COM/JUG WHITE ROSE. From 4-inch pots $ 5.00 per doz. " 3-inch pots 35.00 per 100 " 2;^-in. pots 25.00 per 100 J. oook:, 318 Charles Street, BALTIMORE, MD. TEAS $30.00 per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. j£ioot3 jSolrtH*, lotjisat-ilijE icy. BENCHES FILLED. NO MORE K003I. 100 WILDERS, I iSS.OO per hundred. 100 PORTIA, i Cash with order. E.vtrn lartie plants, not culled, just as they stood in the row. Packed light, and satisfaction guaranteed. W. A. LEE, Burlington, Vt. 25,000 Pansy Plants The finest strain in the country. It can't '- iten. $5.00 per i,o:o; 75c per 100. IS your time to order. Address, GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box 116, GREEN'S FARMS, CONN. ROSES. In Leading Forcing Varieties. CARNATIOKS. strong plants from open ground. Per 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet JSIO.OO Alter three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the iiest scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000^60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER. 7.00 Neapolitan per 1000 j!70; 8.00 The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 8.00 5.000 ADIANTUMS. 20,000 CHRYSAWTHEMUIIIS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. 4. m. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. THE NEW ROSE ^^ \^^5 mM^- FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on the Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and giving plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the 100 or 1000, at low rates. Price Lists to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN, (Boston) MASS. ULMIOH BlUllMlB. Extra strong 2 year old field grown plants, J15.00 per 100. EDWIN LONSDALE, Florist, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, Phila., Pa. prvc p C Our TRADE DIRECTORY contains the IVVJOIbOi date of introduction and the name of the introaucer of all the roses in commerce in America. Price. S2.00. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. CHICAGO. Always mentioD the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. 3o8 The American Florist. Noz J. Sub'.cription $1.00 a Year. To Europe, $2.00. Advertisements, lo Cents a Line, Agate; Inch. $1.40; Column, $14.00. Cash with Order. No Special Position Guaranteed. Discounts. 6 times, 5 per cent; 13 times, 10 per cent; j6 times. 20 per cent; 52 times, 30 per cent. No reduction made for large space. The AdvertlslnK Department of the Amkiucan FLORIST is for Florists, Seedsmen, and dealers In wares pertalninK to those lines ONLY. Please to remember it. Orders (or less than one-hall inch space not accepted. Address THE AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. Chicago. Chrysanthemum Shows. San Francisco, Nov. 1-4— California State Floral Society. Kmory E Smith, .Secy Palo Alia. Cal. New Yorli, Nov. 1-7— New York Florists' Clut). Wm. Plumb, manager of exhibition, Madison Square (iarden. Philadelphia, Nov. 7-11— Ptnnsylvania Hort So- ciety. D. r>- L. Farson, Sec'y. Horticultural Hall, Broad St. Toronto, Ont., Nov S-io— Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Association. A. H. Kwing, Sec'y, 276 Victoria St. St r.ouis, Mo., Nov. 8-10— St. Louis Florists' Club. Hmile Schray, Sec'y, 4101 Pennsylvania Ave. Boston, Nov. 8-11— Mass. Hort. Society. Robert Manning, Sec'y. Chicago, Nov. S-ii— Hort. Society of Chicago. W. C. Egan, Sec'y, 6jo Dearborn Ave. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. S-ii. — Wisconsin F'iorists' and Gardener's Club. A. W. Bennett, Sec'y, loS Wisconsin St. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. S-ii— Minneapolis Florists' Club. K. Nagel, Secy, luS W. Lake St Cincinnati, Nov S-i2~Cincinnati Florists' Soci- ety, v.. G. Gillett, Sec'y, 136 Walnut St. Gait, Ont., Nov. g-io— Gait Hort. Society. p;dward Lane, Sec'y. Worcester, Mass., Nov. g-io — Worcester Hort. Society. V,. W. Lincoln, Sec'y. Montreal. Nov. 9-1 1 — Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club. H. Stocking, Sec'y, 230 SI. Denis St. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 9-11— Harlford County Hort. Society. Julian S. Allen, Sec'y London, Ont., Nov. g-ii — London Gardeners' and Florists' Society Wm. Gammage. Sec'y. Providence, R. I., Nov. y-n—R I. Hort. Society. C. W. Smith, Sec'y, 55 Westminstei St. Buffalo, Nov. 10-12— Buffalo Florists' Club. F;dw. I. Mepsted, Sec'y, 479 Main St Washington. Nov. 15-17 — Washington Florists' Club. G. W, Oliver, Stc'y, 1844 Slh St. N. W. Ostakosh, Wis., Nov. 15-17— Oshkosh Florists' Club. Mrs. G. M Steele, Sec'y. Springfield, Mass.. Nov. 15-17 —Hampden County Hort Society. W. F. Gale, Sec'y, 367 Main St Baltimore, Nov. 15-1S— Gardeners' Club of Balti- more. J. J. Perry, Sec'y, 221 N, Liberty St. Pittsfield. Mass, Nov. 15-18-Berkshire Co'lity Gardeners' and Florists' Club. A. P. Mereditli, Sec'y, Pittsfield. Indianapolis, Nov. 15-19— Society of Indiana Flo- rists, Wm. G. Bertermann, Sec'y, 37 Massa- chusetts Ave., Indianapolis. Pittsburg, Pa,, Nov. 15-19— Pitlsburg and Alle- gheny Florists' and Gardeners' Club. G. Oes- terle, Sec'y, 4200 Forbes St., Pittsburg. Bay City, Mich., Nov. 15-19— Bay County Hort. Society. T. J. Cooper, Sec'y. Erie, Pa., Nov. ■ F>ie Chi vsanthemum and N. W. Peuua. Hort. Society. H. Tong, Sec'y. Newport, R I., Nov. Newport Hort. Soci- ety. J. J. Butler, Sec'y. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the roses in commeree in America, with the class, habit, date of introcUietioii, name of introducer, and a brief accurate de- scription of each one, and with synonyms all noted? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Tiiu Florists' International Telegraph Delivery Association, of which we have received the secretary's re|)ort, continues in a prosperous condition, its Hst of members being increased, while the work done has proved satisfactory all round. Bakiiikr Bros. & Son succeed Transon Freres, the well-known nurserymen at Orleans, I'rancc. DECORATIVE PLANTS. BEFORE placing your order for Fall Delivery, Come and see our immense stock of ATANIA BORBONICA, AKECAS IN VARIHTY. KENT I A R [^ M OR E^N A , RHAPiS FLABELLIFORMIS, ADJANTUM FARLEYENSE, PA N DA N U S^ E I TC H 11 , COCOS WHDDHIIAN A, KENTIA FORSTERIANA, PANAX VICTORI/E, RHAPIS HUMILIS, FICllS ELASTICA , ARAl'CARIAS. And hundreds of other valuable plants in the best possible condition, 'which will speak for themselves. PITCHER & MANDA, UNITED STATES NURSERIES. SHORT Hm^r^S, ]V. J. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STKINGS, 8 to 10 feet Ions, .50 lenls each. IS to 18 leet lung, «l.O0 each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. Headquarters for Water Lilies. All the newest and best in cultivation, includini; all the l.ilest I'lcnch liardy hybrid Nymph.eas. Seeds, tubers and plants xixxjXjS, va. J. L. DILLON. Wholesale Florist BLOOMSBURG. PA. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS. HARDY CUT FERNS ^GBEEIT SHEET. A. 1 IVY IjE.A.'VES. BOUQUET GKKEN and FESTOONING oJ all kinds In any amount on hand. HARTFORD & NICHOLS, 18 Chapman I'lace. IJOSTON, MASS. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. KCstaiul HiirsI .-iloi-k In tin' rnlli'il StnU'B. Wrltotnrijrlcost.i . J. ICUSSBI^Iv, 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey City, N. J. 50 lbs Fresh Paulownia Imperialis Seed. See what Peter Henderson says ol" this val- uable tree iu Haiulbook of I'lants. Young trees produce fine tropical eflects. We have cut leaves over two fet. I across. ROGERS NURSERIES, Mooreslown, N. J. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SUI'l'LIES, LONti'S FLORISTS' I'HOTOGR.VI'HS. Lists. Terms, &c. on application Wisconsin Flower Ezc bangs, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 131 Mason St.. MILWAUKEE, WIS. •.\(lvKI>, Gilt) GUrusaiiiiiGiiiiiiiis. FINE BLOOMS. ON SINGLE STEMS. l^llll.^ |i:i< Ui il Double Petunias. Twenly extra choice nmiuil sorts. Twelve of these were illustrated in the Amkkican Fi.okist No. 72b. These are the result of 12 years' careful breeding Trice, f (o.co per 100. I also oflera limitec! .luantity of Seed ofthis Double Strain at 50 cents per 1000 seeds. C^, A.. IWIo'rA.X''I«M, VICTOi:|.\. 15. (',, A. FLORAL DESIGNS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of 160 pages, tiend $3.60 for it, to J. HORACEIMcFARLAND. Hirritburg, Pi. rri.-.', *l Id *(i |..r KM). < : lor loiiu 30.0O Albany, Mermet. Bride S.OOSi 4.00 Wootton 3.0O Pierre GulUot 4.00 Meteor 4.00® 6.00 Perle, Nlphetos, Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Valley ".00 Carnations. 1.00® 1.60 Violets 3,5® .m Chrysanthemums 4.00@20.00 BouVardla 1.00 Adlantums 1.00 Smllax ,16.00V"V 'YCt^Ki. WM. ELLISON, (Late ot ELLISON & KUKHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 1402 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS, MO. 310 The American Florist Xov. J, IRe 3®®4 Uvac^a AM. SEED TR.^DR ASSOCIATION. J. C. VArGHAN, Chicago, president: A. L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1893. Appli- cations for membership should be addressed to Wm. Meggatt, chairman membership committee, Wethersfield, Conn. Indications now point to a short sup- ply of boui|uet green. Visited Chicago: Henry A. Salzcr, Wm. Meggat and S. Y. Haines. Rumor has it that several eastern cat- alogue men have combined on a uniform retail price for onion seed. The Agrici'LTUral Epitomist at In- dianapolis, Indiana, has been sold to E. Chubb Fuller, formerly Wxth the Practi- cal Farmer. D. M. Ferry & Co. are reported to be making arrangements to grow many of their peas in future in the neighborhood ol Charlevoix, Mich. Tasadena, Cal., Oct. L'O— It is under- stood that the Santa Fe will in a few days run a special train loaded with pampas plumes to Chicago. This, as special train service, will be more notable in its way than even the big train load ol walnuts which was dispatched over this road last week. The ouestion of retail ])riccs on onion seed is becomingan important one among the catalogue men now. A western seeds- man who is well posted on the present season's stocks is our authority for say- ing that in his judgment the retail rates should be about as follows: Yellow Globe Danver's $2.50, Flat Danver's $2.25, Red Wethersfield $2 25, Extra Early Red $2.50, Southport Red $2.25, Southport Yellow $2 50, White Globe $3.25, White Portugal $3.50. These prices seem high but may not be far out of the way, but one thing is certain, that apparently the catalogue men do not need to give away onion seed as they have done for the last two or three seasons. PLANTS! BULBS! EvcrvlhiuK .•i|iii.rl:iinliiL.- I.i ihc Fnrm unci (inrdcn I'f tin- l.rst riml chuicist M (lualit.v. PRICES KKJIIT. CilaloBur on ;.pi)li''.'i.i"n. M WEEBER &. DON. H I 114 Chambers St., N^w Yo^i^^^ity. M STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QLJHE VftLLEY ASPIDISTRA, variei;atcd leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. >olora. Hvaclnths-Named Si.OO $ Canary Bird, (inlden Kr....r.. .Intt Von IK-llt. Ml.xed. single, separate colors. 2.5.00 Pottehokker.whltea^d^^•a^U't.(.Ulet■n VIctorlft. Koman. yellow :S>.VU Rembrandt. Kose MunUl, Van Von del. Vel Uomnn. white, II tol2ctniB.... 12.60 low IMnc-c. Nariissns Stella 8. SO Tulips, double, as follows: Gloria Soils. Ijl Cnnrteiir. Cynosure 20.00 La Citadelli'. I'iPony Uold. l"iirpurkroon. Rex Vein Slon. EoKllsli Brown 15.00 Rubrorum. Titian, liuke of York. Allatbot- Von Sion. Dutch grown 17.00 torn pib-es :: Jm"';.'';."''™''" ,• ^, '"■'* BOVOIKT i;l{KKN-Per 100 In Chlenpo. $f..0O: In Llllun, Anraunn.lto'.llnch':::::::::::::.; rlw '•■^»'" v. .,!>.*;. wnte for prleesomarger lots. Auratum. Sto lOinch 9.50 HOI.I.Y Vaiiahans -Ijet There" Holly, full cases. (Auratum.'iOcmoreper lOOInN. V.) Al stock, known to Iw the liesland mostrell- Rubrum. OtoSlnch T-.'iO able, per case. W. 00: :i cases JIK.IKI; ft cases S>H. Rubrum, 8 to il Inch lO.SO There Is bit! money In this stock. Ordernow Album 22.00 and be sure of It. .\Z.\I.K.\S RKAUV. at ^»■^^1, »4.'i, ami Show Plants al »l ami n|)\v;ir SKEUS to H. H. BERGER &. CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FRANCISCO, CAIi. Roman Hyacinths. We liave a lew thousand White Romans, 12 to 15 ctms. to close out. I. el us hear from you if you can use any. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, l.il Mason SI r.cl. M 1 1 .M A I K KK. AVIS. \li-iitl..ii .Vii.iTlcioi l-'l.in>l. LILIUM HARRISll. OriRlnal Hnd UrKeeit growers dl thin Importantbulb. True atock. Lowest Prices. Best yuallty. F. R. PIERSON CO., TABRTTOWM-OM-HUUSOM. NKW »OBK. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER, BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds ol l?ulbs and I'lantsal very reasonable prices, f. o. Ivcars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen. Bloomen- dale .md /.antpoort. near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. You will benefit the American Flo- rist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in its columns. r8(^2. The American Florist. 311 Why You Should Grow Mushrooms. Because they are tlie most profitable crop for the outlay tliat can be grown ana ma3' be grown without interfering with oiher crops. The market is sure, the supply never having been equal to de- mand. When You Should Grow Mushrooms. During the Winter and Spring months, the first planting in August or Septem- ber with succes»ional ]>lanting until April. Where You Should Grow Mushrooms, Under the greenhouse benches, on the greenhouse benches among growing crops, in Rose Houses, in frames in the greenhouse, in cellars, .stables or out- houses, in the open field or in mushroom houses. How You Should Grow Mushrooms. First get spawn that \\\\\ grow. It must be fresh, well spawned, and in good condition. Gardiner's Cele- brated B ngflish Mushroom. Spawn IS the best, and is al- Ma>s fresh and relia- ble. The details of culture are given con- cisely in our treatise, "Mushrooms for the Million," Mailed free. Falconer's •'Mushrooms and How to Grow Them" Published at $1.50. (Gardin- er's price $1 35 post free.) Robinson's *'Mushroom Culture,'* 50 cts. post- paid. CARD1NER*S ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. John Gardiner & Co., have made a special- ty of choice spawn lor years, and their celebrated English brand {made by the best maker in England, specially for their trade), has gained an enviable rep- utation among critical growers for its uniform good quality, and can be thor- oughly relied on to produce a good crop « of the best mushrooms. Orders booked now for delivery as wanted, $8.00 per 100 lbs. Special rates to large growers Address all correspondence to 21 NortI Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. JOHN GARDINER & CO. Magnolias. ** IN VARIKTY. Gydonia Japonica. ALI, SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 A ARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list of all kinds of hardy ornamental stock. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks County, MORBISVII.I.E, FA. "CHRYS-COLA" When you attend the . . . EXHIBITIONS Tills fail, pleiise note tbe varieties of GHRYSflNTHEMUMS COLEUS are now ready to ship. GERANIUMS are almost ready. Send for ('HK1S-<'(>I,A |>rlce Hat. 1 B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. Cyclamen Persicum Giganteum Three-inch pots, showing bud, per loo, $ 8 oo Five-inch " '' '* " 12.00 CARNATIONS. Klelil tSrowii. ALEGATIERE, PORTIA. HARRISON, CENTURY, etc.. $B.0O per 100. LOUISE PORSCII, tine, yellow, $7.00 per 100. Address J Q BURROW, FISHKILL, W. Y. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA The most profitable and satisfactory plant for florists to buy and sell. THE VERY BEST ORNAMENTAL SHRUB. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters if it is brought properly to their attention. Largest Stock in America. SPLENDID PLANTS. CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN IMPORTED. SEE PRICES BELOW: ONE VEAR. W.\lo inches, fine S5.00 ppr 100; »40.00 per 1000 TWO YK.VIJS, 2x2lo feet, flne 6.00 " 60.00 TWO ^'KARS, extra selected, 3.x:iU feet, strong: 7.00 " 60.00 '* Til l{EK YE.VRS, twice transplanted, o feet, strong, nicely branched.. 8.00 " 70.00 Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or Railroad free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. Address THE DINQEE & CONARD CO., West Grove, Pa. Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest and finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS tor Winter Forcing. fiend for Special prices or come and examine CI ir stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBREGHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries, NCW RocheliC, N. Y. Mention American Floiiat. The Finest Stock in tlie World. Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dimmocb will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 205 Greenwich Htreet. New York City. Mention American Florist SURPLUS STOCK. 5 000 English Ivies, from 3-in.pols, 24incheshigh, S4.00 per 100. 5,000 English Ivies, from 4-in. pots, 24 inches high, SS.ooper 100. 500 Bouvardia Davidsonii and Alfred Neuner. from 5 inch pots, S8 00 per uo. 500 Begonia hex and Silver Queen, nice salable plants, from 4 inch pots, $3. 00 per 100 1.000 Acorusvariegata strong 3-in. pots, SS per ico. 500 Strong, healthy Carnation Peerless. Sco per 100 A number of specimen plants oi Paudanus utilis, Dion edule, Seaforthia elegans, Arecas, etc. Prices and sizes given on application, JOHN RECK, Bridgeport, Conn. Mention American Florist. P. SEBIRE & SONS. Nurserymen, USST, Calvados, France, A general assortment of Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apple. Pear, Myrobolan Plum, Mahaleb and Maz- zard Cherry, Angers Quince, Small Evergreens, For- est Trees, Ornamental Shrubs. Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agents for U. S. America and Canada. C. 0. ABEL & CO., P. 0, Box 920. New York. What? THE SMILAX KING! Who? KOFFMAIV, IIllClC .' Orange Co., N.Y. SMILAX 25c. a string; 20c. a string bv the hun- dred ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Ami lie pays the Express. ENGLISH MUSHROOM SPAWN. W. W. BARNARD & CO., 6 i 8 N. CLARK STREET, -- DREER'S Garden seeds Plants. Balbs, and I Reciiiisites. Thevarethe [best at the lowest prices. TRADB LIST isBued quar. terly. mailed free to the trade only. HKNR¥ A. DREJEE, PhUadelBlil» NEW AND RARE PLANTS, ORCHIDS, ETC. iii'use and Greenhouse Large importation of fresh stock just received. t lb )5c.: 10 lbs. $t 25; too lbs $8 00. A large colleotl.iii cil 1 1. .11 Plants carefully gi'oun, at luw ORCHIDS— A very e.xleiislv Mexican, Central Soutli_Amer Hardy Perennials, stock. East Indian, Clematis, Pfeonies, JOHN SAUL, Washington. DC. VERY CHEAP PLANTS AND BULBS Fancy Leaved C'ahi(Iiiitii><. n|,rii -r.^iiini imiiis. from i-;>ounceto UlouDces, w.-il rii^rtM^i \.a~..>[ r,,i,.r^, from *4.00 to *30.1X) per lUU. <'aiM- -Ijisaiinr, Kiumv- mus, fine SVlnch pot plaDts, W- per 100. ^j5 per lOiXl- Rooted Cuttings, large, tine and healthy, at iPl.OO per 100. *9.00 per 1.000. I will sell the above for cash or exchange tlie same us well as very lartje Palms and other large foliage plants, for an entire pumping outtlt. p. J. ULBRICHT, Florist, p. O. Box 655, AJVNISTON, AlA. 3l2 The American Florist. Xo:: ?, The Largest Wholesale CUT FLOWER HOUSE We invite attention to the following list of well-known growers, whose reputation is a sufficient guarantee Asmus, Ernst Butler, Chris Binstead, G. W. Bruen, G. W. Bradbur}', Jos. Barker, Jos. Barry, M. J. Barnes, John Christy, C. R. Connelly, P. Chitty, H. E. De Pew, Tunis Denee, C. J. Dorrance, B. F. Denman, G. N. Davison, W. R. Darsley, Geo. to the quality of the stock handled by us: Fowler, D., Jr. Gardner, J. G. Gamewell,J. McD. Germond & Cosgrove May, J.N. Markle, J. Mahon Bros. McKnight, H. B. Henderson, Peter & Co. McDonald, R. Henderson, J. H. Herr, A. M. Hostetter, E. P. Harcourt's Son, J. D. Horn, Henry, McMahon, Frank McCarthy, D. F. Maximer, H. A. Manion, Thos. McPherson, A. Jennings & Waterbury Pesenecker, C. Jones, A. T. Kinzey, Frank Keefe, Thos. H. Keyser & Co. Kratz, Louis Littlejohn, Jas. Piercy, Francis, Pierson, F. R. Co. Pitcher & Manda Reid, John Ryan, Jas. Rokeby Farms Rahmstick, J. L- Rassbach, J & Sons Saltford, W. G. Saltford, Geo Slaughter, T. J. Sloan, Jas Swayne, Ed Swaync, Wm. Soltau, B. Taplin, Jas. S. Tucker, A. C. Thorpe, John Tait, C. S. Weigand Bros Wight, W. P. Young. W. H. Lovett, j. T. Co. ArvizD is/1/vr^^i^ cz)T"ME:r=?^. We oftcT now PRIZE GfiRYSflNTHMUMS Orchids all the Year Round. In all the Leadino Varieties, Incliifllnu NoveliJes. Grown tsDeciallij lor Exliil)irion PnrDOses. YOUNG BROS., W] isie:v\/ ^^cdfrk. i8<)2. The a merica n F l orist. 313 =:=PlaQt Department. By a special arrangement witli several of the largest growers, we are now prepared to offer PALMS AND DECORATIVE PLANTS. in all the select and desirable varieties suitable for artistic decorations. The use of choice and ornamental plants for has become so general that we feel confident that buyers will appreciate the advantages of a place easy of access and centrally located, where they can be obtained. The collections which we represent are Unequaled in Extent and Variety, and Ricli in Novelties. The Plants Have Been Grown Cool and Stocky. Packino tor Transoonatioii Dij Express will receive Special Atientloii, and those placing orders with us can depend upon having them filled promptly and satisfactorily. YOUNG BROS., WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 20 West 24th Street. ]^E>^^^r "V^OI^K^, 314 The American Florist. Xov. Denver, Colo. The chrysanthemum season has opened up and fine blooms otthe earlier varieties are coming in. The Fruit and Florist Co. are cutting a large number of fine flowers, as are also the South Denver Floral Co. and Mrs. MaufT. The Montclair Green- houses planted mostly late varieties this year, but will undoubtedly have stunners when they do come. The various Methodist churches of the city will hold a "mum" show about November 23, but nothing extra will probably be shown, as the trade as a rule is not taking anj' in terest in the exhibition. The fall trade is opening briskly with a good demand for first class stuff. Good roses and c'arnations are scarce but com- ing in better every day. J. L. Russell will open his new store in the Brown Palace Hotel about November 20 with a chrysanthemum show. An important event of the season is the purchase of the entire greenhouse stock and fixtures ofj. L.Russell, corner Lincoln and Alameda avenues, by the South Den- ver F'loral Co., composed of Mr. J. O. Charles, cai)italist and owner of the Charles Building, and Mr. H. H. Given. This companv erected a most complete plant of nine larije houses on the corner ot Alabama and Washington streets, at an expense of $10,000, last spring, and every one was very much surprised when they increased their business still further by buying the Russell greenhouses. The combined houses, 31 in number, have a glass surface of nearly 40,000 square feet, which makes a large plant. Mr. Russell still retains his 16th street store and will devote the most of his time to the manage- ment of his mining property. The South Denver Floral Co. will not enter into competition with the retail trade, but will confine themselves to their rapidly growing trade in palms and plants and wholesale cut flowers. Mr. H. H. Given will manage the entire business, with Mr. Ed. Johnson and Louis Larson as foremen ot the two plants. Denver has more money invested in the greenhouse business than any city of its size in the T'. S. There are 14 firms and companies now engaged in raising cut flowers in the city of Denver, "and yet good stock is always worth good money." John E. Leet, owner of Leetsdale addi- tion to Denver, sold 10 acres to an eastern party last week for the purpose of winter gardening on a large scale; 10 large glass houses for forcing vegetables are to be erected at once. G. . YOU WILL ALL WANT THE . SNOW GREST DAISY Now in the time to put tliein iu for CliriHtiuaH bloomine:. The most enternrising in the trade are taking hold of it. The 25 000 nearly all gone. Don't lorget that we are headquarters and owners of the ORIGINAL PLANT and have the largest stock in the world and offer them now 12 for $1 co. Sample plant with bloom for 12 ic. or 6 2c. stamps, post iree; 100 for $8.00; safe arrival guaranteed Try a package of Gibson's Scented Hybrid Pansy Seed and realize all that can be desired in the Pansy 500 seeds 30c ; 1000 50c.; 3000 81.20; Mo?.. Si 60; liov.. $3,00; ounce 85.00- New Crop Mammoth Verbena Seed in fine mix- ture; plenty of while; finest crimsons and richest purples, with all the intermediate colors, in packets of 10:0, seeds 60c ; 5000 for 82 25, while they last. A'so the beautiful Sweet Scented and novel Dakota Primrose Ice King. 100 seeds 25c Kresh Smilax Seed, per ounce 35c. Yours vny tmly, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, H. J. .Mention Aiiiurk-iin KIcirlst. Here is Something you May Need St. Ill for First-Chi! Hiul ; I'lUnt 4 00 10 00 3 00 15 00 5 oo 5 00 6 00 5 00 3 00 6 00 CARYOTA URENS, I to 2 leaves, pot grown S CHAM.i-;ROP5 EXCELSA. 5 to 8 leaves, from 2 inch pots. . . . LIVISTONA OLIV.KFORMIS, 2 t0 3 leaves.pot grown 1 OREODOXA REGIA, 3 feet high, pot grown, show character leaf, 25 cents each. PHQiNIX RECLINATA, 4 to 7 leaves, 2-inch pots i " " strong, 15 to 2) inches high 2 SABAL LONGIPEDUNCULATA, strong, from 3 inch pots 1 RED SPANISH PINEAPPLE, rooted plants $25,00 per 1000 SOGAR LEAF PINEAPPLE, rooted plants fgo.oo MANGO, fine, young, pot grown 21 YELLOW CATTLEY, or CHINESE GUAVA, 3 to 4 feet, pot grown 2 LOfJUAT, fine mailing stock, pot grown 2 to 3 feet, from open ground i , AGAVE SISALANA, Sisal Hemp J25.00 per 1000 BAMBUSA NANA, strong 21 CRINUM FIMBRIATUM, pink and white • ' 11 CINNAMON OF COMMERCE, strong mailing, pot grown 2 ( CAMPHOR " " .strong. Dot grown I E;ULALIA tap. VARIEGATA and ZEBRIN.A, strong clumps GARDENIA FLORIDA, mailing, pot grown HEDYCHIOM CORONARIU.M, strong tubers I . CRAPE MYRTLES, purple, pink and crimson, 12 to 20 inches, clean and fine, in any quantity. . SJS.oo per 1000 PANCRATIUM CARIB.. very fine cultivated bulbs S25.00 per 1000 ROSES-Queen of Prairie, very heavy, 3 to 5 feet I Agrippina, iS to 30 inches 100 700 Woodland Margaret, strong, 3 to 5 feet I 00 7 00 Manetti, strong, 3 to 5 feet S30 00 per 1000 50 400 THEVETIA NERI FOLIA, strong, pot grown i 50 1003 TILLANDSIA UTRICULATA, Air Plant, mailing plants 2 50 PALMETTO LEAVES, for decorating 2 00 Whole Crowns, perfect, 3 to 5 feet, elegant 3 00 620-25 00 Kverytliing: «"eU pitckcd free. Semi for Catalogue. REASONER BROS., Oneco, Florida. Mention American Florist. IF you WANT THEM. SPEAK NOW. LATANIA BORBONICA, splendid specimens, 6 to 8 feet across, $15.00 to $20.00 eacli. " " fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPICOLA, 24 inches high, $i each; $io per dozen. GROTONSi hest varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM GUNEATUM, 5-in.,finespecimens, 50c. each;$5perdoz. GALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUI^ GAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For particuhirs, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, paye tl'*. {^" NOTE— Of this last item we are now shipping splendid stock. PACKING FREE. MCDUDni CDIC CYAI TATA This isoueof the most useful ferns grown; it stands the sun nCr nnULLnO LAHL I M I Mi perf. ctly, making it one of the most desirable plants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary grown plants in 5 inch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to 36 inches. We use plauts grown in 8-inch pots for decorative purposes ard find that Ihey will stand more handling aud fills up much better than most of the palms used for this purpose. Also desirable ior cutting. Price, 3-in. pots, S7 per 100; 4-in pets, Sio per 100; 5-in. pots, S15 per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., ^eL^r Oit^r, IM[icti, ItOSTRIC «Ss 00., BOSKOOP, HOLLAND IVr I HI. CLEMATIS "Duchess of EdinbuiRli," the best white double flowering Clematis, extra strong plants, 6 to •S ft., 4 to 7 branches ji(22 50 HYDRANGEA paniculala grandiflora,2>^ to 3 feet S 00 TREE HYDRANGEA paniculala grand!- flora 25 00 ROSA RUGOSA. white and red nii.\ed, extra line plants, .5 to 5 branches, 1 V^ to 2 feet 6 00 WISTARIA SINENSIS, strong 30 00 WISTARIA SINENSIS ALBA, strong.... 40 00 Trade list free on application. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. Association "Flora" lEOMvOOl-. 11(11. 1. AM). Now on hanil in New York : I Alls. :i Venrs, per KM). *iO.(»0 II. r. l!OSl-:s. I..1' loieinK, " !I.O<> In the be.>it variety, as Allred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, B Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, CSen. Jack. I.a K.ance, Mnie. G. Luizet, Mnie. Plant- ler, Magna Charia, Taut Neyron. P. C. de Ko- han, Merville de Lvon, Perle des Blanches, Ulrich lirnnnerand o'lher soils Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, .Spirieas, etc We also have Palms. Drpcan.is. Arancarias and May Trees at our T^nrsenes in lUlland Cataloj^ne on application. P. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridce Ave., .ii:i;si.;^ < it^ . \. .i. Doz. Hundred 2 YearCholcc Assortment SI.IIU SS.OO I ■• " •• 2.U0 1.1.(10 ir. P. Koscs. riiolcennnied kinds.... I.:i0 lO.UU lluhlla.s. held > ^ BLOOMINOTON, ILL. i8g2. The American Florist. 315 CHRYSANTHEMUMS ON THE BRAIN. Do not contract the disease to such an extent as to over- look the needs of your regular trade. Remember It is but seven weeks until Christmas. Do not wait until the last minute before giving your orders. Our full stock of Florists' Supplies is now in, and the goods are Fresh and First Quality. Protection. We protect our trade by re- fusing to sell at retail under any circumstances. 3a.vsyousent for our New Catalogue? If not, you should do so at once; you will find it full of •just the goods you need to please your customers and to make your stock at- tractive. H. HEADQUARTERS FOR Florists' Supplies, 56 N. 4th St., .fc^^PHILADELPHIA, PA. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. "Write for latest prices • 4,000,000 ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SUPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE. FIRST (JUALITY IIAKDY CUT FERNS, SI. 25 pel- 1000. In lots of 5000 and npwards, SI. 00 per 1000. GOLDEN NAMES FOR EXHIBITORS. If you desire your Chnsanthemums correctly, neatly and handsomely named at the coming shows, send for my set of 150 labels and names in gold and dark green. They will sa^e you time, trouble and expense, add to your exhibit and aid you in obtaining prizes. One set, post free. Two Dollars: three sets. Five Dollars. Circular free. T. H. SF»A.Ut,I>IJ«fGt, Orange, I«. J. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES. 23 & 25 N. 4th St , PHILADELPHIA, PA. Send lor Catalogue.. Mention American Florist SPHAGNUM MOSS. Fine, clean stock: 1 Bale, SI. 60: 3 Bales, W.OO; 10 Bales, SU.60. SALZER SEED CO.. La Crosse CARNATION CULTURE; l l. lamborn Third Edition containing all available informa? tion on tlie subject NOW READY. Price, J1.60 njall. Address H. E- CHITTV. Faterson. N.,T. OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY AND — Reference Book FOR 1892 It contains an accurate list of the Florists, Nu'- serymeu and Seedsmen of America; the statistics of the Florist, Nursery and Seed Trades from the last U. S. census; a complete list of all National and Local Trade Organizations, with just the information about each that you wane convenient for reference; alphabetical lists of Roses, Chrys- anthemums and Carnations, up to date, and whose accuracy as to spelling of names, class, date of introduction, etc., you can depend upon. YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THIS BOOK. Price, 1S3.00, Postpaid. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Deaiborn St., CHICAGO. H. BAYERSDOEFEE & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY, PHILADELPHIA, FA. i now out, free upon MflRING, HART & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass tWe mgldi a Sneeialtn el GLASS FOR HOT-HOUSED GflTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELECTROTYPING. Done with expert ability for Florists, Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horace McFarland Co., HAKKISBUKG, PA. Mention Aineiican FJorist. Cane Stakes. ANY QUANTITY Uf= TO A CAR LOAD. J D. CARMODY CO., EVANSVILLE, IND. Mention American Florist. BLOOMINGTON (PHOSNIX) NURSER'a. 600 ACRES. 13 GREENHOUSES. TREES AND PLANTS (Ve offer a large and fine stock of ever? description oX FRUIT and ORNAMENTAI, TKKES, Shrnbst Roses, Fines, Small FRUITS, IledKe Plants, FRUIT and FOREST TRKE SEEbl.ING«! Fnced Oatalogine mailed free. Established 185^. PHOENIX NURSERY COMPANY SacMugn to SIBSEI XUT'IXE « CU., BLOOnU'SION, ILb 3i6 The American Florist. Nov. J, St. Louis. A heavy frost October 24- killed all ten- der plants in the open ground. The aver- age date for first frosts, as deducted from weather reports for many years, is Octo- ber 26. The chrysanthemum show opens Nov- ember 8. Present indications promise a grand show. The flower trade has been brisk the past week. All stock has been good and the supply below the demand. American Beauties and white and pink roses have been especially scarce. Mr. C. A. Kuehn has been confined to his home for a couple of weeks. He is now convalescing and will probably be at his store next weeV. There have been very few plant lice at the Botanical Garden this fall, their para- sitic and predaceous enemies having been too many for them. The maple trees are completely covered with larv.x and pup;e of coccinelids. It might prove a good hit to gather a lot of these beneficial insects and remove them to the plant houses. J. C. DUFFEY. "Not Difficult to Raise." The metropolitan papers are starting in for their annual campaign of nonsense. This time it is the New York S/in, and here is the way in which it romances: It is curious that when so many women are asking what they can do to earn money so few think of becoming amateur gardeners. Violets, pinks, chrysanthemums and many other flowers are not difficult to raise, and when carefully packed and sent to a first-class florist bring good prices. It is said that a woman in the south makes a good income furnishing real orange blossoms to a famous florist, while five or six others dress themselves on the dollars produced (rom the violets that grow with so little care in the well-prepared violet pit. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? You will find stich a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Chinese Lily Bowls. llMllw pliinlccl In tlu'Bv liowla Incrwisc your slilos lUO I'.jld No. 1. UMIK «»\VA1{|. Extra tine porcelain. Bl.rK ANI> Wlirri',. Sot of ;i bowls. 7, 8W* 10 In. Jl .SI. No, ■-'. sit of :i ImwlH, ."i, i; and T Inolics. T.'ic. No.:!. .lAI'AN IM.Mil. MiMutllullv ik'.-onitert A. Bl-ANC & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. Headquarters lor Cadi and Electrotypes. August Rolker & Sons 136 & 138 West 24th St., NEW YORK. HEADQUARTERS for CHRISTMAS TREES! Wisconsin Blue Spruce. ::;j"^;i:;:.:j::i:;i , trees, carefully packed in light, strong crates and bales, con- / taining 25, 50 and 100 Trees, delivered. Freight Charges Paid, to any point within 300 miles of (Chicago, at prices here quoted: 25 50 100 :', to 1 feet $ a.oo » 4.00 » -.00 4 I., i; feet 4.00 .s f l(i fci-t 'i.l.OO 4.-1.0O KO.OO The two largest sizes are of Balsam Fir; fine selected specimens. Speiiiil iino«' Kio:i< in plain language that they can undcrstaud. I'uMislied twice a month, at fi.oo a year (24 numbers), by THE GARDENING CO., Moiion Building, Chicago. GREEN SILKALINE. FOR STRINGING SMILAX AND ASPARAGUS. \\: ilnl ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER i CO., 289 Devoxishlre Street. BOSTODT, MASS. Wbuii wrlUni: munllon Aiuerl.'iiii Flurlnl. SPECIAL BARGAIN IN Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN F1!.\NCISC(>. C'AL. lSp2. The American Florist. 3'7 THE EVANS CHALLENGE VENTILATING APPARATUS. wz WHEN WRITING FOR ESTIMATES, PLEASE GIVE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS: iBt. Give the number of sashes to be lifted. 2nd. Give the length and depth of sashes, (depth is down the roof.) 3rd. Give the length of house. 4th. Give the height from the ground to the comb of 1 iFlorists.Nurserymen & Seedsmen CEMSM WIND ENGINE iCEM STEEL TOWER _ The GEM EN^ilNK. "I'-n lnrni-liHii with il\| Graphite Beariug^. r.-iniv.'- im miiuc. n.> clin.ti- l|) ing of lowers, uo hiugeil or Irailji'iiued tower.^^ l//j and practically no attention, vet i» more dur-l//U able than other Wind Motor.i that re.i"i're "H ihis.f/JJ and more unique in finish. The CEM TO WER^ conibiues beauty, strength, durability ity to the greatest exteutiuid hii's no cqi are manufactured and guaranteed hy tl and most reliable Wind Mill Company i ence.and who build the Ilalladar Sta Pumplnir and Geared Wind MIIIb* thi Standard VanelesH )id<1 Vi 8. Solid Wheel Wind Mills, Pumps. Tanks Hay Tools, &c. No other company offer; inducements. Send for CataloEiie and '. U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO. 8ATAVIA, ILL., U. S OUR • • • ® HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . / II ■■ ■ . . ABE MADE BY . . J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILL. The work in this journal Bpeaks for itself. Publishers American Florist. STOTT'S SYRINGE. Read advertisement in ne.xt week's issue. Kills Mildew and Fungus growth. What does? ORAPE DUST. Sold by Seedsmen. You will benetit the American Florist by mentioning it every time you write an advertiser in these columns. Dimensions or tUs Box : 20 Inches long by 18 Inches wide and 12 inches high. Two sections. BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Mannfactnre THE BEST letters IN THE MARKET, Sizes 1'..-in. and 2-in. 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. P. McCarthy, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTENER which we consider a decided success. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do so without additional cost by writing us. These Letters are handled by 500 letters, we furnish a box made of wood, cli as is represented in the cut* .A.CSrEin'I'S ■ MarscUuetz & Co., 3.1 N. 4tli St., Phila., Pa. A. Kolber & Sons, New York. F. E. McAUister, 33 Dey St., New York. A. D. Perry & Co., 33 Warren St , Syracuse, New^ York. E, Banffman, Philadelphia. Fa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 115 Ontario St-, Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for E. H. Hunt, 79 Lake St., Chicago, 111. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, 131 Mason St., MUwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts,, Cin- cinnati, O T. ^V. Wood & Sons, 6th and MarshaU Sts. Kichmond. Va. Jas, Vick's Sons, Rochester, N, Y. C. A. Kuehn, 1133 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo nil the Wholesalers in Boston. J. D. CARMODY, ESQ., Evansville, Ind. New Departure Ventilating Apparatus duly to hand and working like a charm. The very best possible. Only wish 1 had them in all my houses. Send us your bill for same. PROBST BROS., Kansas City, Mo. GARDENERS HOT-BED SASH, IND&STRUGTI5LE. CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. ^^ THE PEIRGE & COLEMAN CO., ]I>^9rt:on, Oln^o* Mention American Fiorffl',i. Pat i8S2.'S5,'S6, FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDS, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, And for any and every purpose for which a hose can be applied. <->niJiMrTp« ^ ■*sSa?^/2«^aBffiE3!r ADMnarrt Sizes, ^-inch to 42 inches diameter. ^PHINC r£/j,/» '^^^^^^^ ARMORED .^j^^ making, vending or use of any Serviceable ' W ^'f ^K^^^MH^ Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- StniNB STEEL GALVANIZEDSilB*'^^^ ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights secured to us render each individual dealer or user responsible for such unlawful use with all the consequences thereof. For prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO., Sole Mt'rs and Owners of all the Sphincter Grip Armored Hose Patents, 49 Warren Street, New York. J. C. VADGHAN, Agent, CHICAGO. "The. ^^ST for t^'sMift/t'f^ P/anf i lasecf ^pfliWS' FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT. BENCH TILE • PERFECT DRAINAGE Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. For testimonials, circulars, etc., address UPLAND GREENHOUSES, MADISON, NEW JERSEY. 3i8 'XSI^OljJ- NVDI^ISWy 3HX Nov, Blue Carnations. Rd. Am. Florist: — I have not seen any- thing in your valuable journal regarding the new "blue" carnation. I had the pleasure of purchasing a boutonniere the other day with a fine McGowan in the center, around which were beautiful green blue ones. Upon examining them closely I found they were dyed with some mixt- ure, evidently harmless to the flower, and it took me some time to solvetheproblem. At last, however, after trying many scientific mixtures, I dipped a couple into common washing blue, when "behold ye" they came out all spotted with blue, I rubbed the petals over with a soft small brush which made the color adhere more evenly and then dipped them in clear water and dried them off. Their color was soft pale blue and very effective; the flowers lasted two days in good condi- tion afterwards. I do not approve of this method of obtaining blue flowers, but it is worth knowing in case of emer- gency. R. M. Grey. Orange, N. J. A Plea for a Higher Standard. An interesting communication on this subject, recently received from Mr. C. H. Grigg, dwells especially on the need for more thorough education in the line of floral decorating. As our correspondent says, many of the decorators are actually artists in taste, but there are many who still need a great deal of education in this line. Mr. Grigg remarks that the admir- able series of articles by F. Schuyler Mathews on "The Theory of Design in Decoration," published in the Florist, must have been a revelation to many so- called decorators, pointing to the educa- tional features of such articles. There is no doubt that <\ higher standard is being looked for among decorators, and their work, especially when displayed in public exhibitions, does much to educate flower buyers. If yoD have not already ordered a copy of our new directory and reference book you are missing a good thing that you ought to have. Remember that it con- tains not only a list of those in the trade but a vast amount of reference matter of great value to every reader of the Flo- rist. The reference lists of roses, chrys- anthemums and carnations are alone worth the price of the book. HERE WE ARE AG^IN. Send on your orders for Sash Bars and Ven- tilating Sash. All kinds on hand. PROMPT ATTENTION. Itemized ICstimales given, and cost of iieiKht guaranteed. COKKESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Clear Cypress, liom bottom gutter up is my specialty. Lyman Felheim, ERIE, PA. LYMAN FEI.HEI CLEAR CYPRESS ■^■4»fciit.MrfH ;»!».■ ia.«ay STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots daily, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO., NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. ''Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, Branrh warehouse: 713 & T^S WhartOD St., Philadelphia, Pa. Randolph \sc. & liiioii St., .Jersey < ity. X. .1. Standard Flower Pots D. C. SCHOFIELD & NEW BRIGHTON, PA. Standard Flower Pots. We wish to notify the trade that this summer we have made g^reat improvements in machinery and have also discovered a better clay, so that we are now manufacturing FLOWER POTS that can't be beat. We have the assurance of a host of our customers, that our make are the best in the market. Bear in mind that freight rates are very low from this point, and we claim that our way of packing saves you freight charges. Send for circulars, or we will send you figures on any quantity you want. SIPFLE, DOPFFEL & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. We are MANUFACTURING THE STANDARD POTS, and shall be pleased to mail price lists to all florists who wish to give us a trial. CHAS. MARKMEYER & SON, New Albany, Indiana. llEFERFXCES CLEAR C Y P R E S S G R E E N H O U s E M A T E R JOHN C, MONINGER, 1 297 Hawthorne Ave., Uypress \ SASH BARS CHICAGO, ILL. f%m Ml)., i IRleYPRESskfewfEi iGRtJEN HOUSE l^^FTEIls! JjTIiAtORS HOT BKDi lSH.IuITTJ.BING sJtc I When you write to any of the ad- vertisers in this paper please say that you saw the advertisement in the American Florist. i8g2. The American Florist. 319 ESTABLISHED 1854. Devine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrought Iron Hot Water Boilers ™ LOGKLflND Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. This cut represents our improved Clipper Bar for Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under glass only. GUTTER MaTERiaL, RIE)GE5, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. FRANK DAN BLISH, Att'y, OFFICE, 189 STATE STREET. 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HAIL" Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the Mmerica is "the Prow of the I/essbI; thsrs may he mare nam fart Rmidships, b'titwe a?E the- first to touch Unknown Seas,- Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YORK, HOVEMBER 10. 1892. No. 232 llHIlE ^ySIIt§l!@MI 1F1L@LM@7 Published everv Thursday by The American Florist Company. Subscription, |i.oo a year. To Europe, |3.ao. Address all com-munications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY.. 339 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of the Chicago Ftib- lishers' Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMBS DEAN. Bay Ridge, N. Y., preBldent; W. R. BuiTH, WashlnKton, D. C., vice-president; WM. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre- tary; M. A. HUNT, Terra Haute, Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meeting at St. Louts, Mo., Aug- treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS. Chrysanthemum shows .,..'' 321 — New York 321 — The chrysanthemum euard (illus) 323 —Chicago 324 — Philadelphia 3?5 — Boston 326 — Cincinnati 326 Chrysanthemums for women's wear 327 Carnations — Seasonable hints 32s — Carnation cros.ses. III 338 — Chester Conntv Carnation Society 328 Back Bay lens, Boston (with illus) 328 Shrubs for a general retail trade 3-.S Philadelphia 33) Indianapolis 330 Boston 330 Another christening , 330 An artistically treated panel (illus) 331 New York 331 Chicago 331 Toronto 331 Rose notes from I?ngland 332 The \'ictoria regia 333 News notes 333 3 S4 Coming chrysanthemum shows s^^ The seed trade 2^^ BaUimore 33S St. L,ouis 340 Patents recently granted 312 Foreign notes 342 Tn this ISSUE, in addition to a full re- port of the New York exhibition, we give reports covering the principal features of the exhibitions now in progress at Phila- delphia, Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati. Further notes regarding these shows and full reports of others will appear next week. Look for ourcartoon "The chrysanthe- mum guard" in this issue, and observe the military severity of "Uncle John" while on duty as Captain of Company A. Chrysanthemum special number next week. Extra size and very elaborately illustrated. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. dfir^f&antftemum ^Rocoi*). New York. Experience is the best of teachers. Hence it is that, notwithstanding the tremendous success of last season's big exhibition, this year's show may be recorded as a decided advance in many respects over that memorable event. Promptness and S3'Stem, not easily at- tained in such an extensive undertaking, were everywhere apparent, and reduced the labor entailed upon exhibitors,] udges and reporters to a minimum, and added greatly to the comfort and enjoyment of visitors. The big Madison Square Garden was transformed into a vast bower of loveli- ness, and the scene, especially at night, in the soft light from myriads of suspended Japanese lanterns, with the winding paths filled with moving throngs of ele- gantly dressed people admiring the gorgeous blooms and listening to the music, was something once seen never to be forgotten. The galleries were shut off by white curtains gracefully draped with smilax. In the center of the Garden was a handsome fountain, the basin filled with aquatic plants. On great circular rows of curving tables were arranged the cut flower exhibits. The tables on the inner circle were of ordinary height, and on these were displayed the blooms shown on flats. The outer rows were built low, the better to show the grand collection of long stemmed flowersin vases. Flank- ing these tables were the great parterres and groups of specimen plants, while the small plants bearing single blooms were disposed in belts and borders immediately fronting the boxes. At each end of the vast amphitheatre was a great group of towering palms and foliage jilants, which furnished to some extent the green so necessary as a foil to the somewhat monotonous masses of color on the floor, an efl'ect which might have been greatlj' enhanced by the liberal use of a back- ground of large evergreens. The east end of the hall wps occupied by J. H. Small & Sons as a booth for the sale of flowers. Their decoration was unique and on a scale seldom attempted. The central feature was a great white arch elaborately decorated with chrys- anthemums. This was flanked on one side b3^ a huge model of the U. S. Capitol at Washington done in Cape flowers, the grounds reproduced withselaginellas and adiantums, the whole lighted with tiny electric lights, and on the left by a beauti- ful wedding decoration, representing the channel of a church. The background was of adiantums with a mirror in the center bearing the monogram of bride and groom, and overhead was a white canopy trimmed with asparagus, and a suspended wedding bell. HOW the PRIZES were AWARDED. Plants. — The premiums for plants, amounting to about $l-,500, were pretty generallj' competed for and brought out a display far in advance of anything in the line of chrysanthemum plants ever before exhibited here. Excessive staking was not so noticeable as usual, the plants shown by Ernst Asmus being particularly free in this respect. His plants were superb specimens all through, and re- ceived many first premiums, \V. H. Lin- coln winning as best yellow and best of any color, Ivory as best white and Mer- maid as best pink. A. G. Ramsey, exhib- ited by Pitcher & Manda, was decided to be the best specimen crimson. They also won first prize for single standard with a graceful plant of Hicks Arnold, and first for twenty-five novelties, a splendid assortment. Julius Rcehrs came in for several first premiums for standards, and on groups of plants grown to single bloom he was also very successful, his plants beingneat, not too tall, and the blooms grand. Mr. Roehrs was unfortunate in having several of his exhibits of specimen show plants disqualified through a rigid inter- pretation by the judges of the rule requiring that plants in this section should be grown to single stem. Many of his plants wete otherwise winners, Rohallion, Ivory, Mermaid and Culling- fordi being among the best. Another large and successful exhibitor was Thos. H. Spaulding who took first prize for 100 plants, single bloomed, and whose collections included many novel- ties and desirable varieties. P. J. Prem, Kershaw Clegg and Weimar Bros, also took premiums in various classes. A special silver cup was awarded by Mr. Jas. Dean to T. D. Hatfield, gardener to Walter Huunewell, Esq., of Wellesley, Mass., for the best plant in the exhibi- tion. It was a specimen of Mrs. Alpheus Plardy and well worthy of the honor. Of miscellaneous plants there were some very beautiful and interesting exhibits. For the best group of palms and decorat- ive plants, Siebrecht & Wadle^- were first with a magnificent collection, among which there was nothing more efteetive than a beautiful specimen of Licuala grandis. Geo. M. Stunipp, who took the second prize in the same class, also de- serves ciedit for his fine group of clean, healthy plants. For a collection of ornam.cntal and flowering plants other tTian chrysanthe- mums, Siebrecht & Wadley were first, and Thos. McGory second. For best specimen palm, Richard Brett was first, Siebrecht & Wadley second, the winning plant being an Astroearvum Mexicanum, lOfeethi^h. Oct specimen cycas Richard Brett got the best of Geo. Bennett with a revoluta which was superb, but had to take a back seat to G. B. Winslade on crotons 322 The American Florist. Nov. TO, the winning set being unusually well colored although not large. Brett was first again on ferns, G. Bergmann on cyclamens, Bonn & Dressel on dracenas. Pitcher & Manda on cypripediums, and Siebrecht & Wadley were unbeatable on nepenthes. The latter firm took first for a new and rare plant in bloom, a bromc- liad, Vriesia Lasala, also a group of orchids finely bloomed and beautifully arranged. The contest on best five new and rare foliage plants was between Pitcher & Manda, Siebrecht & Wadley and Richard Brett, Pitcher & Manda winning with the following set, Dracjena Uesmetiana, Agleonemia picta, Maranta Lageriana, Tillandsia argentea and Adiantum cun- eatum, var. Weeber & Don's mushroom prize went to W. H. Daniels. CUT FLOWERS. The display of cut flowers was some- thing unprecedented both in quality and quantity. With few exceptions the schedule called for long stems and foliage in the different classes, and the flowers were exhibited in vases without artificial support. The prevailing demand for stiff stems was very apparent in the comments and in the decisions of the judges. Any varietv that hung its head, be it first- class in all other respects, stood not a ghost of a show for recognition. The display made in this department, the endless array of the great vases of 6, 12, 25 and 50 blooms, was gorgeous in the extreme. Large as the building is, how- ever, the number of flowers shown might easily have been made to cover twice the space allotted to them and at a great advantage, for they were necessarily crowded together so closely that the tints lost much of their eft'ectiveness by the interference of other colors. In the collections the competition was sharp and close between Ernst Asmus, Dailledouze Bros., F.T. Underbill, Pitcher & Manda and Julius Roehrs, the average of advantage lying with Mr. Asmus and Mr. Dailledouze, and on vases of one variety the number of competitors was increased by the addition of J. H. Taylor, J. Sinipkins, Peter Henderson & Co., J. N.May and others. For a vase of white J. H. Taylor won with Miss Minnie Wanamaker. |For a vase of yel- low, P. Henderson & Co. staged their new Golden Wedding, and beat Mr. Asmus and Mr. May who showed H. E. Widener. For a vase of pink Mr. Asmus was first with Mermaid, followed by Mr. May and Mr. Dailledouze with Exquisite, and Mr. J. N. Gerard, and for a vase of crim- son J. H. Taylor was first with Edw. Molyneux. In the competition over one vase of "any other color" it was somewhat singular that all three com- petitors Messrs. Dailledouze, May and Asmus should have staged the same vari- ety. Hicks Arnold. Prizes were awarded in the order named. For 12 varieties of American origin, one flower of each, J. N. May was first, and for 12 ditto of European origin and of Japanese origin, I'itcher & Manda were first. The win- ning American varieties were Miss Minnie Wanamaker, Mrs. J. W. Morrisey, Harry May, Ada Spaulding, Mrs. A.J. Drexel, Mermaid, Col.W. B. Smith, Mrs. L. C. Madeira, Jos. H. White, Koslyn, II. E. Widener and Mrs. Kobt. Craig. The Taylor medal for the best individual chrysanthemum flower was awarded to Dailledouze Bros, for a bloom of Mrs. Jerome Jones. The Garden and Forest prize for the best vase of six blooms, one variety, went to Peter Henderson & Co. for Golden Wedding. This firm also won the Cutting prize for the best vase of 50 blooms. The Eyennan prize for the best six pink went to I. Sinipkins for Mermaid. The Daille- douze prize for the best six blooms of any variety introduced in the spring of 1892 was won by Julius Roehrs with Mrs. Maria Simpson. The Henderson prize for 25 blooms of yellow went to J. Sinipkins for W. H. Lincoln, and the same gentleman won the Hood Wright prize for 12 varieties, among which was the finest bloom of Domination in the hall. In the section re- quiring that blooms be exhibited on boards the competition was also lively with Asmus and Dailledouze in the lead. Mr. Dailledouze's set of 12 which took first premium was made up thus: Mrs. S. Hearst, Excellent, Mrs. E. D. Adams, Golden Gate, Mrs. A. J. Drexel, Viviand- Morel, Waban, Ed. Hatch, Dr. J. Calen- dreau. Col. W. B. Smith, H.F. Spaulding and Mrs. J. N. Gerard. The Young Bros, prize for best 200 blooms in 40 varieties, 5 of each variety, was won by Ernst Asmus. In addition to varieties already enumerated as prize winners there were noticeable in this col- lection the following: Mrs. Irving Clark, Ivory, Flora Hill, Mrs. M.J.Thomas, Emma Hitzeroth and L. Cartledge. Other varieties which showed up par- ticularly good in different collections were Mrs. John White, Eda Prass, Mrs. John Gardiner, Mrs. Robt. Craig, Miss Mabel Simpkins, Emily Ladenburg and Olga. THE SEEDLINGS. The exhibition of seedlings scheduled for Friday was looked forward to with intense interest by the trade and the chrysanthemum lovers and the attend- ance of experts from all parts of the coun- try was very large. When staged they presented a grand appearance and were constantly surrounded by enthusiasts, notebook and pencil in hand. The gen- eral public did not, however, pay any very special attention to this department except in the case of one or two varieties which had been well advertised. The number of seedlings shown was probably not as large as last year, but the average of quality was far ahead, the exhibitors having learned, apparently, the useless- ness of bringing a lot of stuff" inferior to already existing varieties. The approach to symmetry and regular fullness of flower was very apparent to one who has observed such collections in past years, ragged, twisted, open eyed and generally eccentric characters seemingly having been gradually hybridized out of existence. Only an occasional pompon or anemone was to be seen. A great many of the seedlings were shown under number. A description of these, no mat- ter how good, would be of little use, so only the best of those exhibited under name will be referred to here. Not less than six blooms of each variety compet- ing were required to be shown, and in all cases with long stems. Awards were as follows: Best white to W. S. Waby for The Oueen, an immense incurved, im- provernent on Flora Hill. Best yellow to Pitcher & Manda for Mrs. F. L. Ames, a brilliant orange yellow, very robust, style of Lincoln. Best pink to John Keane for Pride of Englewood, a handsotne flower but hardly a pink, nearer to a light gar- net rather. For best bronze to E. G. Hill & Co. for Robt. McInnes,approachingincolor Mrs. C.H.Wheeler, but much fuller in center. For best any color to E. G. Hill & Co. for Mrs. J. W. Crouch, an immense incurved amaranth. For any variety exhibited previous to 1S'J2 but not yet in com- merce, to F. T. llnderhill for Emily Ladenburg. For best collection of seed- lings not yet in commerce, to J. N. May for a set of about 35 varieties. Certificates of merit were given to the following varieties: Exhibited by J. N. May, Thos. H. Brown, a large incurved bright pink, very early; Gloriana, bright lemon, petals incurving and very broad; Fascination, pale lemon, in way of Rohallion; Yellow Oueen, very early, petals broader than Mrs. J. G. Whilldin; Portia, a soft pink, in way of Bride of Roses; Miss Frances Thorley,an immense white; Truth; Summit, white reflexed, a perfect globe; Creole, dark scarlet, some- what in style of Emily Ladenburg. To E. G. Hill & Co. for W. G. Newitt, a big white, style of Mrs. E. D. Adams. To Thos. H. Spaulding for M. B. Spaulding, a splendid light yellow which was certifi- cated at Phila. last year; for Wm. Plumb, a lovely flower resembling Ada Spauld- ing, but deeper in color, as regular inform as a dahlia, but possibly not quite large enough for prevailing demand. To Daille- douze Bros, for Wm. Brown, a strong robust grower. To Thos. Monahan for Black Beauty and Goliath. To Geo. Bennett for Ada Strickland, an exceed- ingly fine bronze anemone. To Pitcher & Manda for Mrs. Leslie D.Ward, a hirsute buff bronze, full double, and for Mrs. Bayard Cutting, an enormous flower in way of Mrs. Irving Clark, but better form, pink, shaded to violet rose in cen- ter showing up especially well in the evening. Also to Richard Brett for a collection of seedlings exhibited under number and comprising some very prom- ising varieties. Among other seedlings worthy of men- tion were the following: By Nathan Smith & Sons, Harry Balsley, pink; Miles A. Wheeler, bronze; Mrs. M. W. Redfield, a pink shaded Ivory; Redonde, showy bronze, and Alba Venus, feathery white. By John Keane, Mrs. Gen. Duncan, yellow, very long whirled petals. B\- E. G. Hill, Departure, reflexed,'colorofMme. Cusin rose, and Amber Oueen, orange bronze, very full flower. By Thos. F. Spaulding, Josephine Hone, deep apricot, incurved; Mrs. W. F. Wharton, white; Mrs. J. M. Schley, soft pink incurved. By Pitcher & Manda, Mrs. H. McK. Twom- bly, style of Kobt. Bottomley, and Miss Madge Clark, a showy reflexed Japanese, deep pink. By J. N. May, Black Prince, as dark as Prince Camille de Rohan rose, but too open in center; Illuminator, orange, in way of E. G. Hill; Judge C. H. Benedict, yellow shading to deep orange in center, very large; Flossie, Chinese re- flexed; and the Rhine, a large incurved deep pink. By Hugh Graham, l^ila, a strong bright pink, full long twisted petals, and Mrs. Gracie Lippincott, a tremendous vellow incurved. By A. F. Schrader, Mrs. A. C. Combes, an im- proved Langtry; also Geo. M. Stumpp, a fine incurved pink Japanese. Geo. Ben- nett has in Oscar a great acquisition in color, the purest soft pink, but the flower is rather weak. John Dallas also showed some promising seedlings. ROSES, CARNATIONS, ETC. The display of roses on Wednesday and Saturday was from J. H. Taylor, Ernst Asmus, F. R. Pierson Co., W. H. Young, J. N. May, Thos. J. Slaughter, C. & J. "slaughter, J. E. Mathewscn, John Keid, and other well known growers for the New York market, these names being a good indication of the (juality of the roses shown, which included all the pop- ular varieties from American Beauty t8g2. The American Florist. 323 THE CHRYSANTHEMUM GUARD. COMPANY A. down to Papa Gontier, and attracted at all times a throng of admirers. Of the special premiums the Whitney Cup for the best seedling rose of American origin, not exhibited previous to 1892, was awarded to J. N. May for the Mrs. W. C. Whitney, a hybrid between Ameri- can Beauty and Souvenir d'un Ami. The Lanier prize for the best new seed- ling of European origin, not exhibited previous to 1892, was awarded to Ernst Asmus for Mme. Caroline Testout. The Taylor Cup for best 50 new pink roses was won by John Burton, the va- riety shown being a sport from American Beauty named American Belle. The Asmus Cup for 200 Gontiers and the Ladenburg Cup for display of 600 blooms were won by J. H. Taylor, and the Pierson Cup for the most promising rose of recent introduction by Ernst Asmus with Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The show of carnations was superb and was pronounced the best ever seen here. For 50 white Weimar Bros, were first with Silver Spray, Wood Bros, won first for yellow with Buttercup, Fred Dorner first on pink with Wm. Scott, Ernst Asmus first on red with Fred Dorner, Geo. Bennett first on variegated with American Flag, and H. E. Chitty took first for collection of named varieties. The Clews Cup for best seedling carna- tion was awarded to Jahn Bros, for Josiah Eaton, Jr., a handsome white. In a later article the seedlings exhibited on this occasion will receive further at- tention. MISCELLANEOUS. First for white violets went to David Irving, for purple violets to H. C. Salt- ford, for mignonette to Dailledouze Bros., for lily of the valley to Ernst Asmus. A fine show of French cannas was made by F. R. Pierson Co, of tuberous begonias by Oasis Nursery Co., of Gros Guillaume grapes by the same, and of Erica Will- moreana by Louis Dupuy. HOSPITALITIES. On the morning of the opening day of the exhibition the judges were invited to breakfast at the new club rooms of the N. Y. Florist Club. The rooms were handsomely decorated by Young Bros, and C. B. Weathered, and the breakfast was served by Andrew Hunter, Sup't at H. B. Kirk & Co. A speech of welcome was made by Mr. May and responded to by John Westcott and Ed. Lonsdale. In the evening a banquet was given by the Madison Square Garden Co. to the judges, officers of the club and other invited guests, about 40 gentlemen being present. President Dean of the Florist Club pre sided, and after the elegant repast had received due attention made an address of welcome to the visitors, on behalf of the N. Y. Florist Club. Mr. A. Laden- burg followed with words of welcome on behalf of the Garden Co. Speeches fol- lowed by Mr. E. A. Wood on behalf of the judges, Mr. W. R. Smith for the So- ciety of American Florists, Mr. Robert Craig for Horticulture at the World's Fair, Mr. W. A. Stiles for the Horticul- tural Press, Mr. J. V. Gottschalk for The Press, and Mr. J. H. Small, Jr., for the Art of Floriculture, after which Secretary Morrisey invited the guests to attend the theater. The whole affair was ele- gantly gotten up and thoroughly appre- ciated by all present. PRIZE DINNER DECORATIONS. By Christine Terhune Herrick. The decorated dinner tables were the princi- pal attractions on Saturday afternoon. Apparently the judges had some difiicul- ty in making their decision as to the com- parative merits of the exhibition. An- nouncement had been made that the ver- dict would be rendered at 2 o'clock, but it was after 4 when the result of their deliberations was made known. The first prize was taken byThomasH. Spaulding. The table was round and not very large. It was covered with a white cloth, and in the middle was a square center piece of white damask, heavily worked with gold. The flowers were H. E. Widener chrysanthemums and were arranged in a circular mass, that almost concealed the center piece. The four small lamps that lighted the table were draptd with shades of yellow chiffon. The china was yellow and white, and the glass was nicely gilded. There was a squad of nine glasses at each plate, and the display of both silver and glass was very elegant. The cakes, bonbons, etc., were all in yellow and the only contrast of color was atforded by the deep purple of two dishes of black Hamburg grapes. A large yellow chrysanthemum like those in the middle of the table, lay at each plate. The chief criticism to be made upon this table was that the flowers in the center were so high as to preclude the possibility of the guests on one side of the table seeing those on the other. There was a good deal of comment made upon the fact that the second prize was won by Carl Berger, a caterer. His table was square, and the flowers, Mrs. W. H. Waterbury chrysanthemums, re- lieved by maiden hair ferns, were ar- ranged in a square bank in the middle of the table. Siebrecht & Wadley furnished the flowers. The color scheme was not so well carried out here as at Spaulding's table, for the large ormolu candelabra that stood at each corner were provided with bright yellow shades of crimped paper. The bonbons were also yellow, while the boutonnieres were each a Water- bury chrysanthemum. Gilt chairs were placed around this table, of which the chief advantage was that it allowed plenty of elbow room. The third prize was taken by Waren- dorff'. This table was decorated in yel- low and white, and was round and larger than Spaulding's. About the edge was draped a strip of j'ellow crepe, caught here and there by butterflies of white satin ribbon, that reminded the irrever- ent observer of the inside trimmings of a cofiin. Except for this trifling fault, the table was very artistic. The china was gold and white, the glass was gilded, the bonbons were yellow and the tall crystal candelabra bore yellow shades. The floral decorations were of Wanamaker and Meteor chrysanthemums, and were arranged in a circular form. FRAGMENTS. Exhibits and floor work generally were under the direction of Mr. Dean and Mr. Plumb. Judges and office work were in charge of Mr. May, assisted by Mr. McCrowe. Reports of awards, etc., were type- written and ready for distribution to the press at 4:30 each day. The music was grand. It was indis- pensable, and contributed not a little to the success of the exhibition. The visitors during the evenings espe- cially represented New York's highest so- ciety. Swallow-tailed coats were every- where. The judges could not please everybody, and there had to be a little "kicking." But that will always be. The soft light from the Japanese lan- terns was very dreamy and effective, but the critics did not appreciate it, for it was impossible to distinguish shades of color under it. J. H. Small & Sons were apparently well repaid for their enterprise. Chrys- anthemums sold "like hot cakes" in the evening. It was much to be regretted that the weather should have been so unpleasant during so large a portion of the exhibi- tion week. There were no entries in the class call- ing for carnations not less than 3 inches in diameter. Wonder what has become of them all. The silver cups, etc., for the special pre 324 The American Florist. Nov. to. miuitis were displayed all together in a glass case, and made quite a show. Second and third premium cards had a way of disappearing from the exhibits on which they were placed, whereas first premiums were always on deck. Very unaccountable. There were visitors from everywhere, east, west, north, south, but Boston and Philadelphia furnished by far the largest contingent. Some plant experts were in a high state of excitement because Aralia integ- rifolia was labeled Croton tigleum in one of the plant exhibits. Mr. Thos. Young, father of the Young Bros., was an interested visitor. He looked so hearty that he might easily be taken for one of the brothers rather than the father. Pink seems to be a color more difficult to define than any other with which flor- ists have to deal. American Belle was the subject of controversy as to its right to the name of pink. The Evening Sun's picture of Cycas revoluta was a very sad attempt, and al- most justified the title displayed under it, Cycas revolta. Edna Craig did not arrive from Phila- delphia in time lor the carnation compe- tition. She was in charge of John Walk er, whose train was unfortunately de- layed two or three hours. John Walker should have walked. The admonition regarding dirty pots was universally heeded, and the plant exhibits profitted greatly thereby. Mr. Dean says that an exhibitor who does not give notice of intention to show, ought to be debarred ; that a man who promises to exhibit in a certain class and then fails to do it, should put up a for- feit ; and that when a man accepts the position of judge he should be there. Those who have ever had any experience in managing exhibitions will probably "second that motion." Those Japanese girls! Well, "boys will be bovs." Chicago. The opening day of the show was de- voted to plants and cut flowers, chrysan- themums naturally taking the lead. The general eft'eet of the hall was extremely good. It was draped profusely with the Columbian colors, red and orange, which became so familiar during the late cele bration. The rear end was hung with the national colors and tliere was an abundance of electric light. The arrange- ment of plants and flowers was very tasteful, and thegeneral effect of the show was certainly handsomer than last year. J. A. Pettigrew,superintendent of Lincoln Park, was manager of the exhibition, assisted by F. Kanst of South Park. It is a noticeable fact that the cut blooms were much more meritorious than the plants. The present tendency in the trade is towards the cultivation of small plantsof dwarf habit; there is a de- cided feeling that the large tall-growing plants do not pay. No plants of unusual size were seen at this show. The individ- ual best plant in the entire show was not entered for competition, a plant of Ivory from Lincoln Park greenhouses. It was not over three feet high, pot and all, and fully four feet across, having close upon 15(1 blooms. It was an ideal pot plant, but this variety is always remarkable for its excellence under these circumstances. In the group often specimen plants, ten distinct varieties, first prize of $125 was taken by (). P. Bassett, second of $75 by J. C. Vaughan. Many of the plants were much too stalky and the flowers weak. For specimen plant, first was taken bj' |. C. Vaughan, second (). P. Bassett. For four white, O. P. Bassett first, J. C. Vaughan second. Mr. Bassett also took first for four pink and four yellow. These two exhibitors made the largest plant display at the show, the greatest numl)er of prizes being divided between them. For specimen white, J. C. Vaughan re- ceived first, 0. P. Bassett second; speci- men j-ellow, the same. Specimen pink, (). P. Bassett first, J. C. Vaughan second. Specimen any other color, J. C. Vaughan first, ("). P. Bassett second. The single-stem plants were much bet- ter in the matter of bloom than the speci- mens, as they always are, and there were some very nice plants among them, though some few had a tendency to stalk- iness. In the group of 25 plants 0. P. Bassett was first. Mrs. L. C. Madeira made good showing among the yellows. The flower is an extremely regular in- curved globular shape, rich yellow, and it has a good habit. There is little doubt that we arc drifting towards a revival of the regular globular shapes, and perfect flowers of this type will become the favor- ites. Another very good variety seen in Mr. Bassett's group was Mme. Marie Hoste, a large and shapely reflexed white flower, with an extremely vigorous habit. The same variety was noted among Mr. V'aughan's cut blooms; its strong growth and abundant foliage is really remarka- ble, and, combined with its fine flower, should make it a valuable commercial variety. For 100 plants in variety, 0. P. Bassett received first, J. C. Vaughan second prize. For 50 plants in variety, Mr. Bassett re- ceived first. Competitors in the stand- ard class were E. G. Hill & Co., Rich- mond, Ind., who took first, and J. C. Vaughan, second. For single specimen standards the awards were the same. The ent blooms were really of very great interest and merit. The largest bloom shown was Flora Hill, while, judg- ing from comments heard here and there, the greatest favorite with the public was \iviand-Morel, of which many fine blooms were shown. In the general dis- play, not less than !-(• varieties, Frank Leslie took first prize, J. C. Vaughan sec- ond. Both competitors showed excel- lent blooms. Harry Balsley seems a fav orite among exhibitors of cut blooms; it is very large and showy and a charm- ing light pink, rather like Daybreak car- nation. It would be hard to say it ex- cels V. H. Hallock, but it is a close com- petitor. Mermaid, which seems to have iieen such a favorite in New Vork,did not show to such advantage here, \iviand Morel was another favorite in pink; the flowers shown were superb, large and fully jjctalled, a verj' taking color, and provided with a good stifT stem. Seems a very valuable sort in its color. Ed. Hatch was another grand flower, but it is a little weak in the stem. For 25 blooms, 25 varieties, first prize was taken by K. G. Hill & Co., second Nathan Smith & Son, third J.C. \ aughan. All three were good exhibits. Among the amber varieties Golden (^late and Tuxedo were particularly good; the abundant narrow petals of the latter, something in the style ol Viviand Morel, gives it a ed Waltz, Mrs. McFadden and B. P. Critchell. The win- ning collection was conspicuous on iSg2. The American Florist. 327 account of the great number of new and choice varieties shown. Prominent among the varieties in the winning lot were Mme. Crozy, Star of '91, Capitaine Suzzoni, H. A. Dreer, Chas. Lefebvre, J. D. Cabos, Comte Oliver, Senholz, Sr., Sarah A. Hill, Alphonse de Herroche, Admiral Jarvis, and others of Hill & Co. 's own seedlings. McFadden's collection consisted almost exclusively of the well known Mme. Crozy. Waltz' collection was the worse for the handling but of fine growth. Begonias were done finely by the Hunts- man Floral Co., they staging a magnifi- cent collection in all the newest and best sorts, both in rex, shrubby and the orna- mental classes. Ferns were shown by the Huntsman Floral Co., B. P. Critchell and Riverside Floral Co. All three of these were fine collections, extremely well grown. Among the noted ferns were Adiantum amabilis, Adiantum coucinnum, Pteris argyreaand other choice varieties exceedingly well done. Huntsman Floral Co.'s were much the larger specimens, Mr. Critchell's col- lection was smaller plants, but in greater variety. There were three magnificent groups of palms, which added grace and beauty to the show. These were grouped in semi- circular form against the side of the building. Peterson, Sunderbruch Bros, and Critchell furnishing the three groups. Among Peterson's collection were a mag- nificent Phoenix rupicola with a spread of 12 feet, Areca lutescens, Caryota urens and Areca Verschaffeltii . A. Sunderbruch's Sons had Chamaerops filamentosa. Phoenix reclinata, Seaforthia elegans and Kentia Belmoreana. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The 8-inch pot stuff deserves more than passing notice on account of the extreme beauty of the plants; both the collection of Richard Witterstaetter and Henry Schwartz were magnificently done. In these two collections were many of the best grown plants in the show, furnishing an object lesson to market growers. The $25 premium offered for best new varieties of the year was won by Richard Witterstaetter. The collection comprised Ed. Hatch, C. B. Whitnall, Harry May, G. W. Childs, Col. W. B. Smith, Harry Balsley, T. H. Spaulding, E. Hitzeroth; these were the most prominent. SEEDLINGS. These were the center of largest interest to the florists, and the high character of the new varieties together with the great number shown justified the interest taken. The following a wards were made: Nathan Smith & Co. for the best variety in the show, to Niveus, a superb white flower, reflexed, whorled, incurved center; with- out comparison, a truly grand and valu- able sort. The $50 premium for second best va- riety was awarded to Henry Reiman for a fine self pink, pure in color, named Irma and of excellent contour. In the class for best white seedling, F. Waltz was first with White Queen. A variety of singular beamy :-'." 1 purity, deserving the award given without quesLion. Fred Waltz was first with his clear golden yellow Harry Sunderbruch, a variety of exceptional merit. E. G. Hill & Co. first premium for bronze variety Robert Mclnnes, a great, large, full, double Wheeler, fine in color and a noted addition to this class. E. G. Hill & Co., 1st for best crimson, Mrs. J. W. Crouch, a magnificent purple OTmson. A. T. Ewing a strap petalled pink with deeper shading. This won first for E. G. Hill & Co. in pink class. Certificates by the Cincinnati Society were awarded to Peter Henderson & Co. for Golden Wedding; to Hill & Co. for Mayme Ryar, a Japanese anemone; Judge Hoitt, a magnificent pink anemone, and Robert Mclnnes; to Fred Dorner for Mrs. C. H. Duhme, an improved Molly Bawn; Autumn Queen, a perfect ball in shape, buff yellow m color; Sarah Hill, a magnificent golden yellow. To Fred Waltz for a light globular pink named Theo. Bock; Vesuvius, tawny buff shaded yellow ; White Queen , the prize win- ner in whites. Certificates were awarded to Maud Dean and Tuxedo. Other magnificent seedlings were shown, but as they did not receive notice by the judges, Messrs. Elijah A.Wood and John Thorpe, they are passed over. There were five groups of single stem plants of 100 each, four of each kind. These were done in grand form, all five groups, were exceptionally fine and formed one of the most attractive features of the show. The groups of 50 single stem plants were not so good, with the exception of the premier lot; this was that grand win- ner Ivory. W. K. Harris may well feel proud of this offspring of his, for it main- tained its reputation. Minnie Wana- maker in a group of 50 is one of the best also for this purpose. The entries for the best 150 blooms in 50 kinds was by odds the most hotly contested of all the entries in the cut class. The following firms winning in the order named: Mrs. McFadden 1st; Hill & Co. 2d; Fred Dorner 3rd. T- J- Crus- man, Clarksville, Tenn., W. "N. Rudd, Chicago, C. L. Mitchell. Fred Waltz and Huntsman Floral Co. also entered. The differences of quality among the whole eight entries were very slight. The flow- ers in these entries were as fine as any ever staged in America, and reflected great credit on all the gentlemen interested. Conspicuous for their size and finish were the following varieties selected from the different entries in this section. Elmer D. Smith, Lizzie Cartledge, Etoile de Lyon, Kioto, Harry Balsley, Mattie Bruce, Ed. Hatch, Viviand-Morel, Frank Thomson, Widener, Roslyn, R. Bottomley, Mrs. A. J. Drexel, Mrs. O. Laughton, Ivory, Mermaid, Margaret Jeffords, Harry May, August Swanson, W. H. Lincoln, Mrs. E. W. Clark, Golden Gate, E. G. Hill, Mrs. Lay, W. B. Whitnall, Maria Simpson, Minnie Wanamaker, Sugar Loaf, Col. W. B. Smith, Incandescent, Mrs. Irving Clark and Mrs. L. C. Madeira. Bush plants on single stem, 12 plants, 12 varieties, 1st $100, R-. Witterstaetter; 2nd $60, John Fries; 3d $40, Fred S. Waltz. 5 plants, white, 5 varieties, 1st $30, John Fries; 2d $20, R. Witterstaetter; 3d $10, Theo. Bock. Best 5 plants, pink, 5 varieties, 1st $30, R. Witterstaetter; 2d $20, Theo. Bock. 5 plants, yellow, 5 varieties, 1st $30, R. Witterstaetter; 2d $20, Theo. Bock. 5 plants, other colors, 5 varieties, 1st $30, R. Witterstaetter; 2d $20, Theo. Bock. Best specimen white, 1st $10, John Fries; 2d $5, Theo. Bock; 3d $3, Fred S. Waltz. Best specimen pink, 1st $10, R. Witter- staetter; 2d $5, Fred Waltz; 3d $3, John Fries. Best specimen yellow, 1st $10, John Fries; 2d $5, R. Witterstaetter; 3d $3, Fred Waltz. Best specimen other color, 1st $10, R. Witterstaetter; 2d $5, John Fries; 3d $3, Fred S. Waltz. Bush plants on single stems, not less than 6 or more than 12 blooms to a plant. 18 plants, 18 varieties, 1st $50, Tlieo. Bock; 2d $25, R. Witterstaetter; 3d $15, Fred S. Waltz. Best single specimen, any color, 1st $5, Theo. Bock; 2d $3, R. Witterstaetter. SINGLE STEM AND SINGLE FLOWER. Best 100 plants, not more than 4 of a kind, 1st $50, Huntsman Floral Co.; 2d $30, Fred S. Waltz; 3d $20, B. G. Hill &Co. Best 50 plants, 1 variety, 1st $30, Huntsman Floral Co.; 2d $20. Riverview Nursery, 3d $10, E. G. Hill & Co. MARKET PLANTS. Best 18 plants, not more than 3 of a kind, 1st $18, R. Witterstaetter; 2d $12, John Fries; 3d $6, Henry Swartz. Best specimen standard, 1st $10, E. G. Hill & Co.; 2d $6, Fred S. Waltz; 3d $4, Huntsman Floral Co. Special noveltj' premium, E. G. Hill & Co. $25, R. Witterstaetter. Home for the Friendless prize. Best group of cannas, 1st $150, E. G. Hill & Co.; 2d $50, Mrs. E. A. McFadden. Orchids, 1st $100, Mrs. E. A. McFadden. Palms, 1st $75, A. Sunderbruch & Sons; 2d $50, J. A. Peterson. Ferns, 1st $75, Huntsman Floral Co.; 2d $50, Critchell & Co. The Baldwin prize. Cyclamens, 1st $25, Mrs. E. A. McFadden; 2d $15, J. A. Peterson. Begonias, 1st $25, Huntsman Floral Co.; 2d $15, Riverview Nurseries; 3d $10, E. G. Hill & Co. CUT CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Seedling chrysanthemums, 1st gold medal and $100, Nathan Smith & Son; 2d silver medal and $50, H. W. Rieman. The Storer prize, for best white, cup valued at $25, F. S. Waltz. The Schmidlapp prize, cup valued at $25, for best pink, E. G. Hill & Co. The Hinkle prize for best crimson va- riety, cup valued at $25, E. G. Hill & Co. The Longworth prize for best vellow variety, cup valued at $25, F. S. Waltz. The Florists' prize for best bronze, cup valued at $25, E. G. Hill & Co. Best 50 varieties, 3 blooms, 1st $150, Mrs. E. A. McFadden; 2d $100, E. G. Hill & Co.; 3d $50, Fred Dorner. Best 15 varieties, 3 blooms, $lst $25, G. R. Gause & Co.; 2d $20, R. Witter- staetter; 3d $15, Mrs. E A. McFadden. Best vase pink, 12 blooms, 1st $6, Chas. L. Mitchell; 2d $4, E.G. Hill &; Co. Vase white, 12 blooms, 1st $6, R. Wit- terstaetter; 2d $4, J. A. Peterson. Vase yellow, 12 blooms, 1st $6, E. G. Hill & Co.; 2d $4, Mrs. E. A. McFadden. Vase other colors, 1st $6, Mt. Green- wood Cemetery Co.; 2d $4, C.L.Mitchell. Chrysanthemums for Women's Wear. Flowers are worn or cirried this autumn very extensively, and during the chrysanthemum season no other flower seems to be desired. For street wear the style is very simple; a few choice long- stemmed flowers are carelessly pinned on, so that each flower shows for itself. If they are tied at all they art simply caught together with an invisible wire, all the foliage being left on. Mr. A. Wadley (of Siebrecht & Wadley, New York) says that it is the style now to carry a loose bunch in the hand, either the flowers alone or with a little maidenhair fern. For evening wear the flowers are usually 328 The American Florist, N'ov. lo. tied with some light green, either maiden- hair or asparagus, but in all cases crowd- ing is avoided. Where they are used in bunches they are made into the flat bou- quet called the opera bunch. In these bunches plenty of maidenhair is generally used between the flowers. As Mr. Wad- ley says, the chrysanthemum makes either the most charming or the most hideous of bunches, and it is all in the ar- rangement, first in the selection of colors that blend nicelj- together and next in arranging them so that each flower shows for itself. Nothing is more hideous than a bunch or basket of chr3-santhe- mums all on a level, as if they had either been driven in with a hammer or had a smoothing plane run over them. There is not another flower grown that oft'ers a better opportunity for tasteful arrange- ment than the chrysanthemum, for it otters almost every variation of color and size. It is pleasant for the florist to learn that every well-dressed woman this autumn must cither wear a few flowers or carry some in her hand. The long sprays or garlands used so much in New York last year seem to have lost their popularity for the time being, and they are not likely to be used much this win- ter. Present indications point to simple arrangements imitating nature as far as possible. Seasonable Hints. The demand for flowers to-day is more exacting than it was several years ago. Consumers are being educated in this matter and the result is that the stock we send to market must conform to the popular standard, which, it must be re- marked, is moving forward year by year to a marked degree. It is our place as cultivators to endeavor to supply this demand and to cater to this taste. The florist who keeps in the van will be the most successful and reap the largest re- ward. It is very important then to pre- sent our goods in the best shape. It is not alone necessary to cut all possible with long stems, but we must adopt a standard and rigidly keep to it. Small and imperfect flowers should be thrown to one side and shipped as culls if sold at all. It is better to throw them away entirely than have them go with the best. Just in accordance with the standard thus sei will our success in the disposal ot our product be measured. They should also present a neat a\> pcarance. The trade demands that the long stems should be put in bunches of 23 or 50. Twenty-five make a neat and pretty appearance if properly bunched. To tliis end select those of nearly equal length, place the largest in the middle and the shorter stems on outside, keeping the ends of the stems even, tying them firmly about one inch from their ends. Hunch each kind by itself and we like the idea of placing a tag on each bundle hav- ing printed thereon the name of the vari- ety and of the grower. Pack carefully in the shipping box, pressing rather firmly that they may not move en route. Right here we would like to ])ay our respects to the express man. It fre- quently happens that flowers arrive at their destination in very bad condition because they are not handled with the proper care. We may take every pains to give our goods a neat appearance and pack with the greatest care only to have them damaged by careless handling on the road. The quantitj' of flowers now shipped by express should be a sufficient inducement for the companies to give proper instructions to their emplo3'es on the handling of flowers. If they were properly approached and the matter in- telligentlj- explained to them they would no doubt remedy the trouble for their own good and to our advantage. Avondale, Pa. ■ W. R. Shelmire. Carnation Crosses. The use of the single flower lor crossing is to some extent a going back to the primitive type for a fresh source of vigor. Such a course is highly recommended under favorable conditions by many care- ful breeders of domestic animals, but in the case of a carnation we do not get the primitive stock, merely a flower with same number of petals as the original, and perhaps many ot the inherited detects of its more recent progenitors, in which case there can be little advantage in the use of such a cross. At the New York meeting of the American Carnation So- ciety both Messrs. Lothrop Wight and Edward Swayne spoke of having made use of single flowers in crossing, the former havinggood success in using them both as pistillate and pollen parents. The inference from natural laws, however, would be against theuse of single flowers as pod producers. In making use of the single flower as a pollen parent, however, it would seem probable that other things being equal such a cross would have less liability to produce calyx-bursting progeny and more liable to produce a strain of seedlings productive of flowers. The proportion of single to double flowers is usually quite large from the seedlings of a given pod. In the crosses already referred to as having bloomed in 1891 the percentageof single flowers was 35. In one case 75 per cent from one pod were single flowered. Certain varieties are found to produce a much larger proportion of promising seedlings than others and the same vari- ety will vary greatly in this respect when used as a pistillate parent. The lack of accurate data is to be re- gretted, and it is the earnest wish of the writer that those experimenting in this line will from time to time give the results of their work that all may be benefitted. C. J. Pennock. Chester County Carnation Society. The regular monthly meeting was held at the Society's room, Kennctt Square, Pa., November 4. President Ladley called attention to the fact of this being the first anniversary meeting and to the benefits of frcquentlv getting together to discuss topics of mutual interest. The subject of early heating for production of flowers devel- oped considerable diversity of opinion, the general practice being to withhold heat until the plants were established. Messrs. Renard and Pennock had already given a little heat on a few cold nights during past two weeks. IJdward Swayne said he could to-day see through his houses the various plant- ings of a variety, those last planted, about October 30, being more vigorous, and gradually decreasing in vigor to those first planted about September 5. Isaac Larkin reported having a few years ago let some plants of Chester Pride remain out of doors with buds until the ground had been frozen several times and snow had been on them twice. These were lifted and put in a bouse with heat. They did as well or better than any plants he ever grew. As to lifting, Mr. Larkin kept a ball of earth to roots and watered the bed before planting. Mr. Renard formerly practiced lifting with ball of earth, but tor past three years he had taken up without earth and pre- ferred the latter plan. He had lifted a lot of Buttercup one year and for several days had been out of water. These plants did net wilt and produced a fine crop of flowers. The general opinion was decidediv in favor of cutting flowers before the sun struck them. If flowers are to be shipped it is an advantage to have them stand in water for some time previous. One or two, however, had practiced cutting in the afternoon and shipping at once with- out putting in water, and in such cases no loss was reported. Edward Swayne reported on the New Y'ork chrj'santhemum show, the most notable exhibit being a white seedling by Jahn Bros. "Wm. Scott" showed up in fine shape, its habit of growth being very desirable, single flowers on long stems. Sago, crimson, by John McGowan, was very good, on extra long stiff stems. A number of cut flowers were shown at the meeting, notably E. Swayne's seed- ling "Sweet Brier" and Thomas Cart- ledge; also Angelus, Pearl, Pinitan and Crimson Coronet by C.J. Pennock. The latter was of fine form, pure color, well fringed, on ereet,.strong stem. Mr. Pass- more showed a sport of Portia similar to .American Flag, and another of J. J. Harrison type. C. Back Bay Fens, Boston. Our illustration of the driveway over Richardson's Bridge is one of the photo- graphs belonging to the set recently pub- lished in the American Florist in con- nection with Mr. W. H. Manning's ad- mirable description of Boston's new Back Baj' Park, but which was crowded out at the time for v^ant of space. Shrubs for a General Retail Trade. In a suburban residence district where people take pride in their home surround- ings we find a decided increase in the sale of ornamental shrubs. The florist with a general trade cannot now confine himself to bedding stuft" alone, though the taste for other plants has been very slow in growing. Shrubs carried for this trade must be of undoubted hardiness. This desidera- tum bars out a good many things, but as people always hold the florist responsible if they do not succeed, it is wise to be sure on this point. The seller should plant the shrubs for his customer, but we never advise his giving an absolute guar- antee; experience shows that it docs not pay, simply because one can never be sure how the shrubs will be treated after- w;irds. .V reliable man will sell good stufl', and plant it properl3', and this should be sufflcient guarantee to the pur- chaser. It is not necessary, in a general retail trade, to keep a very large list, .\mong the earliest of the flowering shrubs, For- sythia viridissima is a favorite, selling i8g2. The American Florist. 329 A CHARMING DRIVEWAY. BOSTON. well; F. suspensa is also good, but does not make quite such a show of flowers. These are both reliably hardy. Next come the deutzias; D. gracilis is especially in demand, doing well in an exposed sit- uation, and always producing a mass of bloom. It seems to flower equally well in shaded places or in the open. Deutzia crenata fl. pi. is another standard sort, though more subject to the attacks of the rose bug than D. gracilis. It is a much taller-growing thing than gracilis, and soon makes a very large shrub. It will pay to handle a few spir;eas; S. prunifolia is a good free-flowering sort, but a good many of them are not very sightly when flowering is past, especially when little care is taken to keep them in shape. Among the newer shrubs, few excel Exochorda grandiflora, the flowers being large and handsome, and very freely pro- duced. We noticed that this sold very well among amateurs, small plants, which could be sold for 75 cents or $1, giving enough bloom the first season they were planted to fully satisfy the pur- chaser. It may be noted here that a great many amateur buyers want a shrub that they can buy for $1 to $1.50, not car- ing to go above $2 50 at the utmost, and though this bars out some desirable stuff it shows the retailer what he must in- dulge in. Where this class of trade pre- dominates it does not pay to carry high- priced stock, and novelties are largely barred out. It is worth while, however, if the seller has any room for display, to plant high class shrubs himself; a big bed of hardy rhododendrons in bloom will do more to persuade people into buying them than any amount of verbal argu- ment. The double English hawthorn, Crata:- gus oxycantha fl. pi. is often called for by eastern buyers; it is all right in point of hardiness, but is apt to become the vic- tim of a troublesome borer in this country. It is one of the most beautiful sights imaginable when in bloom, either the pink or the white form, and the fra- grance is delicious. It grows into a good sized tree in the course of time. Lilac and mock orange (philadelphus) are two of the inevitable shrubs expected in every collection, but in many localities they are not nearly so much called for now as they were formerly. Another old shrub, is Weigelia rosea (sj'n. Diervilla rosea); this still holds its popularity, being very handsome when covered with its rose-colored flowers, and always graceful in shape. • It is very readily propagated in spring or fall, either from cuttings or suckers, which are very freely produced. There is generally a good demand for Pyrus japonica as a hedge plant, the old red flowered variety being the favorite; it is undoubtedly hardy and an abundant bloomer. The Tartarian honeysuckle, and in fact most of the shrubby honey- suckles are also sought for hedges. In naming salable flowering shrubs the double-flowered almond and double- flowered peach should not be omitted; they are both very handsome and salable, standing cold winters well. Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora is very much in demand in the east, and is eminently satisfactory, blooming pro- fusely when early flowering shrubs are over. It is not yet so well known among western buyers, but will undoubtedly become very popular when better known. The ornamental Japanese maples, many of which seem like shrubs rather than trees, are now very popular, though not by any means common; they take well with fastidious buyers. Many retailers find it to their advantage to buy direct from Japan, instead of buying from nur- serymen here. Some of the varieties may prove tender in the west, but they stand eastern winters well. Another shrub to be recommended for its ornamental foliage is Prunus Pissar- dii, the crimson-leaved plum; its foliage retains the color all through the season, and it is thoroughly hardy. We should hardly recommend a florist to work up stock himself in the line of shrubs. If he has a large business it will not pay; he will find it better to select the stuff he needs at a large nursery. It should not be bought with the idea of growing on for several years, nor is it advisable to carry a very large stock. Much of the stuff may be bought in the autumn, with the intention of selling the ensuing spring, and then simply heeled in over winter. Tie trade in shrubs'will naturally bring some demand for trees, but though the retailers will try to oblige regular cus- tomers it will not pay to go largely into tree-dealing. Ordinary shade trees give little profit except where they are handled in large quantities, and when they have to be bought at a nursery, freight paid on them, and labor for hand- ling and planting there is a very small margin left for profit. Some choice orna- 330 The American Florist, Nov. in^ intntal trees may be disposed of, especially if some good examples are planted about the florist's place. We generally find the copper or purple beech greatly admired, and there is usually a demand for weeping varieties of different trees. Choice conifers are suitable for this trade, but many people have no idea of ever- greens bcvond arbor vit.x, and hirthcr than this they must be educated before they understand the beauty of this class of trees. Many of the handsome retin- osporas, which succeed well in the east, would hardly stand severe western win- ters, li- L. T. Philadelphia. The November meeting of the Florists' Club held November 1 was (juite well attended considering that a number of the brethren were in New York acting as judges at the show there. The following gentlemen were elected to membership: loseph Renard, Tnionville; F. K. Sykes, "W. W. Harper and W. H. Cook, of Phila- delphia. The auditing committee made their report, in which they stated that everything was (). K., and complimented the seci etary and treasurer on their care- fully kept books. Several questions were passed up by members of the club and assigned by the president to be answered. "Does it pay to raise pansies for cut flowers" was answered by Joseph Heaeock.who stated that if care was taken in selecting the varieties they would pay as well as most anything else. The best way of forcing" lilacs, was answered by Isaac Kennedy. He said his plan was to put the stock to be forced in boxes and plunge the boxes out of doors in the spring. In the winter when wanted thev are placed at once in a temperature of SO , and never allowed to get below it; they are syringed at least four times a (lay, if the temperature is allowed to fall the flowers will not develop. He stated he had been quite successful with them under this treatment. The best six chrysanthemums for pots for market purposes, were said by Mr. Mencke, who was given the question, to be L. Canning, Gloriosum, Tokio, I-in- toln. Ivory and M. Boyer or Culling- fordii. "Dolongiflorums flower as abund- antly as Harrisii?" was answered by several, Mr. Ball stating that his experi- erce with both was that they produced about alike, but the flowers ot the longi- florum had the most substance and while the Harrisii might have alittle advantage in the early part of the season the other was much the best for a late Easter. Just as the meeting adjourned John \Vf steott and Charles Longinette arrived from New York and expressed themselves as highly pleased with the show in that city. Robert Craig was unfortunate in not getting Edna Craig, the new pink carnation, staged at the Madison Garden show in time for competition. Filty line blooms were sent by special messenger on an early express, but an accident on the road held the train for about three hours and the judges had awarded the prize before the flowers were delivered. At the end of the second day most of the vases of carnations on exhibition were very sleepy, but the Iwlna Craig looked as Iresh as if just staged. Business the past week has been better, there being a number of weddings, at some of which the decorations were ()uite elaborate. Of course chrysanthemums were the flower most generally used, but roses seem to be preferred for the bou- quets. Huge bunches of Merniets and La France for the bridesmaids, and Brides, Brides and valley, or all valley, for the bride. Boutonnieres are made of one large white chrysanthemum or four or five large white carnations. On Sunday morning about 9 a. m. 50 men from the stores, under the direction of John Westcott, chairman of committee on decorations, met in Horticultural Hall an screen. will sell if they are good; CYCLAMEN pl;ints also, i lie giganteum strain is the only one worth growini; if you i;ro\v lor sale, and there are strains and strains of the giganteum also. It is not how cheap, but how good ! Remember that ! Gardiner's strain of gigauteum conies high; but it's worth the dilTereiice. Sow at once for next winter's flowering. $2.0(i per 100 seeds; |J.S.0O for 500 seeds: $\S.OO for ICOO seeds. JOHN GARDINER & CO., 21 North 13th Street. PHILADELPHIA. fA. ^Our trade list of .lioi.-e llouei- s.i.K fi-.-.-. ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS CUT STKlNtJS, S to 10 feet loiiK, 50 leiil 13 to 1« feet long, »1.00 1 In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. CUT ROSES. I'KKI.KS, NIl'HKTOS, ISKAU'I'IKS l,.V FUANl'K. MKUMKTS. HIKTKOIS. WIIITK I,.A I'lJ.ANC'K. tl..i Wlioli- ADDRESS NANZ &. NEUNER, I.OTTIS'VIX.LE, KIT Cut Flowers. ROSES, CARNATIONS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS. We can till orders for above on short notice: Adama, American. United Stutesn and Wells Kargo Ex- press Co.'s. (Jive US a trial order. GEO. A. KUHL, Pekin, III. HARDY CUT FERNS H/mCiC! fSPHAGNTTM AND AwLwOO (GBEEN SHEET. BOUQUET GREEN and FESTOONING of all kinds in any amount on hand. HAB.TFOKD & NICHOLS, 18 Chapman Place. BOSTON, MASS. PalM Leaves & Plants for Decorating ii«li Mmv~, j;: I'rr lUOU; ;> ft. (MA) per KJlNi. 'I'liliiiMlsiii J iiichesi. Si'i lo Kio per lUXJ; Wi i to 11). WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER 13th & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Ametlcan Florist EDWARD C. HOKAN, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist ('ai'i'lul slii|>|>ii>u li> all pa It sol t In- loiiiil r\ . ITi.-.- list nil a|i|,li,ali..n. ^ Wisconsin Flower Exchange, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies 13 f Mason St.. MILWAUKEE. WIS. cm ClirysaniliemiDis. SPECIMEN BLOOMS AT $2 AND $3 PER D02. J. CVAUGHAN.r.^ CHICAGO. J. L. DILLON, Wholesale Florist BLOOMSBURG, PA. OUT s»iviii^^:x:. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfle d Ave.. Salem. 0 rSg2. The American Florist. 335 ^^ouivo :bi*0{s 20 West 24tl:i Street, T^ETV^T THE LARGEST GUT FLOWE.R GOMMISSION ttOUSE IN TttE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorisi 79 Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) Fnll line of FLORISTS' SUPPLIES- KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer in FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO- store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday 3 P. M. -*»* FLORIST, ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. WELCH BROS., Wholesale Florists, NO. 2 BEACON STREET, Nciir Tiemont St. BOSTON. MASS. WHOLESALE FLORIST. F/orists' Suopl/es Always in Stock. (Off School St., near Parker House), BOSTON, MASS. Orders by Mail, Telegraph, Telephone or Express promptly filled. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FOKCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SDPl'LTISS, LONG'S FLORISTS' PHOTOGRAPHS. Lists, Terms, &c. on application (Successor to ELLISON & KUEHN), iWHOLESALEi^^J^ 1122 nisriE STUEErr, A complete line of "Wire Deslenti. WM. ELLISON, (Late of ELLISON & KUEHN), WHOLESALE RlORIST, AND FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 1402 PINE ST. ST. LOUIS, MO. Cut Flowers. Beauty.. Carnations Valley Adlantums Smila.x r. Asparagus Roses, Niphetos, Gontler Bride. Merraet. Woottoii ' La France. Meteor " Perle. Sunset " Beauty ■tlons Vaile H.niij lioses, Beauties. PlIlI,A]>ELl'm.\. Nov. „ 15.UX.' 2 Albany, Meraiet. Bride 3.00<3,' Wootton Pierre Guillot Meteor 4.WfV" Perle, Niphctos, Gontier 2.(Xlf" Valley.. Carnations Violets Chry san thera urns . Bouvardia Adiantums Smilax Asparagus .'"lO.mji" Chicago. Nov Roses, Perles, Niphetos. Gontier 8.tlU("' ■' Merraet, La i'lunce. Bride, Albany.. ■i.m(<'> Beauty ....W-Wfr Carnations, short '*-'><•-'' •' long 1 - '-'-'n" fancy ~*-')tH"> Ohrysanthemuras IJ .UOc-.' Violets Peck & Sutherland, Successors to WU. J. STEWART, Gut Flowers! Florists' Supplies -^ WHOLESALE. ^^ 67 Bromfleia Street, BOSTOST, MASS. N. F. McCarthy & co Wholesale Florists AND JOBBERS IN FLORISTS' SUPPLIES 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON, MASS. We keep a large supply of Fancies and Cans, tions atwaysonhand. Return telegramssect immediately when unable to fill orders. SUCTION SALES 01- PLANTS SPRING ANfi' P&tt H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut streets, SMITH, The Florist, GROWER OF Fine Roses%otlier Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 77 5. 7th Street. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN. BURNS & RAYNOR, 49 West 28th Street, WHOIiESALi: SEALERS IN AND SHIPPERS OF WALTER F. SHERIDAN, 32 West 30th Street NEW YORK. Roses Shipped to all Points. Price list on a,)plication HUNTER & PURDY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN CuTji Flowers 51 W. 30lh St., NEW YORK. FRANK D. HUJSTER. JAMES PURDV, 1, D,^i.^ I.. Formerly 112 W. 41Jth St JAMES HART. WHOLESALE FLORIST, 117 W 30th ST., NEW YORK. Tite Oldest Estabiislied Commission House in N. Y. LARGE SHIPPING TRADE. CAREFUL PACKING. Mention American Flnrlst. THEO. ROEHRS, WHOLESALE FLORIST, 111 WEST 30th street, NEW YORK CITY. MILLANG BROS., Wholesale Florists, 5 WEST 27TH STREET, BRANCH : Cut Power Exchange, 408 E. 34lh Street. MICHAEL A HART. WtiolesaieiGommisslon Florist 113 WEST 30TH STREET, Tlie liiiest Roses, Violets and Carnatioiii Branch, at Tut Flower Exchange. 408 E. 341h St. HENRY W. BAYLIS, Wholesale Florist 940 BROAOWAY, • • • • 3VEJA?V 'YORK. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 336 The American Florist. N'ov. 10, ilfte ^6z^ @[7ac|e. AM. SEED TR.IDE ASSOCIATION. J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, president; A L. Don, New York, secretary and treasurer. The eleventh annual meeting at Chicago, June, 1S93. Appli- cations for membership should be address»*d to Win. Meggatt, chairman memberstip committee, We.hersfitld, Conn. BiiLn DEALERS in New York report their fall's trade as the most satisfaetory in their history. This applies to whole- sale and retail trade both. St. Loris, Mo. —The Plant Seed Co. has been incorporated here with a capital of $o0.nO(). Incorporators, Alfred and I". 5 Plant and Geo. T'rquerhart. Mr. Chas. Sharman, of Carter & Co., London, England, died very suddenly last week. Mr. Sharman had many friends in this country as well as in ling- land and is deeply regretted. Regarding prices on onion seed, the anxiety on the part of most catalogue men seems to be to get the rates high enough tnis season rather than cheap enough as has been the case in former years. CiiAS. Bukdank, for ten years a clerk in the implement department of J. Breck 6 Sons, Boston, was arrested recently on the charge of having stolen at various times $250 worth of stock. Bail in$10sua Cynosure 20.1)0 Vnn jilun. English prown 1.5.00 \'<>ii Sinn. Dutch grown 17 Oil Double Roman lO.UO Chinese "..iO l.nluni Auialum, 7 to'.ilnch 7..'iO Auratum, H to 10 inch 9.50 ( Auratum 50c more per 100 In N. Y.) Kubrum. ti to 8 inch 7.M Riibrum, 8 to '.) Inch 10..50 Album 22.00 Tulips, single, as follows : Cottage Maid. Chr.vsolora. Canary Bird. Golden Kr Pottehakker. white 11 ml srain-i. Rosa Mundl. Van X.n ^ •■■' •|MII|.s. doutile. as billows: 1, . , - La Citarielle. Pa-oni 1. I 1 Itubrorum. Dukeot V'li, Mi ,1 HOLI^V— Vauglinns -Gel Tlmi I1..I. Al stock, known to he the best a able, per case. SWOO; 3 cases 8II6.OO; 6 c ISUl' .\/.hI Spir: l'.,r orKT er lUO. SL5II: lOIIU. • 1000 In .'lOOO lots. SrOU: In 10.000 lots. Sl.SO. K.xcelsa. fine plants, from ?2 each and i<, ;'t ft. high. :M inches In diameter. 17. (JO 7 ft. high. :« Inches In •• 20.00 ircl'. 1 ft. In dlanietiT. price on applli-nllon. NEW YORK. J. C. VAUGHAN, CHICAGO. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS. ETC.. ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f. o.b. cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloenien- dale and Zantpoort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask fortJouernl WholcBale (.'ataloiiiic. Now is the time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest and Bnest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS tor Winter Forcing. r>end for Special prices or come and examine ciir stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Rose Hill Nurseries. New Rochelle, N. Y. Mention American Florist. The Finest Stock in the World. Thirty minutes from I>ond(m. Our Mr. A Dlmmock will be pleased to Interview buyers or reply to any coraniunlcation addressed to him at 206 Greenwich Street, New York City. Mention American Florist BRACKENRIDGE &. CO., Establiihed 1854. Govanstown, Md. I'KICK LIST FKKi:. 1,000,000 CANE STAKES Special Offer. ROMAN HYACINTHS Per 100 $1 40 DUTCH HYACINTHS TULIPS Single mixed, finest ijualily .... ')■> CROCUS 1 ■er i.oco I a.; FRESH MUSHROOM SPAWN Per 100 lbs. $7 so. Iliivc vou hilil our Hull. List? H. C. FAUST & CO., 64 & 66 N. From SI., PHILADELPHIA, PA. STOCK THAT SELLS WELL! LILY QLIHE VALLEY ASPIDISTRA, variegated leaved. FICUS ELASTICA, spring propagated. (jict lowest quotationst and order soon from RIDER'S F. O , Baltimorn Co.. Md. G. J. IMOrrATT. Manafactarer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. NEiig HAPEw. conrar. il for CataloRUe of BULBS, SEBDS. AND SHRUBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, CALIFORNIA BIILI5S AM) >I{ERK, IVvOIjO. date of introduction and Ihename ol the introducer o( all the roses in commerce in America. Prick, *2.oo. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. i8g2. The American-Florist. 337 ROSES. In Iieading' Forcing Varieties. CABKATIOKS. strong- plants from open ground. Per 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet ^10.00 Alter three years' trial, I am satisiied that this is the best scarlet variety I have ever seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 JS60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7.00 Neapolitan per lOOO ;S70; S.OO The Russian, single dark blue " 70; S.OO 5.000 ADIANTUIIIS. 20,000CHRYSANTHEMUMS, in 100 leading varieties. .Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. 10,000 JACK ROSES I and 2 years old, on their own roots, well branched. PKK 100 2 to 2yi feet hi,c:h $ 8 00 2V2 to 3;^ feet high 10 00 31/2 to Ayi feet, extra large for plant- ing out 12 00 Will send sample of 10 on receipt of jSl.OO. Jordan Floral 60., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA THE COMING WHITE ROSE. From 4-inch pots $ 5.00 per doz. " 3-inch pots 35.00 per 100 " 2|^-in. pots 25.00 per 100 J. cook:, 318 Charles Street, BALTIMORE, MI). the: NEW ROSE ^^ \^^£ M^^^• FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM, New Jersey. Tt.AS 530.00 per 1000 HYBRIDS 40.00 per 1000 Healthy plants, in 2-iiich pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. X.O"U"IS"VTIjUE ictt. ULBIOH IBUimiB. E.xtra strong 2 year old Held grown plants, J15.OO per 100. EBWIX LONSDALE, Florist, Wyndmoor, Chestnut Hill, Pliila., Pa. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. ROOTED (UTTINGS. CARNATIONS. Three houses planted to Daybreak, one to Aurora, one to Grace Darling and nine to other varieties: Golden Triumph, Puritan, etc. Let nie figure on your orders, 1 will try and do them right both in quality and price. All inquiries will receive prompt attention. GERANIUMS. Transplanted cuttings of a very choice assortment, every variety a good one. Price per 100 with labels, |2.50, without, $2.00. SNOW CREST DAISY. Transplanted plants of this beautiful and popular sort, $6.00 per 100. CALL AND ,SKK 31K OS. SKNU FOK A Ll.ST. ALBERT M. HERR. Lancaster, Pa. 10,000 CARNATIONS. Per 100. (JiiiHelfl. Illri/cs Si.OO. jr.OO and * S.OO KOSKS Albnii.v. Ln. t'rance, Mermet and Sa- IriHi.i. from U-lnch pots «.(«) A lb;iny, ba Krnnce and Wootton. from 3-ln pots 3.U0 Hrklo, Merniet. Safrano and Bon SUene, 2-Inch vols 2..'iO Asparagus Teiuiissimus, 3Mnch pots S.l» nrarapna Tndlvisa .i-ln. puis .. Sl.OOperdoz. S.l«) Fern i'terig Serrulata, .i-ln puts. .$1.00 a doz. .S.OO " " •' 2-lni-h pots..tiOcadu?,. 1.00 Orevillca Kolmsta, ir> U> !.•< in. lilgh.M.OOadoz. l.i.OO Pautlanus Ut ills, 1-inch i«its, strong. .$5.00 per doz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. GOLDEN * TRIUMra and other varieties. Send for list with prices. A lew hundred second size plants of Golden Triumph at a reasonable price. R. T. I.OMBARB, Waylaud, Slass. GRACE BATTLES ami over 00 other varieties of CARNATIONS ollcred the AVholesale Trade. My list embraces the best Standard and New kinds. includlOff some of particular interest to growers ot seedlings. Correspondence and personal inspection solicited. t. J. PKN>'<»CK, The Pines. Kennett Square, Chester Co . Pa. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. IM. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE, IKD. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cutting Stock for the coming sea- son includes over 30 VARIETIES CARNAflONS and 25 VARIETIES COLEUS, a select list, novel- ties and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be glad to book orders for Carnations. ALEX. McBRZDE, Alplaus. N. Y. OUR HEW TRADE DIRECTORY E'OIEt. XS92 Contains a list of all the FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., 322 Dearborn St., Chicago. A Great Pair. EDNfl GRfllG ] 1.2 per 100. ORflGE BATTLES P'"""^"^*""" Orders booked now for Feb. delivery. We shall soon have our plants housed, but still have for sale good plants ot Aurora at ^15 00 per lOO, and Golden Gate at JS.OO. Some Specialties for 1893 will be .Vurora Xew .Jersey Thos. Cartledge IVancy Hanks Pearl Dorner Golden Triumph .'Mrs. Hitt Oraoe Darling iSeii line l*liritail l>;Mi>n>;)k Kniily Pierson « liilc XViii-s Oraiiffe Blossom KiiA\in I onsdale .Vngems -Vni.ri.aii flag. EDW. SWAYNE, Carnationist, KENNETT SQUARE, PA. CARNATIONS strong, healthy, field grown plants. PURIT.VN-The best white. Early, productive and healthy. 1st size, J15 per lUO: SISS per lOOO. 2nd size, SIO.OO per 100; SIO.OO per 1000. Hybrid Perpetual Roses. strong, field pown plants, $10.00 per 100. WOOD BROTHERS, CARNATIONS, Field Grown. . PORTIA, 1st size, tine plants Js.OO 2nd size 6.00 GARFIELD, 1st size, fine plants 8.00 2nd size .6 00 Carnations stored In cold frames can be shipped at any time. « LAUKt:NCt: HEINL. Terre Haute, Ind. Double Petunias. Twenty extra choice named sorts. Twelve of these were illustrated in the American Florist No. 226. These are the result of J2 years' careful breeding. Price, Sio.co per lOo. I also offer a limited quantity of Seed of this Double Strain at 50 cents per icoo seeds. C5-. .A.. a»CTS of Trees, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS.. ^ Selected three year o!i1 crowos uf the true lartre-flowere<1 vurk-tv, fnim consignment due In November, ex-steamer wharf at New York. Per caee of 3,500. $1'.).00. MAKIK I..OUISK VIOLETS, etrooK runners, free from disease, ?aO.OU per 1000. Srailax Seed, per ounce, 30 cents; per pound, Si. 00. 427 & 429 Sansome Street, SAM FRANCISCO, CAL M'KSERIKS: MENIO PARK, CALIl'OK.M.V. I)n/, Hundred 2 Year Choice Assortment Si.lJO «5.00 1 •• •• ■■ 2.1)0 15.110 H. P. Roses, Choice named kinds 1 ..tO 10.00 Monthly " .... 1.26 8.0O Daisy Snowflake. strong plants ... .fiO 3.00 Dahlias, tleld grown, choice named, . 1.20 S.OO ir. A.. ]BA.IvI..BXe, B' OOMINGTON. ItL. 1000 Hydrangeas. OtAKSA AND ROSEA, From 5-inch to 7-inch pots, |S.OO to $10.00 per hundred. ENDERS & GRESSER, IIAVKI.OCK, ILLINOIS. .\leuUun .American KIralKt. 25,000 Pansy Plants The finest strain in the countTy. It can't be beaten. I5.00 per i,o(o; 75c per 100. Now is your time lo order. Adclress, GEO. H. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box t16, GREEN'S FARMS. CONN. P. SEBIRE & SONS, Nurserynien, USSY. Calvados. France. A general as.sortment ot Fruit Tree Stocks such as Apole. Pear Myobolan Plum. Maha'eb and Maz- zard CheTy. Angers Quince. Small Evergreens. For- est Trees. Ornamental Shrubs. Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Trices very low. Packing secured. Catalogue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewliere, Agfuts lor I' S. Apieiica and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO . P. 0, Box 920. New York. rt.0 iiOI.O riSIIKS. all t<\/.v^. iroiii :; lo lOhicheH. For |»rl(M'. etc, luUlrcMs LITTLE SWITZERLAND FLORAL CO.. Atlanta. Ga. CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED. GERftNIUMS. My geraniums are now ready for shipment. if you are interested in varieties that will attract attention, and customers, send for my Chrys-Cola Price List. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. 300,000 PANSIES-EXTRA. THK .TKNM\<;S STRAIN of Lnrue-flowerlnK and Fancy I'ansles can be had In any quantity wanted up to December 2otb. They are tine Winter bloomers and for Spring sales there Is no better. Order any size you want and you will pet it. Small plants by mail at 60 cents per 100. Any size to flowering plants, $5 00 per 1000: 5000 $20.00 by Express. Send In vour onlcrn t-iirly. as tluTt- l,s a bit; demand for these Pansles. IXin't write and ask it 1 can till an order as It la only a waste of time. Seed of this strain $1.00 per trade packet of 2.000 seeds; Jd.OO perounee. 4,000 CARNATIONS LEFT, E. B. JENNINGS. CAUN.\TION. VIOI.KI' .\Mt T.WSV (illOWKK, Lock Bo.v 254. SOITHI'OKT. CONN. HARDY PLANTS. We have tbeni. Write us about it. Azalea nudiflora, Magnoli* glauca, Kalmia latifolia. Xerophy.lum, coUectel. Fine col- lection Hardy Perennials and Hardy Flow- ering Shrubs Wholesale Trade Ijst Free. Send samples of what you want ROGERS NURSERIES, Mooresiown. N, J. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, By middle of November dry tubers will be ready lor delivery. $6.00 per 100. BRAUER & RICHTER. McConneiivillo. 0 SPECIAL BARGAIN IN Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ABAUCARIAS, CYCAS. ETC. Send lor rataloKue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nursery & Greenhouses; 303 to 312 Wayne St., SAN FKANCmVO, CAI. i8g2. The American Florist. 339 IF YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A BOOM! PUT IN THE mm 6REST DAISY T'wil help to cheer the winter's gloom, And make the times go aisy. Stock practically unlimited. All this DAISY Tieeds is to be s^en s-^en to he appreciated. It can BLOW ITS OWN HORN and make it heard the length and breadth of the continent Its popularity is spreading like a veild fire, and will soon supersede everything of its kind. We pro- pose to Dut the price within the reach of all, and give you a big Woodbury dozen, is for a dollar; !oo 'or $5. Sample plant in bloom for 12 cents in stamps, post free if you wish. Try Gibson's beautiful, scented hybrid Pansy seed— a few ounces left. 500 seed 30c. ; lOOO. 5Uc. : M oz. $1.50; M oz. 3=2.50: oz. 34.00. Plants of same («Uc. per 100; $5.00 per lOUO. New crop mammoth Verbena seed, splendid strain, in fine mixture, plenty of whites, intense crimsons and purples with all the intermediate colors and tints, in packets of 1000 seeds. 50c.: H oz. 11.10; ^^ oz. $2.00. Our seedlings are up and growing nicely. Will have plenty of pJants later. Try the Dakota Primrose: you will be charmed with its great white, scented blooms, 2 to 3 inches across; 100 seeds. 25c. Double fringed Dlanthus. fine strain, all colors mixed, trade packet. 20c. Rooted Cuttings and small plants of our leading specialties later. Address, cash with order, please, J. C GIBSON, AVoodbury, N. .1. A GOOD INVESTMENT. flRUNDOpONflX Propagate for next Spring's sales. Strong clumps S3. 00 per dozen " " ^20.00 per 100 ANDORRA NURSERIES, WM. WARNER HARPER. Manager. CHESTNUT HILL, Philadelphia. Pa. W.C.KRICK'S PATENT Florists' Letters, Etc. Highest Award wher- ever exhibited. These Letters are made of the best im- mortelles, wired on wood or metal frames having holes drilled in them to Insert toothpicks, by which to fasten them in the design. All infringe- ments prosecuted. 2-inch Letters, $3 00 per 100. Postage. 15c. per 100. Before purchasing send for free sample and Catalogue and k compare with any j] other letter in the market. W. C- KRICK. 1287 Broadway, BROOKLYN. N. Y. Agents:— J. C. Vaughan, Chicago, 111.; H. Bay ERSDORFBR & CO., Phila., Pa.; N. STEFFBNS, N. Y ; AUG. ROLKER&SONS, N Y. ; ED. S. SCHMID, Wash- ington. D. C. ; James Vick's Sons, Rochester N. Y.: ' T. W.WOOD & SONS, Richmond, Va.; J. A. Sim- mers, Toronto, Ont. Cyclamen Persicum Giganteum Three-inch pots, showing bud, per loo, $ S.oo Five-inch " '' " " 12.00 CARNATIONS. Field Gruwn. AI.EGATIERE. PORTIA. HARRISON. OKNTIiRY, etc., $(i.00 per 100. LOUISE POKSI'H, llni'. yellow, $7.00 per 100. Address J Q BURROW, FISHKILL. W. Y. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Per 100 Per 100 First size bulbs *6.0U Dbl. mix. large flower SD.OO Second size bulbs 4.00 " "'very'" " r.i.00 Third size bulbs 3.00 Cash with order. I sent a flower to the Am. Florist cut from a 4-incli pot X^ inches across. Fur lartieflowerlngkind, send to NK'K ^ to 2 feet - 6 00 WISTARIA SINENSIS, strong 30 00 WISTARIA SINENSIS ALBA, strong.... 40 00 Trade list free on application. C. C. Abel & Company P.O.Box 920, NEW YORK. FLORIST'S, NURSERYMEN'S AND SEEDS- MEN'S AGENTS, For the following Well Known and Reliable Houses, For whom Ave solicit your orders : C. G. VA'S TUBERGEN, Jr., Flortat and Seeds- man, Haarlem, Holland. Choice Dutch Bulbs, Novelties, etc. Forest stocks. - LEMOINE & SONS, Florists. Nancy, France, New varieties of Plant?, Flowers and Shrubs a specialty, etc. Valley a specialty. THE TOTTENHAM NUKSEKIES, Limt'd, Dedeinsvaart, Netherlands. Managing Di rectors: A. M. C. Jongbindt Coninck, A M C. Vander Klst. droDs, etc., etc. ALPHONSE ROCHE, acll, n KotllschiM, KisVler Holmes, Gen. lack. I,a I'laiice, Mme. G. Luizet, Mme. Plant icr, MaKua Charla, I'aul Nfyron. P. C. de \. .J. .Moutlou Aiuci'lcan Florist. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. Our specialty in these is fine quality to IlV/ljL/t suit the florist trade. I yj ^ f\ D^% ^1 I I nil Conveniently put up in cratts ol ico lbs. each, or wound in L T ^•V^ l\J U I \J IVI Wreathing ready lor immediate use. S5.C0 per crate of 100 (BOUQUET GREEN or GF10U^D PINE) Pounds; $^2 50 per 1000 pounds. sri';< I.VI. I'KK ES l!Y TON OIJ <'AK-I.O.Vl>. our ^tuck will he lietter than ever this year. E\ EK(;UEEN MKEATIIIN.;. our WreathlnK : ^O OBTAIN (iRKEN in lirst class pondltlon. IS wtraui.' and well made from selected Green. It 1 ^ .. , ,. , ^ . , ^ w wanted promptly write or wire U6. Medium heavy | free trom brown discolored stiwk. we send each ladc. per lUU yds. Ki.SO: per lUUO yds. StU. SRCClal | year an ajjent among tlic pickers, and by so doing. secure a {rood, clean nrtli-le. t:rades made to order. Order now for delivery Our Holly is as good as grows and the best that grows, dark green leaved and well berried. We offer cafes ol 16 cubic feet each, well packed with Srstclass stock. $5.75 per case; five cases, $5.25 per case. Large lots still cheaper. Christmas Trees, make you prices on different sizes and kinds. HOLLY. CHRISTMAS TREES. Z^^^^t XV. W. I$A.I«lVA.Fir> «Ss 00., 6 AND 8 NORTH CLARK STREET, CHICAGO. 4,000,000 ancy. Dagger. ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SUPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE. FIRST OIIALITV ll.VRKY CCT FERNS, S1.S5 per 1000. In lots of 6000 and npwards, Wl.OO per 1000. We arc the People^, Who ? KOFFMAN, \\ llCl C . „,.a„jje CO., TV. Y. SMILAX What? 2.')C. a string; 30c. astrin;; by the liun- di-cd ; 18c. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE YEAR AROUND. Also Adiantum Cuneatum Fronds At #1.25 !>*?«■ io«» .\ml Im' |>a.vs 11m> ICxprcss. WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. iru-i'staml Hiiest alnck In the rnlted Slutcs. Write for prices to ». J. XSUISSBr^K^f 103 Van Winkle St . Jersey Cit>, N. J. ('. Vn . Chic . 111. II. Hayersdorfcr & to.. I'hllu., fa. H. BAYERSDORFER & CO., WHOLESALE FLORISTS' SUPPLIES ONLY» PHILADELPHIA, FA. Onr new Cataloeae is now out, free upon application. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St , PHILADELPHIA, PA, Stud tor Catalogue.. Mention American Florlit. LITTLE'S ANTIPEST, Valuable Discovery of the 19th Century. SILVER MEDAL AWARDED ilY THB CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1890. This preparation Is a sure tlestroyer ot the Scale, Wooly Aphis and insect Pesis of any and all descriptions. It may be as freely used in the conservatory, garden and greenhouse as in the orchard or vine- yard. It is non-poisonous and harmless to vegetation when diluted and used according to directions. It nii.xes instantly with cold water in any proportion. It is Safe, Sure and Cheap. No fruit grower or florist should be without it. Send for Circulars and Price Iiist. R. W. CARMAN, General Agent, 291 Amity Street. FLUSHING, Queens, Co., N. Y. BOKAY GREEN IN- STOCK. First i|iiality now at $5.00 per loo pounds. Send for complete price list ol Xmas Trees, and Decorafive Goods. Largest .ind most complete line in the Northwest. .Il»|.:i'll li.VNCItOI'T. < I'llar I'alU. Iiium. HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES WM. TRICKER, Dongan Hills. N. Y. TOBACCO STEMS. i;o>K liK|l~, Oliril.MIIIS .'1 Inl' 11KI':SM\I « . s. l-on i:i.l. A- CO.. I!;ill >l.l. LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK HORSK IS STOLEN, DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, See'y F. U. A., Saddle River, M. J. HAIL r$g2. The American Florist. 341 Chinese Lily Bowls. BiiILis planti'd In tliese Bowls increase your sales lUO fold No. 1. BLUE OWAKI. ISxtrn fl Bute and White. Set of ;> bowls a. 60. No. 2. sft 01 :; 1 No. 3. .JAPAX niAR In many i-uI.m- ^ri 1 U.m. No. I, ...I .ii ; I Gpercent off nil v: -ri^. 111 5, single bowls. 7, 8}4 & 10 Inches, ij, ti and 7 inches, 80c. ent off on 25 sets. No. •s. Ki.fiO per dozen. A. BLANC & CO., Philadelphia, Pa. Headquarters fDr Cacti and Electrotypes. August Rolker & Sons 136 & 138 West 24lh St., NEW YORK. CLEAR CYPRESS SASH BARS JOHN C. MONINGER, 297 Hawthorne Aye., CHICAGO. ILL. Paper Boxes FOR FLORISTS. J. HENRY SCHUSTER, 212 & 214 E. Randolpli Street, CHICAGO. Cane Slakes. ANY QUANTITY UP TO A CAR LOAD. J. D. CARMODY CO., EVANSVILLE, IND. )TOTT'S YSTEM OF PRAYING AVES Plant s-F K' ILLMRIGHT LLS, INSECTSAND MILDEW tott's PRAYER _, CHARGED WITH KILLMRIGHX CQMMECTIID WITH FAUCET READV rOR US r WORKS\-^'' E N D FOR EQUALLY WELLWITH A GARDEN ENGINE. CIRCULAR AND Testimonials. SlOTTGARnriMlMPLrMENT CELL'A" CONTAINS THE KILLMRIGHT Company 13 6 Li BEPxT ySt INewYork. To the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED different shapes and designs, in every variety of color — Yellow, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also fine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO. Mention American Florist. JVJ^WT Yoieic. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE : 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. 0^" .SEND FOK PRICE LIST AN1> IM.USTKATIONS. cures MILDEW on ROSES and CARNATION by leading horti- culturists and florists after careful tests. JOOSTEN'S MAGAZINE BELLOWS, the best lor distributing Hiant and Insect Powders. For Salt- l)V Wholesale Dealers, ami C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York, y^/^r~>irnTnnT7^ cures mildew on ROSE HII^I I I H RUST. Recommended -^ ^^"-^ ^^^ -*- -*- -*- -*— ^ riiltiirists anrl florists a GREEN SILKALINE. FOR STRINGING SMILAX AND ASPARAGUS. « arranted not to Fade. ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER &. CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. When writing mention American Florist. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this page. Mention the American Florist when writing to advertisers on this page. 342 The American Florist. Nov. Patents Recently Granted. Flower holder, to S. Lord, N. Y. City. This consists of a water-holding vessel having a vertical water-holding compart ment in the center thereof, and having a closed bottom, a series of elongated open- ended tubes arranged equi-distantly from and around the said inner comp-irtnient, and having brace wires attached to the inner compartment, the elongated tubes and the rim of the vessel, whereby the said tubes are supported rigidly in the space between the central compartment and the sides of the vessel with their open lower ends near the bottom thereof. Travelling lawn sprinkler, to H. T. Crepeau, Portland, Me. This consists of a frame or platform mounted on wheels, a stand-pipe carried by said platform, rotary sprinkling arms at the upper end of the stand-pipe, a gear or pinion above secured to the sprinkling arms, a shaft out- side of and parallel with the stand-pipe and having a gear at its upper end mesh- ing with the gear on the sprinkler arm, the shaft being connected at its lower end with the wheels of the machine to drive the same. Foreign Notes. Lilium sulphureum is a new and beau- tiful variety, introduced from Burma. It has drooping flowers seven to eight inches long, sulphur yellow, tinged outside with claret red. Draca;na australis rubra is a new gar- den hybrid, having broad deep green leaves with a red midrib. The young leaves are tinted with bronzv red. Rhododendron multicolor Neptune is a dwarf hybrid greenhouse variety. It has small leaves, deep bronzy green with a red midrib; the flowers are a good size, intensely red, borne in trusses of six or seven, surrounded by pale yellow leathery bracts at the base. Please mention the American Florist every time you write to an advertiser. OUR • • . ® HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . ■- P V . . . ARE MADE BY . . J. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St.. CHICAGO. ILL. The work in this journal speaks for itself. PiihllsherH American I'lorist. SCOLLAY'S IMPROVED , PUTTY BULB, T For Ulazing; Sash, Ktc. — Al.ao THE - Patent Plant Sprinkler For Bale by your Seedsman, \>^' ^ 'M "^^ sent, postpaid, for IKI.OO. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 70 Myrtle Ave., BROOKLYN, N. Y. Seud Stamp for Oataloffue. STANDARD FLOWER POTS. North Cambridge Mass., July 25, '92. We are manufacturing a car load of Flower Pots dail}?^, or nearly double the quantity that we were making one year ago. If they were not the BEST made in the country, we could not dispose of them in such quantities. A. H. HEWS & CO. NORTH CAMBRIDGE. MASS. ''Standard" Flower Pots. As manufactured by us have carried off highest honors wherever shown and have stood the best test. They are used in all the leading floral establishments in the United States. For prices address The Whilldin Pottery Company, Branch AVarehouse : Randolph Ai 713 & 715 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa. I St.. .Jersi-y «H is my specialty. CLEAR CVPFiE^lS , '. . \i Lyman Feiheim, ■ \Js^ ERIE, PA. MflRING, tiflRT & 60., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass We make s Sigacialty ol GLASS FOR HOT-HOUSED Always mention the American Flo- rist when writing to advertisers. THE LATEST AND BEST for heating GREENHOUSES AND CONSERVATORIES. This heater has water way front and back ends, with double return flues at bottom, thoroughly utilizing and exhausting the heat before it reaches the chimney. The fire is at the top — thus delivering the water into tije pipes at a high temperature, without concur- rent circulation. The Qurney Double Crown Hot Water Heater. Very large grate and heating areas, thus insuring greatest possi- ble economy in fuel. All screw joints, or iron to iron. Leading florists say it is the best yet. Send for Descriptive Matter. GURNEY HOT WATER HEATER GO. 163 FRANKLIN ST., BOSTON. Selling Agencies: (New York: JOHNSON & CO., 71 John Street. 1 Chicago: RICE & WHITACRE, 49 So. Canal St. ( Philadelphia: J. C TRACHSEL, 246 Arch St. H. M. HOOKER COMPANY, 57 and 59 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO, NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS FOR GREENHOUSES. "Write for latest prices. Edited by William Falconer, tells amateurs in gardenins; Ti'hat they want to know in plain language that they can understand. Published twice a month, at ft. 00 a year (24 numbers), by THE GARDENING CO., Monon Building, Chicago. FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT -r/.??L. BENCH TILE For testimonials, circulars, etc., address '^SV » !*• "^^TIOUT, UPI.AND GKKENHOU9E=, ■■ MADISON, NEW JERSEY Used by all the leading Growers and Horticul- tural Builders. JULIUS TESMER &. CO., Manufacturers of all kinds of ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS. 937 to 941 N. Western Ave., CHICAGO. Telephone West fc'70. 13. XX. ELO^SIXLI'S, 159 & 161 South 6th Ave., New York. NATURAL GAS MADE GLASS for Rose Houses, Conservatories, etc-, etc. Our glass received the highest award at the Boston Convention of the S. A. F. THE sTANDARoygntiiating Maciilnes Received best awards at BOFFALO, N. T., BOSTON, MASS., TORONTO, ONT. Send for Catalogue and prices. E. HIPPARD, Youngsiowib 0. 344 The American Florist, Nov. lOy Index to Advertisers. AbelCC SOi.. AUv Kntes. etc.. Anrtnrrft Niirst'r' Hiillcr K A Lihlird II T ICi; m Dnii'i B ::ii iwliili' K.lwin :£!'. itii.ir .\w\.... :£;; iiilhi N Ki- C"-O....St> I'liiiMM.i.i II :»! LurlMiMl .1 II Co :M2 ■ III! 1 \ Of (^nrman R W... Cnnuody .1 I)... ClilUvIl V. C.i.ik .lohii IK' LiiJiialiM' Irni {>,■ Wilt .1 'rii..Mi l)U't.-.,li A .V ( .. Dllluli.l I. Dreerll A Kckliardt Theo.. KllloltVVH Ellltwn Wm... Mini .hiim-s I lull .\luliii.-l A llaiiruni \ Nii-I llclul L llerr Albert M.. Hews AU&Cn lllllKG&C'o.. Illppard K — Hltchlngs & (\i. Hooker H SI Co HiiranKclwC. liulHebosch Broi HuntK II Hunt MA Hunter & Partly Irvine John Ci»- .li'lTonl- ,1 K ,V i: .i.-iiiiiii--. I-. r. Kiitttuun K KoBter lit Co ... Krlck \V C Kroeschell Bro« Kuehn (' A Klilil lU-.. A, ,,. I.ii Kci.li.- ,\. Sli.l *Son....i!43 ii>.-iH'iit/, & Co :)4U IV I, i.\ c. ... ;£« ■viT .loliiiCSCo IHI .li.'l niint\BuIbCo:CiS lliiiiK Urns 3:ii .iiiiifiM' .'iii.ic.:!''!.':.jl' 1.111 Siiuiui'l c :;ill ...n- Kniiik I, ::;: n/. \ Ncuiut'. ■.".'" iti'l Uiiiiiil III. I Water IriitiTC.. :m ..ill .\l ::». w.-rkiTk I- :M0 Lk \ Sutherland ;£!.*> ■iTf \ r.ilemanCo. :H2 ini..rkl'.l ;Ci7 uiDckSiiiiri 8 SIS •i>..n \ s ;«; ■II... 11 V It Co s« .■licr\ Miinda :W.I «.-ii w s \ Co :i4U li.liill A I. XV, ...I \ Killer Ml I.ertB 11 II :«;! .■Iit>.'l'lie.i Xli i:,-i»Niirsi-rie9 Xtt Ik.-f A ,\ Sons Ml ".■IIS, I SlU I ,\ I jBtl 'i-ii ! I ll..iiry!!!!..|MI ikliii..! I.i 111 C< Hill |.'IowerKi..:i;i4 Liron x;; Young .1 MJfc Co IHI .:i;W I Vounu Bros.. ■Mi Atlanta, Ca.— TIic Westview Floral Co. has opened a fine retail store licre under the charge of F. II. Glazier. If seed of forget-me-not is sown in January and the young plants tr.ins planted in hotbeds, will they liloooni in May? " i:. Louisvii.i.ic, Ky.— Nanz K- Ncniier li.ive pnrchased the entire stock of the new rose "Princess Louisa of Saxony' from the originator, Rob. Zohmisch, of Saxony. It is a sport from Ferle de I.yon and ii* reported as something extraordinary. It received two silver medals in ("icnnany. Do von WANT an alphabetical list of (lie roses in commerce in America, with the class, habit, d.ite of introduction, name of introducer, and a brief iiccuralc de- scription of each one, .'ind with synonyms all noted? Von will find such a list in our new tradedircctory and reference book. Most Desirable. Greatest Fxonomizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot- Water Boilers, 244 CANAL STREET, GREENHOUSE HEATING # VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & CO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St.. New York, FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NlNTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. Iron Frame Benches with ihe "Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Mention American Florist. ii LOGKLflND" Sash Bars ^ ^ ^ ARE ALWAYS SATISFACTORY. cut represents our improved Clipper Bar lor Butted Glass roof — putty to be used under i;lass only. .Mention AiiuTli-in Florist. GUTTER MflTERlflL, RIMES, SSSH, ETC. The finest CLEAR CYPRESS used. \\ 1 ill r..r ■ii-.iilin-s ami i'Slini;il«'<. UOGKLfllHD LUMBER GO. mdE ^^ Hot Water C'RCuIation. KaTI 0 N AL HotVaTER HeATER Co. Boston, 195 Port Hill Sq. ChicR?o, 54 Dearborn St. Mew Yorlv, 94 Cetjtr* 5t. Sao Pi,\nciEco, 40 5 /«\arl\et St. Do You Want RELIABLE SUPPLY .'F For Your GREEN HOUSE, till AT CD ROSE HOUSE, WATER NURSERY, _ Conservatory, Lawn, House, Garden, Stock or any other purpose, WITHOUT EXPENSE OF TIME OR LABOR? All or llilncmi 111- aci-oiiiplJHlu-d liv iiwlnnllu. Inii.ruv.g RIDER ixo'ir-.^.xxi. ERICSSON PUMPING ENGINE ruhil.ji/ui- Miih lull piirlii' lars', s.-iit on «|.|ilicutlon. DE LAMATER IRON WORKS, 21 CORTLANDT ST.. NEW YORK. N.Y. Mention American FlorlBt. RmBrica is "the Prow nf the UbssbI; thers may be mare comfort Amidships, but u/b are thB first to touch Unknown Ssas,- Vol VIII. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 17, 1892. No. 233 f LH!IE ^l!liii!©Z4!!S} lFlL@lSP7 Published every Thursday by The American florist company. Subscription, $i. , year. To Europe, |2.oo. Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. This paper is a member of the Chicago Pub- lishers' Association. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES DBAN, Bay RldEe. N. T., presldeot; W. B Smith, Washington. D. C., vice-preBident: Wm. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., eecre' tary; M. A. Httnt. Terre Haute. Ind., treasurer. The ninth annual meetlnR at St. Louis, Mo., Aug' u«t. 1893 The new officers to be installed, January 1.1893 a Wm. R. Smitn. Washington, president; Prof Wm Trelease, 8t Louis, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS Chrysanthemums— Judged by experts .... 347 —View at the New York siiow (illus-) 349 — View at the New York show (illus) 351 —Specimen plant of Ivory (illus) 353. —A row of big fellows at Boston Show (illus) 3S5 — Group of sixteen varieties (illus) 357 — Group of twelve varieties (illus) 359 —Group ol whites (illus) 360 —Group of yellows and bronzes (illus) . . .361 — Group of crimson and purple shades (illus) 361 — Californian varieties (illus) 362 — Californian varieties (illus) 363 —At this year's exhibitions 365 Chrysanthemum shows — Phila (continued) . 366 — Boston (continued) 366 —Chicago (continued) 366 — Cincinnati (continued) 367 —Buffalo 368 — Providence . , . " " 36S — Montreal 36S — St. Louis 369 New York 369 Correction 369 Philadelphia 369 Carnations— Seasonable hints 372 — Lifting carnations 372 The seed trade 374 Toronto 376 Worcester, Mass 378 Chicago 382 Minneapolis 384 Louisville 386 The illustrations of chrysanthemum flowers in this issue are all from photo- graphs taken the present season, and where in groups an additional value is in the fact that the comparison in size is accurate, though all are of course greatly reduced. In the groups on pages 357 and 359, though the flowers were taken separately, each one was placed at ex- actly the same distance from the camera, so that the comparative size should be preserved. We anticipate .that these illustrations will be much appreciated. Have any of our readers a plant of Ivory that will beat the one illustrated in this number? Judged by Experts. In view of the rapidly lengthening list of varieties of the chrysanthemum, it seemed to the Florist that the time had arrived for some S5'stematic weeding out of sorts that had been superseded by bet- ter varieties of a similar type, and those that had been found wanting in some es- sential particular, as well as pointing out those that had stood the test of time. To accomplish this we undertook the task of obtaining from six of the best informed chrysanthemum experts in the countrj^ their opinions on each ofthe varieties with which they had had experience. The opinions of each one were obtained with- out his having any knowledge of what had been written by any one of the others, that the same might be absolutely un- biased, and based entirely on personal experience. The gentlemen from whom these opin- ions were secured are Messrs. Jno. Thorpe, Robert Craig, W. K. Harris, E. A. Wood, Ernst Asmus and A. H. Fewkes. To economize space and make compari- son c^uick and convenient these opinions were compiled together in the alphabeti- cal list which follows, Mr. Thorpe's opin- ion being preceded byT. — , Mr. Craig's by C— , Mr. Harris' by H.— , Mr. Wood's by W. — , Mr. Asmus' by A.—, and Mr. Fewkes by F. — . The gathering together of this data, under the conditions mentioned above, and its compilation afterward, was a stupendous and costly undertaking, but we are sure all chrysanthemum growers will agree with us that the time and money was well expended. Abd el Kader. Jap. Dark crimson. T. — One ofthe earliest importations, valuable for its good color, but superseded by Ed. Audiguier, which has a better habit; C. — Good early crimson for pots, but too small for market to-day. Still grown in limited quantity for its bright color. Acquisition. Anem. Rosy lilac, yellow disc. T. — Excellent anemone for ageneral collection. Ada Bates. Inc. , white. T.— Good white, but weak grower. Ada Spaulding. Jap. Light pink. T. — Possesses all the characteristics of a first- class flower; cannot be dispensed with; C— One ofthe finest chrysanthemums in cultivation. Great siz; and substance. Early. Addie Decker. Jap. Mandarin yellow T. — Second rate. .^dirondac.Inc. White. T — Of nogreat merit; A — Good for exhibition flower. Admirable. Inc. Rose blush. T.— Super- seded by better flowers ofthe same type. Admiral Lewis. Jap. Deep wine. T — Its peculiar wine color makes it valuable in a general collection, but it is not oth- erwise of merit. Admiration. Jap. Lilac, white center. T. — Beautiful color, but superseded by Mrs. D. D. L Farson, which is better; C. — Lacks size, should bedropped. .\dolphe Weick. Pom. Rose and white. T.— Good of its type. Adonis. Pom. Rose purple. T. — good for pots. Advance Jap. Deep pink. T.— Desira- ble in a general collection. C. — Goodearly pink, larger and better than Admiration; A — Exhibition flower; H. — Good for cut flowers. Agrements de la Nature. Jap. Yellow shaded red. T. — superseded by Mrs. C. D. Avery. Agnes Hamilton. Anem. Rose pink. T. — Superseded. Agnes White. Anem. T. — Superseded. Aigle d'or. Pom. Bright yellow. T. — Good of its type. Ajax. Pom. Blood red. T. — Good. Alabama. Anem. White. T. — Not pos- sessing merit. Alaska. Ref. White. T. — Superseded by L. Canning, which is the best reflexed white. C. — Good for pots, fine form, mid- season; A. — Don't care for it. Albert Lunden. Jap. Carmine red. T. — Little known, but desirable color; W. — Good only in England. Albert Delaux. Jap. Silvery rose and white. T.— Good, but superseded by Waban. Alberta Whitmarsh. Jap. Golden yel- low. T.— Superseded. Album Fimbriatum. Jap. White. T. — Peculiar type, but not commercially valu- able; H. — Too small. Album Plenum. Jap. White. T. — Super- seded. Album Striatum. Jap. White, striped rose. T. — Superseded. Alcazar. Jap. Lightyellow. T. — Super- seded; A. — Very large, good for exhibi- tions; W. — For exhibition only. Alcion. Jap. Carmine rose. T. — Super- seded bjr Mrs. A. Blanc; C. — Does not come up to present standard. Alexandre Canton. Jap. Golden yellow and brown. T, — Not equal to expecta- tions. Alexandre Dufour. Jap. Rose purple. T. — One of the earliest, excellent for pot culture. Alfred Bartigny. Jap. Velvetv crimson T.— Good, but superseded by G.W.Childs'_ 348 The American Florist. No^ Alfred Chantrier. Jap. Golden roseand lilac. T.— Of no valne. .\Ifred Lyne. Inc. Lilac. T.— Very good incurved type. ^ ^ , <• Alfred Salter. Inc. Pink. T.— Good ol its type; C— Flower too small; H.— Chi- nesenot grown now, stem of this variety too weak. .\lfred Warne. Jap. White, greenish cen- ter. T.— Superseded; C— Xo eood; H.— Others like it in pots, better for exhibition. Algonquin. Ref. Yellow. T.—Ofno value. Alice Bird. Ref Yellow. (Syn. Butter- cup.) T.— Disappointing in this country. AlphonseKarr.Anem. White. T.— Good. Alphonse Karr. Jap. Lilac, silvery re- verse. T.— No value; C— No good. Alphonso. Ref. Red, tipped withyellow. T.— No commercial value; C— Too small. .\maranthena. Pom. .\maranth. T.— Early pompon, excellent for pot culture; C. — No good, too small. .Vmber Gem. Jap. Amber. T.— Supersed- ed by Tuxedo, which is the best oi that color. America. Single. White. T.— No value; C.— Practicallv out of cultivation. Ami Hoste. Inc. Y'ellow brown, striped crimson. T.— Best Chinese of its type for a general collection. Amphilia. Pompon. Rich chestnut. T.— ( )f no value; W.— For exhibition only. Amy Furze. Ref (Syn Harry To wnsend ) Blush rose and lilac. T.— Superseded. Amy Rosamond. Jap. Pink. T.—Ofno value. . Anais. Pom. Rose lilac, pointed gold. T.— Good pompon. Anatole Cordonnier. Jap. Carmine- amaranth, silvery reverse. T.— Supersed- ed; A.— Don't care for it. Andrew McNally. A —Very late. Angele Amiel. Jap. Rose carmine. T.— Excelled by Bouquet Fait. Angelina. Inc.fSvn. Pres. Sanderson.) Amber. T.— Good Chinese. Anna Delaux. Jap. Crimson brown, edged gold. T.— Excelled by Edw. Moly- neux and G. F. Moseman. Anna Dorner. Ref. Carmine, white cen- ter. T.— Weak. AnnaJ. Sorague. Ref White, mottled rosy pink. T.— Good for cut flowers. Anna M.Payne. Jap. Rose carmine and cream. T —Good lor pot culture. Anna M. Wevbrecht. Rel. White. T.— Weak in habit; C— Promising. Annie Atkins. Jap. Pink. T.— Super- seded. Annie Lowe. Anem. Primrose yellow. T.— Good anemone. Annie Salter. Ref. Golden yellow. T.-- Fine for pots, early and the best of all hardy chrysanthemums for garden cul- ture; C— Fine for pots and early cut flow- ers, but rather small; H.— Others like it as a pot plant. Annie Thorpe. Jap. Blush white. T.— Out of existence. Antoinette Martin. Jap. Pmk. T.— Of no value. Antonelli. Inc. Salmon orange. T.— One of the best for exhibition flowers; C— Not large, but of perfect form, fine, midseason. Antonius. Anem. Yellow. P.— hinc hardy anemone; F.— Fine anemone. Aquidneck. Jap. Peach pink. T.— Of no value. „ ^ r^i Avalanche. lap. White. T.— One of the best whites in Europe, but not so good here; C— Not up to standard. Aibrede Noel. Pom. Deep or.inge. T — Good pompon „• i t nf Aristine Anderson. Jap. Pink. 1 .— Ut no value; A.— Good all round; W.— For exhibition, also commercial use; F.— Fine, but weak stem. Arizona. Jap. Light chrome yellow. T.—Ofno value. Arthur Boardman. Sing. Red. T.— No value. Arthur Payne. Jap. Reddish brown, reverse yellow. T.— Odd color, good for collections. Arthur Wood. Jap. Red and gold. T.— Odd, but no great value. Aspasia. Inc. Rosepurple. T.— Out of cultivation. Astoria. Rose pink. T.— No value. Atalanta. Mauve. T.— No value; C— Xo value. Attraction. Sing. White, shaded rose. T. — No value. Aug. Swanson. Jap. Pale yellow. T.— No value; A.— Grand , but difficult to gro w ; W.— Exhibition only. Auriole. Jap. Straw yellow. T.— Fine show flower, but rather weak. Aurore. Jap. Deep red, striped yellow. T. — No value. Autumn Queen. Ref Blood red. T.— Displaced by CuUingfordii. Bacchus. Anem. Rich crimson. T.— Good anemone. Balmoreau. Jap. Rose purple. T.— Superseded. Barbara. Inc. Bright amber. T.— Prettv, but too small; F.— Extra good. Baronald. Syn. with G. F. Moseman. Baron Beust. Inc. chestnut red. T.— Good Chinese. Baronne de Frailly. Jap. Pale rose. T.— Superseded by Waban. C— Xo good. Bartholdi. Jap. Rosy pink. T— No value. B. Cousancat. Jap. Reddish purple and yellow. T.— Useful for pot culture. Beacon. Jap. White. T.— Fine white, of great merit; A.— Grand all round; F.— Fine for exhibition. Beautedesjardins. Jap. Light purple amaranth. T.— Out of date. Beautede Toulouse. Jap. Rosy white. T.— Out of date. Beauty. Inc. Blush. T.— Out of date. Beauty of Castleford. Jap. Deep red and orange. T.— Out of date. Beauty of Hull. Inc. Light bronze. T. — No value. Beauty of Kinsessing. Jap. Pale lav- ender. T — No value; C— No good; H.— Others better. Beauty of Stoke. Inc. Light amber. T — Superseded. Bella Patterson. White. T.— No value; C. — No good. Belle Alliance. Jap. Brick red shaded gold. T.— Superseded. Belle Hickey (syn. Empress of Japan). Belle Navarraisc. Pom. White and pink, fimbriated. T.— No value. Belle Paule. Jap. (Syn. Belle Pauline.) White edged rosy purple. T.— No value. Belle Poitevine. Inc. White, rosy re- verse. T.— No value; F.— Finest incurved white. Belle Valentinoise. Jap. Golden yel- low, with reddish tint. T.— Superseded bv Mme. E. Langlois. Bendemeer. Jap. Rose violet and cream. T. — Xo value. Bendigo. (Syn. Mabel Ward.) Inc. Buff. T.— Good, should be retained. Ben Hur. Jap. Pink. T.— Xo value; A.— Good for plants. Benoit Rozain. Jap. Bright satin rose. T —Excellent for earlv blooming. Bertha Flight. Jap. White. T.-No value. Bcrtier Kcndatlcr. (Syns. Mme. B. Rendatler .md Curiosity). Jap. Orange shaded with red and yellow. T.— Should be retained for odd color. Bessie. Sing. White. T.— Good of its type. Bessie Pitcher. Anem. White. T — Good anemone; C— No good. Bettina. Inc. Clear bronze. T.— Good for a collection. Beverley. Inc. White. T. — Good for collections. Bicolor. Jap. (Syn. Prince Komatsky.) Red striped orange. T.— Superseded; C— No value. Birdsnest. Sing. Pink. T.— No value; C. — No good. B. J. McGrann. Sing. White tinted lilac. T.— No value. Black Beauty. Jap. Crimsonmaroon. T.— Very good for pot culture; C— Fine flower, but color too dull; F.— Fine all round. Black Douglass. Pom. Rich dark crim- son. T.— Best earlv pompon. Blanc Precoce. Jap. White. T.— Pure white, but no commercial value; C. — Not good enough. Blanche Coles. Sing. White. T.— No value; C— Superseded by Daisy. Blanche Neige. Jap. White. T.— Super- seded. Blonde Beaut.r. Inc. White, flushed rose. T.— Superseded. Blushing Beauty. Jap. Blush. T.— Superseded. Blushing Bride. Pom. Blush white. T.— Good. Bob. Pom. Crimson. T.— Introduced 1S4-3, but still the best crimson pompon; C— Still worth growing for pots, early. Bohemia. Jap. Red. T.— No value; A. — Early, exhibition plant. Bolero. Ref Chrome yellow. T.— Early, excellent for pot culture; W.— Com- mercial use; F.— Good, commercial. Bombardier. Jap. Amaranth. T.— Superseded. Boule d'Or. Jap. Rich yellow, tinged brown. T. Superseded. Boule de Neige. Inc. White. T.— Superseded. Boule de Neige. Ref. White. T.— Late, but little value; H.— Good midseason, but others better. Boule de Neige. Anem. White. T.- No value. Bouquet Fait (Syn. M. Planchenau). Soft rose pink. T.— Superseded by Viv- iand-Morel. Bouquet National. Jap. Rosy nankin. T. — No value. Brahma. Tap. White. T.— No value. Brahma, jap. Crimson and yellow, fimbriated. "T.— No value. Bras Rouge. Jap. Dark yellow, crim- son reverse. T.— Good in a collection; C.— No good; A.— Superseded; H— Gooilvery pink. T. No value. Chinoiserie. Jap. Dark chestnut red, tipped gold. Christmas Eve. Jap. (vSyn. Mrs. H. Cannell.l Pure white, late. T. — Excel- lent for late use, very daintv, unexcelled in its type. C. — No good; good in its day, but back number. H. — Very late, good form, medium size. Circe. Jap. Buft", shaded rose. T.— No value. Cite des Fleurs. Jap. Carmine ama- ranth. T. — No value. Citron. Jap. Lemon yellow. T. — Lit- tle value; C. — Good, midseason. Citronella. Pom. Bright yellow. T. — No value. Claire Robertson. Jap. Creamy pink. T. — No value. Clancy Llovd. Jap. Flesh pink. T. — No value. Clara James. White. T. — No value; C. — No good; H. — Late, good tor pots and cut fiowers. Clara Rieraan. Jap. Violet rose, cen- ter white. T. — No value. Clarence Bryant. Jap. Soft lemon, early. T. — No great merit. Claude Billiard. Jap. Violet. T— No value. Claude Frollo. Jap. Pink. T.— No value. Cleopatra. Inc. Rosy blush. T. — Fine, should be retained. CLopatre. Jap. White. T — Out of culture, Cloth of Gold. Ref Light yellow. T. — No value. Cohasset. Sing. Deep pink, reverse yellow. Colibri. Jap. Dtrk crimson brown. T. — .No value. Co'. W. B. Smith. Jap. Bronze, early. C. — \'ery fine exhibition flower, new. Colorado. Jap. Bright yellow. T.— Superseded. Colossal. Jap. Pearly pink, late. T. — Superseded; H. — No good, bad form, bad grower. Comedie. Jap. Silvery rose. T. — No value. Comie Biela. Pom. Orange, shaded red. T. — Very good pompon. Commandant Baco. Jap. Dark sal- mon red. T. — Superseded. Commandant Riviere. Jap. Bufl", dot- ted purple. T.— No value. Commandant Testart. Anem. Ray florets rose, disc white. '.'. — Good anem- one. Commotion. Jap. Bright |)ink, white center. T.— No value. Corapactum. Jap. Silvery peach. T. —No value; C— No good. Comte Horace de Choiseul. Jap. Creamy white and rose. T. — No value. Comte de Germiny. Jap. Nankin yel- low, striped crimson. T. — Though intro- duced in l.S()7, it still holds high rank, v.aluable for cut flowers, a fine commer- cial variet)-; C — Fine, midseason; .\, — Good for exhibition. Comte de Moustie. [ap. Redcrimson. T.— No value. Comte de Mun. Jap. Rosl-, shaded silvery white. T. — No value. Comtcsse Foucher de Caricl. Jap. Orange, shaded red. T. — No value. Comtcsse de Beauregard. Jap. Flesh pink. T.— No value. Comtcsse de Villeehaizc. Jap. Cop- ])ery yellow, striped red. T. — No merit. Conchiflora. Jap. Flesh pink. T. — Pretty, but not up to juesent standard. Condor. Jap. White. T.— I'ine early white; C— No good. Connecticut. Jap. Deep madder, tipped white. T. — No merit. Connie Redford. Jap. Rose purple. T. -Of no merit. Coquette. Jap. Indian red, gold re- verse. T. — Superseded. Coquette. Sing. Rosy pink. T. — No value. Coquette de Castile. Jap. Blush shaded rose. T. — Good pot ])lant, fine for m.-irket purjjoses. Coronet. Jap. Golden vellow. T. — Superseded; C — No good; .\ — Ivarly; H. Bad form, others better; W. — Early. Coriolan. Jap. Red and orange. T. — Ni) value. Cortez. Jap. Mahogany. T — No value. Cossack. Jap. Vivid crimson and gold. T. — No special value; C— No good. Countess of Lytton. Ja[). Creamy sulphur. T. — No value. Cravaction. Pom. Crimson ama- ranth. T. — .No value. Crimson and Gold. Sing. Fiery crim- son, vellow center. T. — No value. Crimson Globe. Ref Bright crimson. T — No value. Crimson King. Jap. Crimson. T. — Color purplish, but fine for late speci- mens in pots; C — No good; H. — Too small, dropped long ago. Criterion. Jap. .\mber. T. — No value. Crown Prince. Jap. Blood red and old gold. T. — No value; C. — No good. Cry Kang. Jap. Rose magenta. T.— Superseded. Crystal Queen. Jap. White, broad petals. T. — No value. CuUingfordii. Ref. Brilliant crimson. T — Fine for pots, best Chinese type of its color; C — Still good on account of color, fine for pots, midseason; W.— Late. Curio. Jap. Pink. T. — No merit; C. — No good. Curiosity. Jap. Deep crimson and j)urp!e. T. — No special value. C. Wagstafl". Jap. White. T.— Super- seded. C. W. Di Pauw. Jap. Pearl pink. T — Superseded; C. — No good. Cyclone. Jap. White. T. — No value; .\ — Exhibition only. Cyrus H. McCormick. Deep yellow, shaded red. T. — No value. Cythere. Jap. Purple amaranth. T. —No value. Daisy. Sing. White. T. — No value; A —Pot plant; II.— Will do for a single. Damascus. Scarlet and yellow. T. — No value. Dame Blanche. .\nem. White. T.— .\'o value. Davvzo Zaka. Jap. Claret crimson. T— Little merit. David .Mian. Jap. Chronic yellow and red. T. — No value; 11. — Very large and double, poor for pots, gone out. David B. Hill. Jap. Canary yellow. T— No value; .\. — Exhibition only. D. B. Chapman. Jap. Deep lilac. T. — No value. Delaware, .\ncni. White, pale yellow center. T— No value; C. — .No good. Delicatum. Jap. Blush. T. — Super- seded. liL-lhi. Orange and yellow. T. — No value. Delie. Jap. Dull red and vellow. I'. — No merit. 1). E. Strykcr. Jap. Bright purple, re- verse silvery. T. — Little merit. Diana. Inc. White. T.— Fine Chinese, with beautiful dwarf habit, excellent for pots; H — Weak stem, flower too small, good habit for pots. Dick Turpin. .\uem. Mngenta crim- son. T.— No nieril. iSg2. The American Florist. 351 352 The American Florist. Nov 77, nomination. Jap. (Svn. Mrs. Geo. Bullock and Mrs.De Witt Smith. ) Wbite, oometimes quite pink. T.— One of the best whites lor market purposes, good I'oliaxe, lompait habit and large flowers, liolding as high a rank in reflexed forms as Ivory does among incurved. C— C.ood, early, one of the best for either cut flowers or pots. |)r. Callandreau. Lemon yellow. C. — l-ine for exhibition. lir. Chas. Brigham. White. T.— Su- perseded. Dr. Delaux. Jap. Canary yellow, niidseason. T.— Of little value. Dr. Dulraigne. Inc. Creamy white. T.— Superseded. Dr. Hogg. Sing. Velvety crimson. T. —Of little merit. Dr. Jeanbernat. Jap. Red and yellow. T. — No value. Dr. John Tanner. Jap. Carmine and yellow. T.— Little merit. Dr. Jougla. Jap. Violet and white. T.— Little value. Dr. Macary. Jap. Rose, tinted white. T.— No value. Dr. Masters. Jap. Red, striped yel- low. T. — No value. Dr. S. H. Metzger. Jap. Golden yel- low, reverse brown. T.^No value. Dr. Sharpe. Ref. Rich magenta pur- ple. T.— Little value; H.— Dropped long ago, no good. Dr. Steggall. Jap. Brown and gold. T. — No value. Dr. Walcott. Jap. Rose shaded crim- son purole. T.— No value. I>orie.'Ret. Sulphur yellow. T.— May be dropped. DormiUon. Jap. Rosy purple, T.— May be dropptd, Dragon'sHead. Jap. Pink. T.— Odd, but no value. Duchess. Ref. Red, tipped gold. T.— No value. Duchess of .\lbany. Jap. Orange buff. T. — No value. Duchess of Conuaught. Jap. Delicate blush. T.— Superseded. Duchess of Kdinburg. Anem. Blush pink, lilac center. T.— No value. Duchess of Manchester. Inc. White, tinted blush. T.— Superseded. Duke of Berwick. Jap. White, splashed rose crimson. T. — Little value. E. C. Jukes. Anem. Purple, yellow disc. T.— No value. Eclatant. Jap. Brown, striped crim- son. T. — No use commercially. Bda Prass. Kef. Delicate salmon. T. —Very valuable asa pot plant; A.— Good rill round; F. — Fine all round. Ivdith M. HoUis. Jap. Rose pink. T. — Superseded. Ivdna Craig. Anem. White. T.— Little value; C— No good; .\.— Difficult, but fine. Ed. Hatch. Pink, early. C— Fine for exhibition. Edouard Audiguier. Jap. Crimson maroon. T— Should he retained; A — Good all round. Edouard Lcfort. Jap. .\maranth, speckled white. T — No value. Edwin Booth. Jap. Lemon yellow. T.— No value commercially. Ivdwin Lonsdale. Jap. Deep cran- berry. T.— Of no great merit; C— No good; H. — Bad grower, flower too small. l';dwin Molyneux. Jap. Rich crim- son, golden reverse. T.— Good for pots, fine color; C— Desirable on account of bright color, midseason; A. — Good all round; H.— Good. i;. G. Hill. Jap. Bright yellow, striped red. T.— Ivxcellent for shipping, packs well; C— Fair; A.— Good all round. E. H. Filler. Jap. Yellow and bronze. T.— No value, poor grower; C— I'ine bloom, but poor grower; A.— Exhibition only. Elaine. Kef. White. T.- Good for early use; C— Fine early pot variety, A. - Commercial use; F. -Very pure white. Eldorado. Jap. Deep yellow. T. — Handsome flower, but poor habit; C. — Magnificent color, but rather poor grower, early; H.— Finest of early yel- lows, but poor grower. Eleanor Oakley. Ref. Chrome yellow. T— Superseded. E^leonore. Pom. Bright rose. T. — No special merit. Eleonore Bares. Jap. Rose and white. T. — Superseded. Elsie Layeillon. Pom. Golden rose and yellow. T. — No special value. Elizabeth Bliss. Ref. .Vmaranth shaded violet. T. — No value, undecided color. Elkshorn. Jap. Light pink, notched petals. T.— Odd, but poor; C— No good; ,\.— Exhibition only; H.— Fine, but flower rots easily, has been dropped. Elmer D. Smith. Jap. Cardinal red. T. — No great meiit; .\. — Good all round; F. — Fine for exhibitions. Elsie. Ref. Canary yellow. T— .Not sufficientlv distinct. Emile Beloc. Jap. Violet and white. T. — No great merit. Emily Dale. Inc. Pale straw. T.— Good flower of incurved type. Emily Dorner. Jap. Orange yellow, touched crimson. T.— Good flower; A.— Exhibition. Emily Seliuger. Jap. Crimson ama- ranth, silvery reverse. T. — No value. E^mma Stevens. Ref. Creamy white. T. — Superseded. limmie Ricker. Ref. Cream white. T. — No great merit. Emperor of China. Chin. Purple and white. T.— Good. Empress. Anemone. Lilac. T. — Gjod anemone. Empress Eugenie. Inc. Rosy lilac. T. — No great value. E^mpress of India. Inc. White. T. — Not sufliciently distinct; H. -Poor grower, should be dropped. Empress of Japan. (Syn. Belle Hickey. I C— Heautiful form, tine for pots, mid- season. Enamel. Inc. Blush white, pink. T. — .No value. Enchantress Jap. Rose lightened vio- let. T, — No value, E.B.Wilbur. Inc. Yellow. T.— Ofno great value. Erectum Superbum. Jap. (Syn. The Daimio.) Rose pink, spotted white. T. — No value. Ernst Asmus. Ref. Chrome yellow, mixed red. T.— One of the best early chrome yellows, flowering before October 20; C— Good, midseason; A.— Good for trade use; F.^Fine all round. Espcranza. Ref. Blush, early. T — Early flowering, but not otherwise valu- able; A. — Early, but too small. E. S. Renwick. Ref Silvery blush. T. — No great merit. Esther. Pale pink. Late. C— Fine for exhibition, new. Ethel. Jap. Pure white. T— Super- seded by others; H.— Should be dropped, better ones hi same class; F. — Good, late. Etincelant. Jap. Amaranthand yellow. T. — Little commercial value. Etoile de Lyon. Jap. White, striped rose purple or violet. T— A variety which came here with eclat, but has been a disappointment so far; not so good as L. Canning; C— Very large, good, mid- season; H.— Poor grower, dropped; F — Good all round. Ivtoile Fleuri. Jap. Salmon ml, (ipiiul orange. 'I'— Little value. Etoile Orange. Pom. Scarlet orange. T. — Little merit. Eucharis. Jap. White and yellow. T. No value. Eugene (iiat. Ret. Rich orange, shaded brown. T. — Little merit. Eugene Mezard. Jap. Amaranth, re- verse yellow. Eurus. Ref. Red bronze. T. — Very early, flowering about September 2(i, tint- for pot plants or garden decoration. Eva. Anem. Light rose. T. — No merit. F. — F'ine for exhibition. Evaleen Stein. Jap. Greenish white. T. — No merit; A. — Good, late. Eve. Inc. Cream white. T — Superseded. Excellent. Jap. Soft pink. T.— Avery good soft pink; C. — Good earlv pink; A. — Good early sort. Exposition de Chalons. Pom. Violet rose. T. — No value. Exposition de Troyes. Jap. Silvery rose. T. — No value. Eynsford (iem. Pom. Purple rose. T. — Little merit. Evnsford White. Jap. Ivory white. T. — Superseded. Fabian de Mediana. Anem. (Syn. Fabias de Maderanaz). Deep lilac, blush disc. T. — .\ showy and singular flower, valuable in a collection; F. — Excellent for exhibition when well grown. Fair Maid of (Guernsey. Jap. White. T. — Superseded; H. — Dropped, others better. Fanny. Pom. Deep crimson. T. — Very good. Fanny Black. Jap. Light pink, broad petals. T. — Superseded. Fanny Boucharlot. Jap. Creamy white, tinted rose. T. — Little value. Fantaisie. Pom. White, fimbriated. T — No value. Fantaska. Jap. Coppery maroon and vellow.T. — No value. Fee Melusine. Jap. Lilac, white cen- ter. T — No value. E'elicity. Ref Cream white. T. — Super- seded. Ferd. W. Peck. Rosy pink. T.— Little merit. Fernand Feral. Jap. (Syn. Bonning- ton). Rose mauve. T. — Superseded. F. Fortescue. Jap. Dark carmine. T. — Little merit. Fiberta. Pom. Canary yellow. T. — Very early, flowering before October 1, fine for pots. Figaro. Jap. Carmine and pink. T. — Little value. Fimbriatum. Jap. Delicate pink. T. — Superstdcd. Finga'. Inc. Dark rose. T. — Super- seded; C. — No good. Firenz'. Jap. Bright yellow. T.— This is in flower by October 1eiseiled; H.— Fine for cut flowers or poi plants. Lily Baltet. Jap. White and rose. T. — Superseded. Lily Burgess. Aneni. Carmine pink. T.— Superseded. Lillian Russell. Jap. Pink. C— Harlv, good. . Liitle Tycoon. Ref. Dull pink. 1 — Little merit. Livadia. Anem. White. T.— No value. Lizzie Cartledge. lap. Dark rose, re- verse silvery white. T.— Fine, but no great advance; A.— Fine all round. Lizzie Gannon. Jap. Chrome yellow. T. — No great merit. Lizzie Jones. Ref. Orange yellow. T. — Superseded. Llewellyn. Ref. Orange red. T.— Sus- pended. Lord Alcester. Inc. Pale primrose. T.— Yery fine incurved flower. Lord' Beaconsfield. Jap. Salmon crimson, golden reverse. T.— Superseded. Lord Byron, lap. Orange, tipped red. T.— Superseded; A.— Unique; H.— r)ropped. poor grower. Lord Derby. Inc. Dark purple. 1 .— Good of this type, but somewhat out ot date; H.— Poor grower. Lord Elgin. Inc. Bronzed rose. T.— Little grown now. Lord Eversley. Inc. Pure white. T— No great merit. Lord Mayor. Pom. Whiteand violet, early. T.— No great merit. Lord Tennyson. Jap. Cream and rose. Lord Truro. Jap. Reddish yellow. T. — Superseded. Lord Wolselev. Inc. Bronzy red. '1 .— Fine, of the Chinese type; H.— Dropped, poor grower. Lorraine. Jap. Bronze yellow. I — No value. Louis Boehmer. Jap. Pink, hairy florets. T.— Ivarly, with a fine constitu- tion ; H.— Fine for pot plants, but loses color. Anem. Silvery lilac. Louis Bonamy. T— No value. Louis B.iilhere. ■|\— Superseded. Louis Barthcre Inc. Crimson red ..„,... .jap. Purple ama- rath, large straight florets. I.— Odd, but no great value. Louis Weille. Jap. Yiolet mauve. P.- No great merit. Lucicn Baltel. Jap. Purple. 1 .— Little merit. Lucifer. Jap. Vermilion red, yellow re verse. T.— No value. Lucrece. Jap. White. T.— Superseded, but still grown in pots. Luna. Inc. White. T.-No great value. , Lune Fleurie. Pom. Deep bronzy orange. T.— No great value. Lutea. Jap. Bright yeflow. I .— Superseded. Lyman J. Cige. White, late. T.— No great value. Lyon. Pom. Bright rose purple, i.— No great value. Mabel Douglass. Jap. D-ep yellow, -p.— Superseded: C— Fine for pots, mid- season. Mabel Ward. Jap. Pink. A.— Good exhibition flower. Macaulay. Jap. Golden yellow. T.- No special value. Macbeth. Jap. Yellow and orange. T.— Little merit. Maculata. Jap. P.right purplish red. spotted white. T.— Little value. Mme. Amelie Baltet. Jap. White. T.-No value. Mme. Berthe Pigny. Rose tinted golden yellow. T.— No value. Mme. Castex Desgranges. Ref. \\ hite, tinted lemon. T.— Little value. Mme. Chas. Raflard. Jap. Claret and cerise, edges old gold. T.— Suptrseded. Mme. Clemence .Vudiguier. Jap. Soft liink. T.— Very good, but superseded by Violet Rose; A.— C.ood for exhibition. Mme. Delobel. Inc. Orange red, golden center. T.— Little value. Mme. de Sevin. Ref. Rosy purple. T— Little value. . Mme. Drexel. Tap- ''''ac pink. T.— Syn. of Mrs. A. J. Drexel. IL— Dropped, poor grower ; C— Early, good. Mme. Ed. Rev. Jap. Garnet red. T.— Little value; C— Yery early, fine for exhibition. Mme. Ernest Bergman. Jap. \\ hite, striped rose. T. Superseded. Mme. Eugene Delamare. Jap. Ro=e lilac, tinted gold. T.— No great value. Mme. Eugene Puvres. Jap. Dark ver- milion. T.— No great value. Mme. Ferdinand Bergman. Jap. W hite. T.— The best October flovi'erirg sort for pots m cultivation ; A —Very early, good commercial variety. Mme. Frederic Mistral. Inc. \ lolet rose, salmon tipped. T.— Superseded. Mme. Gaston Menier.— Jap. Bufl, shaded golden rose. T.— No value. Mme. |. M. Pigny. Jap. Yellow, passing to white. T.— Superseded. Mme. laComtesse Foucher de Careil. jaj). Orange, sh.-ided red. T.— No value. Mme. Lassali. Jap. .\maranth and crimson. T.— Superseded. Mine. Lav. lap. Rich i)urple and and magenta. T.— Good, but super- seded . Mme. Louis Henri de Vilraonn. Jap. Lilac rose. T.— Dwarf habit, but not teaiarkable, Mme. Louise Lerov. Jap. White, tinged blush. T.-No great value A.— Late. . Mme. Marie Clos. Jap. Rosy pink. T — Superseded. Mme. Marty. Jap. Golden yellow, sulVused rose. T.— Suucr.scdeil. Mme. Mczard, Jap. Violet r.ise, speckled white. T.— Superseiied. .Mine. Mistral Bernard. Inc. Light violet, reverse while. 'P.— Superseded, Mme. Montels. Anem. White, yellow disc, small. T.-No value. Mme. Mouynet. Jap. White, shaded rose. T.— Little nurit. Mme. Payne, J.ip. White and rose. T —Superseded. .Mme. Picric Louis Blancard. Inc. White, stri]jed crimson. T— Suiicrseded. .\lme. Robt. Owen. Anem. White, center flesh tinted yellow. T.— No value. Mme. Roux. Jap. Amaranth red, white reverse. f.-Superscded, Mme. K. Sautcl. Jap. Lilac rose, silver tip.s, dwarf. T.— No great merit. Mme. Veuve .Macary. Jap. Rose lilac. T.— Superseded. Mme. Veuve Meunicr. Jap. Violet rose, speckled white. T.— No value. Mile. Andrea Mary. Jap. Brick red and yellow. T.— Superseded. i8g2. The American Florist. 357 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. PHOTOGRAPHED NOV. 5, 1892. FLOWERS GROWN BY W N. RUDD. ,.Roslyn. 2. Waban. 3. Louis Boehmer. 4- Source d' Or. S- ^^fom. Cypere. 6. Lilian B. Bird. j. Mrs. C D. Avery. S. Kioto, g. Ramona, jo. Mermaid. //. Miss Mary Wheeler. 12. W. //. Lincoln. 13. JVrs. F. Clinto,,. 14. L. Canning. 15- T. C Price. 16. Golden Empress. 358 The American Florist. Nov. 77, Mile. Anna Helaiix. Jap. White, flushed rose purple. T — Superseded. Mile. Cahral. Aiiem. (Syo. Mme. Cabrol.) Pure white. T.— Good Jap- anese anemone. Mile. DWrnaud. Pom. Rose purple, tipiJed vellow. T.— Little value. MIle.'Elise Dordan. Pom. Soft lilac pink. Mile. Isabelle Bertin. Inc. White, tinted flesh color. T. — Superseded. Mile. Jeanne Pfitzer. Jap. White. T. — Superseded. Mile. Lacroix. Jap. (Syn. LaPurete). T.— One of tlic Ijcst early Japanese for market use. pots or flowers: .\. — Early. .Mile. Mai-ic Hoste. Jap. Creamy white, sometimes striped with amaranth. T.— Little known, but good. Mile. ^L^rie Humbert. Jap. Creamy white and rose. T. — Suijcrseded. Mile. Marie Mawet. Jap. Oranjjv ohl gold, shaded red. T. — Little value. Mile. Marthe. Pom. White. T.— No value. Mile. Melanie Fabre. Kef. Soft rose. T . — Su perseded . Mile. Moulis. Jap. Creamy white. T. — Su]iersedeil. Mile. Paul Dutour. Kef. White, tinted rose lilac. T. — Superseded. Mile. Pepce. Jap. Violet rose. T.— Superseded. Madge. White, early. T. — Su])erseded. Maggie Mitchell. Jap. Whiteand hlac. Magieienne. Kef. Yellow, striped red. T. — Xo great value; .\.— Early, drops easily. Magnet. Jap. Heliotrope, striped rose. T. — Su()erscdcd. Magnum Uonum. Jap. Kose purple. T.— Superseded. Maiden's Blush. Rcf. White, tinted blush. Maid of .\thens. Kef. Pure white. T. — tlood, but now sui)erscdcd. Maid of Kent. Pompon. White. T. — Sui>erseded. Malabar. Inc. Pink, tinted violet. T.— Superseded. Malibran. Jap. Rose .ind white. T. — Su])erseded. Mandarin. Jap. Deep Indian reil. T. — Good, but superseded. Mandus. Rosy white. T. — Little value. Manhattan. Jap. Rose lilac. T. — Little value. Manitou. Ja)). White. T. — Sii|m.i- seded. Marabout. Pom. White, fimbriated. T.— (tooiI for collections. Margot. Kef. Rosy salmon. T. — Little value. .Marguerite. Jap. Rose jjurple. T. — Superseded. Marguerite d'.Vnjou. .\nem. .\anUin. T.— Ni) value. Marguerite de Coi. -Vueni. (Svn. He- fiancc.) Ulush. T.— Little value' Marguerite de York. (Syn Suntiowcr.) Yellow. T. — Superseded. Marguerite Marrouch. Jap. Crimson. T.— Little value. Marguerite Solleville. Anem. (Syns. .Marguerite Telleville, Favorite de Solle- ville, .Manpiis de Telleville.) Rose lilac. T. — Su])erseded . Marguerite Villageoise. Anem. — Blush, rose disc. T. — Little value. Marie Stuart, .\neni. Pale lilac, disc yellow. T. — Xo value. Marie Ward. Jap. White. T.— Super- seded ; F. — Fine, early. Marion. Kef. White, tingeie .Mien. Jap. Yellow. T- Siiperseded. Mrs. Littlejolni. kef. C.olden yellow. T — Sui)crscded. Mrs. I-ord. jap. Clear yellow. T— Superseded. Mrs. Maria Simpson. Jap. llronze yel- low. C — Good niidseason lor llowers or pots. Mrs. Mardlin. I'oni. lilnsli rose. T— Little value. Mrs. Mills, lap. Hronzv ImtV. T— Lit tie value. Mrs. M. f. Tlionias. Jap. Khisli wliile. T— I-'ine for eut Howers; A— Firsl-elass; H— One of the finest, hut liable to rust. Mrs. W. Russell, .\neni. Deep yellow. T— Little value. .Mrs. Xaish. Ine. White. T— Su pcrseded . Mrs. N. HalloeU. |ap. White. T-Super- scd (1. Mrs. Norman Davis. Ine. Rieh jjo'den yellow. T — Superseded. Mrs. Oliver Langhton. Ine. Rosy pur pic. tipped gold. T — Superseded. Mrs. Pres. Harrison. Jap. Red, re verse yellow. T — Superseded; H — Drop ped, color ])oor. Mrs. R. D'Oyley Carte. Jaji. Clea. pink. T — Superseded. Mrs. Richard Hrett. Jap. Yellow. T— Superseded. Mrs. R(jl)t. Craig. Inc. White. T— I-'iiic flower; C— Large, line niidseason; H— C.o- ing ti> be a fine white, perfect ineurveil form. Mrs. K.J. Bayliss. Jap. Yellow, strip- ed red. T — Su|)erseded. Mrs. Robertson. Jap. White, tinged la vender. T — Superseded . Mrs. R. R. Mason. Jap. Cojipeiy pink. T — Superseded. Mrs. Russell Harrison. J.i]i. White. T— Su])erseded. Mrs. Sam Houston. Jap. White. T— Superseded. Mrs. Schuster. Jaji. Dct-p violet. T— No value. Mrs. S. Coleman. Inc. Yellow, tinged rose. T — Little value. Mrs. Sharpe. Inc. (Syn. Incognito. I Rose pinU. T — Little value. Mrs. S. Humphrevs. |ap. iSvii.Snow ball.) White. T— Oi'.od, .-i useful late Mow er; C— K.\tra line glolnil.ar flower, l.-ite; A— Late, good. Mrs. T. F. C.ane. Anem. White, high center. T — No v:dnc. Mrs. Thos. A. ICdison. Inc. Rose pink. T— Little value. Mrs. r, H. Spaulding.Ja]!. White. T- Superseded. Mrs. T. Norris. Jap. Deeii erimson amaranth. T— Suiierseded. Mjs. Townseiid. J.ap. Cl.aret criiiison and yellow. T— Little v.ihie. Mrs. Tyson. J.ap. I'cach ]iiiik. Super- seded. Mrs. Van Mergen. Inc. Lilac. T— Su]u r- seded . Mrs. Vannanian. jap. Cherry red. T— Little value; C— .No'good. Mrs. W. A. Harris. Jap. Flesh pink. T— Su])erseded. Mrs. \V. K. Harris. Jap. C.olden yel- low. T— Superseded; C— Large, very line, but poor grower, late; H— Fine for eut fl(jwers but p.ii.Tir(., Ccioi'Bli. r.s liMili.Id Miv.^t, nrodklvn, N. Y. S'' , Miii.rvii.ohl.i SlTU.VrEII WANTKIl V.-. ;, tirvl , l;i-- i. ,~c i;rn«i'r . Aiiierl.-nn; slnule; W s.:,,~ .vi.., ,,.,„,. Address U.isEl.i!.iw|.:li, Aiurii.,111 I I..11M. rhl.-Mi:i>. SITUATION WANIKli li> .-I 1..III1:; 111:111 In 11 HurM estalilMiiii.-nt; liiis liiid -..n,,- ex |..Tlriiee. Ad- MI'MATInN WANTKII-As tt.irlsl: ent Howi . 111. tSnTATlo.N WANTHD-liidlunii |.irlrrivd: com- O liieivliil or store: A I deslKller mid deeonilor; well up III Kiowlni; iiiid Imnilllni: pliints Miid .■Ml llowers; Mili.'r, wdlliii;. reliable; sliifle. Address A. II. ('.. Ceneral Delivery, Imllunaiiolls. lad. SITUATION WANTEI>— Or partnenililp. either In store or trreenhouses, by u thorouKlily practlcnl Imslness tlorlst with lartre actiualntJtnce and trade. Vicinity of Chicaeo preferred Addn SITUATION WANTl';i)-A- l..niii;ui on iirivate place. I)y practical garde m'> h' I In all t)ran<;lies of landscape work v _. i' _ > . .iiliousc plants, etc.: nue 29; Dest reh f \ : n .,f De- troit or Kastem States preli n - : iiondcnce Invited. i.iKi.i mi: (are Chicauo Floral Co..:iS(irand llinileviird. ( hieafO. w ANTKI>-100 well grown <).\ttllB Sliamrock. Address 5IHS. I). J. Kxo.v. Butte. Montjma. WANTED-AGKXTS In the prinelpal towns of the U S. byanlmiJortantEnropeiinsee.lttnn. Write full particulars to W tl'.d. ■skkos . care Rud. Mosse. Merlin. iS. W.i (iernmny. FORSAI.E— Florist si.ii-ines~ at :i bamain: a houses well stocked; best l.ir:ili.in in .Ity of I.MIDO. Ad- dress Wm. .Mull h. rliillleothe, Ohio. Fid! SALE OK KKNT- At a iiiiri.-ain, an old estal- lislie.l tlorisf business near St I'aiU. .Must tie dis- posed of thninfli serious illness. Addn 1 Florist, Chlca F(iH SAl.iO— Tbree-fourths 1*41 acres ground, well stocked witii small fruit : plant of three t'reeii lionscs; rebuilt last year' w,-ll si.„k,.d with roses, car- nations, and general ::iv,ii 'ii.n-i. .-:... k Housi- ■ rooms; barn and other outln II i- 1 : 1 1 : 1 i.nlars address .i'JrllM stand ill |.i I 1.1 Phlla- FOR SALE. A N OLD ESTABLISHED FLORIST BUSINESS at Dorchester, Mass., comprising jo,ooo feet of land centrally located, on which are : I House 70x18 filled with Carnations. 1 House 70x16 filled with Roses. r House 70x11 filled with Violets. I House 70x10 filled with Violets. I Sash Pit 70x7 filled with Violets. I Dwelling House, seven rooms. Plants in good condition and houses in good repair. Price. $6,000. Address N. F. McCarthy & co , 1 Music Hall Place, BOSTON. MASS. CARNATIONS, FIELD GROWN. OOLD&N - TRIUMPH, and other varieties. Send for list w itii prices. .\ tew hundied second size plants of Colilen Triunipli at a reasonable price. R. T. I,OniBARD, Wayland, Mass. CARNATIONS Stionj;. Iieallby. tield grown plants. rVKlT.VN— The liest wiiite. Karlv. prodtictlve and liealtbv. 1st size, Si."") per liJO: SIM per lUdU. •-■ml sizie. SIU.UO per lUO; SO.OO per 1000. Hybrid Perpetual Roses. strong. Held grown plants. $I0.(X1 per ICO. WOOD BROTHERS, CARNATIONS, Field Grown. PORTIA, 1st size, tine plants $8.00 2nc1 si/e 600 GARlMtLU, 1st size, tine plants SCO 2nd size dOO Carnations stored in cold franies mil be shipped at any tlni( -AllUIONCK lli:iM . Te liiil. Carnations Ahead ! 'I'lieCarnallon is rapidly cnlnini.' In lavo We haven iaife stock ot all tiic liest varieliet '.«, inciudinii (ilSK-e Itsittlea, Kdllll trail If Intereateti, send your address, and we Kiimpr onlclliiivellieUsI ilial illtll tl:tlodllCltSlO liM I 1 upon the niarltet up to date. Have aho tuadc iimiiKi , Will. S.otI, etc. A'lll uiall you priei' list as soon as issued. i8g2. The American Florist. 371 CARNATIONS (iKAl'K 1?ATTLK8. Havini; ijurcbiiaeil i From my list of the newer varieties note the following: 1*KARI>— White, with sometimes pink diffused. ;Uo HH; Inches across, fine form, fragi-aut and handsome. THOS. CARTLEDGK— Slightly deeper shade than Tidal Wave, witlx long, erect stems, flowers full in center, of fine form, productive and remnrlcably quick to come in bloom. ruritaii. Golden Triumpli. Aurora, Naiioy Hanks, Grace Darling:, Crimson Coronet. Peac'hblow Coronet, Emily l*ier.son, Orange IJlossom. I sliall make a special run on ANGELtiS— As a near approach to the ideal in fonu and liabit, of good size, a lively shade of pink, deeper than Wilder without streaKs in midwinter. CESAR— As the finest variegated variety, very lame and full, extremely productive, stems erect, liighly recommended for crossing. DAYBREAK— Delicate sahnon pink, of good habit and constitution. BlITTERCUF— As the standard yellow variety. My annual list will contain full descriptions of the above and over 50 other varieties of my own growing which 1 shall offer the trade. Correspondence and personal inspection invited. o. J. cs^j^psook:. The Pines. Kennett Square, Chester Co., l*a. A Great Pair. EDNfl GRfllG I $12 pe. 100. GRf\6E BATTLES J^^°°^"'°°° Orders booked now for Feb. delivery. We shall soon have our plants housed, but still have for sale good plants ot Aurora at JiSiS.oo per lOO, and Golden Gate at fS.OO. Some Specialties for 1893 will be Aurora Thos. Cartleaybreak Wliite Wings Edwin lionsdale American Flag;. EDW. S WAYNE, Carnationist, KENNETT SQUAKE, FA. 10,000 CARNATIONS. I'er 1(XI. (iai-fleld, Hlnze's fll.OO. $7.00 and* 8.0U KOSKS— Albany. La France, Mennet and Sa- frano, from 3-inch pots <'-*J0 Albany, lia France and Wootton, from 2-in pots 3.U0 Bride," Mermet,Safrano and Bon Silene, 2-inch lM>ts, Asparagus Teuuissimus, BJa-inch pots S.OO Dracrena Indlvlsa 3-ln. pots . , *1 .00 per doz. 8.00 Fern Fteris Serrulata, iHa pots. .$1.00 a doz. 8.00 *« ** •* Hnch pots..(iOc a doz. 4.00 QrevUleaKobusta,15tol31n.blgli.f2.00adoz. 16.00 Fandanus Utllls, 4-incti pots, strong. .S5.00 per doz. NATHAN SMITH & SON, Extra strong 2 year old field grown plants, ;fl5.00 per 100. EDWIN I.ONSDAI.E, Florist, Wyndmoor, Cliestnut Hill, PliUa., Pa. WANTED In exchange for Palms, etc. YOUNG ROSES ^?^™: We will give list, and mail our NEW CATALOGUE to every apppUcaut. '■South- ernmost Nursery in U. S." Reasoner Bros . Oneca. Fla Correspondence wanted with parties desiring a regular supply of FABCY CARNATIONS, DOUBLE AND SIN&LE VIOLETS. J. THOS. DeWITT, (Successor to DeWitt Bros.), Bristol, Pa. ROOTED ( UTTINGS. CARNATIONS. G Three houses planted to Daybreak, one to Aurora, one to Grace Darling and nine to other varieties: Golden Triumph, Puritan, etc. Let me figure on your orders, 1 will try and do them right both in quality and price. All inquiries will receive prompt attention. GERANIUMS. Transplanted cuttings of a very choice assortment, every variety a good one. Price per 100 with labels, |2.50, without, $2.00. MISCELLANEOUS STOCK will be advertised as ready. Watch this space. CAXL AND SEE ME OK SEND EOK A LIST. I..B.496. ALBERT M. HERR, LANCASTER, Pa. DRESDEN HYBRID ROSES Low budded, fme stock, in the following Ten good sorts : Anna Alexieff, Baroness Rothschild, Mile. Eugenie Verdier, Paul Neyron, Marie Bauman, Mme. Gabriel Luizet, Magna Charta, Merveille de Lyon, Gloire Lyonaise, Ulrich Brunner Fils. Ten of each to the case. Due in port about the 25th. Eight cases left unsold to-day. Can be secured if ordered promptly, for |12.00 the case of 100 nice plants, assorted as above. Address AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, NEW YORK, 136 W. 24lh Street, or P. O. Station E. ROSES. In Leading Forcing Varieties. CABSTATIOBTS. strong- plants from open (fround. Per 100 EMILY PIERSON, new scarlet JSIO.OO After three years' trial, I am satisfied that this is the best scarlet variety I have e»er seen, and shall this year grow no other for cut bloom. HINZE'S WHITE per 1000 $60; 7.00 MRS. FISHER 7 00 Neapolitan per 1000 $70; The Russian, single dark blue " 70; 5,000 ADIANTUMS. 10,000 JACK ROSES I and 2 years old, on their own roots, well branched. PER 100 2 to 2J^ feet high $ 8 oo 21/2 to 3J4 feet high.... 10 00 W2 to 4}4 feet, extra large for plant- ing out 12 00 Will send sample of 10 on receipt of $1.00. Jordan Floral Go., 706 Olive Street, ST. LOUIS, MCO. 8.00 8.00 20,000 CHRYSANTHEMUIIIS, in 100 leading varieties. Send for list. A. N. PIERSON, Cromwell, Conn. THE NEW ROSE ^W \^^^ ^^^' FRANK L. MOORE, CHATHAM. New Jersey. Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Worked low on tiie Manetti Stock, offer the best re- sults to the florist, blooming freely and pivlne plenty of cuttings for propagating quickly. Fine plants for sale by the lOO or 1000, at low rates. Price IJsts to applicants. Address WILLIAM H. SPOONER, JAMAICA PLAIN. (Boston). MASS. RACP C Our TRADE DIRECTORY contains the IvUwLjU. date of introduction and the name of the introducer of aU the roses in commerce in America. Price, ft2.oo. AMERICAN FLORIST CO., CHICAGO. When writing to any of the advertisers on this page please mention the American Florist. KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA THE COMING WHITE ROSE. From 4-inch pots $ 5.00 per doz. " 3-inch pots 35.00 per 100 " 2;^-in.pots 25.00 per 100 J. oook:, 318 Charles street, BAI/TIMORE, MD. TEAS $30.00 per looo HYBRIDS 40.00 per lOOO Healthy plants, in 2-inch pots. Also healthy plants of the Newest Chrysanthe- mums, and general greenhouse stock. Trade list on application. lotjis'vilije; ict. FORCING ROSES All the old, and such new varieties as have been proved, kept in stock. :sa.. A.. HUNT, TERRE HAUTE. IMD. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. 372 The American Florist. Nov. //, Seasonable Hints. Shipping cases should be light to save express charges. Ordinary store boxes of ditVerent sizes answer every purpose. The lids should be hinged and have some kind of handy fastening. Use small carriage bolts in iieu of screws to fasten these to the box. Locks are not necessary. What- ever we may say about the expressman handling our goods in a rough manner pilfering can not be laid to his door. There is tio better lining for the boxes than newspapers for all ordinary weather. Tissue or waxed paper should be used as the last inside covering for the sake of appearance. For verj- cold weather cot- ton batting is the proper thing to use. It is well to recollect that a box of flow- ers is more likely to freeze at the bottom, therefore more lining should be placed there than on the sides or top. It is well not to have too much bulk pressing to- gether, sothatin large boxes a horizontal partition should be inserted midway. A plan of shipping long stemmed carnations has been suggested to us which we think is a good one. The bunches are laid with stems towards center of box. Two or more strips are hinged down the middle of one side which fold over the stems and fasten on the other side. This holds the bunches firmly in place. Several layers are placed in a box according to its depth. The idea can be caught perhaps from this bungling description and improved upon. In shipping long distances more care must be taken to pack securely. A layer of damp moss should then be used over the bottom, again covering this with paper so that the flowers themselves may- be kept dry. Carnation blooms should not come in contact with water at all. They carry better without. If we wish to be more particular the stems may be tied in wet moss. Chip baskets are ex- cellent for forwarding carnations in mild weather; they are light and inexpensive, but are not returned by the express com- panies. Shipping boxes will be returned free of charge if taken to depot. It has always been our practice to gather the blooms i^ the morning before the sun shines upon and softens them. They are then stiff and firm and carry better. If necessary to gather during warm part of day the stems should be I)laced in water for a while before pack- ing. Some growers adopt this plan for all their cut, gathering a day before ship- ment and holding in water during inter- val. This no doubt improves the appear- ance of the blooms. W. K. Siiki.mirk. Avondale, Pa. "Lifting Carnations." it cannot be expected that we should all think alike or that the same way of lifting carnations would give the same results with all growers. The soil, vari- ety, manner of lifting and transplanting, are all important factors in determining the success or failure of the operation. In September last, in two days, I lifted and planted 2,sr)() plants of Mrs. Fisher; the ground was dry and sun warm; there was not a peck of soil on the entire lot Asparagus Plumosus Nanus. QK, Sl.OO each. In large or small quantities all the year round. The largest stock in the country. W. H. ELLIOTT, Brighton, Mass. NILES CENTER FLORAL CO., Wholesale Dealers i Cut Flowers AKB FLORISTS' SUPPLIES. CHAS. W. MCKELI.AB, Iff^., In Chicago Cut Flower Exchange. 45 Lake St., CHICAGO. We are now located at our new quarters in Chicago Cut Flower Exchange, and are pre- pared to fill orders in very best manner. Give us a trial order and see how we please you. EDWARD C. HORAN, 34 W. 29th Street. NEW YORK. Wholesale Florist C'urefui Shipping to all parts of the < rri<€' list oil applicHtioD. CUT «SIWII1^AX:. From Nov. 1st lo May 1st our iirlce for Sniilux will be 2U cents i)er string. Quality tlrst-cliiss. Prompt attention to orders by wire. J. E. BONSALL & SON. 308 Garfie d Ave.. Salem. P. and yet I only lost two plants and I do not think a finer lot of carnations can be found in New England than these are to- day. Also a house of Wilders with like treatment and like results. In lifting my Puritans I found I could not shake off the soil without injury to the roots and planted them with balls of earth; they did not start so readily or so uniformly as the Fishers, yet this may be owing to variety and not treatment. To my mind the plant must either be lifted or the glass removed from the house while they are making their growth; in growing young plants imder glass in June, July and .\ugust j'ou can- not get the required conditions to pro- duce a plant with sufficient vitality to make them profitable. This is a theory oi mine based upon the nature of the plant. In discussing this question it will not do to forget that the carnation is bien- nial, half hardy, requiring a period of rest, and makes its largest and best devel- opment in a compartively low tempera- ture and yet it must have an abundance of air and sunlight to make it a success. I believe lifting is beneficial to this plant; it is an artificial substitute for nature's intended rest. We are so constituted by nature that we are apt to think our way the best, and therefore we are more or less biased, and I would advise growers to try new methods on a small scale and adojit that ])roving well with them. K. T. LoMTlAKl). Wayland, Mass., Nov. 5. Do YOU WANT a list of the leading park superintendents of America? Vou will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. Do vou WANT a list of the leading cem- etery superintendents? You will find such a list in our new trade directory and reference book. ATTENTION Dealers in Florists' Supplies ! Wall space to let for advertisinj; purposes ill the BOSTON FLOWER MARKET. An opportunity seldom offered to dealers in Seeds. Bulbs, Glass Healing Apparatus, Pots, etc., to advertise their goods. Tnesf advertisements will be seen by 150 prom- inent florists of Boston and vicinity every day. This is a growers' market, and the grower is the man you depend upon. Retail Florists of itoston and Viiinity. Florists wishing to procure flowers for their trade will find no other place in the State where such a large assorlinent can be louud to select from. ALL FLOWERS FRESH EVERY DAY. Seventy-five of the most successful growers of cut flowers and plants for Boston may be found in this market every day. Market open from 6:30 t3 10 A. M. PATRONIZE THE GROWER. Positively no flowers sold at retail. Market 63 BromOeld Street (under Horticult- ural Hall), BOSTON, MASS. Address communications to W. W. TAILBY, Wellesley. Mass. DAN'L B. LONG, COMMISSION • FLORIST, 495 Washington St., BUFFALO, N. Y. FORCING BULBS, FLORISTS' SCPPLIES, LONtJ'S FLORISTS' FHOTOtiRAPHS. Lists, Terms. Ac. on application. Wisconsin Flower Exchange, WHOLESALE Gut Flowers i Florists' Supplies 131 Mason St.. MILWAUKEE. WIS. J. L. DILLON, Wholesale Florist BLOOMSBURG, PA. WRITE FOR CIRCULARS.. HARDY CUT FERNS n/rrkcci (SFHAoiruM and JM-Vf WO ) GREEN SHEET. BOUQUET OREEN and FESTOONING of Mil kiuda In auy auiount ou hand. HAKTFOBI) & NICHOLS, 18 Chapman Place. BOSTON, MASS. Cut Flowers, ROSES, CARNATIONS AND CHRYSANTHEMUMS. We can ll]loT■lll■r^ l..r hIiovi- <.n shcul t orlcii GEO. A. KUHL, Pakin, III. Always luciition the American Flo- rist when writiiie to advertisers. i8g2. The American Florist. ITh ^s^orj:Nro :bi^os •^ 20 West 24thi Street, r^^V^T "V^CDFRK CZnT^V' THE LARGEST GUT FLOWER GOMMISSION HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES. E. H. HUNT, Wholesale Plorist 7B Lake Street, CHICAGO, (Successor to Vaughan's Cut Flower Dep't.) All. X^lo-w^rts 1x1 S^^soxi* FuU line of FtOKISTS' SCPPtlESo KENNIGOTT BROS., WHOLESALE GUT FLOWERS, 34 &. 36 RANDOLPH STREET, C!HIC!J\.<3rO, ZXaXj. A. L. RANDALL, Wholesale Florist and Dealer In FLORISTS' SUPPLIES, 116 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. store Closes Nights 9 P. M.: Sunday S P. M. w^'i'"" FLORIST. ee WABASH AVENUE, Telephone 4786. CHICAGO, ILL. H. L SUNDERBRUGH, WHOLESALE FLORIST 4TH & Walnut Streets, WHOLESALE FLORISTS N. E. CORNER & Chestnut Sts., PHILADELPHIA. Mention Amedcan Florist. SAMUEL S. PENNOCK, Wholesale Florist 38 S. 16th Street, Ptiiladelptiia, Pa. SMITH, The Florist, OKOWKB OP Fine Roses^other Gut Flowers WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 77 S. 7th Street. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Cut Flowers. NEW York, Nov. 15. Roses, PerlCB, Gontlers, Nlphetos 1.00®2.(J0 Mermets, Brides, Hoste 1.00® 3.00 Watteville, Cusln 1.00® 3.00 La France, Albany 1.00® 4.00 Beauty 6.00®25.00 Carnations 'ib® 1.00 Valley i.m(«- 6.IK) Romans 4.00 Narcissus 4.00 Violets 1.00® 1.,'iO Chrysanthemums 5.00®'2o.OO MiKnonette 2 00® fi.OO Adiantums 1.00 Smilax 12. 00® 15.00 Aspara^rus 50 00 Boston. Nov. 15 Roses, Nlphetos, Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Bride. Mermet. Wootton S.OOgi 4.00 La France, Meteor 4.U0@; i;.00 Perle. Sunset 3.00w 4.00 Beauty 15.00(!/2.5.(JJ Carnations l.OUi- 1.50 Valley 5.00 Romans -l.OO Narciasua 4.00 Violets 16® 1.00 Chrvsantherauras 4.00®25.00 Mii,mont'lte. Cnllns 1.00 12.00 60.00 12. .W 1.00 Adiantum Philadelphia. Nov. 15. Roses, Beauties 15.00(r. 20.00 Albany, Mermet. Bride 3.00® 4.00 Wootton 3.00 Pierre Guillot 4.00 Meteor 4.00(i'' 5.00 Perle, Nlphetos, Gontler 2.00® 3.00 Valley H.OO Carnations 1.00® 1.50 Violets 35® .50 Chrysanthemums 4.00(y20.00 Bouvardia 1.00 Adiantums 1.00 Smilax 15.00®20.00 Asparagus 50. 00® 75.00 Chicago. Nov. 1.5. Roses, Perles, Nlphetos, Gontler 3.00® 4,(XI Mermet, La France, Bride, Albany.. 4.00ii" 5.00 Beauty 10.0(l®15.00 Carnations, short 7.5® 1.00 long 1.26® 1..50 fancy 2.00® 2.50 Clirysanthemums 3 .0O(ri'25.(.W Violets Adiantum. b'milax .. . I..'i0 . i.ooir' i.r. O., BslUmore Co., IHd. GARDINER'S BULBS. Many rare and beautiful varieties suitable for winter flowers may now be secured at a greatly reduced rate, as we must make room for spring stocks. Everything we offer is guaranteed sound and of first-class quality. — ^CLEARING SALE.^ — Commencing Monday, November 2tst, 1.S92, and continuing until every item is cleared. Let us hear from you at once, as a QUICK MOVEMHNT "S certain at prices named. Fulgens Seedllnfis Beauty of Cannes .'.'.'; 3.00 Animltallcum .... 11.(10 AstllhoComp. MultlHura .... '.1.1,11 .... .S Wl f>,l..lH)lhin dnv Kranthfs hv.-n.B Hvni-iMlhii,. I. M "1 sciniu a.UKi Will niBkelnw . Stfl. pink. lulxiMl S(il. re*t. Miixeri... SkI. L. blue, mixf liolwrt Steltler Uvaflnths. Ist slzi l.tlinni HarrlsUmo h Inches I.onp1tIorum 4^ to8 inches Spec, rubrum (fio»ie grown) (Imp. Dec. I)el.>... Narcissus. Cainpemelle Poetleus BlUorus Paper white grandlflora Ky. Dbl. Roman IJbl.Vellow.Aunintius plenus Dbl. White. Poetlcus plenus. I'liiiiesf .Sacred > SI.WI per bundle of 13). I I Jl.tCi per basket of a), v itanunculus. Dbl. Persian, mixed Dbl. French, mixed " Dbl. Turban, mixed SclllaSlberica Tulips. Chrysolora. yellow Yellow Prince Rose Grlsdelln Kalzer's Kroon ed ■il.OU ai.oo 30.00 ao.oo Sffi. Kxtrrt Fine mixed. Dbl. Due van Thol Dbl. La Candeur, white Dbl.MurUlo Dbl. Tonriiesol Dbl. Fine mixed (tall).. Dbl. Fine ml.vcd (carlyl. (Je We beg to announce the arrival in splendid condition of the first consignment of Gardiner's XX Berlin Valley, which is considered by critical growers to be the very best on the market. After filling our contract orders we will have a few cases left (containing 2,5iiO pips each), which we ofter as long as they last at J22 50 per case. Less than case lots $9.00 per 1,000. Ranunculus aconitifolius fl. pi. (The true " Bachelor's Buttons.") These have been specially grown for forcing, and if potted at once will bloom early the next winter— nice stuff — $10.00 per 1,000. Dielytra Spectabilis, large roots, well set, $5.50 per too. In regard to our Valley— we do not wish to claim everything in sight ; but we are not afraid to stand "Our Valley" up against any other— for none. So if you are experi- menting to find out whii has the l^est send us your sample orders. Special rates on large lots. Prices ol iJulch and Ifimbiirg pips on .ipplication. We have clumps also of the Berlin and Dutch. Prices on request. Addivss all orders and correspondence to No. 21 North 13lh Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Trade List of Choice Flower Seeds free on application. JOHN GARDINER & CO. UNITED STATES NURSERIES. List of Surplus Bulbs, all suitable for forcing, which we will sell at prices named as long as unsold, and if advertisement is mentioned. Hnnriii llv:,, Ir.llr Wlil'r- M i,, 1 | f,.i,| Implcrs .?U.(II| per I.UUI 'I iichiictrcs 2t.0Uperl.00U I i'"ll'> t».00 |>er i.OUO I'lli.s ;.IIO iMjrLOOU i"i, r. ^^^•ll, hi 'wci-s double the sl/.e Of ordinary Poctlcus 11. uo per l.uiu I'c 7.26 perl.OOO i;.iiO iier luu n" IS.OO IHT 100 11.00 l>er I.UUI mil. Iar)re bulbs rj.UO )ier 100 fc.r forcing 7.U) pcrl.000 sNiirtcl colore IS.UO per 1,U«I 1. 11111,1, 11,1111^11 l,u.ll^..l iiii'iii'Hiiiiii aliove :i.00 per 100 LIMiiiM I.MiKlll..niiii hiilliM, 1 1.1.1 iMclies 4.00 iwr 100 .MillH bin.ira J-JU.UO i«.r i.OU) Cliiilliilus. "The ilrl.lc ■ .s.UO i«ri,OUU Siilra'a.InponIca, sIrunK clumps 15.110 per 1,0011 l,lly-i>f-tlic-Vnllcy iTIcMMiaiii.llcatlon. Our Novelty CatulOK<«' "as mallei In llic liaclc hisl neck. If you have not iiH-clvcil cmc It will Ik- worth your Willie to ask for it. PITCHER & MANDA, SHORT HILLS, N. J. ,N;i ■■ 1 mVi'IvI ■arlii 'hi! lull 1 l.llv. III'KC ill^ Cull 1 i.llv. Iwarf. ■■ .li'iiii CIslcllIM UlipiTllC Dill h Klin nil llviii' i8g2. The American Florist. 375 REDUCED PRICE LIST OF BULDS. Umbellatus alba white flowering . . 10 UU Agave maculattt. tuberous, spotted foliage ID 00 Amaryllis Belladonna (I 00 major 10 UO " Etruesqe '/ 00 *' Forraosissima Ti 00 Longlpetala li 00 .Tohnsoni 25 00 Regina. 10 00 Vittata 25 00 Aid orpho phallus Conipantilata 25 00 RivIeiT 1500 " Simlense (rare and fine) 15 00 Auouiatlieca Cruenta f scarlet freesia). ;^ 50 vVrum Sanctum ( Black Calla) S20.00 to ;^ 00 Bessera Elegrans ('coral drops) 3 50 Bravoa Geininiflora ("Mexican Twin flower). 10 00 Calla fHicbnrdla) albo maculata 5 00 Begonias, tuberous single. Sfi.OO to ti 00 i'aUaHastata (Yellow Calla) 75 00 '* The Genn tuana-compactai 1.t 00 Calla r,ittle Gem, raised from stock purchased direct from Wra. H. Elliott, the originator of this variety, who claims It to be distinct from and dwarfer than nano-corapactJi 18 00 ('amasslo Bsculenta 2 50 Canna Madame Crozy 20 00 Star of "m. 20 00 Flaccida 2 00 Oooperlas (three sorts i. 2 00 Crinum Americanura 5 00 t'apense alba, large 12 00 Rosea •' 10 00 •' Kirky. $15.00 to :fl) 00 ■' Vemense, finest. $25.00 to 50 00 " Zealanleum. $15.00 to. ;iO 00 And many other varieties. Coburgla Incarnata 20 00 CypellaHerbertil (golden cup) 5 00 ryolamen Europeanum (hardy) $3.00 to 5 00 Cyclobothra flava S 00 Doryanthes Ex<'elsa (Giant Torch Lily) :i5 00 Eucomis Kegia (Royal Crown) 12 00 Kreesia Liechtllni. major 100 Hedychium Coronarium (Butterfly Lily)... S 00 Hemerooallis (Day Llllea) 6 varieties, $4.00 to. 8 00 Hyadnthus Candicans 1 00 Iris Hispanica 50 '• Germanica 2 00 ' Kaempferi 2 50 Ipomiea Pandurata 4 00 Mexicana 5 00 LlliumTigrinumsplendens 3 00 MANY NOVELTIES RARE MERIT. Especially suitable for Seeds- men, Florists Catalogues. Sjeud lor list of our Cata- logues of Electrotypes, of which we carry the largest ami most complete stock in the world . JLiUok for our t-ily Bowl Atl. Per 100 MonthretiaPottsi 1 50 Montbretia in twelve other varieties. Morea Pavonia ( Peacock flowerj 3 50 NemastylisrJerainiflora, fine (bluei 10 00 NeriueJapouira (Jap. Pink Spider Lily) 5 00 Sarniensls. ... '! 00 Coruscans, l^ndulata. etc .... 10 00 Pancratium Caribteum (white Spider Lily). 4 50 Illyricum 10 00 * Maritimum n 00 Parviflorum 5 00 Pardantlius Sinensis and Japanicus 2 00 Rigidellalmmaeulata (Swallow Plant) 20 00 Scilla C'lusii, fine, large bulbs 7 00 TigridiaGonchiflora, yellow 2 00 Grandlflora, red 2 00 alba white 2 00 Tigridia Grandlflora Rosea (new), large flowering, delicate pink 20 00 Ticridia Grandiflora L.ilaoea, large flower- ing Lilac 25 00 Tierridia Violacea, deep blue 15 00 Tritelia Uniflora and Violacea 1 00 Tritonla Aurea 150 Trltoma Grandlflora MacOwanni. etc. $;^.00 to... . 5 00 Zephyranthes Anderson! (bronze) 2 00 Per 100 Zephjrauthes Candida (white) 1 50 Rosea (pink) 2 00 " Sulphurea Grandlflora (yellow). 5 00 Vallotta Purpurea 15 00 And many other sorts, illustrated and descriptive list of which will be sent on api)Iication. 25 at 100 rates; less than 2.5, 10 per cent, additional. GLADIOLUS NANCEIANUS, in rare named varieties, at most reasonable prices. GLADIOLUS CHILDSII. The largest of all the Gladioli; many flowers exceed 7 inches across: su- perior in many respects to the Nanceiauus; 530.00 per 100. CENTKOSEMA GRANDIFLORA. The great novelty for 1893. Hardy, perennial climbers blooming in June from seed sown In April; flowers like a sweet pea— upside down. V/i inches across. Colors wliite to deep purple, with a pure white eye and often a white margin. Seed sold by us In quantity of one pound or more only. Price $60 per it.; for smaller quantities apply to all principal seedmen. For CACTI we are headquarters. We think we have succeeded in creating a demand for them, as may be A. BLANC & CO., PHILADELPHIA. Special Offer. ROMAN HYACINTHS Per loo White |i 40 Blue 1.60 Pink 1. 90 DUTCH HYACINTHS Single mixed, extra fine 2.40 Double " " " 2.50 TULIPS single mixed, finest quality 90 Double " " " 90 CROCUS Per i,oco All colors, mixed, extra fine 1.85 FRESH MUSHROOM SPAWN Per 100 lbs. $7.50. Have yon had our Bulb last? H. C. FAUST & CO., 64 & 66 N. Front St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. DIRECT FROM THE GROWER. BULBS, ETC., ETC. We sell all kinds of Bulbs and Plants at very reasonable prices, f.o.b.cars New York City, direct from our large bulb farms, at Overveen, Bloemen- dale and Zantpoort, near Haarlem, Holland. HULSEBOSCH BROS.. p. 0. Box 3118. Warehouse 58 West Street, NEW YORK CITY. Ask for General Wholesale Catalogue. G. J. .MOFFATT. Mannfactarer of PAPER BAGS AND ENVELOPES Special attention given to Seed Bags and Catalogue Envelopes. SEisr HArEKT- coHrnr. OUR GERMAN LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS Are unexcelled; if properly forced they cannot be surpassed in general average results. They are furnished by us to the largest Cut Flower growers all over the U. S. Order a sample box now if you never have tried them before. THE PRICE IS $9.00 the 1000 pips (Nine Dollars). )i!20.00 (Twenty Dollars) the original box of 2,500 pips. OfT this we allow 10 per cent, for prompt cash. FRESH STOCK NOW READY FOR DELIVERY. AUGUST BOLKER & SONS, New York, ... 136 West 24th Street, or P. O. Station E. Mention American Florist. CLARK BROTHERS, Paper Seed Bags, 61 Ann Street, NEW YORK. Mention American Florist. JAPAN Send for Catalogue of BUI.BS, SEEDS, Am) SHRUBS. ARAUCARIAS, I AUSTRALIAN Palm Seeds, OAI-IFOKNIA BULBS AND SEEDS to H. H. BERGER & CO. ESTABLISHED 1878. SAN FRANCISCO, CAI^. Mention American Florist. ^\\ PLANTS! BULBS! Everytliinp appertaining to the Farm and Crai'clcn of the best and choicest quality. PRICES RIGHT. Catalogue on application. I WEEBER & DON. 114 Chambers St., New York City. I 376 The American Florist Nov. I J, Toronto. Another success! The show here was a great improvement over last year espe- cially with regard to cut bloom. How the boys did yell for more vases; 50 dozen were ordered first, but they soon ran out, 1 0 dozen more were procured, and again after that 12 dozen more. As regards the financial part I expect that the re- ceipts will just about cover expenses, neither surplus or deficit. Details must unfortunately be left over until next week owing to pressure of busi- ness. The following is a clipping from the leading daily paper here: "An immense throng of visitors were present last evening at the chrysanthe- mum exhibit at the Horticultural Pavil- ion, and any doubt there might have been of the financial success of the show was therefore happily removed. From the time the doors opened at 7.30 o'clock until they closed at half-past 10 the aisles were crowded and the front seats in the gallery filled with spectators. The mag- nificent collection of flowers, their excel- lent arrangement by the committee, and the good judgment shown by those who had the awarding of the prizes, were the chief subjects for the comments of those present. Among the visitors were a num- ber of gentlemen from the United States. These gentlemen, who were accompanied by their wives, declared that they had never seen any similar exhibition in the Republic which equalled in quantity and variety the present one in Toronto." Sweet Peas Under Glass. Ed. Am. Florist. — Will some one of your numerous subscribers give the best temperature for sweet peas under glass and oblige. G. H. Early "Mums" Catch the "Mun." stockIlants. 1,500 Jessica, the liest Eiirly Wliiti- .. A limited number of W. H. IJn<-«»li Ivory 15r I I.. (HiiiiiiiK The Brlile lOe 1 H. K. Wiileii All currectiv liilu'lc-il. Send for prices on The Coming Foliage Plant for Bedding, "ACALYPHA," the right sort, in quantity and in any shape, Stock Pkints, Small Plants, or Rooted Cuttings ; as hardy as Geraniums. Also Verbenas, Ageratum, Altnerantheia Begonias in variety. Heliotrope, Coleus, Dbl. Alyssiim. This i.isi «l t ..ppiiiiiiKaiii. JOHNCURWENJR., .M.„„., o„i,-, (Mii... , VILLA NOVA, PENN'A. GERMAN FARMERS, GERMAN GARDENERS, AND AMATEURS Are considered very ilonlrable rimtomem by all Seedsmen, Klorisla iiml .Nurserynien. Vinl can reach almiwt Thirty Tlioii.aiitl iil tlieni In all parts of the llrittey iidvertiMiTiK in HEROLD DES CLAUBENS Catholic German Weekly Journal, PllhltslH'O :it ;»>» < onvt-iU SI., Ht. LoiiU, Mo., wince IHi'J^r I ')i jillnw your luivertlRliiK iiK^nt lonul)>*titiit<' tiimt h.r i-apcr un b^'lllK "Just HS K"0(l," HEROLD DES CLAUBENS liOan ft THOMAS, I'l riiiiiiioliih Slreol, CirilAclo, C. MEVKN ft CO., I:.l Nii,«i.iiu Strei'l, NKW VoKK. Sole ajtents for foreign advcrtiijing. Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. TIMOTHY HOPKINS. i;\|><>rter». Importers anil tirowers of Trees, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs. WHOLESALE FLORISTS. LILY OF THE VflLLEV PIPS. Selected three year old crowns of the true lar^e-tlowered variety, from er, ex-stcamer whai-f at New York. Per case of a.fiOO, $19.00. 427 & 429 Sansome Street, SAH FRANCISCO, CAL. M'KSKKIKS: MENI.O P.\KK, CAMFOKNI A. FLORISTS' STOCK IN SEASON Per 100 Per lOOU HvacintliB-Nanied JC.OO $ Mixed, single, sepamte colors. Koman. yellow " Roman, white. 12 to loctms. . Narcissus— Von Sion, English grown Slon. Dutch grown 35.0U 2:t.00 2U00 j;i.50 " Double Roman. . '• Chinese ii..TO Lllium Auratum. 7 toOlnch 7.50 ( Auratum 50c more per 100 in N. Y.) Rubrum, ti to81nch V-fiO Kubrum, 8 to 9 Inch 10.50 Album 22.00 TuUps, single, as follows : Cottage Maid. Chrysolora. Canary Bird. Golden Kroon. Pottebakker. white and scarlet. Rosa Mundi. Yellow Prince. Tulips, double, as follows: Gloria Soils, La Candeur, Ija Citadelie. Pieonv Gold. Rex Rubrorum, Duke of York. All at bottom prices. HOLI-Y-Vuughan's "Get There" Holly, full cases, Al stock, known to be the best and most reli- able, per case, a^-OO; 3 cases yiti.OO; fi cases ^i\. There Is big money In this stock. Order now BOrQUKT GKEEN-Per 100 In Chicago. «5.00: In New York, Hi. Write for prices on larger lots. Per do/,. Per 100 A/.aleHg. Ready, strong plants $4.75 ^^.m Large plants tJ.UO 45.00 Show plants, $1 each and up. Spiraea Japonlcu, strong clumps 1 .00 G.OO Com pacta multitlora 1 .50 Aurea reticulata 1.50 Kor description see our "Book f <.Kt-,E> in first class condltloD. wanted promptly write or wire us. Medium heavy free from brown discolored stock, we send eocb gi-ade, per lUU yds. *a.:.0; per JUiW yfls- *^>- ^s^Ut^Hal 1 y^ar an agent among the pickers, and by eo dolnK. we secure a good, clean article. Order for dellv grades made to order, as wanted. Our Holly is as good as grows, and the best that grows, dark green leaved and well berried. We offer cases ol 16 cubic feet each, well packed with first-class stock. S5.75 per case; five cases, $5.25 per case. Large lots still cheaper If you handle Christmas Trees, make your wants known to u: quote prices on different sizes and kinds. HOLLY. CHRISTMAS TREES. BA.^IVA.I«r> «Ss CO, , 6 AND 8 North Clark street, CHICAGO. Tuberous Begonias. At till' llecdiHn Show, belli by tlic Dutcli llcirlli'iilt- iirul Scii'U'ly on Sf|it. Ilrlil, we took with our Betroiibis l'iniite<-n I'iist Pri/.ps, IncludInK the Ciilil Mfdal unit iil»n the Allciurtlt Mcchil, Send fur wbolemilc list. SlH'ClllI l<> Mtltic ZQCHER& CO., Haarlem, Holland. Mention American Florist. 25,000 Pansy Plants The finest str be beaten. I5.00 per i, Now is vour time to orde untty. It can't i; 75c per roo. Address, GEO. B. WHITEHEAD, Lock Box 116, GREEN'S FARMS, CONN. E. G. HILL & CO., Wholesale Florists, RICHMOND. INDIANA. TO THE TRADE. My Rooted Cutting Stock for the coming sea- son includes over 30 VARIETIES CARNAriONS and 25 VARIETIES COLEUS. a select list, novel- tics and standard sorts, all in first rate shape. Can supply Coleus any time, and will be glad to book orders for Carnations. AIi£X. McBRIDE, Alplans, N. T. T8g2. The American Florist. 377 ITow is tlie time to get your Stock for Winter Trade. ORCHIDS, The largest aud finest stock of Palms, Stove and Foliage Plants in the country. FRESH DRAC^NA CANES, all sorts. LILIUM HARRISII and BULBS for Winter Forcing. Send for Special piices or come and examine cnr stock. It speaks for itself. SIEBRECHT & WADLEY, Ho^e Hill l\furser/es, NCW Rochclle, N. Y. Mention American Florist. The Finest Stock in the World. Bj pro t, AJVr> . Thirty minutes from London. Our Mr. A Dimmock will be pleased to interview buyers or reply to any communication addressed to him at 206 Greenwich Street, New Torii City. Mention American Florist IF YOU WISH TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS A BOOM ! PUT IN THE SNOW 6REST DftlSY T'wil help to cheer the winter's gloom, And make the times go aisy. Stock practically unlimited. AH this DAIS7 needs is to be seen s^en to be appreciated. It can BI.OW ITS OWN HORN and make it heard the length and breadth of the continent. Its popularity is spreading like a wild fire, and will soon supersede everything of its kind. We pro- pose to put the price within the reach of all, and give you a big Woodbury dozen, is for a dollar; loo lor $5. Sample plant in bloom for 12 cents in stamps, post free if you wish. Try Gibson's beautiful, scented hybrid Pansy seed— a few ounces left. 500 seed 30c.; 1000. 50c.; H oz. SI. 50; 3^ oz. $2.50: oz. $4.00. Plants of same (JOc. per 100; $5.00perl000. New crop mammoth Verbena seed, splendid strain. In fine mixture, plenty of whites, intense crimsons and purples, with all the Intermediate colors and tints, in packets of 1000 seeds. 50c.; M oz. $1.10; ]4 oz. $2.00. Our seedlings are up and growing nicely. Will have plenty of plants later. Try the Dakota Primrose; you will be charmed with Its great white, scented blooms. 2 to y inches across; 100 seeds. 25c. Double fringed Dlanthus. fine strain, all colors mixed, trade packet. 20c. Rooted Cuttings and small plants of our leading specialties later. Address, cash with order, please, J. C. GIBSON, Woodbury, N. J. THE SMILAX KING! Who? Where? KOFFMAN, WALDEN, Orange Co., N. Y. What? SMILAX S5c. a string; 30c. a string by the hun- dred ; 18o. a string by the thousand. When ? ALL THE TEAK AKOUND. And he pays the Express. FLORAL DESIGJSS The Cut Flower Worker's friend. Fine book of i6o pages. Send 93.50 for it, to J. HORACE McFARLAND. Harritburg, Pa. The Grand New White Chrysanthemum .^^. ■ NIVEUS. ■ Winner of the $ioo Prize and Gold Medal at Cincinnati. ALSO THE JONATHAN PERIAM AND JOHN THORPE SPECIAL PRIZES AT CHICAGO. WrLL BE DISSEMINATED MARCH 1, 1893. Orders bool-ced now. * Nathan Smith & Son, 167 West Maumee Street, ADRIAN, MICH. HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDIFLORA The most profitable and satisfactory plant for florists to buy and sell. THE VERY BEST ORNAMENTAL SHRUB. It will make you money and give the best of satisfaction to your customers. Millions can be sold to planters if it is brought properly to their attention. Largest Stock in America. SPLENDID PLANTS. CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN IMPORTED. SEE PRICES BELOW: ONE YEAR, 12x15 inches, fine $5.00 per 100; W40.00 per 1000 TWO YEARS, 2x2l.i feet, fine 6.00 TWO YEARS, extra selected, 3x34 feet, strong 7.00 THREE YEARS, twice transplanted, 3 feet, strong, nicely branched. . 8.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 Packed in best manner and delivered to Express or Railroad free of charge on receipt of proper remittance. Address THE DINQEE & CONARD CO., West Grove, Pa. CASTLEWOOD NURSERIES. CHOICE CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND CAN N AS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL at lowest figures. All leading and desirable varieties, old and new; also present season's prize winners. S^F" Send your address for Catalogues, wliieh will be mailed when issu<-d. T. H. SPAULDING, Orange, N. J. Double Petunias. Twenty extra choice named sorts. Twelve of these were illustrated in ihe American Florist No. 226. These are the result of 12 years' careful breeding Price, Sio.co per 100. I also offer a limited quantity of Seed of this DDuble Strain at 50 cents per 1000 seeds. o. A., ivEoi^.^'vieiH:, VICTORIA, B. C, CANADA. When writing to any of the adver- tisers on this page please mention the American Florist. TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Per lUO Per 100 First size bulbs Sti.OO Dbl. mix. large flower »9.UU Second size bulbs 4.00 " "very" '• 12.00 Third size bulbs 3.00 Cash with order. I sent a flower to the am. Florist cut from a 4-inch pot 4S^ Inches across. For large flowering kind, send to NICK GKEn'EIjDING, Importer, Sparta, TYis. THE GREAT ANTI PEST. For particulars* see next week. R. W. CARMAN, Gen-l Agt.. 291 Amity Street, FLUSHING, Queens Co., N. T. 378 The American Florist, Nov. 77, Worcester, Mass. Fine flowers but rather poor plants characterized the ninth cbrysanthemum exhibition of the Horticultural Society held November 9 and 10. The features of the showwere the vases shown by Herman F. A. Lange, which were superb; the vase of Domination, though only awarded second, was by lar the finest thing in the hall without exag- geration, and the vases of Lincoln, Cul- lingfordii and Ivory attracted much attention both for size of bloom and gen- eral appearance. M. F. Brierly showed a vase of mixed colors which contained some splendid blooms and was awarded first premium. The Japanese blooms were immense and everj'body showed fine varieties. For 12 best cut blooms ot Japanese H. F. A. Lange was awarded first, but was closely pressed by M. F. Brierly, who took sec- ond. The best 6 cut blooms of Japanese were also shown by Lange, with Brierly second. Among the remarkable blooms shown in this class were V.-Morel, Lin- coln, Col. Smith, Domination, Louis Boehmer, Lilian Bird, Ada Spauldine, Wm. Bowen, Waban and Harry Widener; very few new varieties were shown. In the Chinese class there was but one entry, that of Mrs. C. E. Brooks, which shows plainly that the schedule needs a thorough overhauling, with larger classes and less restrictions. V.-Morel and Mrs. Langtry were the largest specimen blooms shown. The 2+ sprays of Japanese and Chinese were magnificent with a large number of entries; the exhibit of Mrs. C. E. Brooks was especially good and easily took first. The vases, furnished by the society, for the tall vase class, were severely criticized by the exhibitors as they were not large enough to hold 12 or 18 good flowers and did not hold water enough to prop- erly nourish one bloom. The less said about the plants the bet- ter, as thej- were the poorest lot ever shown in the hall to my knowledge; what the cause is of nobody growing good plants is something that I can not ex- plain unless it is that j'ou can get better results on cut blooms in less space and with less trouble and expense. The best plants were shown by State Lunatic Hospital, J. Neilson gardener; Xeilson was knocked out of his house this sum- mer on account of repairs at the hospital and naturally the result was bad, the plants losing all the foliage on the lower branches when transplanted. Quite a sensation was created by some wag, who slyly put a vase of large blue chrysanthemums on one of the exhibition tables; it was labeled "Benj. Harrison, protection seedling of November 8,1892," and the color harmonized beautifully with the looks of several of the boys who bet on the G. O. P. Seedling. P. SEBIRE & SONS, ITnrserynien, USSY, Calvados, France, A general assortment of Fruil Tree Stocks snch as Apple, Pear. Myrobolan Plum. Mahaieb and Ma2- zard CheTK. Angers (Quince. Small Evergreens, For- est Trees. Ornamental ilirubs. Roses, etc. The largest stock in the country. Prices very low. Packing secured. CataIo;fue free. Send lor quotations before placing your orders elsewhere. Agent?, for U. S. America and Canada. C. C. ABEL & CO.. P. 0. Box 920. New York .Mcrillou Ainerli-nri Kinrlst. HEADQUARTERS for WATER LILIES i.u appll,-iitl..n. WM. TRICKER, Dongan Hills. N. Y. Here is Something you May Need and in fxeellcnt ordvr I'CT \M CARYOTA URENS, i to 1 leaves, pot grown 5 75 CHAM.KROPS EXCELSA. 5 to 8 leaves, from 2 inch pots. ... 75 LIVISTONA 0LIV.1:F0RM1S. 2 to3leaves,pot grown I 00 OREODOXA REGIA,3 feet high, pot grown, show character leaf. 25 cents each. PHn-.NIX RECr,INATA, 4 to 7 leaves, 2-inch pots 1 00 strong, 15 to 23 inches high 2 50 SABAI, LONGlPEDUNCur.ATA, strong, from 3 inch pots I 25 RED SPANISH PINEAPPLE, rooted plants «25,oo per icoo SUGAR LEAF PINEAPPLE, rooted plants S90.00 MANGO, 5ne. young, pot grown 2 00 YELLOW CATTLEY, or CHINESE GUAVA, 3 to 4 feet, pot grown 2 00 LOQUAT, Ene mailing stock, pot grown 75 " 2 to 3 feet, from open ground I 50 AGAVE SISALANA, Sisal Hemp »25.oo per 1000 BAMBUSA NANA, strong 2 00 CRINUM FIMBRIATUM, pink and white • • • I 00 CINNAMON OF COMMERCE, strong mailing, pot grown 2 00 CAMPHOR " " strong, pot grown 1 75 EULALIA TAP. VARIEGATA AND ZEBRINA, strong clumps 75 GARDENIA FLORIDA, mailing, pot grown 75 HEDYCHIOM CORONARIUM, strong tubers 1 00 CRAPE MYRTLES, purple, pink and crimson, 12 to 20 inches, clean and fine, in any quantity. S45.00 per 1000 75 PANCRATIUM CARIB., very fine cultivated bulbs S25.00 per 1000 ROSES— Queen of Prairie, very heavy, 3 to 5 feet 85 Agrippina, iS to 30 inches 1 00 Woodland Margaret, strong, 3 to 5 feet 1 00 Manetti, strong, 3 to5 feet S30.00 per 1000 50 THEVETIA NERI FOLIA, strong, pot grown : 50 TILLANDSIA UTRICULATA, Air Plant, mailing plants PALMhCTTO LEAVES, for decorating Whole C »5 00 4 00 6 00 6 00 20 00 9 00 3 00 10 00 15 00 15 00 4 00 10 00 3 00 15 00 7 00 15 00 13 00 5 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 7 00 4 00 perfect, 3 to 5 teet, elegant 3 00 $20-25 00 Kvi'rytliiiis well pneked free. Senil for ('alalogne. BEASONEB BROS., Oneco, Florida. IF you WfINT THEMPEflK NOW. LATANIA BORBONiCA, splendid specimens, 6 to S feet across, $15.00 to $20.00 each. " " fine plants, 5 to 7 character leaves, $2 each. PHOENIX RUPICOLA, 24 inches high, $1 each; $10 per dozen. CROTONS, best varieties, 3-inch pots, fine plants, $10 per 100. ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, S-i^-. fine specimens, 50c. each; $5 per doz. CALLA BULBS, flowering size, $5 per 100. " " to flower in spring, $3 per 100. ADIANTUM CAPILLUS VENERIS, the coming Fern for florists. For particulars, see American Florist, issue Sept. 1st, page 11''. !@°NOTE— Of this last item we are now sliipping splendid stock. PACKING FREE. MCDUDni CDIC CYAI TATA This is one of the most useful lerns grown; it stands the sun nCr nnULLrlO LAHLIHlHi perfectly, maklngit one of the most desirable plants for Vases, Window Gardens, etc. On ordinary grown plants in sinch pots the fronds reach a length of 24 to 36 inches. We use plants grown in S-inch pots for decorative purposes and find that they will stand more handling and fills up much better than most of the palms used for this purpose. Also desirable ior cutting. Price, 3in. pots, S7 per joo; 4in. pots, Jio per 100; 5-in. pots, S15 per 100. JOHN IRVINE CO., • • • • I^a^'- Olt^r, JVIloli. V DREER'S Garden seeds iilHite Bn1b8, and . They are the tiBHt at the lowest prices. rUADB LIHT issuetl quar- teriv. mailed free to the trade on'y. HKNR¥ A. BREEH, Vhllad.elphl* Gyclamen Persicum Giganteum ■inch pots, showing bud, per ] f.VIJN.VTIONS. Hl-l.l (.riinu I'dlfl'lA. IIAUI11S(I.\. ( ilN 1 I l(JO. l,oi:isl'; i'OltSC 11, Mi.r, \,> ;.\T1KKK. .-,. »i;.oo iHT ..m i>erlOU. G. BURROW, FISHKILL. n. Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page. Association "Flora" ICOSKOOr, IIOM.AM). Now oti hand in New York : mOM.VTIS. \\ Years. imt lOO, »30.00 II. r. K<>SI':s. IV.r forciii*;. ** !>.00 In the best variety, as Alfred Colonib, Anna de Diesbach, B. Rothschild. Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jack. La Fiance. Mme. G. Lnizet. Mrae. Plant- ler, Magna Charta, Paul Neyron, P. C. de Ro- han, Merville de Lyon, Perle ties Blanches, Ulrich Bruniier and other sorts. Azaleas. Rho- dodendrons, Spirieas, etc We also have Palms, Dracaenas, Araucarias and Hay Trees at our nurseries in Holland. Catalogue ou application. p. OUWERKERK, 206 Cambridge Ave., •IKItSKV atBy Snowfloko. strong plants .. Iliililliis, tlelil gn)wn, choice niiuu'i . 2.U0 . \.m . 1.28 BLOUMINUTUN, ILL. i8g2. The American Florist, 379 KENNICOTT BROS., %-^^^ WHOLESALE ^^f-^ 34 & 36 Randolph St., CHICAGO. Largest wholesale cut flower establishment in the west. The ver}^ best facilities for handling cut flowers so as to reach customers in perfect condition. WIRE WORK A SPECIALTY. Florists VisitinS" Chica-ffO ^^^ cordially invited to make our establishment their head- ^ " quarters while in the city • A GOOD INVESTMENT. flRUNDOpONflX Propagate for next Spring's sales. Strong clumps !f3.00 per dozen " $20.00 per 100 ANDORRA NURSERIES, WM. WARNER HARPER. Manager, CHESTNUT HILL, Philadelphia. Pa. 300,000 PANSIES-EXTRA. THK .ii;nm\( mi Vu J'.iM-l,. sriiAiN up Ui December '..'.'i and for Spriug f^iiU you want and you win ^'ei ii. Small plants by mail at 60 cents per 100. Any size to flowering plants, $5 00 per 1000; 5000 $20.00 by Express. Send In your orders early, as there l3 a bltr demanti for theae Pausles. Dont nrlSe and ask It I eaii till an order as It Is onlv a waste of time. ^^eell ol lliis strain fl.UU per trade packet of -'.UW seeds; ^^ tn' per ounce. 4.000 CARNATIONS LEFT, 01 Hlnzes White. Tidal Wave. Jlaydower. Wilder. Snow Bird. etc. Very low to close out. Write for prices. E. B. JENNINGS, Carx.\tiox. Violet ani> P.\x.^y Grower. Lock Bo-t 26f. SOIITHFOKT. CO>N. BOKAY GREEN i]sr stock:. First quality now at #5.00 per 100 pounds. Send for complete price list of Xmas Trees, and Dacoralive Goods. Largest and most complete line in the Northwest. JOSEPH BANCROFT, Gedar FaUs, Iowa. PROTECTION TO AMERICAN PLANTS. BEST RESULTS obtained from FOSTITE. W. H. Whiting, Wellsboro, Pa., writes: An improvement on all remedies for the cure and prevention of mildew on roses. T. C. Austin & Sons, Suttield, Conn.: We look to Fostite as our first remedy on carnation disease. JOOSTEN'S MAGAZINE BELLOWS, the best for distributing Plant and Insect Powders. Sold by the trade C. H. JOOSTEN, 3 Coenties Slip, New York. jrter of I»l«3 >zicl ^ullos. CHRYS-COLA" ROOTED .i^GERftNlUMS. My geraniums are now ready for shipment. if you are interested in varieties that will attract attention, and customers, send for my Chrys-Cola Price List. S. B. FIELD, Roselle, N. J. HARDY PLANTS. We have them. Write tis abovit it. Azalea nudiflora, Magnolia glauca, Kalmia latiloUa, Xerophvilum, collected. Fine col- lection Hardy Perennials and Hardy Flow- ering Shrubs Wholesale Trade List Free. Send samples of what you want ROGERS NURSERIES, Moorestown, N. J. Magnolias. *^ IN \AK1ETT. Gydonia Japonica. ALL SIZES FOR HEDGING BY THE 1000. Eulalias. 4 VARIETIES. Send for wholesale price list ot all kinds of hardy orDameDtul stuck. SAMUEL C. MOON, Bucks Cotinty, MORBISVIIiIiE, FA. TUBEBOUS BEGONIAS. By tniddle of November dry tubers will be ready for delivery. $6.00 per 100. BRAUER & RiCHTER, McConnelsville, 0. 38o The a mer i ca n F loris t. Nov. ij, The Largest Wholesale CUT FLOWER HOUSE IISI TTt^E: W^CDFRL-iZ:). We invite attention to the following list of well-known growers, whose reputation is a sufficient guarantee Asmus, Ernst Butler, Chris Biustead, G. W. Bruen, G. W. Bradbur)', Jos. Barker, Jos. Barry, M. J. Barnes, Jolin Cliristy, C. R. Connell}', P. Chitty, H. E. De Pew, Tunis Denee, C. J. Dorrance, B. F. Denman, G. N. Davison, W. R. Darslej', Geo. to the quality of the stock handled by us: Fowler, D., Jr. May, J. N. Gardner, J. G. Markle, J. Gamewell,J. McD. Malion Bros. Germond & Cosgrove McKniglit, H. B. Henderson, Peter & Co. McDonald, R. Henderson, J. H. Herr, A. M. Hostetter, E. P. Harcourt's Sou, J. D. Horn, Henrj', McMalion, Frank McCarthy, D. F. Maximer, H. A. M anion, Thos. McPherson, A. Jennings & Waterbury Pesenecker, C Jones, A. T. Kiuzej', Frank Keefe, Thos. H. Kej-ser & Co. Kratz, Louis Littlejohn, Jas. Piercj^, Francis, Pierson, F. R. Co. Pitcher & Manda Reid, John Ryan, Jas. Rokeby Farnis Rahmstick, J. L. Rassbach, J & Sons Saltford, W. G. Saltford, Geo. Slaughter, T. J. Sloan, Jas Swaj'ue, Ed. Swa3'ne, Wm. Soltau, B. Tapliu, Jas. S. Tucker, A. C. Thorpe, John Tait, C. S. Weigaud Bros. Wight, W. P. Young, W. H. Lovett, j. T. Co. JKl lS^.A.r^^y" CZ5~r>^^F=?^. We offer now PRIZE GliRySflNTHtMUMS Orchids all the Year Round. In all ihfi LeatliiKj Varieties. liicliidiiKj Noveliies. Grown E.-s|3eciallii lor txhibiiion Purposes. YOUNG BROS., VS/] isie:w "^czdf=?i^. i8g2. The American Florist. 381 =:=Plant Department. By a special arrangement with several of the largest growers, we are now prepared to offer PALMS m DECORATIVE PLANTS. in all the select and desirable varieties suitable for artistic decorations. The use of choice and ornamental plants for has become so general that we feel confident that buyers will appreciate the advantages of a place easy of access and centrally located, where they can be obtained. The collections which we represent are Unequaled in Extent and Variety, and Ricli in Novelties. The Plants Have Been Grown Cool and Stocky. Packlno lor Transponatioii Dy Express will receive Special flueniion, and those placing orders with us can depend upon having them filled promptly and satisfactorily. YOUNG BROS., WHOLESALE FLORISTS, 20 West 24th Street. JIVEJ^^^T "^OI^IC 38: The a mer i ca x F lor is t. A'ov. '7- Chicago. The last meeting of the elub was a very brief artair. Everyone wanted to be at the exhibition, then at the height of its glory, so after hurriedly installing the new officers the meeting adjourned with- out transacting any further business. Last Friday noon the quarters of the Chicago Cut Flower Exchange were thrown open for inspection and tables in preferred positions were auctioned off to the highest bidder. Of the 25 tables 10 were disposed of in short order, and as a good many who have expressed an inten- tion to take space were unable to be present the remainder will undoubtedly be soon taken. In celebration of the event the Directors of the Exchange had generously provided a splendid lunch with liquid accompaniments, to which liberal attention was paid by those pres- ent. The Exchange was tormally opened for business on Tuesday, the loth inst. The prospects for the success of the venture seem now very bright. The Directors will at the next meeting of the Florist Club invite that organization to hold its meetings at the Exchange, free of any charge, and thus further centralize the business interests of the trade in this city. Mrs. \V. D. Chandler, for many years in the trade in this city, died Oct. 31. Mr. O. P. Bassett advises us that he has been cutting good Roman hyacinths since October 19, several weeks earlier than the date noted in last issue as that upon which the first came to market. Among recent visitors to the city not previouslv noted were Messrs. F. J. King, Ottawa. 111.: W. C. Hill, Streator, III.; Chas. Dannacher, Davenport, Iowa; Thos. Franks, Champaign, 111. Chinese Lily Bowls. f 1 .50. No •-'. set of :> bowls, .i < o. .1. J.-Xr.-IN 1M.\RI. H.-.-i In many feet 4.00 O.OO lO.OO tile. X feet 6.00 Il.OO 'iO.OO .s to lO feet 10.00 m.OO :!0.OO lO lo \i feet l.'S.OO i-,.00 4i>.00 \i to 14 feet 20.00 :!.-..00 (iO.OO 14 to 16 feet 2."). 00 4.';.0O itO.OO The two largest sizes are of Balsam Fir; fine selected specimens. Special corrrsi ileiiee solkitril on cur lots. As the Wes'ern Classitication of roads now e.xact, by a ^ recent ruling, ACTUAL PREPAYMENT of all freight charges on Christmas Trees, 1 am obliged to assume these charges, hence I am under the necessity of insisting on the following : !;>1» <>I I'WMINT. .\t least one-lmir rash «itli i.riler: halaliee :!0 l>avs aiinrored -All Uills lo lie iKii.l not latir llian .laiMiar\ l~t. IKlvin;; «itli atioM- terms. Orders '.Iniiild lie in lief.ne DeeeniI.ei 1st. W. D. BOYNTON, Shiocton, Wis. To the Florist Trade. We call attention to the Finest Assortnent of JARDINIERES we have ever placed before the trade at this season. ONE HUNDRED dirierent shapes and designs, in every variety of color — '^'ellow, Rose, Olive, Turquoise, Blue, Terra Cotta, Canary, etc., also tine Gilt Decoration. An early call will pay you. Respectfully, J. M. YOUNG & CO. 37i«e 30. ]\Jt.*rroy Street, Mention American Fiorist. JXISVV YOI«IC. J. E. JEFFORDS & CO., OFFICE: 2715 Edgemont Street, PHILADELPHIA, PA., MANUFACTURERS OF DECORATED AND PLAIN JARDINIERES. A Large line of Colors and Decorations. n?" SENI> KOK riJK K LIST .\M> II.I.r^TH.VTION^. r.dited by William Falconer, tells amateurs in gardening :chitt thrv u;:!!/ lo know in plain language thai Ihcy can undcraland. Published twice a niontli, at 41.00 a year (24 numbers), by THE GARDENING CO., Monon Building;, ChicaRO. GREEN SILKALINE. FOR STRINGING SMILAX AND ASPARAGUS. Warrante.l ii.il t.i I a.le. ALSO ALL KINDS OF BOUQUET THREAD. JOHN C. MEYER &, CO., 289 Devonshire Street, BOSTON, MASS. When writing u>Ql)tlun Auierloali Klurli^l. SPECIAL BARGAIN IN Japanese Bulbs, Seeds, Shrubs, ARAUCARIAS. CYCAS. ETC. Send lur CKluluaue. FELIX GONZALEZ & CO., Nuriery t Greenliouses: 303 to 312 Wayne St., i8g2. The American Florist. 383 J.M.McCULLOUGH'SSONS,CINCINNAnO. HOLLY (OR BOUQUET GREEN.) ^^FLORISTS' ^.SUPPLIES, WHEAT SHEAVES, GRASSES, IMMORTELLES, SPHAGNU M MOSS, BASKETS, WREATHS, ETC. Airhole isai^ • • CUT FLOWER DEPARTMENT Specialties ; ^ AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSES. ORCHIDS, CARNATIONS and CHRYSANTHEMUMS sJ" „ The popular varieties of ROSES, C ASNATIONS, SMILAX and ADIANTUm always ou hand. Seixd for* I*rice I^ist. FLORISTS' F' OWERS.— We pay special attention to seeds used by tlorists. Our strains of CINERARIA, PRIMULA and PANSY are unsurpassed. CYCLAMEN PLANTS FOR SALE THROUGH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. -g=a WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. ^^^ CUT FLOWER PRICE LIST sent I0 all florists on application. J. M. McCULLOUGH'S SONS, 13^ «& ISO WTstlrxxxt St., oiivoiiv:iv.A.ari, o, OUR . • • ® HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS . - 1] ■■ . . . ABE MADE BT . . ]. MANZ & CO., Engravers, 183 to 187 Monroe St., CHICAGO, ILL. Tlie work iu this journal speaks for itself. Publishers American Florist. MARSCHUETZ & CO.. FLORISTS' • SUPPLIES, 23 & 25 N. 4th St., PHILADELPHIA. PA. Send lor Catalogue Mention American Florls WHITE DOVES FOR FLORISTS. Largest and finest stock In the United States. Write for prices to s. J. russ:bi^]^, 103 Van Winkle ^t . Jersey City. N.J. ,T. C. Vnuslian. Cliicago. 111. H. Bayereilorfer & Co.. Pliila., Pa. CARNATION CULTURE; l.l.lamborn Third Edition containing all available inf orma tion on the subject NOW KEAJJY. Price, tl.50 njail AilrlresK H. K. OHTTTV. Patpraon X. .T Always mention the Amercan Flo- rist when writing to advertisers XMAS HOLLY, best Delaware. BASKETS AND JARDINIERES. Plant Stands, Pot Holders and Covers, Fancy and Plain, in many different Styles for the Holiday trade. ORDER NOW AND PREPARE IN TIME for your own trade. Full details are given in our Wliolesale List of last September; mailed free to the trade on application. BOUQUET GREEN, best Eastern. Palmetto and Chamsrops, Palm Leaves and Crowns, Wild Smilax, Needle Pines and other Soutliem Greens we furnish in good quality at moderate figures. If larg-er quantities are desired we quote special rates. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, New Toik, 136 and 138 W. 24th Street, or P. O. Station E. GARDEHERS HOT-BED SASH, INDESTRUGTIBLL CYPRESS GREENHOUSE WOOD WORK OF ALL KINDS. Write for prices. THE PEIRCE & COLEMAN CO., MentioQ American FloriBv. G/lTflLOGUE PRINTING. ELEGTROTyPING. Done with expert ability for Florists Nurserymen, Seedsmen. Write to J. Horaee McFarland Co., HARRISBURG. PA. MAKING, HART & GO., MANUFACTURERS OF Window Glass W9 •nsi'9 a §"ei;'ait» c! CLtSS PO" HOT-HOUSES. Mention American Fioribt. ^ 384 The American Florist. Nov. //, Minneapolis. The clirysanthenmm show opened the evcninj; of tlie Sth inst. with all the plants in place, but the cut flowers were ))ut in position the following morning. The weather was stormy and cold and it was difHcult to deliver the plants to the hall without injury, but when everything was in position both plants and cut flow- ers were seen to be the finest ever exhib- ited here. The attendance was not very good, probably on account of the excite- ment due to the presidential election. Chrysanthemums formed the bulk of the display, but Mr. Mendenhall's exhibit contained some choice palms and orchids and some tine American Heauty roses, also some very fine specimens of Mnie. I'icrre (Tuillot. Mr. C. A. Smith showed especially fine La France, Duchess of Albany and Meteor roses. i;. Nagcl & Co. had the best collection of chrysanthemum plants and cut flow- ers and c;iptured nearly all the first pre- miums. The exhibitors were E. Nagcl & Co., U. J. Mendenhall, C. A. Smith, Wes- sling & Hartman, all of this city, and two amateurs, Mrs. Rumler and Mr. Shepherd. Thejudges were Messrs. Gust Malmquist, Chas. Wagner and Wm. Des- mond. Of the premiums awarded H. Xagel & Co. received nearly all the first on chrys- anthemum jjlantsandcut flowers. Messrs. Mendenhall and Wessling & Hartman taking the majority of the seconds and thirds, Mr. C. A. Smith getting his share of the seconds in the cut bloom classes. In cut roses Mr. Smith took all the firsts but one, Mr. Mendenhall taking the sec- onds and first for .Vmerican lieauty. Vaughan's S])ecial premium was awarded to E. Nagcl & Co. for a seed- named Flora Rumler, color white, very large and full, strong grower and free bloomer. The winning specimen bush plant was a W. H. Lincoln, of perfect form and bearing 125 flowers, all of good size. Dimensioiis of lliis Box : BOSTON FLORIST LETTER GO. Manuiacme the best letters in tee market. Sizes I'.'in and 2-in 2.00 per 100. Patent fastener with each letter. OUR NEW SCRIPT LETTER, $4.00 per 100. N. r. McCARTHT, I Address 13 Green St.. Treas. & Mangr. | Boston, Mass. Address all correspondence to 1 Music Hall Place. We have a new FASTKNER which we consider a decided Buccess. Any customers having old style fasteners which they wish to exchange, can do bo without additional cost by wiitinif ua. These Ijctters are handled by 500 letters, we furnish a l)ox made of woodi €li as is represented In the cut. Msrschu.t/, & Co., -ITt N. 4tli St., IMilla., l"a. A. Kolker Si .-(ons, New York. V. K. McAllister, 23 I>ey St., New York. A. I). Terry Si Co., 33 Warren St., Syracuse, New York. K. Kanfrman, Philadelphia, Pa. H. Bayersdorfer & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. A. C. Kendal. 116 Ontario St., Cleveland, O. J. A. Simmers, Toronto, Ont. Agent for Canada. K. H. Hunt, 70 Lake St., Chicago, III. AVisconsin FluwerKicbange, 131 MasonSI., Milwaukee, Wis. H. Sunderbruch, 4th and Walnut Sts., Cin- cinnati. <> T. W. Wood &. Sous, 6th and Marshall Sts. Kichmond. Va. Jas. Vick's Sons, Rochester, N. Y. C. ,V. KuehM. 1122 I'iue St., St. Louis, Mo Wlu.lesukT,- in li..st.in. 4,000,000 Hardy EwireeiCil Ferns Fancy. Dagger ESPECIALLY FOR FLORISTS' USE. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO SUPPLYING THE WHOLESALE TRADE. FIKST OIIALITY ll.\KI>V CDT IKKNS, »l.tj.5 per lOOO. In lots of 5000 and upwards, .Wl.OO per lOOO. AT BAYERSDORFER'S An Immense Trade in Florists' Supplies. That is what we have done this fall. Our trade has been so far ahead of previous years that we have been obliged to secure additional lofts and work rooms. You have still time to procure a full supply for the Holiday Trade, if you attend to it at once. Baskets, Metal Designs, Doves, Jardinieres, Wheat Sheaves, Cape Flowers, etc. These are among our Specialties, and we are in the lead with all novelties. Let us licur from ^-ou. Catalogues on application. H. BAYERSDORFER it CO., :5c$ ivo. 4tia St. r»MirvA.i:>E>rvi*Mi^^, i*.x, Kills Mildew and Fungus growth. What does? GRAPE DUST. Uold by Seedsman. Pat. iK»2,'K5,'V', FOR WATER, AIR, STEAM, ACIDS, OILS, LIQUORS, GAS, SUCTION, Anil lor Biiy :iiul every purpose Tiir which a hose can be applieil. Sizes. J'B-inch 1042 niclies diameter. The making, vending or use of any Ser\'iceable ,_ ^^^_ Armored Wire Bound Hose not of our manufac- SPRINQ STEEL BALVANl2ED?mB#^^^ ture is an infringement on one or more of our Patents. The rights .secured to us render each individual dealer or user respon.sible for such iinlawlul use with all the "onseciueuces thereof Kor prices and discounts address WATERBURY RUBBER CO.. Hol« Mi'TH Bnd Owners of all the SphincUr Gt ,p A rnwmi Hme Putrnli, 49 Warren Strsst, N»w York. J. C. VAUUHAN, AReut, OUICAUO. s?^!»?fi5>,; ARMORED l8g2. The American Florist. 385 WREATHS, CROSSES, HEARTS, STARS, ANCHORS, LYRES, BOUQUETS, ETC., of green or white Metal Foliage and assorted Porcelain Flowers. TRUE TO NATURE 1 ARTISTIC I CHASTE \ DURABLE I PROFITABLE J Beiiet than Immortelle Designs for CEMETERY DECORATIONS Bringing the purchaser readily one hundred per cent, profit. "BRIGITTA", size about i6 inches across; in green or white foliage, retails readi'y for $5; wholesale price $2 25 net. Address Buy from Headquarters. We carry the largest assortment and the most tasteful styles brought to this country; at prices ranging from 50 cents each to $5.00 net and more. Illustrated list free to the trade on application. WELL ASSORTED COLLECTIONS put up for $io, $15, $20, $25, net, and more. STRONG EASELS for above, nicely bronzed, fur- nished at 25, 35 and 50 cts. eacb net. INSCRIPTIONS of head letters. Rest, At Rest, Father, Mother, Baby, furnished at 3c. the letter net. SEND IN YOUR ORDERS NOW. AUGUST ROLKER & SONS, NEW YORK, 136 & 138 W. 24th STREET, NEAR 6th AVE., OR P. O. STATION E. ESTABLISHED 1854. Qevine's Boiler Works. THE FLAT TOP TYPE Wrouffht Iron Hot Water Boilers I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F(u., -in ^i\^ ^' M. m^ FRANK DAN BUSH, Att'y, OFFICE. 189 State street. WORKS. 56th & WALLACE STREETS. Mention American Florist. STOTT'S DISTRIBUTOR Read Advertisement in Next Week's Issue. Mention the American Florist when writing advertisers on this page. GREAT REDUCTION On all orders for Original Crates of our ///// 4:r^:^^ Neponset Flower Pots, OF WATERPROOF PAPER. Tliey are unbreakable, handsome, light, clean, dura- ble and cheaper than earthen pots in first cost and freight. The best pot for market growers of plants who have to sell both pot and plant together. Original Crates of I'j m 3 3!^ 4 6 l^ i-ch Hold 1 Ui lIKXi liJliU 1 U ' 51).' 51' U 51JU ■ ot- ■and Weight la 23 32 J3 oi 4J 01 iba For price Hat and all further information address our 'Wliole^ci.le .A gen AUGUST ROLKKK & SONS, Static K. & .J. FAKQUHAB, - - - - Who furnish samples, by mall, postpaid, on receipt of 10 cts, 11 c.tf. 1 1 ct". 17 cts. 22 eta. 40 cts. K, N* 2^5-i 3X1-1 F. W. BIRD & SONS, Sole Manufacturers, EAST WALPOLE, MASS. Mention Americnn Klorls :^^1>^^ ■>?-ilrB'if*ai'' Felhelm Lyman ;» Field SB ^.. 3,9 Gardening Co The asi Gardiner J &Co 3^1 Gibson J C 3.1 Gonzalez & Co iv Grieveldlng Nick 3,, Hall Ass'n SM Hammond Benj >.m Hart Michael A ... .^ ■ Hartford Ha Nichols ;.-' Helnl L 3/U Hcreiuleen Mfg Co JliO Hcrold Des Glaubens. .3"t; Herr Albert M 371 Hewa AH &Co :«!• HIllEG&Co ■■•'' Hlppard E -'"^^ Hltchlngs& Co •-. »«i Hooker HM Co '■'^'' HoranErtwC '■'•'" HulselxJsch Bros i(.> Hunt E H 373 HuntM A 371 Hunter & Purdy 373 Irvine John Co 37S Jeffords J E & Co 382 Jennings EB -,"?!- .371 I'eck \ Sutherland I'iercc i Coleman Co. .38.3 PennockC J 371 Pennock Sam'l S 3i3 PlersonAN 371 Pirrs.mFRCo 3112 l'ltrlu.r& Manda 374 liMiHliill AL 373 KraMiiierBros 371 378 K.ihcrtsDH 388 Kochrs Theo 3..i Rogers Nurseries J<'.' RoIkerA&Sons . 371 375 :W2 3S3 3.S.i RussellSJ m Sander* Co ii' Schulz Jacob 3.1 ScoilayJohnA 3!I0 Seblre P & Sons 378 SluMldiinW F 3..1 shiTw.iod Hall Nur .. 37(. slihnvhtA \Va(Iley....377 Sll.hu l)o|iHl-l A Co 3Si; Situiitii.ns. wants. .. 37U Smith C A Floral Co. 373 Smith Nathan ta Son371 .377 SpauldlngTH, Kennlcott Bros. . KoffmanE •^" Kroeschell Bros ;v88 KuehnC A 373 KuhlGeo A 372 LaKoche & Stahl 373 Lockland Lumber Co.. .388 Spooner Wm H.. Siin.lorbruch H L S«avneEdw 3.1 Trickcr Wm 378 i: s wind Engine & Pump Co ■,■ ■.•38'; Vaughan J C 340 3.1. Waterbnry Rubber Co. .184 Weathered Thos W. . . .3UU Weeber&Don 3. a Welch Bros 3.3 WhllldlnPotCo 381. Whitehead Geo B 37i. WIghtW P .380 Wllks S Mfg Co :(.'*; Wisconsin Flower Ex.. 3. 2 Wood Bros 370 YoungJM&Co :i« Voung Bros 373 :180 .•«! Zocherl^i Co 37i. Albuquekque, N. M.— Byron H. Ives has added a block of new houses con- taining 5,000 feet of glass. JOLIET, III.— A chrysanthemum show was held here at the Steel Works Club last week. It was very successful. Nashville, Tenn.— A chrysanthemum show was held here this week on behalf of the Hospital of the Good Shepherd. Most Desirable. Greatest Economizer. THOS. W. WEATHERED'S SONS Hot-Water Boilers, 244 CANAI. STREET, OUR NEW TRADE DIRECTORY Contains a list of all the FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN and SEEDSMEN of the United States and Canada. AMERICAN FLORIST CO.. 322 Dearborn SI., Chicago. GREENHOUSE HEATING I VENTILATING Horticultural Architecture and Building. HITGHINGS & GO. Established 1844. 233 Mercer St., New York. FIVE PATTERNS OF BOILERS. NINTEEN SIZES. Perfect Sash Raising Apparatus. Rosehouses, Greenhouses, Etc , of Iron Frame Construction, Erected complete, or the Structural Iron Work shipped ready for erection. ' ' Iron Frame Benches with the " Perfect Drainage Bench Tile " or Slate Top. SEND 4 CENTS POSTAGE FOK ILLUSTKATED CATAiOGCE. JOHN A. SCOLLAY, 74 & 76 MYRTLE AVE., GREENHOUSE HEATING Ventilating Apparatus. Patentee and Manufacturer of HOT WATER BOILERS, GREENHOUSE PIPE, PIPE FITTINGS, VALVES, TANKS, ETC. FURMAN BOILERS Economical - Substantial - Safe. STYLES AND SIZES-BURNS HARD OR SOFT COAL. Modern Hot-Water Healing Tli.«f I'.'ii i-^h.'ivoatiiL'h r.'pntntinn for StTii-rlin.-os. nnrabilitv ami s.il.lv MiHl ;ir,' GREAT COAL SAVERS, MMiniium Fri.-tion and Maximum Vilocitvoiilyohtaincd by VERTICAL WATER CIRCULATION. Send for new ISt'l-page book giviEg full particulara and a pri-at deal of valuable information on modern Heating and Ventilation, with plaua and tables for correct hot-water work. Mailed free. Address HERENDEEN MFG. CO,, ,fi v!n» Stre-'. GENEVA, N.Y. ^^ Hot Water Circulation. National HotVaterKeater C^o. Boston, 195 Port Hill Ss- Chicago, 34 Dearborn St. Mew YorK, 94 Centra 5t. San Francisco, 40 5 A\arKet St. LOCK THK DOOR BEFORE THK HORSE IS STOI.HN. DO IT NOW. JOHN G. ESLER, See'y F. H. A., Saddle River, H. J. HAIL Please mention the American Flo- rist every time you write any of the advertisers on this page fili /IllilliMiS 0r|L@lti§f Jlmerica is "ths Praw of the I/essbI; there may he mare comfort Rmidships, but we are the Rrst to touch Unknown Seas," Vol. VIII. CHICAGO AND HEW YOHK, HOVEMBER 24, 1892. No. 234 f LmH ^yif iSI!@Mi 1F1L@IS(!@7 Published every Thursday by THE AMSRiCAif Florist Compait?. Subscription, |i. . year. To Europe. $2.00, Address all communications to AMERICAN FLORIST COMPANY. 333 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. JAMES DKAN. Bay Ridge, N. T., president; W. & Smith, Washington, D. C., vice-president; Wm. J Stewart, 67 Bromfleld St., Boston, Mass., secre' tary; M. A. HUNT, Terre Haute, Ind., treasurer The ninth annual meeting at St. Louis, Mo., Aug' Wm. R. Smith. Washington, president; Prof. Wm Trelease, St LouiB, vice-president; secretary and treasurer the same as for 1892. CONTENTS. .395 Chrysanthemum shows . . . . • • • — Toronto — Baltimore .... —View at Toronto show (illus.) . , . — Buflfalo (continued) S»e — Ciroup of pink chr^^sauthemums (illus.) . . . 397 — Pittsfield, Mass 397 —Washington . . 398 —Indianapolis .,,,, 398 —Erie, Pa 400 -London, Out 400 —Newport, R. 1 400 —Gait, Oat 400 —Other points 400 Carnations — Seasonable hints . . — Carnation crosses — Carnation Ccesar Our telephone Hydrangeas for Easter Philadelphia Washington 403 New York , Boston The seed trade 408 — A seedsman's prayer answered 408 — Onion seed 408 Chicago 410 Portland, Me 410 Watering young roses 412 Kerosene emulsion 414 Society of American Florists. The annual report for 1892 is now ready and has been mailed to all members whose dues for the current year are paid. Those who have not paid their dues yet are requested to remit to the secretary, Wm. J. Stewart, 67 Bromfield street, Boston, Mass., and the report will be mailed in return. Do YOU WANT an alphabetical list of the chrysanthemums in commerce in America, with class and a brief accurate description of each one, and synonyms noted? You will find such a list in our new trade d irectory and reference book. (sftr^i)antfiemum ^fioco^. Toronto. As I mentioned in my last notes, the chrysanthemum show held here during the second week in November was a great success, although financially the associa- tion is nothing ahead. There is not a doubt, however, but that the show has gained considerably in popularity with the best class of people in the city and with people who love flowers for their own sake. But it does seem that in order to attract other people who are not yet really interested in plants and flowers and their cultivation, that some other attraction will have to be provided. Once get them to come to the show and they are nearly sure to come another year and to take an interest in it. The problem just now is how to get up a flower show with some other attraction that will not offend the best class that do attend and at the same time will draw the masses and so make it a financial as well as a floral success. T dare say that other cities of about the same size as this have struck the same difficulty and I think a discussion on the subject before next year might bring out some remedy. Mr. D. B. Long, of Buffalo, who is an authority on flower shows, might give us his ideas. Our show was well adver- tised in the papers, both by "locals" and "ads," also by posters, the street cars and in the stores, we had a band six times in the four days (four evenings and two afternoons), the Lieut. Governor opened the show and his lady gave the prizes away on the last day. There was a flo- rists competition on three evenings in which those present seemed to be much interested, but still the masses were not there. Now how are we to catch the masses. Now for some few details concerning the show. In plants Mr. A. McPherson, gardener to Colonel Sweny, captured most of the principal prizes, including a magnificent cup presented by Messrs. John Davis & Son, the old and well known potters, also a very handsome silver medal. His first prizes were for 12 distinct varieties, 1 specimen Japanese, 1 Chinese incurved, 1 specimen any kind, any sized pot (cup), 6 specimen white ( including some fine plants of Puritan), 6 specimen yellow, 6 specimen pink (in- cluding fine Lilian Bird, Lizzie Cartledge, etc.), 6 any other colors, specimen Mrs. A. Hardy, 25 distinct varieties in 6-inch pots (medal) — Messrs. Spears & Muston ran him very hard for this — 25 plants single stem, single flower (including some of the largest flowers of Lilian Bird, Dawn, etc. in the show), 6 yellow, single stem, single flower, 6 pink ditto, and 6 bronze ditto. Those coming in second and third on these ( and sometimes it was very close) were the Central Prison (Mr. Houston), W. G. Wadds, gardener to G. J. Cook, Esq., Mr. R. Gore, florist, Mr. Geo. Vair, Mr. W. J. Laing, Messrs. Man- ton Bros, and Messrs. Spears & Muston. These also, with Mr. R. Mearns, Mr. A. J. Watkins (who showed a very pretty little lot of single stem single flower plants), Mr. H. Palmer, all took firsts in other sections. Unfortunately I have mislaid my notes in regard to these and am therefore unable to give full particu- lars except from memory. Hicks Arnold figured conspicuously in several sections. Ada McVickar did not show up as well as it did last year. Kioto was immense. Dawn was both immense and most beautiful. Wheelers large as coal scuttles. Dominations like full moons. There were six entries for the group of chrysanthemums arranged for effect with palms, ferns and other foliage plants. Mr. Geo. Vair took first prize with a very fine bank which also included some orchids, flowering anthuriums, etc. The judge, however, considered that even if these were left out it would still be en- titled to first prize. Mr. A. J. Watkins, gardener at the Horticultural Gardens, came second with a very pretty bank and Messrs. Manton Bros, very close behind. Mr. J. Cotterill put up a magnificent bank, but the judge declared him out on account of there not being sufficient chrysanthemums in it. These banks were quite a feature of the show and tended to relieve the monotony of the other sec- tions. Now for the cut flowers, and here is where the show excelled. They were all staged on one long 8-foot broad table in the middle of the hall, the high vases and sprays interspersed with palms in the center, single flowers outside, the effect of which was very fine and quite a new de- parture from the old order of things. The finest exhibits as to quality were shown by J. W. Fox, gardener to A. G. Ramsay, Esq., of Hamilton, who staged 25 distinct varieties and 12 ditto, taking the medal for the former and first for the latter. They were all perfect flowers of tlieir kind and all of large size; it was a fine exhibit and it will give the boys here a little stimulus; we like the Hamilton boys first rate, but we don't want them to come down and capture our medals, there will be some tall fighting for it next year I opine. In Mr. Fox's collection vrere Moseman, A. G. Ramsay, Ada Mc- Vickar, Josephine Scheldt, Louis Boeh- mer, Kioto, Elkshorn, Excellent, Col. H. M. Boies, Mrs. E. W. Clarke, R. Flower- day, Domination and others. Messrs. Spears & Muston were second on the 25 and third on the 12, and Mr. R. Mearns was third on the 25 and second on the 12. Messrs. S. & M. showed some fine blooms of Violet Rose, Mrs. E. D.Adams, G. W. Childs, Chicago, Triumphant, Pur- 394 The American Florist. Nov. 24, itan, O. P. Bassett, W. H. Lincoln, etc., and Mr. Mearns put up some very fine Hicks Arnold. D.iwn, DeWitt Smith, H. A. Mandevillc, etc. Mr. AVm. llcott, of Buffalo, sent over exhibits in these two sections, hut they labored under thedisadvantageof having only just been unpacked before being judged, they were in better condition on the last day of the show than the first; it was a magnificent exhibit and would attract attention in any show in the country, send them a day ahead next time brother Scott. Mr. V'. C. Foster, of Hamilton, also brought down some fine specimen blooms, but did n6t manage to get in first with any of them, but 1 hear he exhibited more for the sake of getting Mr. Fox touring his flowers than for the sake of getting prizes himself Mr. F. Francis, of Oshawa, brought down an exhibit embracing nearly all the sections in the class, but did not succeed in getting there to any great extent. Mr. H. Dale, of Brampton, also put up a first rate ex- hibit, especially in sprays. Mr. W. J. Laing showed the best speci- men yellow, W. H. Lincoln, as big as a sunflower and also took prizes for 12 blooms in vase white and 12 ditto pink. Messrs. Manton Bros, had a large exhibit of good bloom. After the sections had been judged sep- arately each exhibitor's whole lot of blooms and sprays were arranged en bloc and judged again for the best exhibit as a whole. The judge sifted them down to two lots, that of Mr. Fox and of Messrs. Spears & Muston. Mr. Fox's lot were all good flowers but lacked (luantity. S. & M. had entered in nearly every class and had the quantity and a great deal of quality too, enough to give them four points more than Mr. Fox, they were therefore awarded the much coveted gold medal. The competition in the class for designs, etc., was spirited and some very fine pieces were put up. Mr. C. Arnold took the cup for the most artistically arranged center piece for dinner table and first prize tor funeral design (any flowers), first forhand boutjuet (chrysanthemums), .-md first for basket (any flowers). Mr. W. 1. Laing took first for funeral design (chrysanthemums), and first for basket (ditto). Mr. J. Cotterill took first for the best decorated mantel. Other exhibi- tors taking prizes were Messrs. Manton Bros., A West wood and H. Dale. Now if 1 were an cxi^crt on roses Iconl.l ■give you a column or two concerning the shovving made by the three principal growers here, Messrs. j. II. Dunlop, II. Dale and Spears & Muston. Fvery one .almost knows what Toronto roses are, and these were no exception to the rule, they were all simply magnificent and the honors were pretty evenly divided be- tween the three firms mentioned. In the section for a collection of 1.') varieties, ;! blooms of each, Messrs. II. Dale and J. II. Dunlop competed and it took a smart expert to judge between the two, but . Mr. H. Dale was awarded the silver cup. Why don't we hear more of Ethel Brown- low? A most beautiful rose, it was the sensation of the show, the ladies went into hysterics over it. Mrs. Moyes, of Bedford Park, Fglinton, showed a sport from Marechal Niel which was awarded .-1 certificate of merit, it has the form, color and scent of the Marechal with a coppery pink tinge on the edircs ol the petals. Carnations did not make a large ex- hibit, Mr. |. H. Dunlop carried off all the firsts, H. Dale, Spears & Muston and Manton Bros, dividing the others. Day- break, Silver Spray and Fred Dorner figured largely. Daybreak is the supreme favorite. Messrs. Pitcher & Manda's lot of chrys- anthemums notforcompetition attracted much attention, especially from thf gar- deners and florists, as also did the lot from Nathan Smith & Son, of .\drian, Mich. Among the former I picked out as beirig worthy of special notice Mrs. Libbie Allen, Geo. Vair, Miss Meredith, Master of the (warden andNo.17. .\mong the latter were some magnificent speci- mens of sorts sent out last year and sev- eral seedlings not yet named. I must not close these notes without mentioning the judges. The cut flower judge was Mr. K. Flowerday, of Detroit, and the judge on plants wasMr.C. Swift, of Rochester, and two better men could not have been found for the purpose. Of course there were some disappointed ex- hibitors, was ever a show held without? But it was the general opinion that more expert or conscientious judging was never done in this city. The decorations which were put up under the direction of Mr. Chas. Arnold were certainly the finest we have had yet and were admired by all. A large Jap anese umbrella hungupside down high up in the center of the hall was the focus for numerous festoons of evergreen in all directions on which lanterns were hung, lanterns were also hung on the sides of and under the galleries, about 2,000 being used. The decorations as they stood were afterwardslet to two societies who are having entertainments in the hall this week. I think now that I have come to the end of my tether, but it is hard to tear oneself away frbm all these testhetic beauties. However, no doubt others have similar beauties to tell of and mod- esty forbids me to take up more space this time. E. Baltimore. "The day is cold, and dark and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never, weary, "would have made a first-class descrip- tion ot the opening day of the chrysanthemum show. The weather was bad with no qualification. The rain fell in a steady unintermit- tent downpour from morning till evening while the wind at times washigh enough to make carrying an umbrella anything but pleasant or certain work. With all though there were two surprises for the dub. The first was the nimibcrof exhibits and the(|uality of them. The second was the way the people turned out through the bad weather to enjoy the feast of loveliness spread out forthem on the floor of the Cydorama building. The first day was entitled Governor Brown's day on the program of events, because his excellency the Governor of Maryland, Hon. I'rank P. Brown was to have opened the exhibition. Owing to his unavoidable absence President F'raser performed the duty. Thespecial features of the day were the table and mantel decorations. Theonly entries were Messrs. Samuel I'cast& Sons and Halliday Broth- ers. To judge between two such exhibi- tions of taste and fine materials and skill with which to show it would be a hard matter. The Judges evidently found it so, for they lingered over the tablesand man- tels longer than the number of exhibits would seem to indicate any necessity for doing. The Feast table bad for centre a mound of huge Widener and Hardy "mums" with sprays of adiantum show- ing through here and there and a broad band of adiantum around it. I'rom the centre broad ribbons extended to the edge close to every second plate, termina- ting in bows holding three long stemmed Wideners each. It was a poem in yellow and white and if any criticism might be allowed it was a trifle, just a trifle, over- done in the quantity of flowers used. It was awarded first premium. Halliday Brother's table was as beauti- ful as possible except that it was a very little wanting in quantity of decoration. The center was a mass of splendid W. H. Lincolns with long and short stem sin- gle flowers of the same variety at alter- nate plates. Second premium was award- them. Feast also took first on mantel, massed at one side with tall arecas and ferns, on the other with Dracaena terminalis and adiantum. .\ tall vase of Mrs. Frank Thompson on one side of the shelf and a low vase of .\da Spaulding on the other, with adiantum freely used between and on the top. completed a very pretty ar- rangement. Hilliday Brothers used small Cocos Weddelliana and asparagus instead of adiantum, with a trailing mass of Kioto on the side opposite, avery tasteful arrangement but one which the judges considered only worthy of second place. The cut flowers and cut flower work were the best best yet seen at a show here, the funeral designs particularly be- ing very graceful. I'irston them was given to Halliday Brothers for a pair of palms laid through a wreath of lily of the valley. Second to Samuel Feast iV Sons for a large wreath of L. Canning with a band of heliotrope and valley tied with a bow of lavender ribbon lying on a large placque of ivy -leaves. Even the third, a wreath of ivy-leaves with a bunch of Mrs. Robert Craig tied with white ribbon, shown by F. G. Burger, was very tastefully arrang- ed. The basket that took first was a large flat oval with square handle filled withCypripedium insigne, valley and Ada Spauld'ing chrysanthemums beautifully arranged. The "one that took second was filled with .\merican Beauty and La France buds and valley. The dinner table design that was award- ed first premium was a basket of fine W. H. Lincolns. Among the cut flowers, the finest flower in the room unquestionably was a bloom of Secretary Farson shown by Halliday Brothers, '.\mong the host of seedlings shown by Lindlcy Huggins was one of special nierit named by him "Hameline." To say that Mr. W. K. Harris, one of the Judges, pronounced it a very deserving novelty, is all that need be said except to endeavor to describe it. It wasof course very large, also perfectly double, so that the lower petals curling under made it a complete sphere, while the centre did not show at all. In color it was crimson and bronze. Samuel Feast & Sons had a dis- play of seedlings that, a few years ago would have been thought well worthy of names and discriptions, but the field is so well filled now, that it was passed by withscarcelv a word, and the first pre- mium given to Mr. Huggins. Another of Mr. Huggins' seedlings that seems worthy of mention was a white, named Robert Il.-illidav, being in every respect awhile Louis Boehiner, having the stout stem and foliage of that variety, and resem- bling it in bloom but being a pure white in color. The closest competition was for the silver cup otTcred by Mrs. .M. J.Thomas for the best 12 long stem flov*-ers of "M. J. Thomas." There were five entries and i8g2. The American Florist. 395 VIEW AT THE TORONTO EXHIBITION, SHOWING CENTER TABLE. the premium was awarded, after serious consideration, to Messrs. Halliday Broth- ers, for a vase of flowers which werereal- ly perfect in size and form, though some objections were heard to the award on tie account of the blooms having a pink tint due to being too long out. Taken all together the cut flowers were grand and it seems hard to believe that thej' could be much better either in form, color or size than they were. The display of cut roses was very good though there were but three who com- peted. Mr. John Cook showed very fine Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, a white, like Bride bu t wit h m uch stou ter stem and hea- vierfoliage. His LaFrance and Pedes were very good too, but those of \V. M.Stirling were nearly up to them. A new feature of the show was the "wild flower" prize offered by Messrs. Brackenridge & Co. Although there was but one entry, by Mr. Campbell Waters, it was such a complete one that it at- tracted a great deal of attention includ- ing as it did perfect specimens of nearly one hundred plants found growing near Baltimore. Brackenrir';xr & Co., made the only ex- hibit of orcliLi. s. The judges were Messrs. JohnWestcott, Rob't Kift, Edwin Lonsdale, Rich. Heron, John Nesbit and W. K. Harris, all of Philadelphia. After a laborious day, owing to the usual error of placing exhibits in the same class far apart on the floor, they gathered with the club around a table spread with delicacies and decorated with "mums" to enjoy a fitting reward for tiresome duty performed. After the inner man was pro- perlj' satisfied , President Frazer addressed a few words of welcome to our guests, then Mr. Wm. B. Sands, the orator ofthe day, made a stirring speech and propos- ed as a toast "The Society of American Florists," which was happily responded to by Mr. Wm. R. Smith, praising Balti- more, its flowers, and ladies, as well as its flower show. "Our Judges" was re- sponded to by Mr. Jno. Westcott, with some very good advice as to managing the show. "Philadelphia" was respond- ed to by Mr. Robt. Kift. During his re marks Mr. K. electrified the boys by sa3'- ing that he bad seen today some of the finest chrysanthemum flowers he had ever seen. "Horticulture in Europe" was responded to by Mr. Hy Bauer. "Mary- land,"by Mr. E. A. Seediwitz, with many interesting reminiscences. "Roses" by Mr. Edwin Lonsdale, who after an in- teresting address favored the company with a song. "Orchids," by Mr. Wm. McKoberts, who prophesied the replac- ing in popular favor of the chrvsanthe- mum by the orchid, as it bad in its turn replaced the stiff and artificial beauty of the camellia. Mr. Jno. Walker then fa- vored the boys with one of his inimitable songs. "Mums," responded to by Mr. Lindley Muggins, in. a regular "Depew" oration. Mr. W. K. Harris was then called out and set the table in a roar. "Early days of floriculture in Baltimore," responded to by Mr. Jas. Pentland, the Nestor of the trade; this by one of our oldest members brought out a regular ovation. Next came a song by Mr. Hugo Walther. "Associate members," Dr. Hor- ace A. Brooks made response full of con- fident expectations of the successful future of the trade here and its effect upon the community. The complete list of awards follow: The J. C. Vaughan gold medal, for best 10 plants grown in 6 inch pots, Halliday Bros. Pitcher and Manda's silver cup for best 12 cut blooms on long stems, in- troductions of '92, Halliday Bros. Spaul- ding special, Halliday Bros. Prest. Eraser gold medal, H. P. Quick. Mrs. M. J. Thomas silver cup, Halliday Bros. Burn- side special, Samuel Feast & Sons. Halli- day Brothers gold medal, Samuel Feast & Sons. John H. Shaw silver cup, Lind- ley Huggins. E. A. S.'idewitz special, C. Hess. Brackenridge & Co's. special Campbell Waters. Dinner table decora- tion, Samuel Feast & Sons 1st, Halliday Brothers second. Mantel Decoration Samuel Feast & Sons first, Halliday Brothers second. In class A., commercial, Halliday Bros, took first for 12 specimen Japanese, 12 specimen Chinese, 12 specimen Chinese or Japanese, 0 specimen Chinese or Japanese, Cspecimen anemone flowered andonespe- cimen Japanese. James Simpson took first for 6 specimen Japanese; Wm. Lehr for 1 specimen standard, H. Frederick for best Maryland grown seedling, and H. Bauer for fan, pyramid, or odd shape. In class limited to 6 inch pots, H. Bauer received first for 12 specimen Japanese, C. Hess flrst for 6 specimen Japanese, Jas. Simpson first for 1 specimen Chinese, and Halliday Bros, first for 12 single stem. Limited to 8 inch pots best group of 25 plants, Halliday Bros, first. Collection of orchids, Brackenridge & Co. Carnations, Wm.Lehrfirstfor 6blooms 6 varieties and for one specimen carna- tion. Jno. Cook was first for 6 specimen palms, six varieties, 1 specimen palm, and 6 ferns in variety. For 25 decorative plants F. G. Burger was first. In the amateur class C. M. Wagner was first for 1 specimen Japanese, and 1 spe- cime Chinese. In the class providing for amateurs without gardens, G. O. Burg was first for 6 specimens, 6 varieties, and for specimen standard. Prize for anv plant showing careful cultivation was awarded to Mrs. A. H. Field. Cut flowers. Halliday Bros, first for 25 blooms, 25 varieties, largest bloom. 39^ The American Florist. Nov. aay variety, vase of white, vase of yellow, vase of pink, vase of dark colors, and vase of 24- blooms, any color. John Cook was first for display of roses, vaseof jiink roses, vase yellow roses, vase of white roses, vase of red roses, and also for dis- play of any kind of cut flowers. C. C. Erdman was first for 200 violets, and Wm. Lehr for display of carnation blooms, and largest specimen carnation flower. Halliday BroSt were first for funeral de- sign and basket, and R. Patterson first for dinner table decoration. The competitive designing plan fell through at the show on Wednesday, owing to the absence of competitors, no one but Robt. Halliday, Jr., showing up. There was only one entry for the wed- ding design, by the same gentleman, a very pretty easel basket filled most artis- tically with L. Canning "mums.'' and American Beauty buds. On Thursday came the special premium of Mr. Geo. W. Abell for bridal canopy or bell, competed for by Messrs. Halliday Bros, and Messrs. Brackenridge & Co. Halliday Bros, took first with a bell of white "mums" with a spray of Grace Wilder carnations drawn across the front of it, hung above a recess formed of Areca lutescens. Brackenridge & Co., who took second, used tree ferns mostly, in forming the bower, which was consider- ably larger than the other, and had a bell shaped canopy suspended from a slender arch of smilax, the canopy being smilax with L. Canning "mums" in sprays of ten or twelve blooms, in it. The premium for original design of chrysanthemums, was awarded to R. & M. Patterson for a piano lamp six feet high, the stand and globe clear yellow, the shade a very delicate pink, formed of several pink varieties, with L. B. Bird around the edge, and just enough adian- tum peeping through the flowers to give a pretty lace-like effect, at a short dis- tance; altogether it was the best work of its kind shown, not only on Thursday, but during the week. Halliday Bros, took second on a butterfly with yellow and white wings and pink body. The most important event on Friday was awarding the premium for bridal bouquet, with four entries. Halliday Bros, took first with a bouquet formed of Bride buds, valley and asparagus, F. C. Burger second, with a loose bunch of Brides. Sam'l Feast & Sons third, with Brides and adiantum. The Geo. Wm. Klein special for center piece was award- ed to R. & M. Patterson, for a mound of L. Canning, with a bunch of American Beauties in the centre. Sam'l Feast & Sons offered a basket of Ada Spaulding, Perle and American Beauty with Watte- villes on the handle, which was admired so much by the judges that they gave it a special premium. The corsage bouquet premiums were awarded as follows; Sam'l Feast & Sons firs^, with one composed ol six Amerieai Beauty buds; Hallidav Bros, second, -.Tith a cluster of six Mermets; R. & M Patterson third, with twelve Meteors, Roman hyacinths and adian- tum arra iged in a loose cluster. The jt l^es were leading society ladies, three bei \% invited to act each day, after the firsi ilay of the show, when the Philadelphia brethren helped us out, and though th